The EU-US summit is drawing to a close but the protests in Co Clare are just gaining momentum.

A major agreement on a civilian satellite network was signed this morning at the EU-US summit at Dromoland Castle, Co Clare.

advance of today’s EU-US summit, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair held meetings in London yesterday in an effort to advance the peace process in Northern Ireland.

ON the eve of the EU-US summit in Dromoland Castle, EU President Pat Cox has asked the courts to annul the agreement that gives US authorities data on all airline passengers from the EU.

TO say security was tight for today’s EU-US summit at Dromoland Castle would be an understatement.

US President George Bush flew into Ireland tonight amid the biggest security operation in the history of the State.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is beginning his last week of international engagements in his role as President of the European Council of Ministers.

A group of 170 solicitors and barristers has added its voice to the campaign against the impending visit of US President George W Bush.

It would be unthinkable just a few very short years ago that the majority of the Irish people would be hostile to the visit to this country by an American president.

Fianna Fáil MEP Gerry Collins has defended the Government’s decision to hold an EU-US summit in Ireland this June.

ANTI-WAR activists last night vowed to stage a massive protest if US President George W Bush makes an expected visit here in June for the EU-US summit.

THE Government is to focus on job creation and resolving deep divisions over the European Union constitution in its six- month EU presidency.

NERVY Fianna Fáil backbenchers were reminded yesterday of the strengths of their present leader from the unlikely source of the Tánaiste Mary Harney.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to discuss with Tony Blair establishing closer Russian ties with Nato - and even the prospect of membership of the alliance.