First of all, prize for the most eye-catching headlne of the year has got to go to Police Praise IRA, and Rosie Cowan's article in the Guardian last Saturday.

There have been a few rumblings about the border/link with Britain poll in the last few days. Newshound reprint an Andersonstown News (agus i nGaelige) story by Concubhar Ó Liatháin, whilst Trimble seems confident that the next Assembly elections will share the billling with a referendum on the issue.