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comment-analysis

Nancy Pelosi’s great wall of resistance

Despite Donald Trump’s by now familiar bluster in the face of opposition to his plans, House speaker Nancy Pelosi stood firm — and won, writes Elizabeth Drew

general

An Inconvenient Sequel offers solutions rather than problems

‘An Inconvenient Truth’ might have made for depressing viewing, but Al Gore’s sequel sounds a note of optimism in the fight against climate change and those who are trying to scupper recovery, writes Helen Barlow

business

Irish property firms could tap Brexit fallout as value of sterling falls again

Sterling yesterday surrendered most of the ground it had gained after Theresa May outlined her hard Brexit vision for Britain on Tuesday, as investors looked to Irish property stocks as potential winners from the UK’s rupture with Brussels.

world

Obama: 'Moment may be passing' for two-state solution

world

Donald Trump to keep on tweeting after he takes office 'to counteract dishonest media'

news

Morning briefing: Fears for jobs as ‘hard Brexit’ looms. Catch up on all the headlines

Global investors upbeat but Irish bosses are worried

Global investors are upbeat, if cautious, about 2017 but Irish business confidence is at its second lowest since 2012, separate surveys have found.

Wed, 18 Jan, 2017

General Motors to announce $1bn investment

General Motors will today announce a huge investment in its factories that will create or keep around 1,000 jobs.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2017

Evening briefing: Here are Theresa May's 12 objectives for Brexit. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Tue, 17 Jan, 2017

IMF sees US growing faster on Trump expansion plan

The IMF said the US economy would grow faster than previously expected in 2017 and 2018 based on the incoming Trump administration’s tax and spending plans.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2017

Barack Obama talks about Israel, Trump and Syria in final White House interview

The increase of Israeli settlements has "gotten so substantial" that it is inhibiting the possibility for an "effective, contiguous Palestinian state", Barack Obama has said in his final interview as US president.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Oman to take 10 Guantanamo Bay inmates at Barack Obama's request

Oman says it has accepted 10 inmates from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of Barack Obama leaving office.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Trump dossier: Ex-agent felt 'duty bound', says journalist

The former MI6 agent who collated the dossier on US president-elect Donald Trump reportedly felt "duty bound" to share the intelligence he "deemed crucial".

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017

Sport set to see a lot of Trump over next four years

Brendan O’Brien reveals how Donald Trump could affect sport in the US over the next four years.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Trump's inauguration planner said the ceremony will have a 'soft sensuality' and we can't stop cringing

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony is fast approaching, and organisers are working overtime to get everything ready. We’re all desperate for hints of what it will be like, and inauguration planner Tom Barrack has obliged…sort of.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2017

Evening briefing: Donald Trump holds first 'heated' press conference since election. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Wed, 11 Jan, 2017

US labour union calls on President Barack Obama to halt Cork flights plan

The biggest labour union in America has called on President Barack Obama to directly intervene and stop plans by Norwegian Air International to fly from Cork to the US as his term in the White House comes to an end.

Tue, 10 Jan, 2017

Morning briefing: North braced for snap election after resignation of Martin McGuinness. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Tue, 10 Jan, 2017

Donald Trump hits back at 'over-rated' Meryl Streep calling her a 'Hillary flunky who lost big'

President-elect Donald Trump has hit back at Meryl Streep, who made the Republican a big topic of her speech when accepting a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Evening briefing: McGuinness quits as North's Deputy First Minister. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Morning briefing: Health Minister to monitor hospital bed crisis. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Mexican sand artist plans Trump tribute on Ballybunion beach

A spectacular artistic Wild Atlantic Way inauguration day tribute to US President-elect Donald Trump is being planned for Ballybunion.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Judge refuses to release 4 accused of beating disabled youth in Chicago

Four black people filmed taunting and beating a mentally disabled white man have been refused bail.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

US jobs growth slows but economy remains on track

US employment increased less than expected in December but a rebound in wages pointed to sustained labour market momentum that sets up the country’s economy for stronger growth and further interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve this year.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

Yahoo tweeted a racist slur and Twitter had a field day

Just when we thought we had put the trials and tribulations of 2016 behind us, it seems 2017 is going to be just as troublesome.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

Swiss are battling to remain relevant to foreign investors

Switzerland, long an attractive location for corporations on the lookout for tax savings, is fighting to keep that standing.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

