Ambassador to US warns Irish on short visas to go homeConcerns hundreds on J1 visas still remain in America and are reluctant to leaveTue Mar 31 2020 - 17:15
Trump boasts of coronavirus ‘ratings’ as top expert warns of up to 200,000 US deathsTrump extends federal guidelines on coronavirus to end of April following warningMon Mar 30 2020 - 00:16
Trump considering mandatory quarantine in New York as coronavirus spreadsA lot of states who don’t have a big problem have asked me about it, US president saysSat Mar 28 2020 - 17:39
Irish citizens on cruise ship off Central America with coronavirus outbreakFour people have died on MS Zaandam but none of the deceased thought to be IrishFri Mar 27 2020 - 20:17
Washington ponders its purpose as political circus shuts downAmerica Letter: The name-dropping and handshakes now seem redundant, vacuousFri Mar 27 2020 - 20:00
House of Representatives passes $2 trillion stimulus package for faltering economyDonald Trump signs Bill for unprecedented aid package as over 85,000 test positive for coronavirusFri Mar 27 2020 - 19:40
Coronavirus: US Senate approves $1.8tn stimulus packageNew figures show US now has highest number of cases in worldThu Mar 26 2020 - 20:38
Coronavirus: Trump says ‘lamestream media’ trying to damage him with Covid-19 coverageSenate to vote on $1.8trn stimulus plan as WHO says US could be next epicentre of virusWed Mar 25 2020 - 21:30
Open ‘by Easter’: Trump again hints at restarting economy in ‘town hall’ interviewUS president replaces daily coronavirus briefing with Fox News event for supportersTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:15
Coronavirus: Trump says he may end shutdown early to save economyVirus spreads across US with New York as epicentre with 20,000-plus casesMon Mar 23 2020 - 21:09
As Trump sells ‘luck of Irish’ products, others draw on Ireland’s valuesAmerica Letter: With or without St Patrick’s Day events, Irish-American vote is keyFri Mar 20 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus in New York: ‘I never thought I’d see the city so empty’Limerick man Michael Dowling helping to lead state’s strategy in fight against Covid-19Fri Mar 20 2020 - 17:00
US state department urges all American citizens to return from abroadReported cases of the virus now in all 50 states in addition to Washington DCThu Mar 19 2020 - 21:40
Bernie Sanders ‘reassessing’ campaign as Biden extends leadFormer vice cements path to Democratic nomination with series of primary winsWed Mar 18 2020 - 19:13
Trump planning to send $1,000 cheques directly to AmericansUS recession fears trigger stimulus package to aid people and airlines as Covid-19 spreadsTue Mar 17 2020 - 20:55
Trump stance on pharmaceutical production could hit IrelandUS looking at ways to bring manufacturing back to America, president warnsTue Mar 17 2020 - 18:13
Coronavirus has utterly changed the US in just one weekWashington Letter: The country has gone from being in denial to a nation on edgeTue Mar 17 2020 - 01:00
Democratic hopefuls bump elbows and lock horns at first one-on-one debateJoe Biden pledges to pick female running mate at televised debate with no audienceMon Mar 16 2020 - 19:13
Coronavirus: US set to ban large events for eight weeksSchools, higher education institutes and businesses not included, federal agency saidMon Mar 16 2020 - 06:41
Trump continues to play down coronavirus threatFederal Reserve announces package of stimulus measures to help combat economic impactSun Mar 15 2020 - 23:12
Ireland’s open border with UK a key reason for US travel banDonald Trump has extended travel restrictions to contain spread of coronavirusSun Mar 15 2020 - 17:52
Coronavirus: Ireland in US travel ban due to open border with UK, says TrumpWhite House announces president tested negative for Covid-19Sun Mar 15 2020 - 07:52
Coronavirus: Second death in Republic as US extends travel ban to IrelandFrance to shut shops, restaurants; Coveney warns against non-essential journeys to PolandSat Mar 14 2020 - 20:13
Ireland and Britain added to United States travel banLatest restrictions set to take effect at 4am Tuesday ‘due to rising number of cases’Sat Mar 14 2020 - 19:18
The decline of Irish America: ‘It is more and more distant’Shifting demographics and immigration patterns are eroding Irish-American identitySat Mar 14 2020 - 06:35
