THE Government was last night accused of naked electioneering following Michael McDowell’s controversial attack on Sinn Féin.

WILL Europe have a powerful president and a unified foreign policy? Will nations lose the right to set their own tax rates or implement social policy?

THE assumption of the political leadership of the EU has become a major challenge with the expansion and growth of the union and next January Ireland takes over the responsibility, possibly for the last time.

The Irish and British governments both issued firm assurances today about the temporary nature of arrangements in operation during the current suspension of the elected Northern Ireland Assembly.

CAMPAIGNERS on opposite sides of the Nice Treaty debate conflicted yesterday over how the outcome of the Referendum will affect the economy. Labour leader Ruairí Quinn said the economy will be damaged if the Nice Treaty is rejected, while the No campaign claimed the reverse is true.