Article Index

In a word... alcohol

By Patsy McGarry

Obituaries

Philip McCabe: Ireland’s Bee Man

Miriam Lord’s Week: I hear you’re a bigamist now, Kevin

By Miriam Lord

When saving the lives of migrants becomes a crime

By Riona Judge McCormack

Celebrating women in music: this week’s traditional highlights

By Siobhán Long

Abroad

Three in four emigrants surveyed would have voted for Michael D Higgins

By Ciara Kenny

Five things we learned from the presidential election campaign

By Pat Leahy

An Irish Diary

Church services

Julia Roberts: ‘I have never called myself a film actor. I’m just an actor’

By Shilpa Ganatra

The Chemical Brothers: ‘Bernard Sumner called us a bunch of Wurzels’

By Éamon Sweeney

Donal Ryan: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

History

The Times We Lived In: It’s a dog’s life

By Arminta Wallace

Jazzing up a 40-year-old festival: this week’s must-see jazz highlights

By Cormac Larkin

‘Dreamboy’: a surreal tale that will transport you somewhere else

By Sarah Griffin

Morbid fascination: Ciara Kelly talks life and death in Tuam home

By Mick Heaney

Neutrality and military alliance left out of presidential debate

By Paul Gillespie

Gig of the Week: Metropolis – music for the terminally hip

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Are U2 back already? This week’s must-see rock and pop gigs

By Tony Clayton-Lea and Louise Bruton

New artist of the week: Rosalía

By Niall Byrne

Art

Art in Focus – ‘Song of Lasting Sorrow’ by Kano Sansetsu

By Aidan Dunne

This Album Changed My Life: New Order – Music Complete (2015)

By Niall Byrne

Film

Nobody’s perfect. But ‘Some Like It Hot’ is

By Donald Clarke

Breda O’Brien: Mothers bombarded in anxiety-riddled era

By Breda O'Brien

Hugh Tinney’s 60th birthday tour: this weeks classical music highlights

By Michael Dervan

Cliff Taylor: Donohoe must not rush to boost bankers’ pay or bonuses

By Cliff Taylor

Can Logan Paul help turn YouTube Premium into a success?

By Seamas O'Reilly

The K-pop phenomenon: 'it's pop music on crack'

By Brian O'Flynn

Mahalia: Our New VBF

By Louise Bruton

Europe

Hungary’s rough sleepers go into hiding as homelessness made illegal

By Daniel McLaughlin

President Peter Casey: we were secretly on his side all along

By Patrick Freyne

Stage

Back to the future: Rough Magic’s Joyce adaptation is our theatre highlight

By Peter Crawley

Diarmaid Ferriter: Nuns’ side of story needs to be heard

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Fintan O’Toole: Khashoggi’s murder reveals a reality the West wants to hide

By Fintan O'Toole

Schoolgirls on Brexit: ‘The adults are not thinking straight’

By Simon Carswell

Lopetegui a dead man walking as Real problems mount

By Richard Fitzpatrick

Fine Art & Antiques

€17,000 for a jug? It has to be Limerick silver

By Arminta Wallace

Frankenstein’s Ireland: A ‘wretched’ place with ‘traces of civilisation’

By Claire Connolly

Witch pickings: Halloween treats to bake with the kids

By Shane Smith

Property

Life on the farm: ‘We spotted each other over the hedge and married on my 19th birthday’

By Jacqui Corcoran

Racing

O’Brien aiming to identify possible classic stars for 2019

By Brian O'Connor

Hennessy New Irish Writing: October 2018 winning poems

By Ruth Quinlan and Kiera McGarry

In praise of older books: Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski (1982)

By Julie Parsons

Autumn Series: Friendly fire will be as keenly felt as ever

By Gerry Thornley

John Reynolds? ‘The ballsiest person I ever met. A maverick’

By Una Mullally

Poem of the week: Glencolmcille Soundtrack

By Moya Cannon

Decadent sticky toffee cake with butterscotch sauce

By Vanessa Greenwood

Why the United States’ midterm vote centres on Donald Trump

By Suzanne Lynch

‘Is hyperconnectivity actually making us less kind humans?’

