Cormac Mcquinn

Ireland will set out the need for solidarity with Spain in the aftermath of last week’s migrant crisis in Ceuta when Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan chairs an emergency meeting of EU ministers today. Tensions have risen in recent days after some EU m... See more

Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has said he had “nothing to do” with his brother Michael’s decision to resign as a junior minister. It comes as correspondence, released under the Freedom of Information Act, shows the pair’s contacts with the Taoiseach Mich... See more

European ministers will meet on Tuesday to discuss the Ceuta crisis after last week’s incident where there was a mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave in North Africa. Ireland is convening the meeting as part of its presidency of the Council of th... See more

Irish military officers are expected to take up appointments as defence attaches in embassies in London, Washington DC and Paris from the autumn. Minister for Defence Helen McEntee has confirmed the appointment of the State’s first defence attaches to Bri... See more

US president Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland next month is expected to include engagements in Dublin as well as attendance at the Irish Open golf tournament at his resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare. The Government has been making preparations for the visit, whi... See more