The Irish Times view on Pope Leo: continuity and change
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In a world dominated by loud, divisive politics, the cardinals found an antidote in Pope Leo XIV
In a world dominated by loud, divisive politics, the Cardinals found an antidote in Pope Leo XIV
How Live Nation calls the tune for the live music industry
Rivals and competition experts fear the White House will not pursue its predecessor’s antitrust case against the events giant
After the death of popular Pope Francis, what now for Christianity?
In Europe, after centuries of dominance, Christianity appears to be in retreat
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy clash again as US warns it could abandon Ukraine talks
US secretary of state cancels visit to London, where peace discussions were to be held
JD Vance gets brief Easter audience with Pope Francis in Vatican
Meeting with US vice-president comes after pontiff recently criticised Trump administration’s immigration policies
Recovering Pope Francis appears on basilica balcony for Easter message
Pontiff did not preside over the Vatican’s Mass for Easter but appeared after for blessing and message
JD Vance visits Vatican after papal rebuke over Donald Trump’s migrant crackdown
‘Approach of the current US administration is very different from what we are used to,’ cardinal tells newspaper
US will abandon Russia-Ukraine peace deal if no progress soon, say Trump and Rubio
Donald Trump says he expects to sign a full minerals deal with Ukraine next week
Trump took over the Kennedy Center. In Ireland we have a much subtler way of diminishing the arts
JD Vance’s arrival at the Washington venue sparked a viral drama. In Dublin, the National Concert Hall has suffered from decades of political indifference
Harvard University fights to withstand Donald Trump’s all-out assault on higher education
Attacks on elite US universities are at centre of White House’s culture war
US fires Greenland base commander after JD Vance visit
Col Susannah Meyers accused of ‘subverting’ Donald Trump’s agenda
Inside Trump’s reversal on tariffs: how fear and panic overtook president’s ‘gut instinct’
How the US president rolled back his tariff plan
Trump is basing entire US trade policy on nonsense economics
If he plans to transform the US economy permanently with his tariffs plan then the world is entering a new era
Trump fires National Security Council officials after activist alleges ‘disloyalty’
Sackings come as top adviser Mike Waltz comes under pressure for discussing military strikes in Signal chat
Trump tariffs: On Wednesday, it was liberation. On Thursday, golf
‘Liberation Day’: The fallout from Trump’s scorched earth economic protectionist policy
EU faces moment of truth as it faces threats from Trump’s tariffs and Putin’s war
If Ireland wants its EU partners to have the country’s back on issues related to our national interests, this requires reciprocal empathy
After years of skilfully playing both sides of the ‘Boston or Berlin’ binary, we must now choose one of them
European capitals have arguably been better friends of Ireland for a much longer time
Trump’s science policies pose long-term risk to innovation, economists warn
Economists argue that investments in scientific research are among the most efficient uses of taxpayer dollars, returning about $5 for every dollar invested
The WhatsAppification of work has ruined my work-life balance
A dividing line between work and social life has been breached
Without Signal security leak, we would not have known depth of Trump’s contempt for Europe
A security breach of this scale usually requires the intervention of historians or a courageous whistleblower. Enter bungling Pete Hegseth, the least experienced Secretary of Defence in American history
JD Vance accuses Denmark of neglecting Greenland as he arrives for controversial visit
‘Our message to Denmark is very simple: you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland’
US vice-president Vance to visit Greenland as Trump ramps up takeover threats
Delegation to visit US military base in scaled-back itinerary
Pete Hegseth faces growing pressure to resign over texted plans for Yemen attack
White House argues latest texts released by the Atlantic prove nothing classified was shared in Signal group chat
US changes Greenland trip itinerary for vice-president Vance and wife amid Denmark spat
Denmark and Greenland welcome move to confine Vances’ visit to US base and drop attendance at dog-sled race
The Irish Times view on the US government’s Signal leak: an absurd and startling blunder
The actions may have been in breach of laws, which forbid government employees from using personal channels when conducting official business
Trump backs Waltz over Yemen security breach
Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg says he was accidentally included in war plan discussion
Character of Trump’s administration exposed: What we learned from US security leak to Jeffrey Goldberg
Intelligence agencies will consider the security culture around US defence secretary Pete Hegseth
US magazine editor says he was added to Trump advisers’ text group on bombing Houthis
Jeffrey Goldberg says top officials discussed plans to bomb Houthi militias in Yemen
Was Micheál Martin’s trip to the White House a diplomatic victory or a ritual humiliation?
Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations
How Putin is undermining western power through propaganda and sabotage
Worldview: A former German ambassador and head of Nato intelligence says western societies must do more to protect themselves from Russia’s hybrid warfare
JD Vance greeted by chorus of boos at Washington classical concert
Jeering erupts at Kennedy Center as US vice-president and his wife take their seats
Ireland still faces threats from the Trump presidency
Micheál Martin did well at the White House but Ireland could still get caught up in US-EU trade war
Claire Byrne’s inner klaxons sound when a former Trump ambassador raises Enoch Burke’s imprisonment
Radio: Michaél Martin’s White House visit gives a dispiriting glimpse of the prism through which the Maga movement sees Ireland
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