EU summit ends on notes of economic and political optimismEuropean Council president Donald Tusk says ‘Brexit took up very little time’Fri Jun 23 2017 - 21:23
Mixed response to May’s offer on rights of EU citizens in UKBritish prime minister has left many questions unanswered in her offer to the EUFri Jun 23 2017 - 18:45
May moves to placate EU with deal on citizens’ rightsBritish PM comes close to European stance as Taoiseach flags ‘open door’ for UK returnFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar defends neutrality as EU steps up co-operation on defenceEU flag to fly over range of military projects from peacekeeping to weapons researchFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May proposes citizens’ rights deal to aid Brexit talksEU citizens in Britain would acquire special status after residing in the UK for five yearsThu Jun 22 2017 - 22:00
Brexit Border talks complicated by delay in resumption of Northern ExecutiveEU and Irish sources say discussions on politically sensitive elements of the brief inopportuneThu Jun 22 2017 - 15:26
Brexit: the ghost at the feast of this week’s European Union summitThe UK’s departure isn’t on the official agenda, but it will be an ever-present subtextWed Jun 21 2017 - 17:08
Our Joe is still missing. Presumed dead in the Grenfell Tower disasterLondon Letter: These are a fine, warm people, salt of the earth. They did not deserve thisWed Jun 21 2017 - 01:00
Chips are not down: European Commission protects Belgian fritesFears Flanders delicacy is under attack are unfounded amid warning on healthy cookingTue Jun 20 2017 - 18:16
Varadkar: Tory-DUP deal not threat to Good Friday AgreementUK officials insisted Border issues ‘right at the top of priorities’ for Brexit talksMon Jun 19 2017 - 21:30
Brexit negotiations get off to good startEU and UK agree on structure, timeline and priorities for March 29th, 2019, deadlineMon Jun 19 2017 - 19:56
Brexit ‘divorce talks’ to focus on three key areasDavid Davis may make concessions in accepting timeframeMon Jun 19 2017 - 10:31
Brexit talks start today: what exactly will happen?Q&A: After a year of claim, counterclaim and posturing, what happens on day one?Mon Jun 19 2017 - 07:01
UK’s Davis says ‘more unites us than divides’ as Brexit talks startUK Brexit secretary begins talks with Michel Barnier in BrusselsMon Jun 19 2017 - 06:39
Varadkar to meet British PM as Brexit talks begin in BrusselsTaoiseach to stress ‘rights and freedoms’ of Irish citizens and importance of open BorderMon Jun 19 2017 - 01:00
Hammond: Britain is leaving customs union and single marketAhead Brexit talks on Monday, chancellor says he will not agree deal that will ‘destroy’ UKSun Jun 18 2017 - 12:45
European court upholds Independent appeal over Monica Leech awardGroup argued ‘disproportionate’ €1.2m libel settlement violated right to freedom of speechThu Jun 15 2017 - 09:36
Buoyant Brussels: Brexit and Trump give the EU its mojo backThe mood in Brussels is upbeat as big challenges are recast as historic opportunitiesThu Jun 15 2017 - 01:00
May’s mess causes confusion and quiet glee in BrusselsThe result has also led to uncertainty about when Brexit talks will beginFri Jun 09 2017 - 17:00
European public prosecutor’s office set up, but Ireland opts outOffice will pursue fraudsters dipping in to EU funds which is estimated to cost €500m a yearThu Jun 08 2017 - 15:42
Hate speech: social-media firms only a few breaches from regulationEurope Letter: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are hurrying to take down contentThu Jun 08 2017 - 01:00
One hundred years on, Ireland, Britain and Belgium share Messines commemorationStandard-bearers struggle to hold up their colours on windswept hillsideWed Jun 07 2017 - 18:52
Why was the battle of Messines important?Unlike what followed, Messines was a rare military successWed Jun 07 2017 - 18:49
Who was Willie Redmond and why is he fondly remembered at Messines?‘He had had difficulty persuading the War Office to let him lead his men into battle, but was allowed to lead the third wave assault on Wijtschate’Wed Jun 07 2017 - 18:36
Brexit and solidarity gap cast pall over EU budget for 2018Brussels Letter: British ‘hostage-taking’ and autocratic governments compromise budget processThu Jun 01 2017 - 01:00
