Article Index

Nationalism would have let the DUP baby have its bottle, except the SDLP threw the toys out

By Newton Emerson

Cracking brunch recipes made for sharing with friends

How a Cork father became hooked on his electric vehicle, after just one test drive

Restaurants

Bootleg review: Fresh and vibey new restaurant in a former Starbucks

By Corinna Hardgrave

Film

The Iron Claw: Wild true story makes for darkly tragic, completely gripping old-school TV movie

By Tara Brady

Books

Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili: Conflict, escape, a family split by war – and we’re still on the first page

By John Self

Hospital Verses: A brilliant album, offering us a slice of life-affirming rock’n’soul

By Éamon Sweeney

Amid persistent scammers, businesses must be vigilant, says AIB

In the News

Why are measles cases on the rise and who is most at risk?

By Sorcha Pollak

Listen | 22:27

Nerves fraying across Europe as hostile Trump presidency looms

By Naomi O’Leary

Consumer Tech

How to reset your relationship with tech

By Melissa Kirsch

Def Nettle: DN001 review – Irish punk, funk, experimentalism and electro that steers clear of pastiche

By Siobhán Kane

Film

Occupied City review: After 10 minutes or so, you might grasp the daunting truth about Steve McQueen’s documentary

By Donald Clarke

Building a pharma powerhouse in an Irish regional town

By Cantillon

Who would want to serve on the board of RTÉ?

By Cantillon

Residential

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Waterford and Tipperary

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

TV & Radio

Put the Dancing with the Stars judges in charge of RTÉ. They’d give Mattie McGrath a run for his money

By Patrick Freyne

Your Wellness

What is a living will and why should you have one?

By Pádraig O'Moráin

Residential

What will €510,000 buy in Dublin and Limerick?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Innovation

Internet data congestion: a solution that slows broadband speeds and video streaming

By Chris Horn

Innovation

New Irish app notifies patient when their prescription is ready to collect

By Olive Keogh

Driven Snow: A Kind of Dreaming – Former members of Irish bands Delorentos and Republic of Loose get together with impressive results

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Pricewatch

Ryanair passengers recount ‘dehumanising’ experiences amid gathering storm clouds

By Conor Pope

King Charles approaching his illness with the same pragmatism he displayed towards Ireland

By Finn McRedmond

Ciarán Murphy: Damp squib as hurling league gets off to a slow start

By Ciarán Murphy

Dublin

Olivia Kelly: Dublin’s biggest traffic transformation since bus lanes bypasses the usual gridlock

By Olivia Kelly

Housing & Planning

Rents continue to rise across Ireland with almost 30% of tenancies over €2,000 a month

By Shauna Bowers

Tesco Ireland to run job clinics for people in direct provision

By Ellen O’Regan

Technology

Facebook feels like it has been around forever, and it has in internet time

By Karlin Lillington

Lighting up Dublin

Science

Harnessing the power of leftover lignin

By Claire O'Connell

Irish economy expected to resume strong growth path in 2024, predicts EY

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll analysis: Sinn Féin support has fallen fastest among three groups of voters

By Damian Loscher

Sinn Féin support hits lowest level in three years, falling by six points, poll shows

By Pat Leahy

TV & Radio

One Day review: Freewheeling trip through the 1990s is one you will binge watch by the weekend

By Ed Power

Gonzalo Quesada will make Italy more ‘pragmatic’ says former team-mate Felipe Contepomi

By Nathan Johns

Mike Catt impressed by Italy’s response to depressing World Cup campaign

By Gerry Thornley

Ires Reit dissident shareholder not to table offer for company if board move unsuccesful

By Ciarán Hancock

I chose to stay at home instead of pursuing a career as a barrister. It’s usually women who make these choices

By Laura Perrins

Mysterious deaths of Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen in back garden baffles America

By Dave Hannigan

Rónan Kelleher: ‘The lineout clicked last weekend, but there was no major revamp’

By Johnny Watterson

Business Today Newsletter

Conviction for crime should not mean ‘a lifetime of discrimination’

By Emmet Malone

Residential

Take a dip in the sea and enjoy 180-degree maritime views from Dalkey home for €3m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the latest opinion poll: a fight is on for the undecided vote

Climate Crisis

World’s first year-long breach of key 1.5 degree warming limit recorded, EU monitor says

By Raymond Zhong and Elena Shao

Ires Reit versus Vision Capital endgame, Tesco job clinics and Facebook at 20

By Conn Ó Midheach

US Senate defeats border deal but aid for Ukraine and Israel may survive

Middle East

US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia commander in Baghdad

Disney answers activists with gaming investment, ESPN streaming plans

By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine

Pat Leahy: Constrained by the prospect of governing, Sinn Féin is facing a strategic conundrum

