For generations of Irish in the US, wearing blackface was a way of asserting their whiteness

The far-right activist galvanised young conservatives through online antics and inflammatory views

Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance

Winning Rose can expect prize bundle worth tens of thousands of euro including a top-notch car

Plus: a job opening at Druid; Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran wades in; and Declan Ganley’s solar plan impresses an AI chatbot

A fascinating account informed by scores of interviews

No one is more aware of this than Trump himself, which explains his bizarre rants about Obama this week

In the News podcast: Trump, mired in the Epstein files controversy, offers incendiary distraction

Obama says comments by Trump, mired in the Epstein files controversy, linking him to Russian interference are ‘weak attempt at distraction’

Trump is learning that conspiracy theories are elastic, self-sealing and practically impossible to disprove to a base radicalised over time

Donald Trump has long trafficked in conspiracy theories and now he’s been sucked into a whirlpool of dark innuendo

U2 singer sends recorded message with George W Bush and Barack Obama to USAid staff hit by cuts

US president has said many times that he deserves the award

Experts question Israel’s claim Tehran had begun an atomic bomb programme but warn it has the capacity to weaponise its nuclear programme

The Natanz facility is where Iran has produced the vast majority of its nuclear fuel

Billionaire Elon Musk faces rare convergence of threats - collapsing brand loyalty, shaky revenues, and mounting legal and regulatory risk

Chef, TV star, rhetorician and more, he proved the truth of a culinary universal language

Ireland has proved adept at forging friendships with influential people based on family heritage

If you are drawn to novels that raise more questions than answers, this one is for you

With his miscalculations on trade tariffs, tax cuts and more, the future of the US is at stake