Why the 'new normal' will be a slow adjustment for some The easing of restrictions will have some people feeling anxious and nervous, or suffering with mental health difficulties, while others will be "chomping at the ... Analysis and Comment • 09 May
Four things we learned from the British elections As the dust settles after the British elections of the last few days, Sean Whelan looks back at what the polling - and results - ... Analysis and Comment • 09 May
First-time buyer blues as new homes unaffordable The property market in Ireland has confounded all of us for a very long time. But when people can no longer afford to buy new ... Analysis and Comment • 08 May
Verbal kicking for FG as O'Connell leaves the pitch Kate O'Connell may have left the pitch in Dublin Bay South but she did not go quietly. Clearly angry, she aimed both barrels at Fine ... Analysis and Comment • 08 May
Operation Vaccination injects hope for better times Vaccines have changed the war against coronavirus. They have given us new armoury, against a devastating threat to the world. Analysis and Comment • 08 May
Ireland at a crossroads on journey to stamp out racism The existence of racism in Ireland is difficult to acknowledge, but until it's openly discussed, there will be no progress made in tackling the problem ... Analysis and Comment • 07 May
Brexit and Boris go hand in hand to land Hartlepool Brexit is a powerful force, certainly in Hartlepool, where Britain's Conservative Party has taken the constituency for the first time since it was created in ... UK • 07 May
Scottish election tops key electoral week in UK This is a big electoral week in the UK, with voting of some kind taking everywhere, except in Northern Ireland. UK • 03 May
Could a Green trampoline champion become German leader? Germany is holding national elections on 26 September, which will determine who will become the next chancellor to replace Angela Merkel, who after almost 16 ... Analysis and Comment • 03 May
Scan the banks, but don't dismiss the departees yet With two banks signalling their intention to depart the market here in the coming years, it's the ideal time to scan the banking landscape to ... Business • 02 May
Dead End: Arlene Foster, the NI Protocol and Europe It was fitting that Arlene Foster resigned the very day that the future EU-UK relationship was finally and formally given its blessing by the European ... Analysis and Comment • 01 May
Arlene's career as a juggler ends In his final piece of online analysis, former RTÉ News Northern Editor, Tommie Gorman, looks back on the career of outgoing First Minister, Arlene Foster, ... Analysis and Comment • 01 May
Spectre of unhappy Cummings returns to haunt Johnson When Dominic Cummings walked out the door of Number 10 Downing Street in November of last year many wondered how long it would take before ... Analysis and Comment • 01 May
Hopefully heading towards the last exit from lockdown We are definitely moving into a new upbeat gear now, with the lifting of a swathe of restrictions planned for this month, June and onwards, ... Analysis and Comment • 01 May
Runners and riders in Dublin Bay South by-election A surprise by-election has livened up the political scene. Analysis and Comment • 01 May
Fist bumps and arm-twisting in Biden's Capitol address There was a reduced number of attendees at Joe Biden's address to Congress and by the end of the night he had chatted to almost ... US • 29 Apr
A calculated risk - but one worth taking Dare we compare it to a summer's day? Analysis and Comment • 29 Apr
Hope replaces fear as Govt outlines path ahead We are likely to see the Government's new slogan "Think safe, think outdoors" plastered on billboards and newspaper ads and repeated mantra-like by politicians and ... Analysis and Comment • 29 Apr
Danger was blowing in the wind during Chernobyl visit On the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, RTÉ's Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham recalls his visit to the radioactive site 15 years ago. Analysis and Comment • 26 Apr
Navalny a dominant opposition figure, even from prison He was once described by the Wall Street Journal as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most". Analysis and Comment • 24 Apr
Covid-19: Everything is riding on our next move In pub quizzes in years to come, questions might be asked about what the acronyms NIAC, NPHET and the latest one VRG stand for. Over ... Analysis and Comment • 24 Apr
Govt faces curveballs of case numbers, vaccine issues Ministers face tough calls next week as they decide on the level of reopening for May amid heightened expectations from the public and business. Analysis and Comment • 24 Apr
Stalled aviation industry waits in departure lounge With aviation forming a sizeable portion of Ireland's economy, pilots, aircrew and aircraft now inhabit unfamiliar territory on the ground, for what could be two ... Analysis and Comment • 25 Apr
Joe Biden's first 100 days Reporting on Joe Biden's presidency has been a very different experience compared to covering his predecessor. Analysis and Comment • 25 Apr
North-South meeting wasn't your average get-together The fact that a meeting between Irish and Northern Irish ministers did take place yesterday will ease concerns over north-south relations, as Northern Editor Vincent ... Analysis and Comment • 22 Apr
