The rupturing of transatlantic relations continues to define the diplomatic calendars of both Iveagh House and European capitals with scant attention being paid to moves by Washington to hoover up the biometric data of EU citizens. Referred to by policy […]

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23 January 2026

In a recent article titled “The Corporate Capture of the GAA“, the Communist Party of Ireland’s Socialist Voice magazine informed us that Allianz’s massive sponsorship of the GAA must be ended to “save the soul of the GAA”. Their excuse for destroying the […]

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22 January 2026

Greenland. Gaza. Ukraine, Maduro, Iran. History is not so much “returning” as kicking in the door with a hatchet. The geopolitical Goldilocks zone Ireland slipped into after the Cold War (the one many readers of this publication love to backtalk) […]

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21 January 2026

John Buchan’s Greenmantle is often misread as little more than a period adventure novel. In reality, it is a study in political uncertainty – and in what happens when a moment opens up, but nobody is ready to seize it. […]

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18 January 2026

One of the most frequently repeated promises made during the Brexit campaign was that leaving the European Union would “end mass migration”. Nearly a decade on, that claim does not survive contact with official data. On the contrary, immigration into […]

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16 January 2026

With 5,405 eviction notices issued in Q3 of 2025, it looks like 2026 is going to be a particularly grim year for renters in Ireland. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) reported a 35% increase in eviction notices being issued over […]

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13 January 2026

Asylum: The Centre Strikes Back If centrist and centre-right promises to hem in mass migration had ever carried real policy weight, London would today remain overwhelmingly native-born thanks to Tory and New Labour promises. Readers should assess Tánaiste Simon Harris’s […]

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10 January 2026

Aside from his foray into literature, Martin's meeting with Xi Jinping will certainly draw attention, especially given its spontaneity. Its safe to say in the current geopolitical climate, Martin's mission to the Forbidden City will certainly draw the interest of the Trump administration in Washington.

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5 January 2026

The liberal multilateral world is ending not because it was defeated by a rival vision, but because it could no longer reproduce the conditions that made it believable.

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4 January 2026

I’m back in the Philippines, where I’ve lived for 30-plus years. Some of the fine traits of these people are vividly on display: the hearty “welcome back”, the touching reunions, the corny jokes. But even more impressive has been the […]

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3 January 2026