A survey asked EU citizens if they, like the British, would like to leave the EU. The answer was a resounding no
Leopards do not change their spots, and the cultivation of centuries of secrecy will not be wiped out by a bit of chat in Rome
Peadar Tóibín has tangible living proof of the trauma and the challenge involved in pulling a new party into existence
By the time he mounts his re-election campaign, Trump’s supporters will not have bothered to move their position on climate change. And neither will he
Theresa May still has the wriggle room of a gnat to try to upend the backstop in the face of cohesive opposition from the EU – but she may be heading for a softer family-type Brexit deal, with a Corbynista touch
Everyone, including the prime minister, knows that she cannot bring a viable alternative to the House of Commons in three days. That, of course, is not the real point of this amendment
A smart politician knows when to stand back and trust in expertise and experience. This requires confidence and leadership - qualities that will be needed in abundance in 2019
The British government’s mismanagement of its own choice to leave has infected the EU and Ireland too, with contingency plans less than adequate and far from complete
The MPs who have made Ireland the butt of their blame revealed their anger too – anger at their own powerlessness
This week, the five-year old UK 100,000 Genome Project finally reached its massive target of mapping 100,000 genomes. And, remarkably, the project is on time and on budget
After two years of Brexit debate, the only outcome is a savage destruction of a modern country by its own citizens and rulers
This organisation came into being 14 years ago. Being generous, the two groups combining to work together would have needed time to sort themselves into a new body. But 14 years seems excessive
Replacing May won’t solve the Brexit challenge. A general election would delay the outcome, while candidates once again would demean politics by making outrageous claims and promises about Brexit that they will never be able to keep
Whichever Democrat gets their name on the ballot needs to understand that nothing achieved so far by their party comes close to being enough to fight the Trump factor and win
There may have been a task force and there may have been recommendations, but the HSE has still managed to drive up the number of patients on trolleys in emergency departments around the country
