IN THIS WEEK’S IRISH POST (OUT NOW)
Warrington bomb victim backs justice for Omagh
A young peace campaigner whose mother was injured in the Warrington bombing has spoken out about the importance of securing justice for the Omagh families.
Are we drinking at the last chance saloon?
As 18 pubs close down in Britain every week, The Irish Post speaks to two landlords about why the industry is in dire straits.
Is Rose of Tralee out of time for modern Irish women?
For journalist Katy Harrington the 54-year-old festival is nothing more than a beauty pageant, but former participant Grace Kelly says you’ll never see a Rose on the cover of FHM. Irish Post editor Siobhan Breatnach puts them head to head as they argue whether or not the Rose of Tralee is past its sell by date.
Declassified files uncover Britain’s secret ‘torture’ base
Newly released files from the British Government reveal that a secret interrogation centre was run in Derry where Irish detainees held during the Troubles were subject to the notorious “five techniques”.
Bomb threat to fracking boss
The Irishman at the centre of a major environmental row has revealed he is receiving death threats.
Sport and Facebook will become the new religion
A new book by an Irish biopsychologist is generating huge reaction to its claims that atheism will replace religion by 2041.
IN SPORT
Premier progress is main aim for Garvan
The Premiership is back and Ireland’s latest debutant Owen Garvan has big ambitions for a newly-promoted Crystal Palace, he tells Rob Brennan.
Over land and sea, we all follow the…
Irish soccer fans have supported English clubs in huge numbers for as long as anyone can remember. On the dawn of the new Premier League season, six of our writers explain what keeps their passion burning.
The August All-Stars
The Irish Post picks the football team of the season so far. For Mayo or Dublin fans, it promises to make for a pleasant read…
Towering ambition
6ft 5in second generation Irishman James Martin had never touched an O’Neills ball in his life. So we dispatched him to his local GAA club and he gives his forthright account of what it’s like jumping in at the deep end.
Ireland and Manchester, always United
Will we ever see an Irish legend at Old Trafford again? “Probably not”, answers Irish Post columnist Garry Doyle, “but the bond between green and red will never be broken.”
IN ENTERTAINMENT
Life in the fast lane
The Irish Post talks to Faye O’Rourke of Little Green Cars, one of the most exciting young bands to come out of Ireland in recent years.
All made up
Irish make-up artist Toni Delany ensured the likes of Sean Connery, Daniel Day-Lewis and Tom Cruise looked their best on-screen. Now she reveals all in a new book, writes Steve Martin.
Playing to a different tune
“It’s not easy to slip into the role of an Italian crooner,” says Rory Keenan as he tells Fiona Audley why his latest play has taken him far from his comfort zone.
