British ambassador Dominick Chilcott to leave postFormer Iran ambassador to leave Dublin in July and be replaced by Robin BarnettTue May 03 2016 - 20:32
Man with Irish links listed among Isis fightersAlgerian-Irish citizen profiled in Islamic State documents leaked by defector last monthMon Apr 25 2016 - 08:07
Leaked Islamic State records deliver insight into fightersIsis files obtained by media reveal an evolving organisation learning from past mistakesSat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00
Ripple effect of decision on sentences being felt in courtsSolicitors long insisted that component of law on suspended sentences was muddledFri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
British diplomats seek access to Irish man in Iraqi prisonLaois native Joshua Molloy (24) was detained after fighting with Kurdish forces in SyriaWed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00
Terror has become a part of daily life in EuropeAnalysis: Brussels attacks show the gaps between deadly assaults are contractingWed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
Adrian Hardiman: A unique courtroom voice falls silentSupreme Court judge was colourful and polarising - but never dull, writes Ruadhán Mac CormaicMon Mar 07 2016 - 19:42
FG and FF should ‘stop the pettiness’ and form coalition, says KellyLabour TD says Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil should put the country first and coalesceSun Feb 28 2016 - 18:43
Alan Kelly celebrates with pose of a boxer who floored an opponent‘Yeeees!’ roared Labour Tipperary TD again and again, his face turning redder than his tieSun Feb 28 2016 - 16:54
Meath East results: Fine Gael holds two seats as Fianna Fáil tops pollThomas Byrne (FF), Helen McEntee and Regina Doherty (both FG) electedSun Feb 28 2016 - 00:35
200 Irish workers to lose jobs as Brinks announces closuresSecurity company says it will end its cash-in-transit operation in the RepublicMon Feb 22 2016 - 19:08
Mike Nesbitt signals support for UK remaining in EUUlster Unionist leader warns of potential dangers to NI of British withdrawalFri Feb 19 2016 - 19:44
Ireland urged to make its voice heard in Brexit debateScotland’s Minister for Europe Humza Yousaf says Irish voters could decide referendumThu Feb 18 2016 - 18:42
Brexit Q&A: Everything you need to knowThe stakes are high: if UK voters vote to withdraw they will be the first to leave unionMon Feb 15 2016 - 18:12
Ireland to co-chair major UN summit on refugeesWorld leaders’ event in September aims to sign off on new global policy principlesMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00
‘We have to be massively optimistic about the capacity of world leaders’David Nabarro is guiding states towards compliance with the UN’s 2030 AgendaThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:01
No second Brexit vote in event of ‘wrong answer’, ambassador saysDominick Chilcott says ‘strategic aim’ to keep UK inside a reformed European UnionWed Feb 10 2016 - 21:57
Diplomatic ‘dance on the head of a pin’ led to global agreementAs the UN’s 2030 Agenda comes into force, negotiators recall a fraught drafting processWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
Bombardment of Aleppo leaves civilians in firing lineConcerns are rising that closure of the border with Turkey will halt flow of aid into SyriaMon Feb 08 2016 - 01:00
Turkey pressed to admit 40,000 Syrians fleeing major advanceOpposition-held areas of Aleppo city close to encirclement as Assad forces step up assaultSun Feb 07 2016 - 21:13
Between American Dream and reality: a rare and reflective meeting with the BossFrom the archives: "“There is a patriotism underneath all my music, but it’s a very critical, questioning, often angry patriotism,” says SpringsteenThu Feb 04 2016 - 12:00
Higgins raises eyebrows with criticism of tax cut promisesPresident pushing out boundaries of office with latest commentsWed Feb 03 2016 - 09:08
Conor Brady: Gsoc phone powers have been used for yearsFormer commissioner says he authorised numerous phone record requestsMon Jan 25 2016 - 01:00
Survivors speak at Holocaust Memorial Day in DublinEnda Kenny recalls how in 1938 Europe closed its borders to fleeing Jewish refugeesSun Jan 24 2016 - 21:14
Travel alert after fears of Zika virus link to birth defectsPregnant women advised to be wary of visiting affected parts of Latin AmericaSun Jan 24 2016 - 18:30
