Simon Harris urges negotiators to reach agreement before July 9, warning continued uncertainty could hurt Irish exporters ...

Labour TD Alan Kelly has told the Dáil it was he who first informed the Minister for Justice it was undercover gardaí who ...

Labour TD Alan Kelly has asked in the Dáil why it was he who had to inform the Minister for Justice of details about the Evan ...

On the opinion pages Michael McDowell writes that for all his bragging, US President Donald Trump knows he has little leverage with either Putin or Netanyahu. Playbook.

If European governments are truly complicit in Israel’s alleged crimes while the majority of their citizens oppose them, this raises questions about the genuineness of what Michael McDowell has ...

Sinn Fein Deputy Pa Daly is urging Tánaiste Simon Harris and the government to provide clarity on the lack of tourist access to Skellig Michael as a legal dispute involving permits continues.

Former tánaiste and minister for justice Michael McDowell has ruled himself out as a candidate for November’s presidential election. Mr McDowell, a senator who played a leading role in the ...

Mr McDowell is yet to be cross-examined. Earlier, Ann Travers, whose sister was killed by the IRA in 1984, said Mr Adams’ reputation was that of a “warmonger”.

The former tánaiste was giving evidence at the High Court on the fourth week of a defamation case brought by Gerry Adams against the BBC High Court reporters Senator Michael McDowell has told a jury ...

Senator Michael McDowell has told a jury in Gerry Adams’ defamation case he had never met any politician — apart from Martin McGuinness and Martin Ferris — that did not believe the former ...

Michael McDowell, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a senior counsel and Independent Senator. He writes a weekly opinion column. A former Tánaiste, minister for justice, equality and law ...