Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is a ratcheting-up of Donald Trump’s attack on free speech
US media panics can seem mildly exotic and slightly incomprehensible, but this one matters
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Polish president to push Berlin for help against Russian drone incursions
‘Utterly unacceptable’ violations prompt Britain to summon ambassador amid war drills with Belarus
Ken Early: Jack Charlton would not have been surprised by what Heimir is asking of Ireland team
Republic of Ireland team are now more in line with modern game ahead of World Cup qualifier
Hungary’s Viktor Orban to visit Dublin for Ireland match, without meeting Government
Sources say there were no requests from the Hungarian leader for meetings with Taoiseach or Tánaiste
Ukraine and United States to discuss security guarantees and possible Kremlin peace talks
Hungary and Slovakia urge European Union to prevent Ukraine from striking Russian oil pipeline
Kneecap banned by Hungary ahead of planned festival performance
Authorities accuse Irish group of using anti-Semitic hate speech and praising Hamas, and claim entry to country would ‘seriously threaten national security’
Ukraine hails fresh EU sanctions on Russia, but tensions flare with Hungary and Slovakia
Kyiv denies Budapest’s claims that an ethnic Hungarian conscript was beaten to death
‘Freedom of expression is sacrosanct’: Michael McGrath on his role as EU commissioner
The Corkman in charge of the commission’s justice portfolio on censorship, Chinese retailers and protecting EU citizens from Russia’s ‘blatant lies’
Hungary’s failure to tackle high-level corruption a concern, EU report says
Lack of reform in Hungary ‘deeply disappointing’, says EU justice commissioner Michael McGrath
‘None of us are free until everyone is free’: Tens of thousands attend Budapest Pride in defiance of ban
Police had sought to prevent event going ahead, arguing that it fell under the scope of a child protection law passed by Orbans’s government
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman to take part in banned Budapest Pride march
O’Gorman criticises Hungarian PM Viktor Orban for ‘chipping away’ at LGBTI+ rights
Why we should all be alarmed by Hungary’s latest assault on independent media
Hungary’s newly proposed ‘On the Transparency of Public Life’ bill is a case study in Orwellian doublethink
Dogs are being treated as substitute children. How did we end up here?
By the time couples feel they are in the right place and can afford children, women’s fertility has often declined
Hungary approves bill to quit the International Criminal Court
Move follows Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu state visit
‘Don’t ruin the love story between Irish and Hungarian patriots’: Viktor Orban criticises Taoiseach
Hungary’s prime minister said Micheál Martin was standing ‘on the side of an empire’
Ukraine ceasefire efforts ‘moving in right direction’, says Finnish president
European leaders plan to discuss conflict as Kyiv says it has uncovered Hungarian spy network
Letters to the Editor, April 18th: On biological sex ruling, Easter rituals, the Grace report and wind farms
‘Sometimes the law takes a while to catch up’
Irish judges endorse international ‘deep concern’ over threats to judiciary and rule of law in US
‘Irresponsible rhetoric and disinformation’ in United States is a threat, warns global association of judges
Battlegroup troops test out new technology for wider Defence Forces, including advanced night-vision goggles
New equipment, which includes night vision technology, body armour and weapons, was issued to the 172 Irish soldiers assigned to the rapid reaction force
Creating the best environment to stop cancer cells
Research Lives: Dr Eva Szegezdi, lecturer in biochemistry, University of Galway
US overtures to Russia shake up central European politics
Rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin poses awkward questions for those who admire Donald Trump but are suspicious of Moscow
Woman who claims her two-year-old child was trafficked to Hungary gets protection order against partner
Woman tells judge she is ‘in hiding’ from other woman ‘who keeps saying she owns me’
Hungary says it is withdrawing from International Criminal Court as Netanyahu visits
Israeli prime minister was invited to Budapest the day after ICC issued arrest warrant in November
EU foreign affairs chief questions Russia’s desire for peace
Proposal to significantly increase EU aid to Ukraine has ‘broad political support’
EU considering plan to double military aid to Ukraine
Proposal asks EU states to jointly commit to provide up to €40 billion to Ukraine
‘Watershed moment’: Europe faces decisions about future security, Ursula von der Leyen says
Hungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban, a Trump ally, may veto a unanimous statement backing Kyiv
Ireland to join case against Hungary’s civil society crackdown
Controversial “sovereignty” law in Hungary has been used to investigate anti-corruption campaigners
Irishman (40s) questioned by police in Hungary over death of former wife
Department of Foreign Affairs aware of case and will provide consular assistance if requested
European political centre may regret borrowing from far-right’s migration playbook
By trying to cut off support for the far right, the European centre is normalising their extreme policies
Hungary under pressure to agree to Russian sanctions renewal
Viktor Orban’s government would be ‘playing with fire’ by blocking renewal of sanctions on Russia, diplomat says
Robbie Keane’s decision to coach in Hungary another move into unknown following controversial Israel stint
Former Ireland star’s decision to coach Hungarian club Ferencváros is another move into the unknown following his controversial stint in Israel
Hungary’s Orban faces calls for snap election after losing €1bn in EU funds
Nationalist leader under fire at home and abroad over corruption and rule-of-law record
Russian gas stops flowing through Ukraine
Transit deal expires with no follow-up agreement on flows to central Europe
Hungarian leader Viktor Orban gives insight to his ‘lonely’ worldview
Europe Letter: Viktor Orban is the guy at the party most of the other EU leaders wish had left early
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