By Pat Leahy

Unilever sales rise amid first volumes growth in two years

By Richa Naidu

EU and Spain to sign migration deal with Mauritania as people-smuggling rises

By Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

Inside Politics Newsletter

Thursday’s Top News: Sinn Féin support falls by six points to lowest level in three years; Rents continue to rise across Ireland

Four years since 2020 election, Sinn Féin support slumps and a quarter of voters remain undecided

By Cormac McQuinn

Donald Trump wants 10 months of chaos – US Republicans are determined to deliver it

By Edward Luce

Health

Nine suspected measles cases reported to infectious disease watchdog last week

By Shauna Bowers and Ronan McGreevy

Snow and heavy rain falling across Ireland with status yellow weather alerts in effect

By Ronan McGreevy

Changing jobs: It’s not just about the money. There’s another reason people switch employer

By Olive Keogh

Your Wellness

Smart watches and fitness trackers can improve health, it’s not just about counting steps

By Dr Mary Coghlan

Sports Briefing

Mary Hannigan: Italy showing signs of life in bid to recover from World Cup disaster

By Mary Hannigan

Three people arrested over December arson attack at former Ringsend pub

Avolon shakes off Russia impact as net income rises in 2023

By Ciara O'Brien

Primark owner to invest over €117m in its UK clothing stores this year

Shipping giant Maersk says overcapacity will hit profits, playing down Red Sea disruption boost

Macroom murder victim may have been dead several days when discovered, gardaí suspect

By Barry Roche

Americas

Terrorised by gangs, Ecuador embraces the hardline ‘Noboa Way’

By Annie Correal in Guayaquil

PayPal shares fall almost 9 per cent following 2024 profit forecast

Watchdog warns hitting Ireland’s climate targets by 2030 could cost State €6bn

By Harry McGee

Middle East tensions could alter inflation outlook, ECB warns

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Former political adviser awarded €55,000 over unfair dismissal from Contemporary Music Centre

By Deirdre Falvey

RTÉ Radio 1′s 9am show sees listeners slip but audience remains higher than a year ago

By Laura Slattery

Four soldiers face prosecution over activity of Military Reaction Force in Belfast over 50 years ago

By Freya McClements

Waterford-based Enerpower to rollout 500MW of renewable energy in Ireland

By Ellen O’Regan

Man appears in Co Kerry court charged with murder of father and daughter

By Anne Lucey

Dublin workers’ disposable income almost 15% higher than national average

By Ellen O’Regan

Gardaí were monitoring Leixlip house targeted in arson attack due to false asylum centre rumours

By Conor Gallagher

The Counter Ruck

The Counter Ruck: The Italian Job with Felipe Contepomi and Gordon D’Arcy

Listen | 26:35

McGrath claims Sinn Féin policies would impact supply of new homes

By Sarah Burns

Guidelines on remote working requests to be published within weeks

By Emmet Malone

Five reasons support for Sinn Féin has slumped in the latest poll

By Una Mullally

Glen Dimplex to close two sites in Ireland, with up to 300 redundancies

By Ellen O’Regan

Smart Money

Cliff Taylor: Ireland's escalating rental crisis laid bare by new data

By Cliff Taylor

Belfast rappers Kneecap accuse UK government of trying to ‘silence’ them by blocking funding

By Una Mullally

Irish basketball players in ‘very difficult position’ ahead of Israel fixture, Minister says

By Sarah Burns

Gaza

Israeli military intensifies strikes on Rafah southern Gaza as efforts continue to revive ceasefire talks

FAI support Uefa amendments as president Čeferin says he will depart after current term

By Gavin Cummiskey

Fashion

What’s the story behind Taylor Swift’s watch necklace at the Grammys?

By Chris Rovzar

GAA sees revenue drop of €16 million in 2023

By Seán Moran

Technology

Google rebrands Bard to Gemini as it unveils paid subsciptions for new AI features

By Ciara O'Brien

American (72) who applied for Irish passports under names of dead infants pleads guilty

By Barry Roche

Love me for a season: Boyzone ‘set to become face’ of non-league Chorley FC

War in Ukraine

The US has been a bulwark for Ukraine. What happens if its support collapses?

By David E Sanger in Berlin

Mary Lou McDonald to ‘reflect’ and ‘correct things’ in wake of poll slump for Sinn Féin

By Mark Paul and Cormac McQuinn

More than 40 Jesuit priests accused of child sex abuse, report discloses

By Patsy McGarry

Man (38) charged with impersonating a woman on Facebook and inciting two others to rape her

By Gordon Deegan

Ralph Lauren posts strong returns on US demand and China rebound

War in the Middle East

Blinken returns empty-handed to US amid wide gap between Washington and Netanyahu on Gaza

By Michael Jansen

Irish farmer awarded €3.4m over catastrophic injuries on New Zealand farm

Social Affairs

Unmarried parents’ organisation urges Yes-Yes vote in coming referendums

By Ronan McGreevy

FAI apologises to Irish fans over supporter issues at Euros qualifier in Amsterdam last year

