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the PM's Speech

The British and German media reacted very differently to May's speech

18 Jan 2017

28.5k

bad harvest

Tillage farmers call for 'humanitarian support' after some lose 100% of crop in worst harvest in decades

18 Jan 2017

15.3k

Wikileaks

Assange 'standing by' offer to be extradited to US - lawyer

18 Jan 2017

26.3k

Nuclear deal

Iran president calls Trump's talk over renegotiating nuclear deal 'meaningless'

18 Jan 2017

9.4k

Fair Deal

Homecare for the elderly a 'priority' in wake of Brendan Courtney documentary

18 Jan 2017

23.0k

First Lady

Once a reluctant 'mom-in-chief', Michelle Obama leaves the White House a powerful political force

18 Jan 2017

22.9k

Trading Places

'The UK says it needs 50 new trade agreements straight away... Is that doable?'

18 Jan 2017

18.7k

Summer Zervos

Former Apprentice contestant sues Trump for defamation

17 Jan 2017

25.9k

Civil Rights

US Governor tells black congressman 'a thank you would suffice' for the abolition of slavery

17 Jan 2017

23.1k

RSVP

A request has been made for Theresa May to speak in the Dáil

17 Jan 2017

11.7k

Ibrahim Halawa

Egyptian president 'willing' to use pardon powers for Ibrahim Halawa

17 Jan 2017

34.6k

Merrion Square

Unite hits out at RTÉ coverage, says building was offered for homeless accommodation

17 Jan 2017

18.2k

112

Theresa's to do list

8 things we learned from Theresa May’s Brexit speech

17 Jan 2017

35.4k

102

the other ivanka

Donald Trump ruined an Englishwoman's morning by mistakenly tweeting about her

17 Jan 2017

40.3k

As it happened

Theresa May has outlined her plans for Brexit

17 Jan 2017

35.0k

119

Jack Straw

Landmark case: Libyan man allowed to sue British ex-minister over rendition

17 Jan 2017

7.6k

Sold Out

Calls to fast-track anti-ticket touting law as U2 tickets sell for more than €1,000

17 Jan 2017

16.4k

clear as mud

'Brexit means Brexit': We've now got an idea of what that actually means

17 Jan 2017

17.2k

118

Guantánamo Bay

Final acts as President: Obama moves 10 prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman

16 Jan 2017

19.3k

Brexit

Enda Kenny and Theresa May have had a phone call about Northern Ireland

16 Jan 2017

10.2k

Penn Avenue Freezeout

Springsteen tribute act pulls out of Trump inauguration gala 'out of respect for Bruce'

16 Jan 2017

22.5k

school admissions

Catholic group says 95% of their schools don't have a baptism barrier

16 Jan 2017

26.4k

256

Collapse

Snap election for Northern Ireland to be held on 2 March

16 Jan 2017

41.9k

Snap Election

Gerry Adams says Stormont collapse is not a threat to the peace process

16 Jan 2017

9.2k

Collapse

The deadline has passed and Northern Ireland is heading for a snap election

16 Jan 2017

13.9k

Vulture funds

Spanish inspiration? Anti-eviction movement heats up with bill to end loopholes used to evict tenants

16 Jan 2017

15.3k

104

News Feed

Facebook is cracking down on fake news in Germany before Angela Merkel seeks fourth term

15 Jan 2017

12.8k

gender balance

New rules mean top jobs in Irish civil service must go to women

15 Jan 2017

34.5k

146

Cash Injection

GPs welcome HSE assertion that €9 billion needed to save Irish health service

15 Jan 2017

15.4k

Leadership

Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin are 'in transition' and she wants it to be 'seamless'

15 Jan 2017

20.6k

SNL

Latest Alec Baldwin parody takes aim squarely at Trump's 'dodgy dossier'

15 Jan 2017

42.7k

holy words

The Dáil prayer: We're not the only parliament to have one

15 Jan 2017

18.6k

Double Down

Poll: Would a double property tax for vacant houses help ease the housing crisis?

15 Jan 2017

23.4k

152

Donald Trump

'Listening to Trump voters, I am surprised, disappointed, bewildered, fascinated and enlightened'

Larry Donnelly

15 Jan 2017

595

hair raising stuff

After months of non-answers, it's looking like we really are heading for a 'hard' Brexit

15 Jan 2017

28.9k

144

Ibrahim Halawa

'It wasn't political' - Fatima Halawa explains why their family attended the protest in Egypt

14 Jan 2017

31.2k

135

John Lewis

Donald Trump in Twitter attack on Congressman who marched alongside Martin Luther King

14 Jan 2017

33.8k

141

Southeast

Thousands march in Waterford for 24/7 cath lab and decry 'paltry' offer of mobile unit

14 Jan 2017

12.9k

risk factors

Trump promises like a 'large border tax' among the biggest risks to Ireland this year

14 Jan 2017

22.1k

Russia Today

US Senate planning probe into Russian spying, Trump planning to end Russian sanctions

14 Jan 2017

11.1k

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