John Halligan urges Taoiseach to withdraw from St Patrick’s Day meeting

US president says immigration moves are about making ‘America safe again’

Downing Street says May will not withdraw invitation because it is in ‘national interest’

US president defends measure despite court rulings, protests and international criticism

Opposition grows to US ban on nationals from predominantly Muslim countries

Prime minister comes under fire for initially declining to criticise US immigration policy

‘Not the time to build walls between nations’: International reaction to immigration policy

If the US president delivers on his pledges, he will scare investors and trigger a trade war

US president met joint chiefs of staff for swearing-in of defence secretary

Donald Trump’s protectionism is not just economically illiterate, it is dangerous

Tens of thousands turn out for event on the National Mall in Washington DC

US president says he does not agree with defence secretary about uses of waterboarding

US president hogs the microphone but strikes all the right notes for British audience

‘What made so many of Truman’s people cast their lot with this blustering would-be caudillo’

President signs document offering definition of who is considered a criminal

Summit with Mexican leader off as Trump slams disrespectful refusal to pay for barrier

Robin Rhodes allegedly told hijab wearing woman that president will ‘get rid of you all’

British prime minister to be first foreign leader to meet president at the White House

Steve Bannon claims press and broadcasters are the ‘opposition’ facing new US president

British PM urges Americans not to go it alone in world ahead of meeting with Trump

Symbolic warning of imminent disaster moved to 2½ minutes before the final hour

‘Sanctuary cities’ across US prepare for protracted fight with president over immigrants

Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump engage in war of words on Twitter on issue

US president issues invite to Taoiseach Enda Kenny to White House for St Patrick’s Day

US president considers reinstating waterboarding as an interrogation method

US president has moved at breakneck speed with orders to fulfil his big campaign pledges

There has been a surge in sales of George Orwell’s 1984 following Donald Trump’s election as US president

US president repeats allegation that millions of ‘illegal’ voters cost him the popular vote

‘Big day planned on national security,’ tweets president ahead of tough immigration moves

Women’s March proved the need to keep protesting the US’s evolving horror show

Senate majority backs Rex Tillerson despite every Democrat opposing ex-oil executive

Sean Spicer adopts a softer tone with reporters at his first official press briefing

Media chief faces questions after denouncing correct reporting on Trump’s inauguration

New US president also signs memorandums freezing most federal government hiring

Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer from Trump’s inner circle are full of “alternative facts”. Patrick Freyne lists a few more

Analysis: Forget the White House circus – it is time reporters were redeployed to the real world

The millions of people across the world who marched in protest reveal the strength of the opposition

Analysis: US president brings his ‘running war’ with media and truth to White House

Aide vows to ‘fight back’ against alleged attempts to delegitimise US president

German leader sends senior officials to New York to sound out the Trump team

Millions protest in Washington and around the world vowing to resist new US president

As many as 5,000 take to the streets to protest against new US president

Activists call for gender and racial equality and abortion rights among other issues

‘Sister marches’ take place in Dublin, London, Sydney, Tokyo and other cities

Pontiff warns against populism and return to Europe’s mistakes of the 1930s

Why I brought my daughters to the solidarity march in Dublin and what they thought of it

Inauguration watched by 30.6 million TV viewers in the US, seven million fewer than Obama’s first ceremony

President Trump's denial of climate change endangers us all

45th president of the United States vows to ‘put only America first’

Famously scrutinised, what the First Lady wears can not only set trends but be a powerful tool for political messaging

Barack Obama had replaced figure of former prime minister with Martin Luther King Jr

Property tycoon’s inauguration speech strikes unashamedly nationalistic tone

Graceless, angry and dystopian address extols doctrine of protectionist politics

New president’s stance on Russia and US role abroad are key questions for region

Chaotic interaction of US president’s power centres to shape administration’s worldview

Policymakers are cautiously optimistic about what the new president will do to fix relations

New president may send early signals on trade in line with his promise to bring jobs back to the US

Hundreds of thousands expected in Washington for women’s march on Saturday

Washington DC sharply divided as new US president Donald Trump takes oath of office

Amid general student ambivalence in the college bar, a very small group celebrated

Hope of more conciliatory tone vanishes with unashamedly nationalistic and mean-spirited speech

US president’s cabinet is like a punk band with members chosen for inability to perform

Former president departs White House with a promise: ‘I’ll be right there with you’

US leader vows to eradicate eradicate radical Islamic terrorism ‘completely from the face of the Earth’

New president intends to sign a raft of executive orders undoing Obama policies

‘Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come’

Beijing could emerge as globalisation defender and entrench its power in Asia

Protest groups call for Irish Government to stand up for justice, equality and human rights

New US president could take wrecking ball to the first black president’s accomplishments

Observers waiting nervously for indications of how President Donald Trump will govern

Trump’s first task as US president will be to eat lunch

Madonna, Scarlett Johansson and other celebrities to attend

Conor Pope, Michael Harding and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin write to the 45th US president

As throw-in time edges closer, here is how you can follow the action on irishtimes.com

Investigation centers on business dealings of some of Trump’s past and present advisers

Washington in heightened state of alert as pro and anti supporters descend on capital

In 2009, the air in Washington DC was filled with joy - Friday will be different

With billions at stake, algorithms and apps have been developed to respond to Donald Trump’s Twitter trigger finger

Security tight in Washington as billionaire to be sworn in as 45th US president

Patrick Freyne looks at how US presidents have been sworn in across the centuries

Readers share anxieties and hopes as Donald Trump set to become 45th US president

Students met in Dublin this week to chat about man set to take over as US president

Conor Pope imagines how Michael Flatley ended up in Washington

Dozens of workers swing into action during inauguration ceremony

US-born dancer set to introduce his dance troupe at the event in Washington

A letter to the new First Lady, urging her to use her outsider status to everyone’s advantage