‘We see you’: Britain claims it rumbled ‘secret’ Russian plot to interfere with subsea cables
UK’s defence secretary John Healey says covert Russian submarines have left location near UK territorial waters after being tracked for over a month
Ukraine crisis
‘Russia is a threat to everyone’: Moldovan president on election interference and EU aspirations
Maia Sandu met Taoiseach and President during visit to Dublin on Wednesday
JD Vance endorses Hungary’s Viktor Orbán while railing against Brussels election meddling
US vice president visits Hungary days before crucial election
Can JD Vance save Viktor Orbán from electoral defeat?
Hungary’s far-right prime minister faces his toughest challenge yet – and the Trump administration is going all in to save him
Czech Republic took in huge numbers of Ukrainians. Its new government is not so welcoming
Right-wing populist government in Prague plans to cut off military aid to Kyiv and wants restrictions on refugee 'protection' for Ukrainians
Trump is hastening Britain’s return to the EU
Economics, security and domestic politics all point the Starmer government towards Brussels
Irish homes face higher energy bills if Iran war continues, industry group warns
Electricity and gas prices have been spared so far due to hedging, but extended conflict could change that
EU warns states against excessive support to offset surging energy prices
Brussels worries that spending to cushion soaring prices could turn energy crunch into a fiscal crisis
Michael Healy-Rae property business got €113,000 from State for housing Ukrainians last year
Junior Minister’s Roughty Properties has received €1.33m since late 2022 for accommodating refugees at Tralee property
Believe it or not, few EU countries are offering more relief on energy costs than Ireland
The Government announced a €250m package to lower fuel costs and extend fuel allowance payments for four weeks
Pope marks first Easter as pontiff with call for hope amid global conflicts
Pope Leo condemns ‘idolatry of profit’ and ‘violence of war that kills and destroys’
Hauliers strike threat on hold after ‘positive’ meeting with Minister over fuel supports
Labour TD says more energy conservation and cost of living measures should be considered by Government
McEntee forced to cancel trip to Lebanon after Defence Forces flagged concern over risks
Minister for Defence was set to fly into Beirut, travel under armed convoy close to Israeli border to meet Irish Unifil troops
Sinn Féin swaps cynical populism for pragmatism on Northern Ireland property tax rises
Some thought has gone into the psychology of carefully boiling the fiscal frog
Making a killing: Boom times for Europe’s defence industry
Prague letter: Story of Czechoslovak Group is a striking insight into Europe’s booming defence industry
Ireland to provide extra €40m in aid to Ukraine this year
Zelenskiy argues for progress on EU accession path during meeting with Helen McEntee
Taoiseach concerned at reports Aughinish plant supplying ‘Russian war effort’
Micheál Martin rejects accusation Government speaking out of both sides of its mouth by supporting Ukraine and Aughinish Alumina
Ukraine ‘to be among priorities of Ireland’s EU presidency’
Helen McEntee to visit Kyiv on Wednesday for first time since taking office
Helen McEntee to ‘reaffirm Ireland’s support’ for Ukraine during Kyiv visit
Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs and EU counterparts marks fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupation
Investigation fails to determine origin of drones around Zelenskiy’s Dublin flight
Minister for Justice expresses concern at Islamic State-inspired terrorism in Dublin
Four stories that Albert Camus might choose to tell if he were alive today
Author’s speech 80 years ago, on how ideology is used to excuse or celebrate death, feels suddenly current
Message from the Editor: How our Aughinish investigation came together
IT Sunday: Information emerged that cast new light on activities of Limerick plant at centre of tensions between Russia and the West
Clive Myrie: ‘The best journalists are the ones who behave like human beings’
The BBC news anchor and Mastermind host films the quiz show in Belfast and is a regular visitor to Ireland
The €500m hole in Chernobyl’s roof: A race to repair damage from a Russian drone
Ukraine’s financially strapped government has taken the first steps to fix the hole made by the attack drone
‘That’s a lie’: Rubio denies Zelenskiy claim US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas
Ukrainian leader said US was making its offer of security guarantees contingent on ceding the industrial heartland
Ireland talked tough on Russian sanctions - until it came to one metals plant in Limerick
Aughinish Alumina revelations in The Irish Times came a day after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine
Russia-bound cargo ship seen dropping anchor near subsea cables off Irish coast
Vessel, named Arne, regularly transports alumina from Co Limerick’s Aughinish plant to St Petersburg
Cost-of-living supports dominate Dáil with Coalition facing risk of political peril
Inside Politics: With two byelections set to take place towards the end of May, expect much focus on fuel costs if prices are still high
Aughinish exposes a general trend in State attitude to Ukraine, Palestine, human rights ...
