Article Index

Election 2024 manifestos: the parties’ promises on housing, cost of living and health – and how they differ

By Jennifer Bray

What Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens promised in 2020 - and how much they delivered

By Emmet Malone

To the point

Festive attitude

The envy of the world

Trump’s cabinet

Polling stations

Election and the EU nitrates directive

Infrastructure and rail investment

Politics

‘The buck stops with me’: Mary Lou McDonald insists she is in full control of Sinn Féin

By Colin Gleeson

Minister for Justice and politics as usual

Are FF and FG dumping on the Greens?

Books

My Animals and Other Animals by Bill Bailey: Tales of the comedian’s feathered, furred and scaled friends

By John Walshe

Has the 15% corporation tax rate lessened Ireland’s FDI allure?

By Barry McCall

US multinationals are spreading success across Ireland’s regions

By Sandra O'Connell

Three Ireland trials new web technology to assist autonomous vehicles and virtual reality

Dealing with deglobalisation: Businesses must adapt as world changes

By Jillian Godsil

Innovation

MenoPal app offers proactive support to women going through menopause

By Olive Keogh

How Ireland became a bigger investor in the US than China and India

By Edel Corrigan

Consumer Tech

Ezviz RE4 Plus review: Efficient budget robot cleaner but can suffer from wanderlust under the wrong conditions

By Ciara O'Brien

Residential

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow from €450,000 to €595,000

By Alanna Gallagher

Patrick Freyne: My favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas ads, as they’re called in the suburbs

By Patrick Freyne

New strategies required to maintain Ireland’s success in attracting US investment

By Barry McCall

Ireland’s skilled workforce crucial for future competitiveness

By Edel Corrigan

Is the death of working from home being greatly exaggerated?

By Danielle Barron

Ireland’s R&D tax credit crucial in maintaining competitiveness

By Sandra O'Connell

Interconnection is the secret sauce of Ireland’s research system

By Frank Dillon

Net zero ambitions being driven by a compelling business case

By Deanna O'Connor

Challenge to establish a common vision of EDI in a charged climate

By Deanna O’Connor

Innovation

How can Europe close its innovation gap with the US? By taking a digital leap forward

By Martin Sandbu

How Ireland can maintain its FDI edge amid shifting global politics

By Colm O’Callaghan, AmCham director of public affairs and advocacy

If your inner child – or your actual child – loves Christmas, then you need to visit Waterford city this festive season

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Ireland’s infrastructure: ‘If we viewed housing like we viewed motorways the dial would shift’

By Frank Dillon

‘Our school admissions system is broken’

Technology

Christmas tech for kids: great gift ideas with safety features for parental peace of mind

By Ciara O'Brien

Western allies play up global angle of Ukraine war

By Jack Power

Food Month

Restaurant review: A masterclass in French classic cooking in Dublin 4

By Corinna Hardgrave

Travel

Markets in Vienna or Christmas at The Shelbourne? 10 holiday escapes over the festive season

By Penny McCormick

Potential fallout from US election on minds of Irish exporters

By Emmet Ryan

Top execs are bullish about AI. Here’s how it’s already changing work

By Danielle Barron

Ireland still the apple of America’s eye, despite world turbulence

By Barry McCall

Film

Housewife of the Year: A wistful celebration of a generation of Irish women who competed for £300 and a gas stove

By Donald Clarke

US multinationals committed to improving the social fabric in Ireland

By Jillian Godsil

Film

Joy: Thomasin McKenzie is luminous in a film about the journey towards test-tube babies that feels more like classy telly

By Tara Brady

Rise in AI-based cybercrime means companies must be prepared

By Emmet Ryan

Charlene McKenna: ‘Within three weeks, I turned 40, had my first baby and lost my father’

By Shilpa Ganatra

Film

Wicked director Jon Chu: ‘Everyone’s whispering behind your back at what a terrible decision this is or that was’

By Donald Clarke

Residential

Look inside: 1950s bungalow transformed into modern five-bed home in Greystones for €1.15m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Golf

Golf lowdowns: Leona Maguire looks to turn fortunes around at LPGA Tour Championship

By Philip Reid

Science

Where plankton fits in the Earth’s ecosystem

By Padraic Fogarty

Britvic keeps growing in advance of Carlsberg takeover

By Cantillon

Politics

Paschal Donohoe had private undisclosed dinner with Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Golf

Dave Hannigan: Behold a version of golf that’s fun and weirdly cool - but still ludicrously expensive

By Dave Hannigan

Technology

Big Tech may not get everything it wants from Trump

By Karlin Lillington

Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers warned

By Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones

Health

Progression in education system and deprivation linked to smoking

By Shauna Bowers

Environment

Orange weather warning remains in place for six counties with ‘significant snowfall’ expected

By Colin Gleeson

Science

The never-ending quest for enormous prime numbers

By Peter Lynch

Science

Carl and Gerty Cori: a Nobel Prizewinning husband and wife team

By William Reville

Altada investor sues failed tech company’s founder for $500,000

By Ian Curran

‘I wouldn’t like to be a young person' - Mixed odds on Government at Mullingar dog track

