Postcards from the Edge – Frank McNally on Samuel Beckett’s newly published German Diaries
Travelling around Nazi Germany, he wrote presciently about war and found inspiration for Waiting for Godot
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Volkswagen ID.Polo first drive: The Germans remember how to make a VW
After missteps with the first generation of ID cars, Volkswagen goes back to basics with an electric Polo that majors on space, comfort and the fundamentals of driving
EU budget: ‘Frugal’ states demand hundreds of billions be cut from spending
Germany and five other countries say the bloc’s proposed €1.9 trillion budget must be reduced to secure their backing
Benefits of Ireland’s solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms
Looking at the list of solar farm projects, one thing stands out: an absence of farmers
Why Israel fears settlement sanctions are just the beginning
Passengers arriving in Amsterdam from Tel Aviv say Dutch customs searched luggage for goods from West Bank settlements
Russian foreign minister vows to see Ukraine war ‘through to the end’
Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has regular talks with Trump administration, which describes conflict as ‘Biden’s war, not our war’
Wife and mother of jailed German fraudster set up companies in Dublin
Hendrik Holt, who went on the run last month, witnessed Irish company filing made in April
Irish teenagers are to get culture vouchers. Have they worked elsewhere?
Italy pioneered such an initiative a decade ago; data suggests book sales and visits to cinemas and concerts rose
We have US multinationals to thank for the weakness of the far right in Ireland
If Germany tells us anything it is that this is the Irish moment – but how long will it last?
Nostalgia and lost pride: the fuel that feeds Europe’s far right
Populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, find a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand
German leaders prepare to deny far right access to secret war plan
With Alternative for Germany close to power, federal officials want to limit the group’s access to classified intelligence
Friedrich Merz criticises ‘destructive’ parties as he fights for survival
German chancellor under pressure following AfD’s second electoral victory in the east and far-left wins in Berlin
Germany’s most unpopular leader in modern times digs in, but for how long?
Lessons from elsewhere in Europe suggest once leaders become deeply unpopular, they almost never recover
German chancellor under pressure after elections, and ‘concern’ at Leaving Cert reform
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
German chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite ‘disaster’ in regional elections
Partial results show CDU just above the 5 per cent threshold for parliamentary representation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite ‘disaster’ for his party in German state elections
Exit poll says Alternative for Germany doubled its vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the Left party leads in Berlin
‘Berlin’s Mamdani’ could carry Left party to power in Berlin
Anti-capitalist Elif Eralp is hoping to become the German capital’s first mayor of Turkish origin
What will €450,000 buy in Norway, Italy, Germany, France and Co Clare?
One price, home and away: A traditional-style cottage, a house beside castle ramparts and more
Merz is on the ropes. Could Sunday’s regional elections deliver a knock-out blow?
While the chancellor struggles and his centre-right CDU bickers, its SPD rival has come out in attack mode
Street attack on Michael Healy-Rae a worrying development for our democracy
Inside Politics: Plus fascinating insights into where Germany and Scandinavia may be going politically
Will AI kill us all?
Developments in artificial intelligence can sound quite terrifying, but the real dangers are not yet clear
Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’
Group ‘spent months posing as law enforcement’ to obtain confidential data on hundreds of customers
Doctor cleared of allegations of offering cancer patient treatment without flagging risk
Chairperson of the Medical Council fitness to practise committee said that the factual allegations had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt
Inside the Brussels struggle over who speaks for Europe
‘Something’s not working’: Inside the European Union’s stalling ambitions to become a proper geopolitical heavyweight
Fiction in translation: Hafni Says by Danish writer Helle Helle is close to perfection
Plus new works by Pirkko Saisio, Felix Hartlaub, Karim Kattan and Angélica Gorodischer
Germany’s past crashes into the present
The AfD is not a Nazi Party 2.0, as many claim. But it wants to end decade-long efforts to understand Nazi crimes, which it claims are a ‘guilt cult’
Anti-immigration and pro-Russia – why did Germans vote for the AfD?
