As the burden was spread over many businesses, and across all US consumers, it’s impossible to quantify what proportion was shouldered by individual retailers or individual consumers. It’s not surprising that importers passed on the tariffs, as their margins are generally narrow, with little capacity to absorb the extra charge. While the tariffs were illegal, repayment would be a minefield, given the uncertainty about who actually lost out. Thus, much of the repayment of the illegal tariffs would go to firms that did not really suffer from their imposition. [ Trump’s new tariffs: What do we know now?Opens in new window ]It is congress, not the president, that is responsible for tariffs.

An FBI official, Alex Doran, told reporters at a press conference that it was too early to determine the shooter’s motivation. The Austin Police Department and the FBI investigate a shooting at Buford's on 6th Street on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Videos taken inside the bar and posted on social media showed several people lying on the floor being treated by paramedics. A SWAT team was present on Sunday afternoon at a home believed to be connected to the suspect in Pflugerville, Texas, the paper said. “I heard screaming and yelling and crying,” Jeremiah Carbajal, a concierge at a nearby residential building, told the Austin American-Statesman.

Smoke rises after coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. Military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran show no sign of lessening, while Iran is responded with missile barrages across the region, risking dragging its neighbours into the conflict. You can read the latest market reaction here. In his weekly column, John FitzGerald explains why refunding Donald Trump’s illegal US tariffs would simply be unworkable. You can read the New York Times piece here.

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Photograph: I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty ImagesNine TDs travelled to Taiwan in 2025, almost a quarter of the 38 foreign trips declared in the latest Dáil Register of Members’ Interests. In total, 21 TDs listed trips in the “travel facilities” category in the register with other destinations including Qatar, the United States and Ukraine. TDs must disclose travel provided to them free of charge or at less than commercial prices over a threshold of €650. Fine Gael TD Barry Ward and Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne both declared a July 2025 trip to Taiwan. Other TDs who declared travel to Taiwan in 2025 were Michael Cahill, Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere, Pádraig O’Sullivan and Erin McGreehan of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael TD Catherine Callaghan, and Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn.

Oil and gas prices surged and global stocks fell on Monday as the widening conflict in the Middle East disrupted energy supplies from the region and threatened to hit the global economy. Gold rose and global stocks fell, with the Stoxx Europe 600, Europe’s benchmark index, down 1.8 per cent, led by declines in airlines and hotel groups. “The implications of this conflict for the world economy depend on the flow of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz,” said Norbert Rücker, head of economics at Julius Baer. China had also stockpiled close to 1 million b/d of crude over the past six months to weather any disruption. Stock markets across Asia declined on Monday with Japan’s Topix and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 1.5 per cent and 1.4 per cent respectively.

In 25 days, Ireland play their biggest match in a decade – a World Cup qualification playoff that was secured thanks to two of the most beautiful victories in the history of the national team. But we live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. Now, his peace prize laureate has presented him with a problem by attacking the country with the best record in Asian World Cup qualifying. He knows that, with nothing in the Fifa guidebook to govern “what happens when World Cup host attacks a participant”, it will fall to him to improvise a solution to the Iran question. Infantino displayed his discretion last year when deciding which US club side would fill the “host” slot at the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup.

ATP issue statement on Middle East crisis as Daniil Medvedev and tennis stars stranded in DubaiWorld No.11 Daniil Medvedev is one of several ATP Tour players and staff who are currently stranded in Dubai following the ongoing conflict in the Middle EastView 2 Images Tennis star Daniil Medvedev is stranded in Dubai (Image: 2026 Getty Images)The ATP have issued a statement regarding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with numerous players stranded in Dubai. Daniil Medvedev is among those affected having won the ATP 500 title there on Saturday. 11 Medvedev secured the Dubai title by default after his opponent, Tallon Griekspoor, withdrew through injury. ‌It follows the United States and Israel launching a combined assault on Iran, prompting the Iranian military to retaliate by striking American bases across the Middle East. A statement said: "The ATP is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East and remains in regular contact with our players, their support teams and relevant local authorities.

