Simon Carswell: Terror works for Donald TrumpAmericans are scared – and nobody has exploited politics of fear to greater effect than RepublicanSat Dec 12 2015 - 05:00
David Drumm to spend Christmas in jail after bail deniedEx-Anglo Irish Bank chief in high-security prison pending extradition case in MarchSat Dec 12 2015 - 03:15
A garden to remember 1916 and a rich tradition of immigrationRising commemorations in Springfield, Massachusetts to get permanent memorialSat Dec 12 2015 - 01:00
Chicago mayor facing public anger over police shootingStreet protests after release of video of police shooting dead black teenagerSat Dec 12 2015 - 01:00
California killers had long path to radicalisationFBI reveals San Bernardino attackers turned to jihad before Islamic State was establishedFri Dec 11 2015 - 07:54
Drumm to remain in custody as bail attempt rejectedBanker wanted back in Ireland to face 33 criminal charges relating to failed lenderFri Dec 11 2015 - 06:36
Analysis: Drumm faces dilemma after bail denied by Boston judgeFormer banker must now weigh up whether the bigger fight is back in IrelandFri Dec 11 2015 - 06:00
January visit to White House in works for North leadersOfficials planning US visit by Robinson and McGuinness before DUP leader departsFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:04
Gayle Killilea appeals US court’s ruling on asset recoveryDecision had allowed for Sean Dunne’s bankruptcy official to seek recovery of assets transferredThu Dec 10 2015 - 16:30
US Famine memorial to be rebuilt at more than original costWater leaks mean $5.3m reconstruction bill for Irish Hunger Memorial in New YorkWed Dec 09 2015 - 22:03
Clinton condemns Pfizer merger with Allergan as ‘just offensive’Companies ‘becoming Irish’ in inversion deals is bad for US tax base, candidate saysWed Dec 09 2015 - 21:36
Trump threatens possible independent run after criticismRepublican frontrunner raises prospect of third-party candidacy if he is treated unfairlyWed Dec 09 2015 - 20:16
Analysis: Defiant Trump refuses to cave on Muslim ban planDespite criticism from Republicans, the businessman is standing by his ideaWed Dec 09 2015 - 08:21
Berkeley witnesses expected to file lawsuits over incidentUS lawyers anticipate litigation by number of Irish student tenants in fourth-floor buildingWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:00
Drumm’s court plea for bailTranscript of former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive’s remarks to court last monthTue Dec 08 2015 - 16:57
David Drumm beefs up legal team to fight bankruptcy appealFormer banker asks extradition case lawyer to fight to overturn failed US bankruptcy bidTue Dec 08 2015 - 16:36
Trump likens proposed Muslim ban to Roosevelt policyCross-party condemnation for tycoon’s desire for ‘shutdown’ on Islamic immigrantsTue Dec 08 2015 - 16:26
Friel remembered on Broadway with laughter and tearsStars pay tribute as famous theatre district prepares to dim its lights for Irish playwrightTue Dec 08 2015 - 09:35
Obama resists panic-induced shift in anti-terror strategyPresident’s rare Oval Office address in wake of California attack aims to calm fearsTue Dec 08 2015 - 01:00
Obama says terror threat has ‘evolved into a new phase’In rare Oval Office address, president seeks to reassure public that anti-Isis strategy worksMon Dec 07 2015 - 11:30
Donald Trump’s ‘noisy majority’ keeps him top of the pollsRepublican’s supporters lap up his angry, strongman message at Virginia rallySun Dec 06 2015 - 11:11
If Sandy Hook didn’t change America’s gun laws, nothing willLatest mass shooting, inspired by Isis, will steer debate to foreign policy, not gun controlSat Dec 05 2015 - 03:00
FBI investigating California shooting as ‘an act of terrorism’Officials scouring every detail of killers’ lives including electronic evidence they tried to destroyFri Dec 04 2015 - 21:08
Investigators seek motives for worst US mass shooting since 2012FBI says it would be ‘irresponsible and premature’ to call planned gun attack terrorismFri Dec 04 2015 - 01:00
California shootings: Authorities work to determine motiveFourteen killed, attackers named as Syed Rizwan Farook (28) and Tashfeen Malik (27)Thu Dec 03 2015 - 21:23
