republic of ireland
The history of modern Ireland, seen through the lives of its leaders
Reading the biographies of its 16 taoisigh, we can trace Ireland’s astonishing progress from poverty-stricken backwater to thriving liberal democracy
The protocol may be Boris’s greatest masterstroke
The jibes thrown at Boris Johnson over his unhappiness with the Northern Ireland protocol — based on the obvious observation…
Joe Biden doesn’t understand Northern Ireland
Even a pessimist could be forgiven for being surprised by Joe ‘I’m Irish’ Biden’s ham-fisted intervention in the ongoing row…
The Northern Ireland Protocol is untenable
The process that delivered us the Northern Ireland Protocol already seems to have been rewritten in official memory. It suits…
