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Trump loses bid to dismiss hush-money conviction on immunity grounds
Trump was convicted in May in case stemming from payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels
‘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
US corporate tax changes could prove bigger threat to Ireland than tariffs
Incentives designed to bring back intellectual property or patents domicilled abroad could prove problematic for Ireland
Trump says Ukraine ‘needs to reach deal’ with Russia
Comments suggest US president-elect may push for a settlement that recognises Russian territorial gain
Why is Israel bombing Syria?
Attacks on arms centres, alleged chemical weapons facilities, and military air and sea resources are essentially defensive in nature, Israel claims
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Ireland’s tax wealth now in crosshairs of incoming Trump administration
The Government has never had it so good but that hasn’t gone unnoticed in Washington
Trump nominates construction executive Edward Walsh as US ambassador to Ireland
President-elect described Walsh as a ‘champion golfer’ and ‘great philanthropist’
Ireland surfed the wave of globalisation as long as we could. Here’s what we should do next
Donald Trump certainly poses a threat to the Irish economy but there is much the State can do to safeguard our economic welfare
Despite his attacks on the ‘fake news media’, Trump remains an avid, old-school news junkie
Second coming has swept a torrent of new doubts and insecurities through newsrooms
Google boggles minds as it says quantum chip ‘lends credence’ to the existence of a multiverse
Planet Business: Ancient Rome auction update, the Murdoch ‘Succession memo’ and people/muppets who have rung the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell
Fall of the house of Assad: a dynasty built on the banality of evil
Decades of brutal dictatorship in Syria came to a remarkably swift end when Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow and opposition forces took control of Damascus
‘Watch your step’: Steve Coogan takes Patrick Freyne backstage at Dr Strangelove
The comic actor is playing four parts in the new stage version of Stanley Kubrick’s film, which comes to Ireland in 2025
Samantha Barry: ‘There’s not a moment where I’m not representing Glamour. I don’t get to switch it off’
As global executive editor of Glamour, the Cork woman is one of the best known media people in the United States
Trump invites China’s Xi to Jinping to his inauguration
Invitation comes as Beijing braces for escalation in trade war
Poland plays down prospect of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine
Donald Trump critical of long-range strikes against Russia carried out with US missiles by Kyiv
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza as US official says ceasefire may be close
Comments come as Israeli military claims air strike that killed 13 was done to prevent Hamas hijacking aid shipment in south of enclave
Biden grants largest single day clemency in US history as 1,500 sentences commuted
The US president has issued pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes
‘This is not easy for me’: FBI director resigns before Donald Trump takes office
Christopher Wray steps down, clearing the way for president-elect Donald Trump’s intended replacement Kash Patel
China the key for tech’s raw materials whether Trump likes it or not
Recycling tech items for crucial metals must become a fact of life
Government may need to revise spending plans if Trump targets Irish pharma sector
ESRI highlights Ireland’s potential exposure to a more protectionist stance in Washington
The Irish Times view on the ESRI report: challenges in 2025
The next administration must not get caught in the headlights when looking at the risks ahead
Economists need to get their story straight on immigration
Focusing on the impact on wages or employment levels of native workers is too narrow a frame of analysis
AI and political risks loom large in 2025
Bank of America says we are in a period of rising risk and rising return
Russia talks pointless without security guarantees and defence boost, Ukraine says
Kyiv open to possible deployment of western troops ahead of Nato membership
China loosens fiscal policy to boost domestic demand next year
Statement calling for ‘an appropriately loose monetary policy’ marks first easing of China’s monetary policy since 2010 in the wake of the global financial crisis
Tori Amos on Neil Gaiman, sexism and trauma: ‘I’m sure that I have met men who treat me differently’
As she releases a new album, the singer-songwriter explains how failure has fuelled her career
Time for Europe and Ireland to get their own houses in order
Ireland has the financial resources and skills necessary to unlock our economic potential, arguably for the first time in the State’s history
Kyiv and Moscow cite conditions after Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire
Trump meets Zelenskiy in Paris for first face-to-face talks since Trump won US election
Trump trade-war fallout could trigger deep euro zone rate cuts, warns Pimco
Bond giant says euro is vulnerable to further declines amid market ‘optimism’ over impact of Trump presidency
Georgia’s president says she talked with Trump, Macron about ‘stolen election’
Opposition leaders detained by courts amid crackdown on pro-EU groups
Ireland’s five biggest problems: War, climate change, an EU crisis, housing and Trump
The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck
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