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US Ambassador to Ireland hosts 4th July celebrations
Harris says Ireland and US should work 'every hour' on tariff deal
On the eve of US Independence Day on Friday, new ambassador to Ireland Edward Walsh hosted Fourth of July celebrations on the lawn of the Deerfield Residence in Phoenix Park

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

Netherlands NATO Summit
Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intelligence assessment stirs debate
US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the officials who disclosed the findings are 'professional stabbers'

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Sept 11th anniversary - Dublin
Students seeking US visas to face ‘thorough vetting’ of social media
The changes also apply for other exchange visitor applicants in the F, M, and J non-immigrant classifications

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Climate Arctic Heat Wave
Denmark approves US military bases on Danish soil as Trump eyes Greenland
Denmark’s Parliament has approved a bill to allow US military bases on Danish soil, a move that comes as President Donald Trump seeks to take control of the kingdom’s semi-autonomous territory of Greenland.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Shannon Airport, Ireland - December 27th 2016: Shannon Airport is Irelands 2nd largest airport in Ireland County Clare. A key ai
Harris seeks 'legal clarity' on report that US deportees flight stopped at Shannon Airport
It comes as The New York Times reported that a plane carrying eight deportees, in violation of a court order by a federal judge in Boston, stopped at the Co Clare airport this week

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
As Born In The USA plays, American cardinals in Rome celebrate Pope Leo XIV
Speakers blasted songs including Born In The USA and American Pie as six cardinal electors from the United States gathered in Rome to share their thoughts on the election of the first US-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost.

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Close up of Ireland Passport in Black Suitcase Pocket
US demand for Irish passports soars as many Americans consider moving to Europe
Applications for Irish passports are up about 60% on last year. And states across Europe are also seeing a surge in demand for visas

Sun, 04 May, 2025

Iran U.S. Oman
Donald Trump says nuclear talks with Iran ‘going pretty good’
US President Donald Trump said talks concerning Iran’s nuclear programme were “going pretty good”.

Sun, 13 Apr, 2025

Iran US Timeline
Timeline of tensions between Iran and US as nuclear negotiators meet
Iran and the United States held talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday, jump-starting negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme.

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025

Iran U.S. Oman
Iran says ‘indirect talks’ begin with US envoy over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Iran and the United States have begun negotiations in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, made the announcement on a social platform.

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025

Iran US Explainer
Iranian minister to have ‘indirect talks’ with US envoy over nuclear programme
Iran’s foreign minister has said he will meet US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman for the first negotiations under the Trump administration seeking to halt Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme as tensions remain high in the Middle East.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Iran Israel Palesinians
Why are tensions so high as Iran and US prepare to discuss nuclear issues?
Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

A Coca-Cola Co. Delivery As Company Expects Earnings Growth In 2020
John Whelan: Coca-Cola tax dispute with US authorities implicates Ireland again
Ireland is in the firing line as US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) zooms in on multinationals' transfer pricing arrangements 

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Iran rejects direct negotiations with US after Donald Trump letter
Iran’s president has rejected direct negotiations with the US over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme, in Tehran’s first response to a letter Donald Trump sent to the country’s supreme leader.

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025

Afghanistan Taliban
United States lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, says Kabul
The US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, officials in Kabul said on Sunday.

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

US-China-Daines
US senator Steve Daines visits Beijing as tariff fight grows
US senator Steve Daines is visiting Beijing as America and China swap tariff threats and harsh words over each others’ handling of the illegal trade in fentanyl.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Michelle O’Neill Washington boycott was a big mistake – Taoiseach
Michelle O’Neill Washington boycott was a big mistake – Taoiseach
Mr Martin said the decision was “not in the best interests of the people of Northern Ireland”

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

UK-Ireland Summit
Ireland would benefit if UK strikes favourable economic deal with US – Taoiseach
Micheál Martin said while it was “early days” regarding the prospect of such a deal, his general view was that anything that benefited the UK economy had a knock-on positive effect for Ireland

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Martin to pitch Trump on ‘two-way street’ of US-Irish investment
Mr Trump will host the Taoiseach in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday as part of the Irish Government’s traditional St Patrick’s programme of overseas engagements

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
50 new jobs for Cork as Taoiseach seeks further US investment
Tricentis, which offers artificial intelligence-led automated software testing tools, revealed plans to expand its footprint in Cork

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
White House confirms ‘ongoing talks and discussions’ with Hamas officials
The talks come as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire remains in the balance

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Sinn Féin defends boycott of US visit for St Patrick’s Day events amid criticism
The party’s leadership said it would not participate as part of 'a principled stance against the threat of mass expulsion of the Palestinian people from Gaza'

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

DUP annual conference
DUP leader brands Sinn Féin boycott ‘reckless’ and ‘short-sighted’
Gavin Robinson questioned how Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s decision to stay away from the US capital matched in with her oft-repeated pledge to be a ‘First Minister for all’

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Zelenskyy rejects proposal to give US access to Ukraine’s minerals
Zelenskyy rejects proposal to give US access to Ukraine’s minerals
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on US interests.

