Donald Trump’s monuments are about more than ego – they hint at a dynasty
US president’s appetite for self‑memorialisation appears boundless. Yet his true legacy project may not be architectural at all, but familial
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US ship is escorted through the Strait of Hormuz. Is this a breakthrough?
Strait has been virtually closed since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran in February
Trump says Pope Leo is ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ in continuing row over Iran war
US president launches fresh verbal attack on pontiff in advance of Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican
‘People have been stranded here for decades’: Limerick priest helps undocumented Irish in New York
Some people have lived in the US for 40 years, own their homes and pay taxes, but these are uncertain times
Fears of a new era of black-voter suppression amid rush to remap US voting districts
A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymandering
‘My family and friends said, if you can stay in Europe, stay in Europe’
An old colleague approached Kimberly Osborne, an American then living in Germany, and asked her to help with a Kennedy Summer School in New Ross. She now lives in Blackrock
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: Home of Steel Magnolias retains its slow, distinct rhythm
Natchitoches was already a perfectly preserved slice of historic Southern Americana. Then Hollywood came
‘Sour, ugly, bad, bleak’: Republican mood on midterms darkens as Trump’s popularity slips
The US elections are still six months off, and some within the party say there is still time to right the ship
Greg Abel tells Berkshire shareholders to be patient in post-Buffett era
New CEO ‘not anxious to deploy capital into subpar opportunities’ as he picks up baton from legendary predecessor
Marco Rubio to meet Pope Leo in first contact with US cabinet since Trump attack
Washington relations with Italy are strained following US president’s criticism of prime minister and pontiff
Trump had not seen details of Iran offer despite insisting he was ‘not satisfied’ with it
Tehran has shown a willingness to open Strait of Hormuz, but its nuclear ambitions are more complicated
Elizabeth Strout: ‘It’s a deeply sad time in the US’
The author returns with a new character, a despairing history teacher Artie Dam, in The Things We Never Say, overshadowed by Trump
‘It’s a psychological war’: A family divided by Cuba’s quiet exodus
Inflation, migration barriers and distance weigh on a family divided between Havana and the United States, as Cuba’s slow drain of people continues
Talk of New York-Jersey World Cup trek fuels one of history’s longest-running conflicts
US authorities have warned against soccer fans walking 15km to the MetLife Stadium but train tickets reportedly cost $150
Top Republicans express concern after US orders withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany
Donald Trump reacts to criticism by German chancellor Merz of US war in Iran
Any portent in a storm: Frank McNally on dogfights, doomsday and a tale of two Dundalks
Robert Ross, royal diplomacy and linguistic battles over whiskey
Jewels including Burmese ruby from US industrialist family at Adam’s
Auction house also has Burmese ruby and diamond dress ring for sale
UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz strait; Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Spain and Italy
US says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’; Trump hails ‘incredible’ blockade as oil prices surge
Iran proposal leads to cautious optimism of a deal to end war and open Strait of Hormuz
Israel anticipates further US strikes on Tehran in coming days if talks fail to materialise
Trump plans to hike tariffs on cars from EU
US president says he will increase levy to 25% from next week
How long can Iran survive the US blockade?
