For Canadians, relaxation comes naturally, even when the Taoiseach brings the rainIt doesn’t take long to get a sense of the sheer immensity of the land mass and the cosmic gall behind Trump’s `51st state’ insultSat Sept 27 2025 - 05:00
Netanyahu’s fiery defiance meets wall of global condemnation over GazaFrom staged walkouts to ovations, a week in New York exposed unbridgeable chasm over Palestinian sufferingFri Sept 26 2025 - 19:45
Taoiseach finds common ground with Canadian PM Mark Carney during Ottawa meeting Prime minister notes link between countries ‘one of our strongest relationships ... with respect to shared values’ Thu Sept 25 2025 - 21:22
Gaza flotilla on way to deliver aid expecting more ‘violent attacks’ at sea shortlyIrish passengers describe explosions, also say boat communications ‘jammed’ with Abba songsThu Sept 25 2025 - 19:08
Simon Harris to meet US secretary of commerce for mooted ‘economic relationship’ talksTánaiste will also officially open Ireland’s new embassy to the United States in Washington DCThu Sept 25 2025 - 00:01
Martin believes Trump has accepted Putin is ‘not serious’ about ending Ukraine invasionMeeting with Canadian PM ‘copper fasten what is a very strong relationship’, says TaoiseachWed Sept 24 2025 - 20:30
Trump delivers Maga rebuke to world with familiar litany of boasts and chastisementsUN General Assembly address a cascading message of folly and ruinationWed Sept 24 2025 - 06:00
Europe not ‘going to hell’, says Taoiseach following Trump address to UN General AssemblyMicheál Martin says he disagrees with US president’s claims of ‘uncontrolled’ immigration and climate ‘con job’ during speechTue Sept 23 2025 - 21:41
Laughter and darkness as Trump escalates grievances at the United NationsSeries of farcical mishaps confirm US president’s worst prejudices against the beleaguered organisationTue Sept 23 2025 - 19:18
Taoiseach accuses Israeli government of ‘genocidal intent from day one’ in GazaIrish leaders to push for peace in Palestinian territory and for a vote on sanctions on Israel at UN General AssemblyTue Sept 23 2025 - 06:00
Charlie Kirk memorial: Half of the US is in raptures, the other half looks awayRevivalist gathering attended by tens of thousands drew the Maga movement closer together than ever beforeMon Sept 22 2025 - 07:31
Harris calls for urgent, practical EU steps to end Gaza genocide ahead of major UN weekFact that New York conference on Gaza is taking place without Palestinian Authority is ‘outrageous’, says TánaisteMon Sept 22 2025 - 07:03
Dark cloud hangs over UN headquarters as leaders gather for ‘World Cup of Diplomacy’Irish delegation to push Government stance on Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan crisis at General AssemblySun Sept 21 2025 - 06:00
Robert Redford: Not at all the president’s manMore than half a century later, the themes and lessons that underscore the film about Watergate are more alive than everSat Sept 20 2025 - 05:00
A perfect end to a perfect day for Donald Trump after shock Jimmy Kimmel suspension Under Trump, TV network’s grapple with potential future implications of host being placed in cold storageFri Sept 19 2025 - 07:05
US Fed interest-rate cut unlikely to go far enough for TrumpUS central bank had come under increasing pressure from president’s administrationWed Sept 17 2025 - 21:43
America fails to find reconciliation tone in wake of Charlie Kirk shootingKirk’s vast following mourns a ‘joyful warrior’ of free speech, while Democratic voices warn of persecution against that very rightWed Sept 17 2025 - 07:28
Killing of Charlie Kirk seen as a ‘watershed’ moment in US political historyAn atmosphere of fear and fragility now dominates political discourse across the countrySat Sept 13 2025 - 06:00
Blame game over Charlie Kirk shooting exposes dangerous political divide in the USIn the aftermath of his death, Trump’s Oval Office address pointed the finger at rhetoric of ‘the radical left’Sat Sept 13 2025 - 06:00
Things could get even worse for Irish immigrant communities in US amid Trump crackdownThe arrest of an Irish grandmother over a $25 bad cheque a decade ago shows how hardline Trump’s policies have becomeFri Sept 12 2025 - 11:02
After Charlie Kirk’s death, the US is caught between a harrowing past and a fretful futureProminent conservative was fatally shot at a public event on WednesdayThu Sept 11 2025 - 21:37
Charlie Kirk killing is the sickening latest episode in American political carnageWhat the assassination of the Conservative activist signifies about where America is headed is frighteningThu Sept 11 2025 - 07:53
ICE places Irish grandmother and green card holder in US isolation cellDonna Hughes-Brown (58), who lives in Missouri with US husband, was detained after landing in Chicago on flight from Dublin in JulyWed Sept 10 2025 - 00:01
Chicago braces for chaos as Trump threatens to send in troops to fight crimeTrump administration’s playbook cites fatal incidents to condemn ‘tolerance of crime’ in Democratic-run citiesTue Sept 09 2025 - 07:02
Sentence terms for boy who pleaded guilty over killing of Irishman in US to remain secret Irishman Shaun Brady was shot after interrupting a group of youths attempting to steal a carSat Sept 06 2025 - 11:15
Donald Trump meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European powers in bid to seal Ukraine peace US president reiterates optimism for trilateral meeting involving Putin, even without ceasefireMon Aug 18 2025 - 22:39