By Aisling Murray

Fine Art & Antiques

Fine art auction results: Busy October provides a welcome harvest

By Arminta Wallace

Drink

Pinot noir: the perfect autumnal wine

By John Wilson

Restaurants

O’Neills Bistro: Tipperary gem well worth a visit

By Catherine Cleary

The Bus on Thursday review: Hitching a ride to hell

By Sarah Gilmartin

Three winter soups, the ultimate comfort food

By Carmel Somers

Munster aiming to clip Glasgow’s wings

By John O'Sullivan

Jennifer O’Connell: Rodents, romance and how I met my husband

By Jennifer O'Connell

Ireland’s unlikely Instagram stars

By Amy O'Connor

Environment

A daddy-long-legs fly, toy soldier lichen and murderous swans

By Ethna Viney

Life & Style

Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week

By Una Mullally

Gambling advertising in sport: How much is too much?

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Bookies got it ‘hopelessly wrong’ when ad regulations were relaxed

By Ruaidhrí Croke

‘I thought I was going to die that night’: Violence on Irish Rail

By Conor Gallagher

Travelbag: latest holiday tips

By Jo Linehan

Fine Art & Antiques

Chinese dish from Carlow priced to make over €40,000 in sale of Asian items

By Arminta Wallace

Fashion

Marian Keyes: Here’s how to conceal those dark circles under the eyes

By Marian Keyes

‘Honor was actually conceived in this cor?’ ‘We should push it off a cliff’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Westport: More than just a one-mountain town

By Tanya Sweeney

Recipes

Mushroom soup

By Carmel Somers

Your Fitness

Why I love . . . cross-country running

By Niamh Donnelly

Leading figures call for gambling advertising to be restricted

By Ruaidhrí Croke

‘Gay cake’ row: Bakers don’t change laws. Politicians do

By Sean Moncrieff

Wrap up and walk: five short hikes perfect for a winter’s day

By Heather Snelgar

Environment

A national marine plan: Making the sea work for us, and us for it

By Lorna Siggins

Life & Style

Join ‘Irish Times’ writers for Food Month walking tours

Leinster fully focused on revenge mission in Italy

By John O'Sullivan

Tasty Halloween treats to light up the festive occasion

By Marie Claire Digby

YA fiction round-up: topical tales of #MeToo and homelessness

By Claire Hennessy

Fashion

Philip Treacy: ‘Celebrity? It means f**k all, to be honest with you’

By Derek Scally

JP McMahon: The Irish farmhouse cheese revolution

By JP McMahon

Fr Peter McVerry: A saint? If he is, he’s an angry one

By Jennifer O'Connell

Varadkar and Martin’s duel over new deal is all about next election

By Fiach Kelly

Drink

Beer and pizza: A visit to Rascals’ new taproom in Inchicore

By Sorcha Hamilton

A family holiday with a difference in Lanzarote

By Alison Healy

Fashion

What’s new with Ireland’s glove queen Paula Rowan?

By Deirdre McQuillan

Environment

Michael Viney: Ireland paying high price for invasive species

By Michael Viney

Hennessy New Irish Writing: October 2018’s winning story

By Daire McNally

Interiors

Don’t replace, respray

By Liz Dwyer

Gaelic Games

Famed Bennettsbridge aiming to be top Cats once again

By Malachy Clerkin

Michael Connelly: From Bosch and Ballard to real-life detectives

By Declan Hughes

Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce review

By Seán Hewitt

‘Madam Politician does a disservice to the women who served as ministers’

By Geraldine Kennedy

Technology

Naughten aimed to name broadband plan preferred bidder by September

By Peter Hamilton

Technology

Google needs to get back to not doing ‘evil’

