Musk-Trump effect has the capacity to destabilise Irish democracy
Musk seems to consider he has some role in using his wealth to influence political processes and debate in European states
Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell columns and stories
Ireland in the 1980s was backward, poor and stagnant. Some politicians want to bring us back there
Those who challenged the existing consensus were routinely condemned as Thatcherite by commentators and union leaders who were comfortable with the failed status quo
Michael McDowell: Israel has accused Irish politicians of anti-Semitism before
Ireland’s position on Israel has always been consistent. If our Government is guilty of anything, it is delay
Letters to the Editor, December 14th: On the Green effect, grief and the humble Brussels sprout
Youth work is not an optional extra, it is essential to our communities
Letters to the Editor, December 13th: On queuing for food, rural Ireland and Christmas in Dublin
No child should have to go hungry, particularly at this time of year
Living in rural Ireland shouldn’t be an impossible dream
Balanced regional development means more than plonking cities here and there - other factors have to be taken into consideration, as Fianna Fáil has signalled
Where was the ‘parity of esteem’ talk when Fine Gael was riding high in the polls?
Some in the Dublin establishment and media regard demands of regional Independents as ‘parish pump’ but concerns of urban TDs as ‘progressive’ and ‘socially concerned’
We are heading for an election result replete with uncertainty
Election 2024: We may be about to see the consequences of political opportunism, inexperience and immaturity
Middle Ireland needs a new government. Independents might provide it
Simon Harris plans to win enough votes to abandon rotating taoiseach deal. Here’s why that’s a doomed strategy
Courting of Labour by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is the worst kind of cynicism
Instead of sniping at each other, the erstwhile Civil War parties need to be straight with the people
Death announced of former senator Billy Lawless who built successful pub business in Chicago
Galway native was nominated to the Seanad in 2016 by then taoiseach Enda Kenny
America deserved better than this contest, and so did the world
The biggest global issue is how the democracies of the world will deal with the Sino-Russo-Korean alliance which is preparing for confrontation in Europe and Asia
Former RTÉ broadcaster David Davin-Power ‘showed bravery to the bitter end’, son tells funeral Mass
Former RTÉ northern editor and political correspondent died last weekend after short illness
Having a million EVs by 2030 is an illusion - we cannot even meet existing electricity demand
The march towards complete dependence on electricity as the only available energy source seems to be inexorable. And yet we in Ireland have narrowed our options to a dangerous degree
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