Taoiseach highlights need for immigration reform at talks with senior Capitol Hill figuresKenny on US visit stresses importance of legislation overhaulWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Kenny says Obama 'reaffirms intention' to return to IrelandLeaders meet in Oval Office for traditional St Patrick’s Day shamrock ceremonyTue Mar 19 2013 - 15:44
Kenny to discuss illegal Irish immigrants with ObamaTaoiseach to present shamrock at White House todayTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:01
‘I don’t miss the bad news and I don’t worry as much as I used to’Three recent emigrants to the United States explain why they left Ireland and why there are better opportunities overseasTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Obama to reassure Netanyahu he is not soft on IranUS leader will discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions, unrest in Egypt and the civil war in SyriaTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Robinson appointed special envoy to troubled Great Lakes regionFormer president appointed by UN to AfricaMon Mar 18 2013 - 17:36
Rand Paul tops Republican poll as Palin slams ObamaConservative hardliner Paul emerges as preferred presidential candidate for 2016Mon Mar 18 2013 - 06:00
Trinity made ‘me more intellectually mature’, says senior US senator CochranFifty years ago Thad Cochran won a scholarship to study for a year in DublinMon Mar 18 2013 - 06:00
Atlanta offers low-cost hub for Irish businesses with high hopes of growthGovernment targets America’s business-friendly southeast for investmentMon Mar 18 2013 - 00:06
Taoiseach says Moriarty Tribunal will not be re-openedEnda Kenny rejects call by Micheál Martin after new evidence concerning Michael Lowry emergesSun Mar 17 2013 - 16:36
US support ‘invaluable’ to Irish recoveryTaoiseach attends breakfast in New York with mayor Michael BloombergSat Mar 16 2013 - 14:19
Representing the next generation of the Kennedy clanAs a new member of the US House of Representatives, Joseph P Kennedy III understands the weight of his family name, but he wants to forge his own destinySat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Bureaucratic Washington provides road map for education reformThe US capital offers president Obama a blueprint for universal preschool educationSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Gilmore drops visit to Savannah to avoid men only St Patrick’s Day dinnerEvent is traditional stop for government ministersSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
US Republicans meet in midst of identity crisis to search for a starRomney, Palin and Bush to address three-day gathering for some soul-searchingFri Mar 15 2013 - 06:00
Obama frustrated by budget divideAlmost two months into his second term, the US president must reach compromise with conservative RepublicansThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Bruton warns cuts to ex-taoisigh pensions must be ’proportionate’Minister says Government understands public anger over pensions to former office holdersTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Bruton hopes EU-US deal agreed during Irish presidencyMinister for Enterprise meets senior Obama aides to discuss transatlantic trade pactTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Irish technology firms pitch their wares in Texas at SXSW technology eventBusinesses take opportunity to learn from TexasMon Mar 11 2013 - 06:00
Rand's stand against Obama's CIA nomineeQ Why did Republican Rand Paul “filibuster” a presidential nominee this week?Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
NTMA and Nama staff should face pay cuts, says BrutonStaff at the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency should face the same pay cuts as other…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Fiscal issues as well as glasses should be raised at Paddy's Day knees-upAMERICA : It wouldn’t hurt for Congress to consult the Irish on repairing a country’s financesSat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Obama reaches out to Republicans over deficitIn a break from last week’s hostile exchanges with Republicans, US president Barack Obama has started reaching out to opposition…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
US private sector jobs rose in FebruaryMore Americans found private-sector jobs in February than had been expected, pushing global stocks to their highest level in …Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Filibuster effort to block Obama CIA nomineeRepublican Senator Rand Paul attempted to block US president Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, …Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
'Bible' rates well on US TVThe Bible, the television mini-series produced by Irish actor Roma Downey and her reality television producer husband Mark Burnett…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Jeb Bush sends mixed immigration messageJeb Bush, the former Florida governor and younger brother of former US president George W Bush, has entered the heated debate…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Drumm bankruptcy trial postponedThe US bankruptcy trial of former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has been postponed, with no new hearing date fixed…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Senator attacks 'false smears' as prostitute withdraws claimUS Democratic senator Robert Menendez has attacked a false smear campaign against him after a prostitute recanted claims she made in a videotape that the New Jersey politician had paid her for sex.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Irish-American nominated by Obama to head EPAPresident Barack Obama has nominated an Irish-American to lead the Environmental Protection Agency in a crucial role for his …Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Researchers show 'cautious optimism' on baby's HIV cureSome of the 4,000 Aids researchers attending a conference in Atlanta yesterday awaited the scientific data showing that a Mississippi…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Romney admits errors in election campaignDefeated Republican challenger confirms he made mistakes in election campaignMon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Shipyard is left high and dry if spending tap turns offA massive shipyard will be under threat if potential budget cuts are introducedSat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Washington attempts to prevent star wars over galactic garbage littering up spaceAmerica Letter The US wants a terrestrial deal to avoid Earth’s orbit being filled with junkSat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Manning pleads guilty to passing military secrets to WikiLeaksThe US army private responsible for the biggest leak of military and diplomatic secrets in US history has pleaded guilty to 10…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
$85bn cuts kick in as US parties fail to reach dealThe Democratic White House and Republicans in Congress failed to break their political deadlock in Washington to avert $85 billion…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Watergate reporter an unlikely GOP heroVeteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward has become an unlikely hero for Republicans by publicly berating US president Barack…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Globetrotter Rodman in N Korea peace missionAs relations between the US and North Korea remain tense over the latter’s recent nuclear test, one American is reaching out …Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Nama discovery order against Killilea in USNama has secured a discovery order against Gayle Killilea in a court in the US compelling her to hand over details of any properties…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Hagel's first major conflict is US budgetAfter a protracted and bitter battle over his confirmation, Chuck Hagel finally started as secretary of defence at the Pentagon…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Obama tells shipyard workers jobs on line if Republicans veto tax dealPiling further pressure on Republicans to agree a deal to avert looming spending cuts, President Barack Obama told workers at…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Bernanke defends stimulus action and urges cuts avoidanceThe chairman of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke, defended the Federal Reserve’s massive bond-buying stimulus programme and …Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Tycoon presses for sanctions over torture and death of lawyerA US businessman will meet Irish officials and testify before an Oireachtas committee today to press Ireland during the EU presidency…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
When guilt or innocence is a matter of life or deathOne man’s wrongful conviction highlights the perils of the death penaltyTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
John Kerry 'listening tour' focuses on SyriaJohn Kerry begins his first trip as US secretary of state, travelling to Europe and the Middle East for a “listening tour” to…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
'Downton' class divisions closer to home than Americans might thinkAMERICA LETTER: The growing popularity in the US of Edwardian TV series Downton Abbey has generated much chin-stroking among…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Evidence preserved in Boston Irish nanny caseA lawyer for Irish nanny Aisling McCarthy Brady has secured an order from a Massachusetts court to preserve a wide range of evidence…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Nanny in court over assault on childA lawyer for Irish nanny Aisling McCarthy Brady has secured an order from a Massachusetts court to preserve a wide range of evidence…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Republicans resisting tax increasesRepublicans are resisting pressure from the White House to agree to tax increases as part of a deal to prevent $85 billion (€…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
