A lot left unsaid in Taoiseach's Level 3 speech The Taoiseach Micheál Martin packed a lot into his TV address last night on the steps of Government Buildings. Analysis and Comment • 6 hrs
Festive season can still sparkle but caution is needed The bright lights of Christmas loom as battle against Covid-19 continues through the dark winter months. What happens over the coming weeks is within our ... Analysis and Comment • 10 hrs
What's left of the Christmas market for businesses? In normal times this weekend would always have been a busy one for retailers, pubs, restaurants and other businesses across the country. Business • 10 hrs
Talking about mental health was a good start by Martin As the Government unveils measures to ease current Covid-19 restrictions in time for Christmas, Paul Cunningham says it's a risk the Government is all too ... Analysis and Comment • 19 hrs
Focus turns to Varadkar after McEntee's Dáil comments At the beginning of this Dáil debate, the focus was on Helen McEntee. By the end, it was all about Leo Varadkar. Politics • 26 Nov
Boris must make biggest call of his political career Expect Boris Johnson's survival instincts to kick in over the coming days, a deal with Brussels being the way out of a deepening hole for ... Analysis and Comment • 25 Nov
Joe Biden: 'You can ask about Ireland anytime you want' Since becoming the projected winner of the US presidential election more than two weeks ago, Joe Biden has been preparing for his transition to the ... US Election 2020 • 25 Nov
Don't worry ... it's probably worse than you think! Despite the good news about vaccines and treatments for Covid-19, several economic reports came along this week to remind us that our current state of ... Business • 22 Nov
Donald Trump's changing strategies Conspiracy theories and disputed claims of fraud in the recent US election won't change the maths but there is a danger that they will damage ... Analysis and Comment • 21 Nov
Final throes of Brexit legal fixes and hardball tactics As we hurtle towards 31 December the scramble for a deal is forcing both sides to get creative in the hope that they do not ... Analysis and Comment • 21 Nov
Level thinking needed to decide Covid-19 exit strategy Agreeing coronavirus restrictions for the festive season will be a high-wire act and one of the biggest tests for Government. People will also want to ... Analysis and Comment • 21 Nov
Govt closes door on Woulfe being removed by Oireachtas Today's announcement by the Government definitively closes the door on the prospect of Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe being removed from office by the Oireachtas. Analysis and Comment • 18 Nov
Woulfe controversy 'judiciary's version of Saipan' At the end of an extraordinary week for the country's highest court, Legal Affairs Correspondent Orla O'Donnell examines the controversy surrounding the appointment of Seamus ... Analysis and Comment • 15 Nov
Growing clamour from business for Christmas reopening Employers' body Ibec has taken aim at the National Public Health Emergency Team as decisions loom for Government on what happens after 1 December when ... Analysis and Comment • 21 Nov
UK exit from Brexit is way behind schedule In the face of so much devastation from Covid-19, hardline Brexit zealotry could now be seen as the self-indulgence of an out of touch elite. Analysis and Comment • 15 Nov
Great Brexit Bake Off: Food is central to NI Protocol Stormont officials have described preparations for the Northern Ireland Protocol as a "major emergency response plan" and central to that is food, including food safety ... Analysis and Comment • 14 Nov
Staying on course against Covid-19 There is no season finale in sight in the ongoing coronavirus drama. But how this battle ends will be down to the sum of all ... Analysis and Comment • 14 Nov
Covid-19: Govt must strike balance for Christmas period Intense discussions are under way in Government on how to manage the reopening of the country in December. But even a Level 3 Christmas will ... Analysis and Comment • 14 Nov
Larry Donnelly: After Trump, what's next for America? As the dust settles in the US election, NUI Galway lecturer and RTÉ News analyst Larry Donnelly asks just how Joe Biden will set about ... US Election 2020 • 10 Nov
What now for Donald Trump? The West Clare hotelier will be pondering his options ahead of his departure from the White House next January. US Election 2020 • 14 Nov
Will Trump continue to oversee federal executions? On the campaign trail, President-elect Joe Biden said he would work to end federal executions, but will outgoing President Trump continue to oversee federal executions ... Analysis and Comment • 14 Nov
Govt would have to move slowly and carefully on Woulfe No judge has ever been impeached in Ireland and the bar is set very high for politicians to remove a judge from office. Politics • 10 Nov
Gender pay gap - Why do women still earn less than men? From today until the end of the year, the average Irish woman will effectively be working for free - because the average woman earns 14.4% ... Analysis and Comment • 09 Nov
After showtime, prepare for Joe time Imagine the mood in Downing Street. The most Irish-American US president in history has been elected. Provided his health holds up, Joe Biden will be ... Analysis and Comment • 09 Nov
