Opinion

[caption id="attachment_70101" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Queen Elizabeth and President McAleese at Croke Park. "][/caption] Why is B...

[caption id="attachment_70098" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The former Irish embassy to the Vatican."][/caption] The decision of the Ir...

Another St. Patrick's Day and a time of year to show off a bit, proclaim your Irish pride, perhaps even get kissed because you are Irish, all year ...

[caption id="attachment_70093" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, at his recent p...

There was a reminder of the Irish go-go '90s Sunday night at the Oscars in Hollywood, that being a time when we were cheering on the likes of Jim S...

Urban Outfitters is a large corporate commercial entity that is but the latest entrant in an annual hall of shame linked to St. Patrick's Day. The ...

Vatican City --- I often heard leading diplomats refer to The Vatican as the "world's most important listening post." With so many career and exper...

Ireland's people of destiny tend to come in waves and are usually propelled by some great event or person. Charles Stewart Parnell's Home Rule Part...

[caption id="attachment_69903" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaking at the forum. "][/caption] This is an edited ...

[caption id="attachment_69900" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Attorney General Holder."][/caption] Last year, Attorney General Eric Holde...

The New York Times is in no doubt as to the way that Europe is going about fixing its sick man economies. "Europe's Failed Course" was the headline...

A back story to the gathering of the Catholic Church's hierarchy at the Vatican in recent days has been the identity of the successor to Pope Bened...