In the Pennsylvania Avenue big house, it was the Potus Plámáser’s turn in the bully seat
At the Irish Ambassador’s house, the crisp sandwiches, green McDonald’s milkshakes and tricolour M&Ms went down a treat
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Micheál Martin the Trumpologist: European leaders will look for lessons from Taoiseach’s Oval Office approach
Donald Trump can be unpredictable, vindictive and rude. How to deal with him is a central question preoccupying governments the world over
Trump takes aim at Nato, Keir Starmer and Europe in meeting with Taoiseach
Micheál Martin intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insisted that Europe was ‘a good place to live’
Taoiseach manages Trump visit successfully with firm interjects and no clashes
Micheál Martin was a mute observer for large parts of the press conference but he made a series of firm interjections
Eight key moments from Martin-Trump meeting: from Catherine Connolly comments to Starmer
Taoiseach benefits from St Patrick’s Day news agenda dominated by US foreign policy
Martin was left with two choices as Trump recited an increasingly cranky litany of complaints
At the Oval Office, Micheál Martin drew on his skills of diplomacy to delicately defend Keir Starmer and Europe
Bank of Ireland to close New York office this year amid US leveraged finance exit
Chicago and Stamford operations will also shut down
Taoiseach says any supports to ease energy costs will be ‘targeted’
Tánaiste says Ireland does not back Trump call for western militaries to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
There’s something missing from Ireland’s debates on foreign policy: our interests
Bollocking the president of the United States on St Patrick’s Day is probably not what the people want their political leader to do
Kristi and Cory: Maga’s less alluring version of Wuthering Heights
Officials held a secret meeting to discuss what they saw as the toxic romance warping the Department of Homeland Security
Keith Duggan’s journey through America: The farther west you go the less real Trump becomes
US250: the country is in the grip of a long winter and an extended moment of uncertainty
Donald Trump’s decision on Iran strike may hinge on last-ditch talks this week
Warplanes and naval assets amount to biggest US regional military build-up since 2003 invasion of Iraq
Archbishop John McDowell: Ireland must not succumb to the racism gripping the US
Rite & Reason: One statistic suggests about 75 per cent of white people in the US have no relationship with people of colour. I suspect the percentage for Ireland would be even higher
The Washington Post’s darkest moment
The newspaper once brought down a president. Now, under Jeff Bezos, it is being dismantled from within
Morgan McSweeney: Starmer’s embattled chief of staff may soon need to update his LinkedIn
Irish man who helped mastermind Labour’s return to power facing calls to be sacked by MPs angry over Peter Mandelson scandal
Donald Trump’s hunger for monuments is reshaping Washington
US president orders two-year closure of the Kennedy Center – the latest casualty in his architectural reimagining of the capital
A €120 dinner for two in Beijing, Berlin, Damascus and Odesa? Our correspondents couldn’t spend their money
From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking
What’s the best meal Keith Duggan can get for €120 in Washington?
Our Washington correspondent likes to keep things real with a meal at his favourite bookstore
Indie musician John Maus: ‘It sucks to be called a Donald Trump supporter’
Songwriter was labelled a Trump fan after the January 6th riots in the US – a situation that might have sunk him
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’
US president earlier announced the death of one of two National Guard members shot in Washington, DC
Washington shootings: Trump says one of the National Guard members has died
Gunman who critically injured two guardsmen in Washington, DC, is identified as being from Afghanistan
Two US national guard soldiers in critical condition after shooting in Washington DC
US president Donald Trump is in Florida ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday
Strong trading in London allows Doyle hotels book in 7% revenue rise
Strong trading in London helped boost revenue growth last year, Irish hotel group says
US senators take first step to end longest government shutdown in history
Eight Democrats cross party lines to back deal seeking to reopen federal administration after record budget impasse
More than 50 years on, The Exorcist still possesses the United States
US Letter: Scenes were filmed in Washington DC, where the 1973 movie is celebrated to this day
Russell Vought: The quiet man providing the spine and steel of the Trump administration
Most anti-performative figure in US president Donald Trump’s administration is coming into his own
Simon Harris to meet US secretary of commerce for mooted ‘economic relationship’ talks
Tánaiste will also officially open Ireland’s new embassy to the United States in Washington DC
Opposition must be wary of slating Trump’s Washington DC crackdown
I find myself packing pepper spray again
Genteel streets of Washington’s Georgetown meet National Guard in Trump’s crime crackdown
It is impossible to predict whether this is short-term misdirection or the first intimation of a hitherto unimaginable authoritarian police era
Rambo, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor: Donald Trump’s cultural revolution comes to Washington
A day after drafting in the National Guard and just before he sits down with Putin, the US president took time out to consider the arts
Trump sends troops into Washington DC: distraction tactic or part of wider policy?
Decision to dispatch National Guard welcomed by supporters; others suspect operation is attempt to deflect questions about Epstein
Donald Trump says he will deploy national guard in Washington DC
Move comes despite statistics showing that violent crime hit a 30-year low in 2024
Will Donald Trump fire Jerome Powell? ‘I don’t rule out anything. But it’s unlikely. Unless …’
Donald Trump has resumed his on-off attacks on the Federal Reserve chairman
Trump’s vanity takes a hit as modest crowd for military parade overshadowed by ‘No Kings’ protests across country
US president celebrates 79th birthday at $45m military parade where he gave only a short speech
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