For a remarkable number of people across the world, it was a time of relative peace and rising prosperity

Ireland must work to avoid a waning of its influence in Brussels

The October budget should focus on investment and supporting those who need it - instead, a blatantly pre-election package is in the offing

The October budget should focus on investment and supporting those who need it - instead, a blatantly pre-election package is in the offing

With the distraction of the Olympics over, president Emmanuel Macron is still showing little sense of urgency in filling the post of prime minister

The families of those who died or lost their homes got a measure of truth in a comprehensive report that pulled no punches

The families of those who died or lost their homes got a measure of truth in a comprehensive report that pulled no punches

The Government is to receive the significant sum of €13bn, though will worry about the renewed focus on Irish taxation policies

The Government is to receive the significant sum of €13bn, though will worry about the renewed focus on Irish taxation policies

Ukraine needs to reinforce its international support if it is to rebalance the disadvantages of scale it faces against such a large antagonist