We need fresh ideas -- not political posturing such as Eamon Gilmore's decision to remove our ambassador, writes Stephen J CostelloROSARY brigade to the right! Red rose brigade to the left! Nobody should be left standing in the centre. Good. Quick march!

Pat Cox (left), former president of the European Parliament, will be the guest speaker at the annual dinner of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) which will take place on Thursday, February 2, at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin.A black tie ev

Declan Ganley's dream of a federal Europe may become a reality quicker than many of his detractors suspect, writes Jody Corcoran WHO said this, three years ago, shortly after the defeat of the Lisbon Treaty, before the second referendum? "I voted for the

A pig flew by my window the other day. It came in the form of an editorial in 'The Irish Times' praising Declan Ganley. What next, one praising Charlie Haughey?'The Irish Times' is the paper that as well as RTE unleashed the dogs of war on Mr Ganley beca

A bitter process of elimination made Michael D Higgins the only choice for Ireland’s patron saint of politics THE LAST three presidential election campaigns have shown that a vicious war of attrition must be waged to choose the secular equivalent of a pa

Mind you, as Ministers aren’t even 12 months in the job, it might be a bit previous to start handing out gongs for work well done. Better to view them as a work in progress. In fairness, it’s actually Enda himself who is winning the lion’s share of the p