Taoiseach admits he let election speculation get out of handKenny says he should have dealt with date more clearly. ‘It will be held in the spring’Wed Oct 14 2015 - 12:29
‘To Speak of Easter Week’ brings together testimony of 25 family members of rebelsSome 240 Easter Rising relatives interviewed for oral history projectTue Oct 13 2015 - 21:22
Easter Rising: €48m set aside for commemoration planSome €31m from budget allocation to finish major capital projects associated with 1916Tue Oct 13 2015 - 20:39
Agriculture: Income tax credit welcomed by IFA and ICMSACredit of €5,000 per year for five years ‘significant and would help farm families’Tue Oct 13 2015 - 18:08
Former Miss Ireland promoter Krish Naidoo diesS African businessman said Ireland gave him chances he would not have had at homeMon Oct 12 2015 - 16:52
Carrickmines fire: President signs book of condolenceMichael D Higgins says country ‘deeply moved’ by tragedy in which 10 people diedMon Oct 12 2015 - 13:20
Faith and sacrifice – An Irishman’s Diary on Edith CavellCentenary of execution of nurseMon Oct 12 2015 - 01:01
Something for the weekend: Fjords, films and open housesHistory, horses and films - there is plenty of non-sporting activity this weekendFri Oct 09 2015 - 16:30
Rod Stewart confirmed for Kilkenny’s Nowlan ParkDate set for next June, 5 Seconds of Summer also announce April show at Dublin’s 3ArenaFri Oct 09 2015 - 13:35
Trinity College begins free online course on Easter Rising14-week explainer series offered by university on its YouTube and iTunes channelsFri Oct 09 2015 - 12:23
James Reilly abandons car after it was surrounded by protestersMinisterial vehicle pelted with stones and bricks during visit to Bluebell community centreFri Oct 09 2015 - 09:46
Easter Rising events could rival Gathering, Taoiseach saysSome 1,800 events announced for the community programme to remember 1916Fri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Key oncologist Dennis Slamon to be honoured in DublinDoctor’s discovery of breast cancer drug Herceptin saved lives of countless womenThu Oct 08 2015 - 19:51
Events to honour Proclamation signatories announced as part of 1916 programmePublic response ‘overwhelming’ as 1,800 community events drawn up for 2016Thu Oct 08 2015 - 13:31
‘Overwhelming’ response to Easter Rising commemorationsNumber of events reach 1,800 as community programme to be launched by TaoiseachThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:01
‘Irish Times’ debates launched at GPO with Easter Rising themeEvent is ‘wonderful opportunity’ to look back at 1916 and to look forward, editor saysThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Minister pays tribute to relative who died at GallipoliAodhán Ó Ríordáin said those who died in British uniforms were often forgottenTue Oct 06 2015 - 20:06
Rising rents main cause of distress for elderly, says charityMore than 50% of calls Alone received in 2014 related to homelessness or housingMon Oct 05 2015 - 21:27
Donohoe rules out making cycle helmets compulsoryCyclists without helmets are three times more likely to suffer head trauma, study findsMon Oct 05 2015 - 19:26
Meryl Streep on Brian Friel: ‘Tender dramatist, lovely man’Playwright ‘part of the theatrical life of every theatre house’ in Ireland, Abbey director saysFri Oct 02 2015 - 18:18
Sex offender who fled Britain arrested in Dublin city hotelEx-lecturer Julian Myerscough absconded from Ipswich court before jury convicted himFri Oct 02 2015 - 14:49
Most parts of country have colder than normal SeptemberGlorious Indian summer set to end as wind and rain forecast for next weekFri Oct 02 2015 - 14:12
Irish among most tolerant in Europe, claims EU-wide surveyIrish people more tolerant of those who are LGBT or from different ethnic backgroundsThu Oct 01 2015 - 17:49
Remembering 1916: St Raphael’s ‘little fighter’ accepts TricolourNational flag and copy of Proclamation to be presented to every school in the countryThu Oct 01 2015 - 16:56
Demolition work begins on 19 Century Co Galway bridgeProtestors say destruction of bridge near Moycullen is act of environmental vandalismWed Sept 30 2015 - 16:33
Irish scientist finds more signs of water flowing on MarsTiming of news after Nasa announcement a ‘coincidence’, Dr Colman Gallagher saysWed Sept 30 2015 - 16:24
