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  The title glaigh na hireann was coined by Piaras Basla, biographer of Michael Collins, as the Irish version of the Irish Volunteers. It was the name given to the Army in the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act 1923.

\"We're not unique in this,\" [Joe Ahern] said Tuesday, after what he described as \"a long hard day\" executing the layoffs on Monday. \"The economic conditions are awful. ...We're in an economic environment where it just demands close scrutiny.\" \"We live in really tight times,\" said Bruce DuMont, founder and president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications. \"Primarily, it's the economy, but there's also high expectations for stations to deliver.\" \"I can't speak for other stations,\" Ahern said, and other station heads declined to comment. But it seems clear that the days Ahern could drive up salaries across town by boasting of \"an open checkbook\" are over - at least for now.

Madam, - The Taoiseach's legal action against the Mahon tribunal highlights a grave weakness in our parliament. Dail procedures allow opposition parties very limited scope to tease out statements made by ministers. The capacity of the opposition to question the Taoiseach has been further reduced by rules which allow him to confine himself to one or two appearances in the Dail chamber each week during those very short periods when the Dail is actually in session.

Unexpected was the announcement that WGN-Ch. 9 news director Carol Fowler is replacing him. Fowler's bosses at Channel 9, as well as Dennis FitzSimons, Tribune Co. president and chief operating officer, tried to convince her to stay Thursday, and she said she was not looking to leave Channel 9. She is credited with creating the station's first dedicated investigative unit and maintaining the station's position in a tough time slot. She is the second top city newsroom executive wooed for the job by [Joe Ahern], who had already poached other employees from his former station, WLS-Ch. 7. Earlier this month, Ahern made a run at WMAQ- Ch. 5 news boss Frank Whittaker, but at the 11th hour he decided to stay put.

Couple of the night was Channel 5 President and General ManagerLarry Wert and Joe Ahern, recently removed as president and generalmanager of Channel 2. Wert invited Ahern to \"be his date\" Saturdaymorning, and Ahern accepted. \"I only asked that he didnt wear heels,\"Wert said.

[Diann Burns] will be co-anchor of the station's 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts alongside Antonio Mora. Tracy Townsend will be reassigned to reporter and fill-in anchor. \"Diann's winning spirit and engaging personality, both on and off the air, have made her a favorite in the city,\" said station President and General Manager [Joe Ahern], who hired her and promoted her to lead anchor when he was running Channel 7 in the '80s and '90s.

WMAQ-Ch. 5 was the only station to make gains at 10 o'clock. The NBC station's newscast averaged an 8.6 rating, a 5 percent increase over July 2002. The station's share of the viewing audience remained stable at 14 percent. For the 9 p.m. newscasts on WFLD-Ch. 32 and WGN-Ch. 9, viewership was down: Channel 32 averaged 4.9 ratings points, down 11 percent, with 8 percent of viewers tuning in. Channel 9 (which, like this newspaper, is owned by Tribune Co.) averaged a 5.7 rating, down 14 percent from last July. Its share of the audience dropped by 2 percentage points to 9 percent.

Life Presidents; Charlie O'reilly and Con Ahern, Chairman; [Joe Ahern], ViceChairman, Pat Bourke, Secretary; Joanne Kiely, Assistant Secretary; [Niall Ahern], Treasurer; James O'connell, Insurance Officer; Maurice Field, Registrar; Tom Stritch, PRO; Oliver Kearney, Cultural Officer; Tony Mcauliffe, ASAP Officer; James O'neill, Youth Officers; Edmund Hayes and Gerdy Mcsweeney, Players Rep; Stephen Kiely, Delegates to the Duhallow Board; Joe Ahern, Maurice Field.