Flanagan assured UK welfare moves ‘will not affect’ IrishUK benefits claimed by 14,000 Irish nationals, 12,000 British nationals on Live RegisterSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Kurds wrestle strategic Iraqi town from jihadistsLoss of Sinjar is second significant battlefield reversal for Islamic State in recent daysSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Maldives suspends basic civil rights for a weekState of emergency declared over ‘threat to national security’ lifted on TuesdayWed Nov 11 2015 - 17:58
EU issues labelling guidelines for goods made in Israeli settlementsMove seen as applying political pressure on Israel, which has fiercely opposed guidelinesWed Nov 11 2015 - 17:35
Flanagan calls for international investigation into Dwyer deathBolivian president Evo Morales is the first South American head of state to visit IrelandSun Nov 08 2015 - 16:54
President Michael D Higgins: four years inWeekend Read: Michael D’s public success, popular touch and work rate have confounded sceptics who doubted if a 74-year-old with a bad knee could do the job. But behind the scenes are episodes of tetchiness, a high staff turnover, and tension between the President and Government officialsSat Nov 07 2015 - 05:30
Evo Morales arrives for ‘historic visit’Bolivian president the first South American head of state to come to IrelandSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:05
Irish people advised not to travel to Egypt amid terror threatIrish Aviation Authority bans Irish operators from Sharm el-Sheikh over bomb fearsFri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00
‘The world has closed its eyes to what is happening in Syria’Leading Syrian human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni to address Dublin eventWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Ethiopia heading for worst drought in decadesOver eight million people are already in need of food assistance as livelihoods devastatedThu Oct 29 2015 - 17:07
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Violence fills political vacuum in IsraelTalk of a third intifada may be premature, but violence can produce its own momentum.Fri Oct 23 2015 - 04:40
Famines are fewer, but armed conflicts threaten food securityHistoric change suggests starvation could be brought to an end across the globe by 2030Mon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
‘Are we saying that nobody in a conflict zone can get healthcare?’Irish doctor left MSF hospital in Afghanistan two weeks before US aircraft bombed itFri Oct 16 2015 - 21:48
Budget 2016: Overseas aid granted extra €40 millionFlanagan says additional funding shows State’s commitment to fighting global crisesTue Oct 13 2015 - 18:55
Jordan war victims’ hospital offers a window into a region in turmoilA specialised facility in Amman cares for the wounded from Syria, Iraq and YemenTue Oct 13 2015 - 18:22
Remote camp awaits Syrian refugees who may not comeRestricted arrivals at refuge as fear of IS means mounting difficulty crossing borderTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Syrian refugees in Jordan slip under radar into povertyCuts to humanitarian aid leave hundreds of thousands facing into winter with little helpSat Oct 10 2015 - 05:00
Irish officials to go to Italy to select first intake of refugeesAlmost 2,500 scheduled to come to Ireland before Christmas under new EU programmeTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Higgins to appoint aid specialist as head of communicationsDóchas director Hans Zomer’s appointment comes after departure of two advisersMon Oct 05 2015 - 20:20
MSF eye-witness: ‘Six patients were burning in their beds’Médecins Sans Frontières nurse recounts horrors of airstrike on hospitalMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Cubans vindicated by US policy change, says Gerry AdamsSinn Féin leader praises Castro and Obama during visit and calls for end to US embargoMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Syria: are we at a turning point?The Syrian conflict has lasted more than four years, displacing 11m Syrians and killing 250,000. Russia’s intervention this week raises the dim prospect of an end to the conflictSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
President entitled to sign marriage law despite appealsSupreme Court rejected appeal against referendum result after Bill already signedThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
War reporting: Facing danger and death on the front linesIrish journalist Terry McCarthy has seen huge change in 30 years in world’s warzonesThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Bill to expedite legal challenges to referendum resultsShatter says appeals in referendum cases should go straight to the Supreme CourtWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
