Mairead McGuinness: UK needs to be ‘less emotional’ on Brexit

European commissioner talks about tax, trade, protocol and need for a stronger bloc

The Irish Times view on Phil Hogan and the Oireachtas golf dinner

Hogan could have done much more to help his own case and failure to do so fuels suspicion

Miriam Lord’s week: Varadkar set for family Christmas in Mumbai

Taoiseach’s father will celebrate 80th birthday in the land of his birth

O’Reilly criticises EC’s transparency in dealings with tobacco firms

Ombudsman’s report says ‘sophistication of lobbying by tobacco firms is underestimated’

EU body urged to be more open on tobacco contacts

Irish Cancer Society calls for greater transparency following ombudsman investigation

Brussels must resist lobbying by the tobacco industry

No argument was too alarmist or too cynical when the industry set out to water down EU plans to discourage smoking, says the European Ombudsman

Commission must lead way on issue of conflict of interest, says Ombudsman

Emily O’Reilly is undertaking an inquiry into ‘revolving doors’ phenomenon

Corruption 'costing EU economy €120bn' a year

European Commission study suggests problem of graft affects almost half of companies

’Black ops’ strengthen resolve of Reilly and European Commission to push through tobacco reforms