Fergal Gallagher

Composite picture shows journalists who were killed following an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza

Did Israel target journalists killed in Gaza this week?

First Lady Melania Trump (right) looks on as US President Donald Trump dons his MAGA hat

Can Trump explain away Epstein scandal to his supporters?

Donald Trump has called the Epstein scandal 'bulls**t' but unlike many other scandals involving the US president, it just won't go away, writes Fergal Gallagher.

US • 10 Aug

Picture of Irish woman Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, who died in the US

Irish woman found dead on board boat at US yacht club

A 33-year-old Irish woman has been found dead on board a boat which was docked at a yacht club on Long Island in New York.

US • 06 Aug

Deirdre 'D' Murphy is accused by Israeli authorities of having been in an Israeli military area in the occupied West Bank

Irish woman faces deportation after arrest in West Bank

A 71-year-old Irish woman has been arrested in the occupied West Bank and is currently detained in Israel fighting a deportation order.

Middle East • 02 Jun

Palestinian boys sit on the rubble of a house targeted in an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat camp for refugees in central Gaza

Nine of Gaza doctor's 10 children 'killed in air strike'

An Israeli air strike hit the home of a doctor in Gaza killing nine of her 10 children, according to the director of the Hamas-run Health Ministry.

Middle East • 24 May

What does Donald Trump's plan for Gaza mean?

On Tuesday evening at the White House, President Donald Trump shocked the world with a suggestion that would amount to the most dramatic change in US policy on the Middle East in decades.

Explainer • 05 Feb

Who did Donald Trump pardon for 6 January riot?

On 20 January, US President Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people who had been charged in connection with the 6 January 2021 riot. Here is a rundown of some of the violent offenders freed.

Analysis and Comment • 02 Feb

She said he was completely unqualified to be Secretary of Health and that his anti-vaccine rhetoric has cost many lives

RFK Jr a 'predator', unqualified for role - Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former US President John F Kennedy, has sent a scathing letter about her cousin Robert Kennedy Jr to US senators, ahead of his senate confirmation hearing tomorrow.

US • 28 Jan

A Donald Trump-adorned Tesla Cybertruck sits in traffic on 19 January in Washington, DC

What will Trump 2.0 mean for the rest of the world?

The world is expecting turmoil, but how much of Donald Trump's bluster is just hot air and what concrete steps could he take to influence world affairs, writes Fergal Gallagher.

Analysis and Comment • 20 Jan

Donald Trump, Stone Cold Steve Austin and WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley get ready to shave Vince McMahon's head after McMahon lost the main event of the night in 2007

What did Donald Trump learn from professional wrestling?

Analysis and Comment • 24 Nov 24