11+ hour, 51+ min ago   (622+ words) US president Donald Trump said Irish unity would be a “great thing” in response to a reporter’s question on his visit to Dublin. The comments, made alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh, caused eyebrows to be raised north and south…...

11+ hour, 44+ min ago   (569+ words) Palestine, Iran, paedophilia, racism, misogyny, transphobia, corruption, climate destruction – there was a placard for all. The crowds that gathered in Dublin to protest the visit of Donald Trump had a pick ‘n’ mix assortment of grievances to air. “I have…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (525+ words) It was, as one senior SDLP figure put it, “quite a moment, to have the American president saying that.” The “that” in question was Donald Trump’s endorsement of Irish unity, delivered when answering questions from the media after his arrival…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (201+ words) Hundreds of protestors attended a rally at Shannon Airport as Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump landed on Saturday. Video: Bryan O'Brien US president expressed support for Irish unity in a press conference with Taoiseach Micháel Martin. US president…...

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (755+ words) We have more from Jack Horgan Jones in the Phoenix Park. “We have our first TD. And it’s Cork East’s James O’Connor (Fianna Fáil), who is pressing the flesh already as the first bus of proper guests seems to have…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (785+ words) If you had to pick one lesson from Britain’s Brexit saga, what would it be? The meaninglessness of slogans? “Take Back Control” was a masterclass in political ambiguity. What about the divisiveness of holding in/out referendums? The UK government…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (705+ words) Middle-income earners will see a “significant impact” from the budget, Minister for Finance and Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. His comments come after Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers sought to manage expectations in recent days, saying that despite plans…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (228+ words) At 8.46am on a bright autumn morning 25 years ago, American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the upper floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. Seventeen minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower. Within two…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1734+ words) As Charlie Kirk’s family, friends, and colleagues barrelled through the sky to Utah, one staffer kept throwing up in her mouth. Each time she quietly swallowed. She did not want to add to the distress of the others sitting in…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (982+ words) Iran-aligned Houthi militants seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a ‌further threat to global energy supplies hours after US president Donald Trump said he expected the war to end after midterm elections....