Article Index

No sex please: Frisky athletes may find Olympics provide quite the anticlimax

By David McNeill

High Court president’s forthright interview on ‘shortage’ of judges causes stir

By Colm Keena

Michael McDowell: It’s probably just as well England lost Euro 2020

By Michael McDowell

Martyn Turner

Almost half of Irish rivers have ‘unsatisfactory water quality levels’

By Ellen O'Riordan

Garda to spend up to half a million on centenary medals and coins

By Conor Gallagher

Irish citizens unaware of how big a part charities play in public services

By Sheila Cannon

Social Affairs

Local authorities failed to spend Traveller budgets, landmark inquiry finds

By Kitty Holland

Avison Young appoints four new directors

By Ronald Quinlan

Litigious nimbyism is making housing crisis much worse

By Raymond Tutty

Civil servants could work from home up to March 2022

By Jade Wilson

Majority of Covid law offenders refuse to pay fine

By Conor Gallagher

Summer economic statement delayed by divisions at top of Government

By Pat Leahy

Film

Vicky Krieps: ‘I lit a candle every day to not be nominated for an Oscar’

By Donald Clarke

Art

‘We don’t realise what we have.’ In praise of the ‘majestic’ rural Irish town

By Gemma Tipton

Food

Dublin is the second-most ‘coffee-obsessed’ capital in the world

By Polly Dennison

Modubuild aims to double revenues and may seek external funding

By Charlie Taylor

Tipperary water park may not reopen due to insurance difficulties

By Grace Donnellan

Equities are the only sensible foundation for private pensions

By Martin Wolf

Pure Fitout to spend €1.2m hiring 20 apprentices over next five years

By Barry O'Halloran

Junk Kouture to go global after securing $1m in funding

By Charlie Taylor

Innovation

Chris Horn: Infinidash highlights lunacy of ‘must have’ technobabble

By Chris Horn

Fully-let Dublin docklands office block for €15.25m offers 7.35% yield

By Ronald Quinlan

Point Square hits the market with €75m price tag

By Ronald Quinlan

People

The female television detective: A role model for ageing women

By Edel Coffey

Be right beside Bray seafront on Joycean terrace for €975,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Gaelic Games

Darragh Ó Sé: Big event at Wembley obscures a true Ulster classic

By Darragh Ó Sé

Property

My estate agent won’t hand over the booking deposit from my house sale

People

Ireland, 1966: ‘A visitor realises after a few days that he has seen few fat people’

By Rosita Boland

Residential

Fine family home in Glenageary with room to grow for €975,000

By Alanna Gallagher

Marlet agrees €270m financing deal for College Square scheme

By Ronald Quinlan

People

‘In Dublin I feel like I’m a part of a living history’

By Sorcha Pollak

Drink

Black Irish: Is it a whiskey or a beer? It’s neither and both

By John Wilson

Books

Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel: Parties and pretentiousness in Berlin

By Sarah Gilmartin

Gaelic Games

Seán Moran: No clear consensus on how to reform football championship

By Seán Moran

Frustrated Cooney to concentrate on his Ulster duties

By Gerry Thornley

Lions face ‘fourth Test’ as big guns to lead South Africa ‘A’ side

By Gerry Thornley

‘My brother hurt me with his shocking views. How can I continue our relationship?’

By Trish Murphy

Women feel unheard and dismissed when it comes to health

By Geraldine Walsh

Your Fitness

Co Longford: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

By Damian Cullen

Gaelic Games

Parsons says GPA recognise need to reform football championship

By Seán Moran

Music

The Music Quiz: What book inspired Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane?

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Scramble to defend plan for reopening indoor hospitality amid confusion over GPs' role

By Pat Leahy, Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee

Leisure sector bears brunt of insurance hikes; Perrigo’s tax bill, and Point Square for sale

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Death toll rises to 17 in partial collapse of China hotel

In The News: How Poland’s right-wing politicians are reshaping society

Motors

Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake: sleek estate proves lower is better

By Neil Briscoe

Lions set for ‘fourth Test’; Ireland record stunning win over South Africa

Motors

Is biofuel use leading to massive deforestation?

