Jobs, economy, parks: what happens when the US government shuts down?
Non-essential public services will cease and economic data is set to be delayed
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Non-essential public services will cease and economic data is set to be delayed
Office closures could delay flights and send thousands of workers home
One person killed in incident where suspect’s unused bullet was found to have ‘ANTI-ICE’ written on it
Revivalist gathering attended by tens of thousands drew the Maga movement closer together than ever before
Americans are grappling with the brutal killing and complicated legacy of conservative ‘youth whisperer’
‘High degree of certainty’ gunman has been arrested, Trump says, after two-day manhunt
Irish social media is engulfed with paranoia. But at the capital’s heart is an extraordinary energy from which new ideas and fresh cultures emerge
Kyiv’s deputy foreign minister, Sergiy Kyslytsya, on Moscow’s deceit, progress on peace and why Ireland and Ukraine have a similar history
JD Vance is at the heart of this world view, which prises imperial strength, tradition, faith and hierarchical order over the liberal internationalist regime across the Atlantic
August has given me time to think about how politicians holiday. Most of them do it badly
Months of effort by Kyiv and Europe have not prompted tougher US action against Putin
The digital economy has become a key arena of US-EU competition
CIA, however, says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear programme severely damaged
Analysis: Midnight Hammer mission has raised a blizzard of new questions
Critics say the vote ceded Danish sovereignty to the US
Curtis Yarvin has, for about a decade and a half now, been a highly influential figure on Silicon Valley’s anti-democratic right
Woke leftism demands conformity to an ever-evolving set of progressive values. The new ‘woke right’ does exactly the same
US president lays wreath and pays tribute to fallen soldiers in address which also featured anti-immigration rhetoric
Events are undermining America’s influence in the world, warn foreign policy experts
Largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war destroys homes and kills at least one person
Leo may be a more reticent and measured leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics
In a world dominated by loud, divisive politics, the Cardinals found an antidote in Pope Leo XIV
Rivals and competition experts fear the White House will not pursue its predecessor’s antitrust case against the events giant
In Europe, after centuries of dominance, Christianity appears to be in retreat
US secretary of state cancels visit to London, where peace discussions were to be held
Meeting with US vice-president comes after pontiff recently criticised Trump administration’s immigration policies
Pontiff did not preside over the Vatican’s Mass for Easter but appeared after for blessing and message
‘Approach of the current US administration is very different from what we are used to,’ cardinal tells newspaper
Donald Trump says he expects to sign a full minerals deal with Ukraine next week
JD Vance’s arrival at the Washington venue sparked a viral drama. In Dublin, the National Concert Hall has suffered from decades of political indifference
Attacks on elite US universities are at centre of White House’s culture war
Col Susannah Meyers accused of ‘subverting’ Donald Trump’s agenda
How the US president rolled back his tariff plan
If he plans to transform the US economy permanently with his tariffs plan then the world is entering a new era
Sackings come as top adviser Mike Waltz comes under pressure for discussing military strikes in Signal chat
‘Liberation Day’: The fallout from Trump’s scorched earth economic protectionist policy
If Ireland wants its EU partners to have the country’s back on issues related to our national interests, this requires reciprocal empathy
European capitals have arguably been better friends of Ireland for a much longer time
Economists argue that investments in scientific research are among the most efficient uses of taxpayer dollars, returning about $5 for every dollar invested
A dividing line between work and social life has been breached
A security breach of this scale usually requires the intervention of historians or a courageous whistleblower. Enter bungling Pete Hegseth, the least experienced Secretary of Defence in American history
‘Our message to Denmark is very simple: you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland’
Delegation to visit US military base in scaled-back itinerary
White House argues latest texts released by the Atlantic prove nothing classified was shared in Signal group chat
Denmark and Greenland welcome move to confine Vances’ visit to US base and drop attendance at dog-sled race
The actions may have been in breach of laws, which forbid government employees from using personal channels when conducting official business
Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg says he was accidentally included in war plan discussion
Intelligence agencies will consider the security culture around US defence secretary Pete Hegseth
Jeffrey Goldberg says top officials discussed plans to bomb Houthi militias in Yemen
Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations
Worldview: A former German ambassador and head of Nato intelligence says western societies must do more to protect themselves from Russia’s hybrid warfare
Jeering erupts at Kennedy Center as US vice-president and his wife take their seats
Micheál Martin did well at the White House but Ireland could still get caught up in US-EU trade war
Radio: Michaél Martin’s White House visit gives a dispiriting glimpse of the prism through which the Maga movement sees Ireland
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices