Person: Boris Johnson

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Fergus Finlay
SFergus Finlay: We’ve always needed hope, and we certainly need lots of it now
Fergus Finlay
SFergus Finlay: I’m trying to stay optimistic but democracy looks dead on its feet
Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay: Democracy risks being strangled by the red tape of proceduralism
Catherine Conlon: Operation Transformation funding cut is a very good move — here's why
Catherine Conlon: Operation Transformation funding cut is a very good move — here's why
New weight loss treatments will herald a revolution in treating obesity but equal focus must be placed on the urgent need to improve the food environment

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

Because our independence matters to us
Letters to the Editor: Community fund unfit to provide wheelchairs
It seems to take a lot of pushing and shoving to get a wheelchair in this country, but sadly those in need will not be pushing or shoving their badly needed chairs without enormous lobbying and begging on their part.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

Enda Brady: Bumbling Boris is a spent force — Britain cannot let him back in
Enda Brady: Bumbling Boris is a spent force — Britain cannot let him back in
The hard-pressed British public is paying the price for electing Johnson — every aspect of British life has got worse in recent years, the country’s international reputation has rarely been lower and hard-working decent people are genuinely struggling to make ends meet, writes Enda Brady

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

FILE PHOTO Reports indicate that upcoming English legislation will attempt to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol
Irish Examiner view: Buffoonery has consequences
Boris Johnson

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

Silvio Berlusconi File Photos
Irish Examiner view: A rotten political legacy left behind
Following his death, former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi left behind a global template for pursuing populist right-wing politics 

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

UN General Assembly
S Fergus Finlay: Corrupt, dishonest, self-serving turds will be hard to flush away
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump will hold special positions in the pantheon of people who built political careers on the entirely false premise that they were on the side of underdogs

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

Downing Street partygate
Irish Examiner view: Over and out
Boris Johnson

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

King Charles III coronation
Why constitutional monarchy has remained so successful
The coronation of Britain’s King Charles III highlights why constitutional monarchy remains a vital form of government in some of the world’s most successful countries

Sun, 07 May, 2023

Coronavirus - Wed Sep 9, 2020
Irish Examiner view: Birds of a feather lose together
Facing a reckoning

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Cork's Catherina Casey to lead London St Patrick's Day parade
Cork's Catherina Casey to lead London St Patrick's Day parade
The Corkonian will also be bestowed with the freedom of the city of London in April

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Tory leadership race
Fergus Finlay: DUP yet to realise Tories never had its best interests at heart
'Circling around each other like the two lads in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, doing as much self-harm, creating as much collateral damage' — FERGUS FINLAY on the DUP and the Conservatives

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi sacked
S Fergus Finlay: Marvelling at the madness of Britain as a mango monarchy
Maybe the lesson we need to learn from our next-door neighbour is that some things never change

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

Ireland v South Africa - Bank of Ireland Nations Series
S Fergus Finlay: I braved the Tomnafinnoge wood to predict the future for you
It's a dark mysterious place, the Tomnafinnoge wood. It’s near Shillelagh in County Wicklow, and it’s famous as one of the last remnants of the ancient oak forests that used to cover most of that part of the county.

Tue, 03 Jan, 2023

RUSSIA-LIFESTYLE-NEW YEAR
Dissecting the ties between war and populism
Russia may no longer be the totalitarian society that my great-grandfather Nikita Khrushchev ruled six decades ago, but totalitarianism seemingly remains in its DNA

Mon, 02 Jan, 2023

British-Irish Council Summit
S Daniel McConnell: Martin may have to make Northern Ireland top priority
As Taoiseach, Micheál Martin has played the key role in seeking to 'reset' the Anglo-Irish relations so badly damaged by now-departed British prime ministers Boris Johnson and then Liz Truss

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022

Conservative leadership bid
S Fergus Finlay: We used to produce political giants — look at what's running the world now
It’s not too late for social democracy — but it needs to wake up

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Ulster powersharing
Irish Examiner view: Potential election could be a nightmare before Christmas for the DUP
If Micheál Martin's appeal to Jeffrey Donaldson to help restore the Executive falls on deaf ears, the electorate in the North may provide a more compelling voice

Mon, 24 Oct, 2022

Displacement And Famine In Drought Hit Somalia
Letters to the Editor: Long-term solutions for food insecurities
Famine in 2011 took over 260,000 lives in Somalia — this does not have to happen again

Mon, 24 Oct, 2022

Liz Truss resignation
Mick Clifford: Truss typified the politics of magic thinking
The latest example of the calibre of character who stepped forward to fill the void — rising to the top at a time of upheaval through a combination of neck, bluff, guile, charm, and luck

Sat, 22 Oct, 2022

Liz Truss resignation
Britain's next prime minister could be known by Monday
It is hoped that a quick leadership race will eliminate the need for a time-consuming vote among ordinary party members.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

Conservative Party Conference 2022
'Ambition greater than ability': Liz Truss’s rise from teen Lib Dem to shortest serving British PM
'I honestly believe she was given jobs – ministerial promotions – just to shut her up.'