Sun, 16 Feb, 2025

Ukraine offers rare earth deal to Trump for more US military aid
Ukraine offers rare earth deal to Trump for more US military aid
Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with US President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

Ali Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader says US talks ‘not intelligent, wise or honourable’
Iran’s supreme leader said on Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honourable” after US President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Panama denies making deal for US ships to transit the canal for free
Panama denies making deal for US ships to transit the canal for free
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has denied the US State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing US warships to transit the Panama Canal for free.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Guatemala strikes deal to accept migrants from other countries deported from US
Guatemala strikes deal to accept migrants from other countries deported from US
Guatemala’s president has said after meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the US.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Gustavo Petro Urrego
Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture
Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a US-owned company, citing environmental concerns. The partnership was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Donald Trump,Benjamin Netanyahu
Trump says ‘Gaza thing has never worked’ as he welcomes Natanyahu to White House
Mr Trump renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
Trump and Netanyahu meet as pressure to end truce mounts for Israeli PM
Mr Trump is guarded about the long-term prospects for the truce, even as he takes credit for pressuring Hamas and Israel into the hostage and ceasefire agreement 

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Colombia’s president calls for migrants to leave jobs in US and return home
Colombia’s president calls for migrants to leave jobs in US and return home
Colombia’s president is calling on his compatriots working without legal status in the US to leave their jobs and return home as soon as possible.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Donald Trump
Israel’s Netanyahu says Trump has invited him to the White House
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on February 4, which would make him the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Trump’s second term.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Donald Trump
Colombia agrees to accept flights of deported migrants from US
The White House claimed victory over Colombia into accepting flights of deported migrants from the US on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Donald Trump
Trump orders tariffs and visa restrictions on Colombia over deportation flights
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to be taken against Colombia after its government rejected two flights carrying migrants.

Sun, 26 Jan, 2025

Taliban confirm release of two Americans in prisoner exchange
Taliban confirm release of two Americans in prisoner exchange
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure jailed for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

John Whelan: Ireland racks up €46bn surplus on US as tariffs loom
John Whelan: Ireland racks up €46bn surplus on US as tariffs loom
It's no secret that Donald Trump is disgruntled by the EU’s trade surplus and has Ireland in his sights when considering additional tariffs

Sun, 19 Jan, 2025

Mary Lou McDonald comments
Sinn Féin leader warns against ‘fatalist instincts’ associated with Donald Trump
Mary Lou McDonald said the discussions between Dublin and Washington should remain “thoughtful and diplomatic”

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

North Korea’s Kim vows toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office
North Korea’s Kim vows toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said he will implement the “toughest” anti-US policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as president, the country’s state media reported on Sunday.

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

Joe Biden
China says US ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan
The Chinese government says America is “playing with fire” by approving military aid to Taiwan. The Asian superpower has issued a rebuke and protested the latest announcements of military sales, weapons, and assistance green-lit by the US.

Sun, 22 Dec, 2024

US says it will support new Syria leaders who protect women and reject terrorism
US says it will support new Syria leaders who protect women and reject terrorism
The Biden administration said on Tuesday it will recognise and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

What does Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?
What does Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?
The US will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied longer-range weapons to conduct strikes inside Russian territory, a long-sought request by Kyiv.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Iranian official met with Elon Musk in possible step to ease tensions with Trump
Iranian official met with Elon Musk in possible step to ease tensions with Trump
Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Mr Musk on Monday in New York, according to a US official briefed on the meeting by a foreign colleague

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Candidate yard signs arrayed near Arlington, Virginia Court House before the start of early voting. Sept. 2024.
How US election night could unfold, hour-by-hour
On the night of the US presidential election, November 5/6, polls will close at different times across the United States, usually on the hour.

Sun, 03 Nov, 2024

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