US opens sale of armed drones to more alliesUK only country to have bought armed unmanned aircraft from US but restrictions to be liftedThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Hogan urges US to ‘get on with’ trade dealProgress is possible on less contentious issues, says Irish commissionerThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Texas judge halts Obama’s immigrant protectionsIrish immigration activist calls ruling ‘a setback’ but sees it being overturned on appealWed Feb 18 2015 - 01:00
New light shed on America’s dark history of lynchingsReport shows one-fifth more mob killings of blacks in South than previously thoughtSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
‘Everyone’s a little bit racist,’ FBI director tells studentsUS law enforcer says police must resist ‘lazy shortcuts of cynicism’ towards racial biasFri Feb 13 2015 - 21:57
North Carolina Muslim killings spark wider debate about religious hatredShootings ‘hate crime’, not due to parking dispute, say murdered students’ relativesFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
Leitrim-born publican charged with bribing New York officialFrank Dwyer among dozens arrested after two-year investigation into city workersThu Feb 12 2015 - 16:33
Obama asks Congress for war approval to fight Islamic StateUS president rules out long ground war in request for limited action against extremistsWed Feb 11 2015 - 23:12
NBC News presenter suspended over false war storyBrian Williams taken off air for six months over ‘inexcusable’ claims of being shot at in IraqWed Feb 11 2015 - 06:49
Millions expected to apply for US immigration protectionRollout of Obama’s actions start next week to protect illegals migrants from deportationWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Deal on Greek debt will not benefit Ireland, say EU ministersEuro-zone finance ministers reject Republic’s appeal for further debt concessionsTue Feb 10 2015 - 11:08
Labour TD Anne Ferris to vote against Government on Daly BillDeputy expects to be expelled from party for backing Bill on fatal foetal abnormalitiesTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:00
Simon Coveney hails US beef deal for Larry Goodman’s ABPABP becomes first Irish producer to export to US in 17 years as ban is liftedTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:00
Irish beef makes return to New York with Michelin-star menu‘Pasture-raised ribeye of Irish beef tartare on gougère’ to celebrate reopening of US marketMon Feb 09 2015 - 20:29
ABP Foods becomes first European firm to secure US beef dealLouth-based processor has agreed to supply US giant Sysco in deal worth up to €15m a yearMon Feb 09 2015 - 17:57
‘Downton’ comes to Washington with congressman Schock’s schlockAmerica Letter: Republican’s office makeover raises eyebrows in $4tn budget weekSat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
US seeks ‘more sustainable approach’ to security strategyTwo-year plan’s priorities include avoiding getting stuck in large military operationsSat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
The best Irish pub in the worldWith the help of readers, ‘The Irish Times’ is on the hunt for the best Irish pub outside Ireland. Which would you nominate, and why? To get you started, some of our writers around the globe pick their favouritesFri Feb 06 2015 - 13:30
‘Right to rise’: Jeb Bush road-tests 2016 campaign messageProspective Republican presidential candidate criticises US income inequalityFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Sony film boss Amy Pascal steps down in wake of online leaksFour-year production deal at studio for departing executiveFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker captivates conservatives eyeing up 2016Scott Walker raises profile by leading likely Republican candidates in key state of IowaThu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
Obama puts modest limits on surveillance by US intelligenceUS intelligence will be unable to hold foreign customer data indefinitely under new rulesWed Feb 04 2015 - 22:06
Ashton Carter belligerent on Ukraine at Senate hearingBarack Obama’s nominee for secretary of defence backs the arming of UkraineWed Feb 04 2015 - 21:43
Assailants accused of shooting Garda Brian Hanrahan chargedBrothers charged with attempted second-degree murder and armed robberyWed Feb 04 2015 - 18:24
White House rules out mandatory tax on US multinational profitsObama administration unveils proposals to tax past profits parked overseasTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
Same-sex marriage indecision moves to US Supreme CourtCourt to rule on same-sex unions by June after split emerges among lower court judgesMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Obama to target US firms’ foreign earnings and profitsProposed taxes would have major implications for US multinationals in IrelandSun Feb 01 2015 - 09:18
Prospective challengers to Hillary Clinton limber upRomney swerves contest as billionaire brothers commit nearly $900m to electionSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Mitt Romney will not run for US presidency in 2016Jeb Bush, brother and son of ex-presidents, to benefit most in the Republican raceFri Jan 30 2015 - 23:20
Suspect in killing of Irish soldiers in Lebanon deported by USMahmoud Bazzi (71) sent home after admitting he entered country with a false passportFri Jan 30 2015 - 21:00
Drumm asks for more time to outline reasons for appealFormer Anglo chief says February 9th too soon given ‘complex’ issuesFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:01
US Senate approves controversial oil pipelineBill backed by nine Democrats sets up first veto clash between Obama and RepublicansThu Jan 29 2015 - 22:24
New Orleans police seek two suspects in Garda shootingVideo released of two males police believe were involved in armed robberyThu Jan 29 2015 - 21:18
Obama’s nominee defends legality of immigration ordersProsecutor picked to be attorney general grilled over president’s executive actionsThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Alleged Russian spies bored by ‘mundane’ livesUS claims agents caught expressing frustration at failure to recruit New York womenTue Jan 27 2015 - 22:25
Irish and US trade unions sign historic agreementTie-up between TEEU and American group will lead to new training for Irish workersTue Jan 27 2015 - 20:37
Barack Obama aide defends Alaska conservation planRepublicans react angrily to proposal to keep Arctic wildlife lands off limits to explorationMon Jan 26 2015 - 22:25
Severe winter storm hits New York and northeast USMore than 5,000 flights cancelled as meteorologists forecast over two feet of snowMon Jan 26 2015 - 19:25
American Sniper keeps politics of Iraq war out of sightsClint Eastwood’s movie about deadliest US sniper in Iraq has stirred an angry debateSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
Government seeks details on whether illegal Irish can leave USMinister awaits information on when emigrants can return under Obama’s ordersThu Jan 22 2015 - 19:06
Republicans defy Obama with invitation to Israeli prime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu asked to address Congress after president warns on Iran sanctionsThu Jan 22 2015 - 08:02
Unburdened by elections and economic distress, Obama showed his swaggerPresident ignored political reality of Republican-led Congress to energise DemocratsWed Jan 21 2015 - 08:42
Barack Obama says US has started ‘a new chapter’State of the Union address sees president map out bold post-war, post-recession visionWed Jan 21 2015 - 06:48
David Drumm’s €1m liability to US bank repaid in fullLender withdraws claims after proceeds from Cape Cod house sale used to repay debtsWed Jan 21 2015 - 02:00
Ending ‘Double Irish’ should be start of tax changes - US lawmakerClosing loophole was ‘more than overdue,’ says outspoken critic of US tax avoidance Sandy LevinWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Obama’s policy wishlist to set out ‘Robin Hood tax plan’President will call for tax hikes for the rich to ease burden on lower and middle classesTue Jan 20 2015 - 14:02
State of the Union: memorable moments from US presidentsCentrepiece speech of US political year a tradition started by George Washington in 1790Mon Jan 19 2015 - 20:48
Christine Lagarde gives cool response to EU debt summit ideaIMF chief warns against conference to ease burden on GreeceMon Jan 19 2015 - 02:50
Lagarde interview: Lessons learned from Ireland’s crashIMF head Christine Lagarde says right decisions have put economy ‘off to a good start’Mon Jan 19 2015 - 02:00
America Letter: Martin Luther King’s children fight over legacyCivil right activist’s family embroiled in court battle over his Nobel prize medal and BibleSat Jan 17 2015 - 06:26
