Conflict in the Gulf gives EU governments the opportunity to underline the strategic importance of renewable energy

The maker of Claude refused to allow its technology to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons

The two countries share common interests on security, trade and other interests

The exchange with the Government can be seen as the two sides feeling one another out

Member states will not be reassured nor reform facilitated by a go-it-alone commission president

The controversy in 1926 was a reminder that holding a mirror to your country can generate as much condemnation as gratitude

A new ESRI analysis has straightforward recommendations to try to improve the situation

Risks of a drawn-out conflict had unnerved markets, but oil prices fell after Trump’s comments on Monday evening

Another bout of inflation could further damage competitiveness and hurt households

Despite concerns about the impact on the IFSC, the Government should row in behind the plan

There is no sign of an end to the war and no clarity from Donald Trump about US aims

Felines have been the signal beneficiaries of modern internet culture over the past decade

If the crisis worsens, measures to help households should be focused

French president wants to move weapons to seven European states

Whether a reset in relations is possible hinges in part on a power struggle in the EU

Two parallel public processes have proceeded for years with remarkably little sign of coordination

Having survived a series of economic shocks over recent years Ireland may now face another one

Ireland’s situation is not as acute as in the UK, the US or Australia

Efforts at political decapitation are rarely as clean or as swift as those who undertake them hope

Motorists are switching in increasing numbers, but the trend must be built on

The threat from Iran’s repressive regime will not be solved by air and missile attacks

After losing a Labour seat to the Green Party, the prime minister will nervously await polls in May

This will be the eighth apology since Bertie Ahern’s landmark address to Dáil Éireann in 1999

The habits cultivated by serious reading are precisely what is required of citizens in a democracy

New equipment will be of little use without soldiers, sailors and pilots to operate it

The bank’s president needs to clarify whether she will see out her term

Republicans will fret about the yawning gap between presidential rhetoric and voter sentiment

Some 100,000 more employees may be needed to deliver on all the plans

In the Netherlands and the UK, AI cameras are used which can detect mobile use by drivers

UN officials fear a humanitarian crisis, with the outbreak of epidemics and the spread of hunger

The Government has to make progress in 2026 if it is to see results during its term

After four years of attrition, the conflict is stuck in bloody gridlock

The US administration said it can find new ways forward, but this will be complicated and difficult

Many of the failings can be linked back, at least in part , to a lack of consultant psychiatrists

The precautionary principle must prevail where any credible risk exist

If demand continues to rise it must be managed in a more structured way

It is vital for victims and their families that there is legal accountability where criminal acts are proven

The latest Fiscal Council research shows that the Government needs to reassess its budgetary approach

The people of Limerick voted for an alternative to the old system of local government

Performative cruelty is designed to deter illegal entry and encourage undocumented to ‘self-deport’

An orator and civil rights leader, Jackson picked up the mantle from Martin Luther King

Key questions remain to be answered about how a new scheme might work

In Munich, Rubio gave full voice to the new US doctrine of great power geopolitics

The Government is trying to take control, but a key ECJ ruling is imminent

Negotiations are continuing, but the lives of many protestors remain under threat

In the Stardust and many other cases there have multiple difficulties and delays

The project will restore a sense of civic grandeur to a messy traffic interchange

The Kenova report concluded that the protection of the agent by British security forces could not be justified

The party is in the same camp as Alternative für Deutschland, Fidesz andRassemblement Nationa

There is a reluctance to make difficult trade-offs to address housing crisis