One thing that we are privileged to be able to do in these pages is cast an eye to both sides of the Atlantic, at government and governance in Irel...

At one bloody point in the movie "Gladiator" Maximus turns to the baying crowd in the amphitheater and loudly asks "are you not entertained?" It's ...

There is that line in the song by The Who: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Well, the words apply to Micheál Martin who once served as ta...

Hold on to your hats people. More importantly, hold on to your American dreams. By the time that most read this editorial Donald Trump will have be...

The last week of being President of the United States is a little like packing for vacation with ten kids and a posse of pets. So much to do and th...

It was a little good news on the defense front. Tánaiste Micheál Martin welcomed the highest intake in the Irish Defence Forces in six years. As re...

The year ahead of us, 2025, will see the departure from office of two presidents, the President of the United States Joe Biden, and the President o...

The message of Christmas since time immemorial has been on the lines of peace on earth and good will to all. The message is under siege around the ...

Back during the presidential campaign, which seems like a million years ago now, Kamala Harris was asked about including a Republican in her Cabine...

The votes are in. They have been tallied and counted. The Irish voters have spoken. And in doing so they have, to a considerable degree, repeated t...

It's called the Irish Sea. But the Irish Navy hardly rules the waves the length and breadth of it. The British are to be found on its waters of cou...

Since the November 5 election the counting process for the House of Representatives has lumbered on. At time of writing the process is almost compl...