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March
March 2025
'Taking back what was stolen': How Trump is selling yesterday's Oval Office meeting to his followers
Clips posted to social media by Micheál Martin meanwhile focused on him telling the US president that trade is a ‘two-way street’.
Trump drops plan to double tariffs on Canadian metal imports
Trump buys 'brand new Tesla' to show support for Elon Musk after shares plunge
'Keep things short' and 'avoid politics': What our readers think the Taoiseach should tell Trump
We asked our readers what they think Micheál Martin should say to Trump when they meet this week.
Taoiseach says government can’t ‘make up shortfall’ following Concern job losses due to USAID cut
'They voted for me so I like them': Trump declares Irish American Heritage Month
Trump delays 25% tariffs on most imports from Mexico until April
Larry Donnelly: What lies in wait following spectacle of Trump’s speech?
Larry Donnelly
Macron proposes extending French nuclear deterrent to EU partners and Ukraine troop deployment
‘The future of Europe does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow,’ said Macron in an address to France.
The UK and France are coordinating European efforts to support Ukraine after a dramatic breakdown in relations between Donald Trump and Zelenskyy.
The CIA director has confirmed that the US has "paused" intelligence-sharing with Ukraine.
Trump grants one-month exemption for US carmakers from tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico
Florida attorney general opens criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate
Trump declares 'America is back' and says he is 'just getting started' in speech to US Congress
The US president boasted about his first weeks in office and doubled down on his agenda in the 99-minute long speech.
Justin Trudeau says Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian goods a 'very dumb thing to do'
Zelenskyy 'ready to sign' US minerals deal and wants to 'make things right' with Trump
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Friday’s meeting at the White House “did not go the way it was supposed to be”.
Michelle O’Neill says White House visit ‘different’ for Taoiseach as he gets ‘one-on-one time’
US health secretary and vaccine sceptic RFK Jr supports MMR jab after child dies from measles
Starmer insists Ukraine has ‘full backing of UK’ as he meets Zelenskyy at No 10
February
February 2025
White House scenes 'extraordinary and very unsettling', Taoiseach tells Late Late
UK media praise Starmer for pulling out ‘Trump card’ at yesterday’s White House meeting
'He tried': Trump softens tone as Starmer seeks to tie him down to Ukraine and tariff pledges
Another European leader found firm commitments from Trump hard to come by.
Explainer: How might the EU respond to Trump's potential trade war?
Zelenskyy hoping to visit Trump at White House on Friday to sign earth minerals deal
Trump wants 'anything we can get' from Ukraine, but what rare earth minerals are there?
Ukraine has reached an agreement with the US that would include American access to the country’s rare earth minerals.
Tánaiste to convene inaugural meeting of trade body set up in response to Trump tariff threat
White House to 'decide’ which news outlets cover Trump, in a break with a century of tradition
Ukraine agrees terms of minerals deal with US, sources say
Elon Musk tells US federal workers to justify their work in an email or lose their jobs
Why is the US cosying up to Russia?
Preparations underway for face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin, Russia says
Larry Donnelly: Trump is on a rampage. Where is the resistance? Where are the Democrats?
Larry Donnelly
Veteran US lawmaker Mitch McConnell announces his retirement
EU trade chief promises 'firm and swift' response if US imposes tariffs
Rapper ASAP Rocky found not guilty of firing gun at former friend in Los Angeles
Fourteen killed in US winter storms as weather service warns of 'life-threatening cold'
North Korea slams 'absurd' plans by US and Asian neighbours to denuclearise the country
Russian and US officials to meet in Saudi Arabia as prelude to Trump-Putin summit
France to host leaders from key EU countries to discuss continent's security
US agency erases trans people from Stonewall website - a movement with trans people at its heart
Emmanuel Macron says 'capitulation' in Russia-Ukraine war would be 'bad news for everyone'
Vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr confirmed as Trump's new health secretary