Frank McDonald’s memoir takes on politicians, Catholicism and ‘The Irish Times’

By Anne Harris

Michael Lewis: ‘The financial crisis made Donald Trump possible’

By Suzanne Lynch

Technology

Usain Bolt speeds up the fortunes of rivals O’Brien and Malone

Business

Brexiteers spitting mad as Dublin refuses to be bullied

By Colin Gleeson

‘Christian Courtesy for Catholic Girls’: Reflections on a darker syllabus

By Danielle McLaughlin

David McWilliams: Meet Sliotar Mom, Dad Bod and the Stovelanders

By David McWilliams

US pipe bombs suspect ‘like a 14-year-old in an adult’s body’

By Bernie Woodall

David McWilliams: We have witnessed the Dún Laoghaire-isation of Ireland

By David McWilliams

Gaelic Games

There is no place for cowardly violence in GAA club scene

By Keith Duggan

Presidential campaign key points: Traveller comments, expenses and jets

By Harry McGee

Irish riders make strong start to five-star show in Verona

By Margie McLoone

Irish soccer was built on skill and not teams of giants

By Michael Walker

All Blacks crush Wallabies in Yokohama for Bledisloe Cup sweep

Fintan O’Toole: Casey didn’t create an audience – it found him

By Fintan O'Toole

Sinn Féin stands ‘absolutely over decision’ to run presidential candidate

By Marie O'Halloran and Barry Roche

Golf

Tony Finau leads in Shanghai as Rory McIlroy’s woes continue

Varadkar plans referendum on extending presidential voting rights

By Freya McClements

Casey vote viewed as protest rather than unleashing of an Irish Trump

By Fiach Kelly

Saudi Arabia says it will prosecute Khashoggi’s killers

Glenn Hoddle still in serious condition but ‘responding well’

Derry City part company with Kenny Shiels

Education

Structural issues identified at two further schools

By Conor Gallagher

Michael D Higgins vs Peter Casey: some perspective is important

By Pat Leahy

Mexican police halt migrant caravan on way to US

Siya Kolisi and South Africa speaking to the hope of 1995

By Andy Bull

Snow falls in some parts of country as cold snap sets in

By Conor Pope

Crime & Law

Man (66) appears in court charged with Macroom murder

By Barry Roche

Micheál Martin: Don’t read too much into Peter Casey result

By Barry Roche

Duffy’s only regret is losing over €100,000 in election campaign

By Marie O'Halloran

Formidable Liverpool go top after comfortable Cardiff win

Leinster singing in the rain with bonus point win in Italy

Premier League round-up: Watford send Huddersfield bottom

Sheffield United go back top of Championship after easing to home win

Crime & Law

Two arrested after fire damages former customs building in Newry

By Amanda Ferguson

Trio of Dragons may have split vote, says Gallagher

By Vivienne Clarke

Sinn Féin councillor says Shankill bomber was ‘highly regarded’

By Amanda Ferguson

Casey ‘kidding himself’ over election votes, says Traveller

Lowry says he understands the frustrations of people who voted for Casey

By Conor Kane

Ní Riada insists united Ireland resonated with public

By Vivienne Clarke

Munster rally late to snatch dramatic win over Glasgow

Leeds steal a controversial point to stay in touch at the top

Wilfred Ndidi’s deflected strike breaks West Ham hearts

How the presidential campaign went wrong for four out of six candidates

By Harry McGee

Varadkar: ‘Imagine what we could have done with a majority’

By Conor Gallagher and Conor Pope

Varadkar refuses to apologise to Casey as he welcomes Higgins win

By Tim O'Brien

Helicopter of Leicester City owner crashes outside stadium

‘Words matter’: President Michael D Higgins warns against divisive language

By Fiach Kelly

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16785 by Crossheir – Saturday, October 27th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Freeman pays tribute to Áras contenders’ courage

By Marie O'Halloran