No European city would tolerate the decay and dereliction visible in Dublin
All of Ireland’s cities and larger towns need positive urban planning. That needs a revolution in government thinking
Donald Trump and Elon Musk won’t be able to go on ignoring the damage to the bottom line
The state of the US stock market is the only metric that matters to Trump, while Musk has done real harm to the Tesla brand
Will no one shout stop as the MetroLink bill heads past €20bn?
We are blundering into this quango-driven catastrophe with our eyes wide open
Trump wants to divide, destroy and subjugate the EU into a continent of economic vassal states
God help the Baltic states. Because Trump’s America won’t
So far the grotesque reality of Trump’s ambitions has exceeded all the worst predictions
Trump’s hardly concealed hatred for the EU has not really had a chance to manifest itself yet
The only argument in favour of a rotating Taoiseach is to give Simon Harris a turn at the wheel
With ideological differences no wider than a cigarette paper, you’d think the Government parties would have nothing holding them back. Think again
England is mired in self-doubt and disillusionment - but Ireland can’t afford to gloat
Keir Starmer is walking a very tricky tightrope. Figures close to Trump, including Elon Musk, openly speak of reversing the 2024 UK election outcome by removing him from office
Beware the phoney, flaccid consensus on events such as Storm Éowyn or Covid
We cannot afford to have a process of self-justification end up in a policy whitewash
Musk-Trump effect has the capacity to destabilise Irish democracy
Musk seems to consider he has some role in using his wealth to influence political processes and debate in European states
Ireland in the 1980s was backward, poor and stagnant. Some politicians want to bring us back there
Those who challenged the existing consensus were routinely condemned as Thatcherite by commentators and union leaders who were comfortable with the failed status quo
Michael McDowell: Israel has accused Irish politicians of anti-Semitism before
Ireland’s position on Israel has always been consistent. If our Government is guilty of anything, it is delay
Living in rural Ireland shouldn’t be an impossible dream
Balanced regional development means more than plonking cities here and there - other factors have to be taken into consideration, as Fianna Fáil has signalled
Where was the ‘parity of esteem’ talk when Fine Gael was riding high in the polls?
Some in the Dublin establishment and media regard demands of regional Independents as ‘parish pump’ but concerns of urban TDs as ‘progressive’ and ‘socially concerned’
We are heading for an election result replete with uncertainty
Election 2024: We may be about to see the consequences of political opportunism, inexperience and immaturity
Middle Ireland needs a new government. Independents might provide it
Simon Harris plans to win enough votes to abandon rotating taoiseach deal. Here’s why that’s a doomed strategy