by RuthDE | Jan 29, 2026 | 2026, Belfast News Letter, January, Journalism
Fionnán Sheahan, the forthright editor of the Irish Independent, wrote an article a few weeks ago called ‘Let’s just leave the EU if we’re no longer going to take our membership seriously’. Published: 29 January 2026 He pointed out Irish irresponsibility and double...
by RuthDE | Oct 31, 2025 | 2025, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, October
The president of Ireland, its head of state, says the constitution, is the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. Published: 30 October 2025 The president of Ireland, its head of state, says the constitution, is the supreme commander of the Irish Defence...
by RuthDE | Jun 6, 2023 | 2023, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, June
So why doesn’t the Irish Republic join the Commonwealth? Published: 6 June 2023 We live in a dangerous world. Why does it squander opportunities to make new friends? Yesterday and today the Commonwealth Trade Ministers are in London discussing how best to boost...
by RuthDE | Aug 25, 2022 | 2022, August, Daily Telegraph, Journalism
Every political leader deserves a break, but this was a blatant dereliction of duty at a time of war Published: 24 August 2022 At first, my instinct was to sympathise with Sanna Marin, the 36-year-old prime minister of Finland, who is in a media storm over videos of...
by RuthDE | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, Daily Telegraph, Journalism, July
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...
by RuthDE | Mar 15, 2022 | 2022, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, March
Some unintended consequences of Vladimir Putin’s megalomaniacal and merciless attack on the people of Ukraine that are appearing in Ireland now are embarrassing Sinn Fein. Published: 15 March 2022 Owing to having been brought up and educated in Dublin, and then spent...
by RuthDE | Aug 24, 2021 | 2021, August, Belfast News Letter, Journalism
We’re living through a disaster that should be causing all patriotic Americans to wonder if it isn’t time to revisit their methods of choosing their leaders. Published: 24 August 2021 The world was understandably extremely rude about a system that produced Donald...
by RuthDE | Jun 7, 2018 | 2018, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
The British Government has been weak, the Irish gullible and the EU cynical, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 4 June 2018 I regret all sorts of things about the timid way in which the British Government is negotiating Brexit and the foolishness of the Irish...
