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Assessing the plans for the invasion of Iraq by US forces in 2003, General David Petraeus famously demanded: “Tell me how this ends.” He never got...
Announcing that work on the A5 will begin, DUP Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly noted how vesting homes and farmland became a highly...
I took two things away from the afternoon, nearly 25 years ago, that I spent in the company of Mohamed Al Fayed. The first was to prove quite...
Breastfeeding inspires strong feelings, including at times vicious exchanges between mothers. Those who feed their children with formula often feel...
Toward the end of a visit to Barcelona last week, I found myself with some free time before my flight home, and so I decided to visit Casa Batlló,...
Teamsters’ failure to endorse one or the other candidate suggests O’Brien lacks the courage of his convictions.
The United Nations is powerless, and neither Europe nor the Arab world has much influence in Jerusalem and Tehran
Over the past five days The Stoxx Europe 600 Banks, which tracks the share prices of the largest banks in the region, including the UK, is down 3.2...
Moves to hike stamp duty will do little to deter the bulk purchase of homes and alleviate the chronic supply of new housing for first-time buyers
A united Ireland is as far away as ever – and, after this week, it may even be a bit further away than it used to be. That’s the inevitable...
Where, oh, where is the proud tradition of fiscal prudence and sound economic management people expect of my former party?
Both share an uncanny knack for knowing what way the political wind is blowing and tacking accordingly
Fine Gael should care a great deal as to why so many of its TDs are retiring and will pay the price for their departures, regardless of current...
The lower Vat measure for the hospitality industry was always temporary and the economic outlook has changed dramatically since it was first...
Fionnuala, my wife, loves reading. I sometimes think she’s pretending because she reads so quickly, but every now and then she will leave a book at...
THE gear-grinding monotony of commuting in and out of Belfast has reached new depths. Analysis by a traffic data company has confirmed what...
THE joys of the post-match huddle. Reporters need to be careful around them. Many war cries are bellowed during those moments – unquotable stuff....
I am not a very confident driver – I will openly admit that. I once arrived home and was shocked to discover several ugly brown stripes along the...
NEW research is showing that the UK officially has more atheists than believers now and according to the 2022 census, around 69% of people in...
The tycoon, now aged 88 and the subject of a new documentary, was a significant, powerful and at times controversial figure in his day
Start-up founders and lobbyists have welcomed measures to stimulate investment in Irish companies – but some have concerns that the government...
UK European relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds lays out his vision for the future relationship between Ireland and the UK
Dr Fidaa Ibrahim in Gaza describes the horrific loss of her husband in an air strike. She is asking the international community to do something.
Synod Round Two. This month, 368 delegates from around the world are gathering in Rome for the second session of the Catholic Church’s Synod on...
From the very beginning energy has been central to human existence. Economists will tell you that mastery of a new technology has always conferred...
The sample families drawn up by the Department of Finance — and newspapers — to illustrate the impact of the budget often tell interesting stories...
Mine is one of those giant Irish babies that is constantly flagged for his status atop the centiles. Our public health nurse referred him to our GP...
On November 23rd last year, hours after the tragic stabbing incident in Dublin city centre, users in a private group chat on the Telegram messaging...
October 7th, Kibbutz Be’eri. Shoshana Karsenty (85) is taken out of her home by Hamas gunmen. Video footage by kibbutz security cameras silently...
Business Post legal correspondent Catherine Sanz takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
I’ve always been a big fan of the droll, say-it-as-I-see-it Mick McCarthy. I admired him as a defensive kingpin for Ireland and my club...
In most democracies, election campaigns are an opportunity for conflicting views of how a society ought to be run to be debated vigorously and...
Johnny O’Callaghan of taxplanner.ie looks at who won out in relation to inheritance tax this week.
The comedian is learning all about the probation system and finds it’s much more community focused than expected.
What might a Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael merger look like? Exactly like Phil Hogan — big, strategic and born to survive. If ever a person embodied the...
In June 1954, TK Whitaker, then assistant secretary at the Department of Finance, wrote a note to outgoing Minister for Finance Seán MacEntee:...
IT is clear that attempts by loyalist elements to intimidate Irish language enthusiasts as they maintain a low-key presence outside what are...
One would think that the announcement of Budget 2025 would be the main talking point this week - however one news story in particular in The Echo...
In 2016, then Minister for Housing Simon Coveney published ‘Rebuilding Ireland’, which was peddled at the time as the definitive plan to end...