International events dominate Dáil first day
Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge
Greenland
Stories relating to the semi-autonomous territory within the kingdom of Denmark
Greenland and Denmark vow to ‘go in together and leave together’ in high-stakes talks with US
‘Hardest part is still ahead of us,’ says Danish PM as Trump insists territory will be taken ‘easy way or the hard way’
Podcast – 4 stories in 10 minutes: Greenlanders’ Maga hats and today’s other top stories
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A superpower has affirmed its right to hegemony over Ireland. Are we paying attention?
Steve Bannon’s boasts are not just those of a marginal blowhard – they chime with the fully official American claim on the hemisphere in which we live
Trump’s Venezuela gamble puts Taco trade under scrutiny
Will the US president be emboldened when it comes to economic policy now?
Greenland leader takes ‘firm line’ on country’s ties with Denmark ahead of US talks
Prime minister’s remarks came hours after Donald Trump reasserted his intention to take Greenland
Military intervention in Iran could be counterproductive, Taoiseach says
Martin supports further EU sanctions as political parties in Ireland condemn regime’s repression against demonstrators
Caught between an aggressive Moscow and a capricious Washington, Ireland has few choices
Irish taxpayers will play a disproportionate role in funding EU defence expenditure in the coming years. This is to be welcomed, given the alternatives
Trump’s attack on Venezuela and Greenland threats have several echoes in US history
Pretence that the US is a protector of the independence of the nations of Latin America is again exposed as a lie
At least we’re not Greenland, an Atlantic island with limited defences, strategic value and Russian ships around it
Plus: Coveney cash-in on €3 million holiday home, high-stake backgammon, and the case for another public holiday
Greenland proposes direct talks with US in attempt to resolve tensions
Donald Trump threatens to acquire self-governing Danish territory ‘whether they like it or not’
Trump wants our beautiful, peaceful Greenland. It’s not for sale
Someone wants our country. The most peaceful country in the world, according to the Inuit
‘They think we’re for sale but they just don’t understand us’: Greenlanders on US takeover plan
Few in Nuuk believe Washington’s arguments that its takeover ambition is about reversing Danish neglect of regional security
Micheál Martin’s 2026 challenges: From a tricky St Patrick’s Day trip to US to backbench rebels
Taoiseach starts 2026 juggling competing diplomatic pressures while the backbenchers grumble back home
We are witnessing a change that may be as dramatic as the end of the Cold War
Donald Trump is rupturing the world order and replacing it with something else but what that may be, we do not yet know
‘We don’t know what’s coming’: Unease in Greenland as Donald Trump revives his Arctic ambition
A capital city on the edge of the world finds itself at centre of international power play
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump lays out a vision of power restrained only by ‘my own morality’
US president makes clear in interview he will be the arbiter of any limits to his authority
Trump is a bigger buffoon than we thought if he believes he can just take Greenland
Europe does not have the military capacity to resist a US seizure of the territory, but it does have the ability to fight back through politics and trade
The Irish Times view on the US and Greenland: Trump’s territorial ambitions
The US president is intent on gaining control of the island, but can meet strategic goals without doing so
Trump wants Greenland – what’s to stop him taking it?
In the News podcast: White House doubles down on its intention to take over strategic Arctic island
Marco Rubio to meet Danish officials as Greenland crisis escalates
Military seizure of island from longtime ally Denmark would send shockwaves through Nato
China wants to import more Irish food and a stake in Irish wind energy, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin says during visit to China that premier Li Qiang wants a more open trading environment
Stephen Miller: the hard-right aide advancing Trump’s imperial agenda abroad
From Venezuela to Greenland, Miller offers a strongman’s view of the world in Trump’s second term
Trump wants to ‘buy Greenland’ rather than invade it, says US secretary of state
Marco Rubio says US president has asked aides for updated plan on acquiring the territory
Why does Donald Trump want to take over Greenland?
US refuses to rule out military force to take control – a move Denmark says would end the Nato alliance
It’s worth asking again why Sinn Féin sent a delegation to Maduro’s inauguration
Is the ugliness of the Trump regime in Washington mirrored in Sinn Féin’s ambitions for a hard-left Chavista socialist republic in Ireland?
Use of US military in Greenland acquisition ‘always an option’, says White House
European leaders say they will not stop defending Danish territory’s integrity in face of continued threats from US president
The EU doesn’t look ready to stop Donald Trump taking over Greenland
Annexing the territory is now US policy, says White House deputy chief of staff
EU gives stuttering response to US action in Venezuela as Greenland threat resurfaces
Military intervention to remove Maduro heightens European leaders fears about US desire to take Greenland
US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after latest Trump threats
Donald Trump doubles down on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States
Trump says US ‘has to have’ Greenland for national security
Denmark criticises new envoy’s ‘unacceptable’ comments on making Greenland part of United States
Trump appointment of US special envoy to Greenland is worrying new development
US strategy has shifted to seeking to exploit discontent in Greenland towards Denmark
Trump names special envoy for Greenland
Jeff Landry says it is an honour to take the voluntary role 'to make Greenland part of the US'
Woman forced to give up baby an hour after birth wins appeal in Denmark
Ivana Bronlund’s case has become the latest flashpoint between Denmark and Greenland
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