China's Covid protests: what happens next? Protests in China have become common in the last couple of decades, but the current nationwide protests are of a much different kind China • 29 Nov 22
China's Covid protests: what happens next? Protests in China have become common in the last couple of decades, but the current nationwide protests are of a much different kind China • 29 Nov 22
What Australians thought of the Irish in the 1960s Irish diplomats in Australia had to regularly challenge perceptions about the country and its people down under History • 30 Apr
What Australians thought of the Irish in the 1960s Irish diplomats in Australia had to regularly challenge perceptions about the country and its people down under History • 30 Apr
Are 6-seat Dáil constituencies needed in light of census changes? A rising population will mean an increase in the number of Dáil deputies to represent them, so what are the likely constituency changes? Politics • 23 Nov 22
Are 6-seat Dáil constituencies needed in light of census changes? A rising population will mean an increase in the number of Dáil deputies to represent them, so what are the likely constituency changes? Politics • 23 Nov 22
How cartoons are telling a different story about the World Cup Political cartoons about the World Cup and its host country have been making some powerful points about death, football and capitalism Politics • 17 Nov 22
How cartoons are telling a different story about the World Cup Political cartoons about the World Cup and its host country have been making some powerful points about death, football and capitalism Politics • 17 Nov 22
What issues will decide the US midterm elections? Next week's elections are as much a test for Joe Biden and Donald Trump as the names on the ballots US Midterm Elections • 07 Nov 22
What issues will decide the US midterm elections? Next week's elections are as much a test for Joe Biden and Donald Trump as the names on the ballots US Midterm Elections • 07 Nov 22
How should Ireland support protesters in Iran? Ireland can respond to the human rights violations in Iran with meaningful political action, but the will to do this seems lacking Iran • 01 Nov 22
How should Ireland support protesters in Iran? Ireland can respond to the human rights violations in Iran with meaningful political action, but the will to do this seems lacking Iran • 01 Nov 22
Are sanctions against Russia working? We can only assess if sanctions work if we are clear about what their purpose is Economics • 02 Nov 22
Are sanctions against Russia working? We can only assess if sanctions work if we are clear about what their purpose is Economics • 02 Nov 22
What, if any, are the chances of toppling Putin in Russia? Any speculation on leadership or regime change must take the ongoing war and Russian military failures into account Russia • 28 Oct 22
What, if any, are the chances of toppling Putin in Russia? Any speculation on leadership or regime change must take the ongoing war and Russian military failures into account Russia • 28 Oct 22
What have been Liz Truss's most glaring mistakes to date? The UK prime minister has picked the wrong time and place to discover that leadership may not be quite her thing UK politics • 18 Oct 22
What have been Liz Truss's most glaring mistakes to date? The UK prime minister has picked the wrong time and place to discover that leadership may not be quite her thing UK politics • 18 Oct 22
Maradona, politics and the beautiful game From Argentina to Naples, the player's success was defined as much by politics as the magic he created on the pitch Diego Maradona • 04 Oct 22
Maradona, politics and the beautiful game From Argentina to Naples, the player's success was defined as much by politics as the magic he created on the pitch Diego Maradona • 04 Oct 22
Why are bad leaders so common in politics and business? If we accept that good leaders exist and can be developed, we must also accept that bad leaders sadly also exist Business • 03 Oct 22
Why are bad leaders so common in politics and business? If we accept that good leaders exist and can be developed, we must also accept that bad leaders sadly also exist Business • 03 Oct 22
Why focusing on refugee numbers is a distraction It's wrong to claim Irish hospitality has been overstretched and the country can't accommodate more people fleeing persecution Refugees • 03 Oct 22
Why focusing on refugee numbers is a distraction It's wrong to claim Irish hospitality has been overstretched and the country can't accommodate more people fleeing persecution Refugees • 03 Oct 22
Why drawing political claims from NI census is problematic What the census results highlight are increasingly complex questions around religious status and national identity Northern Ireland • 26 Sep 22
