Trump renews attack on special counsel Robert MuellerPresident’s outburst prompts alarmed response from fellow RepublicansWed Mar 21 2018 - 21:06
Ireland will not be ‘blocking’ Brexit deal, says VaradkarTaoiseach ‘looking forward’ to first bilateral meeting with Merkel since her re-electionMon Mar 19 2018 - 01:54
Ian Paisley jnr: ‘Trump would be very welcome in the North’The DUP MP on his party’s new-found access to the centres of power in WashingtonMon Mar 19 2018 - 01:28
EU to insist Britain abandons hardline Border stanceSimon Coveney to meet Michel Barnier as Brussels seeks UK commitment on backstopMon Mar 19 2018 - 01:09
Varadkar says he is proud to walk in New York parade with partner MattNew York mayor declares March 17th ‘Gerry Adams Day’Sat Mar 17 2018 - 15:59
The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu – suffocating in the borderlandsAt a time of acute debate about immigration policy in the United States and Donald Trump’s promise to build a border wall with Mexico, this is a timely contributionSat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
Fáilte Ireland objected to wind farm after message from VaradkarTaoiseach conveyed Trump’s concerns about Doonbeg to tourism body, records showSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00
Dagger John: Prelate a major force in 19th century Irish-AmericaAmerica Letter: Manhattan parade will take in cleric’s symbolic St Patrick’s CathedralSat Mar 17 2018 - 01:00
Karen Bradley on the Border: ‘We will make it work’Northern secretary upbeat on Brexit after St Patrick’s Day events in WashingtonSat Mar 17 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar spoke to tourism body after ‘committing’ to help Trump‘I did commit to asking Fáilte to review the planning applications,’ Varadkar told state agencyFri Mar 16 2018 - 21:40
Leo Varadkar discusses gay rights issue with Mike PenceTaoiseach meets US vice-president for private breakfast at Pence’s Washington homeFri Mar 16 2018 - 18:04
Trump indicates he may visit Ireland as early as next yearThe Border after Brexit one of the issues discussed by Varadkar and Trump at White HouseFri Mar 16 2018 - 01:00
Trump signals support for deal on undocumented Irish in USUS president says he has become ‘fast friends’ with the Taoiseach during St Patrick’s visitFri Mar 16 2018 - 00:42
Varadkar reveals aid he gave to Trump over Doonbeg golf courseTaoiseach says he contacted local authority over windfarm the US president was opposed toThu Mar 15 2018 - 18:07
Donald Trump tells Taoiseach he plans to visit IrelandVaradkar says US president signalled his support for a deal on undocumented IrishThu Mar 15 2018 - 16:17
Varadkar to offer US visa deal to protect undocumented IrishTaoiseach to discuss immigration, tax and trade when he meets Trump in Oval OfficeThu Mar 15 2018 - 03:00
Taoiseach to invite Trump to IrelandVaradkar says invitation extended by former taoiseach Enda Kenny still standsWed Mar 14 2018 - 21:42
Adams and McDonald express support for US special envoyEnthusiasm for North post comes after Varadkar questioned whether envoy was neededWed Mar 14 2018 - 21:30
Tillerson firing raises fear of shift in US foreign policySacking comes as Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-unWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar to challenge outdated stereotype of Irish identity in USTaoiseach first gay prime minister to march in New York St Patrick’s Day paradeWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar tells unionists: ‘I know you might be angry but we have no hidden agenda’Taoiseach marks 20th anniversary of Belfast Agreement in US by reassuring unionistsTue Mar 13 2018 - 23:00
Taoiseach to ask Trump to appoint ambassador to IrelandVaradkar uses speech to raise issue of protectionism amid EU-US trade war concernsTue Mar 13 2018 - 22:00
Solution for undocumented Irish in US unlikely this weekVaradkar intends to raise immigration with Trump during meeting, if time allowsTue Mar 13 2018 - 06:29
Choctaw generosity to Famine Ireland saluted by Varadkar‘The Choctaw family identified with the anguish, the spread of disease and starvation’Tue Mar 13 2018 - 06:00
Varadkar announces scholarship for Choctaw studentsVisiting Taoiseach thanks Native American community for generosity during FamineMon Mar 12 2018 - 18:00
