This was a budget more focused on business, and the need to ensure that the economy is equipped for any approaching storm rather than alleviating the worst ravages of poverty, writes Mick Clifford

Sinn Féin's stampede towards a border poll will do nothing to build a new and peaceful Ireland for all citizens, writes Mick Clifford

When the dust clears, we will see whether we’re going to get a continuity Michael D presidency, or go back to the future when the president was often seen, but rarely heard

Trump’s politics of grievance and 'othering' are shaping global debates, with worrying echoes in Ireland’s immigration and public discourse.

From tricolours in Dublin to protests in London, Ireland’s far-right is feeding — and being fed by — global networks

For decades, governments enriched landowners through rezoning while failing to deliver a fair, functioning planning system

Presidential elections should demand grit, planning and sacrifice — not last-minute declarations or vanity bids dressed as democracy

While politicians are generally subjected to the worst of abuse, women across public life are targeted in a more hateful way than men

He has mastered Gaelic football, the former Dubs boss would have to tackle what Seamus Brennan once famously described as senior hurling if he wanted to become the President, writes Mick Clifford

Today’s school leavers should be better equipped that those who went before to go out in the world and make the most if it. However, inequality is draining hope