US president Donald Trump removed attorney general Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump confirmed Bondi was removed from her post and said she was being replaced … Read more
Sinn Féin, which this week declared it would not attend St Patrick’s Day events in the White House, was not invited by the Trump administration, the US embassy has said. In a statement issued to The Irish Times in response to questions, the US ambassador to Ireland Edward Walsh said that “no members of Sinn … Read more
Another aircraft chartered by the Trump administration as part of its mass deportation efforts refuelled in Ireland this week. The private business jet stopped at Shannon Airport in Co Clare on Wednesday night while travelling to Cairo, Egypt. US sources confirmed the aircraft was chartered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the controversial agency leading … Read more
The use of Shannon Airport for flights carrying Palestinians being deported from the United States has been described as “reprehensible”, “deeply disturbing” and “outrageous” by Opposition politicians in the Republic. It has been reported that a private jet owned by property tycoon Gil Dezer, a long-time business partner of US president Donald Trump, was used … Read more
A five-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge’s order. The pair have returned to Minnesota, the office of Texas representative Joaquin Castro has said. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, were detained in … Read more
In Minneapolis, the people keep turning out and turning up. On Friday, Bruce Springsteen gave a live rendition of his newly minted Streets of Minneapolis at a hastily arranged lunchtime benefit gig organised by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, which pre-empted a long, sprawling march through the downtown thoroughfares. It was one of … Read more
In Minneapolis, the mad winter continues. On Tuesday night, Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar was addressing a gathering at her monthly town hall in the city. Central to her message was that Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem should be removed from her role. She was echoing the torrent of criticism directed at Noem in the days … Read more
The Taoiseach and up to 10 Ministers will visit the United States as part of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the Dáil has heard. Minister of State for the Diaspora Neale Richmond said the Government will announce a “St Patrick’s Day trade missions, representatives and also office holders” to travel globally. “Now is exactly the … Read more
Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen tells a memorable anecdote about attending the top-level summits that bring together all 27 EU leaders. The Danish prime minister had to move the date of her wedding, not once but twice, to accommodate meetings of the European Council in the summer of 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The no-nonsense politician tied … Read more
In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Donald Trump posted an image in which he manfully plants a big US flag into remote, snowy terrain. A small wooden sign – reminiscent of a homesteader’s claim – reads Greenland US Territory Est. 2026. Flanking the US president are the – comparatively minute and servile – figures … Read more