Article Index

Glens of lead: Exploring Wicklow’s rich mining heritage

By Paddy Woodworth

Gardening

Don’t hibernate: there’s plenty to do in the January garden

By Fionnuala Fallon

Poem of the week: Photograph of Sylvia, 1942

By Ainín Ní Bhroin

Poem of the week: Phenomenon

By Fiona Sampson

In a Word . . .

By Patsy McGarry

Browser reviews: Kraftwerk but no scoop, a Bombay trip, and Protestant nationalism

New Irish Writing: January 2020’s winning poems

By Bernie Crawford

Fresh of face

Social Affairs

Thinking Anew – The power of forgiveness

By Gordon Linney

No comment

Minding our own business

Are we there yet?

Newtonian dynamics

National debt and interest payments

Living in a grab-and-go culture

City living and decentralisation

Pensions and the election

Promises, promises

The shadow of the bailout

Myanmar and the Rohingya

Health and primary care

Children and the care system

Zero tolerance for hate speech in politics

Brain injury and rehabilitation

In a Word...

By Patsy McGarry

Breda O’Brien: Time to smash Tweedledum and Tweedledee politics

By Breda O'Brien

Racing

Leopardstown to continue watering and ensure ground is ‘fit for purpose’

By Brian O'Connor

Health

Government must ‘come clean’ on children’s hospital delays and costs

By Jennifer Bray and Martin Wall

Europe

Pall hangs over Germany ahead of Auschwitz anniversary

By Derek Scally

Martyn Turner

Varadkar is not convincing when he says his conservatism is compassionate

By Diarmaid Ferriter

World View: Next government could bring real shifts in Irish foreign policy

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Cliff Taylor: Brexit did, after all, mean Brexit

By Cliff Taylor

Election 2020: Auction politics an added complication for electorate

By Cliff Taylor

Investment in our Olympic hopefuls may be costly – but it’s worth it

By Ian O'Riordan

Social Affairs

Men ‘delighted’ to be invited to Citizens’ Assembly on gender equality

By Kitty Holland

Gary Neville in Qatar an exercise in semi-journalism

By Barney Ronay

Obituaries

Lorenza Mazzetti obituary: Wartime survivor and seminal filmmaker

‘Men like Seamus Mallon don’t come along too often’

By Gerry Moriarty

Voters in Dún Laoghaire: ‘Every single way I look at it, it’s difficult’

By Jennifer O'Connell

Election 2020: ‘I have quietly said to myself, does loyalty exist nowadays?’

By Fiach Kelly

Can the State afford to roll back on the ‘pensions time bomb’?

By Simon Carswell

Stage

The best play to see in Ireland this week

By Sara Keating

War of Independence imagined: This week’s jazz highlights

By Cormac Larkin

Art

When nature is commodified: this week’s visual arts highlights

By Aidan Dunne

Auschwitz 75 years on: The Holocaust’s toll for one Dublin family

By Judith Mok

Roll over for Beethoven: This week’s classical highlights

By Michael Dervan

Stage

Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: Who has been nominated?

By Sara Keating

An Irish Diary

Church services

Election 2020: Labour and Greens have it all to play for

By Pat Leahy

Art

State architect hopes to push Ireland in Dutch direction

By Frank McDonald

Isobel Campbell: ‘I’m not an outright failure but I’m not successful enough for things to be easy’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Art

Art in Focus: Enda Bowe – Cybil McCaddy with Daughter Lulu

By Aidan Dunne

Film

Robert Eggers on bringing Robert Pattinson to The Lighthouse

By Donald Clarke

Poliça's Channy Leaneagh: ‘The fall really woke me up’

By Ed Power

Simon and Garfunkel for people who don’t like Simon and Garfunkel

By Donald Clarke

This week’s best rock and pop gigs: From Mabel to Jonas Brothers

By Louise Bruton and Tony Clayton-Lea

The best traditional music gigs to go to this week

By Siobhán Long

Get your Rat on for Dublin’s Chinese New Year Festival

By Deirdre Falvey

Financial Services

South Dublin Credit Union members urged to borrow more to ensure survival

By Ciarán Hancock

Economy

From chips to €14bn in trade: Ireland and Italy’s enduring exchange

Housing crisis: A British solution to an Irish problem

By Olivia Kelly

Financial Services

EU banking watchdog describes rejection of Cross nomination as ‘unfortunate’

