EU faces moment of truth as it faces threats from Trump’s tariffs and Putin’s war
If Ireland wants its EU partners to have the country’s back on issues related to our national interests, this requires reciprocal empathy
United States
Donald Trump is nothing if not a showman but his instincts deserted him on Liberation Day
Trump tariffs: World saw familiar Trumpian concoction of threat, uncertainty, imminent chaos - and a sad little chart
For Ireland, Trump’s tariffs are very bad news
Global effect will surely be a slowdown in trade, growth and wealth creation
Trump promises new dawn for US economy, as EU says it is prepared to respond with countermeasures
US president says sweeping tariffs will entice firms to open factories in America and money raised will pay for tax cuts
After years of skilfully playing both sides of the ‘Boston or Berlin’ binary, we must now choose one of them
European capitals have arguably been better friends of Ireland for a much longer time
Trump’s tariffs: what do they mean for Ireland and the economy here?
Though pharma is not included in this round of tariffs, 20% tariffs on EU exports are a threat to jobs and investment in this State
Ireland fears EU response to US tariffs could hit tech sector
European Commission preparing a range of responses to Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcement
Our rights and freedoms are at stake in times as perilous as the late 1930s
If you completely divorce right from duty you create the duty-less selfish ideology of the plutocrats in Washington and Moscow
The people vs Elon Musk: billionaire transforms Wisconsin court contest
State election has become most expensive judicial race in US history as Tesla boss spends unprecedented amount
Weapons flights exemptions have increased almost 70% in a decade
Recent increase coincides with Israel’s invasion of Gaza after October 7th, 2023, and Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade war
Cabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EU
Trump’s bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash
US president said Iran could face ‘bombing the likes of which they have never seen before’
US tariffs: Ireland to bolster competitiveness ahead of looming trade war
US president Donald Trump expected to announce tariffs on a swathe of EU exports in April
Trump ‘p****d off’ at Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal
US president to criticise Putin’s comments on Zelenskiy’s leadership
Britain to host international summit to combat people-smuggling gangs
Ministers and enforcement staff from 40 countries to meet over two days
‘A dangerous precedent’: US state of Utah bans most flags, including Pride, at schools and government buildings
Civil liberties campaigners and LGBTQ+ activists criticise law as repressive move
Explainer: How would Ireland be affected in a US-EU trade war
With Washington expected to unveil tariffs on the EU and Trump setting his sights on Irish pharma, April 2nd is being viewed with dread in boardrooms and Government Buildings
Trump is forging ahead with a new era of imperialism not seen since McKinley
Worldview: The history of the so-called Gilded Age in America reveals massacres, ethnic cleansing and inhumanity on an unthinkable scale
US rap musician Young Scooter dies after jumping fence in police chase
He suffered injury while fleeing officers in Atlanta and later died in hospital, authorities say
Denmark rebukes US for hostile tone after Vance’s Greenland trip
Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen urged end to Washington’s hostile messaging
Yemen pounded by fresh US strikes targeting Houthi rebels
Attacks followed intense air strikes on Friday compared to other days in campaign that began on March 15th
Speaking rights for Michael Lowry would not be on my list of issues critical to our democracy
Row is yet more evidence of politicians’ preoccupation with trivia as storm clouds gather abroad and housing crisis worsens at home
It took about 40 seconds for US immigration officers to lift the Turkish student off the streets of Boston
She is one of at least 300 students whose visas were revoked, but we only know of her story because it was recorded
US vice-president Vance to visit Greenland as Trump ramps up takeover threats
Delegation to visit US military base in scaled-back itinerary
The general election campaign was a raucous wake for an era that was already over
We stand on the brink of a tariffs war weighed down by the cost of our inefficiency and self-indulgence
Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies
US health secretary says his department had become wasteful and inefficient
Government ‘worried’ but working ‘flat out’ to prepare for Trump’s tariff shock - Micheál Martin
Expected US tariffs on trade will have ‘serious’ impact on Irish economy, Taoiseach says
Irish transgender travellers advised that US authorities now want visa forms to reflect biological sex
Guidance comes after Trump signed several orders to change US policies on gender and diversity
