Dr Ray Bassett: 'The politicising of our public service to ensure adherence to Brussels is unhealthy'

The response to my recent report on Brexit was that it is unpatriotic to question our devotion to the European Union

Leo Varadkar greets Justin Trudeau: despite the Canadian PM’s recent visit, Ireland continues to look east for tradePA

The visit of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to Ireland and the warmth that it generated, along with the forthcoming trade talks between the US and Britain on July 23, are reminders that this part of the world is an integral component of the community of Anglophone north Atlantic nations.

Our people, and those in our neighbouring island, have traditionally looked west to the US and Canada, rather than east, in terms of ...