Merkel and Hollande wrangle on

MEPs drag their feet on loan regulations

Busy Enda forced to relinquish EU role

Irish MEP Kelly floating on cloud nine

Presidency preparations at fever pitch

Ireland scores badly for research funding

In recent days two young women have received an enormous amount of exposure in magazines and newspapers, though for very different reasons and in very diverse sets of circumstances.

Blasphemous friends and thespians

Government is a law unto itself

Eurozone finance ministers paved the way for their first direct bank recapitalisation when they unanimously voted to lend €100bn for Spanish banks.