1 Brian Farrell - political scientist, teacher, broadcaster and colleague by Maurice Manning 2 Cogadh na nCarad - the creation of the Irish political elite by Tom Garvin 3 The Governor-General and the Boundary Commission crisis of 1924-5 by Ronan Keane 4 De Valera and democracy by Peter Mair 5 The suicidal army - civil-military relations and strategy in independent Ireland by Theo Farrell 6 The role of Taoiseach - chairman or chief? by Garret FitzGerald 7 Paying for government by Niamh Hardiman 8 The office of ombudsman in Ireland by Michael Mills 9 Irish government and European governance by Brigid Laffan 10 Critical elections and the prehistory of the Irish party system by John Coakley 11 Funding for referendum campaigns - equal or equitable? by Richard Sinnott 12 Before campaigns were ’modern’ - Irish electioneering in times past by David Farrell 13 The parliamentary lobby system by Stephen Collins 14 The best newsmen we can expect? by Jean Blondel 15 Government and broadcasting - maintaining a balance by Peter Feeney List of Brian Farrell’s publications Index.