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USA

Last year
2025
Extrajudicial killing
US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat and Trump insists 'we have proof'
16 Sep 2025
11.3k
27
Assassination
'We got him': Charlie Kirk shooting suspect named as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said Tyler Robinson was arrested after a family friend tipped off law enforcement.
An inscription on one of the unfired casings found by a rifle they believe belonged to Robinson read: "Hey fascist! Catch!"
Updated 12 Sep 2025
80.6k
Assassination
US State Department threatens to cancel visas of people who 'make light' of Charlie Kirk's death
12 Sep 2025
19.8k
243
House Of Representatives
US House session descends into shouting match after moment of silence for Charlie Kirk
11 Sep 2025
29.3k
Hamas
Trump says Israel did not notify US of strike in Qatar and he's 'not thrilled' with Netanyahu
10 Sep 2025
10.0k
USAid
Trump moves to cut almost $5 billion in foreign aid, risking goverment shutdown
29 Aug 2025
26.9k
94
Joe Biden
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former vice president Kamala Harris
29 Aug 2025
22.2k
50
National Guard
Trump says Americans might like to have a dictator in the White House
The president complained that the Democrat-run cities on which he is foisting federal forces have not been appreciative.
25 Aug 2025
29.5k
107
in control
England make statement with dominant opening World Cup win over United States
22 Aug 2025
3.1k
8
Golf
County Louth duo selected on Walker Cup team that includes Ian Poulter's son
18 Aug 2025
2.5k
0
irish passport
High demand for Irish passports from US-applicants, with jump in UK requests post Brexit
14 Aug 2025
48.8k
114
Lip-Bu Tan
Trump demands Intel CEO resign 'immediately' after national security concerns raised
8 Aug 2025
28.0k
83
US Justice Department
Bill and Hillary Clinton called to testify in Washington about Jeffrey Epstein
5 Aug 2025
22.2k
48
jeffrey epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell moved from federal jail to minimum-security prison camp
1 Aug 2025
26.8k
55
could have been worse
Larry Donnelly: Trump secures a win on tariffs, but Epstein refuses to go away
Larry Donnelly
Updated 29 Jul 2025
11.2k
75
Tightening the purse strings
NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce as a result of Trump cuts
26 Jul 2025
9.6k
41
Mike Huckabee
'Did the Irish fall into a vat of Guinness?': US ambassador to Israel slams Occupied Territories Bill
Updated 16 Jul 2025
44.0k
149
Mahmoud Khalil
Pro-Palestine college protest leader sues Trump administration for $20m after detention
10 Jul 2025
9.3k
secret service
'Mistakes were made': Trump tells daughter-in-law's Fox News show about assassination attempt
10 Jul 2025
23.0k
54
Donald Trump
US Justice Department and FBI say Jeffrey Epstein did not have a 'client list'
7 Jul 2025
22.7k
74
Here we go again
Trump to push Wednesday tariff deadline out to 1 August
The delay is the latest last-minute shift in Trump’s tariff policy
7 Jul 2025
16.2k
66
Match Report
Ireland suffer second heavy defeat to USA in three days
29 Jun 2025
4.6k
11
Tariffs
China and US step back from the brink with tentative framework deal on trade
27 Jun 2025
5.7k
28
WNT
Ireland suffer 4-0 defeat against dominant USA in friendly in Colorado
Carla Ward’s team face the USA again on Sunday night in Cincinnati.
27 Jun 2025
5.4k
8
Nuclear Programme
Iran says there is 'no plan' to restart nuclear negotiations with United States
27 Jun 2025
5.8k
45
WNT
Ireland suffer defeat against dominant USA in friendly in Denver
Carla Ward’s team face the USA again on Sunday night in Cincinnati.
27 Jun 2025
3.8k
2
Middle East
Supreme Leader Khamenei declares 'victory' over Israel and says Iran will 'never' surrender
26 Jun 2025
12.6k
58
Nuclear Programme
Iran moves to suspend inspections from nuclear watchdog after US and Israel attacks
25 Jun 2025
9.0k
39
Washington
Opinion: No wonder Trump is angry — he's playing high-stakes poker
Larry Donnelly
Updated 24 Jun 2025
11.3k
24
J1 visa
Tánaiste 'very concerned' about stricter social media vetting for US student visas
24 Jun 2025
8.2k
29
European Union
Fintan Drury: Von der Leyen's unwavering support of Israel is proving disastrous
Fintan Drury
Updated 23 Jun 2025
14.4k
78
mixed messages
Bombing for 'peace': The White House position on Israel-Iran war has been mired by contradictions
Even as Israeli airstrikes rained down on Tehran, Trump was still urging Iranian leaders to “make a deal”.
David MacRedmond
23 Jun 2025
12.8k
52
Middle East
'A big mistake': Iran vows to retaliate after US attack on nuclear sites
Ten days of Israeli strikes on Iran have killed more than 400 people, Iran’s health ministry said.
23 Jun 2025
16.1k
57
RELATED
Tánaiste says 15 Irish citizens and dependants have departed from Israel
22 Jun 2025
Ireland's reaction to the US bombing Iran: 'Extremely dangerous spiral of escalation'
22 Jun 2025
US bombs caused 'extremely severe damage and destruction' to three Iranian nuclear sites
22 Jun 2025
Iran
US bombs three nuclear sites in Iran, a major escalation in the war between Israel and Iran
US President Donald Trump confirmed the strikes last night and call for peace to ensue.
Updated 22 Jun 2025
63.8k
109
threat to peace
Ten weeks to save Irish peacekeeping in Lebanon as US weighs up whether to end its support
French and Irish diplomats are fighting to save the UNIFIL mission, which is up for renewal at the UN at the end of August.
Niall O'Connor
19 Jun 2025
21.9k
Middle East
Netanyahu says killing of Iran leader will 'not escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict'
The IDF claims it now had "aerial superiority" over the capital city after destroying a third of Iran's surface-to-surface missile launchers.
Iran has urged the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency to condemn Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites
Benjamin Netanyahu's office said 11 people were killed in Iranian strikes on Israel overnight.
Updated 16 Jun 2025
25.9k
RELATED
How Israel's attack on Iran quickly changed the tune of recently critical allies in Europe
16 Jun 2025
Netanyahu tells Fox News Israel 'got' Iran's chief intelligence officer as conflict ramps up
15 Jun 2025
Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' if Iran continues strikes after intense exchange of fire overnight
14 Jun 2025
Netanyahu warns of ‘several waves’ of Israeli attacks as Iran threatens 'powerful response'
13 Jun 2025
Irish citizens are now advised against travel to Israel
13 Jun 2025
Shadow war: Iran's nuclear programme and Israel's attempts to destroy it
13 Jun 2025
Vance Boelter
Suspected killer of Minnesota politician to appear in court today after arrest ends manhunt
Updated 16 Jun 2025
33.5k
ice raids
Trump targets Democrat-run cities as he demands 'largest mass deportation programme in history'
16 Jun 2025
14.9k
Opinion
Larry Donnelly: LA riots may look like a banana skin for Trump, but his base remains happy
Larry Donnelly
15 Jun 2025
9.5k
44
bitter rivals
Shadow war: Iran's nuclear programme and Israel's attempts to destroy it
13 Jun 2025
4.2k
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