Treacy glad to be back in ‘happy hunting ground’ of LAAthlete says his last time in LA coliseum was very different from Special Olympics openingSun Jul 26 2015 - 21:53
Cheers for Irish athletes at Special Olympics openingCompetitors joined by John Treacy in LA stadium where he won 1984 Olympic silverSun Jul 26 2015 - 09:42
America Letter: Fox News accused of using woman’s murder for propagandaKilling of Kate Steinle prompts debate about San Francisco’s liberal immigration policySat Jul 25 2015 - 05:00
Donald Trump, Jeb Bush or neither?The race for the White House is already in full flight, with 16 Republicans seeking to run. But can any of them win?Sat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00
LA rolls out ‘green carpet’ for Irish Special OlympiansBerkeley students send Irish flag to Downey in honour of balcony collapse victimsThu Jul 23 2015 - 09:28
Manchester United honour Irish students killed in BerkeleyBastian Schweinsteiger posed with a photograph of Dublin student Niccolai SchusterWed Jul 22 2015 - 07:42
Berkeley: Dublin law firms aid Irish families in wake of calamityA&L Goodbody, Arthur Cox and McCann Fitzgerald advising families on legal claimsWed Jul 22 2015 - 04:00
Tribute for Berkeley victims at Man Utd match in CaliforniaMinute’s silence to take place before Premier League side plays San Jose EarthquakesTue Jul 21 2015 - 09:32
Families meet Berkeley emergency responders at vigilSecond injured student Jack Halpin returns home as victims remembered in CaliforniaMon Jul 20 2015 - 09:43
Donald Trump holds firm on McCain ‘war hero’ insultRepublican presidential contender attacked over remarks on senator’s Vietnam captureMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
Obama visits US prison as he aims to fix ‘broken system’US accounts for 25% of world’s prisoners with about 2.2m behind barsSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:00
Berkeley victims will be a beacon for J1 students, says priest‘They will loom large in all our lives,’ Fr McBride says at US month’s mind massFri Jul 17 2015 - 18:53
Two of Berkeley injured due to return home within a weekStudents who died to be remembered at month’s mind vigil and mass in San FranciscoThu Jul 16 2015 - 08:42
Berkeley City Council approves strict new building regulationsCouncil votes to introduce more frequent inspections and improved ventilationWed Jul 15 2015 - 08:23
President Obama prepared to fight for historic Iran dealPresident vows to veto any bid to derail agreement, warns of ‘more war’ without itWed Jul 15 2015 - 06:32
Obama pledges to veto any congressional challenge to Iran accordRepublicans criticise deal, saying sanction relief will ‘pave the way for a nuclear Iran’Wed Jul 15 2015 - 01:02
Analysis: Obama begins hard Iran sell to sceptical CongressRebellion required within Obama’s own party to kill off one of their president’s landmark achievements seems unlikelyWed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Berkeley parents contest proposed inspection changeAshley Donohoe’s family want annual, not five-yearly inspections in wake of calamityTue Jul 14 2015 - 07:17
Berkeley victim’s parents contest planned inspectionsInspectors’ recommendations do not go far enough, parents of Ashley Donohoe sayTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:00
Scott Walker becomes 15th Republican in White House raceWisconsin governor pitches his conservative campaign on track record of ‘big, bold reforms’Mon Jul 13 2015 - 22:28
Lewis Merletti: All US agents are willing to take a bullet for a presidentThe former Secret Service head, who put his life on the line for three US presidents, is at the Global Intelligence Forum in Ireland this weekend. He says intelligence must move beyond the CIA and the FBI if ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attacks are to be stoppedSat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
One American takes the fight to Islamic StateFilm-maker-turned-revolutionary sends US veterans to train Christian militias in IraqSat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
US will ‘not be rushed’ on Iran talksJohn Kerry says progress being made on Iran nuclear deal but warns of issuesFri Jul 10 2015 - 01:00
South Carolina governor signs Bill to remove Confederate flagLegislation removing emblem of slavery follows passionate debate in state assemblyThu Jul 09 2015 - 22:00