Spartan approach sees John Halligan fight his corner

John Halligan is fighting from the inside out and is not afraid of a ruckus, writes Juno McEnroe

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

US stocks slide amid bank losses and department store woes

Stocks on Wall Street slipped on Thursday as interest rates dropped and banks took sharp losses.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2017

Analysts: Trump CRH boon to go on

Ireland’s economy is set to outperform the EU for the fifth year in a row, according to Investec Ireland analysts.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2017

Lunchtime briefing: Nigel Farage talks possibility of 'Ire-exit' on Irish radio. Catch up on the headlines

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Wed, 04 Jan, 2017

Evening briefing: Health experts warn redesign needed as 602 on hospital trolleys. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Wed, 04 Jan, 2017

Ford cancels plan for $1.6bn factory in Mexico

Ford Motor Co said it will cancel a planned $1.6 billion (€1.5bn) factory in Mexico and invest $700m at a Michigan factory, after President-elect Donald Trump harshly criticised the Mexico investment plan.

Wed, 04 Jan, 2017

Donald Trump remembers enemies 'who lost so badly' in New Year message

President-elect Donald Trump has an unusual New Year message for his Twitter followers.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016

Mr Burns tipped as next US ambassador to Ireland

The son of an advisor to the Kennedy family is reported to be the next American ambassador to Ireland.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016

Putin and the subtle art of diplomacy

On Thursday, US president Barack Obama announced the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats working out of the Russian embassy in Washington. They were declared ‘persona non grata’ and given 72 hours to leave the US with their families.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016

Morning briefing: 200 garda boost for specialist crime units. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Thu, 29 Dec, 2016

Middle East’s conflict about role of religion spreading East

Muslim refugees in Europe and the US, and the fear there of Islamist extremism, are bringing the old debate about faith and society to the fore, says Tarek Osman.

Thu, 29 Dec, 2016

Evening briefing: Gardaí are seeking the public's help in locating a missing teenager. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Wed, 28 Dec, 2016

Israeli settlements - UN vote was a lost opportunity

IT was entirely predictable but nonetheless disheartening that Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned a parade of ambassadors to his apartments on Christmas Day to administer a “personal reprimand”.

Tue, 27 Dec, 2016

Trump reignites debate on nuclear arms policy

US president-elect Donald Trump has re-opened the debate over nuclear proliferation, calling for America to "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability" until the rest of the world "comes to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons.

Fri, 23 Dec, 2016

A them-or-us battle seems unavoidable - Taxing international corporations

It may be difficult this morning, as you finally choose between Delia’s or Darina’s turkey stuffing, to wonder how liberal democracies might stop the backwards slide into something like neo-feudalism built on supine international tax codes. 

Fri, 23 Dec, 2016

Poll: Stocks bet on Donald Trump

Global investors’ equity holdings rose to six-month highs in December on bets that US president-elect Donald Trump’s promised fiscal splurge would spur higher growth and inflation, a Reuters monthly poll showed.

Fri, 23 Dec, 2016

Donald Trump: US must expand nuclear capability until ’world comes to its senses regarding nukes’

US President-elect Donald Trump wants America to expand its nuclear capability.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Can Trump undo Obama ban on new US oil drilling in Arctic?

100m acres have been protected from offshore exploration, but the petroleum industry is confident that the law can be circumnavigated, write Jennifer A Dlouhy and Josh Wingrove

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Michelle Obama tells Oprah 2016 election 'painful'

US first lady Michelle Obama has told Oprah Winfrey that the past election was "painful".

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

Rising dollar can be Ireland’s biggest friend

The Federal Reserve interest rate rise, only its second rate increase in the last 10 years, came as no surprise last week, following months of leaked intentions.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Trump: Let China keep seized drone

President-elect Donald Trump has said the United States should let China keep the navy unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea.

Sun, 18 Dec, 2016

China 'appropriately handling' US Navy drone issue

China has said military officials are in contact with their American counterparts on "appropriately handling" the Chinese navy's seizure of a US Navy unmanned underwater glider, one of the most serious incidents between the forces in years.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

Google hires conservatives to curry favour with Donald Trump

Google is racing to hire more conservatives for its lobbying and policy arm, trying to get a foothold in president-elect Donald Trump’s Washington after having a uniquely close relationship with the administration of president Barack Obama.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2016

Donald Trump appoints Rick Perry as Energy Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his selection of former campaign rival Rick Perry to be the country's next secretary of energy.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2016

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