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‘Like the Eiffel Tower’: Trump’s cage fight plan sums up his presidency

‘Like the Eiffel Tower’: Trump’s cage fight plan sums up his presidency

Roman emperors used bread and circuses to distract people. Trump prefers cages and crypto

04.06.2026 10

The Irish Times

Bobby Mcdonagh

The Pontiff vs the President: Trump, Pope Leo and the Catholic contradiction

As Pope Leo condemns violence “in the name of God”, his words land heavily on those Catholics enabling Trump’s most dangerous instincts, writes...

13.04.2026 30

TheJournal

Bobby Mcdonagh

Ireland needs to grow up and get serious about its interests

In the infantile recent debate about the Mercosur deal, for example, politicians from all sides fell over each other to criticise an agreement...

18.03.2026 40

The Irish Times

Bobby Mcdonagh

Conviction in the age of chaos: How to hold the centre in the Trump era

22.02.2026 60

TheJournal

Bobby Mcdonagh

Deception and delusion in Davos: What's going on in Trump's head?

22.01.2026 40

TheJournal

Bobby McDonagh

Bobby McDonagh: Diplomacy still matters in Trump’s jungle

13.01.2026 40

TheJournal

Bobby McDonagh

Opinion: Irish politicians need to learn how to explain the merits of the EU

01.12.2025 20

TheJournal

Bobby McDonagh

Opinion: The position of the president matters for Ireland’s European interests

21.10.2025 20

TheJournal

Bobby McDonagh

Opinion: Preventing another genocide is how Germany should come to terms with its history

17.09.2025 30

TheJournal

Bobby McDonagh

Bobby McDonagh: It's vital we support the EU at a time of global chaos

27.07.2025 30

TheJournal

Bobby McDonagh

Bobby McDonagh: To avert our eyes from Gaza would be a moral travesty

24.04.2025 20

TheJournal

Bobby McDonagh