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Former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Stephen Walker dies aged 61
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (288+ words) Stephen Walker, a former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent and author, has died aged 61. Walker was born in England and educated in Northern Ireland. He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1991, having worked with Radio Leeds over the previous three years....
Far-right AfD wins key German state election but may fail to secure majority
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (961+ words) The populist far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland has emerged as the winner in a crucial state election in Germany, exit polls have projected, but it remains unclear as to whether it will be able to form a government and become…...
Trump envoys arrive in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (689+ words) US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv for the first time amid widespread scepticism that Washington’s renewed peace outreach would end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The pair were greeted by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy at…...
Message from the Editor: Ireland puts on its rictus grin for Donald Trump
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (539+ words) On the eve of Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland, gardaí are planning a complex security operation, protesters are drawing up their placards and Government Ministers are practising their best rictus grins. Dan Mulhall, a former Irish ambassador to Washington, reminds…...
Donald Trump breaks the law so fast that the law is left in his orange dust
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (357+ words) It’s crazy to think about Donald Trump outrunning anything. But in legal terms, the United States president is an Olympic-class sprinter. He breaks the law so fast that the law is left in his orange dust. Trump is an outlaw....
Dan Mulhall: A diplomat’s advice on how Ireland should approach Trump’s visit
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (336+ words) Next week’s visit will be the 13th overseas trip of the current Trump term. Most were made to fulfil international engagements – the Pope’s funeral, Nato and G7 summits. Ireland will be among a small handful of countries to receive a bilateral visit....
Breda O'Brien: ‘Community care’ is exposed as an empty concept when a carer dies
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (466+ words) Care in the community for people with intellectual disabilities is allegedly the gold standard. The hollowness of this concept is shown every time a parent or other primary carer dies. This wholly predictable event is treated as a shocking surprise…...
Relying on neighbours: foreign defenders step in to protect State in dangerous times
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (1599+ words) The presence of the French warship Aquitaine off the coast of Dublin in early July was not a very well-kept secret. The ship came to provide security during the arrival of heads of state in the capital to mark Ireland…...
Ireland set to join EU-Nigeria ‘migrant returns’ pact
21+ hour, 16+ min ago (517+ words) Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan wants the Cabinet to agree to join a “readmission” agreement between the EU and Nigeria as part of a plan to prioritise returns to the west African country. Nigeria is consistently one of the main…...
Local tragedies as worthy of commemoration as national events, Taoiseach says in Dromcollogher
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (609+ words) Local tragedies are just as much the part of Ireland’s history and as worthy of commemoration as great national events, said Taoiseach Michéal Martin as he praised the people of Dromcollogher, Co Limerick, for remembering 48 people killed in a cinema…...