Article Index

Briquettes – a shrewd investment

Education

Hard surfaces, empty spaces and litigation: the problem with Irish schoolyards

By Sylvia Thompson

Science

Ireland set to apply to become a member of leading European research centre CERN

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Cup heads back to Inchicore

Funding the FAI

Car tyres – feeling let down

Redevelopment of Casement Park

Health expenditure

Safety and pedestrians

Climate – when is a policy not a policy?

Redefining homelessness

Aftermath of Storm Debi

Driving and schoolchildren

Sinn Féin, Israel and Palestine

State-backed mortgage loan for people looking to renovate derelict properties proposed

By Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones

Food Month

One-pan egg tofu with minced pork

By Irah Pebredo

Irish ‘loss and damage’ payments for climate disasters in developing countries ‘must reach €1.5bn a year by 2030’

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Storm Debi: Major Galway housing projects earmarked for land where seawall collapsed

By Andrew Hamilton

Books

Absolution by Alice McDermott: lacerating intelligence

By Sarah Gilmartin

Music

The Music Quiz: Who holds the most BRIT Awards?

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Music

Rachael Lavelle: I was on the Luas and I heard her voice. It was, like, ‘Okay, light-bulb moment: she’s perfect’

By Lauren Murphy

Education

The Secret Teacher: ‘A blanket ban on phones in schools makes less sense the more you examine it’

By The Secret Teacher

Ireland struggling to cut emissions, putting 2030 targets in doubt - PwC

By Ian Curran

Web Summit faces crucial week in attempt to move on from Paddy Cosgrave’s exit

By Cantillon

Humiliation and sobbing at the world’s biggest hedge fund

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Peter McVerry Trust paid €1.8m for property sold for €970,000 months earlier

By Jack Power

Your Family

Cardiovascular disease: The case for doing more on illness prevention, rather than just treatment

By Sheila Wayman

Residential

Stoneybatter home offers rare city garden for €445,000

By Jessica Doyle

Your Money

Why does Revolut keep asking me for my PPS number?

By Fiona Reddan

Property Clinic

How much tax do I have to pay on rental income every month?

By Suzanne O’Neill

Opinion

We are living in an age of unprecedented greenwashing

By Sadhbh O'Neill

In the News

Why Rishi Sunak brought David Cameron in from the cold

By Sorcha Pollak

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Opinion

The Debate: Does the Government’s smartphone strategy go far enough? An internet safety expert vs a psychotherapist

By Alex Cooney and Joanna Fortune

Is increase in rental supply a blip or the start of a trend?

By Cantillon

Transport

No parking for cars on motorway lay-bys from end of year

By Tim O'Brien

Germany’s struggles to balance freedom of expression rights with moral obligation to Israel

By Derek Scally

Over a quarter of military officers intend to quit within five years, representative organisation says

By Conor Gallagher

Gaelic Games

Rory Beggan on Scotstown beating Kilcoo: Any time we play in Ulster, a wee bit of chaos follows

By Malachy Clerkin

Rugby

Gerry Thornley: Home advantage makes all the difference in URC and Top 14 games

By Gerry Thornley

People

‘Every little town has a range of nationalities which creates a really nice melting pot of culture’

By Arlene Harris

International students face scams and sex-for-rent offers amid accommodation problems - report

By Shauna Bowers

Residential

Exclusive Rathgar apartment with amenities akin to those of a high-end hotel for €1m

By Miriam Mulcahy

Golf

Lydia Ko misses out on Tour Championship after nightmare LPGA Tour season

By Philip Reid

Opinion

In Ireland we barely talk about immigration. It’s easy to see why

By Fintan O'Toole

Food Month

The best new restaurants to try in Ireland

By Corinna Hardgrave and Joanne Cronin

Five-year plan to upskill thousands of workers put on hold amid spending concerns

By Carl O'Brien

An Bord Pleanála officials ‘restive’ over move to rename planning body

By Arthur Beesley

Media

Slapps, lawfare and Buying Silence: How the wealthy and powerful evade scrutiny

By Laura Slattery

David Cameron’s return may mark beginning of the end of Tory party lurch to the right

By Mark Paul

Your Money

Will selling off a piece of our garden land us with a tax bill?

