Backstop cannot be removed from agreement - Varadkar The Taoiseach has said that alternative arrangements to inspections on the border in Ireland cannot be a replacement for the backstop. Brexit • 21 Jun 19
Govt approves proposal to send Army Rangers to Mali A proposal for Ireland's special forces to join the UN mission in Mali has been approved by Government at today's cabinet meeting. Politics • 11 Jun 19
Kehoe to seek approval for sending Army Rangers to Mali A proposal to deploy the Army Ranger Wing abroad for the first time in over a decade is to be formally made to Cabinet next … World • 09 Jun 19
Dutch royal couple set to visit Ireland next month The Dutch royal couple are to visit Ireland in mid-June in an effort to forge closer ties with Ireland in advance of Brexit. Ireland • 27 May 19
Little to unite Israelis and Palestinians in Hebron Revered by Jews and Muslims alike, Abraham, the biblical patriarch, is said to be buried in Hebron. But it's hard to see anything else in … World • 20 May 19
Israel-Gaza border - two women, a common dream Hila Fenlon and Heba Al Tamimi have never met and maybe never will - they are mothers living on either side of the Israel-Gaza border. World • 16 May 19
'Could French unity rise from the ashes of Notre-Dame?' From the ashes of Notre-Dame could rise something that is in short supply in France - a unity of purpose, writes Colm Ó Mongáin Europe • 16 Apr 19
Plenty of fight left in Syrian conflict Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin looks at the multi-layered conflict in Syria and examines what the future holds for the various fighting factions. World • 11 Apr 19
UN outlines stark reality of those in humanitarian need The suffering of 139 million people in acute humanitarian need is avoidable and in many cases deliberately inflicted, according to a senior United Nations official. Analysis and Comment • 03 Apr 19
