More than four months after the February election, Ireland is heading for a coalition government – provided the Greens membership can be persuaded to go along.
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Cook, imperialism and Brexit
Controversy about James Cook offers a window into the way certain politicians can imagine themselves as supporters of national sovereignty while defending imperialism and colonialism.
Grand coalition in Ireland
Time of crisis produces another national unity government – or at least the makings of one – this time in Ireland. Will a partnership between historic rivals reshape the party system?
Starmer gets the job
Britain's Labour Party elevates its leading pro-European to the leadership, with a mandate to reconcile the irreconcilable.
Replacing Corbyn
Britain's Labour Party has begun the process of choosing a new leader, with the task of deciding just how far to go in disowning the legacy of Jeremy Corbyn.
Final Irish numbers
Final results from the Irish election suggest that it will be very difficult to form a government without somehow bringing Sinn Féin within the tent.
Sinn Féin shakes up Ireland
Ireland's traditional two major parties record the worst combined vote in their history, setting up a difficult three-way tussle in the new parliament.
Election preview: Ireland
Ireland's government for the last four years has depended on a non-aggression pact with its main rival. The dynamic that produced this state of affairs looks likely to continue.
Northern Ireland gets a government again
Northern Ireland has been without a government for three years, and a lot has happened in that time. Now its parties have agreed to give things another try.
Who lost Brexit?
Labour's loss in last week's British election is being widely blamed on Brexit. But what exactly could it have done differently?
The World is Not Enough 