There can be no Palestinian state without Palestinian policeRuadhán Mac Cormaic: The EU is helping to rebuild a police force on the West BankSat May 19 2018 - 05:00
Homeless since 1948: 70 years since the creation of IsraelRuqayeh (75) was five when shelling forced her from her village. She has not been backSat May 12 2018 - 06:00
Is Trump being played by Kim Jong-un?World View: History suggests North Korea-US rapprochement destined to failSat May 05 2018 - 05:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Why dictators like electionsSham elections tell autocrats as much about their friends as their enemiesSat Apr 07 2018 - 05:00
Inside the mind of Vladimir Putin: two takes on the Russian presidentShaun Walker charts Putin’s mission to fill the Soviet void; Michel Eltchaninoff traces PutinismSat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00
Dublin cleaving closely to EU middle ground on RussiaIrish slow response to Salisbury attack dictated by interests of other EU statesSat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00
Anti-Semitism is on the march across EuropeWorld View: Front National’s rebranding masks an alarming rise in anti-Jewish sentimentSat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00
Why Macron will struggle to export his revolutionThe French president is looking for Irish parties to join his new European blocSat Feb 24 2018 - 05:00
UN envoy warns of Aleppo repeat after scores killed in SyriaViolence in Ghouta ‘spiralling out of control’ as 250 die in government bombardmentWed Feb 21 2018 - 01:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: The Middle East peace process is dead not stalledIt is time to plan for a new process once Trump leaves officeSat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00
EU should help Tunisia fulfil its Arab SpringStruggling country is shining example to rest of world but needs assistanceSat Jan 27 2018 - 05:00
Israel may shut down its embassy in DublinTo reduce costs, Dublin placed on potential closure list of seven, Israeli paper reportsSun Jan 21 2018 - 18:45
Trump undermines journalists but he does not kill themThe focus on the US president’s threats to the media distracts from deadly challenges elsewhereSat Jan 13 2018 - 05:00
There is no Trump administration – there are severalOn a range of issues, Washington continues to say one thing and do anotherSat Dec 30 2017 - 05:00
Middle East tips towards confrontation after a year of extraordinary upheavalMore conflict looks likely as a stable Iran faces a belligerent Saudi regimeThu Dec 28 2017 - 04:00
The Middle East has a new kingpin: Vladimir PutinUS retreat has allowed Russia to spread its influence on a scale not seen since the collapse of the Soviet UnionSat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00
Why Ireland wants to join the FrancophonieBrexit has shone an unflattering light on Dublin’s relationship-building skillsSat Dec 02 2017 - 05:00
World View: Brexit puts Irish diplomats centre-stageIveagh House excels at big issues such as UN and EU. Brexit will focus its energiesSat Nov 18 2017 - 05:00
Humanitarian aid doesn't come cheapThe professionalisation of aid, and its concentration in a small number of mega-NGOs, has caused its own problemsSat Nov 04 2017 - 05:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Monoglot Ireland will be at loss post-BrexitTight links to Anglosphere have blinded Ireland to other political and trade avenuesSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:00
Why all of Europe has a stake in Macron’s presidencyWorld View: French leader’s bold initiative may drive the next phase of the EUSat Oct 07 2017 - 05:00
Aung San Suu Kyi unravels her own mythThe weak response from the Nobel laureate to ethnic cleansing of Rohingya is grotesqueSat Sept 23 2017 - 05:00
Halawa acquittal preceded by sustained Irish diplomatic campaignFamily and Government differed on strategy at times during four-year legal sagaTue Sept 19 2017 - 05:35
Why is Ireland silent on the threat to democracy at the heart of Europe?World View: Europe’s leaders remain silent on the authoritarian drift in their ranksSat Sept 09 2017 - 05:00
