As a performance it was at times compelling. But almost none of it was credible.
Ulstermen – or at least those of them who are persuadable – mostly understand why the Republic would not commemorate the battle of the Boyne
Far be it from me to second-guess Colette Browne, the communications director for the Social Democrats, but in her position I am not sure that I would have agreed, during a cost of living crisis, to have my party leader photographed for the Sunday Independent wearing made-to-order clothes with a labelled value of over €1000. […]
There were 340 deportation orders issued by the Irish authorities in the first quarter of 2023 in comparison to the 70 who actually left.
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Our institutions are captured by an ideology
Poland boasts the second-lowest maternal mortality rate among the 186 countries measured in the study.
“Lessons have been learned” is a cliché in Ireland for a reason. It’s because the reality is that lessons are never, ever, learned.
He is unlikely to take my advice, but if it was sought, it would be as follow
The overall numbers of people applying for asylum through the IPO in May showed an increase from April and the first increase since January of this year.
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