Iran nuclear talks: US will ‘not be rushed’Protracted Vienna talks to agree elusive nuclear deal with Iran continueThu Jul 09 2015 - 19:13
Development goals: the tough task of drafting world’s wish-listIreland’s UN ambassador helping to broker new global aims among 193 nationsThu Jul 09 2015 - 01:03
Bill Cosby admitted drugging women for sex in 2005Comedian’s persona as model dad, public moralist battered by his own admissionsWed Jul 08 2015 - 01:00
Oldest Irish person Kathleen Snavely dies at 113Relative of US-based immigrant put long life down to hard work, love and the odd cocktailTue Jul 07 2015 - 23:02
Separate trials for US brothers accused of shooting Irish gardaTwo trials for New Orleans brothers charged with attempted murder to start in OctoberTue Jul 07 2015 - 20:46
Berkeley injured making ‘tremendous’ progressSix Dublin students still being treated in California following fatal balcony collapseTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Chicago left reeling after violent weekend of gun crimeNine killed, including a seven-year-old boy, during July 4th holiday weekendTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Obama faces cynical Congress if Iran deal is concludedWhite House has been trying to win over sceptics at home even before today’s deadlineTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
White House refuses to be drawn on debt write-off for GreeceObama administration recognises need for Greece to ‘keep the commitments they have made previously’Mon Jul 06 2015 - 22:52
For Trump, to stir controversy is to get aheadRepublican 2016 contender has shocked yet polled well over Mexican immigrant claimsSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:01
US investigators examine cause of fires at black churchesAuthorities have to date ruled out links between fires across the southeastSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
Latest hack of US government personnel data worries WashingtonCyber attack at Office of Personnel Management has exposed up to 18 million workersFri Jul 03 2015 - 01:00
New York St Patrick’s Day parade ousts organiserManagement structure changed to stop John Dunleavy blocking gay groups participatingsThu Jul 02 2015 - 21:36
Judge refuses to restrain Berkeley balcony collapse investigatorsThe building company fails to stop district attorney’s testing the balcony evidenceThu Jul 02 2015 - 21:29
Obama administration warns of knock-on effect of Greek crisisUS treasury secretary urges eurogroup to find a ‘pragmatic compromise’ for GreeceWed Jul 01 2015 - 22:21
Clinton backed out of NI panel talk after aide raised concernsNew emails show former secretary of state’s backroom dealings on Northern IrelandWed Jul 01 2015 - 21:55
US and Cuba to reopen embassies after 54-year diplomatic hiatusHailing ‘historic step’, Obama to send John Kerry to raise US flag in Havana this summerWed Jul 01 2015 - 17:38
Berkeley building company seeks to curb criminal investigatorsCity investigation may have irreversibly damaged balcony evidence, firm claimsWed Jul 01 2015 - 06:30
Berkeley balcony passed inspection last year, records showInspection showed the balcony that killed six to be in ‘good’ condition in August 2014Wed Jul 01 2015 - 06:29
Chris Christie enters crowded Republican White House raceBrash New Jersey governor promises a straight-talking 2016 campaignWed Jul 01 2015 - 01:01
Obama warns against US overreaction to Greek crisisPresident doesn’t see ‘major shock’ in crisis but is concerned about effect on EuropeWed Jul 01 2015 - 01:00
Obama administration steps up monitoring of Greek crisisWhite House urges Athens to repay IMF loans and all parties to find agreementTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
US manhunt ends after fugitive shot and capturedNew York state trooper hailed as a hero for capturing convicted murderer after 23 daysMon Jun 29 2015 - 18:26
American Letter: Will US politicians remove the ‘Stars and Bars’ or just whistle Dixie?Shootings at Charleston church blows up storm about flying the Confederate flagSat Jun 27 2015 - 13:29
Obama hails legalisation of gay marriage as ‘victory for America’In historic ruling Supreme Court approves same-sex unions, overruling bans in 14 statesSat Jun 27 2015 - 01:04
Berkeley: Students thought sloped balcony was intentionalDistrict attorney given witness accounts from lawyers’ investigation into tragedySat Jun 27 2015 - 01:03