Ireland to resist move to scrap ‘first-country’ asylum ruleCalls from southern Europe for regulation to be dropped have intensified recentlyFri Jan 22 2016 - 01:00
Fifty-nine Syrians, 139 Afghans denied entry to State in 2015Figures from Minister for Justice show 11 Eritreans and 44 Iranians also refused entryThu Jan 21 2016 - 20:18
State does not support the UK staying in the EU ‘at any cost’Government says bloc’s core principles will not be diminished to prevent BrexitThu Jan 21 2016 - 00:12
Ireland vows to make refugee plan workDonald Tusk warns Schengen will collapse if EU fails to tackle migrant crisisWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
Ireland asked to take only 20 asylum seekers under EU planGovernment acknowledges ‘very low’ number of applicationsTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
EU could fail if refugee crisis is not tackled, Juncker saysAngela Merkel is under intense pressure as Austria imposes new border restrictionsSat Jan 16 2016 - 01:00
New ambassadors approved by the CabinetEnvoys to Australia, Canada, Belgium and Greece among the appointed nomineesWed Jan 13 2016 - 22:07
Government urged to raise abuses despite risk of damaging tiesFront Line Defenders says Ireland slow to raise concerns with countries such as China and EthiopiaWed Jan 06 2016 - 15:57
Migrant crisis: Seven young among 34 dead in TurkeyBodies washed ashore as over 2,500 migrants a day make perilous voyage to GreeceWed Jan 06 2016 - 10:17
Latin America most dangerous place for human rights activistsAlmost half of activists killed were linked to defence of indigenous people’s, says groupWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
Ireland ‘regrets’ mass execution of 47 people in Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Foreign Affairs says Dublin working for death penalty abolition globallyWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
Brexit: a referendum on Ireland’s futureThe UK ballot on whether it should withdraw from the EU could take place this year. A decision to leave would change this country more radically than any domestic electionSat Jan 02 2016 - 05:00
On the frontline of Pakistani women’s fight against online abuseAccidental activist Nighat Dad leads campaign for digital rights as women who use social media particularly vulnerable to harassment, intimidation or blackmailSat Jan 02 2016 - 01:02
Year when Europe opened its doors to refugeesWorld review of the year: Flow of refugees from Syria and other countries gathers speedMon Dec 28 2015 - 18:00
Selfishness on refugees has brought EU ‘to its knees’‘Paralysis and ambivalence’ threatening Europe’s futureSat Dec 26 2015 - 16:05
Ibrahim Halawa’s future hinges on political dealAnalysis: No quick solution for Government in what Egypt sees as a terrorism caseMon Dec 21 2015 - 09:06
Human rights body ‘deeply concerned’ about Halawa situationEuropean Parliament resolution demands unconditional release of Irish manFri Dec 18 2015 - 14:09
Europe calls for release of Halawa from Egypt prisonEU parliament seeks Irish man’s immediate release and cites breach of human rightsFri Dec 18 2015 - 08:51
UN could have prevented deaths of 250,000 Syrians - FlanaganIreland ‘a model member’ of United Nations, Kofi Annan says marking 60 years of membershipThu Dec 17 2015 - 19:43
Lack of women in paid work holding back global developmentIreland in sixth place on ‘Human Development Report’ indexWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
Ibrahim Halawa trial postponed for tenth timeAbsence of one of the 420 defendants results in trial being adjourned until 19th DecemberTue Dec 15 2015 - 13:39
Immigrants less likely to claim benefits, study findsCentral and eastern Europeans claim fewer benefits, put lower burden on public servicesWed Dec 09 2015 - 22:10
Ireland should take in 22,000 refugees, say agenciesGroup of 21 NGOs calls on State to ‘show leadership’ by lifting Dublin ConventionMon Dec 07 2015 - 01:00
New EU guidelines for products from Israeli settlementsFood labeling measure widely seen as attempt to put political pressure on IsraelMon Dec 07 2015 - 01:00
Aids cases outpace rise in those treated, says ONE reportInternational funding stagnates, though Ireland singled out for praise in reportSun Dec 06 2015 - 21:32
