17+ hour, 15+ min ago   (523+ words) “To me personally, Woman Unknown is about the female body as a battleground,” she said from the podium. “At the same time, the film tells the tale of women who are invisible, unseen and voiceless.” The award from a jury…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago   (622+ words) US president Donald Trump said Irish unity would be a “great thing” in response to a reporter’s question on his visit to Dublin. The comments, made alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh, caused eyebrows to be raised north and south…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (569+ words) Palestine, Iran, paedophilia, racism, misogyny, transphobia, corruption, climate destruction – there was a placard for all. The crowds that gathered in Dublin to protest the visit of Donald Trump had a pick ‘n’ mix assortment of grievances to air. “I have…...

14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (525+ words) It was, as one senior SDLP figure put it, “quite a moment, to have the American president saying that.” The “that” in question was Donald Trump’s endorsement of Irish unity, delivered when answering questions from the media after his arrival…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (201+ words) Hundreds of protestors attended a rally at Shannon Airport as Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump landed on Saturday. Video: Bryan O'Brien US president expressed support for Irish unity in a press conference with Taoiseach Micháel Martin. US president…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (462+ words) A doctor who was jailed for sexual assault in Britain in August was the subject of a complaint alleging sexual harassment of a younger colleague in Dublin 20 years ago. Muhammad Iqbal (64), of Julianstown, Co Meath, was jailed last month for…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (544+ words) Construction tycoon Maurice Regan has bought a castle in Co Meath and its surrounding 236 acres of land that was formerly owned by builder Gerry Gannon. The purchase by Regan of Dangan Castle, the childhood home of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (705+ words) Middle-income earners will see a “significant impact” from the budget, Minister for Finance and Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. His comments come after Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers sought to manage expectations in recent days, saying that despite plans…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (523+ words) The European Union faces a generational deadline next week for age-based restrictions on social media platforms, the Minister for Communications has said. Patrick O’Donovan warned that future generations could ask why the EU failed to intervene against social media companies…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (719+ words) US long-term borrowing costs surged to their highest level in nearly two decades on Thursday, as a jump in oil prices and the latest evidence of stubbornly high inflation reignited a global bond sell-off. The 30-year US bond yield jumped…...