Sanders needs bigger upsets than Michigan to derail ClintonThree victories for Donald Trump show party elite cannot hurt billionaire candidateWed Mar 9 2016 - 22:00
Bernie Sanders scores upset as Donald Trump wins big againDemocratic and Republican insurgents post victories in latest US presidential contestsWed Mar 9 2016 - 08:36
Irish-born New Jersey police officer killed in crashTrooper Sean Cullen hit by car while attending scene of fire on a motorwayTue Mar 8 2016 - 21:09
Obama to release details of US drone-strike killingsWhite House to publish data ‘in the coming weeks’ in effort to improve transparencyTue Mar 8 2016 - 19:43
Bernie Sanders needs Michigan win today to close gap with Hillary ClintonDemocratic front-runner plays on senator’s poor debate performance in Rust Belt stateTue Mar 8 2016 - 01:00
‘Super Saturday’ splits votes among frontrunners and challengersCruz and Sanders keep up chase of Trump and Clinton but still face lingering questionsMon Mar 7 2016 - 17:02
Can anger put Donald Trump in the White House?The Republican frontrunner’s fans are livid. They feel betrayed by politicians, haven’t had a pay rise in years, and believe the US is an ex-superpower. Can fury elect a president?Sat Mar 5 2016 - 05:45
Republicans’ bid to stop Trump could risk break-up of partyTed Cruz and Marco Rubio see national meeting as their best chance to block billionaireSat Mar 5 2016 - 01:00
Donald Trump accused of conning votersCruz and Rubio try to stay in race by questioning billionaire’s conservative credentialsSat Mar 5 2016 - 01:00
Republican debate: Insults fly as rivals target Donald TrumpBillionaire dismisses vulgar joke saying there is ‘no problem’ with size of his manhoodSat Mar 5 2016 - 00:23
Donald Trump fires back at Romney after stinging attackRepublican frontrunner attacks former nominee, who labelled him a ‘con artist’Fri Mar 4 2016 - 01:00
New York mayor hails lifting of Patrick’s Day parade gay banBill de Blasio says decades-long ban had been blemish on city during visit to Irish consulateThu Mar 3 2016 - 21:23
Trump and Clinton surge ahead in US presidential racesBusinessman’s ‘Super Tuesday’ victories stir panic among Republican establishmentThu Mar 3 2016 - 10:23
New York City mayor ends boycott of St Patrick’s Day paradeBill de Blasio ends his two year boycott of the parade following lift of ban on gay groupsThu Mar 3 2016 - 07:36
Republican opposition to Trump deepens divisions in partyParty’s 2012 nominee plans to lay out case against billionaire in speech todayThu Mar 3 2016 - 01:00
Clinton and Trump eye face-off in NovemberParty frontrunners pick battleground state of Florida for ‘Super Tuesday’ victory eventsThu Mar 3 2016 - 01:00
Super Tuesday: Four things we learned about US raceMain takeaways from presidential battle which saw gains for Trump and ClintonWed Mar 2 2016 - 21:53
Trump and Clinton score major ‘Super Tuesday’ winsRepublican and Democratic frontrunners inch toward November White House contestWed Mar 2 2016 - 06:56
Super Tuesday: Three things to watch out for in US election raceDemocrats and Republicans fight it out in the biggest day so far in US presidential electionTue Mar 1 2016 - 17:15
Trump draws fire after failing to disavow Ku Klux Klan supportAhead of Super Tuesday Mitt Romney says GOP frontrunner’s response ‘disgusting’Tue Mar 1 2016 - 09:02
South Carolina rout boosts Clinton ahead of Super TuesdaySecond-time candidate aims to build on momentum in first national day of pollsMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
David Drumm granted extension in US bankruptcy appealFormer Anglo Irish Bank chief sought delay over ‘extreme constraints’ of incarcerationSat Feb 27 2016 - 10:07
Christie endorses Trump as Republican name-calling escalatesRepublican says New York billionaire can beat Clinton as he’s ‘rewriting the playbook’Sat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Black votes: US presidential battleground moves south‘Super Tuesday’ victories in southern states will propel candidates to party nominationsSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
US Election debate: ‘Donald, you can get back on your meds now’Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz take on Trump in explosive final debate before ‘Super Tuesday’Fri Feb 26 2016 - 12:13