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Mushroom, roasted bread and spinach salad

By Paul Flynn

Lemon surprise pudding

By Vanessa Greenwood

Chicken pilaff

By Paul Flynn

Lentils vinaigrette

By Paul Flynn

Transport

NI businesses fear burden of post-Brexit red tape on goods transport

By Simon Carswell

Jeanine Cummins: ‘I didn’t know if I had the right to tell the story’

By Catherine Conroy

Food

Lemon surprise pudding: A classic citrus treat that’s nigh-on impossible to resist

By Vanessa Greenwood

The affordable housing scheme changed my life

By Nell Regan

Make a move to Sallynoggin where homes don’t hang around

By Tanya Sweeney

Local history: Reflections on Derry and Donegal’s turbulent past

By Paul Clements

Old favourites: Modern Nature by Derek Jarman

By Lucy Sweeney Byrne

Design Moment: Aeron chair, 1994

By Bernice Harrison

Drink

The changing taste of Malbec: from fruit bomb to subtle elegance

By John Wilson

Drink

Invaluable book for the aficionado on the best of Irish whiskey

By John Wilson

Restaurants

Allta, Dublin: Top marks for an unpretentious new wine bar with delicious food

By Catherine Cleary

Fine Art & Antiques

Clean out and clean up by selling your valuables at auction

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

All hail Biophilia – the interiors trend taking us back to nature

By Bernice Harrison

New Irish Writing: A Little Cloud by A Joseph Black

By A Joseph Black

Storm Brendan rattles the nature-depleted North

By Michael Viney

I found this carcass on a beach: Readers’ nature queries

By Ethna Viney

Interiors

Kinsale bungalow blitzed to make way for cool creation

By Alanna Gallagher

TV & Radio

A Ryan Tubridy interview takes a terrifying twist

By Mick Heaney

Orwell: A Man of Our Time – A sloppy, disorganised biography

By John Self

Rugby

Mike Catt hopes to have Irish backs purring in Six Nations

By Johnny Watterson

Fine Art & Antiques

Downsizing art couple’s final pieces for sale in online auction

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Rugby

Six Nations: Ireland are contenders but England still the team to beat

By Gerry Thornley

Interiors

Turn over a new sheet: eight fresh bedlinen looks to try

By Alanna Gallagher

Irish football hoping Quinn can help plot path to a brighter future

By Keith Duggan

Liam Cahill uses playing regrets to drive him as Waterford boss

By Malachy Clerkin

In Donegal Michael Murphy is seen, simply, as a godsend

By Keith Duggan

The world spins but it’s soon back to Dublin and Kerry

By Seán Moran

Housing is Ireland’s biggest economic and social emergency. Can we fix it?

By Cliff Taylor

Seán Moncrieff: It’s that time of the year when parents commit school fraud

By Seán Moncrieff

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Críost on a rothar. It looks like Chorlie Haughey’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Life & Style

TikTok boom: The app exploding in popularity among Irish teenagers

By Amy O'Connor

Travel

Manchán Magan: Why I’m giving up flying abroad on holidays, the thing I love most in this world

By Manchán Magan

Some get up early to go to the gym, others because they slept in a doorway

By Jennifer O'Connell

Des Bishop: ‘The last time my mother spoke was to say sorry’

By Róisín Ingle

Food

Paul Flynn: Rice and lentil dishes for all seasons

By Paul Flynn

David McWilliams: A fall in house prices should be our goal

By David McWilliams

Housing crisis: How each of the political parties say they’re going to fix it

By Jennifer Bray

Election 2020: FF and FG trade insults on tax policy, Brexit

By Fiach Kelly and Pat Leahy

On the centenary of Prohibition, is creative intoxication still a thing?

