Noel Whelan: Collapse of Brexit talks now the better of two evilsDerailment may provoke change in UK politics needed to bring realism to talksFri May 11 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Bid to fix abortion law in Constitution did not workEighth Amendment has forced isolation and travel on thousands of pregnant Irish womenFri May 04 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: This is no time to indulge in loose talk about electionsThe underlying realities reiterated in last week’s ‘Irish Times’ poll militate against a general electionFri Apr 27 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Windrush treatment could yet be felt by Irish in BritainNew laws require immigrants to produce documentation to establish their statusFri Apr 20 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: 20 things to remember about the Belfast AgreementGood Friday 1998 was a day when politics achieved what was presumed impossibleFri Apr 13 2018 - 05:00
TDs well within rights to vote against holding of referendumNoel Whelan: Oireachtas has constitutional duty to decide on referendums for citizensFri Mar 23 2018 - 05:00
Sinn Féin must end abstentionism to achieve a united IrelandNoel Whelan: The party needs to hurry up and take its seats in WestminsterFri Mar 16 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Strategic Communications Unit a good idea badly executedA strategic State approach to communications cannot be seen to benefit any political partyFri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Why Theresa May should listen to John Major on IrelandFormer prime minister was the last senior Conservative politician to truly care about the islandFri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00
Parties should think twice before rushing into an electionNoel Whelan: Polls point to need for continuing confidence and supply arrangementsFri Feb 23 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Sinn Féin has weaponised the Irish languageParty leadership only cares about language as a means to score a political win in NorthFri Feb 16 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: EU rights of Irish citizens in North a Brexit dilemmaPosition of Irish citizens in North raises legal, diplomatic and political issuesFri Feb 09 2018 - 05:00
Legislating for abortion in rape cases is very difficultPoliticians who oppose the 12 weeks proposal must outline a realistic alternativeFri Feb 02 2018 - 05:00
Introduction of free votes a maturing development in Irish politicsNoel Whelan: TDs and Senators will have to stand by their decisions in abortion debateFri Jan 26 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Simple repeal of Eighth carries risksProvision for Oireachtas to make laws about abortion could curb possible challengesFri Jan 19 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Kingsmill row shows North’s failure to address the pastSinn Féin MP’s gaffe underlines the need to do more to help the victims of the TroublesFri Jan 12 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: power and leadership works differently in Sinn FéinAdams has been the unopposed candidate for the Sinn Féin leadership for 34 yearsFri Jan 05 2018 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: The Government is ready for 2018’s challengesFine Gael has been buoyed by the generational change in its leadershipFri Dec 29 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Loneliness is not just for ChristmasIreland should set up a cross-party Oireachtas-led commission on lonelinessFri Dec 22 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Time to ditch ‘Punch and Judy’ approach to referendumsMedia has important role to play in providing access to evidence in abortion debateFri Dec 15 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: It is not an act of aggression to want a united IrelandThe Government has a constitutional prerogative to support Irish unityFri Dec 08 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Nightmare scenario for Ireland is a Border fudging gameGovernment has gambled a lot on EU solidarity and UK concessions over next seven daysFri Dec 01 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Post offices help take edge off digital dividePostmasters have shown an unrivalled capacity to adapt and competeFri Nov 24 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: For tweets sake give Varadkar a breakSuggesting Committee F picture is security breach is ludicrous – you can easily Google itFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: John Halligan is not cut out to be a MinisterFantasies about North Korea reveal dangerous self-delusionFri Nov 10 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Britain distracted as Irish relationship faces strainWe are about to see first public divergence by governments on North since Belfast AgreementFri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Clue to future as Varadkar looks to de Valera’s pastTaoiseach notes thin line between politicians’ great strengths and biggest weaknessesFri Oct 27 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Brexit has become a diplomatic dialogue of the deafThe mantra ‘There will be no hard Border’ is not enough to magic the prospect awayFri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Calm and cautious budget helps secure GovernmentModeration and incremental approach to budget balanced with political generosity.Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: State must face down threats from pay TVIrish channels have every right to charge international cable firms for retransmissionFri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Varadkar’s referendums are a political stuntThe plans are nothing but a weak Government trying to prove it has vision and durabilityFri Sept 29 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: New Dáil term a fresh chance for new politics to prove itselfGovernment’s claim to be able to legislate will stand or fall on progress of alcohol BillFri Sept 22 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: The case for universal basic incomeHillary Clinton’s revelation that she considered such a proposal shows its potencyFri Sept 15 2017 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil is not lying about its position on a Sinn Féin coalitionMicheál Martin’s ruling out of a government with the party is due to political necessityFri Sept 08 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Public services card row is silly season nonsenseData-protection watchdog should know better than to fan the flames of the controversyFri Sept 01 2017 - 05:00
Why the next general election may not be until May 2019Eighth Amendment vote and presidential election will both influence timing of the pollFri Aug 25 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Not insisting on place at Brexit table may prove costlyIreland now only a bystander in crucial discussions about future of the countryFri Aug 18 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: Varadkar’s straight talking on Brexit is welcomeDUP claims about frictionless post-Brexit Border have been exposed as fantasyFri Aug 04 2017 - 05:00
Noel Whelan: The political junkie’s summer survival guideBrexit books and a documentary on Macron may provide sustenance in the off-seasonFri Jul 28 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Varadkar regime returns an inconclusive verdictTaoiseach is open and decisive, but has not yet proved he is a leader of substanceFri Jul 21 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Six of the best from Vincent BrowneThe journalist leaves a trail of memorable moments as he prepares to sign off for goodFri Jul 14 2017 - 04:00
Far left’s high profile contrasts sharply with modest electoral reachFactionalism has long relegated fractious hard left to margins of Irish politicsFri Jul 07 2017 - 04:00
Judicial Bill an unsound solution to a problem that does not existPassage of important legislation has had to play second fiddle to Shane Ross’s pet projectFri Jun 30 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Varadkar and Martin lock horns in dominance fightNew dynamic emerges between parties but not over Whelan appointmentFri Jun 23 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Varadkar reshuffle is one of the most startling everContrary to media commentary, the Taoiseach may have overdone it in terms of changesFri Jun 16 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Varadkar’s reign will be fresh and dramaticNew Fine Gael leader’s quietness makes his meteoric ascent all the more remarkableFri Jun 09 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Conservatives underestimated Corbyn and LabourLabour Party manifesto was more centrist, more costed and more popularFri Jun 02 2017 - 04:00
Fine Gael hopefuls silent about how to make politics workNoel Whelan: Coveney and Varadkar promises ring hollow against Dáil logjamFri May 26 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Kenny more cunning than many suspectedFormer FG leader on several occasions showed a determination to stay in powerFri May 19 2017 - 04:00
Noel Whelan: Fine Gael leadership campaign will be an emotional family affairParty campaigns are personality contests rather than competitions about policyFri May 12 2017 - 07:04
