So that’s nearly Saturday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

US president Donald Trump has claimed the Brexit crisis which is putting tens of thousands of Irish jobs at risk is going to be “very, very good” for Ireland, predicting it is “going to work out” for this country.

Parties are joining forces to mount demonstrations and voice opposition to US President Donald Trump's planned visit to Ireland next month.

He will use his golf resort in nearby Doonbeg in west Co Clare as a base over the three days.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is coming under pressure to share concerns about matters such as climate change and LGBT issues with US President Donald Trump when he visits Ireland next month.

US president Donald Trump will meet with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during a brief visit to Ireland on June 6.

President Trump will be a guest of The Queen during the visit from June 3-5, and will also have discussions with the British Prime Minister in Downing Street.

The Department of Education’s decision not have history as a mandatory subject in the Junior Cert still raises concerns that many students may not then study it in the Leaving Cert, and so as citizens may have big gaps in knowledge of our country’s past and its impact on today.

When I realised the date of the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment might clash with a work commitment in London, I immediately set about organising a postal vote, writes Louise O’Neill.

I recently made a return visit to the US. The purpose was a vacation, as the Yanks would call it. I couldn’t quite believe it had been around 14 years since my last trip there. I was genuinely curious, given all that has happened, how different it might feel.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is putting the spotlight on women in his attempts to win over world opinion.

US President Donald Trump has predicted 2018 will be a "tremendous year" after bidding farewell to 2017 with a lavish party at his private club in Florida.

Decorating a Christmas tree for the first time? From history and family traditions to interior trends and home-made baubles, Caomhan Keane has all you need to know

If you ever wanted to explain the word “metaphor” to a small child, show them a photo of this year’s White House Christmas decorations. 

Donald Trump has said North Korea is "a threat to the civilised world" and vowed that the US "will not stand" for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies.

Melania Trump has hit back at Donald Trump's first wife for referring to herself as "first lady".

The American comic Reginald D Hunter has gone through a series of emotions since Donald Trump took office as the latest president of his country, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

US President Donald Trump highlighted Puerto Rico's relatively low death toll compared with "a real catastrophe like Katrina" as he saw for himself the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.

Donald Trump came face to face with hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico today after denouncing critics of the federal relief effort as "politically motivated ingrates" who need to step up their own response to the crisis.

Donald Trump is due to meet some of the 3.4 million Puerto Ricans struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria.

President Donald Trump, leading his first commemoration of the 9/11 anniversary, has said "the living, breathing soul of America wept with grief" for each of the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day 16 years ago.

Authorities in Houston have warned residents affected by Hurricane Harvey more flooding is likely.

Two more people have been confirmed dead in Texas in the wake of Storm Harvey, bringing the number of known fatalities to 44, eight days after it made landfall as a hurricane.

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Houston on his second trip to storm-ravaged Texas in the past week.

HURRICANE Harvey was a sobering experience for some Americans but they can take some comfort in the fact that they are not as vulnerable to weather chaos as citizens of far poorer countries.

Latest: President Donald Trump has offered reassurances to Texans who felt the wrath of Storm Harvey, promising residents during a visit to the state: "We are going to get you back and operating immediately."

The tiny European nation of Slovenia is undergoing a tourism boom, partly because it is the native country of US first lady Melania Trump.

Melania Trump is planning to lead the US delegation to the Invictus Games in Toronto in September.

A hotelier who scooped more than £100,000 by backing Donald Trump to win the US election has met the president and his wife.

As they were saying their goodbyes, Mr Trump turned to Brigitte Macron and gestured toward her body.

French President Emmanuel Macron said it is "obvious and indispensable" to have exchanges with US President Donald Trump as the two leaders were set to try to find common ground on security, defence and other issues.

Isabelle Huppert and Brigitte Macron have led the way in proving that, just because you’ve hit your 60s, it doesn’t mean you have to forget about fashion, writes Carolyn Moore.

Being a trophy wife is not real power. Real power is never dependent on someone else’s mood and/or generosity, says Louise O’Neill.

Latest: The Queen of England has expressed her "deepest sympathy" to all those affected by the Manchester bomb attack, adding that "the whole nation has been shocked by the death and injury".

President Donald Trump said the first day of his maiden international trip has been "tremendous".

Accompanying her husband on his first international trip, Mrs Trump stepped off Air Force One conservatively dressed in long sleeves and trousers to conform to the strict dress code that Saudi Arabia enforces for its female citizens.

MAYBE don’t read this if you’re eating. It involves sex with Donald Trump. Consider yourself warned, writes Suzanne Harrington. 

Professional communications advice would help the first lady avoid embarrassing mistakes, argues PR expert Kara Alaimo

US President Donald Trump intends to visit Ireland before the end of 2020, sparking a wave of criticism from opposition parties who claim Ireland has sold out on its values.

Donald Trump has called journalists the ‘enemy’, and his autocratic tendencies should be a call to arms for writers, painters, and filmmakers, says Nina L Khrushcheva.

Here's your evening update.