Why drawing political claims from NI census is problematic What the census results highlight are increasingly complex questions around religious status and national identity Northern Ireland • 26 Sep 22
The rise of Giorgia Meloni's far right Brothers of Italy party The party is on course to become the largest party in Italy after this weekend's election Italy • 23 Sep 22
The rise of Giorgia Meloni's far right Brothers of Italy party The party is on course to become the largest party in Italy after this weekend's election Italy • 23 Sep 22
What's behind anti-landlord sentiment in Ireland? Understanding what lies behind it can tell us a lot about the politics of housing in this country, past and present Brainstorm • 19 Sep 22
What's behind anti-landlord sentiment in Ireland? Understanding what lies behind it can tell us a lot about the politics of housing in this country, past and present Brainstorm • 19 Sep 22
5 quotes that define Boris Johnson's time at 10 Downing Street The outgoing UK prime minister will be rememered for many things, including his occasional rhetorical flair Boris Johnson • 05 Sep 22
5 quotes that define Boris Johnson's time at 10 Downing Street The outgoing UK prime minister will be rememered for many things, including his occasional rhetorical flair Boris Johnson • 05 Sep 22
Why are politicians so fond of quoting Seamus Heaney? It's not a political speech worth mentioning unless you've dug out a line or two from Heaney to add some gravitas to the occasion Seamus Heaney • 02 Oct
Why are politicians so fond of quoting Seamus Heaney? It's not a political speech worth mentioning unless you've dug out a line or two from Heaney to add some gravitas to the occasion Seamus Heaney • 02 Oct
Are the far right a threat to Irish democracy? Research finds that civil society strategies are needed to help prevent any future far right growth in Ireland Ireland • 26 Aug 22
Are the far right a threat to Irish democracy? Research finds that civil society strategies are needed to help prevent any future far right growth in Ireland Ireland • 26 Aug 22
How Russia is making 'friends' in Africa during the Ukraine war Russia uses historical ties, military aid and anti-western sentiments as the means of building new alliances in Africa Politics • 25 Aug 22
How Russia is making 'friends' in Africa during the Ukraine war Russia uses historical ties, military aid and anti-western sentiments as the means of building new alliances in Africa Politics • 25 Aug 22
'A question of official records': the FBI's raid on Donald Trump The raid on Trump's home shows the importance of government archives - and not just in the United States Politics • 11 Aug 22
'A question of official records': the FBI's raid on Donald Trump The raid on Trump's home shows the importance of government archives - and not just in the United States Politics • 11 Aug 22
A short history of Irish political spouses Sabina Coyne Higgins is not the first political spouse to take an interest in matters of state Politics • 08 Aug 22
A short history of Irish political spouses Sabina Coyne Higgins is not the first political spouse to take an interest in matters of state Politics • 08 Aug 22
GUBU: a Taoiseach, a murderer and a political scandal The events leading to Charles Haughey's GUBU press conference remain one of the most sensational episodes in Irish modern history History • 03 Aug 22
GUBU: a Taoiseach, a murderer and a political scandal The events leading to Charles Haughey's GUBU press conference remain one of the most sensational episodes in Irish modern history History • 03 Aug 22
Here are 4 unlikely places where Irish political scandals began Controversies that damaged political reputations began in such venues as a Co Westmeath distillery and a swanky Florida hotel Politics • 27 Jul 22
Here are 4 unlikely places where Irish political scandals began Controversies that damaged political reputations began in such venues as a Co Westmeath distillery and a swanky Florida hotel Politics • 27 Jul 22
Why politicians live longer than the people they represent New research looking at politicians worldwide has found that they tend to live longer than the general population Politics • 14 Jul 22
Why politicians live longer than the people they represent New research looking at politicians worldwide has found that they tend to live longer than the general population Politics • 14 Jul 22
How much damage has Boris Johnson done to the UK? Johnson had made buffoonery his own trademark, but his antics have thrown the UK constitution into deep disarray Politics • 08 Jul 22
How much damage has Boris Johnson done to the UK? Johnson had made buffoonery his own trademark, but his antics have thrown the UK constitution into deep disarray Politics • 08 Jul 22