Cameron dead pig claims put spotlight on student ritualsIssues and questions: Irish college society initiations seem tamer than in Britain and USSun Sept 27 2015 - 12:43
Indian PM seeks Irish support for UN security council seatModi discusses terrorism, migration and bilateral trade with Kenny during Dublin visitWed Sept 23 2015 - 19:51
Indian leader due to begin historic visit to IrelandPrime minister Narendra Modi’s trip is the first of its kind in more than half a centuryWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:02
Recruitment process begins for new public water forumBody, made up of 32 members, will discuss ideas in relation to the provision of waterMon Sept 21 2015 - 07:27
The challenge in changing Britain’s political pictureThe new leader of the British Labour Party navigated a difficult first weekSat Sept 19 2015 - 01:02
Analysis: Corbyn’s battle will be to manage expectationsGreatest threat to Labour leader comes from within party, which he must hold togetherMon Sept 14 2015 - 15:03
Barely concealed shock as ‘Corbynistas’ celebrate a long-awaited victoryJeremy Corbyn won by a landslide, astonishing even his own supportersMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Corbyn sacks shadow Secretary of State for Northern IrelandNew Labour leader faces challenge to unite MPs as eight refuse to join shadow cabinetMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Corbyn’s hopes of uniting UK Labour dealt early blowProminent front benchers say they will not serve in new party leader’s shadow cabinetSat Sept 12 2015 - 17:42
‘Our time has come at long last’ – Corbyn supporters celebrateMany long-time socialists feel that Labour now has a leader they can believe inSat Sept 12 2015 - 17:08
Jeremy Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership on first roundLeft-winger succeeds Ed Miliband as party leader with Tom Watson as deputy leaderSat Sept 12 2015 - 13:03
Questions raised over Whelan’s handling of phone recordingsAnalysis: Focus on fact the Attorney General never approached Shatter on crisisTue Sept 01 2015 - 21:44
Ibrahim Halawa - the inside storyWeekend Read: Ibrahim Halawa travelled with his sisters to Egypt, where he was caught up in political protests and arrested. Efforts to get him released have failed, and two years on his family blame the Irish State for his continued imprisonment. Are they right?Sat Aug 08 2015 - 01:00
Egypt unable to aid Halawa until ‘terrorism’ case endsIrish citizen Ibrahim Halawa and almost 500 co-accused to stand trial on terrorist chargesSat Aug 01 2015 - 09:30
Trafficking laws used to prosecute other offences - studyNo convictions for sex or labour trafficking in Ireland in 2014, US state department findsMon Jul 27 2015 - 22:04
Gardaí search for teens who escaped from detention centreFour teenagers broke out of Oberstown facility, one later handed himself in to gardaíMon Jul 27 2015 - 07:44
Too soon to say how many will pay water fees, Ervia chief saysHead of Irish Water parent company says there is ‘no other rational solution’ to utilitySun Jul 26 2015 - 15:42
Rhetoric on bail proposals shows an election is around the cornerNew rules could help shine light on an opaque part of the legal systemFri Jul 24 2015 - 01:06
IRA bomb victim’s parents welcome Higgins to WarringtonPresident pays tribute to families of two boys killed in town centre attack in 1993Thu Jul 23 2015 - 01:00
Media group takes European action over Monica Leech caseIndependent Newspapers says €1.25m award has ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expressionWed Jul 22 2015 - 01:00
How capital controls are affecting daily life in GreeceGreek banks have been closed for more than two weeks and are not due to reopen until Monday at the earliestWed Jul 15 2015 - 20:30
Analysis: Greece PM appeals to party’s pragmatismDefeat in parliamentary vote would be ‘victory’ for Syriza enemies home and abroadWed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Alexis Tsipras takes ‘full responsibility’ for signing dealIn TV interview, Tsipras said EU summit in Brussels was a “sad night” for EuropeTue Jul 14 2015 - 22:39
Greece crisis: Tsipras faces rebellion within coalitionPM will need opposition support to ensure passage of contentious bailout packageTue Jul 14 2015 - 07:55
Syriza party members describe new deal as ‘humiliating’Leader of left faction in party says Brussels agreement should be rejectedTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:01
