Thanks a bunch, America. Love, women everywhere
US election shows voters still demand that a woman candidate must be without fault
Hillary Clinton
‘It’s a joke, you c**t’: Tony Hinchcliffe, Bernard Manning and the problem with trying to hide behind humour
Comedian’s gag at Trump rally again showed that rendering an idea through a joke does not automatically inoculate the teller from responsibility for implied beliefs
Blind acceptance of untruths could propel Trump back into the White House
The prevailing credo is that the voter is always right, even when the voter is egregiously misguided
Did Biden call Trump supporters ‘garbage’? And did he damage Harris’s election chances?
Republicans have jumped on the US president’s latest gaffe. The White House says he was misinterpreted
Is Kamala Harris the only person who’s not afraid of Donald Trump?
Her campaign ads have tackled everything from women’s rights to Putin. Meanwhile, billionaires have blocked their newspapers from taking a stand
The Democratic movement is worried, Kamala Harris is losing ground with less than a month to go
Republicans have regained traction and the Democrats are worried as US election nears
Tánaiste says Irish troops in Lebanon are ‘safe’ in what is ‘a very difficult environment to operate within’
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres says the world is edging towards ‘a powder keg that risks engulfing the world’
From ‘brat summer’ to ‘demure Kamala’: how Gen Z are tearing up the rules of mainstream politics
Kamala Harris has been criticised for being light on policy, strong on vibes. But that fits with the current mood of visual and online culture – and, increasingly, with what Gen Z want from politics
Why a Trump presidency might not deliver for markets or business as expected
Technology was the best-performing sector during Trump’s presidency
The voting of the green: How the US’s most Irish-American counties voted in the 2016 and 2020 elections
Voting pattern analysis shows many counties with strong links to Irish ancestry skewed towards voting for Democratic presidential candidates
Tony Awards 2024: Daniel Radcliffe and Irish lighting designer Jane Cox among the winners
Cox, who is based in the United States, won the award for her work on Appropriate
Nothing is new under the sun: the solar eclipse is the latest shiny object in the culture wars
This week was a reminder that our capacity for rational thinking hasn’t evolved all that much. People still look for celestial signs on how to vote
Washington witnesses nation-building at the National Building
Brightness and sincere optimism of Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly was a jolting invitation to look towards the future
Joe Biden did too much with too small a mandate
His big government activism wasn’t demanded and lets Republicans frame him for inflation
John Barrett, Limerick-born hair stylist for the rich and famous, dies aged 66
From Princess Diana to Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barrett’s Manhattan salon was the destination of choice for the fashionable elite
Lorrie Moore: ‘Some people fear that if you have funny things, you’re not being serious. But of course funny things are very serious’
The American novelist and short story writer on idiosyncratic book titles, her preoccupation with grief, and Donald Trump’s refusal to go away
Trump vows to appoint ‘real’ special prosecutor to go after Biden and his family if re-elected
Former president argues that indictment against him represents most ‘heinous abuse of power’ in US history
Belfast Agreement anniversary: Now that the great and the good have departed, what have these few weeks achieved?
This was an anniversary marred by the lack of a functioning assembly or executive, bodies set up as a result of the Belfast Agreement
Hillary Clinton’s verdict on Putin: A ‘manspreading misogynist filled with insecurity’
Former US secretary of state defends Joe Biden’s trip to Ireland describing some of the criticism as ‘cynical’
Belfast Agreement a ‘model’ of peacebuilding for other global conflicts, Hillary Clinton says
Heaton-Harris says ‘surest way’ to secure place of North in UK is to restore devolved institutions
Bertie Ahern ‘had the kind of BS I always wished I had’, says Bill Clinton
Former taoiseach, former US president and Tony Blair - key figures in sealing Belfast Agreement - recall turbulent time of accord negotiation at Queen’s University Belfast conference
Belfast Agreement conference: Politicians in Northern Ireland ‘took risks’, says Blair - as it happened
Bill Clinton, Bertie Ahern and George Mitchell among speakers at three-day conference to mark 25th anniversary
Hillary Clinton to honour women who ‘made sacrifices for peace’ in North
Recipients of civic leadership award include Mary McAleese, Mary Robinson and Arlene Foster
What do we know about plans for Joe Biden’s Irish visit?
The US president is proud of his Irish roots and is expected to be coming in April, but the detail of the trip has not been settled yet
Bill and Hillary Clinton to address conference at Queen’s University
The former US president and his wife and former US Secretary of State will attend to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Belfast Agreement
Global leaders to attend major conference to mark Belfast Agreement anniversary
Hillary Clinton and Senator George Mitchell likely to be involved in event at Queen’s University Belfast to mark 25th anniversary
Trump and lawyer ordered to pay $1m for ‘completely frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
Former president’s legal action accused perceived enemies of concocting a vast conspiracy against him
‘We were two women who were broken’: Louise Penny on becoming friends with Hillary Clinton
Best-selling author talks writing a book with Clinton and what is at the heart of her crime novels
Biden urges Americans to elect more pro-choice politicians to Congress
President says Roe v Wade ruling should be upheld as right to choose abortion is ‘fundamental’
‘Clank, into the hole’: Trump claims hole-in-one at Florida golf club
Former US president was playing with former world No 1 Ernie Els
When Irish ties are waning: Our diplomatic struggle in the United States
Ireland still punches above its weight on Capitol Hill, but the fight is becoming harder
PR guru Declan Kelly plots comeback after sexual harassment claims
Teneo co-founder forms new venture called Consello
Celebrity NFT bores, Peloton’s new drama woes and Joe Biden v Fox’s Peter Doocy
Planet Business: A week of sarcasm and close shaves
Russia showing its ‘reach’ with naval drills off Irish coast, US ex-commanders say
Former Nato leader in Europe says Kremlin is demonstrating its ‘formidable maritime capabilities’
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