George Floyd: US protesters defy curfew as demonstrations over killing rage onTrump makes ‘baffling and reprehensible’ visit to pope shrine; memorial march held in Floyd’s hometownWed Jun 03 2020 - 07:08
US violence: Biden denounces Trump threat to deploy army‘We can be forgiven for believing president is more interested in power than principle’Wed Jun 03 2020 - 01:00
Trump turns to bible for photo op as DC burns around himAnalysis: US president invokes Christianity and ‘law and order’ amid widespread violenceTue Jun 02 2020 - 06:54
US braced for more protests after autopsy shows George Floyd asphyxiatedWidespread demonstrations over death of African-American at hands of policeMon Jun 01 2020 - 23:10
George Floyd died of asphyxia, family-commissioned autopsy findsDeath was a homicide, pathologist’s report concludes, as family calls for further arrestsMon Jun 01 2020 - 21:32
George Floyd death: Man shot and killed by law enforcement in KentuckySweeping protests see curfews in 22 states, police officers fired due to ‘excessive use of force’Mon Jun 01 2020 - 08:20
Tensions simmer in US after weekend of protests and violenceTrump denounces protesters and designates anti-fascist group Antifa a terrorist organisationSun May 31 2020 - 21:48
US cities become battle zones as anger at racial inequality eruptsGeorge Floyd’s death in police custody was the trigger, but African-American fury has deep rootsSun May 31 2020 - 21:40
George Floyd death: Clashes and curfews in many cities as protests sweep USPublic anger over death of man in police custody spills on to streetsSun May 31 2020 - 07:45
George Floyd death: Teenager dies in clashes as protests spread across USArrest of police officer following death of George Floyd (46) fails to calm tensionsSat May 30 2020 - 16:16
Ireland steps up efforts to secure seat on UN Security CouncilTánaiste Simon Coveney engaging with regional groups ahead of June 17th voteSat May 30 2020 - 07:26
This is What America Looks Like: Ilhan Omar, from refugee to CongressBook review: Ilhan Omar charts her journey from an African refugee camp to become the first American-Somali woman elected to CongressSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
Minnesota police officer charged with murder amid mounting unrestTrump downplays Twitter post that social media firm flagged as ‘glorifying violence’Sat May 30 2020 - 01:00
Trump attacks China while announcing US withdrawal from WHO‘World needs answers from China’ over Covid-19 outbreak, says US presidentFri May 29 2020 - 21:48
Latest killing shines harsh light on the nature of American race relationsFury in Minneapolis following death of black suspect while being detained by policeFri May 29 2020 - 20:00
Derek Chauvin charged with murder in connection with death of George FloydUS officer fired by Minneapolis police after Floyd died while being restrainedFri May 29 2020 - 19:34
Ireland Funds’ chief executive steps down after one yearMr Cronin intends to spend more time with family and will move back to IrelandFri May 29 2020 - 14:00
Twitter accuses Trump of ‘glorifying violence’ after Minnesota ‘shooting’ tweetNational Guard deployed in Minnesota due to riots after George Floyd’s deathFri May 29 2020 - 12:56
Trump announces clampdown on social media companiesUS president denounces the ‘unchecked power’ of tech ‘monopolies’ as he orders reviewThu May 28 2020 - 22:19
Trump offers sympathy as US Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000The coronavirus death toll is a ‘very sad milestone’, US president says in tweetThu May 28 2020 - 19:41
George Floyd death: Protesters and riot police clash in MinneapolisMayor seeks criminal charges against police seen kneeling on neck of black manThu May 28 2020 - 08:25
Trump threatens to close down social media companies after Twitter fact-checkReaders told to check facts after US president’s tweet about postal votingWed May 27 2020 - 13:17
Trump pushes murder conspiracy theory about TV show hostUS president labels host ‘psycho’ as widower of deceased fails in bid to have tweets deletedTue May 26 2020 - 21:35
‘You ain’t black’: Joe Biden gaffe threatens to alienate black votersControversy could have an impact on the former vice-president’s choice of running mateMon May 25 2020 - 18:00