In the News podcast: Resounding victory for far-right party in regional election sends shockwaves
Mother of Dubliner charged with Israeli arms plant damage in Germany calls for trial observer
Daniel Tatlow-Devally was arrested along with four other Palestinian activists, after they broke into the Elbit Systems Deutschland facility
The Irish Times view on the German state elections: landmark win for the far right
The results is a big blow to chancellor Friedrich Merz
Germany’s far-right earthquake leaves Merz reeling with ‘existential shock’
AfD’s historic victory sets clock ticking on Germany’s postwar constitutional order, chancellor warns
Germany’s far-right AfD seeks support to rule after state election win
Party trying to form government in Saxony-Anhalt after falling three seats short of a majority
Germany’s AfD win regional elections; data centre energy use; the fall of rural Irish pubs
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
Voters in eastern German state have blown up post-unification politics
AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt has hit reset button on politics in Europe’s largest country
Ireland set to join EU-Nigeria ‘migrant returns’ pact
Five EU states plan to send migrants to offshore centres next year
Russian ambassador not in position to ‘lecture’ Ireland over Ukraine war stance, says Taoiseach
State accused of ‘copy-pasting EU conspiracy theories’ after Yury Filatov summoned to meeting in wake of drone attack at German airport
Volkswagen approves plan to cut 50,000 jobs in major overhaul
Labour chiefs say compromise on restructuring prevented ‘dangerous escalation’
Mass deportations, euro exit and Russian gas: the AfD’s plan for power
Victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday would mark a postwar watershed, making the AfD the first radical right party to govern a German state since 1945
European commissioner ‘optimistic’ of budget deal during Ireland’s EU presidency amid divisions
Division notable among member states on proposed scale of seven-year funding round
Irish Government to summon Russian ambassador following Leipzig attack
EU’s high representative on foreign affairs signals sanctions on up to 1,600 Russian individuals and entities
German investigators identify suspects with Russian links in Leipzig drone attack
Germany has blamed Russia for sending explosive-laden drone to Leipzig airport used to send military equipment to Ukraine
Germany says Russia was behind last month’s attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport
Minister for Defence Helen McEntee said Russia’s ‘attempted drone attack’ at Leipzig airport was ‘part of a clear trend’
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levels
New report underlines problems facing young people seeking work
Does Aer Lingus think Frankfurt is a summer-only destination?
Passengers seem to have no choice but to travel with a different airline
From Dublin to Lublin: the haunting pleasures of eastern Poland
Zamość and Lublin are full of thought-provoking historical monuments and quietly charming moments
‘De-demonisation’ of Europe’s far right clears ground for resurgence of fascist ideas
World View: Historians unconvinced by deliberate forgetfulness in France and Italy, while German leader sounds alarm
British woman stabbed to death in German train station
Thirty-one-year-old had just arrived from London and was waiting for train to Austria at time of attack
The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe
Europe has stumbled into a new growth paradigm with a reliance on the permanent threat of war
Last stand against far-right AfD in Germany’s east
An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line
Germany and ‘frugal’ allies signal budget compromise but reject further EU borrowing
Friedrich Merz and five other leaders demand spending cuts of ‘several hundred billion euros in a balanced manner’
Volkswagen chief warns company facing ‘critical’ fight for survival
German car giant plans swingeing cuts across its business amid Chinese competition
Migrant-led businesses strike over rising racism before key East German vote
Shops, restaurants and barbers close in Magdeburg as campaigners warn far-right AfD surge is fuelling fear and division
Another drone found at Leipzig airport
Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns of increasingly ‘unscrupulous’ hybrid attacks
At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
Excess mortality in Germany, France and Spain alone has already exceeded 25,000, according to provisional figure
Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium
Allianz Arena mistakenly etched on to the event’s participation medal instead of a local landmark
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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