# Washington

All time

'Whose streets? Our streets': Anti-Trump protesters gather outside White House

Scattered protests also took place from Seattle to New York City, but across the US there were no signs of widespread unrest.

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Nov 4th 2020, 7:04 AM

# mick mulvaney

US will protect the Good Friday Agreement, Special Envoy to NI says

Mulvaney, the former Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump, took up the role of Special Envoy in March.

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Sep 28th 2020, 5:26 PM

# Wisconsin

Handcuffs attaching paralysed police shooting victim Jacob Blake to his hospital bed removed

Jacob Blake cannot move from the waist down after being shot seven times in the back.

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Aug 28th 2020, 10:28 PM

# Washington

One killed, another seriously injured by car which ploughed into crowd protesting against police brutality in Seattle

Footage of the incident was shared online.

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Jul 5th 2020, 5:58 PM

# fourth july

Trump attacks opponents as he promises to 'safeguard' American values

Trump echoed comments he’d made the day before at Mount Rushmore.

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Jul 5th 2020, 7:28 AM

# black lives matter

Street section near White House renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza

Washington DC’s mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change.

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Jun 5th 2020, 9:58 PM

# Washington

Trump signs off on $2.2 trillion rescue package as Covid-19 cases reach over 100,000 in the US

Trump’s signature brings an end to a dramatic, weeklong legislative saga on Capitol Hill.

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Mar 28th 2020, 8:19 AM

# St Patrick's Day

Varadkar to raise issue of undocumented Irish in US during meeting with Trump

Varadkar will commence his US St Patrick’s Day trip in Washington DC.

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Mar 11th 2020, 6:56 AM

# Ukraine

'You're a damn liar, man': Joe Biden lashes out at Iowa voter who raises son's business activities

Biden also invited the man to do “push-ups” and “take an IQ test” to show that he wasn’t too old to run as US President.

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Dec 6th 2019, 8:00 AM

# fire drill fridays

Jane Fonda arrested during climate change protest in Washington

The 81-year-old was arrested alongside 16 other protesters.

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Oct 11th 2019, 8:40 PM

# trade mission

Phil Hogan is planning a trip to Washington to convince Donald Trump to work with the EU

Hogan told RTÉ in recent weeks that he aimed “to get Mr Trump to see the error of his ways” on trade.

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Oct 2nd 2019, 6:15 AM

# Washington

Plaque commemorating 1916 Rising unveiled at Washington Monument in the US

The plaque was a gift from President Michael D Higgins on behalf of the people of Ireland.

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Sep 19th 2019, 9:04 AM

# Washington

A man has set himself on fire on the grounds of the White House

Members of the Secret Service tried to assist the man.

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May 29th 2019, 6:33 PM

# recomposition

Composting of human bodies now legal in Washington

The bill was signed in a bid to cut carbon emissions from burials and cremations.

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May 22nd 2019, 6:56 AM

# St Patrick's Day

Taoiseach marches alongside Conor McGregor in Chicago's St Patrick's Day parade

Government officials were left surprised at McGregor’s appearance at the parade.

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Mar 16th 2019, 5:33 PM

# St Patrick's Day

Leo Varadkar's partner to attend breakfast meeting at house of US vice president Mike Pence

The US vice president has been criticised for his views and his legislative record on LGBT people.

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Mar 13th 2019, 5:17 PM

# Washington

Simon Coveney is travelling to the US today - this is what he'll be up to

He’ll be meeting with Mike Pompeo, along with launching a new government strategy for the US and Canada.

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Feb 5th 2019, 5:04 PM

# smeared

Trump says students accused of mocking Native American 'unfairly treated'

The US President tweeted at a Fox News host and said new footage showed that “media was wrong”.

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Jan 22nd 2019, 7:06 AM

# Viral Video

Teen who stared at Native American protester says he was trying to calm the situation

Footage of Nick Sandmann at the protest on Friday in Washington has gone viral.

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Jan 21st 2019, 8:25 AM

# Washington

US diocese apologises after students mock Native American demonstrator

“I heard them saying, ‘Build that wall, build that wall.’ We’re not supposed to have walls here, we never did.”

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Jan 20th 2019, 1:12 PM

# Washington

Trump says shutdown could last 'years' as he threatens to declare national emergency

The US president says he could bypass Congress for border wall funding.