By Stephen Farrell

Residential

Look inside: Victorian residence overlooking People’s Park and Scotsman’s Bay in Dún Laoghaire for €2.395m

By Kevin Courtney

To contest or not to contest? That is the question for Ireland’s aerial game

By John O'Sullivan

Opinion

I could live with celebrity politicians if they were all like Jeremy Clarkson

By Finn McRedmond

Health

Voluntary hospitals warn they may have to choose between paying staff and suppliers amid HSE cash limits

By Martin Wall

I went to the cinema to see Small Things Like These. By the time I emerged I had concluded the film was crap

By Michael Harding

Loss of Brian Fenton and Nickie Quaid will show Dublin and Limerick what ‘irreplaceable’ really looks like

By Ciarán Murphy

Opinion

Farmers have a point - if only they could make it more reasonably

By Newton Emerson

Derry’s Rogers believes Rory Gallagher will return to intercounty management

By Gordon Manning

Walter Walsh looks to life after intercounty hurling retirement as injuries start to take toll

By Gordon Manning

Gerry Adams: Some see election campaigns as opportunities to write Sinn Féin’s obituary. Sorry to disappoint

By Gerry Adams

Jamie Osborne matching talent with hard work to earn Ireland game time

By John O'Sullivan

Crime & Law

‘I’m hoping at least one girl who is on the fence about reporting her violent boyfriend ... will read about my case’

By Mary Carolan

Your Wellness

Young adult mental health: ‘Stigma and embarrassment still play a significant role in reluctance to seek help’

By Geraldine Walsh

Abroad

An Offaly woman in London: ‘I was a teenager before I had the guts to identify as Irish’

By Anna Derrig

Gardaí prepare DPP file amid investigation into funds industry figure

By Joe Brennan

Business Today Newsletter

Threat of US financial deregulation looms large for Irish policymakers

By Cantillon

Insider trading file for DPP, US investment adviser sues Altada co-founder and Big Tech might not get Trump bump

Election 2024 manifestos: Use this tool to compare party promises

Your top stories on Thursday: Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers told; Snow falls as weather warnings in place

Former UK deputy prime minister John Prescott dies aged 86

Pricewatch

‘I feel Irish Rail are just running down the time and hoping I will go away’

By Conor Pope

Temperatures plummet on election campaign trail amid blizzard of political promises

By Cormac McQuinn

Kyiv and allies investigate possible Russian intercontinental ballistic missile strike on Ukraine

By Daniel McLaughlin

Novartis lifts outlook, citing cancer, inflammatory drugs

By Naomi Kresge and Amber Tong

Athletics

Ciara Mageean: ‘I just felt numb. It wasn’t even sadness, it was just emptiness’

By Malachy Clerkin

Sport

Formula One drivers say they have lost confidence in the governing body

By Giles Richards

Crypto chief buys a banana for $6m at contemporary art auction

Work

Stealth sackings: why do employers fire staff for minor misdemeanours?

By Anjli Raval

Maura Higgins on entering I’m A Celebrity: I’m scared of everything but this is a ‘pinch-me moment’

In the News Podcast

GE24: Comparing party promises on immigration

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 25:27

Sports Briefing

Ciara Mageean speaks of ‘grieving’ process after missing Olympics

By Mary Hannigan

Eir earnings rise as customer numbers grow

By Ciara O'Brien

Origin Enterprises shares rise despite drop in group revenue

By Fiona Keeley

Cruel Intentions review: Bring back the oversexed, amoral rich kids. This remake is joyless, ludicrous and dull

By Ed Power

Health

Two complaints about alleged abuse at HSE-run nursing home not investigated, Hiqa finds

By Shauna Bowers

Rúben Amorim’s road from the Portuguese third tier to Manchester United manager

By Will Unwin

Smart Money

Cliff Taylor: The key decisions which will determine how much Trump's policies will damage Ireland

By Cliff Taylor

Photography

Ireland’s weather in pictures: Snow hits the country as cold and frosty conditions to persist

Revealed: How Gerard ‘the Monk’ Hutch got his nickname and the connection to The Irish Times

By Colin Coyle

High Court finds prohibition on asylum seekers working in public sector not disproportionate

By Ellen O'Riordan

Once a doctor... Ursula von der Leyen assists in medical emergency on board Zurich-Brussels flight

By Derek Scally

Central Bank fines payments company BlueSnap more than €300,000 for regulatory breaches

By Laura Slattery

Sam Cane and TJ Perenara set for All Blacks farewell against Italy

Transport

Irish Rail seeks approval to replace Dart fleet with 100 new carriages

By Tim O'Brien

Eileen Gleeson names Ireland squad for Euro 2025 playoff against Wales

By Gavin Cummiskey

Kerry man who stabbed friend and neighbour ‘in boiling blood’ convicted of murder

By Fionnuala Walsh

Ireland v Fiji team news: Gus McCarthy, Cormac Izuchukwu and Sam Prendergast all start

By Gerry Thornley

Woman ordered to pay HSE’s legal costs after claim of delayed breast cancer diagnosis successfully defended