Drumm tells extradition judge of fresh bankruptcy appealFormer banker agrees to 24-hour security guard if granted home confinement on bailThu Dec 03 2015 - 20:56
Concerns over 2016 budget ‘exaggerated’, says ChopraPublic face of IMF in 2010 negotiations recalls ECB’s uncompromising role in bailoutThu Dec 03 2015 - 12:49
David Drumm files fresh appeal on failed bankruptcy bidFormer Anglo Irish Bank chief lodges second appeal seeking to walk away from €10m debtThu Dec 03 2015 - 07:04
Ex-IMF chief Ajai Chopra criticises Ireland’s bailoutRetired official says State would have got better deal if ECB had not been part of troikaThu Dec 03 2015 - 01:41
Friends of Sinn Féin raised $60,000 in six monthsLatest filing shows party’s US fundraising arm spent $169,000 from May to OctoberThu Dec 03 2015 - 01:00
New father Zuckerberg to give away 99% of Facebook sharesSocial media chief announces new charity and birth of daughter ‘Max’Tue Dec 01 2015 - 22:08
Chicago police chief ousted after officer is charged with killingMayor Rahm Emanuel says public trust shaken after release of shooting videoTue Dec 01 2015 - 18:58
Killings in Colorado abortion clinic spark blame gamePro-choice activists say ‘hateful rhetoric’ over secret videos has increased violent threatsTue Dec 01 2015 - 01:00
Clinton adviser accused Cameron of ‘threatening recklessly’ NI talksIn 2010 long-time confidant of US secretary of state queried Tory leader’s political movesMon Nov 30 2015 - 23:26
John Rusnak says he will not testify in AIB’s $872m actionRogue trader subpoenaed in case against Citibank over claims bank helped his fraudMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
America Letter: Bald eagle proves it is no Thanksgiving turkeyUp close, the national bird of the United States shows why it is a symbol of strengthSat Nov 28 2015 - 03:00
Obama pardons Abe the turkey in Thanksgiving traditionUS president says ‘a bunch of turkeys are trying to win their way into the White House’Wed Nov 25 2015 - 21:52
US military blames ‘human error’ for attack on Afghan hospital that killed 30 civiliansAttack on Medecins San Frontieres’s clinic in Kunduz a ‘tragic mistake’Wed Nov 25 2015 - 19:02
New York St Patrick’s Day parade funds used to ‘buy male enhancement drug’Lawyer for ex-chairman says claims an attempt to deflect from TV rights disputeWed Nov 25 2015 - 18:17
Chicago protests follow release of video showing teen killing by policePolice officer charged with first-degree murder after black teenager shot 16 timesWed Nov 25 2015 - 18:03
Obama and Hollande pledge to intensify fight against Islamic StateUS and France want greater coalition efforts but downed Russian jet complicates mattersTue Nov 24 2015 - 22:34
Drumm’s bankruptcy setback could weaken him in extradition fightFormer Anglo Irish Bank chief executive debt stands at $11mTue Nov 24 2015 - 16:45
David Drumm loses appeal against rejection of bankruptcyFailure to disclose transfer of mortgage on Skerries property was ‘misdirection, dishonesty’Tue Nov 24 2015 - 15:44
Fixing America’s ‘inversion’ problem rests at homeDemocrats call for US tax reform after Pfizer, Allergan agree $160bn Irish-based mergerTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Trump claims New Jersey’s Arabs cheered 9/11 attacksRepublican presidential poll leader repeats widely debunked claims at rally in AlabamaMon Nov 23 2015 - 19:29
Virginia islanders dispute climate change as water risesLocals see island’s problems as generations-old loss of land due to erosionMon Nov 23 2015 - 17:06
US clamps down on corporate tax moveMove an attempt to stop US firms switching on-paper headquarters to low-tax countriesSat Nov 21 2015 - 01:00
After Paris, Republicans ratchet up anti-immigrant rhetoricThe language of Republican candidates shows how far to the right the party has swungFri Nov 20 2015 - 23:11
Clinton wants to ‘intensify and broaden’ fight against IsisDemocratic frontrunner says ‘time for delay over’ as Republicans urge tougher responseThu Nov 19 2015 - 19:05
America’s new Syrian refugees fear a closing doorIn wake of Paris attacks, Michigan’s Muslim Americans resist anti-refugee backlashThu Nov 19 2015 - 17:00
