Palestine GAA club’s planned tour of Ireland ‘under serious threat’ due to visa delays
More than 30 players from West Bank club are scheduled to arrive in July to play against teams across country
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Irish Embassy in Tehran closed due to ‘deteriorating situation’
Consular offices in Israel and Palestine are shut, with staff working remotely, as Iranian conflict enters second week
How St Stephen’s Green went from a mucky marsh to Dublin’s most famous square in 400 years
Roaming pigs and geese, the obnoxious Whaley family, one of Ireland’s first Michelin stars and ‘shocking destruction’ of the city’s built heritage from the 1960s ... the green has seen it all
Robert Pether released on bail after four years in Iraqi jail
Australian citizen who had been living in Ireland was imprisoned over contract dispute with employer
Department of Foreign Affairs HQ targeted again by protesters
Red paint thrown on exterior of Iveagh House overnight was being removed on Monday
Irish officials step up plans for rotating EU presidency which will cost more than €150m
Ireland will take over crucial position steering EU agenda and legislation - and brokering compromises - next year
Plans for counselling notes to be disclosed in sexual assault trials only if court decides they are relevant
Proposals stop short of ending access to counselling notes, something campaigners had sought
Ireland cannot protect its waters alone, UN expert says
UN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwide
‘We are nice people, but poor’: After Assad’s fall, economic problems are Syrians’ biggest concern
War, corruption and sanctions have taken a heavy toll on Syria, whose deepening poverty is ‘a dangerous accelerant in an already volatile environment’
Irish visits to United States drop by 27% amid anxiety over Trump administration’s border controls
Travel operators report ‘intense uncertainty’ around US market
Boy’s letter about not being able to play outside after Bloody Sunday touched taoiseach, new State records show
Derry boy Cormac Quigley’s note arrived during some of the darkest days of the Troubles
Irish transgender travellers advised that US authorities now want visa forms to reflect biological sex
Guidance comes after Trump signed several orders to change US policies on gender and diversity
Law change allows for deployment of Irish special forces to Kyiv
Cabinet approves plans to amend legislation so only Government and Dáil approval is required to send more than 12 peacekeepers overseas
Trump likely to make life harder for undocumented Irish in US, Simon Harris told
Briefing paper for then incoming minister on US president strategy heavily redacted
Use of DNA evidence for Irish passport applications is under review
Passport Service does not routinely accept DNA evidence as proof of entitlement to Irish citizenship
Trade, human rights, Ukraine war raised at meeting with China’s foreign minister
Wang Yi is in Dublin for meetings with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris
Panic in Africa and concern in Dublin after Trump takes aim at US aid agency
Accounts for Irish aid agency Goal show it received €103 million in funding from USAID in 2023
Trump creates instability but he is fond of Ireland and there is a ‘way forward’ - Simon Harris
Tánaiste says he believes Taoiseach will receive invitation to the White House for St Patrick’s Day
The Irish musical slammed by the White House as an ‘insane’ waste of $70,000
‘As an American taxpayer I don’t want my dollars going towards this crap,’ Donald Trump’s press secretary told reporters
Irishman (40s) questioned by police in Hungary over death of former wife
Department of Foreign Affairs aware of case and will provide consular assistance if requested
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (Vol 14) 1969-73: The North, above all else, required the Department of Foreign Affairs to up its game
Gleanings from departmental archives are pieces of jigsaw puzzles which illuminate decision- and policymaking, and the relationships of key figures
Irish civil servants pore over a US right-wing roadmap so radical even Trump seems wary
Plus: Stripe lets fluffy ducks break the bad news to 300 sacked staff; domicile levy fails to sweat Ireland’s richest; and An Post chief shows Royal Mail who’s boss
Ireland’s plan to ban certain Israeli goods would be ‘very difficult to enforce’
Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states
Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent events
Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill
Irish man (29) dies following fall at ski resort in Bulgaria
A helicopter was dispatched but suffered technical difficulties and had to return to base before it could reach the man
Man hospitalised following shooting in Rennes, France
Man (50s) shot several times in Villejean neighbourhood on Saturday, says local mayor
Move to expand Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition internationally welcomed by Tánaiste
Agreement signed between Department of Foreign Affairs and BTYSTE to support science in developing countries, especially Africa
Ireland cannot rely on a soft and woolly international reputation anymore
Greatest task facing the new government is restoring Ireland’s standing in Europe and the world
Irish passport holder (77) held in UK prison over Christmas as electronic tag too large for wrist
Former teacher and environmental campaigner Gaie Delap was jailed for her part in Just Stop Oil protest
Irish influence inside the EU: ‘The conveyor belt is slowing down’
Senior Irish officials warn of declining influence in Europe as interest in careers in EU institutions drops off
New Orleans: FBI identifies truck attack suspect as US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar
Texas man crashed truck into crowd and then opened fire on police, killing 10 people
Swimming pool problems for Ireland’s Vatican ambassador sparked sharp criticism
Embassy official issued rebuke after technical issues left pool out of action one week out of every four
John Bruton believed nationalists were not properly represented by Sinn Féin or SDLP
New taoiseach caused concern as IRA grappled with ceasefire and decommissioning decisions, papers show
Joint British/Irish courts in Northern Ireland were backed by top Conservatives
State records show controversial plan for paramilitary trials had backing in UK cabinet before Thatcher turned it down
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