Michael McDowell

Gender dysphoria, counselling and medical treatment must be a broadly based national discussion. All citizens and all politicians must devise good policies

Party appears to be grasping at any straw to delay resumption of powersharing at Stormont

Drug talk and a pirate appearance soon overtaken by Soc Dems co-leaders’ exit announcement

Giving Putin what he wants would have entirely predictable consequences. It must not happen

Pool of rental properties shrinking and rents of new lettings rising due to restraints on renting

We need emergency legislation to empower a specialist agency to acquire property

Vast gulf between planning and execution tarnishes the credibility of our democracy

Because the party operates in more than one jurisdiction, it is not amenable to our system of regulation of political donations

Government must exercise that right carefully and half thought-out proposals to extend asylum rights to climate refugees are not helpful

While commissions of Investigation have been more economical, some have also taken many years

Failed planning regulations and an ill-thought-out transport strategy make it more difficult to reimagine our capital

If inquiries are victim-led, are they in some sense drifting into social theatre rather than wholly impartial ascertainment of truth?

International protection applications must be processed more quickly and destruction of travel documents must become a negative for applicants

Micheál Martin can take a lead at EU level to make it clear that the Lukashenko regime faces political and economic sanctions

There is potential for an Ireland in which the Republic and North could share membership of the European Union without having to share a constitution

Far easier to sell the illusion that Irish unity can mean anything at all - and conceal the detail on how their unified state would actually work

Arming gardaí is not Harris’s decision to make. Responsibility lies exclusively with elected politicians

Government’s proposals for overhauling the licensing laws and extending pub and club opening hours is far-reaching but necessary

Talk of allowing infrastructure at site to disintegrate ‘almost criminal’, says Michael McDowell

Surge arose despite closure of phone lines and walk-in office, Oireachtas committee told

Journalism site backed by Michael McDowell says it has 5,500 paying subscribers

Inside Politics: Inflation in Irish economy expected to surge to 8.5%, highest since 1980s

GAA could face a conundrum if HQ is required during peak-championship time

Oireachtas committee conducts pre-legislative scrutiny of proposed Gambling Regulation Bill

The Government argues a rent freeze is not constitutionally possible but are they right?

A hard rain is about to fall on the old political order

Dubliner’s extraction following almost three years in detention required delicate diplomatic campaign

Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role

Barrister recently acted for State in opposing Ryanair challenge to Covid travel advice

Unless the Chinese government is annoyed with you, you are not really standing up for human rights there

McDowell describes Ó Fearghaíl’s 2018 letter to Oireachtas members as ‘deeply unfortunate’ and ‘regrettable’

Unachievable targets on renewable energy erode democratic trust and cohesion

Senator rejects criticism of citizenship constitutional amendment he championed

Judge Neilan sat mainly in the midland counties

Minister says there is ‘a lot at stake’ given potential ‘carryover’ to EU-UK trade deal

Fianna Fáil was hoping no one would mention the War of the Buttons two years later

Unintended consequences can cancel out positive effects of well-meaning initiatives

The outgoing chief justice was the first member of his family to go to university

Hot-headed and untrustworthy, London now behaves as it used to regard the Irish

Current local property tax arrangements raise many issues to do with tax equity