I try to be fair, even to such irritating people as Michael D Higgins, Ireland’s president since 2011. Published: 27 June 2023 But his self-importance, silliness, vanity and sanctimony grate on me, as well as his arrogance and self-aggrandisement in trampling on the...
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...
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...
It’s an unexciting field in the race for the presidency, but that’s no reason to vote for the horse we know best, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 7 October 2018 Try as I might, I can’t yet find a candidate to cheer for in the presidential race....