Neil Warnock takes temporary charge of Torquay United at age of 77The National League South club have parted company with manager Paul Wotton after a 5-0 home defeat by Chelmsford on SaturdayView Image Torquay United manager Paul Wotton and Neil Warnock inspect the pitch before the National League South match between Chesham United and Torquay United at The Meadow, Chesham on 18 October 2025. Photo: Josh Smith/PPAUKPlymouth Argyle legend Paul Wotton has lost his job as manager of National League South club Torquay United after a poor run of recent results. ‌Neil Warnock, the 77-year-old former promotion-winning Argyle boss, will take temporary charge of Torquay for their home game against Farnborough on Tuesday night. A club statement issued yesterday afternoon read: "Torquay United Football Club can confirm that it has today parted company with First-Team Manager Paul Wotton. ‌"Torquay United wish Paul every success in his future endeavours.

A US fighter jet prepares to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln as part of the US attacks on Iran. Photograph: US Navy/ReutersAmerica’s allies wanted to avoid being drawn into the war against Iran. America’s unchecked military powerDonald Trump’s war in the Middle East that began with his attack on Iran expanded this morning when Israel started bombing Lebanon in response to Hizbullah’s first rocket attacks since 2024. The Gulf states tried to stay out of the war, signalling their neutrality by making clear that they would not allow the United States to use their territory or airspace to launch attacks on Iran. Britain’s Keir Starmer has already agreed to allow the US to use British bases, something he initially refused to do because the US attack on Iran was in breach of international law.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky looked in good spirits as they enjoyed a date night at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The A-list couple coordinated in cool black leather jackets and sunglasses as they spent quality time together during a low-key night. Rihanna, 38, stunned in a black midi dress and elevated her frame in bold leather thigh high boots. The duo acted out a wedding ceremony with the Bajan songstress donning a blood-red wedding dress and veil. Rihanna, 38, stunned in a midi dress and elevated her frame in bold leather thigh high bootsOne person wrote on X, 'They are not married.

“I would never say I questioned how much he wanted [to win],” McIlroy said. “But, like, he’s always been so nice ... so nice!. “I think it is harder for Tommy to feel that than others because of how nice and empathetic he is. “I don’t know what that stigma is about being too nice to win,” he said. It would be distortion perhaps to characterise Farrell as “nice” in the literal sense, but he is universally liked.

What was going to happen to their 31-year-old intellectually disabled sister when Caroline could no longer look after her? In Ireland, hundreds of intellectually disabled adults are cared for full-time by ageing parents. The group’s founder, Tony Murray, says he is aware of three full-time carers in their 90s. Tony Murray (70), founder of Before We Die, cares with his wife Susan Corrigan (69) for their 41-year-old daughter Aoife, who is intellectually disabled. She and her husband Jimmy (70) are full-time carers for Jessica, who has autism and a moderate intellectual disability.

I was wrong in imagining that what I saw then was what the prehistoric people walking the same land would have seen. But I wasn’t wrong in my pleasure in the idea of continuity, in my daydreams about who had set their feet where I set mine. How do we avoid making prehistory in our own image, how can we open ourselves to what we can’t imagine? I like the kitchen implements, though as I understand it most neolithic dwellings were open-plan, cooking the central activity. The valiant domesticity of cooking and sewing is no antidote to an apocalypse, it is just that the desire for good food and pretty clothes was there at the beginning of humanity and will be with us to the end.

When I moved to France in August 2023, the culture shock was so much bigger than I expected. It feels as though the unexpected difference between the French and Irish way of life has made the shock even more impactful. The absence of urgency is the most striking aspect of living here. They are happy with the compliant people who made their booking for the assigned French lunch period. She moved to France in 2023 with her husband Donall and three young children Sarah Kate, Daniel and Moya.