Minister warns over Brexit getting bogged down on UK exit billCharlie Flanagan says negotiators should agree on principle of settlement, not figureThu Apr 20 2017 - 19:52
Fintan O’Toole named European Commentator of the Year'Irish Times' journalist recognised for his insightful commentary on BrexitThu Apr 20 2017 - 19:00
Access and aid key to humanitarian effort in northeast NigeriaAid agency Médecins Sans Frontières warns on hunger and disease threat in Borno stateThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Unions say EU must protect rural areas and food sector from BrexitGovernment urged to set up task force to convince EU of threat to agri-food sectorThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
British government realises Brexit is a mistake, official saysJohn Callinan claims London is aware that leaving the EU is an ‘act of great self-harm’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Defence Forces migrant rescues: deal agreed on extra payNaval Service personnel on Mediterranean missions to receive additional €15 a dayThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
Inquiry into alleged fraud at Goal included claims involving senior managementUSAid arm’s report says it will not suspend or disbar charity from American fundingWed Apr 12 2017 - 18:53
Reading between the lines: the draft EU negotiating guidelinesTriggering Brexit: the EU’s responseFri Mar 31 2017 - 18:29
Reading between the lines of Theresa May’s letter to the EUTriggering Brexit marginal notesWed Mar 29 2017 - 18:11
The EU at 60: we should not forget what it is really aboutBrexit forces Ireland to look at just how superficial some of its EU relationships really areSat Mar 25 2017 - 08:46
Medical exam of Ibrahim Halawa ordered as trial adjourned againConcerns over health of Irish man who has been in an Egyptian jail for over three yearsWed Mar 22 2017 - 16:46
Government to send medical expert to Egypt for Ibrahim HalawaThe mass trial of Dubliner and 493 others is due to resume in Cairo on WednesdayTue Mar 21 2017 - 19:00
Son of Che: The life of Camilo GuevaraChe Guevara’s son was four when he last saw his famous father, killed 50 years ago in BoliviaSat Mar 18 2017 - 06:00
Cuba and the internet: Expensive and slow, but the connection is thereCuba came late to the digital revolution, but a new openness to the world is changing livesFri Mar 17 2017 - 01:00
Cardinal’s secret US visit paved way for Obama-Castro détenteInfluential Cuban cleric Jaime Ortega warns of new uncertainty in US-Cuban relationsThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
A fast-changing Cuba strives to reconcile its past and futureFrom thriving nightclubs to countercultural cinema, Havana is forging a new pathWed Mar 15 2017 - 01:00
‘My husband was killed that night’: snapshots from SyriaSix personal stories highlight the plight of a war-torn people six years into the conflictSat Mar 11 2017 - 06:00
Brexit may drive North and South apart or accelerate reunificationUK’s departure from EU will have a seismic political impact on both sides of the BorderSat Mar 11 2017 - 05:20
Concern warns of funding shortfall to protect Syrian civiliansAs war enters seventh year, agency says lack of money stymying humanitarian responseWed Mar 08 2017 - 19:55
Dan Mulhall to become Irish ambassador to the United StatesAdrian O’Neill will become ambassador in LondonTue Mar 07 2017 - 16:04
Barry Andrews appointed director general to Dublin-based think tankFormer children’s minister takes up position with Institute of International and European AffairsTue Mar 07 2017 - 12:22
European Commission criticises EU members over migrantsEuropean countries admit less than 10% of 160,000 asylum seekers agreed to take inFri Mar 03 2017 - 01:01
Jean-Claude Juncker launches post-Brexit EU reform proposalsEuropean Union chief presents five scenarios for future co-operation in White PaperWed Mar 01 2017 - 21:16
Higgins steps on to sensitive diplomatic terrain in CubaIrish President meets Cuban activists and independent journalists on final day of visitMon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
Goal considered merger with Concern before OxfamConcern plan ended when Goal’s board opted for a rival merger pitch from Oxfam IrelandFri Feb 17 2017 - 22:00
