The Irish Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to US supreme court in historic first

Federal appelate judge becomes first black woman to serve on US’s highest court

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 19:51

Depths of Wikipedia: The internet’s weirdest stories on display

Annie Rauwerda runs a popular Instagram page dedicated to sharing odd Wikipedia pages

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 09:33

Why the Ukraine crisis is so bad for western populists

Politics: Central to the appeal of populism is the idea of the effective strongman. Recent events are showing us the fumbling strongman

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 17:48

Maureen Dowd: Washington DC and James Joyce? Both incomprehensible

I bought a copy of Ulysses in Dublin long ago but had never mustered will to read it

Sun Feb 13 2022 - 15:24

Elon Musk is just the latest in a long line of insecure billionaires

Paul Krugman: Are the very rich pettier than the rest of us? On average, probably yes

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 12:27

Virginia governor’s race offers first test of Biden presidency

Defeat would point to potential disaster for Democrats in next year’s midterm elections

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 14:40

Valeo Foods buys British jerked meat maker

Irish group makes its 19th acquisition, weeks away from its own €1.7bn sale to Bain Capital

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 05:13

‘This isn’t bringing me closer to Christ. It’s giving me urinary-tract infections’

Mormon women are campaigning for an end to itchy, church-designed synthetic underwear

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 06:00

Valeo to borrow €1.2bn to fund buyout of business from Capvest - reports

Valeo owns Jacob’s Biscuits, Batchelors and Odlums flour, along with other products well known to Irish shoppers

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 05:40

Will owner of Jacob’s and Batchelors venture into US after €1.7bn takeover?

Agenda: Bain Capital’s purchase of Valeo nets it 85 household brands across 106 markets

Fri May 14 2021 - 05:10

Cheney faces ousting as Republicans reject her criticism of Trump

Party stands by former US president as he continues false claims about election he lost

Tue May 11 2021 - 21:19

Good day for bean counters as Batchelors maker sold for over €1.7bn

US private equity group Bain buys Irish firm Valeo which also makes Jacobs products

Mon May 10 2021 - 10:12

Facebook decision on current ban on Trump to be announced

Former US president continues to allege voter fraud in election won by Joe Biden

Mon May 03 2021 - 19:00

Jacobs and Batchelors owner Valeo circled by three private-equity firms

PAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bids

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 05:02

Breda O’Brien: Crowdfunding creates excellent Christian series

The Chosen bypasses entertainment industry with fresh dramatisation of Jesus

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 01:00

Trump signals intent to retain grip on Republican Party

America Letter: Former US president’s re-emergence underlines party’s current status

Fri Feb 26 2021 - 20:46

US flags to be flown at half mast to mark 500,000 Covid deaths

Biden attacks Trump over his handling of the pandemic and closures of small businesses

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 22:04

Republican senators who voted against Trump censured

Backlash against those who voted against ex-president in impeachment trial

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 22:34

Donald Trump acquitted of incitement to insurrection in impeachment trial

Seven Republicans cross the aisle but vote falls well short of two-thirds majority required for conviction

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 21:46

Mitt Romney points way out of mess for US conservatism

US Politics: Denouncing Trump is brave but it is also the howlingly obvious way forward

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 18:16

45 Republican senators object to constitutionality of impeachment trial

Tuesday’s vote strongly suggests there will be insufficient votes to convict Donald Trump

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 22:11

Joe Biden overturns Trump ban on trans people joining US military

House of Representatives is set to formally charge Trump with inciting insurrection

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 17:08

Democrats push for stimulus deal before Trump impeachment trial

Republican senator says deal possible if Democrats drop bid to raise minimum wage

Sun Jan 24 2021 - 19:11

Joe Biden calls for end to ‘uncivil war’ in speech focused on American unity

US president’s inauguration address tries to confront glaring political divides

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 20:44

Donald Trump’s second impeachment: five key takeaways

US president faces unpredictable trial in Senate after House voted 232-197 to impeach

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 09:12

Enough Republicans could be tempted to convict Trump

House aims to fast-track process of impeaching US president but real action will be in Senate

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 10:56

What the Capitol riots mean for Biden, Trump and the United States

Joe Biden’s immediate task as president will be to unify a nation riven in two

Sat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00

Trump has not been alone in undermining American democracy

By supporting Trump’s claims of electoral fraud, Republican leaders incited protestors

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 09:57

Those who threw in their lot with Donald Trump are now tied to his mob

Edward Luce: Nobody should feign surprise at the nightmarish end to Trump’s presidency

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 11:12

Trump doubles down on his false claims of election misconduct

Officials in Georgia accuse president of undermining faith in US election system

Mon Jan 04 2021 - 21:41

Trump pressed Georgia official to ‘find’ votes, recording reveals

Washington Post report shows president pressuring state official to overturn election result

Sun Jan 03 2021 - 21:13

America at Large: Loeffler’s political ambitions a bad Dream for her players

Elizabeth Williams and her team-mates have made a huge stand against their owner

Thu Dec 31 2020 - 06:00

Biden affirmed as US president by electoral college

College electors convened on Monday amid rancour over election result

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 23:24

History maker: how Jen O’Malley Dillon steered Joe Biden’s run to the White House

Massachusetts-born Irish-American kept Democrats’ campaign focused on ‘blue wall’ states

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 11:29