Trump tariffs: EU and US meet for talks amid growing trade uncertaintyIrish Government anxious for pharmaceuticals to be part of overall trade negotiationsMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Ireland will ‘resist’ EU trade tax on US tech firms, says Taoiseach Martin cites damage to ‘significant sector’ in Republic if union should impose levies as retaliation Sat Apr 12 2025 - 11:25
A Barry Heneghan brag and a brazen wheeze by the Soc Dems reveal a lot about Irish politicsNever mind the PR: the Social Democrats are just as likely to pull a political stroke as anyone else in Leinster HouseSat Apr 12 2025 - 06:45
Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping forceMartin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social housesSat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s U-turn on tariffs fails to reassure markets and trading partnersUS president cuts tariffs on all countries to 10 per cent for 90 days – except for China, which has been hit with 125 per cent tariffs immediatelyWed Apr 09 2025 - 22:11
Deal or no deal? Independent TD claims deal with Government on health projects Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan issues statement on welcoming a €240 million investment in the HSE capital plan on projects in his constituencyWed Apr 09 2025 - 19:00
Coalition to back EU levies on products from United States EU member states expected to approve package of tariffs from 10% to 25% in a vote among ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday Wed Apr 09 2025 - 06:15
Trump holds firm on tariff agenda despite alarm on Wall StreetPresident threatens to impose further 50% levy if China declines to withdraw retaliation to earlier US duties Tue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
Richard Boyd Barrett to step back from politics after cancer diagnosis The People Before Profit TD has been diagnosed with throat cancerMon Apr 07 2025 - 10:46
Trump tariffs crisis: The three key issues the Irish Government now faces As the seriousness of the situation becomes clear, it would be hard to overstate the fear around Government about the US tariffs’ implicationsMon Apr 07 2025 - 07:46
The return of austerity would destroy the GovernmentWhat if half of the corporation tax disappears? That’s €14 billion, going on last year’s figures.Sat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
Businesses unlikely to receive Covid-style support schemes to counter Trump tariffsPlanning under way for Tánaiste Simon Harris to travel to Washington to meet US Secretary of Commerce Howard LutnickSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
Trump tariffs: Taoiseach urges caution amid signs of EU divisionGovernment has been privately urging the bloc not to escalate the brewing trade warThu Apr 03 2025 - 22:00
For Ireland, Trump’s tariffs are very bad newsGlobal effect will surely be a slowdown in trade, growth and wealth creationThu Apr 03 2025 - 16:47
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 cutsThu Apr 03 2025 - 06:21
Ireland fears EU response to US tariffs could hit tech sectorEuropean Commission preparing a range of responses to Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcementWed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00
Controversy over Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy will have three principal consequencesThe motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was not without its repercussionsTue Apr 01 2025 - 20:49
More than half of all third-level students could face an increase of up to €1000 in college fees this yearAnnual ‘student contribution’ has been lowered to €2,000 from €3,000 for past three yearsTue Apr 01 2025 - 06:00
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade warCabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EUTue Apr 01 2025 - 06:00
Speaking rights for Michael Lowry would not be on my list of issues critical to our democracyRow is yet more evidence of politicians’ preoccupation with trivia as storm clouds gather abroad and housing crisis worsens at homeSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
‘I at all times followed correct procedures’: Verona Murphy to resist Opposition no-confidence motionDebate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’ Thu Mar 27 2025 - 06:00
Analysis: Verona Murphy’s survival as Ceann Comhairle hinges on two questionsExplainer: Can Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy endure sustained attack? And when the Opposition loses the no-confidence vote, what will its next move be?Wed Mar 26 2025 - 20:11
Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona MurphyOpposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changesWed Mar 26 2025 - 06:00
Unruly Dáil scenes inevitable with Coalition and Opposition on collision courseUnruly scenes sparked by divisive speaking rights pledge to Lowry group as one of the unwritten – or at least unpublished – parts of pact with Government Tue Mar 25 2025 - 19:02
‘Shame, shame, shame’: Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy in row over speaking rightsCombined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracyTue Mar 25 2025 - 17:03
‘Nothing can happen without it’: Housing delayed by out-of-date planning policyIreland ‘cannot move forward’ on meeting housing targets without revised framework, expert saysMon Mar 24 2025 - 06:05
