Congressman allegedly sent picture of himself in underwearTHE WASHINGTON silly season started early this year, with the so-called Weinergate scandal continuing into a fifth day on Thursday…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
One white knight needed to lead the party chargeREPUBLICAN presidential hopefuls include establishment conservatives – former governors who “look presidential” – and populists…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
A message of friendship and hopeIT SEEMED providential, the way the clouds blew away, clearing a bright-blue patch over College Green, just moments before President…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
'Ireland carries a blood link with us', says ObamaTHE RELATIONSHIP: FROM THE US point of view, President Barack Obama’s visit yesterday was above all a celebration of the close…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
All parties got what they wanted despite brevity of visitThe good nature and overall warmth of Obama’s one-day trip was great for Ireland, for the US and possibly for his future re-election…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Patient, calm with 'character hiding in plain sight'ANALYSING OBAMA: It was always going to be tough for Obama to meet expectations – the question now is how he can achieve greatness…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
'Irish brigade' testament to US president's penchant for PaddysTHE PHOTOGRAPH of President Barack Obama and his national security staff watching the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound from…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Civil rights movement the 'most heroic' in United States historyAMERICA: Freedom Riders travelled south 50 years ago in the teeth of savagery to confront segregationSat May 14 2011 - 01:00
US speaker rebuked by Catholic establishmentTHE 12 Boehner children received a working-class Catholic upbringing in OhioFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Single mother's love greatest blessing for future US presidentAMERICA : Ann Dunham cultivated in her son Barack a pragmatism and self- belief that inspired himSat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Phoebe's mother cries as accused says she is sorryTHE MOTHER and a tormentor of Phoebe Prince, the Irish girl who hanged herself in western Massachusetts in January 2010, wept…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Pakistan may pay for losing trust of US allyANALYSIS: That Osama bin Laden lived deep inside Pakistan has left US authorities incredulousWed May 04 2011 - 01:00
'I told Obama, you gotta go to Ireland. He said, I will'INTERVIEW: US ambassador Dan Rooney is playing a key role in shaping Barack Obama’s trip to IrelandSat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
US president may visit crypt of O'Connell at GlasnevinA VISIT to Glasnevin cemetery and the Daniel O’Connell memorial there is being considered as part of President Barack Obama’s…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
A bloodless battle, but American Civil War's 9/11 nonethelessAMERICA : The southern attack on Fort Sumter 150 years ago shocked northern states and galvanised them for conflictSat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Drumm bankruptcy hearing is told about year of big spendingFORMER ANGLO chief executive David Drumm, spent more than $72,000 on a Range Rover and stayed in some of New York’s finest hotels…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
US critics warn that arming of rebels could lead to land warMILITARY CAMPAIGN: CRITICS OF the military intervention in Libya are warning that a decision to arm the Libyan rebels, if taken…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Bid to persuade public US has acted wiselyOBAMA SPEECH: PRESIDENT BARACK Obama was to deliver one of the most important speeches of his presidency last night, in the …Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Obama blessed with his Republican rivals in presidential raceAMERICA: The cartoon characters that have emerged, each nuttier than the next, has mainstream Republicans despairingSat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Family FirstCOVER STORY: MICHELLE OBAMA, five feet 11 inches tall, bends to reach the little hands stretched towards herSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Warm Irish welcomes start to flow for ObamasSCARCELY FIVE hours had passed since President Barack Obama announced he would visit Ireland, but already, in the reception line…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Irish America's best hope of winning White House againThe American Ireland Fund has honoured Democrat rising star Martin O’MalleyThu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
US House's move to close fund prompts furious reactionINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND: THE US House of Representatives withdrew funding for the International Fund for Ireland (IFI…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
US Muslim hearings spark protestsTENSION CONTINUES to rise between critics and defenders of America’s two million-strong Muslim community in the run-up to Congressional…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Man who wrote rules for peaceful revolutionPeople the world over have taken Gene Sharp’s path from dictatorship to democracySat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Police chief's passion for Irish music sounds through the centuryAMERICA: Born in Skibbereen in 1848, Francis O’Neill collected more than 3,500 traditional tunesSat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Sense of doom grows as federal government shutdown loomsAMERICA: Even if a shutdown is averted on March 4th, this crisis is built to last, with the national debt likely to reach the…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Freedom medals draw stories of honour, glory and emotionAMERICA : Barack Obama this week honoured 14 US citizens, people he called “the best of who we are and who we aspire to be…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Obama says US must live within its means in WashingtonWASHINGTON’S NEW era of divided government began in earnest yesterday when President Barack Obama defended his proposed 2012 …Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
Druid's 'Inishmaan' production highlight of cultural seasonTHE DRUID production of Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan , which opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington last night…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Saddled with unease after giving verdict in case of stolen scooterAMERICA: While a young man goes down for a joyride, BP’s ex-chief gets a golden handshake of $18.5 millionSat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Reagan's son bemoans a legacy commandeered by the far rightAMERICA: In his memoir ‘My Father at 100’, Ron Reagan has no place for what he calls the fetishistic veneration of the late …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Focus to be jobs in State of Union address in WashingtonTHE US president will place jobs and competitiveness at the centre of his annual State of the Union address at 9pm eastern standard…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Chicago ruling on Emanuel a setbackTHE ILLINOIS supreme court is expected to accept a case involving Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama’s former chief of staff…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Obama makes Ireland fund appointmentsPRESIDENT OBAMA has appointed Dan Hynes, the outgoing comptroller of the state of Illinois, and Stella O’Leary, the president…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Obama's speech wins widespread acclaimPRESIDENT BARACK Obama’s speech praising the victims and heroes of the mass shooting that left six Americans dead and 13 wounded…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
'Great Black Father' makes amends to America's real first citizensAMERICA: The signing by the US of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is one of the few promises Obama has been…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Worldwide campaign aims to raise $100m for Irish causesTHE WORLDWIDE Ireland Funds charitable network yesterday announced a “Promising Ireland” campaign to raise $100 million for Irish…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Nixon derides blacks, Jews, Irish and Italians in secret Oval Office tapesLIKE MOST bigots, the 37th president of the United States, Richard Milhous Nixon, didn’t think he was prejudiced at allMon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Enduring words offer peek into world of Amherst's recluseAMERICA: Speculation about the life of Emily Dickinson, a true American eccentric, continues to fascinateSat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Release of reports 'an attack' on world communityUS SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton yesterday called the planned release of hundreds of thousands of state department cables…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Snub of historic proportions to elected leader of free worldAMERICA: IT WAS a profound show of disrespect for the office of president, a crime of lèse-majesté.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Postmortem for Celtic Tiger predicts Ireland can rise againAMERICA: All is not lost, according to David Lynch, author of ‘When the Luck of the Irish Ran Out’Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Skilled Irish diaspora focuses on recoveryTHE GLOBAL Irish Network convened for the first time in North America yesterdayFri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Americans split on desirability of being one's brother's keeperAMERICA: The Democrats and Republicans differ in attitudes to givingSat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Chaotic finale to Connecticut electionCONFUSION REIGNED yesterday in the Connecticut gubernatorial race, 48 hours after the midterm election in which Tom Foley, a …Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Daggers drawn at mention of Iraq warTHE VOTERS I spoke to outside the faux-colonial-style City Hall here yesterday wanted Democrats and Republicans to work together…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Clinton praises 'courage and hard work'OPENING ADDRESS: WHEN AMERICANS, particularly businessmen, thought of Northern Ireland, “for a long time, the first thing that…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
