Housing targets unlikely to be met as commencements slow, ESRI warns
Institute flags pick-up in wage growth in construction sector as potential risk
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Simon Harris to meet US secretary of commerce for mooted ‘economic relationship’ talks
Tánaiste will also officially open Ireland’s new Eembassy to the United States in Washington DC
FBI investigation ongoing after fatal Dallas immigration office shooting
One person killed in incident where suspect’s unused bullet was found to have ‘ANTI-ICE’ written on it
How Trump’s UN speech revealed US claim of total power over people’s lives
Disregarding Trump’s distracting asides and anecdotes, what messages had been planned for delivery to the world’s leaders?
Changes to US visa programme a blow for Irish emigrants
Elsewhere, we hear about starting a catering business in Dubai and Mexico City’s first GAA club
Kremlin responds after Trump’s ‘big shift’ on war in Ukraine
Russia says US president is wrong and that Kyiv, not Moscow, is struggling on battlefield
Increase in US citizens applying for asylum here since Trump’s second term
A total of 76 Americans have sought international protection in Ireland since the start of this year, compared to 22 during the whole of 2024
America’s accelerating exit from itself
After the Kirk murder, Trump is pulverising the country’s founding principles with astonishing ease
Jimmy Kimmel says silencing comedians is ‘anti American’, as his show returns to air after suspension
Donald Trump hits out at host’s return to airwaves and suggests legal action
Laughter and darkness as Trump escalates grievances at the United Nations
Series of farcical mishaps confirm US president’s worst prejudices against the beleaguered organisation
Trump to address UN as he distances US from global cooperation
US may propose restrictions on granting political asylum
‘A win for free speech everywhere’: politicians and celebrities on Jimmy Kimmel’s return to air
Inevitably, not everyone saw ABC’s decision to rescind the show’s suspension as a victory
Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion
Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear
Jimmy Kimmel Live will return to the air on Tuesday, says Disney
Talk show host was suspended after comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk
Culture wars rage after German public broadcaster axes conservative talkshow
Journalists criticised for cheering demise of right-of-centre programme while condemning Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
Charlie Kirk memorial: Half of the US is in raptures, the other indifferent
Revivalist gathering attended by tens of thousands drew the Maga movement closer together than ever before
Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping to meet in South Korea next month
US president plans to go to China next year amid trade tension between the two superpowers
A perfect end to a perfect day for Donald Trump after shock Jimmy Kimmel suspension
Under Trump, TV network’s grapple with potential future implications of host being placed in cold storage
‘Everything is being censored’: Jimmy Kimmel suspension sparks fears for free speech
Move comes two months after CBS announced it was cancelling The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Charlie Kirk: A conservative’s view on the fallout from a momentous crime
Michael Brendan Dougherty from National Review talks about murder of Christian nationalist
Glanbia sells US arm of SlimFast to US packaged goods group
While financial terms were not disclosed, Glanbia valued the business at €44.1m at the end of last year
DNA evidence links suspect to killing of Charlie Kirk, says FBI director
Tyler Robinson (22) turned himself in after relative recognised him in photos released by authorities
Mandelson crisis threatens to overshadow Trump’s second UK state visit
US president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has exposed him to scrutiny
‘We will never stop debating’: US campuses seek safe space for debate after Charlie Kirk murder
The assassination comes as universities are under pressure to expose students to a more diverse range of views
Emmys 2025: Adolescence star Owen Cooper makes history as youngest male winner
Cooper was just 14 when Netflix hit, also starring Stephen Graham, was filmed
Message from the Editor: The darkening mood of American politics
Charlie Kirk’s murder is another step in a grim cycle in which abuse increasingly substitutes for argument and trust in democratic institutions erodes
‘I immediately fell in love with Cork’: From US gun culture to a cottage in Crosshaven
For this US couple, politics and healthcare are among the reasons they left Michigan. Now they’re living in a white-washed cottage by the sea
Killing of Charlie Kirk seen as a ‘watershed’ moment in US political history
An atmosphere of fear and fragility now dominates political discourse across the country
‘We’re activating a revolution’: how Charlie Kirk pushed a new generation to the right
The far-right activist galvanised young conservatives through online antics and inflammatory views
Blame game over Charlie Kirk shooting exposes dangerous political divide in the US
In the aftermath of his death, Trump’s Oval Office address pointed the finger at rhetoric of ‘the radical left’
Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members
Trump administration has provided scant information about strike
Irish grandmother’s ICE ordeal shows risks facing documented and undocumented immigrants in US
The arrest of an Irish grandmother over a $25 bad cheque a decade ago shows how hardline Trump’s policies have become
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling blacks’ and his views on gun control
The far-right commentator pulled no punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events
Bolsonaro jailing marks end to Brazil’s notorious leniency with military men
Far-right former president convicted of attempted coup, as Brazilians wait nervously for Trump’s response
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