O’Malley’s influence on Fianna Fáil extended beyond his expulsionOne-time party loyalist and then PD leader obliged FF to shelve ‘core value’: no coalitionThu Jul 22 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Bacik win points to place for Labour in politicsInstead of chasing SF populism, Labour needs to articulate vision for RepublicFri Jul 16 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Dublin Bay South count will tell us a lotVoters cannot transfer to another candidate of the same party, so where will they go?Fri Jul 09 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: SF hypocrisy on housing a challenge to GovernmentTwo-faced Sinn Féin calls for construction while blocking building projectsFri Jul 02 2021 - 10:37
Older generation needs to return favour after sacrifices of young peopleLocking down our society indefinitely to protect the fearful is not an optionFri Jun 25 2021 - 01:00
Timing of Varadkar’s speech on united Ireland is mystifying and recklessAll Tánaiste has done is stoke fears and give Johnson another excuse to break his wordFri Jun 18 2021 - 01:00
British sausage as key ingredient in talks shows how farcical NI protocol row has becomeUK prime minister ready to use every available trick to wriggle out of international dealFri Jun 11 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: What price Irish neutrality in today's world?Polls show majority of voters in favour of closer EU defence and security arrangementsFri Jun 04 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Extending emergency powers too easy for CoalitionSemi-totalitarian powers justified as emergency response have now been normalisedFri May 28 2021 - 01:05
Open discussion of EU matters is vital for confronting EuroscepticismThe Irish public’s support for the EU should not be taken for granted, but reinforcedFri May 21 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar’s days could be numbered if Fine Gael cannot hold onto Dublin Bay South seatHigh stakes for all the major political parties in Fine Gael heartland constituencyFri May 14 2021 - 01:00
McGuinness’s admiration for the queen was striking and unexpectedBritish monarch’s contribution to peace process has been undermined by BrexitFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: McElwain tribute shows SF is no ordinary political partySinn Féin remains IRA mouthpiece and is untroubled by its ‘sinister’ databaseFri Apr 30 2021 - 01:00
EU is in a more stable place than UK and US despite vaccine woesStephen Collins: Member states emerging from Covid crisis more bonded than US and UKFri Apr 23 2021 - 01:00
The vaccines mess may end but economic clouds loom; no wonder people are frightenedStephen Collins: tricky tax and spending decisions loomFri Apr 16 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Border poll talk fails to take account of loyalist angerDemand for an early vote is further encouragement to those bent on creating mayhemFri Apr 09 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Doubts grow over Von der Leyen’s stewardshipIreland right to oppose vaccine export ban promoted by European Commission presidentFri Mar 26 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 not the only threat to survival of GovernmentCoalition also facing internal pressures which could have destabilising impactFri Mar 19 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Support for Rusbridger has hollow ring to itEpisode could undermine Future of the Media Commission and its likely recommendationsFri Mar 12 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Johnson’s unilateral breaking of NI protocol could go horribly wrongLatest breach of trust by British government over protocol has potential to destroy trade deal with EUFri Mar 05 2021 - 01:00
Irish Times polls show what will determine Coalition’s survival prospectsStephen Collins: Response to Covid strategy is starting to strain Government relationsFri Feb 26 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Outbreak of EU bashing among Irish politicians is a serious overreactionAttacks on EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen are short-sightedFri Feb 19 2021 - 01:02
Stephen Collins: Fianna Fáil would regret sharing power with Sinn FéinOne of the big lessons of recent history is that SF devours those who do business with itFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
There may be a silver lining in von der Leyen’s appalling blunderPragmatics of NI protocol forced to top of political agenda in Brussels and LondonFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: State’s Covid response compares well with elsewhereMistakes made and costs incurred but HSE has outperformed NHSFri Jan 29 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Trump values appear set to prevail at next Irish electionTrump playbook has taken firm root in Irish politics and his values look set to prevail hereFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:00
Public mood will turn ugly if people feel vaccine rollout is being botchedStephen Collins: Coalition needs to prove it has a plan for final phase of Covid-19 battleFri Jan 15 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Do we want a shared island or a united Ireland?Nationalist Ireland must choose between two competing visions of the futureFri Dec 18 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Pooling national sovereignty has given Ireland great cloutBrexit saga shows Ireland can play a part in grown up world of international politicsFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Decade of commemorations stoking cult of violenceThere is an increasingly one-sided presentation of the struggle for independenceFri Dec 04 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Biden’s support for Government’s North position a contrast to JFK's stanceUS president-elect has done a great service by beating Trump and will be firm on BrexitFri Nov 27 2020 - 01:00
Ireland would join Nato if price of joining EEC, TK Whitaker saidRIA historic documents: Monnet questioned if Ireland could face demands of free tradeMon Nov 23 2020 - 21:00
Macabre exhumation of Roger Casement’s remains documentedIrish diplomat gave account of London dig after ‘49 years in a waterlogged grave’Mon Nov 23 2020 - 01:50
Stephen Collins: Government must assert its authority over NphetExperts engaging in PR campaign to keep strict lockdown in place for DecemberFri Nov 20 2020 - 08:20
Stephen Collins: Supreme Court the architect of its own misfortuneJudiciary that protested political interference in the Polish judicial system now requires political intervention to rid themselves of a colleagueFri Nov 13 2020 - 01:00
Without the Blueshirts, there would have been no Fine GaelClaiming continuity with Michael Collins helps Fine Gael forget its troubling originsSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
Ireland faces its own threats to faith in democratic institutionsStephen Collins: Trump’s threat to electoral process has implications for entire worldFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Common sense must prevail in Brexit fisheries rowIf fishing symbolises emotional appeal of Brexit, it also exposes the contradictionsFri Oct 30 2020 - 01:00
Nphet now in control of the country’s economic and social policyGovernment badly needs to find alternative strategy to lockdownsFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Budget could channel politics in different directionCoalition must show its actions are based on fairness and the budget is a good startFri Oct 16 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Coalition shows it has the courage to governHaving said no to Nphet once, it will be easier to do so next time the need arisesFri Oct 09 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Coalition still has time to get act togetherIf Government weathers Leaving Cert error storm, this could be turning pointFri Oct 02 2020 - 01:00
Ireland faces devastating blow due to our failure to develop ferry services to EuropeStephen Collins: Amid Brexit, Irish trucks need extra ferries to transit goods to and from continentFri Sept 25 2020 - 01:00
Mixed messages and one-upmanship within Government need to stopMajor improvement in Irish test and tracing system remains a priorityFri Sept 18 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Taoiseach avoids bombast in response to Johnson’s threatsMicheál Martin’s measured tone will win support in Brussels and WashingtonFri Sept 11 2020 - 01:00
Dithering on Phil Hogan’s successor raises yet more red flags about this GovernmentStephen Collins: Indecision on new EU commissioner stems from basic miscalculationFri Sept 04 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Coalition appeased lynch mob over HoganGovernment casts more doubt on ability to lead amid Covid-19 and Brexit challengesFri Aug 28 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Chaotic Government undermines public confidenceSocial cohesion needed to tackle Covid-19 so Coalition must be exemplar of unityFri Aug 21 2020 - 01:00
John Hume’s legacy: Stubborn figure transformed the relationship between Britain and IrelandPolitician had self-belief to repeat same message for decades until eventually it was accepted by almost everybodyMon Aug 03 2020 - 11:05
Stephen Collins: Coalition is doomed unless it learns to fight backThe way it caved in on relatively minor issues like stopping the PUP and ministerial pay does not augur wellFri Jul 31 2020 - 01:00
