Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar criticised Conor McGregor after the UFC fighter met US president Donald Trump at the White House on St Patrick's Day

The US was both the largest export and import market for Irish goods in January

Donald Trump’s luxury Irish resort has reached a compromise deal with a county council over the erection of temporary fencing at a beach close to the hotel

US president Donald Trump has signed a proclamation declaring March 'Irish-American Heritage Month'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is facing a difficult diplomatic task ahead of his meeting with US president Donald Trump

Irish MEP Regina Doherty has joined growing calls in Europe to use frozen Russian funds to support Ukraine as US president Donald Trump paused military support

US President Donald Trump said during a meeting of his cabinet on Wednesday that his administration would be announcing tariffs on the European Union very soon

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he would 'absolutely' welcome the US President to Ireland.

Billionaire Elon Musk has said "my Irish friends are awesome" in response to an Irish Times investigation of his far-right contacts in Ireland

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will attend a meeting with other European leaders this afternoon to discuss the situation in Ukraine

Kelce honoured to have Trump at Super Bowl despite history with Swift

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it ‘remains to be seen where this leads’.

Micheál Martin said the EU had to be united in any response.

The Chinese start-up says its latest AI model is on a par or better than industry-leading models, such as ChatGPT, in the United States at a fraction of the cost

While Simon Harris would have hoped to continue as taoiseach, the foreign affairs portfolio would be far from a consolation prize

With elections in Ireland, the UK and the US, high profile court cases and big sporting events, 2024 was a big year for news

Donald Trump has named Mr Burnett as his special envoy to the UK.

Posting on his 'Truth Social' platform, he said Mr Walshe is a 'champion golfer' which, he says, is 'a very good asset for the Ambassador of Ireland to have'.

Dublin woman Gail Slater is to head up the antitrust division at the US Department of Justice, a key position in the incoming administration of president-elect Donald Trump

The group has documented a "significant and disturbing response" from extremist groups following Donald Trump's US election win

The risk of political violence in the United States is "very real" ahead of November's presidential election, according to a US national security expert

Latino voters could be crucial in the outcome of the US presidential election, according to a political consultant who has made adverts for the likes of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

Between 25,000 and 35,000 people in Ireland are eligible to vote in the US presidential election, including an 83-year-old nun in Limerick

It comes as a Savills report found that population growth in Ireland exceeded the delivery of new homes by almost four to one.

In an interview with BreakingNews.ie, Mr Mulhall said Donald Trump will still be the favourite, but that Ms Harris gives the Democratic Party a much better chance in the November vote

Taoiseach Simon Harris said there has been an escalation in political violence.

Daniel Mulhall was the Irish Ambassador to the US from September 2017 to August 2022, for the majority of Mr Trump's presidency and a large portion of Mr Biden's term

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin will also attend the gathering over the weekend

Donald Trump’s legal woes have been mounting, but one place he is in the clear is over the erection of fencing near his luxury Co Clare hotel and golf resort