Last week’s summit went better than anyone could have hoped. Just as well, given that the future of the 70-year-old alliance was hanging in the balance
Last week’s summit went better than anyone could have hoped. Just as well, given that the future of the 70-year-old alliance was hanging in the balance
Corbyn‘s plan for nationalisation backtracks on Britain’s liberal economic model and will persuade moderates that Johnson is the lesser of two evils
The repatriation from Turkey of the radicalised former Irish soldier who joined Islamic State should be contingent on her cooperation with state authorities
Schism between left and right creating a vacuum that will be filled by hardliners
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl must take decisive action to restore public confidence in TDs’ voting discipline
Talks between Dublin and London got Brexit over the line with Europe. But it could change a lot, and in our favour, between now and its implementation
A breakthrough last week between Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson has put a Brexit deal back on the cards - but the British PM has to get around the DUP, the ERG and his own MPs first
The Tories are posturing and bluffing; Labour is in a leadership vacuum. It’s as if they’ve forgotten their own wellbeing is on the line
Europe may be tired of Britain and its political drama, but we must remind our EU friends that a no-deal Brexit would be calamitous for us
Phil Hogan has based his entire political career on pragmatism. If he takes tips from Jean-Claude Juncker on diplomacy, his years as EU trade commissioner could be very successful
We shouldn’t be surprised by Mike Pence’s comments on Brexit. The Trump administration’s policy is to undermine Europe’s economic and political cohesion – and with Brexit, it is succeeding
When it comes to Brexit, the real act of treason is for politicans and others in positions of influence to stand by and do nothing
If we can’t drop the backstop, our best bet is to kick the problem five years down the road
We cannot keep cosying up to the superpower in the interests of trade while ignoring China’s increasing human rights abuses in Hong Kong and elsewhere
Events such as the Dublin Horse Show and GAA matches are a linchpin of our economy, and should be treated as such
Timmy Dooley’s criticism of the Taoiseach was par for the course. It’s the establishment’s apparent willingness to ignore the risks inherent in the EU and Irish position on the backstop that could do real damage
The paltry subsidy of €80 hardly puts a dent in childcare costs that average €1,100 a month in Dublin. Tax relief is the best way to offer choice and options to all
When Brexit eventually happens, we’ll find ourselves in a changed world with new dynamics at play. It’s time we planned accordingly
Threatening to scupper international trade deals, as the Dáil did last week, is contrary to the interests of an open economy such as ours
Horse-trading over top EU jobs late into the night does nothing to counter claims of a ‘democratic deficit’ or ‘unelected elites’