Everything you ever wanted to know about Napoleon but were afraid to askThe former French emperor continues to fascinate because he is such a contrary character being neither wholly good or badSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
Eirsat-1 launch: all you need to know about Ireland’s first satelliteIrish satellite will carry equipment for three experiments as well as helping to fill a space industry skills gapFri Dec 01 2023 - 10:39
Dermot Ryan, businessman who recorded Seán Lemass tapes, dies aged 95The 23 interviews over 22 hours of tape are closest thing former taoiseach left to an autobiographyFri Dec 01 2023 - 06:39
Ireland has lost ‘one of music’s greatest lyricists’: Tributes paid to Shane MacGowanPresident leads tributes to Pogues singer-songwriter remembered as ‘one of greatest lyricists’Thu Nov 30 2023 - 16:27
Irish students make history as State’s first satellite is prepared for launch UCD getting ready to celebrate its students who have designed and built EIRSAT-1 which will launch on FridayThu Nov 30 2023 - 06:00
Two men injured after disturbances which followed gangland funeralBrandon Ledwidge (23) died after he was shot last Saturday week in his native Finglas, north DublinWed Nov 29 2023 - 23:26
President Higgins pays tribute after death of environmentalist Michael EwingMr Ewing’s work with environmental NGOs ‘was crucial in advocating for the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis and continues to be of enormous importance’Wed Nov 29 2023 - 22:47
Conor McGregor social media posts on Dublin riots being examined by gardaíInvestigators are examining social media posts from various accounts to determine if they may have incited violenceTue Nov 28 2023 - 10:46
Israel-Hamas war: Irish ambassador expresses ‘surprise’ at Israeli criticism over Emily Hand statementTaoiseach has been pilloried in the Israeli media for the wording of his statement on Emily Hand’s releaseMon Nov 27 2023 - 15:35
Dublin riots: ‘Political justification for looting shops’ should be resisted, says HarrisMinister for Further Education says there has been a successful garda recruitment campaign with 800 expected to enter training this yearMon Nov 27 2023 - 10:39
Macron congratulates French teenager who knocked knife out of attacker’s hand in Dublin‘We salute the courage of our compatriot, who helped put an end to the attack’Sat Nov 25 2023 - 09:01
Dublin riots: Further arrests in city centre on Friday night while McEntee comes under pressure - as it happenedGirl (5) injured in Thursday’s knife attack remains in critical condition; Minister for Justice says gardaí are trawling 6,000 hours of CCTV footageFri Nov 24 2023 - 22:30
Katiemania at Liffey Valley as Taylor warms up for rematchHundreds turn out to see boxer take part in public workout at Dublin shopping centreWed Nov 22 2023 - 17:56
Weather: Ireland to experience freezing temperatures this weekend as cold air moves in from ScandinaviaCold weather will see temperatures fall to minus 2 without a prolonged frost or risk of snowWed Nov 22 2023 - 13:03
Dublin’s Clonliffe Bridge renamed Bloody Sunday BridgeDublin City Council renamed Clonliffe Bridge in honour of the 14 civilians killed on November 21st, 1920Mon Nov 20 2023 - 14:23
‘We need a ceasefire and we need it now’: senior WHO official Dr Mike Ryan calls for Gaza peaceNumber of children who have no surviving family is growing all the time, Irish executive director of organisation saysMon Nov 20 2023 - 09:51
The tan and the white teeth: 60 years after JFK’s assassination Wexford remembers his 1963 visitJohn F Kennedy’s death on November 22nd, 1963 was the death of innocence for many peopleSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
President hears of lives cut short or changed forever from road traffic victimsÁras an Uachtaráin holds event for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsFri Nov 17 2023 - 20:44
Consultants on public-only contracts allowed to do private work on own time, Varadkar saysTaoiseach tells Private Hospitals Association Ireland conference that State is bucking international trend with waiting lists going downThu Nov 16 2023 - 16:12
Twenty-three Irish departing Gaza after opening of Rafah crossing into EgyptMicheál Martin said he hoped others who could not exit today would be in a position to do so on ThursdayWed Nov 15 2023 - 18:03
Child sexual abuse counselling service warns of closure unless further funding providedChildren At Risk Ireland says the €377,000 provided by Tusla for 2024 is only half what is required for it to operate its servicesWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:36
Storm Debi: Relief scheme extended to Galway as nationwide clean-up beginsThousands remain without power as Galway is worst affected by the impact of weatherMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:57
Worst loss of Irish personnel on UN duty remembered in commemorative massNine Irish army soldiers killed during Niemba Ambush in Congo in 1960 remembered in DublinSat Nov 11 2023 - 19:22
Rare piece of Patrick Pearse memorabilia fails to sell at auctionProclamation signatory’s Irish Volunteers membership card was guiding at between €150,000 and €250,000Sat Nov 11 2023 - 17:23
Sniffer dog helps recover €8.2m worth of illicit cigarettes in Co LouthRevenue and gardaí found contraband during search in Dundalk on FridaySat Nov 11 2023 - 14:54