By Gemma Tipton

Renters on housing crisis: ‘We’re f**ked basically’

By Jack Horgan-Jones

NHL Division 1B: Malachy Clerkin’s team-by-team guide

By Malachy Clerkin

NHL Division 1A: Malachy Clerkin’s team-by-team guide

By Malachy Clerkin

Housing crisis: A ‘brownfield’ strategy for Dublin

By Olivia Kelly

Housing crisis: What the rest of the world can teach Ireland

By Peter Cluskey, Eoin Drea, Jack Horgan-Jones, Olivia Kelly and Mark Paul

Ireland

Boy (17) dies and three others injured in Dublin car crash

Business

Opioid executive admits to ‘no morals’ ahead of prison term

By Hannah Kuchler, Nick Verbitsky, Tom Jennings and Shaunnagh Connaire

Sable kept as pet in Co Cork found to have rabies-like virus

By Dean Ruxton

Donald Trump reveals new US Space Force logo

Election 2020 out takes: Campaigner for Timmy Dooley has car stolen

By Brian Hutton

Boy (15) stabbed during row between gangs of youths in Dublin

By Brian Hutton

Golf

Ryan Palmer seizes initiative at Torrey Pines with stunning 62

Sam Bennett settles for third in penultimate stage in Australia

By Shane Stokes

Australian Open upsets continue as Pliskova crashes out

Nick Kyrgios sets up Rafael Nadal showdown after five-set thriller

Film

Sundance Film Festival: Irish film Herself wins rave reviews

By Donald Clarke

Election 2020: Green Party manifesto outlines €2.5bn retrofitting plan

By Harry McGee

Hurling league: Tipperary 0-18 Limerick 2-14 (FT)

Shane Ross breaks fingers in fall at Marlay Park

By Jennifer Bray

Fianna Fáil manifesto pledges not costed, claims Fine Gael

By Jennifer Bray

Ireland

Temperatures to plunge but forecasters rule out widespread snow

By Brian Hutton

Saturday night football: Dublin v Kerry

Kellie Harrington has to settle for silver medal in Bulgaria

Leicester negotiate tricky FA Cup assignment at Brentford

Golf

Wu Ashun celebrates Chinese New Year by taking Dubai lead

Asia-Pacific

Xi declares ‘grave situation’ as China’s coronavirus death toll at 41

Racing

Paisley Park extends unbeaten record in fine style at Cheltenham

Rowing: Ireland’s Olympics hopefuls shine at Indoor Championships

By Liam Gorman

Community in shock after three children die: ‘It is just horrific’

By Sarah Burns

Communication is key for new FAI president Gerry McAnaney

By Emmet Malone

Labour plans €5 rise in social welfare costing €350m a year

By Jennifer Bray

Education

ASTI secondary teachers to ballot on strike over two-tier pay

By Martin Wall

Valencia end Quique Setien’s Barcelona honeymoon

Teenager (17) attacked with samurai sword in Dundalk

By Elaine Keogh

Australia’s First Nations poets map possible path of atonement

By Felicity Plunkett

Odsonne Edouard’s double sees Celtic past Ross County

Dominant England move closer to series win in South Africa

Dublin house deaths: Three young children named

By Conor Lally, Sarah Burns and Jade Wilson

Food

Cork barman sets world record for making Irish coffees

Agony as Leitrim are denied victory at the death by Derry

Social Affairs

Gender equality: Citizen’s Assembly moves to fulfil 1916 Proclamation aims

By Patsy McGarry

FA Cup round-up: Southampton and Spurs to do it all again

Limerick roar from behind to sink Tipp and start league in style

By Ian O'Riordan

Thousands march in Drogheda to ‘take back control’ from drug gangs

By Peter Murtagh

Ireland

Irish explorer who discovered Antarctica honoured in home village

By Barry Roche

Funeral of Seamus Mallon to be held in Co Armagh on Monday

By Brian Hutton

David Clifford sends everyone back to their corners unbeaten

By Malachy Clerkin

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17169 by Crossheir – Saturday, January 25th, 2020

By Lorna Kernan

‘Absolutely nothing wrong’: Trump team opens impeachment defence

Europe

Powerful earthquake hits Turkey, leaving at least 29 dead

James Durcan steals a draw for Mayo in Ballybofey