By Dominic Coyle

Business Today Newsletter

Volunteering improves young adults’ confidence and life satisfaction, study finds

By Shauna Bowers

Your Wellness

Hair transplant industry needs to stop portraying baldness as a condition that needs to be cured

By Simon Tierney

Abroad

Laura Kennedy: Emigrants are running, even if they claim otherwise

By Laura Kennedy

Web Summit’s opening night, shop local on Black Friday, and why Revolut asks for your PPS number

By Ciarán Hancock

Kilkenny Design owner says shopping local ‘more important than ever’ this Black Friday

By Ellen O’Regan

Film

Thanksgiving director Eli Roth: ‘Seeing all these Black Friday tramplings, we thought this is a fantastic way to open a horror film’

By Donald Clarke

Inside Politics Newsletter

Dublin Airport operator DAA appoints United Oil and Gas executive as CFO

By Colin Gleeson

Health

AI could predict heart attack risk up to 10 years in the future, finds Oxford study

RTÉ faces further dramatic episodes in its ongoing saga amid plan to cut staff numbers

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Tuesday’s Top Stories: Israeli troops reach gates of Gaza hospital, RTÉ plans to cut 400 jobs

Woodies DIY parent Grafton Group on track as revenue rises

By Colin Gleeson

Food Month

A ticket to umami-town: One-pan egg tofu with minced pork

By Irah Pebredo

Iceland plays down threat to aviation from imminent volcano eruption

Crime & Law

Mother of Brazilian Deliveroo driver struck by Garda car meets Gsoc

By Isabela Boechat

Instant calm with this fuss-free electric fire

Storm Debi clean-up: Some 12,000 homes and businesses still without power

By Vivienne Clarke

Sport

Formula One apologises to Las Vegas for disruption caused by new night race

By Giles Richards in Las Vegas

DCC sees profits slip 4% after declines in healthcare and technology divisions

By Colin Gleeson

Sports Briefing

Mary Hannigan: Rugby teams like lions at home, away they are like mice

By Mary Hannigan

Environment

Just 10 of 31 local authorities pass tests for enforcing rules on water pollution, noise, waste

By Tim O'Brien

Griffin hotel group says ‘relentless rise’ in interest rates behind drop in profit

By Colin Gleeson

Rasmus Højlund and Christian Eriksen join Manchester United’s injury list

By Guardian sport

Global warming ‘likely to continue’ after net zero emissions are achieved

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Crime & Law

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to fatal road incident on Dublin’s Naas Road

By Tim O'Brien

Eir parent company acquires 6% stake in Belgian peer Proximus

By Colin Gleeson

Russia-Ukraine war: Germany says EU target of million ammunition pieces for Ukraine will not be met

By Yohannes Lowe and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

Biden and Xi to meet in San Francisco but relations expected to remain rocky

By Martin Wall

Marketing group Core records 33% rise in profit

By Laura Slattery

Health

Rate of drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland over five times EU average

By Freya McClements

David Cameron plot twist: Dad’s back, does this mean everyone has to do their homework now?

By Mark Paul

Andrew Moran called up to the Ireland squad with injury doubts over four Irish players

By Gavin Cummiskey

Government on course to exceed housing targets in 2023 and 2024, says Taoiseach

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy and Jennifer Bray

Economy

Black Friday sales more likely to attract young people, CCPC says

By Conor Pope

Oireachtas

Assisted dying: ‘Difficult to identify sufficient safeguards to protect vulnerable’, politicians told

By Shauna Bowers

US inflation expected to have fallen to 3.3% in October

By Nicholas Megaw and Colby Smith

Film

The story of a 26-year-old evangelical Christian’s fatal trip to convert an ‘uncontacted’ tribe

By Tara Brady

Nigel Farage and Britney Spears’ sister to appear on I’m a Celebrity

By Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

Settlement reached in Dublin woman’s case against singer Rihanna over email and call

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Man sentenced to 12 months for sexually assaulting granddaughter while babysitting

By Claire Henry and Fiona Ferguson

Shelbourne operator receives €1.8m in Covid wage subsidies

By Ian Curran

Rugby

Tommy O’Brien an injury doubt for Leinster’s interpros vs Munster and Connacht

By Gerry Thornley

Bidding process for buying homes in Ireland could be overhauled after expert process

By Jennifer Bray and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Two more complainants come forward with Russell Brand allegations, BBC says

People

Roy Keane is a cranky middle-aged man selling things cranky middle-aged men like to cranky middle-aged men

By Brianna Parkins

Israel’s defence against Hamas has become ‘war on children’ - Harris

By Sarah Burns

Public sector pay talks to begin within days as unions meet to consider strategy

By Emmet Malone and Cormac McQuinn

Golf

‘Loose lips sink ships’: Rory McIlroy keeps cards close to his chest on future of professional golf

By Philip Reid

Woman awarded €50,000 against financial adviser

By Ray Managh

Social Affairs

Suicide most common cause of death among people aged 15 to 34

By Shauna Bowers

Supreme Court refuses to overturn deportation of Nigerian man who claimed it would affect children

By Ellen O'Riordan

Cyprus Confidential

Well-known German journalist sponsored by oligarch to write about Putin

By Scilla Alecci

World

Displaced as a girl and again in old age, Palestinian grandmother relives the Nakba

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

Household wealth slips by €12bn amid falling share prices

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Trump’s Truth Social platform has lost $31.6m* since launch, filing shows