The Achilles heel in Irish foreign policy is a deep and persistent unwillingness to properly regulate powerful corporate actors
‘Significant role’ of Aughinish Alumina for civilian use must be considered in further Russian sanctions
Helen McEntee says 20th package of sanctions under discussion over Ukraine war; Limerick plant under pressure over weaponry links
Off-the-record conversation between Irish EU official and journalist leaked online
Ursula von der Leyen’s communications chief’s call uploaded online by unknown party
Conflict and food insecurity
The Iran war could potentially drive another 45m people into acute food insecurity, writes the chief executive of Concern Worldwide
Ireland’s neutrality a ‘difficult path’ to follow, senior official says
Department of Defence secretary general Jacqui McCrum spoke at French defence conference
US security guarantees dependent on Ukraine ceding territory to Russia, says Zelenskiy
Trump applying pressure on Kyiv for quick end to four-year invasion as US focuses shifts to Iran war
‘They’re not making bullets in Aughinish’: Limerick locals defend alumina plant’s Russian links
Residents living near Russian-owned industrial plant say it directly or indirectly employs 1,000 people in the area
Revelations about Limerick plant’s exports to Russia leave Government in awkward position
Next move will have implications for meaning of Irish neutrality
Young widow pays poignant tribute to husband and father of one who died in stabbing incident in Cork city
Oleksandr Zhyvytskyi’s funeral hears he was ‘an example to others with his humanity, kindness and honesty’
US and Israel have inflicted long-term damage on themselves in their war with Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating Israel’s international standing
At least seven killed in Ukraine after Russia launches attacks using almost 1,000 drones
Barrage marks one of largest aerial bombardments of country since start of full-scale invasion in 2022
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigation
Evidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana Bacik
Russian oil tankers carry oil for Cuba and a message for friends and the US
War in Iran has given Vladimir Putin a boost
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain
Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records, to trace the passage of materials from Guinea and Brazil, through Ireland, and on to Russian smelters.
Price of diesel and petrol set to fall from midnight as Government agrees new excise duty measures
Tax rebate scheme for hauliers aimed at keeping supply chains working with double fuel allowance payment expected
‘It’s not sustainable’: High cost of using fighter planes to down cheap Iranian drones
Gulf states’ reliance on jets to battle waves of inexpensive Shaheds is testing their finances, pilots and planes
‘We’re in survival mode’: Crews battle cold and missiles to save Ukraine’s grid
A 56-year-old former soldier in the Soviet army is one of hundreds of energy workers working to restore power in freezing conditions
Ukrainian film-maker Sergei Loznitsa: ‘Once you understand the world exists in abstractions you can do whatever you want’
The Ukrainian director of Two Prosecutors, who studied maths and AI, says although a film may be about something tragic, ‘it is still a work of art, and its form has to be harmonious’
Trump is stuck and looking for options – an Irish former US adviser warns this is risky
Tom Wright, who worked in the Biden administration, believes the president is in ‘a real bind’ in Iran
In the shadow of the war in Iran, inflation and energy costs look set to climb ever higher
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Energy prices surge amid Middle East crisis, end of Ukrainian housing payment, and AI in the workplace
Early Edition with Andrew McNair: Our top stories on Friday
Catriona Crowe: The brave few risking everything to unmask Putin’s Russia
The Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin is a record of something totally unseen in the world outside Russia
Monthly payment for housing Ukrainian refugees to be phased out
Extension of Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme to March 2027 part of winding-down process
Meath home faces demolition after long-running saga, and a St Patrick’s Day deportation flight
Early Edition with Andrew McNair: The top Irish Times stories on Thursday
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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