Foreign affairs, trade and defence were once pleasant political pastures. Simon Harris has gathered them as his ministerial portfolio at a moment when risk outweighs the advantages. The ...

Ireland's Taoiseach and Tanaiste said the focus is on maintaining the ceasefire and supporting a two-state solution after Trump said the US will take over the Gaza Strip.

US President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a US-owned Gaza that would be the “Riviera of the Middle East” are “very concerning”, Irish foreign affairs minister Simon Harris has said. Irish premier ...

You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down,” wrote science fiction author Ray Bradbury. The Government seems to have scant regard for the dangers of plunging from great heights ...

Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will come into effect on Tuesday - but could Ireland be next?

Maga is built more on the cult of the entrepreneur than on the cult of the strongman, though they overlap. Many businesspeople regard great entrepreneurs as the winners of life’s game. Trump built his ...

Stocks have tumbled across Europe and the UK after US President Donald Trump’s weekend wave of tariffs and warnings that the European Union will be next. European stock markets bore the brunt of the ...

The Dáil speaking rights row is the big issue in Irish politics right now and neither side is backing down. Nine Independent ...

The Tánaiste Simon Harris visited Belfast on Tuesday and tried to brush aside the only topic that matters, the constitutional future of the north. Like it or not, it’s the topic on which every ...

Fine Gael leader to retain same protections he had as taoiseach The threat level against Simon Harris increased during the general election and has not abated Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has ...

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