Donald Trump treats Irish unity as a transactional whim
There is a particular kind of American confidence that mistakes a lack of historical memory for a fresh perspective.
By Elena Rossi ·
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Trump treats the Good Friday Agreement as a mere suggestion
There is a particular kind of vertigo that comes from watching a man treat a sovereign border like a zoning dispute in Palm Beach.
By Elena Rossi ·
Donald Trump treated Northern Ireland peace as a golf accessory
There is a particular kind of governance that treats the architecture of statecraft as a backdrop for personal branding, and we watched it unfold in Dublin with the precision of a…
By Dana Whitfield ·
Donald Trump treats the Good Friday Agreement like a golf course
Down in County Clare, they had the N67 blocked and every farmhouse gate from Clonadrum Cross to Doonbeg watched by a Garda in a reflective vest, because Donald Trump came over for…
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Donald Trump visits Ireland as a landlord checking on property
When you’ve spent a decade in an ER, you learn how to triage. You ignore the loud, screaming patient in the waiting room to find the one who’s quietly turning blue in the corner.
By Josie Calloway ·
The Irish government is a concierge for Donald Trump's junket
The ledger of power is always written in the language of "security," but the costs are always paid by the people on the street.
By Maya Ellison ·
Organised crime suspect Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai
The sheer logistics described in the reporting surrounding Daniel Kinahan’s extradition are staggering—a bulletproof van for high-risk prisoners, armed gardaí, members of the…
By Nikhil Raghavan ·