Further Dáil clashes loom over Government plan to facilitate Lowry groupOpposition leaders meet over latest offer of speaking time for Government-supporting IndependentsSun Mar 23 2025 - 20:16
Des Richardson, former Fianna Fáil fundraiser and Bertie Ahern ally, has diedA loyal supporter of the former taoiseach, he was part of a group known as the ‘Drumcondra mafia’Sun Mar 23 2025 - 16:26
Taoiseach was cock-a-hoop after his meeting with Trump, but a quick reality check followedI have never seen such obvious stress as I saw on the faces of Irish officials sitting on the Oval Office couch praying for the ordeal to end. I have never seen such relief afterwardsSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:55
US secretary of commerce says Ireland’s ‘tax scam’ has ‘gotta end’Loans and business advice planned if trade war begins next monthSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
EU leaders to discuss biggest programme of rearmament since 1930sDáil rows revolve around housing while speaking rights dispute rumbles onThu Mar 20 2025 - 07:54
Inside Politics: Taoiseach to face Dáil criticism over Trump meetingSenator Frances Black says she is open to running for president Wed Mar 19 2025 - 07:36
Government to establish National Security CouncilTaoiseach to chair group comprising Cabinet Ministers, Garda and Defence Forces chiefs and senior officialsWed Mar 19 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach pledges to continue support for inner-city schemes set up after Hutch-Kinahan feudSporting and educational initiatives are among those helping to drive change in deprived area in capitalTue Mar 18 2025 - 20:21
Conor McGregor represents ‘very worst of toxic masculinity’ - TánaisteGarda criticises MMA fighter’s remarks on crime rates in Dublin in wake of contentious St Patrick’s Day visit to White House Tue Mar 18 2025 - 17:04
‘I think the French and Germans are right to be worried’: Former US national security expert on what’s next in war on Ukraine Tom Wright may be the most influential Irishman you’ve never heard of. He was part of the team responsible for advising Biden on Russia and UkraineSun Mar 16 2025 - 05:00
Micheál Martin’s week in Washington: What the Taoiseach’s White House trip was like on the groundHard to overstate level of trepidation in Taoiseach’s party before Wednesday’s meetingsSat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach moves to clarify status of Occupied Territories Bill after meeting with Jewish groupSt Patrick’s Day visit: Micheál Martin meets groups in Washington after rejecting as ‘absurd’ claims of anti-SemitismFri Mar 14 2025 - 20:59
Burke family incident in Washington ‘regrettable’, says Taoiseach, ‘but we live in a democracy’Isaac and Ami Burke, along with their mother Martina, interrupted event attended by Taoiseach in protest at the imprisonment of Enoch BurkeFri Mar 14 2025 - 16:29
Ireland still faces threats from the Trump presidencyMicheál Martin did well at the White House but Ireland could still get caught up in US-EU trade war Fri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Ireland intensifies preparations for transatlantic trade war amid US tariff threatsHarris to gather trade forum next weekFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach expects negotiations before EU-US tit-for-tat tariffs take effect Irish whiskey producers face severe charges on exports after Europe targeted American makersThu Mar 13 2025 - 16:13
Micheál Martin sat smiling, struggling to interject, but there was no mistaking it: this was The Donald’s showTaoiseach avoided Oval Office mauling as Trump railed against EU foes and heaped backhanded praise on IrelandThu Mar 13 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin hails ‘positive’ meeting with Trump as leaders exchange compliments during St Patrick’s Day eventsDonald Trump expresses affection for Ireland but criticises the EU during White House meetingWed Mar 12 2025 - 22:29
Trade tensions, Ukraine and Israel-Palestine among Irish officials’ concerns on Washington tripOfficials hope Taoiseach will succeed in keeping the conversation with Trump positive – at least in publicWed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach to meet Trump in White House as trade war kicks off between the US and the EUMartin expected to stress mutually beneficial trade relations between Ireland the United StatesWed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s supporters count themselves as conservatives, but what he’s doing is radicalEurope is now seeking to transform itself into a military power. The sooner we grasp this in Ireland, the betterSun Mar 09 2025 - 05:00
Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould confirms he is TD at centre of fraud investigationCork North Central TD (56) was arrested and questioned by gardaí yesterdaySat Mar 08 2025 - 22:32
Micheál Martin goes into the lion’s den as he heads for Trump’s Oval OfficeGovernment officials are nervous about Micheál Martin’s visit to Washington but they don’t expect the Zelenskiy treatmentSat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
United Ireland: Voters in the Republic would consider big changes to political institutions, research showsPublic open to new structures to accommodate a change realityFri Mar 07 2025 - 06:00
