Trident debate highlights Labour divisions on defenceSNP is determined to highlight and exploit cracks in the Labour partyTue Nov 24 2015 - 21:48
Flanagan asks businesses to help push to keep UK in EUMinister discusses EU referendum during meeting with British foreign secretaryMon Nov 23 2015 - 20:07
David Cameron to make case for airstrikes on Isis in Syria soonThe British prime minister hopes to win parliamentary approval in early DecemberMon Nov 23 2015 - 01:00
SNP’s Alex Salmond back in London with no regretsScotland’s former first minister will push for Britain to stick with the EUSat Nov 21 2015 - 01:03
James Bond, Alan Bennett, and a nostalgic view of BritainLondon Letter: New films seem to lament times past, which Corbyn also exemplifiesFri Nov 20 2015 - 01:00
Lords support extending Brexit vote to teenagersConservatives pledge to overturn the Bill allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to voteFri Nov 20 2015 - 01:00
Report on HBOS collapse may lead to bans for executivesFinancial regualtor will investigate actions of up to 10 senior managers after scathing report on failure of ‘simple bank’Thu Nov 19 2015 - 17:20
David Cameron makes a case for military attacks in SyriaInfighting in Labour as Jeremy Corbyn appoints Ken Livingstone to review policyWed Nov 18 2015 - 16:49
Lending curbs make property bubble impossible – HonohanCentral Bank governor says we now have tools available to prevent repeat episodeTue Nov 17 2015 - 23:15
UK to hold just one vote on EU membership, forum hearsGarda Commissioner and PSNI chief express doubts about creation of Border ‘corridor’Tue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
Community trust in police central to UK counter-terrorism strategyPrepare, protect, pursue, prevent - the four Ps of the UK’s ‘Contest’ strategySun Nov 15 2015 - 07:50
Canal-bank conversation pivotal to shift in British-Irish relationshipFormer British diplomat David Goodall recalls the initiation of the dialogue that led to the Anglo-Irish AgreementSat Nov 14 2015 - 06:14
Jihadi John: from London adolescent to ‘human animal’Killing of the British citizen called a ‘barbaric murderer’ has been broadly welcomedSat Nov 14 2015 - 03:00
Modi fills Wembley as UK and India leaders look forwardCondoning of violence against Muslims in 2002 obscured by culture and commerceFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
Irish business leaders in UK consider impact of BrexitNetworking organisation believes trade between the UK and Ireland would be damagedFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
Ukip says Kenny’s EU comments ‘disgraceful’Ukip’s deputy leader says EU ‘had nothing to do with the current relative peace in Northern Ireland’Wed Nov 11 2015 - 20:27
Positive Irish response for Cameron’s EU reform demandsSeeking to restrict EU migrants’ rights to work-linked benefits seen as problematicWed Nov 11 2015 - 09:17
Denis Staunton: Cameron likely to get most of what he is looking forBritish PM’s demands did not need to be detailed or explicit, but it was crucial that they should be exhaustiveWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
Cameron to campaign for Britain in Europe if reforms agreedPrime minister’s demands outlined in dispatch to European Council chief Donald TuskTue Nov 10 2015 - 19:43
Ireland can be a link between UK and EU in talks, says KennyTaoiseach stresses Ireland’s commitment to EU after meeting with Cameron in LondonTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
IBRC inquiry: Challenges ‘would succeed’ if confidential data usedAttorney General Máire Whelan expected to brief Cabinet on legal optionsTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
Brexit briefing: Kenny makes clear where the State standsTaoiseach offers to support Cameron but also stresses Ireland’s commitment to EUTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
Brexit prospect ‘major strategic risk for Ireland’ - TaoiseachEnda Kenny speaks at CBI conference in London, says State’s commitment to EU clearMon Nov 09 2015 - 11:31
Killing Khan: the death of the Welsh Isis “posterboy”Numerous questions remain about the British government’s extrajudicial killing of Reyaad Khan, the boy from Cardiff who went to fight for Islamic State in Syria. Not least whether it was legalSat Nov 07 2015 - 10:45
Thousands of tourists stranded in Egypt amid restrictionsSharm el-Sheikh evacuation in chaos as Russia halts all flights to Egyptian resortSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
