Opinion

James Baldwin, the great writer and civil rights leader, reflecting on the origin of most wars wrote, "People are trapped in history and history is...

It is that time of year again when we give thanks for all the wonderful things that life in America can bestow. It is also a time of year when we t...

Patrick Ryan’s true-life story reads like fiction; a second-born son reared on a small farm in County Tipperary who went from being a Catholic miss...

Because I host Celtic Crush on SiriusXM, I am occasionally asked about the state of the arts nowadays. Well, Broadway has yet to fully recover from...

Wednesday November 22 will mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Father Alec Reid. It is a matter of wonderment that a decade has passed since...

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is due to visit the strife-torn Middle East this week. He knows the ground well. Back in 2009, as Minister for Foreign Affa...

Seven key Irish-American organisations have announced an "Irish Unity Summit – For a New and United Ireland" to be held in New York on March 1 next...

Senator Mitt Romney, in announcing recently his retirement from the Senate, suggested that the two current likely major-party nominees for the pres...

It was a great pleasure to represent the UK Government on a visit to the United States last month. I was delighted to catch up with many friends an...

Blessed are the peacemakers. If you can find them. And finding them in the world right now, especially in the Middle East and in the context of the...

On Oct 3, 1992 Sinéad O’Connor did the world a big favor and tore up the picture of the pope on “Saturday Night Live.” This show is supposed to be ...

Last week I attended an event in Parliament Buildings at Stormont, hosted by U.S. Special Economic Envoy Joe Kennedy III. There was a panel discuss...