Lucinda Creighton: This is no way for children to live. School shutdown is immoral and without scientific basis
Our knowledge of the coronavirus may have increased exponentially over the last 12 months, but we have clearly learned nothing in our response to it
Lucinda Creighton: This is a war, and Big Pharma must be conscripted into battle
The EU’s response to the vaccine roll-out has been dispiriting. Massive state intervention is urgently needed to ramp up vaccine production by pharma giants
Lucinda Creighton: WHO investigation of virus’s origin is too little, too late
That the global health body is only starting its on-the-ground investigation now, a year after the fact, is nothing less than a dereliction of duty
Error upon error compounds the EU/AstraZeneca debacle
While AstraZeneca is interpreting its contractual responsibilities to the detriment of the EU, the European Commission is making matters worse by banning the export of vaccines from member states
Lucinda Creighton: Cowardice meets opportunism in the online silencing of Trump
Twitter kicking Donald Trump off its platform may have been viscerally satisfying, but the decision is objectively wrong
Lucinda Creighton: It is time for both sides in the US to put a stop to the politics of hate
The violent events in the US Capitol Building on Wednesday will have shocked decent ‘Middle Americans’, and many who value democracy and the institutions of the state will desert Trump
Lucinda Creighton: Britain may have left but it will never truly be done with the EU
The transition phase has ended, but the work to build a new relationship between Britain and the EU is only beginning
Lucinda Creighton: Europe facing an uncertain future without Merkel’s steadying hand
The German chancellor is stepping down next September, having shown herself to be a calm and unifying leader during the divisive monetary chaos and a true Christian Democrat in her handling of the migrant crisis
Lucinda Creighton: Left and right not so different after all over Canada trade deal
The radical left are mobilising against the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CETA) with flimsy arguments reminiscent of the radical right
Lucinda Creighton: Johnson’s survival instinct is the best hope for a deal being done
The seeds of a deal are there and, with a little give and take, a deal can be done between the UK and EU. In the background, Angela Merkel’s skills at forging compromise may well be crucial
Lucinda Creighton: Oppressive Orbán has become everything he once deplored
It has been a long, strange road for the authoritarian Hungarian leader. The EU now needs to stand up to him and his ilk
Lucinda Creighton: Biden’s treasury secretary may prove to be his secret weapon
Janet Yellen is the first woman to be chosen for the post, but she is no stranger to blazing a trail
Lucinda Creighton: All eyes on Johnson for signs of pro-deal image makeover
The removal of Dominic Cummings’ influence on the British prime minister may allow Johnson to seek to avert the disaster of a no-deal Brexit
Lucinda Creighton: Europe must stand with the US to face down China and Russia
The US and Europe need each other, and one of Joe Biden’s most crucial jobs will be to get the two trading partners back on the same side
Trump’s increased support shows that it’s still the economy, stupid
Comment: The fact that millions have been lifted out of poverty in the US must be part of the reason for the president‘s decent showing in the election
EU’s move on funding borrowing for Covid has worked for everyone
Comment: Traditionally frugal and fiscally suspicious states had to bite the bullet to achieve a very EU compromise
Ireland must do all it can to ensure a trade deal between EU and Britain
Comment: Last week’s budget put the spotlight on the twin threats of Brexit and the coronavirus. No government could ever have expected to find itself in this unenviable position
Living with Covid-19 is not a game of heroes and villains
Comment: Tony Holohan is not infallible, public servants should not be treated as celebrities or superheroes. By the same token, politicians are not always evil villains
Comment: Britain loses its cool as the EU keeps calm and goes to court
The EU is right to uphold its values and, as the only adult in the room, take action over the treaty reneged on by Boris Johnson’s government
Ministers are not superhuman – they need expert advice to get the job done
Comment: The task of running a government department is challenging enough on a good day. The idea it can be done without a team of trusted advisers is ridiculous