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

Prime Minister's Questions
S Terry Prone: Our Government makes the Conservatives look like amateurs
You have to hand it to Boris. In fairness, he pulled off one of the most difficult tricks in the book. The advice has always been that if you want to be remembered, in politics, you need to succeed a fool and be followed by a fool.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

This England
TV review: What does Carrie see in Boris Johnson? The answer isn't obvious in This England
Boris is played, brilliantly, by Kenneth Branagh — his forced jollity every time he comes into contact with someone outside Boris’s inner circle is touchingly sad. He got the big job, but it didn’t make him happy

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

ENOCH BURKE;
Fergus Finlay: Queen's death and jailing of Enoch Burke reveals worst of Twitter
The fact is that social media — and especially Twitter — can’t deal with big stuff

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Liz Truss becomes PM
Irish Examiner view: Coveney offers Truss a chance
The departure of Boris Johnson as British prime minister was certainly in keeping with his tenure.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Conservative leadership bid
Irish Examiner view: Truss needs to hit the ground sprinting to have fighting chance
New premier faces one of the most of challenging inboxes in more than 80 years

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

Brexit
Minister and aide stayed in Johnson's Government despite sexual misconduct allegations 
A former parliamentary staff member for the Conservative party, who wished to remain anonymous, relayed details of a sexual assault by an MP who is currently a cabinet minister

Thu, 01 Sep, 2022

Conservative leadership bid
Gaby Hinsliff: Liz Truss could do more damage than Boris Johnson ever did 
The-soon-to-be British prime minister takes an unsentimental, mathematical approach to political decisions yet paradoxically can be astonishingly flexible in swiftly abandoning positions, like on Brexit, that no longer serve her

Sat, 13 Aug, 2022

EU referendum
Irish Examiner view: O’Leary takes a pop at ‘idiot’ Brexiteers
But millions of customers will pay more heed to the Ryanair boss's declaration that the era of the €10 flight is probably over

Fri, 12 Aug, 2022

Conservative leadership bid
Fergus Finlay: The UK is facing imminent disaster under their undesirable leaders
The UK is heading for an economic and social calamity not seen for 30 years or more, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 09 Aug, 2022

Irish Examiner view: We need inventive thinking on refugee housing crisis
Irish Examiner view: We need inventive thinking on refugee housing crisis
Tented accommodation is not acceptable but could log cabins be a solution?

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

Fergus Finlay: Little bit of heaven in West Cork as Irish rugby flows and Boris goes
Fergus Finlay: Little bit of heaven in West Cork as Irish rugby flows and Boris goes
God is in his heaven, and all’s right with the world. I know it’s not appropriate for a humanist like me to be quoting Robert Browning’s little hymn to nature, but right now there may be nothing else that quite sums it up. For three reasons.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Boris Johnson resignation
Terry Prone: After Clownfall, Boris Johnson will resume his highly profitable media career
Nearly gone but not forgotten — because he's box office, editors will pay for the disgraced prime minister's raucous nonsense

Mon, 11 Jul, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Agriculture shouldn’t get a free pass
Letters to the Editor: Agriculture shouldn’t get a free pass
The greatest challenge we face today is climate change. It represents an existential threat to life on Earth as we know it. And it is a problem of our own making.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2022

Conservative Leader And Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns From Office
Irish Examiner view: Story far from over for shamed Boris Johnson
The British prime minister has resigned but he's not out the door of No 10 yet

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Boris Johnson resignation
Johnson's resignation is 'an opportunity to reset' Anglo-Irish relations
Government sources accept that any successor is also likely to be a hardline Brexiteer

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Hopes for 'renewal of relationship' with Britain as Johnson resigns
Hopes for 'renewal of relationship' with Britain as Johnson resigns
Irish-British relationships have been strained due to the decision of Johnson's government to pass legislation overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol

Thu, 07 Jul, 2022

Boris Johnson resignation
Suzanne Harrington: Eton's greatest mess, Boris Johnson has finally come unstuck
Boris Johnson's resignation proves that greased piglets can fly - right out of Westminster

Thu, 07 Jul, 2022

Prime Minister's Questions
Ireland will work closely with whoever is leading Britain, says Varadkar
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saw a flood of resignations from his government on Wednesday

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

Chris Pincher resignation
Daniel McConnell: Boris Johnson is not a normal prime minister, and his days are numbered
Johnson's authority over his party and the country he leads has been diminishing

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Boris Johnson suffers three more council by-election defeats 
The Tories have now made a net loss of 11 council seats since the local elections at the start of May

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

EU referendum
Irish Examiner view: Simple air travel doesn't have to be a flight of fancy
A good week for Ryanair in spite of inflation-fuelled fears in Europe

Wed, 29 Jun, 2022

VIETNAM-APEC-SUMMIT
Fergus Finlay: We are lucky to live in a democracy and must protect it
Despite all our problems, this is a strong and stable democracy. We have leaders that we’re free to criticise  — and we do it all the time — but they’re serious, hard-working people 

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022

Germany G7
G7 leaders to commit to Ukraine, with US pledging advanced missile system
Additional aid includes more ammunition for Ukrainian artillery, as well as counter-battery radars, to support its efforts against the Russian assault in the Donbas

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

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