It was probably predictable that at some point the public and political debate about this bill, and the proposed extension of pre-charge detention of terror suspects to a potential maximum of 42 days, would be diverted away from the merits […]

It’s not been a big news story, but if you think about it, it could be one of the biggest political stories of 2008: on Thursday, Irish voters choose in a referendum whether or not to approve the Treaty of […]