Irish immigrant highlights hypocrisy of Cruz’s rhetoricTV commentator praised for taking on Cruz and his ‘deceitful’ stanceFri Feb 26 2016 - 08:04
Ted Cruz labelled ‘deceitful’ by real-life Tommy O’MalleyBoston-based Irish immigrant condemns Republican candidate’s ‘manipulative’ remarksFri Feb 26 2016 - 00:00
Republican governor rules himself out for Supreme Court seatNevada’s Sandoval asks not to be considered as Democrats tell Republicans: ‘Do your job!’Thu Feb 25 2016 - 21:38
Microsoft warns of risks to Irish operation in US search warrant caseTech giant tells congressional panel that US law has failed to keep pace with technologyThu Feb 25 2016 - 21:23
Can Trump be stopped? GOP nomination contenders fall shortAnalysts refer to billionaire’s ‘support ceiling’ but the evidence suggests otherwiseThu Feb 25 2016 - 11:57
Hillary Clinton briefed on Savita case before 2012 visitEmails show then secretary of state’s query on penalty for performing terminationThu Feb 25 2016 - 06:00
David Drumm to represent himself in US bankruptcy appealFormer banker drops legal team in Boston case and seeks eight-week extensionWed Feb 24 2016 - 08:37
Donald Trump banks third straight victory in NevadaBillionaire wins by 45 per cent, tells protester he would ‘like to punch him in the face’Wed Feb 24 2016 - 06:59
Ted Cruz vows to deport Irish immigrant ‘Tommy O’Malley’‘Half-Irish’ Republican presidential hopeful outlines plans for undocumented Irish in USTue Feb 23 2016 - 20:30
Dream of Bush dynasty ends abruptly as Jeb foldsConfronting insulting ‘bully’ Trump could not hoist contender into White HouseMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Clinton and Trump wins set them on path to be frontrunnersClinton tops poll in Nevada caucuses and Trump takes South Carolina in third heatsSun Feb 21 2016 - 19:25
Donald Trump wins South Carolina, Jeb Bush exits raceBillionaire wins again in White House race as third presidential bid by Bush dynasty endsSun Feb 21 2016 - 16:22
Simon Carswell: Five things we learned from South Carolina and NevadaNot even George W Bush could save wonkish Jeb Bush from his mind-numbing campaignSun Feb 21 2016 - 11:17
Royston Brady's Miami advice: 'Something is fundamentally wrong'Former Dublin mayor believes you cannot have a strong government 'cobbled together with leftists'Sun Feb 21 2016 - 10:39
America Letter: Calling the White House race a trappy affairTrump and Sanders have embarrassed the pundits by rising so high and staying thereSat Feb 20 2016 - 11:25
Hillary Clinton targets Hispanic vote in NevadaDemocrat needs victory in first-in-the-west contest to restore White House momentumSat Feb 20 2016 - 11:24
'I better get me a Jesus-loving man . . . in the White House'Republican race: Fight for evangelical right will decide Saturday’s first-in-the-south primarySat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Donald Trump calls Irish investment ‘small potatoes’US presidential candidate tells rally he no longer cares about Doonbeg golf resortThu Feb 18 2016 - 21:48
Donald Trump deploys pope’s remark as campaign fuelPresidential hopeful seeks to remove sting from pontiff’s ‘not a Christian’ commentThu Feb 18 2016 - 21:08
Pope Francis says Donald Trump is not a ChristianPontiff criticises Republican presidential frontrunner over stance on immigrationThu Feb 18 2016 - 20:39
Barack Obama: Donald Trump ‘will not be president’US president scolds Republicans for vowing to block nominee to supreme court seatWed Feb 17 2016 - 17:15
Donald Trump says he may sue ‘liar’ rival Ted CruzRepublican front-runner continues attacks as US presidential race hots upTue Feb 16 2016 - 21:22
George W Bush tries to revive Jeb’s presidential campaignFormer US president delivers several thinly veiled swipes at his brother’s rival Donald TrumpTue Feb 16 2016 - 09:26
Obama under pressure to choose Antonin Scalia’s replacementNomination of a fifth liberal will push the supreme court’s axis of power to the leftMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00
Death of Antonin Scalia raises stakes in race for White HousePresident Obama to nominate successor to Supreme Court in face of Republican outrageMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00