Blurred lines: Declan Rice ‘probably made right decision’
PJ Cunningham
West Ham soccer player Declan Rice’s decision to opt for Gareth Southgate’s England side has caused a lot of consternation here in Ireland,...
Hard border makes violence ‘inevitable,’ warns report
Violence in Northern Ireland is “inevitable” if custom checks or border infrastructure are created at the Irish border with the UK crashing out of...
Former Taoiseach says Belfast and Finchley ‘not the same’
Colin Gannon
It is “constitutionally incorrect” to say that parts of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom currently have no divergence, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern...
Home Office refuses to clarify nature of review into GFA cases
Colin Gannon
The Home Office and the Office of the Secretary of Northern Ireland have refused to clarify the nature of their proposed review into...
Irish public support firm backstop stance, poll finds
The Irish public is in overwhelming support of their government holding firm on the backstop even if it risks a no-deal Brexit, according to...
‘Ageing’ Varadkar must beware the Ides of March
As controversies rock the confidence of Leo Varadkar and his cabinet at home, Brexit is probably saving his government’s bacon. But there’s probably only...
Remember the past but look to future, says Higgins
President Michael D Higgins this week visited the site of one of the worst IRA atrocities of The Troubles – the 1974 Birmingham Pub...
Transcending partisan politics
Bernard Purcell
The joint visit to Liverpool next week by the Prince of Wales – the future King – and President Michael D Higgins is...
Liverpool visit for Prince and President
The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins and Charles, the Prince of Wales, will next week make a historic visit as joint patrons to...
Special place in hell for Brexiteer politicians, says Tusk
Colin Gannon
Theresa May will return to Brussels on Thursday to seek concessions from the EU despite continued resistance from Dublin its leaders to reopen...