Fine Gael’s sulking will further erode public confidence in our democracyStephen Collins: Sinn Féin’s rallies show the need for other parties to get on with forming governmentFri Feb 28 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Reluctance of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to govern understandableOne in three voters bought idea that Ireland is a hellhole in need of radical left policiesFri Feb 21 2020 - 01:50
Stephen Collins: The loss suffered by FF and FG is no reason to hand power over to SFSome 70% did not vote for hard left - parties must hold nerve at critical junctureFri Feb 14 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Howlin can bow out with some satisfactionLabour leader leaves party in better shape than when he took over leadershipThu Feb 13 2020 - 01:17
Housing and health the most important issues, exit poll showsSignificant differences across the age groups evident on issuesSun Feb 09 2020 - 18:41
Detailed election 2020 exit poll results: How voters answered 15 questionsVoters rated housing and health as by far the most important issues by far for themSun Feb 09 2020 - 15:43
Election 2020 analysis: Sinn Féin surge shows generational splitFine Gael won only 15.5% of the votes among the youngest 18-24 age groupSun Feb 09 2020 - 08:44
Ireland’s voting system: How does it work and how should I use it?PR-STV, or single transferable vote, is one of most flexible, subtle systems in the worldFri Feb 07 2020 - 12:03
Sinn Féin’s rhetoric is dangerous and its exclusion from power is justifiedStephen Collins: SF’s strategy shares traits with that of Europe’s far-right partiesFri Feb 07 2020 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Donohoe and Coveney need to shift narrativeHealth and housing focus may obscure looming threats of Brexit and economicsFri Jan 31 2020 - 01:00
Seamus Mallon: Fractured relationship with Irish political leadersFormer Seanad member fell out with Charles Haughey, had a blazing row with Garret Fitzgerald and felt let down by Bertie AhernFri Jan 24 2020 - 18:49
Stephen Collins: Varadkar and Martin’s jobs are both on the lineSF-leaning wing of FF may get rid of Martin, while threats loom for TaoiseachFri Jan 24 2020 - 01:00
A Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil grand coalition could be what the country needsStephen Collins: Performance of Greens and Labour will be key to outcome of this electionFri Jan 17 2020 - 12:57
A meeting of minds – An Irishman’s Diary on Brendan Ó Cathaoir and the diary of Elizabeth Mathew DillonTue Jan 07 2020 - 18:30
Department of the Marine frustrating salmon farmingMost consumers are unaware the salmon they eat is all farmed, as is sea bass and troutThu Jan 02 2020 - 06:00
Phil Hogan: 'A no-deal Brexit would pour salt into the wounds'Preserving the integrity of the single market remains EU trade commissioner’s top priorityMon Dec 30 2019 - 03:01
Johnson will abandon pledge on Brexit transition period - HoganEU commissioner believes British PM will abandon promise not to extendMon Dec 30 2019 - 03:00
What ever happened to the Irish salmon farming industry?A staggering level of official incompetence combined with scaremongering has seen Ireland fall far behind Norway and ScotlandThu Dec 26 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: UK election shows a Border poll is not a priorityElection proves voters primarily care about getting Northern Ireland working againFri Dec 20 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: Brexit crisis gave Donohoe way to lower expectationsAvoidance of profligacy a fine template for dealing with future corporate tax fallFri Dec 13 2019 - 06:00
Warning signs for Fine Gael in byelection resultsDramatic increase in support for Greens and significant recovery by LabourFri Dec 06 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: Varadkar, Martin right to rebuff united Ireland citizens’ assemblyIrish nationalism has realised that co-operation rather than conflict is a far better routeFri Nov 29 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: Our system favours chancers and crooksUtterly disproportionate awards for often trivial injuries have become the normFri Nov 22 2019 - 06:00
Election 2020: Greens and Labour can hold key to which big party leads governmentParty which emerges largest from next election more likely to call shots in coalitionFri Nov 15 2019 - 02:00
