Mark Hennessy

Mark Hennessy

Ireland and Britain Editor

Mark Hennessy is Ireland and Britain Editor of the The Irish Times. He is a former News editor, London editor and political correspondent

Sinn Féin’s refusal to take seats in Westminster a ‘dereliction of duty’ – Colum Eastwood

Decision on border poll and Ireland’s future will be taken in London ‘whether we like it or not’, Colum Eastwood tells party conference

‘Well intentioned, ill considered’: Northern nationalists on Micheál Martin’s unity stance

Nationalists in the North applaud the Taoiseach’s Shared Ireland initiative but find his failure to plan for a Border poll frustrating at best

‘Unsatisfactory’ that British minister responsible for calling Irish unity poll, says Martin

Dublin and London must move ‘in lockstep’ on all big decisions, says Taoiseach

Fine Gael ‘cannot afford to cede ground to other political groups on Irish unity’

Party must ‘plan, prepare and articulate’ what a united Ireland means, Neale Richmond to tell members

World facing biggest security challenges since 1970s, says Helen McEntee

Minister says disinformation ‘spread like wildfire’ during Northern Ireland immigration riots earlier this year

Gangs offering €260 online to film murders, conference told

Kennedy Summer School hears size of recent Meta legal settlement a reflection of vast social-media profits

Ireland should invest in drones, not fighter jets and ships, says ex-British security official

Many European states face huge legacy issues because they have invested in military equipment now increasingly threatened by cheap, deadly drones

Triple-lock campaigners wish to stand by as Russia and others destroy peacekeeping – Martin

Taoiseach says model that State has supported for 60 years is likely to disappear

Cocaine ‘regrettably normalised’ among professional classes, Drew Harris says

Former Garda commissioner tells MacGill Summer School of pessimism in winning the battle against drugs

Drew Harris ‘somewhat shocked’ by Monaghan car bomb discovery

Former Garda commissioner ‘somewhat shocked’ by news of Semtex discovery on Friday

Stormont guilty of rampant waste, says Ulster Unionist Party leader

Jon Burrows tells MacGill Summer School support for unity referendum in Northern Ireland not sufficient

Reactionary Israeli ministers have ‘fascist’ Gaza agenda, says ex-WHO official Mike Ryan

Chief executive of Dublin Regeneration Authority tells MacGill Summer School of capital city ‘embarrassment’

‘Gotcha’ blame culture must end if key projects to be delivered faster, says Robert Watt

Politicians and officials should be enabled to take ‘balanced risks’ but supported when schemes go awry

Courts will decide on military deployments if triple lock is removed, Labour leader warns

Alternative to UN is ‘return to disorder, chaos and carnage of war’, Ivana Bacik tells MacGill summer school

‘Rainy day’ fund billions should be spent on housing, says Google Ireland chief

`I have young children. Honestly, they’re going to leave unless we have houses and jobs for them’

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