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
Majority government may make Cameron’s constitutional challenges tougherDenis Staunton: Difficulties of a disorderly federalisation of the UK may demand innovative thinking in DublinSat May 09 2015 - 05:00
Hillary Clinton must look to the left to succeed in 2016The US presidential hopeful will try to satisfy both her friends on Wall Street and the core values of the Democratic Party baseMon Apr 13 2015 - 09:30
Sinn Féin might have to choose between pleasing its donors and its votersThe scale of party’s US fundraising came as a surprise to most people in IrelandSat Mar 07 2015 - 05:20
Europe’s future depends on the success of a Greek deal‘The Taoiseach’s hardline rhetoric on Greece is short-sighted, because the consequences of failing to strike a deal with the new Greek government could be catastrophic for Ireland’Sun Feb 08 2015 - 17:34
Why Ireland should support Greek plan to write down euro-zone public debtEuropean Debt Conference based on the 1953 London Conference that aided GermanySat Jan 10 2015 - 09:00
Barack Obama wants to draw line under evidence of CIA torture. He must be stoppedConclusions of Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s torture programme are devastatingSat Dec 13 2014 - 00:04
How the Wall was built'Berlin was an anomaly and the Soviets were eager to incorporate the city into their German satellite state'Fri Nov 07 2014 - 06:00
Dancing in the strasse before the Wall came tumbling down in ’89Lack of economic pressure and a sense of being cut off from the surrounding world encouraged creative experimentation in 1980s West BerlinThu Nov 06 2014 - 06:00
A new Germany at forefront of a new EuropeBerlin 25: Fall of the Wall 25th anniversaryThu Nov 06 2014 - 06:00
5 takeaways from the US midterm electionsThe voters are mad as hell, writes Denis StauntonWed Nov 05 2014 - 13:32
Israel and Palestine: the new war for hearts and mindsThe latest violence in Gaza seemed to suggest that criticism be damned: Israel would do whatever it felt necessary to defend itself. But world opinion could be having an effect on its policy toward PalestiniansSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
The rise of Islamic State : The Jihadis ReturnReview: Patrick Cockburn’s book about Isis and the new Sunni uprising examines how the West got it wrongSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Why top politicians stay silent on Ferguson shooting and protestsWorld View: Barack Obama cannot say anything about race relations for fear of making things worse, but Hillary Clinton has no such excuseSun Aug 24 2014 - 12:01
US double standards exposed in Berlin spy rowWhether they trust one another or not, Germany and the US will continue to share intelligenceSun Jul 13 2014 - 01:00
Masterful Renzi emerges as Merkel’s only EU rivalOpinion: As Italy takes on the EU presidency, its prime minister has rallied support for budgetary flexibilitySun Jun 29 2014 - 12:53
Eyes on the White House: Hard ChoicesWith her bid for the US presidency in 2016 almost certain, it’s not surpising that Hillary Clinton isn’t dishing the dirt in her latest memoirSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00
Piketty says property tax unfair and should be alteredLevy should take account of assets and mortgage debt, claims French economistSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Piketty on IrelandThomas Piketty’s theory of rising inequality has made him one of 2014’s best-selling authors. As the French economist prepares for a visit to Dublin, he talks about Ireland’s place in Europe, why we were right not to burn the bondholders, and our country’s ‘unfair’ property taxSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
A rare glimpse into Jacqueline Kennedy’s inner lifeFew of Jacqueline Kennedy's letters have been published or sold at auction and fewer still have revealed much about herTue May 13 2014 - 06:00
A new lease of life for NatoWorld View: Putin’s aggression has strengthened transatlantic allianceSun Apr 06 2014 - 01:00
Kenny’s seven hours of face time with Obama invaluableSt Patrick’s Day could offer a chance to listen to Irish communities abroad and learn from themSun Mar 09 2014 - 00:01
Ariel Sharon’s authority and courage much needed nowDespite a chequered career, by the time he slipped into a coma in 2006, Israel’s former prime minister was widely viewed as a bold and brave statesmanMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
German coalition deal signals a major shift away from market-driven reformOpinion: Pact could have profound implications for Germany’s neighbours and partners, including IrelandSun Dec 01 2013 - 00:01
JFK’s imaginative diplomacy saved the planetKennedy’s patience, caution and willingness to compromise helped to avert disaster and stands as an example of imaginative diplomacy that remains salutary todayFri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
Irish foreign policy review must reflect changed circumstances in the worldOpinion: Government should revisit decision to close mission to the Holy SeeSat Nov 16 2013 - 00:01
Shutdown likely to be just the start for Republican no surrender caucusOpinion: Tightening of money supply could threaten fragile economic recoverySat Oct 19 2013 - 00:01
Concern about Irish tax reflects disquiet about GoogleGerman demand about tax is opposition to taxpayer bailouts of banks and disquiet over tiny sums in tax paid by digital giantsMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Time to end the dangerous dance in WashingtonMany in Washington cannot believe Congress will be crazy enough to drive theeconomy over a cliffWed Oct 09 2013 - 07:47
Chomsky warns austerity policy has left European democracy in tattersUS linguist and political activist to give Frontline Defenders lecture in RDS, DublinMon Apr 01 2013 - 07:21
Noam Chomsky interview: ‘The public can make a difference – and in more democratic societies, a lot of difference’In advance of his RDS lecture, the veteran US political activist and intellectual shares his insight on key issuesMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:02
Obama's campaign to retain White House began just weeks after 2008 winThe strategy: Early yesterday morning, minutes before he took the stage in Chicago for his victory speech, Barack Obama sent…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Obama poised for four more years of limited room for manoeuvreOPINION: A re-elected Obama would enjoy about 18 months before entering his lame duck phaseSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Worn in the USAPOLITICS: Many ordinary Americans are finding it hard to survive, and their economy is under threat from China and IndiaSat May 26 2012 - 01:00
EU treaty designed to avoid vote - German ministerGERMANY’S MINISTER for European Affairs has confirmed that European Union negotiators sought to design the euro zone fiscal compact…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
