Budget 2017: State to increase overseas aid spending to €651mTrócaire disappointed at allocation, which sees spending at ‘same level as 17 years ago’Tue Oct 11 2016 - 18:14
European project must be defended, says EU ambassador to USDavid O’Sullivan ‘We have lived through 60 of the most remarkable years in Europe’Tue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
Voices from Aleppo: ‘This is a city that will die. The world is watching a city dying’Some of the entrapped and desperate citizens of the besieged city share their experiences with The Irish TimesSat Oct 08 2016 - 01:00
African activists meet in Wicklow to discuss end to FGMAn estimated 200m women worldwide have been subjected to female genital mutilationSat Oct 01 2016 - 01:01
US military removes Irish flag from anti-Isis websiteForeign Affairs says Ireland ‘has not and will not’ participate in military action on IsisMon Sept 26 2016 - 07:09
Irish diplomat’s home in Tokyo costing €46,000 a monthDepartment of Foreign Affairs paying for rented property with spa, gym and cellarSun Sept 25 2016 - 22:01
Goal has €7m in funding withheld over US investigationGovernment holds back money from agency over inquiry into Syria aid operationsSat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
No migration from Italy to Ireland under EU schemePlan for relocation of asylum seekers beset by ‘technical issues’ and delaysTue Sept 20 2016 - 01:01
Terrorism in the West: More lethal, more random, less likelyDespite extensive coverage, attacks are killing far fewer westerners than in 1970s and 1980sSat Sept 17 2016 - 01:00
Britons planning Irish retirement may have to prove ‘close connection’Department of Justice immigration review says ancestry claims will need to be backed upTue Sept 13 2016 - 19:25
Brexit set to trigger shift in EU ‘centre of gravity’Donohoe tells Kennedy Summer School UK leaving to have far-reaching impact on StateSun Sept 11 2016 - 16:44
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: We need to make new friends in EUIn post-Brexit Europe, Dublin must ensure it is not isolated without the UKSat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00
Gardaí have ‘duty’ to speak out against wrongdoing – O’SullivanGarda Commissioner tells Kennedy Summer School of need for change in the forceSat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00
Watch out for ‘temperamental’ candidates: how judges are chosenThe judicial appointments board came up with codes to weed out unsuitable names. ‘Temperament’ meant ‘bonkers’, ‘drink problem’ or ‘issues at home’Sat Sept 03 2016 - 05:50
Irish judges: the inside storyBetween 2009 and 2013 a row raged between Irish judges and the government over pay cuts. In this extract from ‘The Supreme Court’ Ruadhán Mac Cormaic recounts the power struggleSat Sept 03 2016 - 05:50
How much has changed since little Alan Kurdi died?A year after the boy drowned, those trying to escape war still get little help from EuropeSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey’s family ‘reassured’ of Government supportIrish Olympic official’s son meets Minister for Foreign Affairs to discuss Rio arrestWed Aug 31 2016 - 20:25
Ireland’s Brexit fears must be respected – Dutch ministerBert Koenders says Border concerns should be acknowledged in UK exit negotiationsWed Aug 31 2016 - 19:01
Antonio Guterres extends front-runner status in UN raceFormer Portuguese prime minister cements position after third Security Council voteTue Aug 30 2016 - 18:41
Brexit causing deep concern in US over trade deals, says EU envoyEU ambassador to US says vote to leave union will have chilling impact on investmentTue Aug 30 2016 - 01:00
Brexit to dominate conference of diplomats in DublinIrish ambassadors from across the world will discuss UK’s vote to leave the EU at gatheringMon Aug 29 2016 - 01:00
Diplomats urged to ‘open up’ and tweet moreAuthor of ‘Naked Diplomacy’ says foreign ministries should do more to explain their workMon Aug 29 2016 - 00:01
French court rules ‘burkini’ ban infringes rightsControversy opens up rift in government ahead of next year’s presidential electionFri Aug 26 2016 - 21:02
France awaits court ruling on burkini bansConseil d’État will decide on the legality of prohibiting the full-body swimsuitFri Aug 26 2016 - 01:00
