The most remarkable thing about Britain’s €650m Erasmus deal is the lack of outrage – The Irish Times
Given the once febrile reaction in Westminster to any talk of getting closer to Brussels, there was a…
Manufacturing fights for its future in Northern Ireland amid challenges of Brexit – The Irish Times
Sitting over a coffee in the Grand Central Hotel in Belfast’s city centre, Manufacturing NI’s Stephen Kelly talks…
Irish State must offer same honesty it demands from Britain on Troubles, Belfast meeting told – The Irish Times
The Irish State has not investigated, let alone prosecuted Troubles killings cases since the Belfast Agreement, despite endless…
National security must be debatable amid growing Russian threats, says Richmond – The Irish Times
Politicians in Ireland must be able to debate security and defence issues affecting the State without always being…
Eastern EU states ‘in fear of Russian invasion’, claims Irish Ambassador – The Irish Times
Ireland’s fellow European Union states in eastern Europe, including Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, live “in real fear” of…
Support for Irish unification growing in Northern Ireland, poll finds – The Irish Times
Support for Irish unity has grown significantly in the past three years in Northern Ireland, though a clear…
Britain should allow EU to reopen Belfast office, says NI trade body – The Irish Times
The European Union (EU) should reopen its office in Belfast in a bid to speed up efforts to…
Leaving post, but not leaving Ireland, the UK ambassador who is not going home – The Irish Times
Sitting in the quad of an Oxford college, Paul Johnston, the outgoing British ambassador to Ireland who leaves…
Northern Ireland facing ‘quite scary’ shortage of key skilled workers, minister says – The Irish Times
Northern Ireland is facing “a quite scary” shortage of key skilled workers, Stormont economy minister Caoimhe Archibald has…
Chance to end the scourge of paramilitaries in Northern Ireland cannot be lost again – The Irish Times
More than seven years ago, the first collective statement from loyalist paramilitaries since the 1994 ceasefire was read…