Trump is falling into the old trap of an American ‘forever war’
To the surprise of many, the US president seems to be doubling down, with no clear path to a settlement with Iran
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US will not win Iran war from the air, says Trump’s former defence secretary
Mark Esper says aerial bombardment will not change Iran’s desire to keep control of Strait of Hormuz
Occupied Territories Bill set to be signed into law within weeks following Seanad vote
Final attempt to include services in high-profile legislation fails
Will the State’s plan for the Carlton Cinema site revitalise O’Connell Street?
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Irish exports to US slump while UK trade ‘remains a post-Brexit success story’
Ireland’s exports were down by €6.8 billion compared to this time last year
Trump’s return to war offers no clear path to victory
Gamble on resuming hostilities raises prospect that conflict will overshadow US president’s second term
US-Iran war ‘adds €23 a month to bills for home heating oil’
But VAT cuts could ease burden of price rise and boost green fuels use, says industry group
Iran and US strike sites that signal how each is willing to raise the stakes
Few believe that the tit-for-tat violence will force either into a significant change of heart
Lindsey Graham betrayed his younger self by becoming Trump’s golf buddy and confidant
US senator publicly abandoned his criticism of ‘bigot’ Trump after 2016 to become a staunch advocate for the president
Irish unit of US technology firm PTC pays just $151,000 tax as profit soars to $240m
Subsidiary also made $765m payout to Boston-based parent company, accounts show
Regime Change: The chaos of Donald Trump exposed in blow-by-blow accounts of highly sensitive meetings
How the second coming of the most mercurial US leader in history ushered in a presidency driven by ‘pure gut instinct’
The Irish Times view on the US and Iran: neither war nor peace in the Gulf
The region is left trapped in a brutal limbo
Irish in the Gulf: Is the Dubai dream over?
Iran’s attacks on the UAE and Bahrain made many expats think of going home, but for many, life is just too good to leave
Keogh’s Crisps CEO Tom Keogh: ‘I rented this room off my dad and I bought a little fryer’
Tom Keogh talks about his ambition to make his brand as well known as Guinness, Jameson and Kerrygold
What will €1.75m buy in Portugal, Italy, the US, France and Cork?
A family home near Monkstown, a villa in Puglia, a townhouse on Palm Beach and more
US and Iran trade strikes; Irish Government prepared for ‘all scenarios’
The US military says it has struck at 170 targets in Iran over the last 48 hours
Iran retaliates after US strikes that left 14 dead and almost 80 injured
US attacks and Strait of Hormuz intervention disrupting waterway’s gradual reopening, says Islamic Revolutionary Guard
US launches fresh strikes on Iran after Trump threat to ‘hit them hard tonight’
Iran accuses ‘child-killing’ US army of breaching ceasefire
From Boston to Ireland: ‘It’s been almost three years, but I’m still a foreigner’
Jack Connolly moved to Galway in 2023 before finding a job in Dublin
Epstein links to corporate America are even wider than investors realise
Study finds more than one in eight directors on S&P 500 boards between 2006 and 2026 feature in Epstein files
If you think football is ‘just football’, you’re missing out
Unthinkable: For some, football is a pointless, thuggish distraction; for others, it’s everything
Taylor Swift wedding: Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks perform at ‘garden within the Garden’
McCartney played the Beatles’ first American No 1 hit I Want to Hold Your Hand for the first time since 1964
Unthinkable weeks ago, senior Iranian officials emerge before huge crowds in telling move
Anti-Trump sentiment the dominant theme in Tehran for former supreme leader’s funeral
Message from the Editor: American melodrama
IT Sunday: As the United States turns 250, a joyful World Cup takes place against a background of acute national anxiety
‘Revel and reflect’: The Fourth of July in Washington was a preposterous delight of a day
As fighter jets and thunderstorms enlivened the sky over the US capital, the great American cities fairly dazzled, and citizens seemed to be having a fine old time
As America turns 250, museums and parks battle with Trump over nation’s troubled history
How should the country should tell its story: as a celebration of founding ideals or a more nuanced reflection that includes slavery?
Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins
Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and Israel
Ken Early: Travelling around the US for World Cup, it is clear why many Americans distrust politics
As the US celebrates its 250th birthday, the official rhetoric of freedom and democracy grows further from the facts of daily life
‘I’m trying to build the next Stripe’: Two Irish start-ups accepted into top Silicon Valley programme
Y-Combinator has previously seen the launch of companies behind Airbnb, Stripe, Reddit and OpenAI
The Irish Times view on the US semiquincentennial: an uneasy giant
Its economy is thriving yet the country is gripped by a sense of malaise
A 1991 Simpsons episode remains deft reflection of US politics as America marks 250 years
Supreme Court rulings, culture-war politics and renewed nativism reveal a republic still wrestling with the question of who gets to be American.
Tehran warns against attacks as it prepares for Khamenei funeral
US-Iran talks conclude in Doha with no sign of progress towards lasting peace
Denying our dependence on US firms is like saying Tony Soprano worked in ‘waste management’
As a country we need to be honest about how important American companies are to our economy
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