Donald Trump breaks the law so fast that the law is left in his orange dust
The US chief justice gave Trump the runway, and now he’s objecting. But it’s too late
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A diplomat’s advice on how Ireland should approach Trump’s visit
There will be relief if Trump leaves Clare with the impression that ‘the Irish really like me’. In the grand scheme of things, the truth doesn’t matter
McGuire vs Maguire: Who was the real Irish founder of America’s Labor Day?
A longstanding historical debate highlights the extent of Irish involvement in the American labour movement
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial over deaths of her three children collapses
Judge says he ‘does not feel he has any choice but to declare a mistrial’
JD Vance caught between Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson
Iran dispute exposes divisions within coalition of online personalities that helped return the president to power
See you in Doonbeg? I’ll be there with my placard to welcome Trump
Trump-welcomers have been direly warning that protests will damage Ireland Inc or, at least, Doonbeg Inc. Nonsense
In a small Iranian town, a US attack turns a wedding into a tragedy
Bomb that hit residential area killed five people and wounded 67 others, Iranian authorities say
Pete Hegseth’s military purge comes at a risky moment for Pentagon
Global Briefing: US defence secretary’s campaign against ‘wokeness’ is causing unease among some Republicans
Jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial remains deadlocked, to resume deliberations Thursday
Judge delivered ‘dynamite charge’ in case of Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young children
Has the Government’s strategy to keep fuel costs down proved to be ‘knee-jerk’ and difficult to reverse?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
USS Abraham Lincoln’s weary crew of 5,000 arrives in Thailand after 286 days at sea
Ship plagued by reports of deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health
The wheels are coming off the US world order
Trump believes in a world in which there are no allies, only satellites, and in which power is America’s alone to wield
US announces thousands of arrests in New York immigration operation
Immigration arrests reached a record high of 49,000 in July, nearing Trump’s goal of 2,000 daily arrests
Lindsay Clancy trial: Jury to resume deliberations for fourth day
Massachusetts mother charged with murder for strangling her three children before attempting to take her own life
‘I didn’t tell nobody’: How Duane Keith Davis’s words helped convict him of Tupac’s murder
Prosecution case relied heavily on Davis’s own accounts of the shooting, including his 2019 memoir
Down the hatch: Why are people sneaking into New York City’s sewers at night?
A spate of subterranean exploring has piqued the curiosity of locals – and concerned officials who warn of danger underground
‘Very unfortunate’: the phrase that captures Japan’s Trump dilemma
Tokyo’s muted response to US sanctions on its most senior international judge highlights its dependence on Washington
Why the United States can’t quit its wars
The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers lessons for policymakers seeking to avoid an endless war in Iran
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
Google Maps now shows ‘Lake America’ in US, not Lake Ontario
‘It was very upsetting’: India Day returns a year after being cancelled due to attacks
Ireland India Council says vast majority of hostile phone calls it received before 2025 event was postponed originated from the US
The Iranian cleric tightening Khamenei’s grip at home
Once sidelined, Hossein Taeb has been elevated by the new supreme leader to run the Revolutionary Guards’ emboldened Basij militia
Hawkish Kevin Warsh hints Fed will raise rates if US inflation does not fall soon
Wall Street cranks up bets on September increase in borrowing costs following central bank chair’s Jackson Hole address
Karoline Leavitt leaves chaotic White House with immaculate timing
Press secretary and Maga true believer had a high-profile and abrasive role in Donald Trump’s administration
Neutrality and renewable energy could be Ireland’s best defence from Russia
State’s military weaknesses and vulnerabilities must be addressed
CIA director went to Moscow to warn Russia not to attack Nato – reports
US media outlets have cited their own sources as saying Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack any Nato member state
Dolly Parton’s death proves shared cultural reference points act as a social adhesive
Millennials, Gen Z and Boomers are united in their valorisation of the most popular woman in the world
Iran and Oman discuss temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on
No military vessel will be allowed through the strait, Iranian minister says
Dolly Parton’s last act was to briefly silence America’s toxic political discourse
If Bob Dylan stands as the explicit chronicler of American political and civil change and discord, Parton occupied a more mischievous space
Inside the court: Why did Lindsay Clancy kill her three children?
In the News podcast: Defence say she was suffering post-partum psychosis
Long queues form at petrol stations in Iran as US blockade triggers fuel shortages
US blockade and attacks on refining capacity leave country facing 15 million-litre daily petrol shortfall
‘Economic D-Day’ on Iran must overcome a troubled history
Donald Trump is reaching for yet another strategy to grope his way out of a military adventure gone wrong
US military kills two people in attack on boat in Pacific
Washington began 2025 campaign of boat strikes before military operation in which Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro seized.
‘We got attacked’: Canada to retaliate after Trump imposes 50% tariffs
Mark Carney says country will match US levies ‘dollar for dollar’ as trade talks collapse between the two neighbours
Trump finds his happy place as the bad news piles up
With the US national debt hitting $40 trillion, the president gives a tour of his new driveway
Jon Ossoff might just be the Democrats’ best answer to the US decade of chaos
There’s much more to the Georgia senator than a controversial barb about one of Donald Trump’s aides
Future of the Gaza Strip is a matter for the Palestinian people
Patently grotesque that the future of Gaza is contingent on talks between a US envoy and Netanyahu
‘People in Ireland are the kindest people I’ve ever met’: Rosie O’Donnell takes over for Jimmy Kimmel
Rosie O’Donnell returns to the US from Ireland to host Jimmy Kimmel Live
Trump’s Israel envoy tells settlers not to take land owned by Palestinian Americans
Mike Huckabee says militant Israeli settlers taking part in a siege of homes in the occupied West Bank could face US sanctions
Why government debt matters: bond investors, yields and their impact on the economy
Bond yields can affect everything from how much you pay on student or car loans to the housing market
Smithsonian Museum targeted by Trump administration as culture war plays out across US
Saving America’s Story, a 162-page report released last month by the White House, has horrified some historians
Harry and Meghan: The controversies, key moments and conflicts
The couple plan to relocate to the UK this month
Trump vow to control spending undone as US national debt hits a record $40 trillion
Overall debt burden has doubled in the 10 years since Trump first came to office as president
Natalie Harp: The ultra-devoted Trump aide who fascinates and frustrates other people around him
Trump’s utmost gatekeeper is a one-woman conduit of information to US president, and a geyser of positivity
Bad news for Donald Trump in Florida: The rise of David Jolly
The Sunshine State has not had a Democratic governor this century – that could change despite the US president’s approval of Byron Donalds
Frank Beard, beardless drummer for ZZ Top, dies aged 77
Texas group share lengthy tribute to `great friend and collaborator’
Why Maga sees Europe as an ideological battleground
From the vice-president down, US officials have cast themselves as being on a mission to save western civilisation from the Continent
Trump orders cuts to joint US military drills with South Korea
US president says move is based on his ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but military officials warn North Korea’s combat capabilities are growing
Who is Fergie Chambers? The Dublin-based millionaire wanted by US authorities
In the News podcast: US authorities allege Chambers has funded terrorism. His wife says he’s being persecuted for supporting pro-Palestinian activists
Hayden Panettiere, star of Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36
Actor was ‘an incredible light and a force of nature’, her family said in a statement
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in healthcare CEO case
Mangione is scheduled to go on trial on September 8th on state murder charges
The world has enough countries prepared to go to war. It needs some with no axe to grind
Irish neutrality could be a shining light against the darkness of current military fixations
China appears to have saved us from a global recession
Beijing’s decision to slash oil imports has kept a lid on prices, avoiding a wider economic fallout
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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