Coronavirus travel warning: Coveney urges ‘high degree of caution’ before travel to other EU statesTotal of 119 cases confirmed on island of Ireland as Trump declares national emergency in USFri Mar 13 2020 - 22:23
Trump declares national emergency over coronavirusUS president has faced criticism over lack of adequate testing in the countryFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:11
Garbled Trump speech may be his Katrina momentAmerica Letter: Science-denying US president in uncharted territory with Covid-19Fri Mar 13 2020 - 20:04
Coronavirus: 27 new cases bring total to 70 in the RepublicNine clusters of cases identified as schools and colleges are closed until March 29thThu Mar 12 2020 - 21:39
Coronavirus: Schools, colleges and childcare facilities in Ireland to shut‘Acting together, as one nation, we can save many lives’: Taoiseach announces measuresThu Mar 12 2020 - 18:32
New US special envoy to North to take up new position in May‘We want a Northern Ireland that is peaceful and that is prosperous,’ says Mick MulvaneyThu Mar 12 2020 - 13:38
Coronavirus: Trump bans travel from Europe excluding Ireland and UKNon-US travellers from Europe restricted for 30 days as response to virus escalatesThu Mar 12 2020 - 07:08
Trump expected to lobby Varadkar ‘to restrict’ Huawei in IrelandTaoiseach arriving in Washington on Wednesday despite coronavirus concernsWed Mar 11 2020 - 21:03
Coronavirus: St Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago is cancelledNew York parade is set to go ahead as US takes action amid spread of Covid-19Wed Mar 11 2020 - 17:39
Taoiseach travels to US despite coronavirus threatVaradkar due to meet Trump and attend shamrock ceremony in the White HouseWed Mar 11 2020 - 06:32
US Senate support sought for Irish inclusion in E3 Visa BillEfforts renewed for Australia’s unused US visa allowance to be given to IrelandWed Mar 11 2020 - 01:00
US stock markets plunge amid fears over coronavirus, falling oil pricesSlump comes as at least four members of Congress go into self-quarantineTue Mar 10 2020 - 02:29
Trumps blames market turbulence on ‘Fake News’ and oil pricesNew York Stock Exchange trading halts for 15 minutes after markets open in freefallTue Mar 10 2020 - 01:47
Biden has poll lead on Sanders in Michigan ahead of ‘Super Tuesday 2’African-Americans and suburbanites among those expected to back former vice-presidentTue Mar 10 2020 - 01:00
Trump to break with tradition for St Patrick’s Day celebrationsUS president to boycott annual speaker’s lunch due to frosty relations with PelosiMon Mar 09 2020 - 04:23
Make or break time for Sanders as Democratic race moves to MichiganState a must-win for Bernie Sanders as a resurgent Joe Biden closes inMon Mar 09 2020 - 01:00
Mulvaney likely to approach NI appointment with enthusiasmQuick-talking and congenial, he is a regular fixture at gatherings in the Irish embassySun Mar 08 2020 - 09:36
Trump plans to boycott St Patrick’s Day Speakers’ lunch in WashingtonOval Office meeting between Varadkar and the president will proceed as plannedSat Mar 07 2020 - 07:49
From a New York Irish neighbourhood to chief of the NYPDDermot Shea is the latest in a long line of Irish-Americans to lead the NYPDSat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
Trump says coronavirus ‘unforeseen problem . . . out of nowhere’US president signs $8.3bn package of emergency measures as cases continue to mountFri Mar 06 2020 - 21:10
Campaigning rules of thumb rewritten by Democratic nomineesAmerica Letter: Biden and Sanders emerge as finalists as political truisms appear jadedFri Mar 06 2020 - 20:00
Elizabeth Warren ends US presidential campaignSenator has yet to endorse any other candidate for Democratic nominationThu Mar 05 2020 - 20:58
Michael Bloomberg ends White House bid and endorses BidenBillionaire withdraws from Democratic race after failing to attract voters on Super TuesdayWed Mar 04 2020 - 21:08
Suzanne Lynch: Biden roars back as Democrats opt for safest betVoters choose moderate alternative to Bernie Sanders in race to unseat TrumpWed Mar 04 2020 - 17:57
Super Tuesday: Joe Biden secures victory in string of US statesFormer vice president gets once-faltering bid to be Democratic candidate firmly on trackWed Mar 04 2020 - 13:58
