June 29, 2008 -- soccer chief John Delaney said he refused to have dinner with new manager Giovanni Trapattoni until he learned to speak the language. Funny how...

September 22, 2008 -- NOW, AFTER HIS DEATH, in congratulating [Tim] Russert, his eulogists in the press get to congratulate themselves. On Hardball, Chris Matthews decided...

July 14, 2008 -- THE Irish had to fight for centuries to win their independence, and theirs is a fierce and proud record. They have just extended that record by...

June 30, 2008 -- "The European Union is in crisis," trumpeted a British newspaper after Ireland voted to reject the Lisbon Treaty, which would have moved...

June 1, 2008 -- THIS year's Puck Fair is ready to kick off in Killorglin, Co Kerry, from August 10-12. Around 100,000 people are due to turn up at the carnival...