Michael McDowell

No fear that TDs will be ‘sitting on each other’s laps’ in Dáil any time soon, says Minister of State

Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating Israel’s international standing

Officials meeting 12-week timeline for ‘safe-country’ cases and those with less than 20 per cent acceptance rate

Trump is at heart not merely cruel but a coward

One Congress member is even apparently tabling a Bill to allow the US president to serve a third term

Trump called for demonstrations against the regime and promised demonstrators support from the US. They demonstrated; they died in their thousands

Media have become obsessed with personality and trivia. Quality journalism needs input, analysis and judgment

Courage and statesmanship brought about an Irish state. Those qualities will be needed again if the North is to vote for unity

Key reforms include abolition of juries in defamation cases and more protections for journalists

What might a prime minister Nigel Farage say or do in relation to Northern Ireland?

We have ruled out nuclear and gas exploration, and stalled on wind energy. Our dependence on gas energy will continue until 2050 at the earliest

Border forces have been deployed in the American heartlands – masked, camouflaged and bristling with firearms

Are the scales of Maga delusion finally falling from the eyes of Trump voters?

The emergence of a hard right in Irish politics was apparent during the run-up to last year’s presidential election

What surprised me was how much I liked the guns - and I also learned how to throw grenades

Is the ugliness of the Trump regime in Washington mirrored in Sinn Féin’s ambitions for a hard-left Chavista socialist republic in Ireland?

Could a magic wand finally reverse this gross example of urban vandalism, or will the Green lobby and preservationists intervene?

He has his critics, but unlike many others among Ireland’s immensely wealthy, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has always intended to remain tax resident here

‘Establishing and expanding’ access in strategically important locations in the hemisphere is a declared aim

Russia wants a piece of Ukraine. America wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. Israel wants to a piece of Gaza, and so on

Raymond McCreesh Park was given its name in 2001 following a proposal by the party

Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations

Ireland is dotted with ruined castles. Where is the vision for them?

What will happen to failed asylum applicants and migrants to the UK who have overstayed, and who can travel freely to Ireland?

Ireland’s Defence Forces has been allowed to atrophy, while we complacently ignore threats to national security

Ireland could have a big problem on its hands if Nigel Farage’s Reform gets into government in the UK

There is real possibility that political coalition will form to exploit public dissatisfaction with KTOLO politics

And what has Russian leader said or threatened to prompt US president’s volte-face on Ukraine?

Political and social liberalism, nationally and internationally, is more vulnerable than ever

Striking a balance between constitutional freedom of expression and preventing the propagation of race and sectarian hatred is a matter for each EU state

As a liberal, I felt Maria Steen’s election would have been a step backwards for the Ireland I believe in

‘I believe she is a divisive person,’ says Senator as failed presidential contender accuses former ally of ignoring her

Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game

A barrage of social media pleas, letters and emails made up the last, frantic hours of campaign

Free speech in the US is in a dangerous state of flux while here, social media platforms shirk their responsibilities on defamation

But campaigner admits time running out to get 20 nominations needed from TDs, senators

British-Irish framework should have dealt with ‘lingering issues of concern’, SEFF says

And Ireland can’t afford to be complacent

Delays caused by a judicial review of the vital Greater Dublin Drainage scheme are just the latest example of dysfunctional planning

Iona Institute spokeswoman was a standout campaigner against family and care referendums, holding her own in a TV debate