Stephen Collins: Fianna Fáil would regret sharing power with Sinn FéinOne of the big lessons of recent history is that SF devours those who do business with itFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
There may be a silver lining in von der Leyen’s appalling blunderPragmatics of NI protocol forced to top of political agenda in Brussels and LondonFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: State’s Covid response compares well with elsewhereMistakes made and costs incurred but HSE has outperformed NHSFri Jan 29 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Trump values appear set to prevail at next Irish electionTrump playbook has taken firm root in Irish politics and his values look set to prevail hereFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:00
Public mood will turn ugly if people feel vaccine rollout is being botchedStephen Collins: Coalition needs to prove it has a plan for final phase of Covid-19 battleFri Jan 15 2021 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Do we want a shared island or a united Ireland?Nationalist Ireland must choose between two competing visions of the futureFri Dec 18 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Pooling national sovereignty has given Ireland great cloutBrexit saga shows Ireland can play a part in grown up world of international politicsFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Decade of commemorations stoking cult of violenceThere is an increasingly one-sided presentation of the struggle for independenceFri Dec 04 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Biden’s support for Government’s North position a contrast to JFK's stanceUS president-elect has done a great service by beating Trump and will be firm on BrexitFri Nov 27 2020 - 01:00
Ireland would join Nato if price of joining EEC, TK Whitaker saidRIA historic documents: Monnet questioned if Ireland could face demands of free tradeMon Nov 23 2020 - 21:00
Macabre exhumation of Roger Casement’s remains documentedIrish diplomat gave account of London dig after ‘49 years in a waterlogged grave’Mon Nov 23 2020 - 01:50
Stephen Collins: Government must assert its authority over NphetExperts engaging in PR campaign to keep strict lockdown in place for DecemberFri Nov 20 2020 - 08:20
Stephen Collins: Supreme Court the architect of its own misfortuneJudiciary that protested political interference in the Polish judicial system now requires political intervention to rid themselves of a colleagueFri Nov 13 2020 - 01:00
Without the Blueshirts, there would have been no Fine GaelClaiming continuity with Michael Collins helps Fine Gael forget its troubling originsSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
Ireland faces its own threats to faith in democratic institutionsStephen Collins: Trump’s threat to electoral process has implications for entire worldFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Common sense must prevail in Brexit fisheries rowIf fishing symbolises emotional appeal of Brexit, it also exposes the contradictionsFri Oct 30 2020 - 01:00
Nphet now in control of the country’s economic and social policyGovernment badly needs to find alternative strategy to lockdownsFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Budget could channel politics in different directionCoalition must show its actions are based on fairness and the budget is a good startFri Oct 16 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Coalition shows it has the courage to governHaving said no to Nphet once, it will be easier to do so next time the need arisesFri Oct 09 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Coalition still has time to get act togetherIf Government weathers Leaving Cert error storm, this could be turning pointFri Oct 02 2020 - 01:00
Ireland faces devastating blow due to our failure to develop ferry services to EuropeStephen Collins: Amid Brexit, Irish trucks need extra ferries to transit goods to and from continentFri Sept 25 2020 - 01:00
Mixed messages and one-upmanship within Government need to stopMajor improvement in Irish test and tracing system remains a priorityFri Sept 18 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Taoiseach avoids bombast in response to Johnson’s threatsMicheál Martin’s measured tone will win support in Brussels and WashingtonFri Sept 11 2020 - 01:00
Dithering on Phil Hogan’s successor raises yet more red flags about this GovernmentStephen Collins: Indecision on new EU commissioner stems from basic miscalculationFri Sept 04 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Coalition appeased lynch mob over HoganGovernment casts more doubt on ability to lead amid Covid-19 and Brexit challengesFri Aug 28 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Chaotic Government undermines public confidenceSocial cohesion needed to tackle Covid-19 so Coalition must be exemplar of unityFri Aug 21 2020 - 01:00
John Hume’s legacy: Stubborn figure transformed the relationship between Britain and IrelandPolitician had self-belief to repeat same message for decades until eventually it was accepted by almost everybodyMon Aug 03 2020 - 11:05
Stephen Collins: Coalition is doomed unless it learns to fight backThe way it caved in on relatively minor issues like stopping the PUP and ministerial pay does not augur wellFri Jul 31 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Summit outcome gives credence to Ireland being 'tiny diplomatic superpower'The State has left Hanseatic League allies high and dry on bloc’s Covid-19 responseFri Jul 24 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Micheál Martin brought political chaos on his own headFianna Fáil leader must take advantage of the Apple tax decision to reboot as TaoiseachFri Jul 17 2020 - 01:00
Taoiseach needs to show zero tolerance for dubious ministerial behaviourNew Government has an opportunity to build on trust public has shown over recent monthsFri Jul 10 2020 - 01:00
Storey funeral a reminder that IRA army council runs Sinn FéinEpisode should alert the wider electorate to what a vote for the party meansFri Jul 03 2020 - 01:00
Why Ireland should be proud of Daniel O’Connell and his Dublin statueStephen Collins: Ireland can take pride in its statue of towering anti-slavery figureFri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00
Establishing his authority will be Martin’s first priorityCoalition’s ability to govern effectively will depend on high level of trust between party leadersFri Jun 19 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Divided Greens will make for unstable coalitionTrust and discipline key to capacity of next government for decisive actionFri Jun 12 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: FG and FF seem oblivious to the daily SF assault they suffer on social mediaFianna Fáil and Fine Gael not at the races in online war of wordsFri Jun 05 2020 - 01:00
Lockdown must be eased to stop Ireland returning to the 1980sStephen Collins: State will be plunged into worst of all worlds if action is not takenFri May 29 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Crisis inspires fact-based debate and solidarityCovid-19 corrals Irish politics and journalism towards science and solutionsFri May 22 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: False sense of security prevails on Covid-19 costsPoliticians need to be frank about scale of the economic crisis aheadFri May 15 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: FF and FG are afraid of what a Green deal might do to themWhatever is agreed between negotiating teams will have to be ratified by party membersFri May 08 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Co-operation vital for Covid-19 recoveryIt would be a positive development if the Greens decide to enter governmentFri May 01 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Choice may now be support from Independents or new electionSome of the State’s most successful administrations have been propped up by IndependentsFri Apr 24 2020 - 01:00
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s reckless manifesto offers a recipe for disasterStephen Collins: Smaller parties are right to be sceptical of blank cheque offered in documentFri Apr 17 2020 - 01:00
Government formation hinges on Labour under Alan KellySocial Democrats and Greens have deliberately ruled themselves out of coalitionFri Apr 10 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: The cliche Ireland has 'a third world' health service was never remotely trueContinuing national solidarity will be needed for economic recovery in wake of Covid-19Fri Apr 03 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: FG and FF will struggle to create stable majorityMomentous decisions already made to fight Covid-19 but another coalition partner vitalFri Mar 27 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Varadkar should hold power until crisis endsLevel of trust inspired by the Taoiseach on Tuesday night will be needed for what is aheadFri Mar 20 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Coronavirus has put the skids under government formationGreens must decide if they are serious about being in GovernmentFri Mar 13 2020 - 01:40
Fine Gael’s sulking will further erode public confidence in our democracyStephen Collins: Sinn Féin’s rallies show the need for other parties to get on with forming governmentFri Feb 28 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Reluctance of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to govern understandableOne in three voters bought idea that Ireland is a hellhole in need of radical left policiesFri Feb 21 2020 - 01:50
