Trump administration’s assault on science focused and co-ordinated
Salient question is how much damage can be done over four years and what comes afterwards
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‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues
Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?
March of the cobots: The technology lowering the barrier to automation
New machines are smaller, cheaper, safer and more flexible than traditional industrial robots
Most Irish J1 students unaffected by US move to halt interviews for visas
US State Department prepares to expand social media vetting of foreign students
As Trump seeks Iran deal, Israel again raises possibility of strikes on nuclear sites
At the core of the tension between Netanyahu and Trump is their differing views of how best to exploit Iranian weakness
Irish bookings to US recover into 2026 following sharp fall
Travel to US dropped 27% in March but returned with 34% year-on-year bounce for April
Iran will survive if nuclear deal not agreed with US, says president
Uranium enrichment remains a core issue of contention between the sides
US company behind Ireland’s first fully electric plane flight says Shannon crucial for future operations
Beta Technologies’ electric Alia CTOL to conduct flights in Europe before final delivery in Norway
EU-US tariff talks: What happens next? What does Trump want? Is Ireland in trouble?
Ursula von der Leyen has said that the bloc is willing to move quickly to progress talks. But what will it offer?
Crypto investor in New York charged in kidnapping and torture plot
An Italian man told police he was held and tortured for weeks in attempt to get his cryptocurrency passwords
Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of Ukraine war
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says it was a ‘difficult night for all of Ukraine’ as he calls for more sanctions on Moscow to help achieve a ceasefire
Tánaiste open to campaigners’ push for bill banning services in Occupied Palestinian territories
Online letting firms would be affected if legislation passes, but Government is divided by legal and economic concerns
World Health Organisation forges ahead as US makes its absence felt
Organisation’s Pandemic Agreement is born amid slashed budgets and American conspiracy theories
Was the truth about Joe Biden’s health hidden from American voters?
In the News podcast: Former president’s cancer diagnosis raises further questions about his health in the White House
Ramaphosa stays calm with golf diplomacy in face of Trump’s latest Oval Office ambush
Blatant piece of theatre was designed to thrill the Maga heartland and fuel the wildest paranoias of what could happen in open-borders USA
France has pushed ahead with regulation on ‘forever chemicals’, but should Ireland follow suit?
PFAS are almost impossible to get rid of once they have entered an environment
Trump confronts Cyril Ramaphosa with allegations of mass killings of white South Africans
US president shows video and printed articles purporting to back up unfounded claims of persecution
New Orleans jailbreak: prison worker charged with helping inmates
Maintenance worker says he shut off water supply to aid escape after being threatened
Trump announces multibillion-dollar ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system
Trump says Golden Dome will protect US from foreign strikes using ground and space-based weapons
Donegal man to be deported from US following driving charge after more than 15 years in Boston
Man (40) with American-born children has been living undocumented after overstaying visa waiver
Trump suggests Vatican could host ‘immediate’ Russia and Ukraine peace talks following his two-hour call with Putin
But Russian leader more circumspect on state television about his conversation with US president
US supreme court allows Trump administration to revoke Venezuelan migrant protections
Judges grant department of homeland security request to end temporary protected status
Fresh information in Netflix documentary sheds new light on the killing of Jason Corbett
Previously undisclosed material in recently released Netflix documentary sheds new light on killing of Limerick businessman in US
Donald Trump attacks ‘dried out prune of a rocker’ Bruce Springsteen and ‘no longer hot’ Taylor Swift
Veteran musician’s fiery speeches trigger angry insults from US president
Israel fears military deals overseen by Trump could change Middle East power balance
Binyamin Netanyahu accused of being too ‘passive’ amid ‘tectonic’ shifts in region
Co Offaly students claim prestigious award at World Robotics Championships
Group from Sacred Heart Secondary School in Tullamore won judges’ prize for their creation, Agatha Trunchbull
The James Webb Telescope: Viewing the universe from Lagrange Point L2
Successor to Hubble Space Telescope investigating how the first galaxies were formed
‘We’re building a deaf empire, making things rather than waiting for Hollywood to greenlight them’
Deaf President Now! directors Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim on their documentary about the Gallaudet University protests of 1988
Deported Venezuelans believed held at El Salvador mega-prison, says UN
Those deported to El Salvador have not yet been able to effectively challenge their detention, says UN high commissioner for human rights
First Afrikaners arrive in US as part of resettlement programme
South Africa denies Trump claims white farmers are being brutally killed
Fund on way in Republic to attract US academics fleeing Trump pressure
Move geared to create professorships in universities and, in some cases, be backed by start-up supports and finance for research teams
Trump says US-China tariff talks have led to ‘total reset’
Trump describes ‘great progress’ from meeting that lasted more than 10 hours
Zelenskiy challenges Putin to meet in person for peace talks on Thursday
Zelenskiy says Kyiv is willing to talk but Moscow must agree to a ceasefire
Ukraine and European leaders tell Putin to agree to 30-day ceasefire or face ‘massive’ sanctions
Trump backs European call for Ukraine-Russia truce to begin on Monday
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