As Trump heads home, Europe is left unsure of where it standsThe contrast between the US president’s embrace of the Saudis and Israelis and his attitude to Europe and Nato was strikingSun May 28 2017 - 12:13
EU Ombudsman welcomes promise of transparent BrexitEuropean Commission pledge at odds with Theresa May’s wish for cloak of secrecyWed May 24 2017 - 18:15
Western Front: from Messines to PasschendaeleFighting for the British Empire: the story of the Irish who lost their lives needs to be toldMon May 22 2017 - 15:37
Turkey’s referendum result more than Erdogan power grabWorld View: Trump pays homage to strongman autocratFri Apr 21 2017 - 16:38
State’s brand of neutrality has become obsoleteWorld View: Irish ‘neutrality’ is intensely ideological, a luxury and a bit of a mythSat Apr 08 2017 - 06:00
Why Putin is not celebrating the Russian revolution’s centenaryImpulses that drove 1917 insurgents might resonate today in deeply divided RussiaMon Mar 27 2017 - 00:40
World View: Martin McGuinness and the real nature of terrorismTerror is the weapon of those who believe they would lose, or are losing, a traditional military trial of strength – it’s the response of the weakSat Mar 25 2017 - 05:56
Ossetia to be latest focus of Russia’s uneasy relationship with EUPatrick Smyth: Breakaway Georgian enclave seeks to change name in pro-Russian moveSat Mar 11 2017 - 01:00
Rekindling spirit of EU founding text will not be easyUnion relaunch faces major challenges in countering Euroscepticism and nationalismSat Feb 25 2017 - 06:00
Libel Ireland series: Why we must reform defamation lawsDefamation law in Ireland is financially onerous, oppressive and unpredictableThu Feb 16 2017 - 01:00
Kenny’s Brexit speech begins to fill in the blanksAnalysis: Taoiseach reminds the UK the State will be on EU’s side of the table in exit talksWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:26
Why Trump needs to hit the brakes on his trade plansDonald Trump’s protectionism is not just economically illiterate, it is dangerousSat Jan 28 2017 - 01:00
Cyprus, reunification and a lot of maybesMost of the remaining points of difference are not of principle but degreeSat Jan 14 2017 - 01:02
World View: Is Israel really prepared to accept isolation?Donald Trump will be the only major global leader to back pro-settler policiesSat Dec 31 2016 - 01:00
World View: Gambia’s dictator has second thoughtsJammeh refuses to step down, but his departure is a necessity for the countrySat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
Donald Trump should be wary of ‘let them take the boat’ approach to abortionLeaving individual states to decide on reproductive rights could be legally problematicSat Dec 03 2016 - 07:00
Fake news in US election becomes bad press for FacebookWorld View: Social media giant faces questions over accountability as editor of feedsSat Nov 19 2016 - 09:22
Three more US states vote to legalise marijuana useNebraska reverses opposition to death penalty in referendums on 150 issues in statesWed Nov 09 2016 - 19:06
Republicans retain control of Senate and House of RepresentativesParty now able to fill vacancy on supreme court vacant since death of Antonin ScaliaWed Nov 09 2016 - 15:00
World View: Ireland is right to lead way against nuclear weaponsSome say a global ban is ineffective without full support, but a vital step has been takenSat Nov 05 2016 - 01:00
World View: EU can adapt to complexities of British exitA variegated Brexit in which regions retain closer ties to EU should not be problematicSat Oct 22 2016 - 01:00
World View: Back to the drawing board in ColombiaMost Colombians want peace but many could not bring themselves to vote for itSat Oct 08 2016 - 01:00
World View: Philippines president’s ‘war on drugs’ unleashes wave of killingsNew leader Rodrigo Duterte has made good on his election campaign promisesSat Aug 27 2016 - 01:10
Failed Turkish coup provides Erdogan with a pedestal‘The official coup narrative has fed off Turkey’s relish for conspiracy theories’Sat Aug 13 2016 - 11:37
World View: The ghost of Richard Nixon invoked by the Trump campaignWhat started as an occasional borrowing of Nixonian phrases by Trump voters has turned into a brazen homageSat Jul 30 2016 - 00:44
