In Vincent Browne's column yesterday, reference was made to an article in the Sunday Independent which discussed the possibility of links between criminality and the Workers' Party "of which De Rossa was then (in 1992) president" and whether such a party "should have been considered (in December 1992) as a suitable partner in government".
In fact, Proinsias de Rossa left the Workers' Party in February 1992 and formed Democratic Left. And the discussion in December 1992 concerned Democratic Left as a possible partner in government.
Ben Barnes, artistic director designate of the Abbey Theatre, was born in 1956, not 1953 as stated in the profile in Saturday's editions.
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