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Jan 5th 2019, 7:27 AM

# deadline passes

US visa bill for Irish graduates scuppered by single US senator

The bill was passed in the US House of Representatives without the need for a vote early in December but then hit a serious roadblock in the Senate.

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Jan 3rd 2019, 10:08 AM

# RIP

Show of unity in divided Washington at state funeral of George HW Bush

An Irish tenor sang at Washington National Cathedral today.

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Dec 5th 2018, 9:32 PM

# good hands

Brees throws four touchdown passes as Saints down Falcons to hit 10-game winning streak

Meanwhile, there were also wins for the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears.

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Nov 23rd 2018, 7:55 AM

# Homophobia

Kidnapped, robbed and killed - but Matthew Shepard is to finally be laid to rest after 20 years

He will be interred in the Washington National Cathedral.

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Oct 14th 2018, 10:00 PM

# rally

US far-right rally drowned out by hundreds of counter-protesters

An effort was made to avoid a repeat of the chaos of a deadly protest in Charlottesville, Virginia exactly a year ago.

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Aug 13th 2018, 7:45 AM

# richard russell

'So many people loved him' - family pays tribute to airline employee who stole passenger plane and crashed it

The man who stole the plane has now been identified as 29-year-old Richard Russell.

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Aug 12th 2018, 8:42 AM

# contemptible

US judge orders deportation plane to 'turn around', threatens Jeff Sessions with contempt of court

The Washington deportation hearing heard that a woman and her daughter had been deported just hours before their case was due to be heard.

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Aug 10th 2018, 7:31 AM

# Anniversary

Group behind far-right Charlottesville rally gets approval for 'white civil rights' march in Washington

The rally is due to take place on the anniversary of the Charlottesville event during which a woman was killed.

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Jun 21st 2018, 9:08 AM

# roo s a!

Wayne Rooney has reportedly agreed a move to MLS side DC United

The team based in the US capital are in need of firepower.

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May 10th 2018, 4:48 PM

# FAKE NEWS

Trump snubs 'phony White House correspondents dinner' for second year in a row

“If you don’t smile they will say he was terrible. He couldn’t take it. If you do smile, they will say what was he smiling about.”

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Apr 29th 2018, 2:21 PM

# Ballin'

Wall back in business as the Wizards book NBA playoff spot

Elsewhere, the Heat were made to wait to guarantee their post-season plans while the Raptors were beaten by the Celtics.

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Apr 1st 2018, 2:05 PM

# march for our lives

'This march wouldn't be happening if people at my school weren't shot dead'

Hundreds of thousands of people are to take part in gun control rallies across the US today.

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Mar 24th 2018, 7:30 AM

# Phoenix Park

Taoiseach says one name has been suggested for the next US ambassador to Ireland

The role of ambassador has been vacant for over a year now.

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Mar 18th 2018, 7:35 AM

# Washington

Republican Congressman linked to Trump's travel ban to be honoured at Irish-American event

Leo Varadkar said he is comfortable with tonight’s event, stating he doesn’t have to agree 100% with everyone’s views.

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Mar 14th 2018, 11:00 PM

# Washington

Varadkar presents Irish physicist and technology innovator with St Patrick's Day science medals

The medal is awarded annually to a distinguished Irish scientist, engineer or technology leader living and working in the US.

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Mar 14th 2018, 4:07 PM

# florida shooting

'Enough is enough': School students across the US stage walkouts against gun violence

The protests come after 17 people were killed during a school shooting in Florida last month.

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Mar 14th 2018, 3:45 PM

# US/IRISH RELATIONS

White House visit: Simon Coveney to brief Trump administration on Northern Ireland

The Tánaiste is to travel to New York and Washington DC following this morning’s Cabinet meeting.

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Feb 20th 2018, 9:16 AM

# Politics

Launching political comeback, Romney says Utah 'welcomes legal immigrants around the world'

The 70-year-old will be the heavy favorite for the Utah Senate seat.

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Feb 16th 2018, 4:42 PM

# Washington

Trump White House admits it could have 'done better' over allegations of domestic abuse against senior aide

Rob Porter left his post as senior aide to Donald Trump on Wednesday after multiple accusations of domestic abuse were made by his two ex-wives.

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Feb 9th 2018, 7:25 AM