Stephen Collins: Time for pandering to gunmen is overLight touch policing has left Cavan-Fermanagh Border in thrall to republican criminalsFri Nov 08 2019 - 07:37
Stephen Collins: Stop the dangerous guff about a united IrelandIt is essential the Government is clear in rejecting Sinn Féin’s Border poll demandFri Nov 01 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: London’s next U-turn may be on free tradeBluster made British slow to perceive that EU solidarity bolstered Ireland with powerFri Oct 25 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: Brexit deal reveals politics at its best and worstUK departure saga from EU shows that political compromise a virtue rather than a viceFri Oct 18 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: Brexit gave Paschal Donohoe the opportunity to bring in a sensible budgetFine Gael colleagues disappointed over absence of new measures to reduce income taxThu Oct 10 2019 - 20:03
Stephen Collins: Johnson’s backstop offer should not be dismissed out of handTaking emotion out of Brexit proposals, or at least minimising it, will be vital on all sidesThu Oct 03 2019 - 19:11
Irish nationalism and unionism have paralysed WestminsterParnell never reduced Commons to sorry state Tory diehards have dragged it intoFri Sept 27 2019 - 06:00
Political violence has returned and we can’t blame it on BrexitViolence in Derry and Border areas a symptom of wider political failureThu Sept 19 2019 - 17:07
Stephen Collins: Phil Hogan could prove to be Britain’s post-Brexit saviourIrishman as trade commissioner has vested interest in easing EU-UK tradeFri Sept 13 2019 - 06:00
Varadkar must avoid being used in Johnson’s election gamesThe Taoiseach needs to sidestep the trap of being cast as the truculent Irish manFri Sept 06 2019 - 05:00
Stephen Collins: Brexiteers may have just made another mistakeExpectation that EU will cave in and give Boris Johnson what he wants remains far-fetchedFri Aug 30 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: The unsung virtues of Charlie FlanaganMinister for Justice does a difficult job well and avoids attracting unnecessary attentionFri Aug 23 2019 - 01:36
Lynch’s call on Battle of Bogside has stood test of timeThen taoiseach’s courage and political skill avoided a disastrous civil warFri Aug 16 2019 - 00:58
Tories willing to sabotage UK out of blind hatred of EUBoris Johnson has made it easier for EU leaders to refuse to budge on Brexit dealFri Aug 09 2019 - 06:00
Varadkar needs to prepare Ireland for no-deal BrexitPreparing for the worst will mean no tax cuts and tighter departmental budgetsThu Aug 01 2019 - 16:31
Confrontational Johnson makes it easy for VaradkarStephen Collins: Doesn’t matter now what Taoiseach or Tánaiste say about the backstopFri Jul 26 2019 - 10:48
Spineless Dáil exposed by its rejection of trade dealUninformed decision on free trade bodes badly for serious looming challengesFri Jul 19 2019 - 09:40
Dublin must be open to a last-minute compromise on backstopGovernment and Opposition will have to weigh carefully where national interest liesThu Jul 11 2019 - 06:00
Varadkar’s stance on top EU jobs enhances his standingIrish strategy was to press Barnier’s claims if the opportunity aroseThu Jul 04 2019 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: The virtual silence on Shatter's hounding from office is oddFrenzied reporting helped ensure the former minister was wrongly hounded from officeFri Jun 28 2019 - 06:55
Stephen Collins: Donohoe’s decisions will make or break GovernmentFine Gael’s reputation hinges on taking measures needed to get spending under controlThu Jun 20 2019 - 05:00
Local election aftermath a wake-up call for Fine GaelParties coalescing around Fianna Fáil the most likely outcome after general electionThu Jun 13 2019 - 05:00
Labour, Greens and Social Democrats can play key role in next electionLeft-wing alliance could have major say in formation of next governmentThu May 30 2019 - 05:00
Nigel Farage and Sinn Féin are bedfellows when it comes to EuropeNo surprise Brexit Party using clips of Mary Lou McDonald speeches at ralliesThu May 23 2019 - 05:00
King and Queen of Sweden to meet President and Taoiseach in DublinSwedish ambassador said visit aims to cement relationship between the two countriesTue May 21 2019 - 14:56
Ireland's politicians are fooling nobody with their ‘climate emergency’Dáil’s hypocrisy on climate change will only add to corrosive cynicism about politicsThu May 16 2019 - 11:46
