Ministers here did believe - unlike their counterparts in London - that there was real substance in the IRA's last minute statement on putting weapons beyond use, even though it wasn't enough to prevent Peter Mandelson from going ahead with suspension.

BBC: Taoiseach's veteran optimism on NI

Buried in with the goodness that Motorola dropped on us Monday was the official news that the L7c is indeed a real device -- though beyond the fact that it rocks EV-DO, we aren't given much to go by.

ENGADGET: Motorola quietly announces CDMA SLVR L7c Mobile