State visit: Higgins says Cubans must be free to forge new destinyPresident says country at ‘interesting’ threshold as humanity faces systemic crisisFri Feb 17 2017 - 19:43
President Higgins joins Irish writers at Havana Book FairJoseph O’Connor’s ‘Star of the Sea’ is the first Irish novel since ‘Ulysses’ published in CubaFri Feb 17 2017 - 07:54
Higgins meets Raúl Castro as landmark Cuban visit beginsHuman rights, LGBT rights and civil society discussed between two leadersThu Feb 16 2017 - 06:31
Mike Pence to attend Ireland Funds event in WashingtonUS vice-president with Sligo family links will be guest of honour at meal on March 15thMon Feb 06 2017 - 01:00
Trump vows to 'totally destroy' law on religion and politicsUS president pledges to ‘destroy’ law preventing political activity by churchesFri Feb 03 2017 - 10:32
Trump’s rise makes striking diplomatic balance much harderIf Kenny meets US president on St Patrick’s Day he will be watched like never beforeThu Feb 02 2017 - 01:00
Ireland encouraged to recognise state of PalestineArab League suggests it may help to get a seat on the United Nations Security CouncilSat Jan 28 2017 - 01:01
Could an Irish referendum delay or even derail Brexit?‘Unavoidable’ that talks on article 50 will trigger a referendum here, seminar hearsThu Jan 26 2017 - 13:14
Israeli plan on expanded settlements criticised by Charlie FlanaganExtra 3,000 units ‘inherently involves injustice and provocation for Palestinians’Wed Jan 25 2017 - 19:33
Irish Aid should have spotted signs ahead of Uganda fraudReport suggests greater political nous could have mitigated 2012 corruption scandalMon Jan 23 2017 - 01:00
Trump a blank slate unmarked by conviction or policy know-howChaotic interaction of US president’s power centres to shape administration’s worldviewSat Jan 21 2017 - 00:15
Armed with shamrock and family trees, Dublin faces changed US landscapeIreland’s carefully cultivated ties with the Republican Party are about to be testedThu Jan 19 2017 - 23:00
Ireland must forge better links with small EU states, forum hearsInstitute of International and European Affairs hears Franco-German axis tighteningWed Jan 18 2017 - 19:03
Ibrahim Halawa trial hears testimony before latest adjournmentFirhouse man has been detained in Egypt since being arrested at protest in August 2013Tue Jan 17 2017 - 19:18
‘Donors said: If we don’t have Goal, who is going to do this?’New general manager believes troubled aid agency is winning back trust of its fundersFri Jan 13 2017 - 01:00
Aid agency Goal’s future hinges on donations and debts, say auditorsFinancial breakdown indicates ‘reasonable expectation’ the NGO’s operations can continueThu Jan 12 2017 - 18:36
New Zealand minister backs Ireland’s Rugby World Cup bidMurray McCully says Ireland would be ‘a terrific place’ to host the tournamentWed Jan 11 2017 - 20:31
Egypt will return Ibrahim Halawa after trial, TDs toldPresident set to ‘exercise his legal authority for clemency as soon as sentence passed’Wed Jan 11 2017 - 20:04
Ibrahim Halawa tells TDs of being beaten by prison authorities21-year-old tells cross-party group at jail near Cairo he was placed in solitary confinementTue Jan 10 2017 - 19:46
Japan seeks closer ties with Ireland after BrexitForeign minister cites concerns about future of Japanese firms in UKTue Jan 10 2017 - 14:19
Citizens’ Assembly leans towards change in Ireland’s abortion lawsAfter two-day session, assembly sets aside extra weekend to discuss Eighth AmendmentSun Jan 08 2017 - 18:12
Erdogan’s Turkey: the end of democracy?The Reina nightclub attack has only added to the country’s sense of insecurity. As its president turns towards Russia, many fear an even steeper slide into authoritarianismSat Jan 07 2017 - 06:00
Aid agency Goal seeks to shed 25 jobs in Dublin, LondonCharity says it needs to reduce its cost base as it deals with fallout from Syria spending inquiryThu Jan 05 2017 - 18:18
The world in 2017: Putin, Isis and the right’s revoltWhere are the flashpoints, and what will the populists do with their power?Sat Dec 31 2016 - 06:00
Power to the people: Year of the populist revoltWorld review of 2016: Across the globe a darker new world order is coming to passThu Dec 29 2016 - 01:00