25th anniversary of Island of Ireland Peace Park to be marked with ceremony in Belgium Peace Park, which remembers Irishmen who died in first World War, was made a UNESCO world heritage site last monthSat Nov 11 2023 - 11:04
Breaking a 78-year record: Today’s FAI Cup final attendance will showcase the growing popularity of League of Ireland clubsThe crowd of 41,238 that attended the 1945 FAI Cup final will be surpassed when Bohemians play St Patrick’s Athletic on SundaySat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Harris praises ‘remarkable’ construction course helping people from inner cityMinister for Higher Education says more courses are needed if housing targets are to be metFri Nov 10 2023 - 13:35
Too many people are in denial about events of October 7th, says Israeli ambassadorIsrael-Hamas war: Dana Erlich told commemoration to mark Kristallnacht that anti-Semitism is on rise in IrelandFri Nov 10 2023 - 10:02
Ashling Murphy trial: Family ‘relieved’ at Jozef Puska murder conviction as they grieve her lossBrother of late teacher says she was subjected to ‘incomprehensible violence by a predator who was not known to her’Thu Nov 09 2023 - 17:09
Two teenagers killed in Donegal crash were returning from night shift in local restaurantDouble fatality on the Inishowen Peninsula brings to 136 number of fatalities this year - 37 more than same period last yearMon Nov 06 2023 - 17:28
Northern lights make spectacular appearance in Irish skies but you need a camera to see them If you want to see the aurora with the naked eye, you have to travel much further north to places like Iceland and northern FinlandMon Nov 06 2023 - 16:11
Emily Hand’s sister says family ‘have hope back’ after suspected Hamas abductionNatali Hand says the last few weeks have been a ‘rollercoaster’ as family presumed the eight-year-old was deadMon Nov 06 2023 - 14:46
Ireland will miss renewable energy goals unless wind and solar projects get timely planning permission, conference told Most renewable projects take 10 years to go from initial design to the gridWed Oct 25 2023 - 22:34
Poor population forecasts making housing crisis worse, academic warnsProjections suggest the State needs to double the number of homes being built by the middle of the century to keep up with demandWed Oct 25 2023 - 18:32
Engineers Ireland calls for more modular homes to be builtCurrent target of 1,500 units is not ambitious enough to alleviate housing shortages, the body will stateWed Oct 25 2023 - 00:01
Biden urges Netanyahu to maintain ‘urgently needed’ aid to Gaza StripHamas releases two Israeli women who were taken hostage on October 7thTue Oct 24 2023 - 12:40
Israeli diplomat in Ireland deletes tweet suggesting Ireland funded Hamas tunnels in GazaIsraeli embassy says tweet was ‘wrong’ and ‘does not represent the official position of Israel’Mon Oct 23 2023 - 15:53
Israel says it carried out ‘limited raids’ into Gaza Strip overnightTank and infantry raids struck Hamas targets and sought information on 222 hostages being held, Israeli military saysMon Oct 23 2023 - 15:09
Web Summit to take place as planned after Paddy Cosgrave resignationEvent management group scrambles to limit damage as departing chief executive concedes comments on Israel-Hamas conflict had become ‘distraction’Sun Oct 22 2023 - 17:39
Funding to residential drug treatment should increase as alternative to custody, says assemblyCitizens’ Assembly on drug use recommends end to State’s criminal justice approach to people possessing drugs for personal useSun Oct 22 2023 - 14:59
Paddy Cosgrave resigns as Web Summit chief with ‘immediate effect’ over Israel-Hamas commentsWeb Summit chief executive said his comments had become ‘a distraction from the event’ taking place in Lisbon next monthSat Oct 21 2023 - 16:22
Citizens’ Assembly votes to end current approach to possession of drugs for personal useMajority of members of voted for comprehensive health-led approach to policy on illegal drug useSat Oct 21 2023 - 15:39
Heavy rain expected in coming days, with seas around Ireland several degrees warmer than averageSeveral roads impassable in Wicklow and Cork on Saturday as clean-up from Storm Babet continuesSat Oct 21 2023 - 12:09
How Irish women failed to persuade Éamon de Valera to treat them as equal citizensStatus of women was better ‘under British rule’, activists told de Valera a year before he signed off on ‘women’s place in home’ clause in ConstitutionSat Oct 21 2023 - 11:47
Don Tidey on his IRA kidnappers: ‘There was no small talk ... I survived in some miraculous way’Former Quinnsworth chief executive speaks for first time in 40 years about his 23-day ordeal that transfixed the nationSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Irish army trains with Javelin missile system123rd Infantry Battalion soldiers, in advance of their south Lebanon deployment, trained with Javelin anti-tank missiles.Fri Oct 20 2023 - 16:08
Irish Army demonstrates Javelin missiles in advance of south Lebanon deploymentPortable anti-tank system was used by Ukraine to devastating effect against Russian armoured vehiclesThu Oct 19 2023 - 19:48
An Post launches stamp honouring Irishman who made the Sydney Opera House a realityPeter Rice’s engineering genius was able to fulfil architect’s Jørn Utzon’s vision for one of the world’s most famous buildingsThu Oct 19 2023 - 19:37
New book shines a light on the emotional legacy of the Troubles Irish Times books editor Martin Doyle’s Dirty Linen focuses on the trauma in his home parishWed Oct 18 2023 - 21:13
