: Ireland

This is bad news for Irish trade, but it promises to be even worse news when Trump takes power in January

On Friday, Ireland voted sheepishly for the status quo

Politicians seem more interested in discussing the weather and the Middle East than trying to solve the problems which keep Irish people awake at night

‘Irish politics is different to British politics and American politics, which are very much driven by social media,’ says Michael Collins

You might think Irish leaders would be keen to keep the Yanks onside. Instead, they seem determined to alienate them

Barely a day goes by in the Dáil without some TD accusing Israel of atrocities and committing genocide

The proposed law was always a divisive piece of legislation

Taoiseach Simon Harris has decided to go head to head with what we are meant to believe is the greatest threat to democracy of our era

The mooted ban raises more questions than answers

The long-term consequences of this decision could be ruinous

These are dark days for Israel. But they are also dark days for western politics

The leaders are identikit in many ways



The only thing anyone can say with any degree of certainty is that we haven’t seen the last of him

Its two leaders will attend the annual White House St. Patrick’s Day shindig, to the anger of their pro-Palestine base