Has the time come to reduce the number of Catholic dioceses in Ireland?

Spending resources on maintenance of many churches is seen as no longer justified

Former Goldman Sachs banker to be new BBC chairman

Richard Sharp was once boss of UK chancellor Rishi Sunak

Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre tipped to lead Ofcom

Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore reportedly in line for BBC chairman job

Fintan O’Toole: The terms of Brexit hold a great irony

Issue of a populist project without a people, nationalist project without a nation remains

John Bowman: 1989 a calm year in Anglo-Irish relations

State Papers: Haughey and Thatcher only held one hour of discussions in the year

Moore claims Johnson’s political outlook similar to Thatcher’s

Biographer’s third volume on former prime minister says she viewed Ireland with some suspicion

Chris Johns: The tragic death of fiscal arithmetic in Brexit Britain

Hardcore Brexiteers know that the economic hit is coming and don’t care

Gillian Anderson ‘to play Margaret Thatcher in The Crown’

X-Files actor reportedly to take on role in fourth series of award-winning Netflix blockbuster

Clothes Horses of the Apocalypse – An Irishman’s Diary about invading moths

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David Davis: Bullish wheel-greaser or Brexit fall guy?

Has the barroom bonhomie left the UK’s negotiating position weaker than it should have been?

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John McManus: Is it valid to compare 1916 rebels to Islamic State?

UK commentators have gone where Irish ones fear to tread

Des McMahon: Celebrating a lifetime’s work in design

The winner of the James Gandon Medal reflects on his achievements

State Papers: Tortuous road to Anglo-Irish Agreement

Thatcher had concerns, feared unionist reaction, but officials and FitzGerald pressed on

Margaret Thatcher’s ‘free market’ triumphs at auction

Spectacular demand for Iron Lady’s personal effects at Christie’s