Sanctioned Russian billionaire retains control of Aughinish parent company, Sweden findsRuling from Sweden’s tax authority states all of Rusal’s operation in Europe, which includes Irish plant, should be subject to EU sanctions Wed Jul 01 2026 - 17:47
Ukraine refuses Irish offer of armoured combat vehiclesThe 27 vehicles were first acquired by the Defence Forces in 2009 but frequently broke down and were rarely usedWed Jul 01 2026 - 06:00
Aughinish Alumina will have to pay up front for costs of closing down Limerick plant under new dealCo Limerick plant will be required to set aside nearly €31m under new agreementTue Jun 30 2026 - 06:00
French air defence ship operates off Dublin Bay ahead of EU presidencyIreland to rely on French and British military assets over next six months Mon Jun 29 2026 - 20:10
Ireland retains out-of-date air navigation systems in response to Russian jammingGround-based beacons, despite nearing the end of their service life, are less vulnerable to interferenceMon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
UN expert preparing report on Aughinish Alumina for human rights committeeSpecial rapporteur has interviewed locals about concerns regarding soil, air and water contaminationThu Jun 25 2026 - 06:30
Ireland enjoys benefits of Nato without downsides, says US envoy to military allianceEurope is ‘Washington’s fourth priority’, behind the US itself, the western hemisphere and the PacificMon Jun 22 2026 - 21:57
Putin associate ‘controls Aughinish Alumina parent company’Oligarch Oleg Deripaska is under EU sanctions over his role in supporting the invasion of UkraineFri Jun 05 2026 - 06:00
Ukraine joins those questioning Irish exports of alumina to RussiaPressure builds on Government with embassy and MEPs raising concerns about Aughinish plantFri Jun 05 2026 - 06:00
Aughinish Alumina blames ‘clerical error’ for incorrect statistics on exports to RussiaCoalition urged to complete Aughinish Alumina investigation without delayThu Jun 04 2026 - 21:34
Government ‘made aware’ of errors in Aughinish Alumina export dataCSO figure showing 83% of Limerick-based operation’s exports go to Russia ‘not accurate’, says MinisterTue Jun 02 2026 - 23:39
Irish far-right figures join gathering in Portugal to push idea of ‘remigration’Remigration featureTue Jun 02 2026 - 06:00
Amount of Irish-made alumina exported to Russia hits highest level since start of Ukraine warFigure emerges as Taoiseach argues sanctioning Aughinish Alumina would cause more harm to EU than Russia Sat May 30 2026 - 06:00
‘Hostile’ agents feared to be among 14,000 Russians granted Irish visasDublin MEP seeks greater scrutiny of applications ‘to assess possible hostile intelligence activities’ by visa recipientsThu May 28 2026 - 06:00
Names of Defence Forces officers involved in sensitive operations published onlineSeveral officers within Naval Service raise concerns that publication of list could be compromising Wed May 27 2026 - 06:00
Shotguns, helicopters and ‘airburst’ ammunition to guard against rogue drones during EU presidencyDefence Forces details ‘layered’ security against potential drone incursions during EU presidency and in operations at home and abroadTue May 26 2026 - 06:00
Drone wars: Irish Defence Forces watching the skies as EU presidency set to beginLessons learned from Ukraine and Middle East are informing Ireland’s strategy for developing defence systems Tue May 26 2026 - 06:00
‘It was embarrassing for them’: Irish Army crew beats US military teams at their own game Defence Forces member says team ‘never expected to win’ armoured-vehicle category of Sullivan CupThu May 21 2026 - 14:01
Dublin city councillor posts anti-Semitic video calling for a ‘real final solution’Philip Sutcliffe says he ‘probably shared something I shouldn’t have’ after being questioned on video featuring HitlerTue May 19 2026 - 18:04
EU pressure grows to restrict export of alumina from Ireland to RussiaGroup of MEPs demand EU stop export of aluminium products to Russian defence industryTue May 19 2026 - 06:00
Suspicious betting on Gerry Hutch in Dublin Central byelection More than $1m wagered through controversial Polymarket platformMon May 18 2026 - 06:00
Why have international traders bet $1m on the Dublin Central byelection?Almost $500,000 alone has been wagered on Gerry Hutch’s chances of becoming a TD or notMon May 18 2026 - 06:00
New Army vehicles under French deal can automatically target perceived threats using AIAccording to experts, these systems can also be configured to fire automatically without human inputSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Robots in the military: how the Defence Forces is using AI to cover shortfalls in resources and personnelTechnology is being deployed by Irish military to detect threats to key underwater cables and monitor Russian ‘shadow-fleet’ vesselsSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Pressure grows on Government over Aughinish Alumina as dozens of MEPs demand export banMove follows Irish Times investigation revealing Co Limerick plant ships vast amounts of alumina to RussiaSat May 09 2026 - 06:00
