The 2017 assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta is threatening the European Union’s principles on the rule of law

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

Any proposals from the DUP or Sinn Féin for the re-establishment of Stormont must be accompanied by plans for reform that will learn from past mistakes

Contrary to reports, the car isn’t dead – but sales are dropping and manufacturers, especially in Germany, are bracing themselves for huge changes in the sector

Populists argue that elites cannot be trusted, and clamping down too hard on ignorant and offensive statements may serve to amplify that impression

The Providence Resources chief executive’s departure brings to a close his family’s almost 40-year involvement in Irish commercial life

Heads don’t necessarily have to roll, but those involved in scandals should have to answer for their actions in public

We need proper leadership and strong supports in place to tackle a growing problem that amounts to far more than transient ‘unpleasantness’

If the Wikileaks founder is successfully prosecuted for espionage in the US it will have a chilling effect on journalism

Corbyn‘s plan for nationalisation backtracks on Britain’s liberal economic model and will persuade moderates that Johnson is the lesser of two evils

Commercial rates are seen as pot of money to be exploited in the current budget impasse, while councillors play politics by cutting property tax

Voters face a stark choice in the forthcoming election between the reactionary Brexit of the Tories or the socialism of Labour. And business leaders seem powerless in the face of an impending disaster

Prince Andrew marched himself into an interview that served only to confirm the view that the royal family is a sprawling brood of entitled, heartless toffs

Ageism is not okay, whether it’s directed at a younger generation or an older one, as an ‘Ok boomer’-spouting Generation Z should know

Memories of a rural childhood come flooding back on discovery of a curated Twitter account called Ireland’s Farmers

Unlike many others, the Galway TD Noel Grealish made his misleading statement about Nigerian immigrants in the Dáil, where its inaccuracy could be easily revealed

All British party leaders see the border and Irish interests as key problems

Spending money on dedicated cycling infrastructure will reduce deaths and encourage more of us to get on our bikes

A disproportionate amount of our revenue comes from large companies – and that just can’t last, given the radical OECD changes coming down the track