British tourists could start returning home from Egypt resortUK officials await security assessment of Sharm el-Sheikh airport after plane crashFri Nov 06 2015 - 08:17
Frinton-on-Sea: a British town haunted by phantom crimeGenteel English idyll is stalked by fear of migrants who are in fact not presentFri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00
Major surveillance measures proposed by ConservativesInternet firms must keep record of all websites visited by everyone for one yearThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
Sisi the latest in procession of tyrants visiting UKHardline Egyptian leader is popular with UK and US despite his harsh policiesThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
British MPs warn against holding vote on Syrian air strikesNo extension of military action without coherent international strategy, says committeeWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Cameron urges society to embrace surveillance agendaDespite cross-party resistance British prime minister urges support for controversial lawTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Ó Ríordáin hopes for drug decriminalisationMinister awaiting justice committee decision on policy similar to that used in PortugalMon Nov 02 2015 - 22:23
Who were the Celts? It’s complicatedCeltic refers to a distinctive history that sets certain modern nations apart, according to a British Museum exhibitionFri Oct 30 2015 - 02:00
Cameron insists he has been ‘consistent’ in EU talksBritish prime minister promises to quicken pace of discussions at Reykjavik meetingFri Oct 30 2015 - 01:00
Ambassador says Irish links with UK are uniqueDan Mulhall tells Lords common travel area should remain even if Britain leaves EUTue Oct 27 2015 - 21:38
House of Lords defies Tories by delaying cuts to welfare benefitsGovernment warned against blocking cuts that would see average household lose £1,300Mon Oct 26 2015 - 21:13
London letter: Brexit referendum campaigning steps upBritain’s debate on Europe heats up but referendum could be many months awayFri Oct 23 2015 - 05:00
MPs approve controversial English Votes for English Laws reformIn heated debate, SNP warns that measure could hasten the end of the unionThu Oct 22 2015 - 19:09
David Cameron all but kowtows to visiting Chinese leaderXi Jinping feted by Britain with pomp, circumstance and flatteryWed Oct 21 2015 - 14:31
IRA Army Council exists but has ‘wholly political focus’Theresa Villiers tells MPs the Provisional IRA of the Troubles ‘is well beyond recall’Tue Oct 20 2015 - 17:55
Cameron sets out key ‘needs’ in talks on UK/EU relationshipNegotiations could give Britain ‘best of both worlds’, prime minister claimsTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
Sturgeon says SNP election focus must be on health, educationRules out a referendum until it is clear a majority favour Scottish independenceMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Sturgeon condemns proposed UK military action in SyriaScotland’s first minister tells SNP conference she will campaign against BrexitSat Oct 17 2015 - 16:33
Nicola Sturgeon’s magic formula woos Scots of all huesDiminutive SNP leader is the commanding presence in Scottish politicsSat Oct 17 2015 - 03:00
Nicola Sturgeon warns about demand for Scottish independenceSNP leader opens party’s annual conference with warning about BrexitThu Oct 15 2015 - 21:21
Coventry remembers ‘forgotten’ IRA bicycle bombingCity dedicates memorial to victims of attack that killed five and injured 70 in 1939Thu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Denis Staunton: Hillary Clinton on track to be president despite email scandalIt is character, rather than ‘authenticity’, that matters in US presidential elections and Clinton’s toughness and her willingness to fight will help to carry her through’Sat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
Denis Staunton: ‘No’ victory thrills Greeks urging fightbackVote dashes hopes of many that Syriza would make way for more emollient coalitionTue Jul 07 2015 - 08:03
Ankara Letter: Parties focus on Erdogan ahead of key electionParliamentary election pivotal for planned changes by increasingly autocratic presidentWed Jun 03 2015 - 17:18
Denis Staunton: Vote a beacon of hope for those facing oppressionComment: Homosexual activity is still illegal in almost 80 countriesMon May 25 2015 - 10:14
