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# State of the Union

Last month
November 2023
IRFU undertakes review of World Cup campaign that cost €10 million
IRFU CEO Kevin Potts spoke today as the union announced a deficit of €1m for 2022/23.
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2023
EU Chief vows 'agriculture and protection of the natural world can go hand in hand'
Farmers in Ireland this week protested over changes to the nitrate derogation limit which they say will impact their livelihoods.
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Sep 13th 2023, 2:15 PM
'Give us time' - IRFU asks for patience with Irish women's rugby
The union is searching for a new Ireland Women’s 15s team head coach.
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May 11th 2023, 6:00 AM
Larry Donnelly: If Biden's speech is anything to go by, he wants four more years in office
Our columnist looks at the US President’s State of the Union address and asks, what now?
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Feb 11th 2023, 8:00 PM
Waterford man thanks Joe Biden for strengthening family's 'resolve' after White House greeting
Maurice Barron’s daughter Ava was left with a tiny chance of survival from cancer, but the disease is now in remission.
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Feb 9th 2023, 11:03 AM
Biden claps back to heckles from Republicans during State of the Union address
Mr Biden ignored the bitter divisions between Republicans and Democrats and his own low standing with the public.
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Feb 8th 2023, 9:19 AM
Bono will be among guests attending Biden's State of the Union address tonight
The State of the Union is an annual address delivered by the US President to Congress.
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Feb 7th 2023, 3:40 PM
Last year
2022
Biden bans Russia from US airspace and calls Putin a 'dictator' in first State of the Union address
The US president highlighted the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the resolve of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance.
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Mar 2nd 2022, 7:22 AM
Joe Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address on 1 March
It will mark the latest any president has delivered a State of the Union address.
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Jan 7th 2022, 6:54 PM
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'A lot of people feel they’re not being listened to': What do NI's unionists want after Brexit?
Not all unionists are opposed to the Protocol – so how will their politics change in the years ahead?
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Dec 11th 2021, 9:00 PM
EU to donate 200m more vaccine doses to low-income countries, von der Leyen says
Ursula von der Leyen this morning delivered her annual State of the European Union address.
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Sep 15th 2021, 9:21 AM
Opinion: The State of the European Union: why it matters for Ireland
Alexander Conway outlines why we should be listening to Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address tomorrow.
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Sep 14th 2021, 8:00 PM
Trump refuses to shake Pelosi's hand, then she rips up his speech
The US President declared America is “stronger than ever before” in his State of the Union address.
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Feb 5th 2020, 7:18 AM
Trump accepts Pelosi invite to deliver State of Union speech on 4 February
The speech will take place in the US House of Representatives.
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Dec 20th 2019, 8:37 PM
Donald Trump delays State of the Union speech until government shutdown is over
Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi has effectively blocked Trump from giving his State of the Union address.
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Jan 24th 2019, 7:12 AM
Siptu 'expels hundreds of ESB members' for allegedly transferring from another union
550 workers left the electrical union Connect in March of 2017.
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Jul 28th 2018, 4:00 PM
State of the Union: 'Trump didn’t go off script. He was measured and sought to be conciliatory'
Last night’s speech showed the serious challenges confronting Republicans and Democrats as they prepare for mid-term elections, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Jan 31st 2018, 8:30 PM
Donald Trump heralds 'a new American moment' in his first State of the Union address
Trump said the United States’ immigration policies were the cause of a number of social ills.
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Jan 31st 2018, 7:10 AM
Porn star who allegedly had affair with Trump to talk to Kimmel - straight after State of the Union
Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address as US President tonight.
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Jan 30th 2018, 10:14 PM
Can Trump stick to a script? We'll find out tomorrow
Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address.
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Jan 29th 2018, 7:14 AM
'Insulting Muslims diminishes us': Obama uses last State of the Union to take aim at Trump
Obama took on the Republicans for talking up the threat posed by Islamic State.
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Jan 13th 2016, 7:19 AM
Obama gave his State of the Union, but this guy in the audience is all anyone can talk about
State of the audience.
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Jan 21st 2015, 9:14 AM
Barack Obama's State of the Union address last night was unexpectedly feisty
The President’s speech was an attempt to sell a story of a national economy emerging from the “shadow of crisis”.
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Jan 21st 2015, 6:42 AM
"Do that to me again and I'll throw you off this f***ing balcony"
New York congressman Michael Grimm was not a happy bunny last night. Not at all.
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Jan 29th 2014, 2:24 PM
Joe Biden completely stole Obama's State of the Union thunder
Smile, though your heart is breaking…
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Jan 29th 2014, 8:44 AM
A "year of action": Obama sends warning to Congress, pledges to tackle inequality
In his annual State of the Union address, the US President vowed to narrow the gap between rich and poor and said he would bypass Congress if needed…
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Jan 29th 2014, 6:47 AM
'Everything on table' in trade talks between EU and US
A top Washington negotiator says talks about a free trade area between the US and EU will be as broad as possible.
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Feb 13th 2013, 6:31 PM
Tánaiste hails Obama commitment to free trade agreement
In his State of the Union address last night, Obama said the US will launch talks on an agreement with the EU.
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Feb 13th 2013, 4:53 PM
Good Morning
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Feb 13th 2013, 8:45 AM
Videos: Obama pledges to reignite economy, fix immigration, fight gun crime
The US president set out an ambitious agenda for his second term in his fifth State of the Union address in Washington overnight. Watch key excerpts from the speech…
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Feb 13th 2013, 7:27 AM
EU must become 'federation of nation states', argues Barroso
The President of the European Commission has outlined his vision in his annual ‘State of the Union’ speech to MEPs.
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Sep 12th 2012, 10:25 AM
Borrowing and bombs: The week in quotes
They said what? TheJournal.ie looks back at the week in words.
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Jan 29th 2012, 7:00 PM
Watch: Obama calls for a fairer economy in State of the Union address
The US president called for higher taxes on the wealthy in a speech which has set the tone for his re-election battle in the autumn.
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Jan 25th 2012, 7:07 AM
Watch live: Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address
The president is addressing the US Congress for the last time before the autumn election.
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Jan 25th 2012, 1:55 AM
Barroso: More integration needed to address 'greatest crisis in EU history'
In his State of the Union address, Jose Manuel Barroso says Europe will need to “move forward with more unification”.
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Sep 28th 2011, 10:43 AM
Obama asks new generation to face 'Sputnik moment'
In his annual State of the Union address, Barack Obama warns of the global threat to the United States’ economic power.
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Jan 26th 2011, 2:35 PM