President Trump lies so reflexively on trivial matters that world leaders do not know whether to believe him on important ones. This conduct has become so routine it barely merits notice. He denounces the press as “the enemy of the people,” derides his critics as treasonous and openly fawns over an autocrat whose modern-day gulags […]

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Green REIT (GN1.I), the 1.3 billion euro-valued Irish real estate investment trust that put itself up for sale in April, has narrowed the field of bidders to four, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. The firm, which became Ireland’s first REIT when it joined the stock market in 2013, made the surprise announcement […]

This is the time of year for reflection. The summer has finally arrived, and the Dail will be in recess soon. Many of its circle, both politicians and political correspondents alike, will be decamping to various summer schools to discuss the state of the nation. Apart from late-night imbibing in local hostelries, the common theme […]

In politics, as in life, small things count. Whether it was the introduction of Dublin Bikes, the plastic bag levy or the smoking ban, life has been improved and our sense of community enhanced by small and inexpensive change. In every case there were sceptics, but today nobody would go back to where we were […]

Is it right to call the migrant detainment centers on our southern border “concentration camps,” as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did recently? Her comments were meant to evoke the Holocaust, and to call forth our indignation at our government’s mistreatment of refugees. But historical parallels should be drawn carefully; what’s happening in Clint, Tex., is not […]

WASHINGTON — In January, a reporter contacted the nascent Biden campaign to request an interview. She wanted to ask the former vice president about lingering criticisms that were bound to come up on the trail: how, as a senator, he failed Anita Hill; his lead role in the 1994 crime bill; his vote for the […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Global Fashion Group (GFG) (GFG.DE) raised less than half the sum it had originally targeted in an initial public offering of new shares that drew weak investor demand and ended up being mostly backed by its existing shareholders. GFG said it placed 40 million new shares at a price of 4.50 euros, […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Global Fashion Group (GFG) (GFG.DE) raised less than half the sum it had originally targeted in an initial public offering of new shares that drew weak investor demand and ended up being mostly backed by its existing shareholders. GFG said it placed 40 million new shares at a price of 4.50 euros, […]

Down at the water’s edge, a woman rushed up in a panic. She was worried about a panoramic photograph that had been taken as she didn’t want anyone to know she had been at the beach. Forget the lure of the ‘duvet day’, a stolen ‘beach-towel-and 99 day’ is the most sinful of all pleasures. […]

Amigos demócratas, Si ustedes siguen así, van a perder las elecciones. Y lo merecerán. Translation for the linguistically benighted: “Democratic friends, if you go on like this, you’re going to lose the elections. And you’ll deserve it.” In this week’s Democratic debates, it wasn’t just individual candidates who presented themselves to the public. It was […]