NI Protocol: Chilled meats and Frost thawing?

Following the bruising encounters of the G7, and Joe Biden's ministrations on the Protocol, the UK may have calculated that a cooperative approach is wiser.

New National Maternity Hospital back in focus

In 2013 it was announced that a new National Maternity Hospital would be built on the site of St Vincent's Hospital in Elm Park in ...

Covid-19: NPHET is upbeat but it's not over just yet

When you think of summer, it conjures up memories of warm nights, concerts, outdoor sports and a season of fun.

EU-US Summit: Small steps, but the risk is Biden's

Joe Biden deflected criticism of his no-strings-attached meeting with Vladimir Putin in Geneva with the words: "It's always better to meet face to face."

'A worthy adversary': Biden set for Putin meeting

Ahead of his first meeting with Vladimir Putin since becoming US President, Joe Biden won't be "breaking bread" with his Russian counterpart, writes Brian O'Donovan.

Countdown to re-establish NI powersharing begins

Arlene Foster has resigned as Northern Ireland's First Minister, starting the clock ticking on a seven-day deadline for Sinn Féin and the DUP to agree ...

Is Ireland's multinational romance coming to an end?

Questions are now growing about whether Ireland can hold on to its low corporation tax rate much longer, writes Will Goodbody.

Future of aviation hangs in balance after pandemic

Since Covid-19 first arrived at our shores last year, few sectors of the economy have been as hammered by it as aviation.

Biden's Brexit intervention shows Irish influence

Spotlight on Joe Biden as he takes to world stage

The resetting of US foreign policy in the post-Trump era means re-establishing links with traditional allies and once more challenging adversaries.

Israeli coalition to topple Netanyahu's 12-year reign

In removing Benjamin Netanyahu from the Prime Minister's office, the new eight-party coalition likely to form Israel's new government this weekend will have fulfilled its ...

Class of 2021 prepare for unique Leaving Cert

This week the Irish education system will embark on a process that would appear to be unique worldwide.

Bad faith and brinkmanship: NI Protocol on the edge

A clear-sighted discussion of technical issues is being poisoned by allegations of bad faith, hypocrisy, and even an accusation that the UK is playing footsie ...

PUP, tax changes put austerity back on political agenda

Not since the dark days of the crash have we seen what amounts to a second budget squeezed into the year but this time round, ...

Has business become 'woke' to the climate challenge?

"It's not easy bein' green," Kermit the Frog famously sang in an episode of The Muppet Show in 1978.

Reopening plan heralds new era beyond the pandemic

Reopening is continuing at pace for June, July and August underpinned by the acceleration of the vaccination programme.

One year after George Floyd's death, has US changed?

It was a summer of unrest in the US and it came at the height of a devastating pandemic that was claiming tens of thousands ...

Alarm bells are ringing ahead of final UK unlocking

The target date of 21 June is in the balance. The rapid spread of the so-called Indian variant of Covid-19 - and its potential to ...

Common Travel Area delay casts shadow on reopening

Visiting Dublin Airport over the past 14 months has been a pretty bizarre experience.

Johnson's 'Jaws' yarn resurfaces at Covid inquiry

People who attended the 2019 Pendulum Summit in the Convention Centre Dublin will be familiar with Boris Johnson's yarn about the movie "Jaws".

Belarus, Lukashenko and 'Europe's last dictatorship'

It was the Bush administration which coined the term "Europe's last dictatorship" for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.