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More Irish citizens have sought consular assistance in relation to deportation from the US so far this year than in the previous three years combined

'Legitimate fear' illegal Irish will be targeted by ICE

There is a "legitimate fear" among Irish people living illegally in the United States that they could be targeted next by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a Chicago priest has said.

US • 22 Aug

US President Donald Trump reaches out to join hands with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) during a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House

Armenia, Azerbaijan to stop fighting 'forever' - Trump

US President Donald Trump said Armenia and Azerbaijan had committed to a lasting peace after decades of conflict, as he hosted the leaders of the South Caucasus rivals at a signing event in the White House.

World • 08 Aug

US President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One upon arrival at Calgary International Airport

G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis as Trump dominates summit

Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump, are preparing to hold talks later in Canada, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

World • 16 Jun

The sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of tankers and related actors (file image)

EU and UK announce new sanctions against Russia

The EU and Britain have announced new sanctions against Russia, which include a clampdown on its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers as well as financial firms that have helped Moscow avoid the impact of other sanctions imposed over the war.

Ukraine • 21 May

US President Donald Trump said he believes 'some progress is being made' towards agreeing an end to the way between Russia and Ukraine

Russia, Ukraine to begin peace talks immediately - Trump

Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to "immediately" start ceasefire talks after the US president spoke for more than two hours on the phone to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine • 20 May

The move would fulfill a Trump campaign promise to impose tariffs on American imports equal to the rates that trading partners impose on American exports.

Trump to announce tariffs on many countries next week

US President Donald Trump said today that he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week, adding the additional levies could help shrink the nation's budget deficit.

Business • 07 Feb

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he would raise 'a broad range of issue' with US President Donald Trump during the meeting

Taoiseach expects White House invitation from Trump

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he expects to be invited to the White House to mark St Patrick's Day, where he will raise "a broad range of issues" with US President Donald Trump

Politics • 07 Feb

Kash Patel has a history of promoting misinformation about election fraud and public health and published a list of 60 Trump critics in a recent book

Confirmation for Trump's FBI nominee delayed

US Democrats have forced a delay in a key vote on Kash Patel's nomination to lead the FBI amid a mushrooming scandal over Republican "enemies lists" allegedly drawn up to help US President Donald Trump take revenge on his perceived adversaries.

US • 06 Feb

Mr Russell said that the new membership sales are being driven from people in the US.

Golfers paying €25k to join Trump's Doonbeg golf resort

'High flyer' US golfers are paying €25,000 per head to join US President Donald Trump's Doonbeg golf resort in record numbers following his election as US President, it has emerged.

Business • 24 Jan

Donald Trump says fees for US ships charged by Panama are ridiculous

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

The US president-elect Donald Trump slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened control of the waterway be returned to Washington.

US • 22 Dec 24

The Fed cut rates as expected on Wednesday but accompanied the move with a message that the incoming Trump administration gave cause for caution.

Global central banks urge caution before Trump arrival

The imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House was already shaping global economic policy-making this week as the US Federal Reserve flagged fewer rate cuts and other leading central banks signalled caution over their rate paths.

Business • 19 Dec 24

Robert F Kennedy Jr has been reviewing candidate resumes for the top jobs at US health agencies in recent weeks

Trump nominates RFK Jr as US health secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump announced he has selected Robert F Kennedy Jr, an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the United States' top health agency.

US • 15 Nov 24

Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Donald Trump after his election, describing it as 'history's greatest comeback'

What Trump's support for Israel will mean for war in Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu previously described Donald Trump as the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House. The question going into a second term is how Mr Trump's staunch support for Israel will impact the conflict with Hamas and whether he can actually bring about an end to the war in Gaza.

Analysis and Comment • 10 Nov 24

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday according to the White House

Biden and Trump to meet at White House next week

Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power following the Republican's election victory.

World • 09 Nov 24

The former president entered the arena to a raucous ovation, just as he did yesterday in his first public appearance since a gunman tried to assassinate him on Saturday

Haley and DeSantis endorse former rival Trump at RNC

Donald Trump's former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, have endorsed his candidacy at the party's convention, a display of unity three days after the former US president survived an assassination attempt.

US • 17 Jul 24

Donald Trump faced with new setback as Maine boots him off ballot

Maine becomes second state to ban Trump from ballot

The US state of Maine has disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year's US presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar the former president for his role in the 6 January 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

US • 29 Dec 23

Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148 million in damages

Giuliani ordered to pay $148m for defaming poll workers

A US jury has ordered Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pay $148m in damages for defaming two Georgia poll workers with his false claims they engaged in election fraud.

US • 16 Dec 23

Donald Trump at Manhattan Supreme Court during his civil fraud trial today

Cohen tells trial Trump told him to boost asset values

Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has testified that he manipulated the values of the former US president's real estate properties to match "whatever number Mr. Trump told us".

World • 24 Oct 23

An unsmiling Donald Trump - inmate n. P01135809, according to Fulton County Jail records - was captured glaring at the camera in the mug shot

Mug shot shows Trump after Georgia arrest

Donald Trump's mug shot has been released after he was booked at an Atlanta jail on more than a dozen charges as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former US president's attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia.

US • 25 Aug 23

Claims against Ivanka Trump should be dismissed because Attorney General Letitia James filed them too late.

Ivanka Trump dismissed from Trump fraud lawsuit

A New York appeals court rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss state Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit accusing him and his family business of "staggering" fraud, but narrowed the case and dismissed all claims against Mr Trump's eldest daughter.

US • 27 Jun 23

E Jean Carroll arriving for the third day of her civil trial against former US president Donald Trump

Trump accuser denies making claim to sell memoir

E Jean Carroll, a writer accusing Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, has denied that she waited more than two decades to come forward to sell more copies of her 2019 memoir.

World • 27 Apr 23

Extra police have been brought in to handle security

Mugshot and fingerprints: Trump's court appearance

Donald Trump is to appear before a judge in New York today to face charges over a hush-money payment to a porn star.

US • 04 Apr 23

Ms Carroll made her claim of sexual assault against Mr Trump in 2019 alleging that he raped her in a department store

Trump sued for battery and defamation by journalist

A journalist who alleges that Donald Trump raped her in the mid-1990s filed an upgraded lawsuit under a new law that protects victims of sexual assault decades after attacks may have occurred.

US • 24 Nov 22

Donald Trump filed an emergency request asking the justices to block part of a lower court's ruling

Trump seeks Supreme Court ruling in Mar-a-lago dispute

Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in his fight with the Justice Department over classified documents seized from his Florida home.

World • 05 Oct 22

In the outtake played to the 6 January Committee, Donald Trump said refused to say the election was over, despite events outside the White House

'Don't want to say election is over' - Trump in outtake

Donald Trump refused to admit in a speech the day after the 6 January assault on the US Capitol that the 2020 election was over and that he had lost, according to new video outtakes shown by the House committee investigating the attack.

US • 22 Jul 22