The country thought it could have its cake and eat it, by relying on the hated British for its defence Published: 1 July 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is posing Ireland – which is not a Nato member – with difficult choices. In its happy position of having next...
With its open economy, Ireland is particularly vulnerable to Europe’s descent into senseless vaccine nationalism Published: 23 March 2021 If you take the Pfizer vaccine,” said the Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin – one of the sanest voices emerging from the EU, as the...
Professor Vernon Bogdanor is a constitutional expert of distinction and independent-mindedness. Published: 23 February 2021 He voted Remain, partly, he said in an article in the Daily Telegraph on February 5, because of fears it might pose problems for Northern...
Published: 24 January 2019 “If you’d like to push me and speculate on what might happen in a no-deal scenario in Ireland, I think it’s pretty obvious – you will have a hard border”, said Margaritis Schinas, the EU Chief Spokesperson on Tuesday,...
Have my Irish compatriots forgotten how the EU once treated Greece? Published: 30 April 2018 Another week, another bromance, this time between Michel Barnier, the EU’s Brexit negotiator, and the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar. The cynical Brussels game of suckering...