Government to push for Halawa’s return after Monday verdictSenior figures believe 21-year-old Irish man could be back in Ireland within weeksSat Aug 26 2017 - 01:35
Campaign for UN Security Council must not lurk in shadowsWorld View: UN ethical values must not be neglected in Ireland’s quest for a seatSat Aug 26 2017 - 01:00
Letter to Varadkar reveals strength of feeling among senior judgesLetter regarding planned reforms carries more weight than usual channel partly because it’s so rareFri Aug 18 2017 - 01:00
The case for a feminist foreign policyGender equality is not only a moral imperative, it’s also smart realpolitikSat Aug 12 2017 - 01:00
Donald Trump and the limits of the US constitutionThe president is pushing up against document’s boundaries - and may reveal its flawsSat Jul 29 2017 - 05:00
The Susan Denham way: low-key, principled and effectiveAnalysis: The outgoing Chief Justice has reached the end of a remarkable careerSat Jul 29 2017 - 01:00
Frank Clarke was only name to go to CabinetShane Ross said to be ‘satisfied’ with process for appointing new chief justiceWed Jul 26 2017 - 21:10
Judge with radical edge may take Supreme Court in new directionAnalysis: Ruadhán MacCormaic on what new chief justice Frank Clarke will bring to roleWed Jul 26 2017 - 20:55
Donal O’Donnell: Intellectual heavyweight and innovatorSecond most senior member of Supreme Court seen as socially liberal and elegant writerWed Jul 26 2017 - 05:00
Cabinet to pick chief justice from three-judge shortlistChief Justice Susan Denham to step down after six years as head of judiciaryWed Jul 26 2017 - 05:00
Peter Kelly: Independent judge who stood up to governmentsChief Justice candidate appointed head of High Court in 2015Wed Jul 26 2017 - 05:00
Frank Clarke: Leading judge with influential historyChief Justice candidate has series of important judgments to his nameWed Jul 26 2017 - 05:00
Minister denies bid to extradite Ian Bailey was ‘abuse of process’Charlie Flanagan ‘obliged’ by law to apply for extradition order on foot of European warrantTue Jul 25 2017 - 05:00
Merger talks between Goal and Oxfam collapse without a dealScale and diversity of both aid agencies ‘best served by operating as two distinct entities’Tue Jul 18 2017 - 17:00
No watershed: A botched coup, and Turkey’s slide into authoritarian ruleWorld View: Now unassailable, President Erdogan has purged any and all ‘threats’Sat Jul 15 2017 - 05:32
Legal action would imperil Halawa deal – officialsSimon Coveney told of passport application surge from Britain and Northern IrelandWed Jul 12 2017 - 01:00
Why western liberalism is in big troubleThreat to western idea of progress comes from within, a new book arguesSat Jul 01 2017 - 05:17
Judicial appointments Bill driven by political self-interestAppointments process could be fixed by addressing advisory board’s weaknessesWed Jun 28 2017 - 05:30
A year after the Brexit vote, a new order takes shapeA year after the referendum, chaos reigns in London while the EU is on the riseFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: At the Brexit crossroads, go eastGovernment’s Brexit message differs in subtle but important ways depending on audienceSat Jun 17 2017 - 01:00
Trump gives two fingers to the poor on front line of climate changeIf you think global warming is distant and remote, look at how Africa is changingSat Jun 03 2017 - 00:20
EU moves to allow online streaming without bordersGeoblocking will cease for subscribers to platforms like Netflix and Spotify from 2018Thu May 18 2017 - 14:48
Three countries have taken in no asylum seekers under EU schemeEuropean Commission could take legal action against Hungary, Poland and AustriaWed May 17 2017 - 17:45
Government urged to resolve migrant dispute with ItalyIreland yet to take any of 700 asylum seekers it pledged to receive under relocation schemeWed May 17 2017 - 16:35
Brexit: Avoiding hard Border one of three talks priorities for EUJean-Claude Juncker says exit bill and future of citizens part of negotiations with the UKWed May 17 2017 - 16:13
State braced for ‘crucial test’ of computer securityState networks including Health Service Executive fear WannaCry virus may have spreadMon May 15 2017 - 06:38