Gerry Hutch’s Spanish property assets frozen as part of money-laundering investigation Gangland figure and Dublin Central byelection candidate has refused to detail property holdingsWed Apr 29 2026 - 06:00
Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote: ‘I don’t mind the heat. I’ve had heat on me all my life’The Irish Times visited Lanzarote as part of an investigation into Hutch’s property interests. In an interview, the veteran criminal talks about his ‘exaggerated’ property holdings, hope of becoming the ‘richest’ TD and confidence of being exonerated in a Spanish criminal investigationWed Apr 29 2026 - 06:00
US troop numbers passing through Shannon soar 80%More than 3,000 US troops passed through airport during March after Iran conflict startedFri Apr 24 2026 - 06:00
Taoiseach says department’s failure to report US military overflights is ‘not normal’Official figure of American flights through Irish airspace was 248 shortMon Apr 20 2026 - 14:27
248 US military flights over Ireland went unreported due to ‘administrative error’Irish Times investigation finds almost 250 more overflights than previously disclosed by Department of Foreign AffairsMon Apr 20 2026 - 06:00
Trump administration deports elderly Irishman from US to Costa Rica under controversial dealMan arrived in the central American country on Friday as part of a group of 22 deporteesSat Apr 18 2026 - 12:57
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groupsSat Apr 11 2026 - 06:00
Multimillion-euro financial package will not be unveiled until nationwide fuel protests cease Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solutionFri Apr 10 2026 - 22:36
Fuel protest leader James Geoghegan has animal cruelty convictions and Revenue judgments Geoghegan (57), who has come to prominence in this week’s protests, claims to have settled tax bills Fri Apr 10 2026 - 14:56
Gerry Hutch associate arrested in Spain in organised crime investigationIrish man is expected to appear before Spanish high court in coming daysWed Apr 08 2026 - 13:29
Convoy of Russian shadow-fleet tankers monitored off west coastFive of the vessels travel through Irish exclusive economic zone in likely bid to discourage boarding attempts, say military sourcesSat Apr 04 2026 - 06:00
‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence serviceIn a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the StateSat Apr 04 2026 - 06:00
‘It’s not Top Gun’: Irish Air Corps pilots to receive ‘dogfighting’ combat training Organisation has lost the ability to conduct in-house combat training due to departures of trained pilotsThu Apr 02 2026 - 06:00
Are Irish peacekeepers at risk in Lebanon as Israel targets Hizbullah in war on Iran? Irish Unifil troops have continued to carry out daily patrols despite the increasing danger of being cut off or under attackTue Mar 31 2026 - 18:11
Jón Jónsson disappearance: Veteran UK criminal identified as person of interestIcelandic man (41) last seen leaving Bonnington Hotel in Dublin in February 2019 but Garda inquiry has found no traceMon Mar 30 2026 - 18:50
Russia-bound ship seen dropping anchor near subsea cables after visiting Limerick plantVessel, named Arne, regularly transports alumina from Co Limerick’s Aughinish plant to St PetersburgSat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
Ukrainian and EU officials raise concerns about Irish alumina and RussiaDepartment of Enterprise looking into disclosures unearthed by Irish Times investigationWed Mar 25 2026 - 14:39
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigationEvidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana BacikTue Mar 24 2026 - 18:32
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chainAlumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records, to trace the passage of materials from Guinea and Brazil, through Ireland, and on to Russian smelters.Tue Mar 24 2026 - 05:00
Ireland joins the hunt for Russian submarinesFrom ‘token navy’ to sub-hunters: The plans to transform the Irish Naval Service into a modern military forceSat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00
Ice flight stopped at Shannon Airport on St Patrick’s Day while deporting UkrainiansPrivate jet hired by Ice agency also stopped on its return journey to ArizonaThu Mar 19 2026 - 06:00
New legal powers will allow Naval Service to board vessels, including Russia’s shadow fleetExisting laws will be updated to give the service ‘clearly defined statutory powers at sea to counter threats in our maritime domain’Wed Mar 11 2026 - 19:48
New Garda aircraft comes off runway at Baldonnel in ‘minor’ incidentIncident happened in poor weather while aircraft was conducting training exercises at Casement Aerodrome in west DublinThu Mar 05 2026 - 20:07
Garda suspended for lending man bicycle during pandemic to receive more than €250,000 in damagesDetective removed from duties for more than three years after he gave bike from a station to older man in his communityTue Mar 03 2026 - 22:13
How quick thinking saved lives after Army chaplain stabbed by teenage boy in GalwayPrivate Ciara Shanahan, Pte Dylan Geraghty and Cpl Daniel Padden describe their experience at Renmore Barracks during the attack on Fr Paul MurphyTue Mar 03 2026 - 12:30