By Gavin Cummiskey

Health

How worried should I be about measles? A doctor’s guide to a highly infectious disease

By Dr Muiris Houston

Friends of Bruton recall ‘a man so without guile he’d never have organised a good conspiracy’

By Stephen Collins

TikTok becomes second online platform to challenge new EU regulatory fee

Ires Reit board gets backing from report recommending rejection of investor’s boardroom overhaul plans

By Ciara O'Brien and Ian Curran

Only two verdicts available in trial of man accused of ‘brutal’ machete murder, jury told

By Eoin Reynolds

Dublin’s female bus drivers: People get on and say ‘my goodness it’s a kid driving the bus’

By Shauna Bowers

Oireachtas

Garda ombudsman will need more than 200 extra staff, committee told

By Jennifer Bray

Dutch MPs poised to debate breakdown of talks on a right-wing coalition

By Peter Cluskey

AstraZeneca suffers low profit, driving down shares

With fate of US presidential election at stake, Maynooth professor’s offbeat theory comes to the fore

By Charlie Savage

Nations League draw as it happened: Republic of Ireland drawn with England in their group

By David Gorman

Zelenskiy replaces Ukraine’s top general and demands ‘urgent’ changes in army

By Daniel McLaughlin

Social Affairs

University of Galway is to review its relationship with Israeli institutions

By Patsy McGarry

Dyslexia association ‘very disappointed’ over report calling for abolition of system for Irish exemptions

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Wicklow manager Oisín McConville handed a four-week suspension for abuse of referee

By Seán Moran

Grant Thornton now managing leases on 740 aircraft for private investors

By Barry O'Halloran

Revenues double at Wrights of Howth group

By Gordon Deegan

European shares edge lower despite strong earnings from Unilever and Kering

By Laura Slattery

Nations League: FAI set for money-spinning game against England in Dublin

By Gavin Cummiskey

Woman who required above-knee amputation settles High Court personal injuries case

By Ellen O'Riordan

No plans to sell naming rights for Croke Park, says GAA director general Tom Ryan

By Seán Moran

An Irish Diary

Rhine relics — Frank McNally on Irish cults in Strasbourg, an oddly named river, and the joys of a night in Frankfurt Airport

By Frank McNally

Pat McVeigh: ‘Maybe now we can clear my father’s name and let him rest in peace’

By Freya McClements

Tara Mines lost about €65m last year, parent company says

By Peter Flanagan

Dermot Desmond opposes Joseph Stiglitz giving evidence for The Irish Times in defamation case

By Mary Carolan

Data Protection Commission defends record after article labelling Republic a ‘corporate crime haven’

By Ian Curran

Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passport in Brazil ‘coup plot’ investigation

By Bryan Harris in Sao Paulo and Jonathan Wheatley in London

Gary Neville and Roy Keane suspected past Champions League sides of doping

By Jamie Jackson

Higher education courses rolled out for students with an intellectual disability

By Jade Wilson

Sinn Féin members to attend PSNI graduation ceremony for first time in party’s history

By Freya McClements

Jesuits’ report shows how welfare of children was deemed secondary to order’s reputation

By Patsy McGarry

Six Nations team news: France make two changes to starting XV ahead of trip to take on Scotland

Teacher rejects as ‘absolute nonsense’ claims that he ‘shouted’ and ‘pulled’ at autistic pupil (9)

By Carl O'Brien

Paris Olympic and Paralympic medals will contain chunks of the Eiffel Tower

By Mimosa Spencer

US supreme court justices appear sceptical of case for removing Trump from ballot as landmark appeal gets under way

By Keith Duggan

Rishi Sunak declines to apologise over transgender jibe

Far from sporting atmosphere in Riga as Ireland lose out to Israel

By Mary Hannigan

Attempts to resuscitate toddler after paddling pool incident heard at inquest

By Tim O'Brien

Student Hub: Kneecap accuse UK government over funding move

Erik ten Hag stands by decision to keep Lisandro Martínez on after injury

By Jamie Jackson

Blue cards to be introduced into football for sinbins under Ifab trials

By Paul MacInnes

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the new EU climate targets: questions about whether the plan is realistic

The $7bn bet that couldn’t lose: how Vegas became America’s sports capital

By Bryan Armen Graham in Las Vegas

Golf

Shane Lowry makes fast start at Waste Management Phoenix Open in Arizona

By David Gorman

Man arrested as gardaí investigate fatal assault in Co Kildare

By Conor Gallagher and Jack Power

Ireland v Italy: Andy Farrell set to make several changes

By Gerry Thornley

Sigerson Cup wrap: University of Ulster and UCD through to final

By Kevin Egan

February 2024 PollOpens in new window

Pedestrian (70) killed following crash involving jeep in Ballinteer, Dublin

US justice department finds Biden took classified materials in 2017, but he will not be charged

The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll February 2024: The full results in charts