The threat from Iran’s repressive regime will not be solved by air and missile attacks

After losing a Labour seat to the Green Party, the prime minister will nervously await polls in May

This will be the eighth apology since Bertie Ahern’s landmark address to Dáil Éireann in 1999

The habits cultivated by serious reading are precisely what is required of citizens in a democracy

New equipment will be of little use without soldiers, sailors and pilots to operate it

The bank’s president needs to clarify whether she will see out her term

Republicans will fret about the yawning gap between presidential rhetoric and voter sentiment

Some 100,000 more employees may be needed to deliver on all the plans

In the Netherlands and the UK, AI cameras are used which can detect mobile use by drivers

UN officials fear a humanitarian crisis, with the outbreak of epidemics and the spread of hunger

The Government has to make progress in 2026 if it is to see results during its term

After four years of attrition, the conflict is stuck in bloody gridlock

The US administration said it can find new ways forward, but this will be complicated and difficult

Many of the failings can be linked back, at least in part , to a lack of consultant psychiatrists

The precautionary principle must prevail where any credible risk exist

If demand continues to rise it must be managed in a more structured way

It is vital for victims and their families that there is legal accountability where criminal acts are proven

The latest Fiscal Council research shows that the Government needs to reassess its budgetary approach

The people of Limerick voted for an alternative to the old system of local government

Performative cruelty is designed to deter illegal entry and encourage undocumented to ‘self-deport’

An orator and civil rights leader, Jackson picked up the mantle from Martin Luther King

Key questions remain to be answered about how a new scheme might work

In Munich, Rubio gave full voice to the new US doctrine of great power geopolitics

The Government is trying to take control, but a key ECJ ruling is imminent

Negotiations are continuing, but the lives of many protestors remain under threat

In the Stardust and many other cases there have multiple difficulties and delays

The project will restore a sense of civic grandeur to a messy traffic interchange

The Kenova report concluded that the protection of the agent by British security forces could not be justified

The party is in the same camp as Alternative für Deutschland, Fidesz andRassemblement Nationa

There is a reluctance to make difficult trade-offs to address housing crisis

All too often factors such as sustainability, human well-being and equity remain secondary considerations

Ireland faces choices in addressing this agenda and trade-offs in terms of national priorities

Revenue derived from them should be treated as proceeds of crime

Buyers are unaware of many of their rights and responsibilities

The LDP, despite a string of scandals, is again the dominant force in Japanese politics

The Government is trying to reduce the backlog in the courts, but more may need to be done

It remains to be seen if the pockets of volatility which have emerged turn into a more widespread downturn

Results show widespread impatience with Government

Ireland seems fated to keep enduring the ‘National Children’s Hospital effect'

Ireland’s position is particularly precarious

The controversy has been supercharged by the Epstein documents showing Mandelson leaked market-sensitive information

The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll shows the Government and left-wing Opposition parties with roughly similar support

A new era of brinkmanship is an appalling prospect, but is now a clear risk

It is one more instance of our failure to value the diversity with which nature has endowed this island

For years he ran a depraved criminal network devoted to  the sexual exploitation of minors

The Government needs to act to protect existing jobs, as well as seeking to promote the creation of new ones

Recent tensions stemmed from Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on the UK over Greenland

Trump appears to be taking a similar approach to Iran as he did to Venezuela

Feminists have adopted the saint as an icon, celebrating her achievements in a patriarchal society

The increasing frequency and ferocity of extreme weather is clearly linked to climate change