Families displaced by riots, Trump and united Ireland, asylum in Italy

SubscribeEarly Edition PodcastListen onAcast(Opens in new window)Apple(Opens in new window)Spotify(Opens in new window)Displaced in Belfast after the summer race riots; Row sparked over Donald Trump’s united Ireland comments Listen | 07:51The Irish Times looks at the fallout after Donald Trump said he would 'love' to see a united Ireland. Photograph: Alex Kent/The New York Times Andrew McNairMon Sept 14 2026 - 06:51Authorities in Northern Ireland say they don’t know how many immigrant families displaced in the summer race riots in Belfast have been able to return home. The Irish Times looks at the fallout after Donald Trump said he would “love” to see a united Ireland. Tusla’s chief executive has warned that vulnerable children and families could face poorer outcomes if the agency is forced to absorb budget cuts in next year’s budget. Our correspondent Sally Hayden visits an asylum centre in Italy amid new European migration rules.Andrew McNairAndrew McNair is an audio producer at The Irish TimesOpens in new windowNorthern IrelandDonald TrumpTuslaLATEST STORIESMorning podcast: Families displaced by riots, Trump and united Ireland, asylum in ItalyListen | 07:51‘World’s largest’ betting website closed to Irish customersPeople who would never normally get bail are walking free because of the legal aid rowIt’s easy to look tough on immigration. It’s much harder to build empathyRollout of the reformed Leaving Cert should be suspendedOUR PODCASTSIn the News PodcastHow ‘assassin wanted’ ad links a Cyprus murder plot with Kinahan cartelListen | 20:57Inside Politics PodcastTrump’s support for Irish reunification grabs the headlines on a colourful dayListen | 26:33The Women's Podcast‘The Big Four wha?’ Justine Megan on navigating class, accents and leaving law for comedy Listen | 65:13Inside Business PodcastFrom kitchen counter to supermarket shelves, the rise of Ballymaloe FoodsListen | 38:36Ross O'Carroll-Kelly‘I did the deed with the girlfriend of a very good friend and it’s been bothering my conscience lately’Listen | 06:19The Counter Ruck PodcastAs Leo Cullen prepares for his final season in charge, why haven’t Leinster strengthened?Listen | 33:55IN THIS SECTIONMorning podcast: Families displaced by riots, Trump and united Ireland, asylum in ItalyListen | 07:51World Trade Center attack 25 years on; and Gerry Hutch’s son charged following extradition Listen | 11:02Four HSE regions to lose powers, 9/11, and The Grand Tour rebootListen | 08:48Morning podcast: Clamping reform for Dublin city, hospital incomes, and an IRFU hotelListen | 10:44Rise in child poverty; Ireland’s most prosperous town; and the Irish unity debateListen | 10:50MOST READTrump’s focus turns to Doonbeg as thousands in Dublin and Clare protestAs Shane Lowry watches on, Donald Trump reinvents himself as champ of all things Irish‘It would take a lot to bring me home now’The five-decade love story of a forgotten Irish literary power couple Trump scraps tariffs on Irish whiskey ‘on behalf of the United States of America’ LATEST STORIES‘World’s largest’ betting website closed to Irish users after regulator actionPeople who would never normally get bail are walking free because of the legal aid rowIt’s easy to look tough on immigration. It’s much harder to build empathyRollout of the reformed Leaving Cert should be suspendedHow can my daughter make the most out of her visit to Higher Options 2026?‘When I step on the pitch, I feel like I don’t have Parkinson’s’Charlton boss Nathan Jones in the doghouse after linesman rant‘I needed a break from the mental side of it’: Cathal McShane on leaving Tyrone set-up