Article Index

Books in brief: From overlooked Irish women to the taboo of suicide

A successful succession at Bantry House

By Jacqui Corcoran

Decluttering tips from Marie Kondo for a more organised New Year

By Alanna Gallagher and Tanya Sweeney

Houseworks: understairs storage

By Liz Dwyer

Gardening

How to help your garden weather the climate change challenge

By Fionnuala Fallon

The Saturday poem: From ‘In the Ear of the Owl’

By Hayden Murphy

Angela Merkel: the rise and fall of Germany’s great pragmatist

By Derek Scally

Party time: 10 of the best drinks trolleys and bar carts

By Alanna Gallagher

Editorials

The Irish Times view: Democracy in retreat

Shane Ross ‘strongly asked’ for constituent’s clamping fine to be reconsidered

By Brian Hutton

Thinking Anew – What Ebenezer Scrooge can teach us

By Gordon Linney

Saudi changes

Frosty reception

Electronic voting

Taxis for hire

Spare a thought for hospitality staff

Anonymous letter claimed British knew of Enniskillen bomb plans

By Ronan McGreevy

Police chiefs in North said there was no law ‘against telling lies’

By Brian Hutton

Metrolink and serving the capital

Private schools and the ‘Brexit bounce’

Rising cost of national children’s hospital

Mary Robinson and fate of a princess

Brexit and the echoes of history

Marine plan should avoid ‘privatising’ resources, department told

By Lorna Siggins

Free repeat smear tests to end as HSE deals with backlog

By Jennifer Bray

Sligo village laments post office closure: ‘We took our troubles to Eileen’

By Marese McDonagh

Sport

Dreaming of colouring the whole world a shade of darts

By Barney Ronay

National animal testing lab for medical devices being considered

By Jack Power

Tuam excavation: Government unsure what it is ‘getting into’

By Jennifer Bray

World

Mexico to become third country to legalise marijuana

By Jude Webber

Obituaries

Peter MacPherson Robinson obituary: Michelin star restauranteur and aid developer

Combating ‘fake news’: The 21st century civic duty

By Stephan Lewandowsky and Joe Lynam

State Papers: Repatriation of Phoenix Park equestrian statue not permitted

By Ronan McGreevy

Obituaries

Sacha Hamilton obituary: Duchess driven by social responsibility

Gerry Conlon wrote to Haughey asking him to intervene in his case

By Ronan McGreevy

‘Wasteful’ Dublin Millennium projects got chopped by ‘Mac the Knife’

By Ronan McGreevy

Economy

Dermot Desmond helped to write Haughey’s IFSC sales pitch

By Harry McGee

Haughey made repeated efforts to meet Molyneaux without success

By Harry McGee

Thatcher ‘convinced’ Birmingham Six had no grounds for appeal

By Harry McGee

McGuinness planned the firing of shots over coffin in church grounds

By Brian Hutton

Technology

State papers: MacSharry objected to additional support for Apple in Cork

By Ronan McGreevy

Declassified files help to correct ‘distorting’ narrative of Thatcher’s memoirs

By John Bowman

British were in North as ‘one million Irishmen’ wanted them, Haughey told

By Brian Hutton

Hillery was pressurised to make State visit to the Vatican

By Ronan McGreevy

Northern Ireland leaders no match for Dublin, Thatcher aide said

By Brian Hutton

Charlie Haughey: A 'dreadful person’ but a ‘good politician’

