Donald Clarke: You’d think there’d be a British St Patrick’s Day, with Union Jack beer

US officials say president likely on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

David McGrane recalls his colourful career at the Grafton Street institution

Latest round of Brexit negotiations between UK and EU begins on Monday

French and US presidents look for common ground to reset an awkward relationship

Christopher Wray appears at Senate confirmation hearing to succeed James Comey

English trainer may also run Coronet along with 2/5 favourite Enable in weekend classic

Chan Hon Meng the star attraction at Portobello Harbour event

Macron determined Brexit negotiations will not sidetrack his plan to relaunch Europe

Police claim Khuram Butt failed to secure vehicle and resorted to ‘plan B’ of using van

Many who kill in the name of religion have a history of assault on wives and partners

Police numbers multiplied across Europe, streets blocked to avert more truck attacks

‘Irish Times’ editor Kevin O’Sullivan recommends some notable foreign news features that resonated with readers in 2016

Country walk brings a peaceful loneliness that’s the perfect antidote to a noisy year

Over the last three years there have been many fatal assaults in many parts of the Continent

At least 48 injured, police arrest man and confirm second man found dead in truck cab

Reopening of Paris venue an attempt to move on but life has changed irrevocably for some

When Facebook sent out birthday notices to Vic O’Sullivan’s late sister’s friends and family, it was a reminder that it was time to lay her digital footprint to rest

French authorities charge 29-year-old with involvement in a terrorist act and attempted murder

Woman photographed removing top on beach while surrounded by armed police

‘Some suggested passing off a headscarf as a way to avoid frizzy hair; others posted Harry Potter donning an invisibility cloak’

Successive governments have failed to get to grips with the grievances of the children of the north Africans who came to France in more prosperous times

Right-wing figures pounce after priest’s throat is slashed in Normandy town

Brexit, the Easter Rising and Irish in France during first World War also on agenda

Extra security introduced since Paris attacks extended after 84 killed on Bastille Day

John Montague and Elizabeth Wassell are heartbroken over the attack in Nice

Moroccan man arrested following attack on mother and her girls, aged eight, 12 and 14

President eulogises the slain Dallas police officers even as he’s never done so for victims of police killing across the nation

For the third time I found myself texting friends to see if they were alive or dead

Department of Foreign affairs says Irishman initially feared injured actually safe and well

Every European has two homelands: the country he is born in, and France

Man believed to be from west of Ireland was at fireworks display when incident occurred

Killer of 84 was violent petty criminal who would stare at his neighbours ‘aggressively’

Irish man among 200 injured, 50 of whom are critical, after lorry ran into crowd

It is French society, not just the police, that must fight radical Islamist ideology

Analysis: Head of state’s popularity at record low as France suffers third attack in 18 months

Former commissioner having dinner when ‘screaming and roaring occurred all over the place’

Dubliner Stephen Milton says: ‘I heard gun shots, I’d never heard gun shots before’

Michael D Higgins leads messages of solidarity with France from Ireland following truck attack