Swiss voters to decide whether to cap population at 10mRight-wing Swiss People’s Party seeks backing for throttling immigration, asylum and foreign national family reunificationsFri Jun 05 2026 - 06:37
Wim Wenders withdraws early film from distribution after campaign by Nastassja KinskiActor was 13 when she appeared in controversial sexualised sceneWed Jun 03 2026 - 21:55
Germany’s far-right and hard-left politics boomerang back to the horseshoe theoryBSW alliance, struggling around margins to enter Bundestag, may be able to find common ground with Alternative for GermanyTue Jun 02 2026 - 17:54
EU’s six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worriesIreland and Luxembourg fear negative impact on domestic financial sectorsSat May 30 2026 - 06:00
Danish researchers to do autopsy on celebrity whale - if it doesn’t explodeAnimal known as Timmy became focus of public drama after getting stranded three months ago near Lübeck, Germany Fri May 29 2026 - 17:38
How Europe is preparing for potential Ukraine talks with PutinBefore deciding on the name of any envoy to do the talking, European governments are weighing up what they want from Ukraine settlement Fri May 29 2026 - 12:12
An interview with Germany’s finance minister: ‘It’s not a bad thing if you’re shouted at now and then’Lars Klingbeil, leader of Germany’s centre-left SPD party, on spending cuts, Russia, and trying to invest in its creaking infrastructure Fri May 29 2026 - 05:49
Daniela Klette: Germany’s former most-wanted woman jailed for 13 years for armed robberiesFormer Red Army Faction militant had been hiding in plain view of German police before arrest in 2024Wed May 27 2026 - 15:18
Irish aid flotilla detainees due to fly home on SaturdayFourteen Irish citizens among more than 400 pro-Palestine activists Israel deported on Thursday Fri May 22 2026 - 21:26
Marco Rubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deployments in Europe Rubio has said on his way to a Sweden meeting of Nato foreign ministers that the US is upset that European allies didn’t join its misadventure in Iran Fri May 22 2026 - 19:09
Dubliner says German arms plant break-in motivated by ‘urgent humanitarian concerns’Berlin-based Dubliner and four others on trial in Stuttgart accused of illegal entry and criminal damage at Elbit Systems Deutschland in UlmFri May 22 2026 - 18:01
German prosecutors claim Irish man part of ‘sabotage squad’ that broke into Israeli arms subsidiaryDaniel Tatlow-Devally among five accused of spraying anti-Semitic slogans and symbols glorifying HamasWed May 20 2026 - 18:45
Merkel receives EU Order of Merit as she warns leaders to tackle tech firms over disinformationFormer German chancellor warns European leaders are failing citizens by not tackling tech companies over disinformationTue May 19 2026 - 19:06
‘A wake-up call for every country’: public service broadcasting in crisisA century on from the birth of public-service media, even the Continent’s heavyweight outlets resemble endangered speciesSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Rome sees German Catholics’ new blessing regime as a curseRed flag raised over blessing ceremonies for remarried and same-sex couplesFri May 15 2026 - 14:45
RTÉ an ‘active member’ of European broadcast group despite Eurovision boycott Noel Curran says European Broadcasting Union engaging ‘proactively’ to get boycott members back in future song contestsFri May 15 2026 - 10:43
Is Angela Merkel set to return as EU envoy on Ukraine?Nearly five years after leaving office, the former German chancellor may be drawn back into diplomacy – despite questions over her record on RussiaFri May 15 2026 - 06:00
Lawyers for Irish man on trial in Germany for Israeli arms-plant break-in demand new judgeDefence lawyers argue the panel led by Kathrin Eichstädt is an impediment to a fair trialMon May 11 2026 - 06:00
Israel’s artists face isolation at Venice Biennale and prepare for booing at EurovisionUnlike Eurovision, Ireland is not boycotting the Venice Biennale over Israel’s participationFri May 08 2026 - 10:00
German courts check Berlin’s hard line on Irish citizens involved in Gaza protestsJudges have dismissed protest‑related cases and expulsion efforts against Irish citizens and Palestinian solidarity activistsFri May 08 2026 - 04:00
Berlin court strikes out expulsion order against Irish citizen Bert MurrayJudge said there were insufficient grounds for removal, describing Murray as ‘a person moving in a certain political sphere with certain political opinion’Wed May 06 2026 - 17:32
Merz’s first year: Germany’s impulsive chancellor sees poll ratings slump to record lowMerz hampered by poor political communication and even worse political co-ordinationTue May 05 2026 - 09:29
Shane O’Brien acquitted of all charges related to Gaza protest in BerlinCharges thrown out after video appeared to contradict key testimony minutes earlier from two police officersFri May 01 2026 - 06:00
Lidl owners try to lure German politicians with ‘middle-aisle offer’ of a secure messaging appBundestag lobbied by owners of supermarket chain after dozens of chat groups were hacked, exposing some messages by chancellor Friedrich MerzTue Apr 28 2026 - 18:34
Lawyer of Dublin man on trial in Germany criticises ‘stigmatising’ glass wall in courtDaniel Tatlow-Devally charged with damaging Israeli arms firm premises and of membership of criminal organisation Mon Apr 27 2026 - 16:52
