While vital details remain to be worked out, the framework deal avoids the immediate risk of a transatlantic trade war

Despite a joint statement on climate, differences on trade and Ukraine dominate relations

The silence of some leaders is dangerously close to complicity

Fed chair Jerome Powell provided a fascinating fact-check in real time

Investment is essential in a State with mounting infrastructure needs and legally binding climate commitments

Policy is not addressing the narrow tax base, reliant on a few companies and a small number of high earners

Europe’s response to a rapidly changing geopolitical environment has been piecemeal, defensive and lacking in vision

Uisce Éireann’s campaign for additional resources has worked - but the Government needs to stick with it for the long term

The Government is right to plan more investment spending, but has a lot of work to do to deliver on this

As a peddler of conspiracy theories himself, Trump can hardly complain when his supporters demand more details on this one

To leave sufficient leeway, further growth in State capital investment has to be married with tighter control of current spending

Populist parties of the right made major gains, most notably, Sanseito, a new party pushing Maga-like anti-immigrant and tax cutting politics

It remains to be seen whether Keir Starmer has the stomach to face down his backbenchers

The Labour government’s efforts to blame the previous administration should not disguise the role of the British state

As the budget season kicks off, the Government needs to persuade voters that it can get things done

The GAA has adapted to meet contemporary challenges and to ensure the sports prevail above all else

The Minister’s dilemma is that winding down the practice could add to waiting lists

There are a lot of spending demands but few easy ways to find revenue to meet them

The poll indicates that the Coalition has inspired no great enthusiasm among the electorate since taking office

The scale of borrowings being taken on by first-time buyers is of concern, given the uncertain economic outlook