When Charles Haughey convinced France and Germany to trade the end of the Deutschmark for German reunification, he forged a bond that has overcome worse crises than the latest French troubles.
In just 20 years, Ireland has caught up remarkably fast on its neighbours while avoiding the rise of income inequality, especially between generations. While policy issues exist for the future, they are less acute than elsewhere in Europe.
The Government faces another health overrun and promises income tax cuts in the budget. But where do these numbers rank among European peers’ for each man, woman, and child?
Ireland has emerged from another global economic shock in relatively good shape, with its relationship with the US looking secure and the energy hit proving manageable. But France could become the big economic risk of 2027.
The Government will host the International AI Summit in October. We should seize this opportunity to create a practical and safer vision for AI that serves the people of Europe, our businesses, and public institutions.
As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part, write Drew Hinshaw in Ottawa, Joe Parkinson in Brussels and Laurence Norman in Berlin, The Wall Street Journal.
Record heat withered crops, strained businesses and upended everyday life. It happened faster than anyone expected, write David Luhnow, Stacy Meichtry and Ed Ballard, The Wall Street Journal.
Trump’s tariffs, threats against Greenland spurred a rebellion by top leaders; the limits of "flattery diplomacy". By Joe Parkinson, Drew Hinshaw and Daniel Michaels, The Wall Street Journal.
Competing spending priorities and the repayment of debt contracted after Covid leave gaps to be filled under the Irish presidency of the EU. Jonathan Keane reports from Brussels and Thomas Hubert from Mullingar.
As Ireland prepares to preside over EU budget talks, an Irishman is already scrutinising the €2tn proposals on the table. ECA President Tony Murphy discusses changes in auditing and why more Irish people should work in European institutions.
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