By Brian Hutton

Mayhew was criticised by both sides over shoot-to-kill decision

By John Bowman

The best traditional gigs in Ireland this week

By Siobhán Long

Number of social events and guests per department cut 10% due to austerity

By Ronan McGreevy

Haughey insisted Mitterrand stop off at his home for champagne

By Harry McGee

Nurses’ pay, Brexit and economic wobbles: here comes politics 2019

By Pat Leahy

An Irish Diary

Church services

Armistice Day commemorations a source of tension in the Free State era

By Ronan McGreevy

Diarmaid Ferriter: Roots of Dáil’s ideological sameness run deep

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Martyn Turner

Art

Wild relatives: Exploring the play of global power

By Aidan Dunne

Albums of 2019: A big year for recording acts of all sizes

By Shilpa Ganatra

Gavin James: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

Conor McGregor to Brexiteers: The problematic people of the year

By Patrick Freyne

Saint Sister: Our New VBF

By Louise Bruton

Calling Cards review: A bilingual treat from younger Irish poets

By Clíona Ní Ríordáin

Film

Coming soon... 50 films to look out for in 2019

By Donald Clarke

Hennessy New Irish Writing: December 2018’s winning poems

By Siobhan Mac Mahon & DC Fitzsimons

Macron’s sacked bodyguard resurfaces to give French president a new headache

By Lara Marlowe

Gig guide: The best pop and rock gigs in Ireland this week

By Tony Clayton-Lea

New artist of the week: Mount Alaska

By Niall Byrne

This Album Changed My Life: John Hiatt – Bring The Family (1987)

By Niall Byrne

Middle East

Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman shows his dark side

By Vincent Durac

Stage

Pantomime: Two snowy leading ladies to kick off the new year

By Peter Crawley

Art

Art in Focus: JMW Turner – A Ship against the Mewstone, at the Entrance to Plymouth Sound

By Aidan Dunne

Irish economy set for holding pattern amid Brexit uncertainty

By Cliff Taylor

I’m not a hoarder. I just need more storage space

By Kevin Courtney

The world in 2019: a good year for the pessimists

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Middle East

Syrian refugees struggling to find their feet in Jordan

By Sorcha Pollak

The best jazz gigs in Ireland this week

By Cormac Larkin

State papers: Irish officials found no evidence Easter Rising got papal blessing

By Ronan McGreevy

Fintan O’Toole: 2018, year of the dark new normal

By Fintan O'Toole

Macron’s credibility was dented by more than the yellow vests

By Lara Marlowe

First Fortnight: Madness, mental illness and creativity explored

By Arnold Fanning

The Year... in case you missed it

By Kevin Courtney

In praise of older books: looking back at a year of magical reading

By Julie Parsons

Croia called me a gender binarist because of my Goys and Dolls party

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Patriot graves: ‘Forgetful Remembrance’ and ‘Bodenstown Revisited’ reviews

By Jim Smyth

The Future of Capitalism, Facing the New Anxieties review

By Paschal Donohoe

Meghan Markle, Pope Francis, the All Blacks: 2018’s memorable visitors

By Jennifer O'Connell

Sport

Photographs of 2018: Sport

North Korea’s image has softened but is there any real change?

By Clifford Coonan

The best of Eileen Battersby, from Tolstoy to Paul Simon

Hennessy New Irish Writing: December 2018’s winning story

By Helen de Búrca

World

Photographs of 2018: Telling the year’s compelling story

By Brenda Fitzsimons

Books to look forward to in 2019

By Arminta Wallace

Year of the anti-Trump: Robert Mueller’s tenacious investigation

By Suzanne Lynch

My Sister, The Serial Killer review: darkly comic debut novel

By Sarah Gilmartin

The year conservative, Catholic Ireland lost its mojo

By Jennifer Bray

Dead Ground 2018-1918 review: WWII permeates the past and present

By Gerald Dawe

The best new crime fiction: books for you to murder this Christmas

By Declan Hughes

Fine Art & Antiques

In with the Old: 2018 saw a recovery in fine art and antiques sales

By Arminta Wallace

In a Word ... Hospital

By Patsy McGarry

Defi Bleu looks to follow in illustrious hoof-prints at Limerick

By Brian O'Connor

Life & Style

Photographs of 2018: Life

Why Can’t You Afford a Home?

By Eoin Ó Broin

Photographs of 2018: Nature and environment

Euro ’88 cut short John Anderson’s career but he’d do it all over again

By Emmet Malone

The Times We Lived In: Bellringers ding-dong merrily on high

By Arminta Wallace

One handy aspect of being Irish is the ability to be two-faced

By Seán Moncrieff

Obituaries

Eileen Battersby obituary: A literary critic with many great passions

Photographs of 2018: News

In praise of older books: Waterland by Graham Swift (1983)

By Graham Swift

David McWilliams: Why 2018 was such a strong year for the Irish economy

By David McWilliams

Lots of promises, not many houses

By Olivia Kelly

Best of frenemies: Why Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have stuck together

