Russia and Iran are ‘brothers in hatred’, Zelenskiy tells UK MPs
Ukrainian president warns against US move to ease sanctions on Russian oil
Ukraine crisis
Polish government plans anti-drone system with EU loans despite president’s veto
President Karol Nawrocki blocks legislation but government says plan will proceed
Is it time for the EU to start talking to Russia after four years of silence?
EU leaders frustrated at being sidelined in Ukraine peace negotiations
Government has not published risk assessment since 2024 despite rising global tensions
Most recent risk assessment was published in September 2024 ‘and remains valid today’, says Taoiseach
How to cut your energy bills: from your heating temperature to use of the washing machine
Slower driving, switching gas and electricity supplier and turning off immersion among ways of saving
Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orban in power
Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions
Price of our dependence on fossil fuels is becoming clear yet again
But renewable energy relies on resources that will never run out and cannot be cut off as act of aggression
Iran now knows Trump’s price point: soaring energy prices
Lacking an endgame, public support or regional buy‑in, Trump’s Iran war risks exposing US limits more starkly than any battlefield outcome
Russian deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to crimes against humanity, says UN investigation
More than 19,500 children have been forcibly displaced or illegally deported to Russia and Belarus during Ukraine war
McEntee asked to intervene in case of Irish citizen imprisoned in Russia
Dmitry Simbaev was detained last August after ‘anti-Russian’ messages were found on his phone
That visit to the White House
Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington comes at a time when few leaders are standing up to Donald Trump over Iran war
Fuel prices top €2 a litre as annual extra cost to households from war could hit €1,000
Irish consumers could face hikes in domestic energy, food and mortgages if conflict drags on
What are the Government’s options for easing rising energy costs and will they happen?
Coalition is taking a cautious approach amid the Middle East conflict and resisting Opposition calls for immediate action
Ursula von der Leyen questions EU’s ongoing need for consensus amid divisions with Orban
EU must consider whether consensus-based decision making on foreign policy is ‘hindrance’
US focus on Iran intensifies Ukraine’s struggles and leaves Putin feeling vindicated
Oil-price rises from prolonged Middle East conflict could give much-needed boost to flagging Russian economy
Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín lays blame for housing crisis with Government during ardfheis
Party’s leader accuses Coalition of ‘disastrous’ immigration policy claiming it ‘refused to work with communities’
Two children among 10 killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian residential building
Moscow’s forces launch 480 drones and 29 missiles targeting country’s energy and railway infrastructure
What will the war in the Middle East mean for Irish consumers? From heating bills to mortgages
Heating oil has shot up in price, petrol and diesel may continue to climb, but it may take longer to see the effect on interest rates and utility bills
Miriam Lord’s week: An ‘outrageous’ gender oversight and turmoil for St Patrick’s Day plans
It’s not just stranded tourists and discommoded influencers who have been repatriated, Eoin Hayes has returned to the Dáil
Pipeline row between Ukraine and Hungary escalates into diplomatic crisis
Hungary’s seizure of seven Ukrainian bank staff transporting cash ratchets up dispute between Budapest and Kyiv
Sinn Féin have forgotten a chapter in Irish history while calling for reduced Ukrainian supports
The party needs to develop grown up, logical and consistent positions on foreign policy to become a government alternative
Russia-Ukraine talks on ice as Middle East war widens
US and its allies seek Kyiv’s expertise in countering Iran’s drones
EU to push partners to cover €30bn aid gap for Ukraine
Kyiv could run out of funding unless the first disbursement of the EU package arrives by early April
Cost of living interventions not under consideration at the moment, says Chambers
Minister says intervention at this stage ‘highly unlikely’, arguing that last year’s budget measures were ‘permanent, affordable and sustainable’
If Putin was wrong to invade Ukraine, Trump is wrong to invade Iran
Trump called for demonstrations against the regime and promised demonstrators support from the US. They demonstrated; they died in their thousands
US-Israel attack on Iran
Trump and Netanyahu deserve our eternal gratitude for their heroic efforts to avert nuclear war
Taoiseach’s Operation Septic Turkey prompts epic levels of fury on Opposition benches
