DUP to put ‘marker down’ at Executive against Irish language signs at Belfast’s Grand Central Station
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says installation of signage is ‘clearly a controversial matter’
Democratic Party
Self-inflicted security breach by Trump officials opens up line of attack for Democrats
Claim by director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made to look absurd during gruelling hearing
Nobody should be mocked or lampooned for decrying the consequences of the new arms race
The Irish approach to foreign policy should not be to exaggerate our purity or indulge dictators, but neither should we parrot criticisms of our neutrality from miliary aligned states
What experts expect to happen when Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump this week
The Oval Office 2025 has become a fascinating and volatile court, so the Taoiseach might expect one or two curveballs coming his way
Trump says ‘golden age of America has only just begun’ in speech riddled with exaggerations and inaccuracies
President offers up shocks and promises, riddled with exaggerations and factual inaccuracies, during address to Congress
America is suffering from an epidemic of mass cowardice
The US is not yet a fascist society, but acting as if it is risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy
Chris Murphy emerges as a clear voice for Democrats countering Trump
Senator is staging a loud and constant resistance as his party struggles to respond to the US president
While Democrats sleep, Donald Trump is tearing up America’s rule book
Edward Luce: They say always pick your battles. Yet Democrats seem to overlook that they are in a full-blown war
Gavin Newsom’s small victory over Donald Trump provides chink of light for Democrats
Governor of California faces down US president in confrontation that speaks volumes for chasm between ruling and opposition parties
Controversial Trump pick Hegseth narrowly confirmed as US defense secretary
Three Republicans joined every Democrat in voting no as Hegseth is confirmed in a tie-break vote
Trump inauguration: This is America now. Let the show begin
We don’t know what will emerge from Trump 2.0 but we do know what is dying – American liberalism
Trump is like the boy who got everything he wished for. What will he do with it?
The billionaire businessman has managed to connect with millions of ordinary Americans in a way the Democrats cannot
Sparks fly as US defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth soldiers on before Senate committee
US Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members began with the 44-year-old former Fox News television host
Jimmy Carter went to Mass in Waterford in 1995 - a sign of a deep faith that was often overlooked
It is impossible to understand the former US president without taking seriously his faith, which underpinned his whole life, both public and private
Bill Clinton released from hospital after being treated for flu
Former president will be home for Christmas after being admitted with fever
‘American men are a lot more self-centred. In Ireland they’re a lot easier to talk to. They’re very flirtatious’
Nadine Scully moved to Dublin from Seattle in 2017
Former US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney exits Senate with reminder of political principles
Chamber hears a compelling grace note from departing figure of the old Republican Party
With 49 days left in office, Joe Biden pardons ‘selectively, and unfairly’ prosecuted son Hunter
Thanksgiving pardon comes in advance of sentencing of president’s son for illegal possession of handgun and tax evasion
My brother is doing the Trump dance
Democrats are eating a giant helping of crow since voters delivered a stunning victory for the Republican candidate
Democrats sift through the debris of a presidential season that went horribly wrong
Party is at an impasse: no obvious presidential candidate for 2028 and a dread knowledge that it has been outwitted by a more streetwise and cynical Trump-engineered Republican campaign. Again
Trump win has liberal Americans looking at move to Ireland
Irish property websites report big uptick in traffic from US in wake of Trump victory
If Democrats want to win the next US election, they should listen to Bernie Sanders
‘Not as bad as the Republicans’ failed as a strategy. Next time, Democrats should run someone from the party’s insurgent progressive wing
Democratic Party can win in 2028 if it accepts three difficult truths
Bidenomics policies must be curbed, the party has to be anti-woke, and it must accept that voters don’t care about democracy
Maureen Dowd: Democrats and the case of mistaken identity politics
More people voted for Trump, even though many didn’t like him, because they liked Democratic Party less
US election: ‘Humility is important’: Soul-searching Democrats begin their long postmortem
Governor’s Whitmer, Shapiro, Newsom and Beshear seen to be ‘warming up’ for tilt at reanimating devastated organisation
America’s system of checks and balances will be severely tested by Trump’s presidency
With a supreme court majority sympathetic both to Republican policies and to a more expansive definition of presidential power, the new administration will have nearly all the tools it needs
Trump takes wrecking ball to pollsters
US Election: Donald Trump's clean sweep of battleground states makes nonsense of knife-edge prediction
Young, aggrieved men may not have won the election for Trump, but he knows how to speak to them
Lesson from the US election is that liberals must realise young men have problems too
Donald Trump’s openly authoritarian instincts are about to be unleashed
It is no longer possible to batten down the hatches and think 'this too will pass'
US election results: Kamala Harris concedes after Donald Trump elected 47th US president
Democrat says result must be accepted as Republican claims ‘magnificent victory’
Donald Trump returns to power and thrusts America into the unknown
Republicans exultant as Democratic Party left facing a crisis of identity following a comprehensive electoral defeat
Kamala Harris’s election night party looked perfect – until it wasn’t
US Election: In Washington, it was difficult to imagine what the same streets would have looked like had Harris won Trump
Republicans take control of US Senate and fight to keep House majority
Majority in House of Representatives would produce full sweep of power in Congress
Republicans seize control of US Senate after flipping Democratic seats
US election: Control of the US House of Representatives remained unclear, with many of the most competitive races still uncalled
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Six Nations 2025
Get the latest news, analysis and match reports from the M6N and W6N championships
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices