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Lucinda Creighton

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Cybersecurity

Lucinda Creighton: Ireland cannot afford to be an outlier on TikTok

The EU, Britain and the US have all moved to protect their government institutions from potential Chinese interference via the social media app, yet Ireland is welcoming TikTok with open arms
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • March 18, 2023
Housing

Lucinda Creighton: Capitulation to SF leaves government afraid to back sensible housing policy

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael should have a basic understanding of the need for landlords in the market; instead, they have tried to regulate them out of existence as they look over their shoulder at the opposition
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • March 11, 2023
Brexit

Lucinda Creighton: Who’d have thought Rishi Sunak was wily enough to get a Brexit deal done?

If the British prime minister continues in this vein, he could surprise everyone when it comes to the next general election
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • March 4, 2023
Comment

Lucinda Creighton: The government’s cost of living package feels more like a giveaway budget

Ministers may regret not taking the advice of the likes of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, which advocated for measures that were temporary and targeted at the most vulnerable
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • February 26, 2023
War in Ukraine

Lucinda Creighton: Ukraine’s allies may have to cross a military red line to end the war

The Ukrainian government has appealed to Nato to supply fighter jets to help it defeat Russia, and that is something that may have to be contemplated
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • February 18, 2023
TRADE

Lucinda Creighton: Joe Biden has embraced the worst of Trump’s economic policies

The US president has been around long enough to know that shutting off America from the rest of the world will not save American jobs, so why is he doing it?
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • February 10, 2023
Politics

Lucinda Creighton: Leo Varadkar’s early election plan may turn out to be the right one

The Taoiseach’s indication that he favours an autumn 2024 poll took some by surprise, but it is not as risky as it first appears
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • January 28, 2023
War in Ukraine

Lucinda Creighton: On Ukraine, the German government is increasingly morally bankrupt

Germany, Europe’s largest country, should be leading the fight against Russian aggression – instead, Ukrainians are dying as Berlin drags its feet
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • January 20, 2023
Politics

Lucinda Creighton: Varadkar and Sunak will need serious diplomacy to get a deal on the protocol

The exclusion of Mary Lou McDonald from a meeting last week handed Sinn Féin a propaganda victory; Dublin and London will have to work hard to avoid any similar incidents in what are sensitive and testing times
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • January 14, 2023
Politics

Lucinda Creighton: Boorish attacks on politicians debase our democratic system

Today’s abrasive political environment is putting some of the best people off becoming involved, which is our collective loss
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • January 7, 2023
International Relations

Lucinda Creighton: Perfect storm of global crises must be met with a robust and united US-EU front

Inflation, energy costs, trade wars and geopolitical problems are likely to remain issues globally in 2023, so Europe and its allies need to shape up
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • December 28, 2022
Economics

Lucinda Creighton: Ireland is asleep at the wheel as the EU single market is being undone

The Irish government is alarmingly silent even though we face being hardest hit by the European Commission move to undo the framework that creates a level playing field by prohibiting subsidies to industry across Europe
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • December 17, 2022
Europe

Lucinda Creighton: Orbán’s selective EU loyalty is about to cost him dearly

The Hungarian prime minister is pushing back against new EU regulations which make the receipt of funding conditional on adhering to the bloc’s democratic values – but this tactic may not last for much longer
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • December 10, 2022
china

Lucinda Creighton: The grand ‘deal’ between China’s leader and its citizens is fraying

China’s citizens tolerate restrictions on freedoms in exchange for a thriving economy and increased personal wealth. But with slowing growth and oppressive Covid rules, people are growing restless and Chinese president Xi Jinping may have to change course to secure his position
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • December 3, 2022
British Politics

Lucinda Creighton: Tories will rue choosing comfort over England’s version of the American dream

Under Thatcher, the Conservatives were the party of aspiration – but now they favour older, wealthier voters who do not want their taxes spent on housing and health
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • November 26, 2022
Russia

Lucinda Creighton: Enough of the naivety – we need to take a stand, starting with Russia’s embassy

Russia placing 52 Irish officials and politicians on a banned list gives the lie to the belief that Ireland is somehow exempt from being targeted by malign global actors because of our ‘neutral’ stance
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • November 19, 2022
US Politics

Lucinda Creighton: Biden confounds his critics while Trump’s comeback plan suffers a blow

With a number of Donald Trump’s picks coming unstuck in the US midterm elections, there are many in the Republican Party who will be hoping that the second coming of Trump has been irreparably damaged
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • November 12, 2022
Climate & Environment

Lucinda Creighton: Thunberg’s fictional claims must be exposed by those who know the truth

The ‘capitalist system’ attacked by the climate activist has in fact improved the lives of people globally beyond recognition – and the developing world has benefited the most
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • November 5, 2022
Comment

Lucinda Creighton: US midterm elections could signal a bloody rematch of Biden and Trump

Republicans may well win Congress and the Senate, weakening Joe Biden and emboldening Donald Trump to engage in a contest that will be more vicious and rancorous than the last
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • October 22, 2022
Ukraine

Lucinda Creighton: Refugee policy may make politicians feel good, but it fails those in need

Last week’s attempt to uproot 138 Ukrainian refugees from Killarney and move them to Mayo without any warning shows that serious policymaking has been replaced with virtue signalling
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • October 15, 2022

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