US president Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause on tariffs "effective immediately"

The EU does not want to get into ‘tit-for-tat’ tariffs with the US, the Tanaiste said, as he appealed for calm and de-escalation.

The 31 year old Donegal man added an 800m bronze medal to his collection at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in the Netherlands last week.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris hosted Wang Yi on Monday.

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

The WuXi Biologics facility is located in Dundalk, Co Louth, in the IDA Science and Technology Park.

Mr Trump said he would sign an executive order imposing the new tariffs on his first day of administration.

Chengwen Guo, 41, of Ivy Exchange, Parnell Street, Dublin 1, was arrested at his home on Wednesday following a three-year investigation by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

There was no opposition from either the company nor any other party to the application to confirm Mr De Lacy's appointment.

The Office of Public Works sent the Department of Foreign Affairs a bill for €11,081 for the arrival of the Chinese delegation into Dublin Airport.

Zuwei Yang was pronounced dead at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital just before midnight despite efforts to resuscitate him.

Li Qiang, China’s second-most powerful man, met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during a brief diplomatic visit to Ireland

The visit comes amid efforts by EU figures and China to develop ties

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will meet Li Qiang in Dublin.

Irish beef exports to China were suspended after mad cow disease was detected in one cow in November

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will meet Li Qiang in Dublin on January 17th.

The chair of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) livestock committee, Brendan Golden, has called for political pressure to be maintained to swiftly resolve the halting of beef exports to China

Chinese authorities will decide when exports can resume