Man released after arrest over human trafficking in DonegalImmigrant Council of Ireland says Government must now implement action planWed Sept 30 2015 - 16:15
Children wearing red T-shirts in solidarity with refugeesBernard Dunleavy says drowning of Aylan Kurdi moved people around world to respondWed Sept 30 2015 - 12:27
New book on Irish nationalist leader John Redmond launched‘John Redmond: A Life Undone’ tells story of how Redmond’s Home Rule project fell apartWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:05
Two children among six hurt after Co Kildare car crashGsoc inquiry into Monasterevin incident involving vehicle earlier pursued by gardaíSun Sept 27 2015 - 18:04
Dara Murphy says he made ‘judgment call’ on Garda liftMinister of State says he had no alternative way to make trip from Cork to DublinSun Sept 27 2015 - 16:43
Jeremy Corbyn proposes London Markievicz memorialElection of Countess to House of Commons an ‘important footnote’, Labour leader saysSun Sept 27 2015 - 13:53
Total eclipse of the moon to be visible in early hoursClear skies for most of Ireland as nature reveals one of its most spectacular sightsSun Sept 27 2015 - 11:47
Commemoration hears of famine’s heavy toll on UlsterCavan lost 43% of its population through death or emigration between 1845 and 1851Sat Sept 26 2015 - 18:35
Grave of Rudyard Kipling’s son correctly named, says authorityAuthors of ‘My Boy Jack’ suggested resting place belonged to Dublin-born Arthur JacobFri Sept 25 2015 - 16:00
National Ploughing Championships grind to haltWorld ploughing champion Eamonn Tracey prepares to defend title in DenmarkFri Sept 25 2015 - 08:30
French honour Ploughing chief for services to agricultureManaging director Anna May McHugh awarded Ordre du Mérite Agricole medalThu Sept 24 2015 - 18:13
Supermarket price abuse inquiry making progress, says HoganEU agricultural commissioner says 2016 will be ‘year of action’Thu Sept 24 2015 - 16:05
Oaks for Tidy Towns winners in honour of 1916 signatoriesAll winning towns to get seven Sessile Oaks next year as part of 1916 commemorationsWed Sept 23 2015 - 14:57
Government must explain ‘inability’ to hold onto Web SummitDecision to relocate annual technology gathering ‘an individual choice’ says TaoiseachWed Sept 23 2015 - 14:06
Government to give €30m to revitalise rural towns, villagesPackage to boost ‘attractiveness, sustainability’ of rural communitiesWed Sept 23 2015 - 11:48
Kerry King on Jeff Hanneman, old rivals Metallica and Megadeth, and the future of SlayerAs Slayer return with Repentless, their first album since the death of founding member Jeff Hanneman, guitarist Kerry King talks to The Irish Times about staying at the top of the thrash pileWed Sept 23 2015 - 07:44
Ploughing: Almost 80,000 turn out for day one of eventPresident Higgins praises rural highlight as World Ploughing chief marvels at scaleWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary on Patrick MacGill and the Battle of Loos‘The Great Push’ and the London Irish RiflesTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:01
Lisdoonvarna: ‘Hopefully they’ll get a little wife to help out’Matchmaking festival brings some for love and others for a second chanceMon Sept 21 2015 - 09:24
True blue all the way for Blanchardstown’s league of nationsPupils of Scoil Bhríde get together to celebrate being Dubs – with their Kerry teachersSat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
State funeral for executed 1916 rebel Thomas KentFuneral ‘writes the final chapter in a long ordeal for the Kent family’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 16:15
Thomas Kent’s brother turned down by State for compensationWilliam Kent sought payment for sacrifices ‘my family made, both in life and property’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 12:41
Document requested by pope about Easter Rising revealedOnly two known copies exists of briefing note for Pope Benedict XV in 1916Fri Sept 18 2015 - 01:03
Local authority recommends removal of fast-food clause from development planRichard Boyd-Barrett accuses DLR council of ‘outrageous’ bowing to demands of KFCFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:01
