Immigration during 2024: The year in numbers
Daily arrivals have dropped, but the number of asylum applications has increased significantly
How much does the Government spend supporting Irish emigrants in the US?
The Emigrant Support Programme spends the money on ‘long-established’ immigration centres in New York, Boston, Seattle, San Diego and San Francisco
Sally Hayden goes inside Syria’s Sednaya prison
In the News podcast: Irish Times international correspondent Sally Hayden on the excitement, emotion and uncertainty following the fall of Assad
Irish rail disruption hell: ‘There has not been one day without delays on the train’
Readers describe their experiences of disrupted timetables, cancelled trains, packed carriages and poor communication on Ireland’s rail lines
‘Bashar al Assad is the refugee now, that’s the irony. He is the last Syrian refugee’: Syrians in Ireland ponder potential return home
The Assad regime’s collapse has left Syrians in Ireland facing the ‘confusing’ option of returning to their country of origin, something they believed to be impossible before now
Lara Marlowe on meeting Bashar al-Assad: ‘He was comical-looking. They called him ‘the giraffe’
In the News podcast: Writer and journalist Lara Marlowe discusses the five decades of authoritarian rule under Hafez and Bashar al-Assad
What now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?
In the News podcast: What went wrong for Sinn Féin in the November 2024 election and what does this mean for Mary Lou McDonald’s future at the party’s helm?
Syria: Assad reportedly granted asylum in Moscow after government falls
Israeli forces seize Golan Heights buffer zone after Syrian government falls in Damascus following sudden offensive
Ireland’s Syrian community: ‘We are no longer refugees, we are free Syrians’
Syrians in Ireland express their disbelief, joy and optimism for the future following news that president Bashar al-Assad has been ousted from power
How Padraig Nally’s manslaughter case divided the nation
In the News podcast: Mick Clifford, special correspondent with The Irish Examiner, reflects on the infamous Mayo case
Dublin West count: Roderic O’Gorman takes final seat
Green Party leader joins Ruth Coppinger, Jack Chambers, Paul Donnelly and Emer Currie
Roderic O’Gorman: no regrets but very nervous about future of ‘distinctly Green policies’
Green Party, which held 12 seats in the last Government, suffered a heavy blow in election count