Miriam Lord’s Week: Plot twists and U-turns at a crunch meeting in Washington
While Simon Harris waited for the US commerce secretary, Donald Trump was announcing a pause on tariffs
Simon Harris
Emergency helicopter ambulance service to remain in Athlone, says Harris
Tánaiste opens new €1.4m hangar weeks after health and defence personnel could not agree on permanent location
Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship has now left Irish-controlled waters
The Defence Forces had been monitoring the Russian vessel for 36 hours
Oliver Callan’s mood darkens: ‘In this incredibly rich country of ours we get this’
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health
Trump’s U-turn on tariffs fails to reassure markets and trading partners
US president cuts tariffs on all countries to 10 per cent for 90 days – except for China, which has been hit with 125 per cent tariffs immediately
Temple Street report provides major challenge for new Minister for Health
Elsewhere, Simon Harris is in DC to meet the man who has dubbed Ireland his 'favourite tax scam'
Harris and Martin squirmed as Sinn Féin found an emotive way to expose Government duplicity
It’s a real turn-off for voters when critical issues such as housing crisis and looming trade war have been overshadowed by aggressive and chaotic Dáil scenes
US tariffs: Harris to push for solution to trade war in crunch meeting with Trump’s commerce secretary
Tánaiste in Washington for key meeting with Howard Lutnick, who labelled Irish corporate regime as his ‘favourite’ tax scam
‘The EU has been very bad to us’: Trump not considering pausing tariffs and threatens additional 50% on China
US president criticises EU for making trade ‘so difficult’ after stock markets plunge in response to tariffs
EU offered US deal for both sides to drop tariffs on industrial imports deal in February - Šefčovič
Negotiators offered US administration zero-tariff deal on imports of cars, pharma and machinery to avoid tariffs war, bloc’s trade chief says
Possible supports for industries hurt by tariffs ‘under review’, Harris says
Plunging stock markets may bring Trump to negotiating table, Simon Harris says
Trump tariffs: Ireland seeks ‘firm’ EU response and explores new export markets
Simon Harris to advocate today for negotiated solution at meeting guiding European Union’s next move
Aontú ‘actively considering’ running candidate in presidential election
Peadar Tóibín says party examining candidates but aware it will be ‘difficult’ to get on ballot paper
Trump tariffs: EU ministers to weigh up retaliation against US
Ireland among EU states urging restraint in how bloc responds to Trump tariff blow
New talent attaches to be appointed in Washington and San Francisco
Simon Harris says those appointed will aim to build links between universities and encourage student mobility
Businesses unlikely to receive Covid-style support schemes to counter Trump tariffs
Planning under way for Tánaiste Simon Harris to travel to Washington to meet US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
Workers face reduced hours from this weekend at firms impacted by US tariffs, Ibec claims
It’s understood that planning is underway for Tánaiste and Minister for Trade Simon Harris to travel to Washington to meet US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik
Fine Gael councillor gets ‘significant sanction’ for comment on ‘the Jews’
Punam Rane suspended from party rights and privileges for 18 months, Simon Harris confirms
EU sympathy for Ireland’s tariffs predicament likely to be in short supply
After the ‘open door’ days of Brexit diplomacy, now Ireland is just one of many competing voices vying to be heard as the EU plans countermeasures
Micheál Martin has never stayed overnight in official Taoiseach residence
Leo Varadkar stayed at Steward’s Lodge in the Phoenix Park 119 times during his time in office
Pat Kenny unleashes on ‘dictatorial and despotic’ Donald Trump
Radio: The Newstalk host rejects the Tánaiste’s tact as a trade war looms, and a poetic Drama on One provides welcome inspiration
Trump tariffs: Taoiseach urges caution amid signs of EU division
Government has been privately urging the bloc not to escalate the brewing trade war
Trump tariffs: Protection of Irish jobs is ‘fundamental objective’ of response, says Taoiseach
Scale of tariffs will be 'very, very' significant in European terms, warns Martin
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy bears ‘no ill will’ after winning confidence motion
Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry
Verona Murphy: Motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle passed in Dáil
Wexford TD says she bears no ill will to those who brought motion and ‘her door is always open’
Former economic adviser to Trump favours Ireland’s corporate tax model over tariffs
Rather than raise tariffs, US should reduce its corporation tax to 15 per cent, contends Stephen Moore
300-strong Irish military ‘cyber command’ planned for defensive and offensive operations
New command to safeguard Irish military operations from cyber threats and may launch cyberattacks for ‘defensive purposes’
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade war
Cabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EU
Legislation being examined as way to deal with Dublin Airport cap ‘once and for all’
Potential for EU-US trade war has added to need for action on passenger cap
US tariffs: Ireland to bolster competitiveness ahead of looming trade war
US president Donald Trump expected to announce tariffs on a swathe of EU exports in April
US airlines’ demand to be allowed to land at Dublin threatened Aer Lingus and west of Ireland, Lynch told Nixon
Washington put pressure on government in early 1970s to stop forcing passenger planes from US to land at Shannon
More than 6,000 modern body armour units to be acquired for Irish soldiers
Simon Harris says €16.5m contract in place to invest in protection of Defence Forces personnel
Defence Forces class of 2025 commissioned into an increasingly turbulent world
Friday’s Curragh ceremony was the culmination of decades of service for many of the men and women involved
Minister for Defence admits Ireland is ‘lagging behind’ in terms of military spending
Simon Harris commits Ireland to highest level of ambition for the Defence Forces
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