The Irish Times

Denis Staunton: Tory grassroots pressure on Johnson all going in one direction

PM’s plan involves persuading MPs to postpone a decision on his fate until after May local elections

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 09:25

Aid agencies criticise US decision to deem Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist organisation

Move seen as threatening food and medicine deliveries to ailing and starving civilians

Mon Jan 11 2021 - 18:45

Boris Johnson urged to lead global response on Hong Kong and China

China’s decision to pass Hong Kong security law has strained relations with UK and US

Mon Jun 01 2020 - 08:40

Tory right may deliver what it has always feared – a left-wing Armageddon

The new Labour politics is having no politics. And yet the Tories can still spook voters with the idea of the Corbyn bogeyman

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 09:31

May invites Conservative MPs to briefings to discuss Brexit

Prime minister seeks to stop spat over customs arrangements from tearing party apart

Tue May 15 2018 - 09:12

UK ministers say Brexit transition will not be ‘back door’ to staying in EU

Chancellor and trade secretary Hammond and Fox says transition will be ‘time limited’

Sun Aug 13 2017 - 11:22

Ireland’s stance on refugees shows its values, says David Miliband

Refugee debate in EU and Trump immigration stance leading to ‘humanitarian chaos’

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 20:16

Goal is nimble on ground but funding model creates strain during inquiry

As US investigates corruption allegations, Goal’s lack of unrestricted funds slows cashflow

Fri Oct 14 2016 - 01:00

Irish people ‘most sympathetic’ to Syrian refugees in EU

International research finds different attitudes towards migrants in Europe’s east and west

Fri Sept 16 2016 - 01:00

Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Goal’s funding problems

Almost €3m has been frozen while the US investigates alleged fraud in Syria. The charity says it has managed to keep its projects going despite the setback

Sat Aug 13 2016 - 06:00

Goal funds withheld pending US inquiry into alleged fraud

Government refuses to give millions of euro to the aid agency amid investigation

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 13:47

Martin Wolf: Brexit is a nuisance, prosperity is the priority for EU

If citizens see the practical benefits of membership, then the union will thrive

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 12:34

David Puttnam says he is ashamed UK voted for Brexit

Leave campaign exploited huge ignorance about EU, says Oscar-winning producer

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00

Goal fires staff in Turkey after inquiry into Syrian aid contracts

USAid investigation into alleged bribery grows to include additional agencies

Fri May 13 2016 - 01:00

Bashar al-Assad vows to retake all of Syria

President’s comments undermine fragile Munich ceasefire agreement

Fri Feb 12 2016 - 20:27

Number of migrants entering Europe ‘needs to be reduced’, Davos hears

Draghi says ‘society will be changed’ by crisis which saw one million reach Europe last year

Fri Jan 22 2016 - 12:30

Davos 2016: the five big themes

World Economic Forum to grapple with big issues from climate change to refugee crisis

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 16:07

Last British resident released from Guantanamo Bay

Shaker Aamer freed after 13 years detention at the controversial facility in Cuba

Fri Oct 30 2015 - 18:19

Last British detainee released from Guantanamo Bay

Shaker Aamer had been held for more than 13 years without charge

Fri Sept 25 2015 - 18:43

Corbyn would be ‘big mistake’ for British Labour, Rabbitte says

Ex-minister says he is ‘not a fan’ of politics of frontrunner in party’s leadership contest

Wed Aug 19 2015 - 01:00

Miliband says Jeremy Corbyn would take Labour ‘backwards’

Former foreign secretary endorses Liz Kendall for Labour leadership

Tue Aug 18 2015 - 01:01

Labour MP Tristram Hunt will not stand for party leadership

Hunt boosts Liz Kendall’s ambitions by saying she has ‘confidence and courage’ for post

Wed May 20 2015 - 20:13

David Miliband criticises brother Ed’s election campaign

Former British foreign secretary says voters ‘didn’t want what was being offered’

Tue May 12 2015 - 10:26

David Miliband launches stinging attack on brother Ed’s election campaign

Ex MP says campaign failed to to appeal to principles of ‘aspiration and inclusion’

Tue May 12 2015 - 07:01

London Briefing: Halving of growth rate is last thing Cameron needed

Prime minister put a brave face on Britain’s latest GDP data

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 09:31

London Letter: Mounting fears of fraud ahead of general election

Troubling allegations of postal-vote cheating persist in key battleground constituencies

Thu Jan 29 2015 - 19:32

Sandwich-making as a slice of real life

Irish food group Greencore raises the ire of Daily Mail by looking to hire Hungarian workers

Wed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00

Son of Irish immigrants looks set to take seat for Labour

Mike Kane expected to see off Ukip challenge

Mon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00

David Cameron supports Ed Miliband in row over Daily Mail article on father

British Labour Party leader said it was a lie to assert that Marxist academic Ralph Miliband ‘hated Britain’

Wed Oct 02 2013 - 01:35

Irish blood, New Labour henchman heart: dark arts under Gordon Brown

As a Labour spin doctor, Damian McBride regarded as fair game every weakness in his boss’s opponents

Mon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00

UK runs ‘secret monitoring station in Middle East’

Report says telephone calls, emails and internet traffic being intercepted and shared with US

Fri Aug 23 2013 - 10:22

Don’t blame Luis Suárez for lack of ethics in professional sport

Opinion: People shouldn’t bite people, but football’s reforms need to start at the top

Wed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00

Newcastle police warn fans over Di Canio

Supporters told not to taunt Sunderland manager with fascist salutes

Thu Apr 11 2013 - 17:17

Ferguson refuses to be drawn on Di Canio

Manchester United manager says Italian has big challenge ahead of him on Wearside

Thu Apr 04 2013 - 15:51