The author of 10 books and two plays ‘felt compelled to write’, his daughter recalled
Charles Haughey
Joyce was co-author of The Boss, about former taoiseach Charles Haughey’s time in government in 1982
Government symbol on Doctor Who credits would have startled my 1980s self but is a marker of how much has evolved in film and television business
Television: Three-part film’s strength comes in never falling into ghoulishness or sensationalism
Paul McGinley pitches up in Ballsbridge; BBC Northern Ireland journalists get good gigs; Sharon Horgan enjoys literary success; and Fianna Fail decides to run new and not so new names
Forecasting the end of our days has taken up a lot of people’s time here on Earth
The original findings from the 1982 report that the fire was started deliberately have been debunked
He made much of his undoubted wealth – he was reputed to be worth up to €100 million at the time of his death – from property
Plus: Jack Crowley’s financial conversion, architect Tom de Paor’s Wicklow woes, Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s Galway house sale, and Dublin jarveys say neigh to Harry Crosbie
Newly released State papers shed light on the years immediately after the Belfast Agreement, so much of which is still in dispute or open to interpretation
Known for her ‘old-school blunt and direct analysis of the state of the nation’, her love of people and as a role model for younger female politicians
A selection of photos from the former Irish Times picture editor, who has died aged 77
Taoiseach could always have attended himself in a private capacity but sending his official representative gave his Government’s seal of approval to Dunne
How we view our tax obligations has evolved greatly since the murky days of the 1980s
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