GOOD WEEK: Aung San Suu KyiIt is a sign of Burma's rapid rehabilitation that US president Barack Obama visited the country last week. The best sign of progress, however, was his meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, which garnered all the global attention
Lough Erne
David Cameron announced that he will be hosting next year’s G8 conference at the Northern Irish lakeside resort
Hillary Clinton
The US secretary of state excelled as she shuttled between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Cairo to negotiate the critical ceasefire in Gaza
BAD WEEK
Mike Lynch
The Irish-born founder of software firm Autonomy became embroiled in a scandal after HP, which bought the UK firm last year, accused the company of accounting irregularities
Rihanna
Her Unapologetic tour couldn’t have been more of a misnomer in a week when the superstar had to apologise to some 250 journalists and fans over her international “777” promotional jaunt. She barely managed to say hello, somewhat angering the media throng
James Reilly
The Government’s resident controversy magnet drew more criticism this week over the HSE’s Hallapanavar inquiry. Including three Galway consultants on the panel was an inexplicable misstep in the first place, and the subsequent handling hasn’t been much better