‘Grave concerns’ about trial of Dubliner charged with damaging Israeli arms plant, TD says
Duncan Smith among Irish politicians travelling to Germany to observe trial of Daniel Tatlow-Devally
Germany
A banned song in Germany has become a rallying cry against a far-right surge
Surge in support for far-right AfD leaves young woman from a village in former East Germany ‘very, very afraid’
Irish politicians to attend trial of Dubliner charged with damage of Israeli arms factory
Daniel Tatlow-Devally and four others charged with trespassing and an estimated €1m in criminal damage
German far-right activist transferred to men’s prison in transgender case
Extradited neo-Nazi Marla-Svenja Liebich faces jail in Saxony as regional governments push to tighten self-identification legislation
Dublin firm can market drug in most of Europe following Dutch firm’s failed injunction bid
Medicine called Neoatricon is used to treat low blood pressure
‘Coffee must be dropped at different height than wine’: The Berlin team making books look well-read
An idea to make books look a bit more used, once jokingly proposed by one Myles na gCopaleen, has been made real in German capital
France calls off Bastille Day fireworks and Tour De France cuts loop amid heatwave
Study estimates 2,700 excess deaths in England and Wales during May and June’s record hot spells
Jürgen Klopp reaches agreement to take over as Germany head coach
Former Liverpool boss will succeed Julian Nagelsmann in role with a focus on Euro 2028
Blood on the carpet as Volkswagen tries to head off existential threat
Up to 70,000 job losses likely as German carmaker considers €30bn cost-cutting programme
Boy (16) arrested after attack on German school leaves four injured
Local media reports victims received stab wounds during incident in Schongau near Munich
Germany shores up defences, spending billions on submarines and ships
Country’s political leaders yet to have an awkward conversation with their own voters
Germany at a crossroads: Football, political frustration and the far right
Inside Politics podcast: The country’s establishment parties are seen as lacking ideas
AI software that generates ‘rage bait’ developed by Germany’s far-right AfD
Alternita platform uses Google Gemini, OpenAI and Claude to create provocative social media posts
From Cillian to Kylian: the unlikely modern popularity of a seventh-century saint
Mbappé bears standard French spelling of forename that has roots in modern-day Cavan
Thalidomide survivors disappointed over Government belief more work needed before State apology
‘A little bit of headway’ towards resolving outstanding issues, says Irish Thalidomide Association
Gardaí inspect 166 brothels and interview more than 250 sex workers in trafficking crackdown
Man (50s) arrested at ‘massage parlour’ as part of global anti-trafficking operation
Woman with the snake tattoo: search continues for Monaco bombing suspect
Interpol issues ‘red notice’ for Anastasiia Berezovska (39), a Germany-based explosive expert
‘Time to put our fatherland back on its feet’: Germany’s far-right AfD sets sight on power
Party conference is marked by police clashes with protesters outside the venue
‘I learned an awful lot from Eamon Dunphy’: Didi Hamann on the art of punditry
The Liverpool and Germany great talks about making RTÉ home, maintaining your distance from players, picking up tips from Dunphy and dealing with online abuse
Irish in Europe: ‘I love how affordable it is. There’s none of your €8 pints’
Irish people living on the Continent talk about the cost of living, weather, language, proximity to war and what they would change about Ireland
The German-Russian Century by Stefan Creuzberger: Impressive account of an age-old enmity
A deeply researched yet readable survey of Slav-Teuton antagonisms from the late 1800s to the present
German police brace for unrest as far-right AfD edges closer to power
Protests planned in Erfurt where delegates will celebrate party’s rise to become the country’s most popular political force
Monaco bomb suspect is a Ukrainian woman who ‘disguised herself as a man’
Anastasiia Berezovska fled to Germany after attack that targeted wealth businessman, say officials
EU trade with US hits record high despite tariff tensions, study shows
Ireland’s 52.7% surge in exports of goods to US skews figures with only four other EU states reporting increases last year
Can Friedrich Merz really fix Germany?
Chancellor hopes reforms will kick-start the economy. Critics say they don’t go far enough
Michael O’Leary: ‘In 10 years’ time, Ryanair fares will be €45-€50 and I’ll be in a home for the bewildered’
Amid rising costs and industry turbulence, the Ryanair boss predicts a shake-out among European airlines
All eyes drawn to Angela Merkel’s hands in long-awaited official portrait
Elements of the piece are surprising – not least her choice of a previously-unknown portrait artist
On the rebound: Merz promises to get Germany back on track after World Cup disaster
Whether soccer or rail, many see a wider malaise gripping Germany
The weather is bliss, 300-plus days a year of sunshine. And beer on the plaza for €2
This year I’ve lived longer out of Ireland than in it. Will this gradually start to make me less Irish?
Dangerously high temperatures forecast to return to western Europe next week
Parts of central, eastern and southern Europe are sweltering this week with Budapest forecast to exceed 40 degrees today
Dismal Germany’s World Cup exit raises questions about Wirtz
Paraguay defy odds and set up last-16 meeting with France or Sweden
‘Custody conflict’ most likely motivation for German shooting that left six dead
Four women and two men killed in incident in town of Stade, near Hamburg, at home for young mothers and their children
Germany’s spy agency comes in from the cold
Berlin wants to loosen the shackles on the BND as part of a Europe-wide drive to reduce dependence on US intelligence
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