By Ellen O'Riordan

Racing

BHA says ‘no causal link’ found between Cheltenham fatalities

Boy scarred after tripping over football in Lidl middle aisle settles case for €30,000

By Anni O'Herlihy

IDA sounds alarm on increased competition for jobs from overseas

By Ken Foxe

Fiji coach Mick Byrne says his team is improving the more time they spend together

By John O'Sullivan

Gym owner who sued claiming he might never fly again after being trapped in lift flew to Rome to propose to partner

By Ray Managh

Politics

Road safety: Law change aimed at closing net on disqualified drivers delayed

By Marie O'Halloran

Sport

F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda interrogated in his pyjamas by US border officials

Education

Parents’ group criticises closure of hundreds of schools to facilitate general election

By Carl O'Brien

The Counter Ruck Podcast

Are Fiji now capable of beating Ireland for the first time in their history?

Listen | 24:37

World

US federal inquiry traced sex payments from Matt Gaetz to women

By Michael S Schmidt

‘Not far right, not anti-immigration’: Independent candidates Gavin Pepper and Philip Sutcliffe seek to clarify what they stand for in Dublin

By Kitty Holland and Sarah Burns

Losses widen at jewellery brand Chupi amid job cuts

By Ian Curran

The Women's Podcast

General Election: ‘We’ve had 1,345 people elected to the Daíl and only 131 of them have been women’

By Suzanne Brennan

Listen | 52:44

Man (20s) killed in road crash in Co Leitrim

By Jack White

McCanns win votes to take Balmoral private amid cries of ‘corporate greed’

By Joe Brennan

Man jailed for three years over hijacking vehicle and going on airport rampage

By Barry Roche

Mary Lou McDonald calls on Paschal Donohoe to ‘clarify’ dinner meeting with Ryanair’s O’Leary

By Jennifer Bray

Work

Truck driver fired for clocking off for night leaving concrete load to go hard wins €2,000 for unfair dismissal

By Stephen Bourke

Music

All Together Now music festival 2025: Fontaines DC, CMAT and Bicep revealed as part of line-up

By Ella Sloane

Premier Sports to host live election debate on sports policies

Electricity consumption hit record high across Ireland on Wednesday

By Barry O'Halloran

English rugby told to wake up as RFU expected to reveal record losses

By Robert Kitson

Tommy Fitzgerald to succeed Darren Gleeson as Laois senior hurling manager

By Gordon Manning

Centre majority in European Parliament cracked but not broken (yet)

By Jack Power

Jury to resume considering verdict on Friday in woman’s civil action alleging rape by Conor McGregor

By Mary Carolan

Angela Merkel saw Donald Trump as spellbound by autocratic leaders

By Derek Scally

Live: Election 2024

Election 2024 live updates: Fianna Fáil says Dublin not safe under Fine Gael justice ministers as it launches manifesto for city

By Cormac McQuinn and Peter Smyth

Tesco enhances benefits for employees

By Fiona Keeley

‘We know it was all too much for him’: Inquest into death of Det Supt Colm Fox returns verdict of suicide

By Fiachra Gallagher

Middle East

Widespread condemnation of ICC arrest warrants cross Israeli political spectrum

By Mark Weiss

High Court approves transfer of man (60) to nursing home against his wishes

By Ellen O'Riordan

Middle East

ICC warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant need 125 countries to act as police force

By Peter Cluskey

Middle East

ICC issues arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant

Climate Crisis

Cop29 stuck with big finance gap amid claims of backsliding on fossil fuels

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Inside Politics Podcast

Election Daily: Mary Lou McDonald shows her strength with young voters

Listen | 20:21

Gaisce Gold Awards: President Michael D Higgins praises winners’ ‘hard work, perseverance and commitment’

By Ronan McGreevy

‘Unspeakable’ Birmingham pub bombings remembered 50 years on

By Mark Paul

Man jailed after taking intimate photos of wife without her knowledge and sending them to other men online

By Barry Roche

An Irish Diary

Poet of the Troubles – Oliver O’Hanlon on Padraic Fiacc

By Oliver O’Hanlon

Ireland weather: orange warnings for Galway, Kerry and Cork with Storm Bert to bring strong winds and rain

By Jack White, Olivia Kelleher and Tom Shiel

Woman settles case alleging insufficient road drainage led to aquaplaning and profound brain injury

European shares edge higher as energy and defence stocks make gains

By Laura Slattery

Asia-Pacific

British lawyer the fifth tourist to die from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos backpacking town

Judge sentencing man for attack describes Temple Bar as ‘violent, post-apocalyptic place’

By Natasha Reid

Editorials

Some lessons to be learned from the Dublin riots investigation

Pep Guardiola agrees new two-year contract with Manchester City

Editorials

The ICC's decision that Netanyahu should face war crime charges sends an important signal

Tommy Tiernan’s Mabinog entertainment company doubles profits

By Gordon Deegan

Two Liverpool sides with an abundance of talent in all departments

By Andy Hunter

Aaron Brady exhausts final chance of appeal over murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe

By Eoin Reynolds

Coronation of King Charles cost at least £72 million

By Donna Ferguson

Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars review – Innovative look at the tumultuousness of Irish history

By Ed Power