As the legal profession struggles to catch up with the age of social media, the question of who is responsible for defamatory remarks on websites is constantly evolving, says Hugh McCarthy.

Exploiting the US president’s Irish ancestry helped Ireland retain its influence on Capitol Hill, writes Ryle Dwyer

The British House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin was leant on by “very senior political sources” to fight efforts to make MPs’ expenses more transparent, it was claimed today.

Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government was teetering on the brink of collapse tonight, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair summoned Sinn Fein leaders to Downing Street for crisis talks this week.

Sinn Fein minister Martin McGuinness today said he is convinced a party official facing charges over the infiltration of a government office in Belfast is innocent.