Ian O’Doherty

Relations between the country and the US will be more crucial than ever before in the next twelve months. The indicators are not good

This is bad news for Irish trade, but it promises to be even worse news when Trump takes power in January

Politicians seem more interested in discussing the weather and the Middle East than trying to solve the problems which keep Irish people awake at night

You might think Irish leaders would be keen to keep the Yanks onside. Instead, they seem determined to alienate them

Barely a day goes by in the Dáil without some TD accusing Israel of atrocities and committing genocide