From the first transatlantic telegraph to modern fibre-optic networks, Ireland’s connections bring economic benefits and growing security responsibilities

In November's election, prime minister Pedro Sánchez must now persuade people that another term will change circumstances they cannot endure much longer, writes Colin Sheridan

There is a particular danger in treating this as an argument between rival supporters. City fans defending their club. Liverpool and Arsenal fans revisiting old tables. That reduces a question about the credibility of an entire competition to another weekend of tribal grievance

From military rhetoric and civilian deaths to political smears, Colin Sheridan examines power, accountability and Ireland’s response

On September 2, 1939, the day after Germany invaded Poland, the Oireachtas had declared that a national emergency existed. Thirty-seven years later the Oireachtas finally revoked it, only to declare a new state of emergency on the very same day in response to the Troubles

Ireland’s footballers could have shown what happens when people with something miniscule to lose decide that principle matters more than their own convenience. They chose self-interest

Colin Sheridan says that wealth and influence bring greater responsibility when powerful industries punish artists for speaking out

Dancing with the devil becomes easier once the devil sponsors the league.

Colin Sheridan looks at the everyday goods and essential infrastructure restricted from Gaza and Ireland’s relationship with Israel.

A new UN-backed campaign is challenging the familiar Mercator projection and asking whether maps shape how we perceive global power