Irish Politics

The Irish Presidential Race Becomes a Gripping Soap Opera

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 12.19.2011

Niall O'Dowd

The strangest Irish presidential election ever just got a whole Twilight Zone twist when the husband of Dana, alias Rosemary Scallon, a former gospel singer once based in America, claimed she had been the target of an assassination attempt.

In With the Old Hopes As Well As the New for the Global Irish Economic Forum

Felimy Greene | Posted 12.05.2011

Felimy Greene

I will return to Ireland this week to attend the second Global Irish Economic Forum. 
I believe the gathering at Dublin Castle can make a difference and I hope it will embrace existing ideas as much as new ones.

Could This Man Be Ireland's First Openly Gay President?

Posted 11.28.2011

David Norris, an Irish senator and a prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocate, could become his nation's first openly ...

Former Irish Premier Bertie Ahern Retires Amid Economic Devastation

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011

Rory Fitzgerald

Like a B-29 pilot gazing down at the smoking ruins of Hiroshima, Bertie Ahern, with grim satisfaction, says "my work here is done," and heads for home. His war is over.

Political Memoir

mediabistro.com | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

Bloomsbury USA has acquired the North American rights for Everybody Matters, the memoirs of former Irish President Mary Robinson....

Willie O'Dea, Irish Defense Minister, Resigns After Brothel Slur

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

DUBLIN — Ireland's defense minister resigned from his post Thursday after falsely accusing a political rival of running a brothel – and th...

Ireland Needs a New Political Party: It's a Matter of National Survival

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011

Rory Fitzgerald

The severity of the economic crisis that Ireland is now experiencing means that there is a massive popular desire for a new type of politics.