Dubliner faces five years in a German prison for anti-Israel actionsFive accused of trespass, damage, membership of criminal group and use of Hamas-linked symbolsMon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
The Palestinian-Israeli actor tackling Middle East conflict with jokes and empathyYousef Sweid’s one-man show – Between the River and the Sea – is a risky, tongue-in-cheek swipe at his adopted homeMon Apr 20 2026 - 05:06
How other countries are responding to surging oil prices - and why Spain is in a good positionFrom France to the UK, governments across the globe are scrambling to take a range of measures to cushion consumers from increasing energy costsWed Apr 15 2026 - 14:11
German emergency fuel supports unlikely to enhance chancellor’s low approvalAnnouncing the temporary measures, Friedrich Merz said the state ‘cannot compensate for every market event’Mon Apr 13 2026 - 16:35
Row over protest at Buchenwald memorial event highlights rising sense of danger in GermanyCrowd warned of growing threats to democracy Sun Apr 12 2026 - 18:39
Irishman hospitalised in Austria after cycling wrong way around roundabout, police sayTipperary man (46) was involved in collision with car near InnsbruckFri Apr 10 2026 - 14:59
Conductor Herbert von Karajan’s Nazi past raises uncomfortable questions for artists todayNazi regime ‘abused’ rising star as a glittering, musical distraction from its mass-murder machine, suggests historianTue Apr 07 2026 - 06:00
Moscow court sentences German artist over satirical carnival floatsJacques Tilly given eight-year term – in absentia – for offending religious feelings and spreading false information about Russian forcesFri Apr 03 2026 - 17:09
Merz’s 80% return plan for Syrians in Germany stirs controversyChancellor’s latest verbal slip triggers political backlash and reignites Germany’s fraught migration debateThu Apr 02 2026 - 16:54
How AI porn allegations surrounding TV star rocked Germany Actress says she found her secret online abuser: her now ex-husband. The account, disputed by him, has spurred outrage and parliamentary debatesWed Apr 01 2026 - 10:30
German chancellor’s stand on Iran war puts Berlin at odds with TrumpMerz’s caution over Middle East deployment reopens old rifts with US and hands fresh ammunition to Germany’s populist rightTue Mar 31 2026 - 06:00
Stalled, strained and losing faith: Germany grapples with decline fearsAfter years of warning signs, Germany’s weaknesses are now converging into a full‑scale economic reckoning. Can it change direction?Mon Mar 30 2026 - 12:06
Endometriosis care: What Ireland can learn from this progressive German clinicJennifer Carroll MacNeill visits Berlin’s Virchow Clinic to learn about its pioneering work into endometriosisMon Mar 30 2026 - 06:00
Centrist Moderates leader Rasmussen holds balance of power in CopenhagenBoth leftist ‘red grouping’ and right-wing blue camp fell short of the 90 seats needed for a majorityWed Mar 25 2026 - 13:04
Merz’s coalition partners forced to embrace reform after sobering election setbacksSlump in Social Democratic Party support highlights growing backing for far-right AfDMon Mar 23 2026 - 20:06
Irish citizen held in Germany concerned over psychological consequences of pretrial detentionDaniel Tatlow-Devally in prison since last year after break-in at German subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms companyMon Mar 23 2026 - 18:13
Norway’s crown princess breaks silence on Epstein links: ‘I was manipulated and fooled’Mette-Marit says Norwegian royal family is in ‘very challenging situation’ due to revelations as well as rape charges against her sonFri Mar 20 2026 - 13:34
Is this privacy-based phone operating system moving mainstream?GrapheneOS has been around for years but is now set to come pre-installed on a Motorola smartphoneThu Mar 19 2026 - 06:00
Poland political gridlock threatens public finances with uncertainty, ratings agency warnsIt follows days of insults and finger-pointing between the Polish government and the national conservative president, Karol NawrockiWed Mar 18 2026 - 17:59
Jürgen Habermas lived to see a return of the fascist ghosts he once helped exorciseThe German philosopher, who has died aged 96, was young enough to carry no culpability for the Nazi era yet old enough to carry lifelong scarsMon Mar 16 2026 - 18:27
Removal of German bookshops from prize list calls a minister’s actions in questionCountry has in recent years found creative ways and means to silence those with views it finds problematicMon Mar 09 2026 - 05:37
Economy tops election agenda in Germany’s engineering hubBaden-Württemberg is home to Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and BoschSat Mar 07 2026 - 06:00
Vote at Tesla Germany plant sees main union fall short in works council voteElon Musk had urged keeping operation ‘free from external influences’Thu Mar 05 2026 - 17:19
Elon Musk and German car union IG Metall lock horns over influence at TeslaBut smaller unions accuse larger rival of aggressive tone and retrograde stance with managementWed Mar 04 2026 - 17:37
Merz sides with Trump over US-Israel war on Iran with no talk of strike legalityChancellor becomes first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump, four days after Israel and the US launch strikes on IranWed Mar 04 2026 - 17:22
