The Irish Times

‘Strategic genius’ and Brexit player: Who is Ireland’s next ambassador to London?

Martin Fraser is being handed a crucial role at a sensitive time in Anglo-Irish relations

Sat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00

Leo Varadkar defends visit to monastery which refuses entry to women

In Ethiopia Taoiseach says it is appropriate to respect customs of different cultures

Sun Jan 13 2019 - 13:21

Taoiseach urged to stop sending diplomats to men-only US events

‘It’s time to drag Irish America into the 21st century’ Varadkar is told

Wed Jan 02 2019 - 00:48

Ireland’s former US ambassador Anne Anderson to join Smurfit board

Ms Anderson is a member of the advisory board for the Peacekeeping Fund at the UN

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 11:49

State should not sacrifice US friendship over Trump, ex-US ambassador says

Anne Anderson says we ‘cannot embrace Trumpism’ which is at odds with our values

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 20:37

Dan Mulhall becomes Irish Ambassador to US

Mulhall and Trump discuss immigration during White House meeting in Oval Office

Fri Sept 08 2017 - 23:08

‘You don’t retire from being a woman’

Ambassador Anne Anderson on her trailblazing career in male-dominated diplomacy

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 06:00

Pitch-perfect celebration on cards as Ireland honoured in Washington

Ambassador to take centre stage as capital’s baseball team celebrate Irish heritage

Tue May 02 2017 - 18:57

Miriam Lord’s week: McGuinness tribute not a time to wing it

Mediation for FG, getting TDs to put a sock in it, and how to beat MPs at their own game

Sat Mar 25 2017 - 02:02

Kenny will seek legalisation of undocumented Irish during Trump meeting

Taoiseach says system that addresses needs of undocumented Irish of ‘huge benefit’ to US

Sun Mar 12 2017 - 09:26

Dan Mulhall to become Irish ambassador to the United States

Adrian O’Neill will become ambassador in London

Tue Mar 07 2017 - 16:04

30 Irish women you need to know

To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 06:15

Charlie Flanagan to meet Trump national security adviser Mike Flynn

Minister for Foreign Affairs three-day visit begins today

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 05:00

Want to win over Trump? Flattery will get you somewhere

For Ireland, a country the US president says he ‘loves’, it pays to exploit the relationship

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 01:00

State and US extend one-year J-1 programme for three years

Irish and US officials hold talks on summer version of student visa targeted by Trump

Mon Dec 05 2016 - 21:42

Undocumented Irish in US live in fear of Trump’s resolve

Irish Government officials focus diplomatic efforts on immigration ‘sanctuary cities’

Sat Nov 19 2016 - 07:36

PanDEMonium: Simon Carswell’s Democratic convention diary

Philadelphia, the city of sibling devotion, faced with internal Democratic party tension

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 19:08

Buzz Aldrin challenges US to lead mission to Mars

US Letter: Mankind’s second moonwalker, now 86, fired up by drive to visit red planet

Sat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00

Taoiseach to attend Easter Rising commemorations in Washington

Opening of the “Ireland 100” festival at John F Kennedy Center starts three-week festival of Irish arts and culture

Mon May 16 2016 - 21:00

First ever Robert Emmet statue re-dedicated at ceremony in US

Sculpture of 19th century Irish rebel commemorated at event marking 1916 Rising

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 20:15

‘It’s been tough’ – Michael Flatley reflects on 20-year career

Dancer addresses American Ireland Fund gala before final performance

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 06:53

American Letter: Union leader uses 1916 speech to attack Trump

Terry O’Sullivan links Irish Easter Rising with current battle against US Republicans

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 02:00

Oldest Irish society in US opens door to female members

Philadelphia’s Friendly Sons of St Patrick says name change may come in time

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00

European ambassadors warn US over visa changes

House of Representatives voted to tighten restrictions following Paris attacks

Mon Dec 14 2015 - 19:15

President gives ‘neither a yes nor a no’ to another term

In San Francisco speech, Higgins praises community’s response to Berkeley families

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 07:54

Kenny says he is ‘very concerned’ about future of J1

Taoiseach claims number using the US visas could fall by 80% under proposed changes

Wed Oct 07 2015 - 21:28

Development goals work boosts Ireland’s UN drive

Irish diplomats’ work strengthens campaign for UN Security Council seat

Mon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00

Life after Berkeley: ‘The road to recovery is far from straight’

Clodagh Cogley, one of the seven students injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse in June, returned to Ireland on Friday. It’s a moment of progress in six weeks of trauma for the survivors and their families

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 00:30

Berkeley: Irish victims remembered at US Mass

Ceremony also pays tribute to those who were shot dead at South Carolina church

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 21:49

Berkeley tragedy: Funerals of four of the students who died in California to begin on Tuesday

Hundreds attended the joint funeral for Ashley Donohoe and her cousin Olivia Burke, in northern California

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 20:17

Berkeley: Families praise ‘faultless’ actions of students

Relatives of Eoghan Culligan, Lorcán Miller, Niccolai Schuster and Eimear Walsh return to Dublin

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 01:51

Statement from the families of four Berkeley victims

The families of four students whose remains are returning to Dublin thank people for their support

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 00:36

Berkeley funeral: Cousins Ashley Donohoe and Olivia Burke ‘were in a way like twins’

Funeral held in northern California, near home of Ashley

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 00:35

Ambassador wanted NYT article on Berkeley deaths removed

Irish envoy Anne Anderson complained to newspaper of ‘inaccurate, insensitive’ piece

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00