Is Russia prepared for full-scale invasion of Ukraine? Russia's troops on Ukraine's borders are poised for invasion, according to NATO. Analysis and Comment • 5 hrs
3 reasons why North Korea is firing so many missiles North Korea has begun 2022 by launching a barrage of missiles in a flurry of activity not seen for several years, writes Eleanor Burnhill. World • 11 hrs
Westminster awaits Downing Street 'partygate' report Westminster is still waiting for Sue Gray's report. Analysis and Comment • 26 Jan
Will looser Covid rules push up holiday prices? The easing of Covid-19 restrictions has likely sparked thoughts of a long-awaited holiday in many minds, writes Adam Maguire, but people may need to brace ... Business • 23 Jan
Ourselves again - but no guarantees about the future It was a day of hope and optimism but also, as Taoiseach Micheál Martin reminded people, a time to reflect on the lives lost to ... Analysis and Comment • 21 Jan
What does Russia have to fear from the West? Vladimir Putin does not regard Ukraine as a real country, and says Russia needs security guarantees, including a demand that NATO rule out any future ... Analysis and Comment • 22 Jan
Time to begin moving on with the pandemic in retreat It is time to face the change and what a change is coming now with the speedy lifting of restrictions. Analysis and Comment • 22 Jan
Has Brexit killed the UK landbridge for hauliers? We learned a lot more this week about the shifting patterns of trade on our island. Business • 22 Jan
Easing restrictions: Will Govt opt for a 'big bang'? What will the Cabinet decide when ministers gather at 3pm to consider easing of restrictions? Analysis and Comment • 21 Jan
Will 2022 finally put a dent in the housing crisis? When it comes to Ireland's housing crisis - it is difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel, writes Tommy Meskill. Analysis and Comment • 16 Jan
Has the pandemic permanently changed our spending ways? Online shopping, food deliveries and inflation have all contributed in various ways to a shift in our relationship with cash and how we spend it. ... Business • 16 Jan
Data centres get to grips with EirGrid's Dublin pause EirGrid says that Dublin's electricity system is under pressure, but its moves to manage that have surfaced tensions between it, business and other sections of ... Business • 16 Jan
What will come out next from Downing Street? How can so many be prosecuted by the Metropolitan Police, but nobody in Downing Street has been, writes Sean Whelan. Analysis and Comment • 17 Jan
Ireland reaches turning point in Covid-19 journey You can feel it in the air now, see it in the brighter days and hear it in the dawn chorus. Analysis and Comment • 15 Jan
NI Protocol once again hostage to Tory Party infighting The fate of Northern Ireland is once again captive to the internal dynamics of the Tory Party, continuing an ignoble line going back to David ... Brexit • 15 Jan
New kind of scrutiny for Prince Andrew after ruling This is being described by some legal commentators as the "nightmare scenario" for Prince Andrew. Analysis and Comment • 12 Jan
Major easing of Covid rules - but not without risks It is notable that despite Ireland having among the highest incidence of Covid-19 in Europe, the Government has the confidence to ease close contact advice, ... Analysis and Comment • 12 Jan
Will the worst of the pandemic be over in 2022? Time will tell if the arrival of the Omicron variant in December here may possibly have contributed to a turning point. Analysis and Comment • 08 Jan
Ministers watching hospital figures amid Covid surge There is a hope in Government that schools will return after the Christmas holidays but as ever, Covid-19 does not neatly lend itself to providing ... Analysis and Comment • 30 Dec 21
What the public told the Taoiseach about Covid For many in Government the words "ideal match" may be a stretch too far, but one thing is certain, a majority within Fianna Fáil, Fine ... 2021 in Review • 27 Dec 21
Decade of Centenaries: The story so far One hundred years ago this Christmas, the fate of the Anglo-Irish Treaty hung by a thread, the Dáil almost equally split. 2021 in Review • 22 Dec 21
