British Ambassador to Ireland Kara Owen on current Anglo-Irish relations, trade opportunities, and the possibility of a Brexit reversal
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Brexit
The latest news, award-winning analysis, and in-depth features on the UK's exit from the European Union
Reconciling Northern Ireland
In any debate on unification, the wishes of all the people of Northern Ireland must be paramount
EU-UK deal proposes to remove ‘vast majority’ of agri-food Brexit checks
Post-Brexit reset deal negotiated by London and Brussels commits to settle tuition fee question at later date
Opinion polls are core to how media covers politics, but is that a good thing?
Traditional polling is being reshaped by changes in the media landscape
Europe ‘must be ready’ to face security threats, warns Keir Starmer in Dublin
Call for greater vigilance about ‘permanent change of affairs, not an aberration of the Trump presidency’, former British prime minister says
New body to examine options for Irish unity, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says ‘partisan’ push for Border poll since Brexit vote has concerned him
Tory press is still screaming about the ‘betrayal of Brexit’, but few voters are listening
Ireland is using the European presidency to help Andy Burnham bring the UK closer to the EU
Is Andy Burnham laying a Brexit trap or falling into one?
In major policy pivot, UK prime minister breaks Labour’s code of silence on Brexit
‘It’s up to us’: Government must work inside EU to smooth path for possible British return
Neale Richmond says it would be ‘an anomaly’ if the Republic was not at least as vocal about reversing Brexit as other EU states
The Irish Times view on the UK budget: grasping for growth
The country has been caught in a doom loop for the past decade
PureGym seeks planning on two Dublin sites as it eyes entry to Irish market
Private-equity-backed ‘no-frills’ fitness clubs previously considered expansion into Ireland but pulled back after Brexit vote
‘The focus is finding people from Ireland’: The EU’s big ask for new English translators
It will be an uphill battle, with Ireland having the lowest proportion of secondary school students who study two or more foreign languages
Andy Burnham calls for ‘honest discussion’ on freedom of movement between UK and EU
British PM says he wants to consider options including return to full EU membership or joining single market
Downing Street trying to play down Andy Burnham comments on Russia’s role in Brexit
UK prime minister seemed to suggest on politics podcast that Putin influenced outcome of Brexit referendum
Stripe UK employees paid average salary of £180,800 in 2025
New accounts reveal 60% jump in after-tax profits at British entity to £25.6 million
Why reducing the €2,500 student registration charge would be a double-edged sword
Do we really want our universities to be much cheaper than others in the EU?
Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
Budget talks enter ‘banging fists on the table’ phase – metaphorically at least
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues
‘If you don’t like it, don’t come’: proud locals bristle at Blackpool’s dark tourism reputation
It has always been a hotspot for fun, sticks of rock and rollercoasters, but now it also has a surfeit of addicts and deprivation
Andy Burnham has a mission. Now he needs a mandate to deliver it
Popular prime minister might be tempted to call an early election, but keeping out Reform UK means tactical voting
‘Made in Europe’ rules should not ‘undermine’ UK relations, Britain’s new envoy tells EU
UK ambassador to EU Caroline Wilson cautions against bloc becoming ‘insular and inward-facing’
When is the time to trigger a Border poll?
Irish unification stirs widespread debate but the decision for a vote on the matter falls to one person under the Belfast Agreement
Pressing the Brexit ‘I told you so’ button is tempting for Ireland, but we should hold fire
In Ireland’s interests to work with Andy Burnham as obligingly as possible on the Europe question
The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled
Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election
Burnham says ‘all options’ on the table including rejoining customs union, single market or full membership
Was Burnham’s speech to Labour Party conference a turning point on Brexit?
Global Briefing: UK prime minister pledged to consider all options on Europe, including single market membership and rejoining EU as a full member
Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998
Elements of unionism are fed up with what they regard as the enabling of all-Ireland culture, history, narrative and Irish unity inevitability at their expense
How would a Border poll on Irish unity get called in Northern Ireland?
The Belfast Agreement sets out rules for calling a unity referendum, but is vague on some details
When two in five Irish people would ‘let it burn’, we’ve got a problem
We have been ignoring the signs of a growing disillusionment and anger
Closer EU-Canada integration could transform Ireland’s place in bloc
Move could strengthen our role in trade, research, aviation and investment
Europe is entering a new phase. Ireland may lose out
As Ukraine and Canada seek closer EU ties, winners in this latest version of the bloc are clear
It matters that Ireland is an island. That makes its past and present different from many other countries
Integrating island thinking into every area of public policy, from economy and security to education and the arts, is an exercise in connection not withdrawal
The Brexit lesson guiding Mark Carney’s response to Trump’s tariffs
Canadian leader’s role at Bank of England during Brexit vote gives him a key insight as trade war with US escalates
The Anglo-Irish relationship is best explained by a scene in Mad Men
The high-minded, snobbish claim that those on the right in Britain are above even thinking about Ireland is rather dishonest
I learned a lot about Englishness on a packed train leaving Reform UK’s conference
From a packed Birmingham to Oxford train, questions of class, belonging and national identity follow the Reform UK conference
Dara Ó Briain: ‘I don’t think anyone put an argument in favour of Brexit on Mock the Week’
Irish comedian reflects on Mock the Week’s past iterations ahead of revival and the material inspiring his next tour, Re:Creation
Former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Stephen Walker dies aged 61
Award-winning journalist wrote biographies of John Hume and David Trimble
US says Britain not taking advantage of Brexit
Choosing Brussels over United States ‘a problem’ for trade deal
Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table
It would polarise politics even further and set the clock back in the quest for cross-community reconciliation, perhaps for decades
Iceland says no to EU membership talks
The Nordic country is a very special case. It would be foolish to draw hasty conclusions from this referendum result
Irish man in Birmingham: The English often seem less interested in us than we are in them
I feel settled in the West Midlands, an area Irish people have been calling home for generations
There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts
Ireland has weathered a lot of economic storms, but this one could catch us off guard
Ireland’s financial services sector: no longer just an offshoot of London
Employment in the area here has almost doubled since 2015 on back of some favourable headwinds, including Brexit
New Government plan aims to increase financial services jobs to 70,000
Coalition publishes fresh strategy to cut red tape and boost competitiveness in key sector
Ex-council chief sought to delete emails due to perception she was ‘the DUP’s person’, court told
Anne Donaghy (56) on trial over alleged offences concerning Brexit-related communications while she was chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council
Micheál Martin says talk of Border poll makes him go ‘bananas’
Taoiseach said party colleagues should concentrate on the benefits of the Shared Island initiative
‘If you want to get a job immediately in Brussels, speak Irish and do a law degree’
Wild Geese: Jim Maher, based in Brussels, is one of two deputy spokespersons for the European Parliament
EOY profiles: From commercial real estate to logistics and antennas
We profile four of the finalists chosen in the international category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards
What If Reform Wins by Peter Chappell: an enjoyable but horrifying read
The author, a London Times reporter, imagines a chilling future for the UK under a Farage premiership
Triple-lock campaigners wish to stand by as Russia and others destroy peacekeeping – Martin
Taoiseach says model that State has supported for 60 years is likely to disappear
Little evidence that Andy Burnham’s plan to devolve power to the regions will work
While devolution has worked in Manchester, there have been mixed results in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Obituary: Ann Widdecombe: Formidable politician who sometimes played up role of British eccentric
Conservative MP represented Maidstone for 23 years, later stood for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and was a climate-change sceptic
New prime minister Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic issues is good for UK
Labour leader is clear-eyed about Britain’s social and economic problems and candid about how Brexit has made them worse
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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