But Fine Gael TD Edward Timmins emerges as unlikely star in Fianna Fáil’s leader’s two hours of need
Ukraine under pressure to allow EU access to pipeline carrying Russian oil
Hungary and Slovakia accuse Kyiv of overstating the impact of an attack by Moscow on Druzhba pipeline
The impact of the Middle East war on the world economy in three graphs
Gas, oil and stocks are all hit and the longer it drags on the worse it will be for economies
Supporting Ukraine, maintaining neutrality and bolstering our defences
Sinn Féin’s stance on the €90bn support package for Ukraine doesn’t hold up
Drawn-out Iran conflict would hurt Ukraine’s air defence, says Zelenskiy
Ukraine-Russia peace talks still expected this week but could be moved from planned Abu Dhabi location
Belgium seizes suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker
Russian embassy in country indicates no notification about facts and reasons for seizure
Translated fiction: Women in Ukraine; Jewish Guatemalans ready for war; an East German memoir
Works by Yuliia Iliukha, Artem Chapeye, Antoine Volodine, Eduardo Halfon, Julia Franck and Elisa Shua Dusapin
Speak to Ukraine’s drone operators before buying 300 French armoured vehicles
No doubt the Irish Defence Forces have been monitoring developments in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion
Man (31) sentenced to six months for causing death of unborn baby in Co Wexford road crash
Saoirse Aylward’s son Jax was stillborn following incident on N25 in January, 2024
Disabled Ukrainian veterans play out war trauma of Russian invasion on Dublin stage
Three Ukrainian veterans will play themselves in a bilingual play to be staged in Dublin
Letters: Mainstream media have gone quiet on Gaza since the ‘ceasefire’
Western media interest seems to have fallen off a cliff, yet the suffering continues
Ukrainian and US officials hold postwar rebuilding talks despite deadlock with Russia
Latest talks come as Moscow launches fresh missile and drone attacks on Kyiv’s energy and other critical infrastructure
New €1m Government meeting room will protect communications with world leaders, says Martin
Facility to be approved to provide ‘Nato proof’ space for discussions with foreign governments
The Irish Times view on Trump’s State of the Union address: art of the low bar
Republicans will fret about the yawning gap between presidential rhetoric and voter sentiment
Ireland’s EU presidency: How it works and what to expect
Six-month stint in influential European council deal-making role will consume a lot of Government’s bandwidth
Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows as Ukraine waits for more support
Inside Politics: What Ukraine wants and needs is money and weapons to continue the war
Ukraine’s four-year war
The line between war and peace in the European Union is thinner than many would like to believe
Limits on Ukraine’s army in peace deal should apply to Russia too, top EU official proposes
Zelenskiy praises Europeans who have ‘stood on the right side of history’ as Kyiv counts four years of war
Watch: U2 release short film to mark Ukraine invasion anniversary
Documentary accompanies Yours Eternally, a song featuring Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia
European leaders pledge support for Ukraine as war enters fifth year
Ukrainian president appeals to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv to ‘understand what this war is really about’
Sinn Féin opposing EU loan for Ukraine like supporting surrender, says Micheál Martin
‘It beggars belief that Sinn Féin wants Europe to abandon Ukraine," says Taoiseach
Ukraine marks four years of war with Russia amid questions over western support
EU leaders confront divisions over €90bn loan as Zelenskiy addresses parliament
European unity faces critical test as Ukraine war enters its fifth year
EU’s Kaja Kallas not optimistic about peace talks as cities face continued bombardment
Taoiseach to join meeting of Coalition of Willing for fourth anniversary of Ukraine invasion
Helen McEntee and Patrick Donovan to present strategy aimed at promoting Ireland globally as a dynamic sporting nation
Four years of Ukraine war, learner driver may be behind death of 16-year-old, and Peter Mandelson arrested
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Why Dún Laoghaire should have a full naval base
Sensitive fibre optic cables and gas pipelines are concentrated in the Irish Sea. We need to have a vessel patrolling the area immediately
‘I don’t know if there is tomorrow’: Four years into the war in Ukraine, a family grows up under fire
On the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Kyiv mother tells how her sons have learned to live under constant threat of attack
Four years on, Ukrainians no longer believe in anything but the weapons they carry
Idea of just peace, war crimes trials and reparations has fallen by wayside
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