Ireland has had a disastrous recession. But the erstwhile Celtic Tiger is licking its wounds and there are signs that the lessons of the past 10 years have been learnt by businesses willing to seize the opportunity for a…
Struggling nations and cities need to hitch up their skirts, quicken their step and just get on with it. Our editor-in-chief follows up the debates stirred up in this issue.
Wednesday 25 May
Barbecues and ping-pong: President Barack Obama’s week-long European trip has hardly been a standard one, not least for the choice of destinations.
American cigars, Japanese micro sites and innovative Irish forest technology
Alcohol tax in Turkey, election with Finland and Georgia's diplomacy love-in.
Saturday 20 November
It’s a good thing for Ireland’s bankers that Reykjavik is just a short hop across the chilly North Atlantic from Dublin.
Why Ireland is voting on the EU’s fiscal treaty, we discuss comedy on Russian TV, and talk to Robert Bound in New York.
A look at Paypal’s plans for a 1,000 new jobs in Ireland and mathematician David Orrell discusses his new book Economyths.
The motorcade of the Greek prime minister plus reports on growing marijuana in Spain and spuds in Ireland.
Part two of Venice Architecture Biennale visits pavilions from Angola, Taiwan, Chile and Ireland. We also learn about Rolex’s new mentoring program for architecture.
How Europe should re-brand itself, why Novelist HM Naqvi is a night owl and the latest on the Presidential election in Ireland. Plus, our global paper review.
The US recognises the Syrian opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, we speak to Economist Constantin Gurdgiev about Ireland’s pledge to reform its repossession laws, and look back on the…
The latest from Gaza and Israel, we learn how Ireland and India are not seeing eye-to-eye, and get the latest defence industry news.
A sports commentators special, with interviews from the UK, Russia, China, Australia, New Zealand, America and Ireland. Plus, a good sports theme tune or two.
We discuss a "free" media in Gaza with Saeb Erekat and Hugh Naylor, plus Amnesty's Colm O'Gorman explains how austerity is affecting human rights in Ireland.
We discuss Syria’s food crisis with Gregory Barrow of the World Food Programme, evaluate the current violence in Belfast with Peter Hain – former secretary of state for Northern Ireland, and get the latest from men’s fas…
Tuesday 21 December
The euro ended 2010 with panic subsiding about a break-up of the 11-year-old currency region, but it still faces stiff tests in 2011 over the long-term viability of the EU dream of breaking down economic barriers and cre…
Monday 8 August
It was clear during last night’s mayhem in London that the police were woefully under-equipped, both in terms of apparatus and numbers.
Wednesday 27 July
As high summer approaches, it’s easy to resent the summer tourist hordes on your turf, but for many in Portugal, the increasing number of visitors is a welcome sign that their country is still open for business.
Tuesday 21 August
Jim O’Neil, the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has ALTAF. In case you’re wondering what ALTAF means, let me spell it out. ALTAF: a lot to answer for.
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