Brother of Mary McAleese suffered ‘sadistic’ abuse at Newry schoolEx-president said her sibling only recently revealed he was abused by Fr Malachy FinneganMon Mar 12 2018 - 12:49
McDonald and Foster not invited to White House for St Patrick’s DayGerry Adams and Ian Paisley jnr have been invited rather than the party leadersMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:44
Four weeks since Florida shooting, but still people comeMarjory Stoneman Douglas students have touched a political nerve across the countryMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach is confident of abortion reform ‘within months’Leo Varadkar says the referendum is a question of trusting womenSun Mar 11 2018 - 21:59
Varadkar intends to raise issue of gay rights with Mike Pence‘This is the land of the free, home of the brave, where the gay rights movement began’Sun Mar 11 2018 - 21:12
‘Enjoy an enormous array of firearms, knives and so much more’Business is brisk at Florida’s ‘largest gun event’, hours from the Parkland massacreSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
How the Irish were complicit in Native American sufferingTaoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day visit is a reminder of a dark chapter in our shared historySat Mar 10 2018 - 01:00
Trump wants ‘concrete actions’ from North Korea before meetingUS president will meet Kim Jong-un only if certain steps are taken, says White HouseFri Mar 09 2018 - 20:54
Trump-North Korea meeting a gamble as intentions unclearNo US president has held a face-to-face meeting with the North Korean leadershipFri Mar 09 2018 - 18:40
Trump to meet North Korea leader Kim Jong-unSouth Korean security chief says US president’s aim ‘permanent denuclearisation’Fri Mar 09 2018 - 09:29
Donald Trump imposes tariffs on steel and aluminium importsMexico and Canada excluded following intense lobbying by RepublicansFri Mar 09 2018 - 07:54
Taoiseach to meet Choctaw tribe on US St Patrick’s Day visitNative Americans donated to victims of Great Hunger in 1840s despite own hardshipsFri Mar 09 2018 - 00:01
Cohn’s departure adds to the picture of a White House in chaosAnalysis: Unpredictability is the only certainty in the Trump presidencyWed Mar 07 2018 - 09:41
White House aide broke federal ethics rules during TV interviewsKellyanne Conway breached guidelines by endorsing Roy Moore in Alabama special electionWed Mar 07 2018 - 05:00
Gary Cohn to resign as Trump’s chief economic adviserCohn unhappy with decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium importsTue Mar 06 2018 - 23:31
‘High level of concern’ amongst Republicans about proposed steel tariffsDonald Trump’s surprise move risks interfering with economy, says Mitch McConnellTue Mar 06 2018 - 20:59
Frederick Douglass’s Irish visit aligned with his fight for justice and freedomAmerica Letter: The US slave-turned-campaigner enjoyed a tour of Ireland in the 1840sSat Mar 03 2018 - 01:00
Two people killed in Michigan university shootingInvestigators search for a suspect (19) who is considered to be armed and dangerousFri Mar 02 2018 - 18:48
Pentagon: We already know about Russia’s nuclear weaponsPutin claims Moscow has developed cruise missiles with ‘practically unlimited range’Thu Mar 01 2018 - 19:45
White House tensions rise as Hicks steps down and Trump slams SessionsUS president loses communications director; AG promises ‘integrity and honour’Thu Mar 01 2018 - 17:37
White House communications director Hope Hicks to resignLong-term adviser’s exit latest high-profile departure from Trump administrationWed Feb 28 2018 - 22:17
US special envoy to North unlikely to be in place by St Patrick’s DayWhite House announces March is Irish-American heritage monthWed Feb 28 2018 - 20:30
Kushner security clearance loss will not dilute family gripTrump’s son-in-law can no longer attend president’s daily intelligence briefingsWed Feb 28 2018 - 19:00
Republicans signal opposition to additional gun ownership control‘We shouldn’t be banning guns for law-abiding citizens,’ says Paul RyanTue Feb 27 2018 - 22:02
Trump claims he would have tackled Florida gunman unarmed‘I really believe I would have run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon,’ president saysMon Feb 26 2018 - 20:00