Covid-19: Drive-in church services in US offer relief as tensions growTrump’s call for houses of worship to reopen shows how pandemic is feeding into wider battlesSun May 24 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus: Trump urges churches to open in challenge to governors‘We need more prayer, not less,’ says US president as places of worship ‘essential’Fri May 22 2020 - 20:39
US election could spell trouble for Irish economic modelAmerica Letter: Desire to ‘repatriate’ jobs is a rare issue Trump and Biden agree onFri May 22 2020 - 20:00
Trump says expanded postal voting will bring ‘total election fraud’US president criticises states’ plans for vote-by-mail amid Covid-19 spread concernsThu May 21 2020 - 21:07
Trump suggests holding G7 summit in person as sign of ‘normalisation’US Wrap: President urges speedy reopening of economy as Covid-19 cases pass 1.5mWed May 20 2020 - 19:28
US-China tensions ramp up as Trump issues ultimatum to WHOBeijing says US president’s demand for global health body’s reform an effort to ‘shift blame’Tue May 19 2020 - 19:00
Trump says he is taking anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine‘I happen to think it’s good,’ says US president of drug not approved to treat Covid-19Tue May 19 2020 - 07:15
Trump hits back at ‘grossly incompetent’ ObamaDemocrats launch inquiry amid deepening controversy over Trump’s firing of watchdogSun May 17 2020 - 19:27
Trump turns to ‘Obamagate’ as central plank of his re-election strategyEmergence of conspiracy theory allows president rewrite history of the Russia investigationSun May 17 2020 - 19:00
Senators under scrutiny after selling shares before stock market crashUS Wrap: Documents given to authorities investigating possible insider tradingFri May 15 2020 - 20:19
Trump fears pivot to postal voting will benefit DemocratsAmerica Letter: Unlikely that all 50 states will have postal voting systems by NovemberFri May 15 2020 - 20:00
Trump vows to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to USPresident earlier dismissed claims US Covid-19 response undermined by lack of strategyThu May 14 2020 - 21:23
Coveney hopeful of new government by mid-June, he tells Irish in New YorkTánaiste says government needs ‘legitimacy and a majority’ to make decisions requiredWed May 13 2020 - 21:57
Covid-19: US House set to vote on trillion-dollar package amid dire economic forecastsRepublicans in the Senate have already signalled their opposition to the stimulus planWed May 13 2020 - 21:27
Pompeo’s trip to Israel is a powerful statement of intentIn-person meeting with Netanyahu underlines US support for annexation planTue May 12 2020 - 20:01
Fauci warns of ‘serious consequences’ if US economy rushes to reopenTop disease expert tells Senate committee coronavirus death toll in US higher than reportedTue May 12 2020 - 18:26
White House staff ordered to wear face masks as aides test positive for Covid-19US Wrap: Trump claims ‘big progress’ in fight against coronavirusTue May 12 2020 - 00:15
Trump raises the bar in effort to shape US judiciaryAmerica Letter: Appointment of judge with no experience shows importance of issue in electionFri May 08 2020 - 20:30
US Covid-19 strategy admired around the world, claims TrumpUS president’s comments come as deaths pass 76,000 and jobless rate reaches 14.7%Fri May 08 2020 - 20:01
Rallies after father and son charged with murder of black jogger in USAhmaud Arbery shot dead in Georgia in February after being pursued by truckFri May 08 2020 - 19:19
Trump’s valet tests positive for Covid-19 raising questions on president’s exposureJustice department drops case against Michael Flynn who Trump calls ‘a great man’Thu May 07 2020 - 21:27
Trump reverses decision to wind down coronavirus task forceUS president says he ‘had no idea how popular’ the White House advisory group wasWed May 06 2020 - 20:52
Coronavirus: White House considers disbanding task forcePence says work could be transferred to other agencies as Fauci testimony blockedTue May 05 2020 - 20:58
Trump singles out Ireland in battle to bring pharma production back to USIreland is a major exporter of pharmaceutical and medical supply goods, with €21.2bn going to the US last yearTue May 05 2020 - 04:30
Trump heads to Arizona to tour mask production plantOver 30 states begin to lift restrictions even though US virus death toll still risingMon May 04 2020 - 20:59
Trump vows to bring Ireland’s pharma production to US‘Everybody makes our drugs except us’: US president seeks to relocate production within two yearsMon May 04 2020 - 08:04