If Trump expects Iran to deviate first in a game of economic chicken, he may be waiting a while
New video shows moment gunman tried to storm White House dinner, officials say
Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for Washington, posts video on social media amid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer
Jeffrey Epstein’s possible suicide note hidden from public view
An inmate said he discovered the note after Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It is now locked in a courthouse
‘We’re taking back what’s ours’: Democrats’ surprise sensation is a fisherman from Maine
Graham Platner is channelling economic frustration and hunger for change to become the party’s nominee in a crucial US Senate race
Oil prices hit wartime high as Iran vows to keep control of Hormuz strait
New supreme leader says Iranians will defend their nuclear capabilities as a ‘national asset’
Iran will play World Cup matches; Hegseth ‘dangerously’ exaggerates US military triumph, says Democrat
Trump to be briefed on new wave of ‘short, powerful’ strikes on Iran; inflation surges in Europe
Trump may pull US troops from Germany over row with Merz, but threat carries less weight
Security relationship is not as one-sided as in the past
Tourist volumes up 16% in March as sector continues recovery
Visitor numbers and expenditure increased in each of the first three months of the year, says CSO
What the royal state dinner guest list says about Trump’s America
Among the guests were at least 10 US billionaires, six Fox News hosts, Silicon Valley tech titans and assorted friends of the president’s
Ireland should learn a lesson from UK’s futile efforts at pleasing Trump
It made sense for Britain to send the king rather than Keir Starmer to Washington, but it won’t make much difference
What Ukrainians really think of Trump, Europe and Russia after four years of war
Country’s leading polling firm finds most Ukrainians do not support either side in the US-Iran war
Trump’s $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon reflects ‘urgency of the moment’, Hegseth says
Iran says it needs ‘credible guarantees’ against more US-Israeli attacks before it can ensure security in the Gulf
Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as costs to US hit $25bn
Trump says he will not lift blockade on Iranian ports despite oil prices hitting wartime high due to Strait of Hormuz closure
US passports to feature Trump’s image
Limited-edition release planned to commemorate country’s 250th anniversary
Iran in ‘state of collapse’, Trump claims; Charles and Camilla arrive at White House
Donald Trump unhappy with Iran’s new proposals to resolve two-month war
Iran’s hardliners clash over talks to US
As the regime’s leaders project unity, lawmakers are divided on negotiations about Tehran’s nuclear programme
Irish wholesale electricity prices climb 19% in March, new CSO figures show
Energy price levels remain slightly lower than 2025 but Iran war expected to accelerate inflation
US U-turns on funding for longstanding Irish peacebuilding project
New $4m support package for the International Fund for Ireland
Jimmy Kimmel defends Melania ‘widow’ joke after the Trumps call for him to be fired
First lady accuses the comedian of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’ over joke made days before the White House press dinner shooting
Ukraine’s ‘grandad’ soldiers; National Lottery claims it is being undermined
The Early Edition podcast: An Garda Síochána is undercharging for officers policing events, according to the Public Accounts Committee
In the US, Republicans and Democrats battle to redraw voting maps
To ‘dummymander’ is to change voting districts in a way that inadvertently benefits an opponent
‘I’ll be there’: Richard Neal, a key ally of Ireland, objected to the last British monarch’s address to Congress — but not this time
Congressman quietly absented himself when a British monarch last addressed Congress. But times have changed – on both sides of the Atlantic
Charles and Camilla arrive in Washington for state visit amid US-UK tensions
King’s first US trip as British monarch comes as Donald Trump belittles prime minister Keir Starmer for refusing to join Iran war
Washington shooting suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump
Cole Tomas Allen appears in court as White House blames rhetoric of political opponents for attack
Germany’s Merz says Iran is ‘humiliating’ US as talks stall
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says it’s too early to lift sanctions on Iran
Grievance propelled Washington attack suspect across country, authorities say
Tutor told his colleagues and students in recent days that a personal emergency would keep him from his teaching
‘I wanted to see what was going on’: Trump says he held up security from rushing him out of hotel shooting
US Secret Service officers eventually led US president and other administration members to safety after the shots were fired
The cost of running a home in Ireland: from one cup of tea to a 10-minute shower
Knowing how much it costs to heat the livingroom or have a cup of tea can help keep your spending in check
How to demine the Strait of Hormuz? It is not easy
Clearing mines from Gulf waterway will take weeks even if the US navy gets help from Europe
Who is Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting?
US president Donald Trump and his cabinet were rushed out from the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC following the shooting
How the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner unfolded as Trump rushed from stage
At least half a dozen shots were fired by a gunman inside the Hilton Hotel, Washington
‘It’s run by a bunch of sanctimonious bloody Americans’: The weird world of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
US citizens seem to secretly yearn for the honours system they abandoned in 1776
Ben Lerner: ‘I want us to think of the book as another hand-held device’
Fiction such as Ben Lerner's keeps us connected to reality in ways that even functioning smartphones cannot
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