Is Angela Merkel set to return as EU envoy on Ukraine?
Nearly five years after leaving office, the former German chancellor may be drawn back into diplomacy – despite questions over her record on Russia
Poland
Russia fires 800 drones into Ukraine killing at least six and injuring dozens
Zelenskiy says 14 regions came under fire with residential, energy and railway infrastructure targeted
Polish ex-minister flees from Hungary to US after Orbán is ousted
Development may add thorn in relations between Poland and the US
Woman in her 30s found dead with baby in Tipperary named locally
Monika Kubasiewicz had only recently moved into Carrick-on-Suir home with family
The ‘Irish emigrant’ is no longer a simple concept. Meet the new diaspora
With Ireland’s links to the US weakening, for now at least, the importance of other bonds is emerging
‘Donnyland’: Ukraine proposes renaming part of the Donbas in Trump’s honour
Proposal reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to US president’s vanity to get American might on their side
High Court dismisses father’s case over daughter unlawfully taken to Poland
Judge Conleth Bradley says man is in ‘extremely distressing’ situation
Fact check: Has Ireland really introduced the ‘largest fuel assistance package in Europe’?
Britain introduced no measures for the current fuel crisis but has not reversed the 6 cent cut in excise from 2022
I went to PortAventura World without children and remembered how to have fun again
Want to release stress? Try primal screaming at an adventure park. Just don’t bring the kids
Nato split over US access to European bases
Deepening rift within Nato fuels fears Trump could use Iran war as pretext to scale back US commitment to Europe’s defence
Poland is an EU success story. So, why is it facing growing calls for ‘Polexit’?
Country’s future in the bloc becoming the key theme in power struggle between Donald Tusk’s centrist coalition and hard-right populists
Hungary under fire after leaked audio reveals efforts to help Russia overturn EU sanctions
Recording purports to capture phone call between foreign ministers of Hungary and Russia
Are Ireland’s relay prospects in danger of dropping the baton?
Ireland’s lack of any relay presence was apparent in Torun – and perhaps more worrying, so was dearth of individual Irish male or female 400m runners
Kate O’Connor tightens grip on medal with shot put performance in pentathlon at the World Indoors
Irish athlete clears 1.81m on third attempt to stay in medal contention after opening events in Torun
Judge says Irishman trying to locate his daughter in Poland is in ‘terrible situation’
Child’s parents have been involved in legal battle for more than a year over where she should receive medical treatment
Poland political gridlock threatens public finances with uncertainty, ratings agency warns
It follows days of insults and finger-pointing between the Polish government and the national conservative president, Karol Nawrocki
Polish government plans anti-drone system with EU loans despite president’s veto
President Karol Nawrocki blocks legislation but government says plan will proceed
‘Irish people don’t take themselves too seriously’: What emigrants miss about home
From Sydney mornings to no immersion worries, here’s what emigrants miss and love about life abroad
Poland divided over relations with Trump administration
Marco Rubio praises Trump-friendly leaders of Hungary and Slovakia, while Warsaw wrestles with internal tensions over US ties
From Galway to Gdansk: ‘I see the amount of Poles moving back. I want the same for Ireland’
‘We can afford to live, to go to gigs and the cinema. Why can’t we do the same in Ireland?’
Fast-tracking Ukraine: why Europe is wary of bending rules for EU entry
Behind public words of support, national governments have concerns such as corruption, the impact on agriculture and freedom of movement
Judge dismisses father’s application for child’s return to Poland after concerning nanny cam video
Man brought proceedings when child’s mother refused to return her from Ireland after summer holiday
An Auschwitz survivor’s plea: Remain watchful because Holocaust denial is gaining ground
On the 81st anniversary of the death camp’s liberation, Leon Weintraub has a blunt warning
Polish and Lithuanians with criminal history removed on chartered flight costing €122,000
Flight left Dublin Airport at 12.30pm for Warsaw, Poland, before travelling on to Vilnius in Lithuania
MEPs refer Mercosur deal to EU courts, throwing future of trade agreement into doubt
Any decision to allow trade deal to come into force provisionally as an interim measure would be controversial
Almost one in 10 young Irish adults believe Holocaust is a ‘myth’
Survey finds 18 per cent believe number of people killed was greatly exaggerated
Monika Sears: war survivor who made a huge contribution to Holocaust education in Ireland
Her memoir From My War to Your Peace tells of the horrors of Nazi occupation and her incarceration in the Warsaw Ghetto
Hungary grants asylum to former Polish minister amid abuse of power investigation
Zbigniew Ziobro allegedly ran criminal group and abused his position through misuse of resources from fund for victims of crime
Widespread Russian drone and missile attacks hit Ukraine ahead of third day of peace talks
US and Ukrainian representatives to meet for third day of talks aimed at breaking war deadlock
Irish fretting about the triple lock seems faintly ridiculous in light of Russia threat
Ireland’s neutrality doesn’t bother EU allies. Our inability to defend ourselves does
‘Is this what Ireland once looked like?’ Bison, wolves and nature itself roam free in Europe’s wildest forest
To understand what nature does in our absence, there can be few better opportunities than Białowieźa
Berlin and Warsaw try yet another reboot as German-Polish relations hit new low
Attitudes sour over history of occupation and contemporary security pressures overshadow latest rapprochement
France announces voluntary military service for 18- and 19-year-olds
Move comes amid growing concerns over Russia’s threat to other European nations beyond Ukraine
Same-sex marriage must be recognised across EU, court rules
Europe’s highest court indirectly extends marriage equality across the bloc and creates a grave political dilemma for Poland’s divided coalition
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