The labyrinthine process of electing new UN chiefMethod of replacing Ban Ki-moon will be most transparent in UN’s 70-year historyMon Aug 15 2016 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Goal’s funding problemsAlmost €3m has been frozen while the US investigates alleged fraud in Syria. The charity says it has managed to keep its projects going despite the setbackSat Aug 13 2016 - 06:00
Goal funds withheld pending US inquiry into alleged fraudGovernment refuses to give millions of euro to the aid agency amid investigationFri Aug 12 2016 - 13:47
Government to support fresh legal appeal for Ibrahim HalawaMove follows rejection of all-party Oireachtas motion calling for his immediate releaseWed Aug 10 2016 - 01:00
Some signs of success in detecting sham marriagesNew powers for registrars and action being taken by gardaí are now bearing fruitTue Aug 09 2016 - 01:00
Goal seeks to allay concerns over US fraud inquiryDepartment of Foreign Affairs had withheld almost €3m in funding from the aid agencyMon Aug 08 2016 - 21:56
Former bankers sentenced to jail over Anglo fraud schemeWillie McAteer and John Bowe of Anglo and Denis Casey of Irish Life convicted of fraudSat Jul 30 2016 - 01:00
Anglo sentencing: ‘Honesty and integrity were sorely lacking’Three former bankers given jail terms in months long trial haunted by its absenteesSat Jul 30 2016 - 01:00
Anglo trial: Three ex-bankers jailed over €7bn fraudWillie McAteer given 3.5-year term; Denis Casey two years, nine months; John Bowe two yearsFri Jul 29 2016 - 12:29
Turkish coup plotters not tortured, says ambassador in IrelandAccusations of abuse are baseless, says Necip Egüz, with bruising caused by ‘resistance’Thu Jul 28 2016 - 18:56
One day in Gezi Park that changed Turkey foreverA peaceful demonstration in Istanbul three years ago sparked a nationwide movementSat Jul 23 2016 - 01:00
Normality officially suspended in TurkeyPurging 60,000 is just the start as Erdogan tightens gripFri Jul 22 2016 - 01:00
No plan for widespread repression, says TurkeyGovernment rejects criticism Erdogan is using failed coup to tighten grip on powerThu Jul 21 2016 - 21:18
Turkey declares three-month state of emergencyAcademics banned from travelling abroad as Erdogan’s purges of state institutions continueWed Jul 20 2016 - 22:12
Turkish tourism slump worsens after attempted coupFailed bid to overthrow Recep Erdogan has left hotels virtually empty during peak seasonWed Jul 20 2016 - 15:49
Turkey suspends 15,000 education staff and makes all deans resignAnkara closes down media outlets it says support alleged instigator of failed coupWed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00
Erdogan loyalists in no mood to forgive and forgetOn night of coup d’état, this stronghold of the Turkish president did not let him downTue Jul 19 2016 - 16:52
Western allies warn Turkey over rolling crackdownGovernment cautioned against using coup to purge opponents, stifle dissentTue Jul 19 2016 - 08:16
Why has Turkey locked up 3,000 judges?Alarm at arrest of 3,000 prosecutors and judges over past three daysTue Jul 19 2016 - 07:53
Turkey intensifies crackdown after failed coup attemptTurkish president vows to purge the state of the ‘virus’ behind the military revoltMon Jul 18 2016 - 12:37
Nice attack: ‘No words describe hell of bringing one’s child to the cemetery’People reflect on the horror on the famed promenade that will never be the same againMon Jul 18 2016 - 01:00
Turkey failed coup: mobile phone pivotal to fate of ErdoganExhortations from Turkey’s strongman to resist the coup were decisiveSun Jul 17 2016 - 21:43
Nice attack: Two more arrested by French police over killingsAbout 85 people remain in hospital, many in life-threatening conditionSun Jul 17 2016 - 17:20
Nice attack: ‘Every six months we’re burying children’Locals express shock and anger as France reels from latest terrorist incidentSat Jul 16 2016 - 14:52
Turkish coup attempt largely over, says governmentAt least 60 dead; 754 soldiers arrested; President Erdogan says coup was ‘an act of treason’Sat Jul 16 2016 - 07:37
Police investigate whether Nice massacre was linked to terror groupTunisian lorry driver who killed 84 was ‘completely unknown’ to French intelligenceSat Jul 16 2016 - 01:00
