Nuanced views on Irish/US relations from Democrat Congressman Brendan Boyle & Republican Sean Spicer, both good friends & always worth listening to on Irish-American issues. Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street. Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist. Support local, not the billionaires.

The revelation that President Trump's national security team had inadvertently added a journalist to a sensitive chat on the Signal messaging app about missile strikes on Yemen was the biggest test for Donald Trump's second term so far. Will it blow over? rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Monsignor James Kelly from Co Limerick has been helping immigrants become US citizens for 65 years. But as President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, he believes services like his could be a target rte.ie/news/us/2025/0…

If tariffs are being used as a negotiating tactic, China's Xi Jinping may calculate Donald Trump will have to blink first, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

A new front just opened in the US-China trade war, and it wasn't good news for countries who do business with both, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

For weeks, UN officials have been on tenterhooks waiting to see who US President Donald Trump would appoint as his ambassador to the United Nations and yesterday they got their answer, write Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/2025/0502…

"Waltz is known to be a hawk who is likely to be quite tough with US friends and rivals alike," I tell Yvonne Murray RTÉ News, "but if he can bring some clarity about what Trump wants out of the UN that will be very welcome." rte.ie/news/2025/0502…

In recent years, India has grown closer to the United States and Pakistan to China, putting the two traditional south Asian foes at the heart of global superpower competition, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/2025/0510…

Ireland is among 22 donor countries who issued a joint statement urging Israel to "allow a full resumption of aid into Gaza immediately" after the partial lifting of its blockade on the territory rte.ie/news/middle-ea…

The United Nations has confirmed that nine trucks, carrying mostly nutritional supplies, were permitted to enter Gaza from Israel via the Kerem Shalom crossing today, but it said none of the aid had yet been picked up for distribution rte.ie/news/middle-ea…

China has outstripped the United States as a global leader in cutting edge science and technology research, according to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute rte.ie/news/2025/0524…

Israel, with US backing, is already preparing to take control of aid distribution inside Gaza and bypass established UN mechanisms, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

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US and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities have reignited the debate over nuclear weapons - but what is the nuclear world order we live in and how did we get here? rte.ie/news/analysis-…

While Israel, Iran and the United States fought their 12-day war, a row broke out between Tehran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog, casting doubt on future independent oversight of Iran’s nuclear programme, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

The UN has responded to this allegation made by GHF. In a response to a question by Yvonne Murray, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for António Guterres, said: ⬇️ "We are not asking, nor do we have a monopoly on humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza. There is enough work for

Israel bypasses UN already struggling for relevance rte.ie/news/analysis-…

rte.ie/news/analysis-… Mood shifts on Israel-Gaza but will it bring change?