Irish Examiner | Irish Examiner

IRELAND

Brexit Q&A: What have they done this time?

If you're still nursing a sore head from the weekend festivities, you might want to sit down for this.

'A secret no child should have to carry': Man and woman recall 'absolute horror' of abuse by Christian Brother

FF TDs have 'no doubt' party's hierarchy will consider running Billy Kelleher in European elections

Alleged IRA man accused of raping two teenage boys in republican safe house

Gardaí express concern at the death count on the country's roads this year

OUR COLUMNISTS

Fergus Finlay

Hate speech on the internet may yet bring democracy to its knees

Suzanne Harrington

Would soccer lout act that way in front of his mother?

Colm O'Regan

Watch the ‘St Patrick’s Day Round Up Of The Parades’ from around the country if you need a pick-me-up

Terry Prone

We’d do better to study the good guys rather than the deviants

WORLD

Democrats Beto O’Rourke and Elizabeth Warren urge end to Electoral College

Donald Trump claimed the US presidency in 2016 by winning the college, despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by three million.

Trump praises Brazil’s ‘incredible’ far-right president at White House

Drink-driver caught in act by own dash cam footage after traffic lights crash

UK Government ‘shortchanging Scotland’ in run up to Brexit, MSPs told

Michel Barnier: Brexit extension could bring 'uncertainty' for UK

SPORT

Ryan Giggs hits back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticism

The former United and Sweden striker spoke out to defend Paul Pogba.

Everton investigate after object allegedly thrown onto pitch against Chelsea

CAS upholds PSG's request to shut down UEFA's reopened FFP investigation

Iain Henderson a doubt for Ulster's European clash with Leinster

BBC reach deal with FA to keep FA Cup on free-to-air TV until 2025

SPORTS COLUMNISTS

Mike Quirke

10 Irish sports books we need to read that haven’t been written yet

VIEWPOINTS

Battling climate change also means fighting organised crime

Governments must act together to fight gangs undermining climate policies, write Robert Muggah, Adriana Abdenur, and Ilona Szabó.

Building a better future with some old ideas from the Kenny Report

Final word yet to be written on Pius XII

US need to pay costs if they want to win the new Cold War

NZ attacks are a stark warning of toxic political environment that allows hate to flourish

More recent columns More opinion and analysis Readers have their say The Irish Examiner view

SPECIAL REPORTS

Social Innovation Fund Ireland: Enhance civil society by innovative means to build a better future

One of Barack Obama’s initiatives begun a decade ago in the US has strengthened civil society by innovative means over here, writes Pádraig Hoare.

How Frankie Shanley went from a criminal in Ireland with a record to a DJ in Portugal playing hit records

Fighting till the end: An extract from Adrienne Cullen's book, ‘Deny, Dismiss, Dehumanize’

Lebanon leads the way in showing mercy to those fleeing Syrian war

Eirgrid: Poles apart in power game

BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

John Whelan

Irish builders face cost hikes in UK materials

Oliver Mangan

All eyes on the global signs for weak manufacturing

Jim Power

St Patrick’s Day promotion is key as global growth slows

Joe Gill

Challenging the idea that Ireland is in decline

BUSINESS

Applegreen has €50m to fuel growth on expansion

Forecourt operator Applegreen said it will "continue to evaluate new opportunities" for growth, as an analyst estimated it may have €50m to spend on new acquisitions.