By Neil Briscoe

Blow for Manchester United as Marcus Rashford out until October

By Mark Dobson

Open Orphan pharmaceutical company expands Covid-19 trial

By Ciara O'Brien

World

One man dies in anti-government protest in Cuba

Irish overseas aid spending has ‘stagnated’, NGOs say

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Irish insurers still losing money despite huge premium hikes

By Joe Brennan

Uncertainty on Government benches over Covid policy as Dáil nears end of term

By Jack Horgan-Jones

EU to unveil landmark plan to reduce carbon footprint

By Mehreen Khan

Tullow eyes $600m cashflow as it makes operational, financial progress

By Ciara O'Brien

Roger Federer latest to withdraw from Tokyo Olympics

Transport

Lufthansa targets 60-70% of pre-pandemic passenger numbers by year-end

Markets

Travel stocks drag Europe lower, inflation woes mount

Harry Maguire says his dad was injured in Wembley stampede

World

Cuba protests: one man killed and more than 100 missing in historic unrest

Culture

Emmys: The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian lead nominations

Aldgate Developments secures largest office letting of 2021 in Sandyford

By Ronald Quinlan

Mark Shanley: ‘Nobody wants to see your ad, so it better be bloody good’

Technology

Irish co-founded data firm Logical Clocks raises €5m

By Charlie Taylor

Fear of dogs: ‘The fear of getting bitten is always in my mind’

By Damian Cullen

Belarusian police raid offices and homes of rights activists, groups say

Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn talks of daring escape from Japan

By Justin McCurry

Euro 2020 referees reflect on ‘praise we have never seen before’

Apple’s potential ‘buy now, pay later’ plan sends sector tumbling

Two Wimbledon matches probed for ‘possible irregular betting patterns’

Restaurants: ‘There is no choice. It’s this or stay closed’

By Tim O'Brien

House prices rise at fastest rate in 2½ years

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Rónan Kelleher called up to the British and Irish Lions squad

By Gerry Thornley

Judo siblings Megan and Ben Fletcher heading for Tokyo 2020

By Johnny Watterson

Extra 834 acute hospital beds delivered this year, Dáil told

By Marie O'Halloran

Weekend sunshine: Your guide to outdoor dining, activities and beaches

By Vivienne Clarke

Irish borrowers paying third highest mortgage rates in euro zone

By Charlie Taylor

Social Affairs

Domestic violence costs female survivors €113,500 to reach safety

By Sarah Burns

Sydney’s lockdown extended as Delta variant takes hold

By Pádraig Collins

Covid cases found at Olympic hotel in Japan as IOC hails ‘historic’ Games

Ireland among lowest EU states for Covid patients in hospital

By Jack Power

People who receive vaccines not approved by EMA must enter hotel quarantine, Dáil told

By Marie O'Halloran

World Rugby launches a far-reaching array of reforms

By Gerry Thornley

Science

Bee orchids are all dressed up with nowhere to go

By Yvonne Buckley

Work

Tui tells UK staff to spend just one day a month in office in Covid working shift

