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
Witnesses recount the carnage in Nice’s Bastille Day attackOnlookers mistook the first sounds from France’s latest massacre for fireworksSat Jul 16 2016 - 01:00
Border return would be ‘dangerous’, warns Italian ministerPaolo Gentiloni expresses confidence frontier controls could be avoided in IrelandWed Jul 13 2016 - 01:00
Enda Kenny to voice concerns over Brexit with Angela MerkelItalian foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni will meet Charlie Flanagan in Dublin todayTue Jul 12 2016 - 07:17
Ethiopia’s worst drought in over 30 years wreaks havocLocal mothers struggle to find food for their children as men migrate in search of workMon Jul 11 2016 - 01:00
Mary Robinson in plea over Ethiopian droughtMillions need food aid but funding is $518m short, says former Irish presidentTue Jul 05 2016 - 21:48
Concern seeks to return to founding principlesCharity’s new five-year plan to focus on fragile environments and long-term povertyMon Jul 04 2016 - 01:02
Mary Robinson travels to Ethiopia to witness impact of droughtFormer president to visit country with aid agencies to see response to food crisisMon Jul 04 2016 - 01:00
Irish economist appointed to Scottish Brexit advisory panelProfessor Frances Ruane will join Scottish and international experts on the panelSat Jul 02 2016 - 20:07
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Who will be our friends now at the European table?In the negotiations that will soon begin on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Irish Government will attempt to strike a delicate balanceSat Jul 02 2016 - 09:20
Irish soccer fan jailed for eight months in Paris for assaultIncident occurred two days after Ireland drew with Sweden in its opening gameFri Jul 01 2016 - 19:25
Family of Ibrahim Halawa 'devastated' as trial delayed againHopes dashed as trial of Irish man in Egypt postponed until October at the earliestThu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
Ibrahim Halawa: Hopes dashed as trial postponed until OctoberSister of Irish citizen imprisoned in Cairo describes outcome as ‘deeply troubling’Wed Jun 29 2016 - 13:01
Verdict in Ibrahim Halawa trial in Egypt expected todayIrish citizen has been jailed since 2013 after arrest during major Cairo protestsWed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00
Ibrahim Halawa: Case will shift to political domain if outcome badGovernment has intensified lobbying on case but faced backlash for not criticising EgyptWed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00
EU states not singing from same hymn sheetAnalysis: The European Union is struggling to present a coherent view on BrexitTue Jun 28 2016 - 01:02
Brexit referendum result is an era-defining oneNo one knows what fallout will look like and it may take a decade to sort outMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00
Sutherland says Ireland should align itself to EU's ‘inner core’Former European commissioner say Ireland should insist UK be denied access to single marketFri Jun 24 2016 - 17:56
Marie Fleming’s partner admits helping dozens plan deathsTom Curran still fears Garda investigation into his role in assisting his wife to dieTue Jun 07 2016 - 10:08
Georgia fears ‘another Crimea’ inside its bordersEuropean Union must not look the other way while Russia grabs more territory, says TbilisiMon Jun 06 2016 - 01:00
Trudeau does not defend actions of Canadian ambassadorPrime minister yet to take public stance over Kevin Vickers’s clash with Dublin protesterWed Jun 01 2016 - 01:00
Personal ties key to judicial appointments, book claimsProcess has been shrouded in secrecy since the foundation of the StateFri May 27 2016 - 19:59
Irish urged to encourage friends to vote in EU referendumBritish ambassador says those eligible to vote can make their voice heard on BrexitTue May 24 2016 - 01:00
Austria on edge as far-rightist leads in presidential votePreliminary results show FPÖ candidate Norbert Hofer in the lead on 51.9%Mon May 23 2016 - 01:00
