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Washington DC's Capitol ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, with American flags placed alomg the National Mall. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Why do US presidential inaugurations matter?

United States • 20 hrs

Mark Zuckerberg on the Gant family farm in Blanchardville, Wisconsin in April 2017

How the Donald Trump years have changed Facebook

Facebook • 19 Jan

US vice president Charles Curtis opening the 1932 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Photo: Universal History Archive/ Univers via Getty Images

The story of America's first multi-racial vice-president

Brainstorm • 18 Jan

New Irish citizens taking place in a citizenship ceremony in October 2013

How Ireland could help 50,000 EU citizens in Northern Ireland

Brexit • 15 Jan

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin giving a State Apology in the Dáil after the findings laid out in the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes

Ireland's complex relationship with shame

Society • 14 Jan

Can Ireland provide leadership on the UN Security Council to reboot Iran's JCPOA nuclear accord?

Can Ireland help to get the Iran nuclear deal back on track?

Iran • 14 Jan

Donald Trump: "Trump and the mob he instigated have tangled with a more complex reaction to American political space"

How much damage has Donald Trump done to the United States?

United States • 12 Jan

Supporters of US President Donald Trump inside the US Capitol yesterday. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

How the US Capitol riots put democracy under attack

United States • 07 Jan

Sinn Féin's TDs line up after the 2020 general election

A guide to the many groups who've used the Sinn Féin name

Politics • 25 Nov 20

"Failed tech projects are legion because these projects go wrong in all businesses and in all countries"

Why Ireland needs to appoint a Chief Software Officer

technology • 23 Nov 20

"Joe Biden has likened the opportunity for climate action to the Apollo lunar programs of the President Kennedy era". Photo: Getty Images

Will Joe Biden's presidency be a climate game-changer?

US Election 2020 • 10 Nov 20

Guinness is good for trade. Photo: RTÉ Stills Library

The year Guinness wanted to reclassify beer as a foodstuff

History • 11 Nov 20

"The New York Times reported that Trump has claimed $315 million (€270 million) in losses since 2000 on his golf courses"

'I'm really rich': Donald Trump's tax and business losses

US Election 2020 • 28 Oct 20

Former US vice-president Joe Biden speaking in Mexico City in February 2016 after a meeting with then Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto. Photo: Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Will Joe Biden 'speak softly' or 'carry a big stick'?

United States • 23 Oct 20

The fight over "socialized medicine" began long before Donald Trump and Joe Biden squared up.

How Operation Coffee Cup undermined US universal healthcare

US Election 2020 • 20 Oct 20

Irish hockey players celebrate a win in the 2018 Hockey World Cup quarter-final. Photo: Craig Mercer/Sportsfile

More women, less coverage: a question of sports and the media

Sport • 19 Oct 20

Research has found that voter fraud in the United States is "very rare", but Donald Trump thinks otherwise

Who monitors the US presidential election?

Elections • 15 Oct 20

Armenian soliders and supporters gathering before setting off for Nagorno-Karabakh as tensions rise between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. Photo: Malik Baghdasaryan/EPA/EFE

What's next in Europe's new war between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

International • 14 Oct 20

Members of the Irish Army's Ranger Wing take part in an exercise. Photo: Óglaigh na hÉireann via Flickr

Why it's time for tough thinking on Ireland's national security

Ireland • 11 Jan

Charles Haughey's 1982 government lost power after just 8 months in office

A short history of Ireland's GUBU government

History • 05 Oct 20

US president Donald Trump checks into the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for Covid-19 treatment

How the United States lost the plot over Covid-19

United States • 05 Oct 20

"Votes obviously matter when it comes to determining who wins a presidential election contest, but where you win those votes is also important"

The 10 swing states that will decide the US presidential election

US election 2020 • 04 Sep 20

If those walls could talk...

A short history of unparliamentary behaviour in Dáil Eireann

History • 02 Sep 20

Donald Trump: "it's likely there will be more claims of religious liberty under threat and more merging of religion with issues such as gun control, abortion and economic policy."

Why does Donald Trump still appeal to so many evangelicals?

US election 2020 • 26 Aug 20

'Clearly, Ireland needs a national strategy to allow us to get ahead of the virus: we need a Zero COVID or virus elimination approach'

What can Ireland do to achieve zero Covid-19?

Public Health • 25 Aug 20

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