The Irish Times

The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland

Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today

Fri May 06 2022 - 19:41

A unique journalist – Renagh Holohan remembers Mike Burns

An Irishwoman’s Diary

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 19:37

Nuns who ran Magdalene laundries have not contributed to redress for women

Some €32m in awards of €11,000-€100,000 made to more than 800 survivors to date

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 16:57

David O’Doherty, the anti-Tommy Tiernan, is funny by osmosis

TV review: Along for the Ride with David O’Doherty, a perfect vehicle for his quirky wit

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 16:50

Vaccine sceptic Cardinal confirms he has Covid-19 virus

Irish-American Raymond Burke (73) queried necessity for social distancing and spoke of ‘Wuhan virus’

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 18:25

Might Covid and 2020 mark a final rupture in history of Irish Catholicism?

Devotion has become fixated on Sunday Mass – but will many return to church when curbs fully lift?

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 01:00

Alan Shatter: ‘I was effectively cancelled, completely’

The former minister will ‘never fully get over’ the circumstances of his departure from cabinet

Sat May 01 2021 - 06:00

Dáil approves transfer of mother-and-baby home records to Tusla

Opposition claims legislation rushed through in spite of survivors’ fears in heated debate

Thu Oct 22 2020 - 22:21

U2 members back new tech fund as it raises €20m in first round

Impact Ireland to invest in firms that ‘generate a return for society as well as investors’

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 05:14

Coalition parties to appoint 20 junior ministers if accord ratified

Deal would see Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael get eight roles each with four going to Greens

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 01:16

Enda Kenny on grief in the age of coronavirus pandemic

Former taoiseach breaks political silence to help bereavement counselling helpline

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 01:00

Long-delayed €80m Cork event centre gets final planning approval

An Bord Pleanála gives go-ahead for controversial project after two last-minute appeals

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 16:28

The Irish Times view on Seanad reform: here we go again

There have been 14 reports on overhauling the upper house over the past 80 years but one after another has simply gathered dust

Mon Feb 24 2020 - 19:00

Voter turnout down on State’s first Saturday general election

Numbers casting ballot slip on day of rugby, GAA and wind warnings around Storm Ciara

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 21:03

Election 2020 in Co Mayo: ‘Many people are disillusioned with Fine Gael’

The regulars at Guiry’s Bar in Foxford are tired of the ‘same old’ politics

Mon Feb 03 2020 - 20:59

Inquiry report into mother and baby homes may be delayed

Exceptional length and general election flagged as reasons that could stall publication

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 02:10

Miriam Lord’s week: Varadkar set for family Christmas in Mumbai

Taoiseach’s father will celebrate 80th birthday in the land of his birth

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 05:16

Newton Emerson: Why should the DUP not take advantage if it wins enough seats in the election?

SDLP MPs could conceivably be asked to help Labour into Downing Street

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 06:00

Mary McAleese: Irish people have ‘no right’ to be racist

‘We have to create new narrative around a reconciled Ireland where everyone is welcome’

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 22:50

Irish exports could replace 55% of UK goods imported by Germany

Irish goods may be cheaper due to tariffs imposed on UK imports if hard Brexit occurs

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 02:44

We should not get overly friendly with Facebook

As global regulators scrutinise social network’s activities, we need to tread carefully

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 05:42

Banners to be put up outside GPO in bid to boost visitor numbers

Company secures permission for efforts to advertise Witness History Exhibition

Fri Aug 16 2019 - 10:50

Up to 37,000 freedom of information requests made in 2018

Commissioner’s annual report shows requests increased by 8.5% last year

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 00:01

US vice-president Mike Pence to visit Ireland in September

Evangelical Christian, whose grandfather emigrated from Sligo, is expected in September

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 20:15

Healy-Rae denies being asked to join Government: ‘I was not asked to dance’

Dáil suspended as Paschal Donohoe accused of telling a ‘lie’ by Kerry TD

Wed Jun 19 2019 - 15:12

Facebook urged government to spend more on data privacy regulator

Company was worried that big EU states would block Ireland from running one-stop shop on data protection

Mon May 20 2019 - 05:05

Siteserv inquiry seeks to compel Catherine Murphy to appear over deal claims

Politician to resist efforts to reveal source of details behind Dáil statements on O’Brien

Sat May 11 2019 - 01:00

Ex-garda who feared he would be set alight awarded almost €50,000

Karl Cummins tells court he has PTSD after incident outside Department of Taoiseach

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 15:54

No chance of US-UK trade deal if Brexit risks Belfast Agreement – Pelosi

US speaker Nancy Pelosi insists nothing must imperil ‘seamless’ Irish Border

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 15:37

Irish tech startups craic the code to success at SXSW

From angel investors to blockchain advocates, politics to tech polemicists, Austin played host to them all

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 11:16

Coveney calls for cool heads in debate on €80m Cork events centre

Tánaiste says legal issues over the €30m State aid investment need to be resolved

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 20:35

Brexit Borderlands: The Irish Times maps Ireland's border crossings

‘The Irish Times’ looks at impact of Brexit on the lives of people in shadow of the Border

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 17:48

New national maternity hospital approval must be delivered by year end

St Vincent’s site may fall foul of EU building rules after saga of politics, finance and ethos

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 02:00

Give Me a Crash Course In ... US visas for the Irish

A ‘landmark deal’ with US could allow thousands of Irish live and work there

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 12:37