The Irish Times

Call for media moratorium on Leaving Cert coverage heard by Oireachtas committee

Press interest ‘undoubtedly’ contributes to student stress, exam commission chief says

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 18:40

Miriam Lord: This Government is all out of ideas. Dial 1800 – Help

Another helpline is needed but not for the beleaguered students

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 22:14

Gifts for teachers to be treated as ‘serious attempt’ to undermine Leaving Cert grades

Official guidance for schools over use of calculated grades to issue this week

Mon May 18 2020 - 02:55

Labour should let Howlin outline his plans, Joan Burton says

Former tánaiste declines to say whether she supports party leader continuing in his role

Mon Aug 20 2018 - 00:07

Call for Oireachtas group to consider ‘reparations’ for Travellers

New cross-party Oireachtas group to look at improving life for Travellers

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 21:38

Olding lawyer warns on comments seeking to ‘undermine’ verdict

‘Some of the social media commentary has been gratuitously abusive, and an attempt to usurp the role of the jury’

Sun Apr 01 2018 - 20:38

Miriam Lord’s Awards: Winners of this year’s political gongs

Dáil movers, shakers, losers and inbetweeners: A selection from the corridors of power

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 06:00

‘We would be quite happy to have RTÉ relocated to Athlone’

And other nuggets from this week’s Seanad’s debate on broadcasting

Fri May 26 2017 - 11:55

An imperfect solution for drug addicts

If prevention of unnecessary deaths is the main consideration, then a supervised injection centre becomes the obvious choice

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 00:00

Miriam Lord gazes at 2017 through her crystal ball

Enda finds his va-va-voom, O’Brien sues nobody and Boyd-Barrett is incandescent

Sat Dec 31 2016 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: Senators lose selfie control during Sturgeon visit

Scottish first minister said the occasion will live long in the memory, and they believed it

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 05:55

Unsociable media comes to the fore in election campaign

Jack Chambers was among the victims of the personal attacks which are now the norm

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 00:00

Labour rules out re-entering government with FG or FF

Burton’s position as leader under threat and may last just months, say party sources

Tue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00

Coalition to create all-female units for some UN operations

Embedding will be in peacekeeping areas where gender-based violence occurred

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: Ireland could learn from gay marriage Bill scrum

‘It would have done the Argies proud, the way they ploughed into us,’ says Labour stalwart

Sat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: Fine Gael members driven away by legal threat

Dara Murphy ally prompts walk-out by threatening to sue Senator Burke for slander

Sat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00

Gardaí called to recording of Vincent Browne’s TV show

Labour TD Áodhan O Riordáin described scenes at Clontarf Castle as ‘nasty stuff’

Tue Sept 08 2015 - 09:33

Miriam Lord: Commissioner Cat still can’t get no satisfaction

EU commissioner pays first official visit to Oireachtas since his elevation to EU post

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 01:00

Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has left ‘tolerance’ far behind

LGBT community has given all of Irish democracy one of its greatest days

Mon May 25 2015 - 12:27

Yes Equality party celebrates successfully rocking the boat

Tears of joy were everywhere at a party so good even the Eurovision was ignored

Sun May 24 2015 - 15:25

Miriam Lord: How about a few awards to lighten the campaign mood?

The marriage referendum created some new heroines as clowns played on

Sat May 23 2015 - 12:16

Irish Refugee Council quitting direct provision group ‘regrettable’

Publication of heads of Bill without ‘allowing discussion’ of change in refugee law criticised

Mon Mar 30 2015 - 16:11

Dáil Sketch: Joan Burton declines to show her vicious streak

Tánaiste takes barbs in her stride as Ruth Coppinger goes on the attack

Fri Mar 06 2015 - 01:00

Miriam Lord’s Week: Taoiseach butters up the farmers

Simon Coveney arrived late for the Irish Farmers’ Association meeting, but Enda did milk it a bit

Sat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00

Call for new inspection regime for direct provision

Documents show residents approached an inspector just twice in 60 reports

Mon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach now faces wrath of the Angry Birds

Kenny overlooked his female TDs’ claims for junior ministries

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00

Howlin hints at Labour leadership bid

Junior minister Sean Sherlock rules himself out while other party members express interest

Tue May 27 2014 - 20:41

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Tue Feb 04 2014 - 00:00

‘Post-colonial hang-up’ has stymied modern Republic

TDs tell MacGill summer school of need to reform national and local government

Tue Jul 30 2013 - 13:20

“No place” in GAA for racism, Duffy says

Discipline and rules have a place but tackling racism about education, GAA chief says

Tue Mar 19 2013 - 17:58