US president Joe Biden is clearly frustrated about the focus on his age. In mid-December last year he reportedly vented to allies, saying: “You think I don’t know how fucking old I am?” But, as attention turns to the 2024 election, the prospect of Biden – now 80 years oldContinue Reading
When Vladimir Putin sent his war machine into Ukraine last February, one of the reasons he gave for the invasion was to ensure Ukraine’s neutral status and prevent its government from moving the country further towards the west. Though there is more behind this war, the Russian leader has longContinue Reading
For the first time in 100 years, the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker after a first round vote and was forced to adjourn after three failed attempts. Fourth, fifth and sixth ballots were lost the following day. Republican leader in the House Kevin McCarthy led his partyContinue Reading
Updated: 5.25pm The State recorded a budget surplus of approximately €5.2 billion in 2022, far in excess of the €1 billion projected just over three months ago, the Department of Finance confirmed on Wednesday. The turnaround from a deficit of 3 per cent of gross national income in 2021 reflectedContinue Reading
shutterstock Nitr via Shutterstock Italians are notoriously – and understandably – protective of their cuisine, as regular arguments about the correct toppings for pizza or the appropriate pasta to use with a Bolognese ragu will attest. So it was hardly surprising that, when a Nobel Prize-winning Italian physicist weighed inContinue Reading
The late author Hilary Mantel once wrote of Queen Elizabeth II that she was “a thing that existed to be looked at”. This became even truer in death. From the moment the sovereign left Balmoral Castle in the back of the glassy hearse on September 8 2022, we could, ifContinue Reading
Ireland’s property market proved to be resilient to cost-of-living fears and external pressures throughout last year, a new report has said. The MyHome.ie quarterly house price report found the market had held up better than evidence had suggested in 2022. The number of vendors cutting asking prices remained at lowContinue Reading
Pelé inspired millions with his exploits on the soccer pitch, but also had to confront power to extract himself from the sport's social constraints. Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images As arguably the greatest soccer player of all time is laid to rest, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic UniversityContinue Reading
Electric vehicles went mainstream in 2022, so 2023’s designs will be bold, weird, and wonderful. Here are a few flashes of inspiration.Continue Reading
A Sinn Féin-led government in the Republic could bring about a fundamental change in the country’s economic policy, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar insisted it would be a “change for the worse” as he claimed Sinn Féin policies would mean “less business, fewer jobs and lower incomes”. Mr Varadkar’sContinue Reading
