German courts check Berlin’s hard line on Irish citizens involved in Gaza protests
Judges have dismissed protest‑related cases and expulsion efforts against Irish citizens and Palestinian solidarity activists
Berlin court strikes out expulsion order against Irish citizen Bert Murray
Judge said there were insufficient grounds for removal, describing Murray as ‘a person moving in a certain political sphere with certain political opinion’
Merz’s first year: Germany’s impulsive chancellor sees poll ratings slump to record low
Merz hampered by poor political communication and even worse political co-ordination
Shane O’Brien acquitted of all charges related to Gaza protest in Berlin
Charges thrown out after video appeared to contradict key testimony minutes earlier from two police officers
Lidl owners try to lure German politicians with ‘middle-aisle offer’ of a secure messaging app
Bundestag lobbied by owners of supermarket chain after dozens of chat groups were hacked, exposing some messages by chancellor Friedrich Merz
Lawyer of Dublin man on trial in Germany criticises ‘stigmatising’ glass wall in court
Daniel Tatlow-Devally charged with damaging Israeli arms firm premises and of membership of criminal organisation
Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally goes on trial in Stuttgart accused of anti-Israel actions
Five accused of trespass, damage, membership of criminal group and use of Hamas-linked symbols
The Palestinian-Israeli actor tackling Middle East conflict with jokes and empathy
Yousef Sweid’s one-man show – Between the River and the Sea – is a risky, tongue-in-cheek swipe at his adopted home
How other countries are responding to surging oil prices - and why Spain is in a good position
From France to the UK, governments across the globe are scrambling to take a range of measures to cushion consumers from increasing energy costs
German emergency fuel supports unlikely to enhance chancellor’s low approval
Announcing the temporary measures, Friedrich Merz said the state ‘cannot compensate for every market event’
Row over protest at Buchenwald memorial event highlights rising sense of danger in Germany
Crowd warned of growing threats to democracy
Irishman hospitalised in Austria after cycling wrong way around roundabout, police say
Tipperary man (46) was involved in collision with car near Innsbruck
Conductor Herbert von Karajan’s Nazi past raises uncomfortable questions for artists today
Nazi regime ‘abused’ rising star as a glittering, musical distraction from its mass-murder machine, suggests historian
Moscow court sentences German artist over satirical carnival floats
Jacques Tilly given eight-year term – in absentia – for offending religious feelings and spreading false information about Russian forces
Merz’s 80% return plan for Syrians in Germany stirs controversy
Chancellor’s latest verbal slip triggers political backlash and reignites Germany’s fraught migration debate