The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on the world of Derry Girls: a holiday from history

Lisa McGee’s show paid homage to a time when the music was better, the politics were more hopeful and the clothes were, well, different

Sat May 21 2022 - 06:22

France’s Macron promises new approach during second-term inauguration

Re-elected president speaks of need to innovate at a time of unprecedented challenges

Sat May 07 2022 - 13:26

Beijing ramps up Covid-19 curbs with Shanghai still in lockdown

Chinese authorities carry out mass testing in bid to control spread of disease in capital

Wed May 04 2022 - 13:50

As China looks on at a world opening up, can Xi Jinping survive zero-Covid?

With millions in lockdown, the administration are sticking to their stance. But at what cost?

Mon May 02 2022 - 16:35

Fintan O’Toole: It’s time for democrats to use the t-word, treason

Treason has flourished because progressives have been far too prim about calling it out

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 06:00

Shanghai reports first deaths in latest Covid outbreak

Shanghai residents confined to home as China continues to employ ‘zero-tolerance’ strategy

Mon Apr 18 2022 - 08:51

How Clare Daly and Mick Wallace became stars of authoritarian state media

A new Irish Times investigation shows the MEPs’ outsized profile in regime-controlled media

Sat Apr 16 2022 - 06:00

No grand theory can explain the Ukraine crisis

Politics: The past couple of months have been embarrassing for intellectual elegance

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 15:47

Shanghai residents warned about online posts over Covid lockdown

Food shortages a problem for millions in massive Chinese city

Sun Apr 10 2022 - 15:05

Is nuclear war a real prospect again?

Putin’s actions in Ukraine have put nuclear war back on the geopolitical agenda

Sat Apr 02 2022 - 06:00

XI urges China to maintain strict Covid-19 policy amid rise in cases

Firms allowed to reopen in Shenzhen where 17.5m residents being tested daily

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 15:22

China starts to feel the pain from its friendship with Russia

Beijing’s economy deeply exposed to market turmoil and sanctions unleashed by war in Ukraine

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 11:07

China celebrates its joyless spectacle as Winter Olympics ends without disaster

Most contentious Games in years overshadowed by doping scandal and Ukraine crisis

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00

Richard O’Halloran’s return: Averting a China crisis

Diplomacy and the businessman’s own dogged negotiations brought him home, not loud calls for action

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 03:55

Portugal’s Socialists win surprise majority as voters ‘bank on stability’

Prime minister António Costa upsets polls and can now govern without other left support

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 15:11

Portugal’s PM claims Socialists have won full parliamentary majority in general election

Costa has won plaudits for turning around Portugal’s post-crisis economy

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 00:33

Portugal goes to the polls amid record Covid-19 numbers

Far-right Chega party vying to be the country’s third force in parliament

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 05:01

When communists took over the Rotunda to fight for Dublin’s unemployed

Liam O’Flaherty led the armed four-day occupation 100 years ago this week

Sat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00

Mass trials in Cuba deepen its harshest crackdown in decades

More than 60 people have gone on trial in relation to protests over Cuba’s economic crisis

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 15:51

Xi Jinping had a good 2021, and he ends it with an iron grip on China

The president’s path has been cleared to lead for life, but he faces problems domestically

Fri Dec 24 2021 - 01:00

Revolutionary biopic’s success a sign of Brazil’s coarsening debate

São Paulo Letter: Bolsonaro attempted to prevent Marighella reaching cinemas

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 19:00

The pandemic has taught EU to play hardball on trade

Europe Letter: Broken supply chains, tricky neighbours and vaccine rifts prompt change

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 21:00

Bottoms Up: On the mysterious origins of a global fashion craze

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 19:00

The Irish Times view on Peng Shuai’s disappearance: a staged return

Beijing will have to do far more to convince the world that the tennis star is not subject to coercion

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 18:45

Miriam Lord: TDs fume as Antigen 4 All in the Dáil gets noses out of joint

Elsewhere this week, Bertie Ahern’s comments on the North go completely south

Sat Nov 20 2021 - 01:04

Concern over Chinese tennis star who accused Government official of sexual assault

Peng Shuai has not been publicly heard of since making a Weibo post on November 2nd

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 15:59

Biden and China’s Xi to hold virtual meeting on Monday

Washington hoping for stability amid increased tensions between US and China

Sat Nov 13 2021 - 07:32

The Irish Times view on China’s leadership: Xi Jinping’s takeover

The Communist Party has signalled that its current leader will retain his grip on power for the foreseeable future

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 19:45

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to hold virtual summit to smooth relations

Senior US official says Biden had made clear that while he welcomes ‘stiff competition’ with China, he does not want conflict

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 18:30

China’s Communist Party paves way for extension of Xi’s rule

Party approves resolution exalting Chinese president as one of nation’s greatest leaders

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 15:34

Global markets boosted by US infrastructure bill

Strong inflation could rekindle talk of Fed raising interest rates earlier than expected

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 15:06

Tennis star Peng Shuai accuses Chinese ruling party official of sexual assault

Online censors blocked post on Weibo of Zhang Gaoli’s alleged assault

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 17:10

Shutting down historical debate, China makes it a crime to mock heroes

New law punishing slander of China’s martyrs being enforced with revolutionary zeal

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 12:57

China’s hypersonic weapon test close to a ‘Sputnik moment’, says top US general

Gen Mark Milley confirms Beijing has tested advanced nuclear-capable weapon

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 18:47