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Britain is ‘resetting’ its relationship with the EU, seeking that vague notion of ‘closer ties’ – Ireland should be the UK’s ally
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Britain is ‘resetting’ its relationship with the EU, seeking that vague notion of ‘closer ties’ – Ireland should be the UK’s ally
Ten years on, an angry tribe sees itself as more English than British - and Ireland must stay alert to the dangers
Deals struck recently with the US, EU and India will not make a significant difference to Britain’s parlous position
Traders in the North have been struggling with ‘Alice in Wonderful’ bureaucracy on customs and regulatory form filing and hope Monday’s deal will herald positive change
Reaction among conservative politicians portrays NI as a victim. It is a short step from there to portraying Britain as a victim of Northern Ireland
Negotiators had clear sense one side could not be seen to ‘win’ in EU-UK deal
The UK’s new post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels is being heralded as a new era for relations
Post-Brexit agreement covers areas such as trade, security and defence contracts, food standards, the energy market and emissions trading
The deal has been agreed between the European Union and the UK and also includes elements on security and defence
Tánaiste Simon Harris praises ‘significant benefits’ for NI business and consumers
Deals reached on fisheries and agriculture after late-night haggling ahead of summit in London
Keir Starmer to host Ursula von der Leyen for UK’s first formal summit with Brussels since Brexit, with talks on knife edge
For Keir Starmer, all roads lead back to Brussels, a toxic subject for many Britons but an economic necessity for a country looking to grow
The author on why he no longer writes police procedurals, his distrust of the North’s hierarchy of victimhood, and his compulsion to write
Where LGBTQ+ rights are bolstered, so too are women’s rights, and where they collapse, so too does authentic feminism
‘A world leader who spoke out for the disenfranchised and the impoverished’
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
The UK prime minister Keir Starmer will next month host EU leaders at a landmark post-Brexit summit
Trade between North and South has increased since Brexit
Rather than seeing a US trade deal as entrenching the sea border, some unionists hope Trump’s new world order might sweep the Windsor Framework away
Government funding of €8m for club academies could be included in October’s budget
That liberal, decent, brave America many of us used to know, the one that is deeply flawed but still full of generosity is still there, clinging to the wreckage
New to the Parish: Nishtha Khanna moved from India to Ireland in September 2020
After the ‘open door’ days of Brexit diplomacy, now Ireland is just one of many competing voices vying to be heard as the EU plans countermeasures
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Unique position could create more uncertainty for North’s ‘slow-growing economy’
‘You add tariffs on anything coming from the US whiskey industry, then that is a major issue,’ says Wild Atlantic Distillery cofounder
Three ambitious new books - by Tim Jackson, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, and Diane Coyle - examine the failures of liberal democracy, and how we can chart a course to a better future
Dr Leor Zmigrod has found differences in the brain structures and functions of people with different ideologies. Could this science be used by malicious agents?
The Irish identity of people born in Britain, where six million have at least one Irish grandparent, can be complex and personal...
Retailers face challenge of working with online platform or going head-to-head with it for business
We know it’s a fantasy but let’s take it and move on, because the battles ahead will change our world in ways we have not yet contemplated
Patrick Freyne: Love Triangle UK’s contestants are earnest and well meaning – not, as so often on dating shows, monstrous, sexually prolific sociopaths
Geopolitical upheaval, energy security and reliance on UK for supplies are forcing a rethink on the ban on LNG
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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