By Dominic Rushe

Boy left with small scar from forceps delivery settles court case for €50,000

Cyprus Confidential

How PwC scrambled to keep powerful Russian clients ahead of war sanctions

Air fare hikes lagging inflation, says industry body

By Barry O'Halloran

Police arrest man over death of ice hockey player during UK match

Seven convicted of being involved in ‘harrowing’ child abuse ring in Scotland

Middle East

As Gaza suffers, Israeli army and settlers step up attacks in West Bank

By Michael Jansen

Bank of Ireland agrees average of 4% pay hike

By Joe Brennan

Woman signed another solicitor’s name at Michael Lynn’s request due to ‘fear’ and ‘huge pressure’

By Isabel Hayes

Rugby

‘It ranks right up there’ - Denis Leamy values Munster’s URC title alongside European triumphs

By Gerry Thornley

Media

RTÉ bailout buys it time but money alone cannot fix credibility gap

By Arthur Beesley

Dozens of people honoured at Water Safety Awards for their parts in rescues

By Jack Power

Sacked Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of being ‘weak’ and dishonest

By Mark Paul

War in the Middle East

Hospitals in north Gaza stop functioning as humanitarian crisis deepens

Driver caused ‘ferocious’ M50 crash leading to woman’s ‘instantaneous death’, court told

By Sonya McLean

Dublin

RTÉ ‘slash and burn’ cost-cutting leaves workers ‘carrying the can’, union says

By Emmet Malone

Shares surge globally after US inflation surprise

By Ian Curran

From UCD to Champions League nights with Celtic, Liam Scales cuts a path for others to follow

By Gavin Cummiskey

Stardust survivor recalls praying with others having given up hope of surviving

By Kitty Holland

Middle East

‘Axis of Resistance’ pushing US to increase its Middle East defences

By Andrew England in London and Felicia Schwartz in Washington

Russian convicted over journalist’s death wins pardon after serving in Ukraine

By Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Thai investor takes control of Brown Thomas and Arnotts

By Ian Curran

‘Champion of equality and diversity’ David Norris to retire from Seanad in January

By Cormac McQuinn

Oireachtas

Health service not underfunded, head of Department of Public Expenditure tells TDs

By Paul Cullen

Government to provide gas storage facility to bolster energy reserve

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Mainstream cedes stake in Chile portfolio to lender

By Joe Brennan

Improved access to collective bargaining will leave unions with work to do, Siptu conference told

By Emmet Malone

Man (19) to be sentenced next month over attack in which young woman lost vision in eye

By Eimear Dodd and Jessica Magee

Wexford man liable for €2m tax and interest bill following Cab assessment

AI the focus on first full day of Web Summit

By Ciara O'Brien

Christmas shoppers warned of ‘buy now, pay later’ credit risks

By Ian Curran

An Irish Diary

A different tune – Colm Keena on Joan Armatrading

By Colm Keena

Proposed motorway lay-by ban for most drivers defended by Transport Infrastructure Ireland

By Tim O'Brien

FAI to face ‘consequences’ if gender quota on board not achieved

By Sarah Burns

Irish family in Gaza expected to be on list to exit at Rafah crossing on Wednesday

By Arthur Beesley and Jack Horgan-Jones

RTÉ plan ‘not about ripping the heart out’ of broadcaster, staff told, but Montrose mood is bleak

By Laura Slattery

Interim examiners appointed to restaurant operators

By Aodhan O’Faolain

Knock Airport earns €2.1m profit

By Barry O'Halloran

High Court sanctions restructuring schemes for Solar 21 firms

By Ellen O'Riordan

Media

RTÉ crisis: no staff on more than €250,000 under new plan, with some presenters facing cuts

By Jade Wilson, Laura Slattery, Jennifer Bray, Cormac McQuinn and Fiachra Gallagher

EU struggles to meet Ukraine pledges as spectre of Trump presidency looms

By Naomi O’Leary

Transport

Transport projects face delays if ‘huge hole’ in budgets not filled - NTA

By Olivia Kelly

Health

Hospitals seek to charge patients due for discharge who refuse to take up offers of long-term care

By Paul Cullen

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the US/China meeting : two presidents seek an understanding

Gardaí make appeal for information after dangerous sulky race on N20 in Croom

By David Raleigh

Actors in Ireland should receive similar terms to those in Britain, union says

By Emmet Malone

Husband accused of murder ‘waited in long grass’ before knife attack, court hears

By Alison O'Riordan

RTÉ told €56m State bailout for next two years is ‘conditional’ on reform agenda

By Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn

John Concannon, ex-strategic communications chief, appointed Canada ambassador

By Harry McGee

Inside Business

Will a new direction for RTÉ ensure the broadcaster’s long-term future?

Listen | 36:01

It would make no sense to sell RTÉ's Donnybrook campus, says Bakhurst

By Fiachra Gallagher and Laura Slattery

Oireachtas

Ireland ‘can and should’ refer Israeli actions in Gaza to ICC, Sinn Féin says

By Sarah Burns