Opinion

Wednesday 16 January 2019

Effigies of Prime Minister Theresa May, former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, current Environment Secretary Michael Gove and former Brexit secretary David Davis, are driven past the Houses of Parliament, London, ahead of the House of Commons vote on the Prime Minister's Brexit deal. Yui Mok/PA Wire

Colette Browne: 'Our Government cannot allow Brexit charlatans to take us down with them as they sacrifice UK's future'

Brexit is a cult supported by fanatics so zealous they would sacrifice Britain's cohesion, security and prosperity at its altar. The only question that remains is, will parliament allow them?

'For our part, maybe it's time to spend the $13bn they gave us last year before they look for it back.' Stock photo: AFP/Getty

Comment

Sinead Ryan: 'Time to spend our slice of the Apple billions'

Apple issued a profit warning recently, causing its share prices to plummet. To put it in context, the loss amounts to a mere $55bn.

Mistakes: A mock ‘Theresa May’ steers HMS Brexit towards an iceberg in a stunt by protesters outside the House of Parliament in London yesterday. Photo: PA

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Lucy Denyer: 'Surrounded by braying, back-stabbing men, May has tried her best with a quiet dignity'

Three years ago, prior to the Tory leadership contest that never...

Protest: A woman stands in front of an EU flag outside the Houses of Parliament in central London yesterday. Photo: Getty

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Peter Foster: 'Reality for UK may be a choice between no deal and no Brexit'

The crushing defeat of Theresa May's Brexit deal in the Commons last night now begs pressing questions for both London and Brussels.

Political celebrity: Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg. Picture: Reuters

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Dorcha Lee: 'Britain's impending departure from EU proves our future can't be guaranteed'

Harry Turtledove is a renowned US science fiction writer and alternative historian. Mixing historical research with a modest suspension of the laws of physics, he succeeds in changing history.

Transport Minister Shane Ross. Photo: Damien Eagers

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Kevin Doyle: 'Keep Calm and Carry On message gets lost as Ross ventures off the Brexit script'

Anybody who has ever done the tourist trail in London will be familiar with the posters, T-shirts, mugs and magnets carrying the slogan 'Keep Calm and Carry On'.

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John Downing: 'This hefty defeat drives the entire process right to brink of carnage'

Now we have entered the realms of the dangerously surreal with the economic carnage of a no-deal Brexit only 10 weeks away. It also comes as there are real questions about the competence of the Irish Government to cope with what...

'Extracting the UK from such an intricate series of inter-locking agreements fashioned over 50 years required co-operation, not chaos.'

Editorial

Editorial: 'Focus now for UK must be on avoiding no-deal crash-out'

You know you are in a dark place when the argument centres on whether you were destroyed or merely defeated.

'If modern men start emoting any more, I'm the one who's going to need a good long cry.' Stock image

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Celia Walden: 'Enough man-bashing - traditional masculinity is not toxic'

Men and women of the world beware: toxic masculinity is everywhere. And according to the world's leading psychology group, it needs to be stamped out.

Vote: Pro-Brexit supporters outside the Houses of Parliament, London, yesterday. Photo: PA

Letters

Letters to the Editor: 'Irony of Brexit is how ‘taking back control’ has brought UK such chaos'

‘12 RULES for Life: An Antidote to Chaos’, Jordan Peterson’s book published by Penguin Random House, is as relevant to political conflicts like Brexit as it is to the individual to whom it is addressed.

'The dirty little secret about the US's relationship with Mr Trump is that we have become addicted to him.' (Manuel Balce Ceneta/PA)

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Ted Koppel: 'Even if he loses the presidency, we won't have seen the back of Trump'

On July 21, 2016, just hours before he accepted the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump and I sat down for an interview. What he said on that occasion would serve as a remarkably candid foreshadowing of how Mr Trump would handle his relationship with the media in what, on that day, seemed...

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Peter Foster: 'Reality for UK may be a choice between no deal and no Brexit'

Dorcha Lee: 'Britain's impending departure from EU proves our future can't be guaranteed'

Kevin Doyle: 'Keep Calm and Carry On message gets lost as Ross ventures off the Brexit script'

John Downing: 'This hefty defeat drives the entire process right to brink of carnage'

Editorial: 'Focus now for UK must be on avoiding no-deal crash-out'

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Letters to the Editor: 'Irony of Brexit is how ‘taking back control’ has brought UK such chaos'

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Comment

Celia Walden: 'Enough man-bashing - traditional masculinity is not toxic'

Frank Coughlan: 'Myth is good for drama but lousy history'

Kevin Doyle: 'Brexit will overshadow everything - except for a brand of personality politics in Ireland'

Editorial: 'UK parliament must unite to prevent no-deal Brexit'

Ronan McCrea: 'Remainers are frozen to the spot as all around them Brexit flames grow higher'

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John Downing: 'With defeat all but assured, it's now about how big margin is'

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John Downing: 'Nightmare scenario of tax hikes at election time strikes fear into the hearts of TDs'

Columnists

John Downing: 'Twenty years after most ill-judged TV performance in Irish political history, the fallout continues today'

Declan Lynch: 'Larry Gogan has left his mark on all of us'

Gene Kerrigan: 'The inalienable right to be small-minded'

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Declan Power: 'Wake-up call that proves more checks required before the State bestows gift of Irish citizenship'

John Masterson: 'I am not SMART... I am DUMB or DUMBER'

Ian O'Doherty: 'The new year has only just begun and the war on comedy continues'

Ian O'Doherty: 'It's time to expose the quacks and the frauds'

Mary Kenny: 'Our future will be ever more organised - and controlled - by artificial intelligence. Should we fear rule by robots?'

Letters

Letters to the Editor: 'Irony of Brexit is how ‘taking back control’ has brought UK such chaos'

Letters to the Editor: 'Varadkar and his ministers should show respect for our culture here'

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Letters to the Editor: 'The taxing question – why is the State crippling businesses with a VAT hike?'

Editorial

Editorial: 'Focus now for UK must be on avoiding no-deal crash-out'

Editorial: 'Consultation key on asylum issues'

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