US-brokered Black Sea truce in doubt as Russia demands sanctions relief
Ukraine claims Kremlin is lying about terms of deal, while EU says invasion must end before it can ease sanctions
Trump downplays unprecedented self-inflicted US security breach as ‘the only glitch in two months’
Washington political circles struggle to absorb staggering blunder by senior cabinet members
Self-inflicted security breach by Trump officials opens up line of attack for Democrats
Claim by director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made to look absurd during gruelling hearing
Tánaiste has ‘constructive’ call with US secretary of commerce
Call with Simon Harris comes after Howard Lutnick called Ireland his favourite ‘tax scam’ in recent days
‘Pete Hegseth texted me the war plan’: How top US officials shared military strike details in group chat with journalist
‘Genuinely shocking’: National security lapse presents a perfect snapshot of the fears over defence secretary Hegseth’s suitability
Ireland’s delightful love triangle is ending in a nasty divorce
We are the Artful Dodgers of the globalised world, experts at ducking and diving - but even the Dodger gets caught in the end
Greenland leaders lambast US delegation trip as Trump talks of takeover
Visit aims to ‘build on partnerships that respects Greenland’s self-determination’, says US spokesman
Trump’s big-boss peace for Ukraine won’t work
Trump covets the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama got it for nothing, he thinks: he should get it for a great peace deal
Paschal Donohoe on Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service edited by Michael Lewis
Vivid and important collection of essays that corrects the caricatures and shows the value of public servants
US tariffs could affect up to 80,000 jobs in Ireland in ‘worst case scenario’, says Donohoe
EU, including Ireland, will need to respond if Trump administration takes very broad measures against it, says Minister
Trump pulls security clearance for Clinton, Harris, Blinken and others
US department also revokes temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
US secretary of commerce says Ireland’s ‘tax scam’ has ‘gotta end’
Loans and business advice planned if trade war begins next month
Once you start looking, the signs of US recession are everywhere
The incoherence of Trump economics is making already indebted consumers and businesses even more anxious. Punters across all income brackets are panicking and consumer confidence is collapsing
In the Trump era, Europe should shift its gaze towards China – Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel prize-winning economist says defence spending move by EU is sound economic policy
Trump won over many Arab Americans in November. How do they feel about him now?
In Detroit and its suburbs, where support shifted towards Trump during the election, anger is deep over Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Janan Ganesh: Europe is only half-awake from its long sleep
Talk of Donald Trump bringing the continent together is absurdly premature
Trump’s ‘America First’ policy will hurt the US, warns Simon Coveney
Former minister for foreign affairs says Ireland needs to ‘double down on our investment in relationships’
Nasa astronauts finally back on Earth after nine months in orbit
SpaceX capsule carrying Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and two other crew members splashes down off Florida coast
Netanyahu vows to destroy Hamas following Israeli air strikes that killed more than 400 in Gaza
Israeli prime minister says he ordered strikes because Hamas rejected proposals to secure extension to first phase of ceasefire deal that began in January
Putin agrees 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in call with Trump
Russian president sticks to tough demands for overall ceasefire and end to war
Of course Conor McGregor was the best Irish person the White House could think of inviting for St Patrick’s Day
There was much about the spectacle of McGregor in the White House that was depressing
Why are so many recipients of US Medal of Honor of Irish descent?
Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to something
Immigration ‘makes the United States what it is’, Boston-Irish audience told
Ireland can be guiding light for US during ‘turbulent, divided and disputatious time’
Gene Hackman’s wife died at least a day later than originally thought
Authorities say Betsy Arakawa made three calls to medical clinic on morning after her initial estimated date of death
Ireland is not a mere victim of Maga madness – we help to provoke it
Being honest about this helps to clarify where Ireland’s real interests lie
Conor McGregor comments on immigration in White House criticised as ‘wrong’ and ‘outrageous’
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says reports of fighter’s meeting with US president ‘shocking’ given recent civil judgment in Nikita Hand case
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