Sinn Féin objections to the planned commemoration of the Normans might be regarded as inconsequential but they reveal a more sinister objective

Our interest is in maintaining EU solidarity by supporting whatever countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs are needed

The Canadian’s victory has lessons for mainstream politicians across the democratic world

Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem

Last week’s shouting down of the Ceann Comhairle by Opposition parties have set a dangerous new tone for Irish politics

Heather Humphreys is an obvious contender - but will Fianna Fáil go along with it?

There are really important issues facing the country on infrastructure, defence spending, and the potential economic setback caused by US tariffs

It is imperative that we declare, unequivocally, our support for united EU action to defend European democracy against Russia

Unless there is some radical new thinking about how to meet the country’s infrastructural needs, the new government will run into the same problems as the last one

Nobody in the political world emerged untarnished from the spectacle

Party’s vision of early Border polls followed by a united Ireland is in stark contrast to the new government’s approach

Tony Blair had it right when he said manifestos and campaign promises are ‘a guide to winning but they’re an unsuitable guide to governing, except in describing what you hope will happen’

Martin and Harris got on each other’s nerves during the election campaign, but they now need to put their differences aside

We are in danger of putting ourselves out of the running to capitalise on the next phase of economic development

A danger for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is that if the sniping at each other gets out of control, it could raise doubts in the minds of voters

Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure

In recent polls, a coalition of left parties has 28 per cent of the vote in the capital compared with 13 per cent for Sinn Féin

Extra €2,000-€3,000 placed by the budget in the pockets of middle-income families is a good way to kickstart three weeks of campaigning

Our obvious double standards on neutrality have not gone unnoticed in other EU countries, even if they do not say it openly

How to spend the budget surplus wisely without building up problems for the future is the big conundrum facing the Government