If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed another battle will be over
As the US supreme court turns inward, the rest of the world is in turn paying less attention to it
Liam Cosgrave, former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, dies aged 97
Obituary: Liam Cosgrave was first elected to the Dáil at the age of 23
Fintan O’Toole: How Liam Cosgrave embodied the State
Like the Ireland of his time, Cosgrave’s achievements were a function of his limitations
Judicial appointments: Attorney General’s nomination must be explained
Government’s refusal to answer basic questions only making things worse
Irish Twitter in the days of #kittyoshea and #thunderingdisgrace
Or imagine a Trump-like Nixon tweeting away in the small hours – #notacrook, #expletivedeleted
Diarmaid Ferriter: Mary Robinson’s legacy in no need of a vanity project
The former president should follow the practice of her predecessors and donate her papers to the National Library, the National Archives or a university
Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman: a legal colossus
Public life is poorer for the passing of the Supreme Court judge, historian and intellectual
Good relationship with Coalition critical as President pushes boundaries of office
Analysis: President Michael D Higgins’s good relations with Taoiseach have helped minimise political conflict
Untangling the threads of the Supreme Court’s thinking
A decade after the landmark Sinnott judgment, the notion of ‘judicial activism’ still stirs debate
A pillar of the nation-building project
The State’s early judiciary were a docile lot, but time and 1960s activism helped the Supreme Court roar
President’s comments show a novel interpretation of his constitutional role
Inside Politics: Conflict between Áras and the Government likely at some stage if political interventions continue
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