By Pat Leahy

World

Photographs of 2018: World

Photographs of 2018: Politics

Theresa May: Visionless, stubborn and indefatigable

By Denis Staunton

Photographs of 2018: People

Leinster braced for a thorough Thomond examination

By Gavin Cummiskey

Delta Work a strong contender for Grade One glory in novice feature

By Brian O'Connor

Leinster-Munster rivalry underpins Irish rugby’s golden age

By Gerry Thornley

Melon poised to reassert his Champion Hurdle credentials

By Brian O'Connor

Larissa Nolan: Forget New Year’s Eve and embrace January 1st

By Larissa Nolan

Abroad

Is Ireland still no country for young people?

By Patrick Kelleher

Russia v the West: Vladimir Putin’s new cold war

By Daniel McLaughlin

Gaelic Games

Jason Sherlock now at ease after confronting complicated past

By Malachy Clerkin

Are Liverpool champions-elect? The sums are starting to add up

By Michael Walker

Trump says he will close border if wall is not funded

Australia strips suspected Islamic State militant of citizenship

No regrets for Ireland’s John Anderson after Euro ’88 sacrifice

By Emmet Malone

Commercial Property

Finance Ireland plans €200m commercial property loans bonds deal

By Joe Brennan

US limits on coal-plant mercury emissions too costly, says EPA

Indonesian volcano lost over two-thirds of volume in eruption

Middle East

Egypt security forces kill 40 suspected militants

Health

Abortion: 162 GPs enough to end need to travel abroad – Harris

By Colm Keena, Jennifer Bray and Patsy McGarry

Some of State’s most valuable ‘vacant sites’ to avoid land-hoarding fines

By Olivia Kelly

Bid made to remove family from homeless hub on Christmas Eve

By Jack Power

Police apologise to couple arrested over Gatwick drones disruption

UK to spend £108m on extra ferries in event of no-deal Brexit

Daily Millions €1m winning ticket sold in Co Kerry

By Sarah Burns

Max and Bella top most popular dog names of 2018

Gaelic Games

Sports Review 2018: Agony turns to ecstasy for conquering Dubs

By Mary Hannigan

State papers: Poet Thomas Kinsella sent Haughey his royalty pay slip for 4p

By Ronan McGreevy

Workers to get single sick cert after benefit scheme overhaul

By Jennifer Bray

Austria plans national digital tax amid EU frustration

Crime & Law

Man left with serious head injuries after assault in Dublin

By Sarah Burns

Rangers break six-year duck to see off Celtic at Ibrox

Libya dismissed claims of IRA link as ‘imperialist’ conspiracy

By Harry McGee

Canadian jailed for 15 years in China on drugs charges faces retrial

Sharjah swoops to Ryanair Hurdle as Samcro fails to fire

By Brian O'Connor

Government accused of ‘standing idly by’ as UK bolsters ferry links for Brexit

By Sarah Burns

As it happened: Munster 26 Leinster 17

Road improvements to separate southbound traffic on the N11

By Tim O'Brien

Housing Agency chief warned Government against vacant-site levy increase

By Olivia Kelly

One dead, 23 in hospital after bus overturns in Scotland

Technology

How to . . . upgrade your console’s storage

By Ciara O'Brien

Wolves overturn Spurs to give Liverpool breathing room

Trump says ‘big progress’ on possible China trade deal

Leeds’ comeback magic runs out as Hull take all three points

Art

State papers: Ireland has ‘moral claim’ to paintings, UK’s National Gallery admits

By Brian Hutton

Premier League round-up: Fulham see off Huddersfield in basement battle

Number killed on Irish roads remains stable in 2018

By Peter Murtagh

Championship round-up: Norwich miss a chance to go top amid high drama

Migrants crossing English Channel declared a ‘major incident’

Liverpool storm past Arsenal to go nine points clear at the top

Munster sink 14-man Leinster in tempestuous Christmas derby

By Gerry Thornley

Sporadic clashes as ‘yellow vest’ protesters on French streets again

Man held over suspected links to killers of Scandinavian hikers

Veteran comic Dame June Whitfield dies at age 93

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16837 by Crossheir – Saturday, December 29th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan