Clár Ní Chonghaile
09 March 2023
Battling Siki: A life on the ropes
The story of the Senegal-born boxer the IRA couldn’t knock out – and his fatal drift into dissipation
Read the full article05 March 2023
Portugal: The canary in the digital nomad coal mine?
The country’s capital, Lisbon, is buckling under the weight of visitors, including a new generation of ‘desirable’ migrants
Read the full article04 March 2023
The tip of the iceberg
Why the crazy 15-minute city conspiracy theory is no laughing matter
Read the full article25 February 2023
Is hydrogen the answer to the climate emergency?
It could be the key to a greener future - but substantial concerns remain
Read the full article18 February 2023
The authoritarian moment
War and a devastating earthquake have put Putin and Erdogan under pressure but can they ride out these crises in an increasingly authoritarian world?
Read the full article11 February 2023
The Tories vs Churchill
Winston Churchill took Britain into the European Court of Human Rights – why do some in the party want to take us out of it?
Read the full article09 February 2023
Paris, the 15-minute city
A French-Colombian professor wants to rewire our metropolitan areas – and the city of lights is first
Read the full article02 February 2023
A killing that built a Nazi myth
How France’s invasion of the Ruhr and its execution of a saboteur 100 years ago fuelled Hitler’s rise
Read the full article12 January 2023
Bonfire of Insanity: The unwelcome return of the Retained EU Law bill
Why Rees-Mogg’s bill to sunset EU laws is so inflammatory and what you can do about it
Read the full article12 January 2023
How to bury a Pope
The extraordinary rituals and legends that accompany the death of a Holy Father
Read the full article05 January 2023
The unexpected rise of Spain’s Trumpista
Isabel Díaz Ayuso could cause a political earthquake if she takes on the leader of her centre-right party
Read the full article05 January 2023
It’s going to be a big year for…
Welcome to 2023, the year of war, peace and Mark Zuckerberg’s collapsing Metaverse
Read the full article04 January 2023
Rishi Sunak’s maths drive does not add up
The prime minister’s push for numeracy rings hollow as his government persists in ignoring the numbers
Read the full article18 December 2022
Why the Question Time wine merchant who shocked Rees-Mogg was right about the Brexit damage to his industry
Leaving the EU has left the wine import/export business with a shocking hangover
Read the full article24 November 2022
The end of the hijab?
Headscarf protests by Iranian women have electrified the world. Will a similar rebellion follow in France?
Read the full article16 November 2022
George Eustice sees the light
The minister who helped negotiate the Australia trade deal now admits it was rubbish. Might Sunak be heading for a similar revelation – on Brexit itself?
Read the full article09 November 2022
A political football
The Qatar World Cup is an uneasy reminder of how the world works. But shouldn’t sport be better?
Read the full article29 October 2022
The rise of the Irish language speaks to changing times in Northern Ireland
A new generation of Gaeilgeóirí, or Irish language-speakers, are pushing for their rights in Northern Ireland in a cultural revival that could bring communities closer
Read the full article27 October 2022
The ghosts that haunt France in Africa
Macron wants a reset, but unravelling the country’s tangled legacy in the continent is proving harder than it sounds
Read the full article24 October 2022
What should Boris Johnson do next? As little as possible
The ex-PM is like a tired movie trope: the battered, near-dead villain who rises one last time to wreak more havoc. Now it’s time to lower the curtain on this horror show
Read the full article20 October 2022
Who would be the best PM for Remainers? There’s no good answer - and one really bad one
If the UK is forced to endure another Tory government, is there anyone out there who might be willing to face facts on Brexit?
Read the full article20 October 2022
As another Tory PM teeters, the costs of Brexit keep mounting
A trade collapse with the EU shows that the damage will linger on far longer than Liz Truss did
Read the full article13 October 2022
“It’s like being a little fly, standing against an elephant”
British-Iranian Elika Ashoori considers what’s at stake for defiant women and girls in the country where her father was unjustly imprisoned
Read the full article06 October 2022
What the hell is wrong with Suella Braverman?
The home secretary is giving voice to the basest of her party’s instincts
Read the full article04 October 2022
Eating humble protocol pie
An arch-Brexiter apologises to Ireland and the EU. What is going on?
Read the full article01 October 2022
History weighs heavy as Macron seeks to reset relations with Africa
A recent visit to Algeria was part of efforts to write a new chapter in diplomacy - but the ghosts of France's exploitative colonial past linger on
Read the full article29 September 2022
Experts cast doubt on Truss’s immigration visa review
PM wants to bring in more low-wage foreign workers, but faces Cabinet opposition and questions over whether her plan will boost the economy
Read the full article24 September 2022
Rees-Mogg’s red-tape bonfire threatens to spark an inferno of rights and protections
Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg’s new Brexit Freedoms Bill claims replacing or repealing all retained EU laws will bring unfettered growth. It’s dangerous and untrue
Read the full article24 September 2022
How the Balkans are putting the EU’s standing on the line
In a fractious region, the European Union must offer a credible alternative to the darker forces that threaten the stability of the Balkans
Read the full article22 September 2022
Europe's future is in drought
Rivers and reservoirs are shrinking, the land is parched. Welcome to Europe in 2050 – if we don’t act now
Read the full article20 September 2022
Another Brexit betrayal as Truss’s protocol posturing poisons US relations
The lucrative UK/US trade deal is dead - so will it Liz Truss now press ahead with ripping up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol?
Read the full article13 September 2022
There’s a fresh EU offer on the NI border. Can ERG-backed Truss accept?
The EU has offered to scrap almost all border checks but the new PM may not be allowed to listen to logic
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