A decade after the world’s worst financial meltdown, history may be repeating itself

The one-time presidential candidate had been battling brain cancer

The US politician leaves behind a storied life and a tear in America’s political fabric

Boy George tracks down his Irish roots in Who Do You Think You Are? while How to Get Rich Quick has money-making tips from businessman Dave Fishwick – creator of Bank of Dave

Whitney: Can I Be Me? Nick Broomfield’s devastating portrait of a fatally conflicted existence

Rex Tillerson, dubbed ‘T Rex’ by Sarah Palin, has €26m salary and strong links to Russia

President-elect runs rule over aides and contenders for top posts over the weekend

Republican mulling a mix of insiders and outsiders for top administration positions

In dealing with the incoming US president, Ireland should not let self-interest rule

Anger and disillusionment that propelled Trump to power is an epidemic in the West

Nixon V Kennedy, Ford’s Soviet Domination, Reagan quips and famous putdowns feature

Review: ‘The Art of the Deal: The Movie’, ‘Fortune’s Wheel’, ‘The Big Fat Quiz of Everything’

The ‘most dangerous political operative in America’ is, like his boss, a freewheeling populist

The Donald’s fondness for McDonald’s lets his blue-collar base know he is one of them

Democrat becomes first woman to lead major political party in US presidential election

Minister criticised for being part of welcome party for Trump during his Irish trip in 2014

Republicans need measured insider, while Democrats must win back young, white voters

Billionaire dismisses ‘fraud’ article claiming he objectified women over four decades

House speaker Ryan offers to step aside as chairman in nominee-picking convention

He pledged to protect middle class but said rich are ‘probably going to end up paying more’

Republican has tender ego, whereas Democrat is so tough she is known as ‘the Warrior’

Republican US presidential hopeful racks up small wins and gains ground on Trump

No one is more shocked at how far Donald Trump has come than Donald Trump

Kevin Humpreys and James Reilly among losers, while Fianna Fáil and Greens are back

Trump and Sanders have embarrassed the pundits by rising so high and staying there

Debate over democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will have an echo in Irish election because of gender quotas

Donald Trump’s endorser has way of getting her message across that few identify with

We're a bit cold and miserable, it's January alright?

Former Republican governor accuses US president of failing to care for war veterans

Donald Trump endorsement speech compared to slam poetry and performance art

She is back in the spotlight – but it’s tough to gauge influence of former Tea Party darling

‘No more pussy-footing around,’ former Alaska governor tells his supporters in Iowa

Former Alaska governor’s support will give tycoon a boost in first contest in Iowa

Despite high expectations, Front National fails to take single region in the elections

Ex-Republican vice-presidential nominee enters dispute over Jeb Bush’s use of Spanish

Want to dance? Need a hug? Or could do with some help clearing out some emotional or actual baggage? There’s a whole army of people out there to help

As Jeremy Masding’s handwitten note-to-self makes the front page, here are a few other senior figures who wish they’d kept their notes to themselves

She’s got an acerbic wit, frequently speaks her mind, and has burned almost everyone at the Golden Globes: so how did Amy Poehler become Hollywood’s most-loved?

Republican candidate not authorised to use tune with speech, says singer’s management