From the history of the Miranda rights and where the famous lines came from, to the possibility of Ireland's left following the examples of Greece and Sweden, there's plenty to choose from in this week's long reads.
#RealityCheck: What happened to the Five Point Plan in relation to Health?
You may remember that famous Fine Gael five point plan which was going to rescue the country. As part of our #RealityCheck series in the run up to the general election, Newstalk spoke with The Sunday Business Post's Susan Mitchell about what the government promised in their health plan, and what they have delivered over their term.
UNDAUNTED: Art Matters
Steve goes on a journey of rediscovery, looking back on his past when he fancied himself as an 'itinerant artist', and finds some magic at home as he jumps forward to contemporary Ireland where, this week, he found himself on a mainstage theatre discussing disabled artists creating work for anybody.
Going Left: Could Ireland become Greece, or Sweden?
There's a lot of blue sky thinking happening on Ireland's left as the country enters election season.
Paul Murphy from the Anti Austerity Alliance, and co-leader of the newly formed Social Democrats, Catherine Murphy, are offering political alternatives from different ends of the Left spectrum. There is one thing that they both agree on - they think there will be a lot of lost Labour Party voters looking for new parties to back come election time.
Team by team: How the National League's top flight sides are shaping up
While the debate over the GAA fixture calendar rages, 2016 is set in stone and its already time for the National League to throw-in again.
All four Divisions are set to get started and Division 1 sees new additions in the shape of Down and last year's Division 2 champions Roscommon.
But how are the Allianz National League's Top 8 shaping up for the 2016 campaign?
The right to remain silent: How Ernesto Miranda's confession changed criminal justice forever
Like the Pledge of Allegiance and the lyrics to the theme from Fresh Prince of Bel Air, through the properties of pop-cultural osmosis, you could probably somebody their Miranda rights. 'You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you...'
It’s a drill we’ve heard a million times in movies and police procedurals, the kind of baseline rule of interactions with the police so well known that you can’t help wondering at 3am, during a Making a Murderer binge, why anyone would ever speak to detectives without having a lawyer present. You know the sentence, you know your rights. And you have Ernesto Miranda to thank for it.
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