4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (510+ words) The Government has been accused of appeasing US president Donald Trump with his high-profile visit this weekend by a group organising a Dublin protest against his presence. The Irish Neutrality League is hoping for thousands of people to turn out…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1168+ words) The UK’s foreign secretary Ed Miliband will announce a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the Palestinian cause. In an intervention which has already drawn…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (387+ words) “Hubris” leapt out at me recently, from a press release by an environmental group in Corfu, where I live. Commenting on our neglect of living tradition, and the consequent loss for future generations, the group’s statement read: “Culture is part…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (682+ words) Iran promised to retaliate against expanded US sanctions the Americans said would cut Iran’s economic lifeline, with ‌Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington’s pressure campaign. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the measures on Monday but…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (598+ words) Jimmy Linehan is not for turning. It is about all he has in common with the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. A devout Catholic, he was jailed for 10 years in Belfast for his role in the IRA’s Border campaign…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (368+ words) Senior leadership at Trinity College Dublin have suggested staff and students petition Government Ministers to undertake “an urgent review” of immigration cases in which Palestinians with scholarships to Irish universities have had their visa applications denied. These instances were described…...