Genteel streets of Washington’s Georgetown meet National Guard in Trump’s crime crackdownIt is impossible to predict whether this is short-term misdirection or the first intimation of a hitherto unimaginable authoritarian police eraSun Aug 17 2025 - 06:00
Nauseating charade as Putin comes out of international purgatory on Trump’s red carpetFor one of the first times since he took office, Trump, looked worn to the point of exhaustionSat Aug 16 2025 - 07:18
Rambo, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor: Donald Trump’s cultural revolution comes to WashingtonA day after drafting in the National Guard and just before he sits down with Putin, the US president took time out to consider the artsThu Aug 14 2025 - 06:00
Trump sends troops into Washington DC: distraction tactic or part of wider policy? Decision to dispatch National Guard welcomed by supporters; others suspect operation is attempt to deflect questions about EpsteinTue Aug 12 2025 - 06:52
The rise and fall of Cairo, Illinois: from Huckleberry Finn’s dream destination to a town of just 1,700 peopleThe future was supposed to be bright for this fascinating place at the confluence of two mythic American rivers. It didn’t quite pan out that way Sun Aug 10 2025 - 06:00
Questions remain over Irish woman Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s death on Long Island yachtCarlow woman was pursuing business dream in Montauk, a world of summer hustle and limitless wealthSat Aug 09 2025 - 06:00
New York’s ‘exclusive’ Hamptons is a glorified cattle mart with mansionsIt was once home to Jackson Pollock and John Steinbeck but wealth, which always eyes and covets authenticity, gobbled it upSat Aug 09 2025 - 05:00
Trump’s firing of statistics chief sparks unease Federal body’s reporting of dismal jobs numbers counters official narrative of a strong Trump economyWed Aug 06 2025 - 06:45
Texan Democrats flee state to stop ‘racist gerrymandered’ election remappingState governor calls for arrests after exodus of Democratic lawmakers seeks to block Republican Bill that would redraw electoral districtsTue Aug 05 2025 - 06:52
Kamala Harris’ bland Late Show appearance reminds Democrats of what they’re still missing in battle against TrumpIt will be impossible for Americans to ever see Harris now and wonder what the road not taken in 2024 might have looked likeSat Aug 02 2025 - 05:00
Is the White House ready to demand an end to Netanyahu’s campaign of starvation in Gaza?Shocking realisation that thousands of children are starving as food languishes nearby has gripped AmericaFri Aug 01 2025 - 13:50
‘I will not be intimidated’: But has Rupert Murdoch met his nemesis in Donald Trump?The US president has issued a $10bn lawsuit against the media mogul’s empire – the very one that eased his path to powerSat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: The moment Jerome Powell stood up to Trump a reminder how few dare to contradict himFederal Reserve chairman contradicts the US president after Trump handed him a list of ‘cost overruns’ for Fed headquarters renovationsFri Jul 25 2025 - 07:11
US congressman Brendan Boyle: ‘Kerry are the Yankees of Gaelic football, aren’t they?’Brendan and his father Francis have never let their connection to the county team slipFri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Trump accuses Obama of ‘treason’ over 2016 election in stunning attackObama says comments by Trump, mired in the Epstein files controversy, linking him to Russian interference are ‘weak attempt at distraction’Wed Jul 23 2025 - 07:01
Why Donald Trump is determined to change Coca-Cola’s recipe in the USThe US president wants Coca-Cola to go back to its original sugar cane recipe, leaving corn syrup producers with a bad taste Sat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Epstein files are a new crisis for Donald Trump, as supporters blowtorch their Maga capsMany in the Maga movement are furious over Trump’s failure to release the Epstein files. Now he may be relentingFri Jul 18 2025 - 07:09
Will Donald Trump fire Jerome Powell? ‘I don’t rule out anything. But it’s unlikely. Unless …’Donald Trump has resumed his on-off attacks on the Federal Reserve chairmanThu Jul 17 2025 - 07:41
Spectre of Epstein files refuses to go away within Trump’s MAGA fanbaseProblem for Republicans is many prominent officials, from Patel to vice-president Vance called for their release before taking officeTue Jul 15 2025 - 08:07
Katie Taylor erases all the question marks with her third win over Amanda SerranoTrilogy fight lives up to the hype at Madison Square Garden as the Irish fans leave celebratingSun Jul 13 2025 - 20:13
Trump tariffs: In the US, ‘the EU’ isn’t a concept and Ursula von der Leyen is an unknownOnly if prices rise in the US will tariffs on European goods become a political issueSun Jul 13 2025 - 19:29
Lack of Epstein ‘client list’ testing Maga Republicans’ faith in Trump to the limitsMemo released by AG this week concluded that Department of Justice had found no incriminating ‘client list’Sat Jul 12 2025 - 05:00
Tuning out the noise, Katie Taylor steels herself for last dance with Amanda SerranoTaylor and Serrano return to New York’s Madison Square Garden for the next instalment in their enthralling rivalryThu Jul 10 2025 - 21:48
Keith Duggan: Katie Taylor clearly out of patience as she takes aim at 'whining' Serrano teamAmanda Serrano has made little secret of disdain for Texas fight resultThu Jul 10 2025 - 07:56
