A federal judge has rejected a Green Party-backed request to recount paper ballots in Pennsylvania's presidential election, won by Republican Donald Trump, and scan some counties' election systems for signs of hacking.

The top Senate Republican says that Congress will investigate a CIA assessment that Russia interfered in the November election on behalf of Donald Trump, an intelligence conclusion that the incoming commander in chief has called "ridiculous".

The CIA has reportedly concluded that Russia intervened in the US election to help Donald Trump win.

Michigan's presidential recount has been thrown into doubt after a state appeals court said the Green Party candidate's poor showing disqualified her from seeking a second look at the votes.

The President of The National Party said today that there should be a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country.

President Barack Obama has warned there are "certain elements" of Donald Trump's temperament that will not serve him well "unless he recognises them and corrects them".

Hillary Clinton has blamed the FBI's decision to revive its examination of her email accounts for her devastating defeat in the presidential election.

President-elect Donald Trump is embarking on the massive undertaking of creating a new administration as a circus-like atmosphere unfolds around his building in Manhattan.

One person has been shot during an anti-Trump rally in the US city of Portland.

Enterprise Ireland has said it will need to develop “contingency plans” to protect indigenous Irish businesses if US president-elect Donald Trump moves to repatriate American multinational firms.

After such a divisive election, where lies the soul of America, asks Caroline O’Doherty

In the wake of Donald Trump's election, reports of racially charged incidents are emerging from US schools and universities, including students who chanted "white power" and called black classmates "cotton pickers".

Vice President-elect Mike Pence will lead President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, replacing New Jersey governor Chris Christie.

The Secret Service and New York City police are going to extremes to protect Donald Trump when he is at his Manhattan home.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the notion that Facebook influenced the outcome of the US election is a "crazy idea".

President-elect Donald Trump appears to have had a change of heart in his reaction to protesters demonstrating over his election victory.

US President-elect Donald Trump has not minced words about his approach to environment and energy policy.

Even if America drops its corporate tax rate as a senior economic advisor to Trump has said, it may not have an immediate effect on Ireland.

The United States and Australia are close to announcing a deal over asylum seekers, it has been reported.

He accused those taking part of being "professional protesters" incited by the media.

America is threatening to lure US multinationals away from Ireland under President Trump.

THAT old comfort, that go-to failsafe in times of distress: “Sleep on it and it won’t seem so bad in the morning” has not worked. 

In the space of a short few months we have had the double blow of Trump and Brexit, writes Alison O’Connor

One of Donald Trump’s top advisers has warned a “flood of companies” will leave Ireland under the president-elect’s planned new tax regime.

It sounds like a bad political novel, but it’s real, writes Michael Moynihan in Lisbon

Donald Trump arranged a meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny within hours of being elected the 45th president of the United States.

In a cordial beginning to their transfer of power, US president Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump have met at the White House.

Michael Noonan has suggested there could be less "fiscal space" available in the next Budget, partly because of Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump has arrived at the White House for his first meeting with President Barack Obama, a symbolic start to the transition of power to the nation's 45th president.

President Barack Obama is set to welcome his successor, Donald Trump, to the White House. Mr Obama will be extending an olive branch to a man he has labelled unfit to serve as commander in chief and who led the charge to challenge the legitimacy of his own presidency.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he raised the issue of immigration with US president-elect Donald Trump in his first phone call last night.

A top Russian diplomat says Moscow had contacts with the campaign of Donald Trump ahead of his election as US president.

News agency AFP has released a detailed breakdown of who voted for whom, in the US election.

Update 10am: Housing Minister Simon Coveney this morning said the invitation by US President Elect Trump to the Taoiseach to visit the White House next March for St Patrick’s Day is significant.

Finn from CCCahoots is quickly building up a reputation as the country's most clued up toddler.

Author, war correspondent and documentary maker, John Pilger, has revealed how he was unsurprised at Donald Trump's US Presidential victory.

Now that Donald Trump is America’s next President, he won’t be needing his plane since he’ll have Air Force One to play with.