The direction of travel has been set. But what is the ideological anchor of this government?
January 15, 2025 7:00 pmPat Rabbitte knows more than a thing or two about negotiating a Programme for Government. He was there in 1994 when... View Article
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With all this talk of diplomacy in Trump 2.0, Ireland needs to think about the Arctic too
January 15, 2025 5:26 amEarly 2021 was a heady time for then foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney and his department. Tortuous Brexit negotiations and... View Article
Tara Shine: Cause and effect – the intricate links between health and climate change
January 14, 2025 5:58 amAs Ireland emerges from a cold week with slips and falls as well as the flu sending people to emergency... View Article
The do’s and don’t of giving a reference (and what to look out for if you receive one)
January 13, 2025 5:50 amThe furore last year over two Sinn Féin officers providing work references for Michael McMonagle, who had worked in the... View Article
Moriarty, Lowry, and the art of political convenience: Rewinding the week that was
January 12, 2025 5:30 amEnda Kenny was not an iconoclastic politician. He did not hold the same public intrigue as Charlie Haughey or Bertie... View Article
Musk, Starmer and the harbingers of a new world order
January 11, 2025 5:10 amOn the second day of the year, former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg announced that he was to leave... View Article
Trump, growth, and an ongoing global reset pose a set of shared and unique challenges for Britain and Ireland
January 10, 2025 5:47 amPrime Minister Keir Starmer might have expected his honeymoon period to last a bit longer than it did. The Labour... View Article
Colm McCarthy: Spending, debt, and Ireland’s pretence of prudence
January 9, 2025 5:27 amFigures released before the holidays confirm that public spending for 2024 will again exceed the amounts provided. Planned spending for... View Article
Thomas Hubert: MSD’s Dundalk deal dims Irish pharma’s Trump warnings – for now
January 8, 2025 5:25 amIf you were keeping track of economic statements from the Government on Monday, you could be forgiven for feeling a... View Article
Ronan Lyons: Echoes of 1920s New York in 2020s Ireland
January 7, 2025 5:44 amEach year, I take advantage of the break to get down off my soapbox and discuss some recent academic research... View Article