By Daniel Thomas

Rural TDs criticise legislation on indoor dining as discriminatory

By Marie O'Halloran

People with Irish names report corrupted spellings on digital Covid cert

By Harry McGee

Ticketless fan opens up on getting into Euro 2020 final

By Matthew Weaver

Golf

British Open confident there’ll be no repeat of security breach

Britain’s stance on Troubles killings brings more anguish to victims

By Gerry Moriarty

Garda suspects €35m ‘cocaine coal’ shipment abandoned by nervous criminals

By Conor Gallagher

Confirmed: Alun Wyn Jones returns to Lions touring party

By Gerry Thornley

EU climate plan: Taxes, subsidies and new network of charging points proposed

By Naomi O'Leary

Food

Food callout: Tell us about your favourite outdoor eating experience

Dublin-based Prothena to sell drug to Novo Nordisk in $1.2bn deal

By Charlie Taylor

Transport

Ryanair confirms it will fly Dublin-Kerry service

By Barry O'Halloran

Technology

Irish software company SynergySuite secures $7m in investment

By Charlie Taylor

Farming & Food

Family farm forest owners say they cannot get licences and income

By Barry O'Halloran

Man (53) dies after stabbing in Co Down

Report notes rise in cases dealt with by State Pathologist last year

By Sarah Burns

Ministers set to approve summer economic statement with capital boost for housing

By Pat Leahy, Jack Power, Vivienne Clarke and Marie O'Halloran

EU climate plan unveiled: ‘All of us will have to adapt’

By Naomi O'Leary

Markets

ECB takes first step in long march to digital euro

Kayaker and dog recover after spending night stranded off west Cork coast

By Barry Roche

National maternity hospital: Government not looking at another site – Donnelly

By Martin Wall

Live music and entertainment could reopen for fully vaccinated, Varadkar says

By Jack Horgan-Jones, Vivienne Clarke and Marie O'Halloran

Owner of Pamela Scott chain writes off €2.7m in loans

By Charlie Taylor

Books

Abbé de Firmont, the Irish priest who stood by King Louis XVI at his execution

By Turtle Bunbury

Kenmare resources sees record production in second quarter

By Ciara O'Brien

Raheem Sterling and Jorginho decisions were right, insists Uefa’s referee chief

By Jamie Jackson

Digital Covid cert system not responsible for ‘mangling’ Irish names, Minister says

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Transport

Flights at Dublin Airport down 70% on pre-Covid levels last week

By Barry O'Halloran

Film

Finding You: Months after Wild Mountain Thyme, Sky gives us more crock-of-gold baloney

By Donald Clarke

Part of pub’s dispute with insurer over Covid cover referred for arbitration

Lionel Messi set to take wage cut as part of new five-year deal with Barcelona

By Fabrizio Romano

Tesla’s Irish profits double despite Covid lockdown

By Michael McAleer

Q&A: How will the EU climate plan affect Ireland?

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Covid-19: ‘Essential’ that countries speed up vaccinations – EU agency

By Jade Wilson

Pandemic may have fuelled higher rent increases outside Dublin

By Conor Pope

‘Increasing trend’ in damage to heritage sites across country

By Anne Lucey

Courts

Bóthar seeks to add estate of late founder to case over misappropriated monies

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Netherlands sees Covid cases rise 500% in a week

By Peter Cluskey

Court action aims to quash permission for Dún Laoghaire apartment scheme

By Mary Carolan

Garda struggling to tempt cybercrime experts from private sector

By Conor Gallagher

Property

Renters who buy – even at elevated prices – will see their housing costs plunge

By Fiona Reddan

Golf

America at Large: Golf needs to show its hand when it comes to Mickelson’s gambling

By Dave Hannigan

Media

Order against pirates live-streaming Uefa matches is extended

South Africa 'A' 17 v British & Irish Lions 13 (FT)

All-Ireland Leagues to return after 19 months in September

By Gerry Thornley

A sort of homecoming in Roscrea for Belarusian opposition leader

By David Raleigh

Markets

European shares keep losses in check after Fed calms fears

Hines to lodge plans for 1,614 apartments on grounds of Clonliffe College

By Gordon Deegan

Lions make late changes as Liam Williams and Owen Farrell step up

By Gerry Thornley

Amazon rainforest emitting more carbon than it absorbs – study

Taliban seize Afghan border crossing with Pakistan in major gain

An Irish Diary

Turbulent Priest – Frank McNally on John Ball, the Peasants’ Revolt, and the last of the English Villains

