Trump says he has ‘total access deal’ on Greenland as Zelensky criticises EU leaders

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Relief in Irish Government as Donald Trump backs down over Greenland tariff threat

Live |  Follow Trump’s bid to ‘take’ Greenland, his tariff threats and the latest from the world leaders at Davos in our Irish Independent live blog Trump rows back on Greenland tariff threats after ‘deal’ talks Irish Independent Newsdesk Today at 06:30 Source link

MCGUIRK: Trump is the Irish Government’s best friend

Let me make an observation as somebody who writes about Irish politics and society for a living: Donald Trump might as well be the Irish Government’s best friend. Why do I say that? Because never in my adult life has a government gotten away with so exclusively focusing on international affairs to the exclusion of … Read more

Micheál Martin lacks charisma for opener of this novel TV concept – The Irish Times

As with most outside-the-box ideas on television, The Assembly didn’t originate in Ireland but is an import from the UK, where it ran on ITV. The premise is that a beloved celebrity – Gary Lineker or Danny Dyer, say – is grilled by autistic and neurodivergent people, whose line of inquiry pushes beyond “media-trained responses” … Read more

Martin denies Government is moving away from Occupied Territories Bill in favour of ‘peace process approach’

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Micheál Martin says he is thinking about going back to college after politics – The Journal

Micheál Martin says he is thinking about going back to college after politics  The Journal “Autistic people are human beings, we’re all different” – The Assembly reporters on their new TV show  RTE.ie ‘There was no briefing’ says Muireann O’Connell as she reveals panel got ‘free rein’ on new Virgin Media show  The Irish Sun Micheál Martin lifts … Read more

Simon Harris’s west coast trip gets Sharon Stone seal of approval – The Irish Times

The Taoiseach let fly at Sinn Féin on Tuesday afternoon for saying his Government has not taken a strong enough stand against Donald Trump while he “tears to bits international law”. “It would be fair to say that the world is not exactly where we would want it to be,” remarked Ruairí Ó Murchú, one … Read more

‘It was a jumble of words’ says Fianna Fáil TD as Taoiseach Micheál Martin urges calm over comments British Army never shot Irish civilians

He was reacting to the claim by one of his own ­backbenchers, Cathal Crowe of Co Clare, that British Army troops never shot any civilians in Ireland – for which he has since apologised. Mr Crowe apologised for his remarks in the Dáil and described them as “pretty awful”. He has said it wasn’t what … Read more

Simon Harris to lodge formal letter of objection with Israel over ‘reckless’ shots fired into area with Irish peacekeepers

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) fired shots into an area where a joint Irish-Lebanese unit were conducting peacekeeping duties on Thursday. The Irish Defence Forces confirmed none of its members were injured. “It’s clear to me that the actions of the IDF were reckless, intimidatory, totally unacceptable and a … Read more