By Frank McNally

Alun Wyn Jones set to resume Lions captaincy on his return to squad

By Gerry Thornley

Travel to Spain linked to new Covid-19 cases as people urged to wait until vaccinated to travel

By Colin Gleeson

Africa

South Africans rally to protect property as death toll keeps rising

Editorials

Irish Times view on Angela Merkel’s visit to the White House

Lithuania seeks international help to halt ‘weaponised’ migration via Belarus

By Daniel McLaughlin

Open Orphan spin-out Poolbeg to raise £25m in IPO

By Joe Brennan

Offering extra places is not sustainable, universities warn

By Martin Wall

World

Bolsonaro admitted to hospital due to recurring hiccups

Middle East

Jordanians welcome jailing of king’s aide despite questions over legitimacy of trial

By Michael Jansen

Johnson says those who racially abuse England players online face stadium ban

By Denis Staunton

Editorials

Irish Times view on the new space race: breaking the bonds of Earth

EU’s carbon targets challenging but doable for Ireland, says Ryan

By Kevin O'Sullivan & Naomi O'Leary

Leader Tadej Pogacar repels all assaults in imperious Bastille Day ride

By Jeremy Whittle

Britain’s plan to end all Troubles prosecutions deplored by NI politicians, victims’ groups

By Gerry Moriarty

Cork City Council unveils first phase of €46m public realm project

By Barry Roche

America’s left and right both have privileges but neither is decisive

By Janan Ganesh

Courts

Van allegedly used by Lunney abductors was sold to car dealer for €400, court hears

By Eoin Reynolds

Social Affairs

Majority of calls to human rights group related to disability discrimination

By Kitty Holland

Courts

Man’s 17-year litigation is ‘instrument of oppression’ against ex-wife, judge says

By Mary Carolan

Polish court rules EU measures unconstitutional

By Derek Scally

Businesses fear carbon tariff will be too complex to administer

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

US announces it will evacuate Afghan nationals who helped in war

By Suzanne Lynch

Racing

Galway festival crowds will be limited to 1,000 each day

Jay Powell says Fed ready to intervene if US inflation spirals out of control

By James Politi and Colby Smith

PSNI to be barred from investigating Troubles killings under UK government plan

By Denis Staunton and Gerry Moriarty

Coalition's budgetary policy has radically altered in three months

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Crossaire Blog

Crosaire No 17626 by Crossheir – Wednesday, July 14th, 2021

By Lorna Kernan

Indoor dining law passed in Dáil, Donnelly rejects discrimination claims

By Marie O'Halloran

Children of vaccinated parents arriving from Britain may not have to self-isolate

By Jack Horgan-Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Colin Gleeson

Warren Gatland: ‘It was as close to a Test match as you’re going to get’

By Gerry Thornley

‘Leaking and sniping’ by Fianna Fáil TDs poses greatest threat to party – Martin

By Harry McGee

Budget 2022 set to include €2.8bn contingency fund for financial supports

By Cormac McQuinn

Merkel to emphasise multilateral priorities on final Washington visit

By Derek Scally

Spectre of ‘gilet jaunes’ backlash haunts EU climate plans

By Naomi O'Leary

Byelection tweet criticised by Fine Gael Senators at party meeting

By Cormac McQuinn

Miriam Lord: Dr Feelgood needs his Project Happy now

By Miriam Lord

Lions get a rude awakening as South Africa A hand out a bruising defeat

By Gerry Thornley

Unvouched expenses

Freeing up the Custom House

A new bank holiday to salute our youth

Parking for a swim

Runner-up medals and England

End of the road for AA Roadwatch

Reopening the economy

Low turnout and voter choice

Extra judges for the High Court

Mattie McGrath should apologise

What Fianna Fáil stands for

Dying with Dignity Bill

Micheál Martin: Fianna Fáil defies O’Toole’s simple caricature

By Micheal Martin