The Irish Times

Stephen Collins: Coalition’s self-pity is the biggest threat it faces, not Sinn Féin

The Government has a strong case to make for itself, if it has the guts to do so

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 01:05

Prince Philip: Irascible, possibly unfaithful – and, since The Crown, so incredibly glamorous

Netflix’s hit royal drama has shaped how millions think of the late duke of Edinburgh

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 17:45

Seán Moran: 2034 report now has the feel of a prophecy revealed by a pandemic

Larry McCarthy may be surprised if he re-reads document he helped shape

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: Leinster v Saracens in an empty Aviva would be a shame

If competitions are to be completed, games may have to be played behind closed doors

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 06:00

Election 2020: Expect to see multi-billion euro pledges this week

Inside Politics: Pension issue comes to fore as parties prepare to publish manifestos

Mon Jan 20 2020 - 07:45

Here’s why Billie Eilish’s Bond theme commission has hit a sour note

Donald Clarke: A 19-year-old electropop sensation is to write and sing the next Bond theme and Twitter is not amused

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 05:00

The inside story of how Boris Johnson won the UK election

Conservative election campaign began not six weeks ago but when Boris Johnson became PM

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 01:00

Boris Johnson all smiles amid biggest cabinet bloodbath in British history

Less than two hours after PM walked into Downing Street, 17 ministers had quit or been sacked

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 20:00

Diarmaid Ferriter: A Boris Johnson victory may not be a doomsday scenario for Ireland

Tory leadership contender is so unprincipled and dishonest he may retreat on the Border

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 02:00

Gillian Anderson ‘to play Margaret Thatcher in The Crown’

X-Files actor reportedly to take on role in fourth series of award-winning Netflix blockbuster

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 06:00

New Zealand may hold the key for post-Brexit Ireland

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: We can learn a lot from the Pacific nation’s fate in the 1970s

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00

Michael Walker: Ronaldo has left Real Madrid but his presence is still felt

Ronaldo soaked up the pressure of Real Madrid in full-on Galactico mode and stuck in the goals

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 08:00

‘The last of the Whigs’ who refused to engage in Thatcher’s ‘Little England’

Obituary: Lord Peter Carrington used common sense to avoid conflict and strife

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 05:19

Seán Lemass tapes: Britain sought to ‘destroy’ Common Market

Seán Lemass on . . . the British, colleagues, world leaders . . .

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00

Citizen Lane: Art and the creation of the Irish nation

Hugh Lane’s contribution to cultural history is the focus of Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s new film

Sat May 12 2018 - 05:00

Cannes film festival: the class acts of 2018

Despite a dispute with Netflix and films not being ready in time, the competition is one of the funkiest, least creaky in years

Mon May 07 2018 - 06:30

Kerry waterfront guesthouse with amazing views for €1.95m

Tahilla has welcomed many politicians over the years, including Jack Lynch, Erskine Childers and Liam Cosgrave

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 06:00

For all Brexit’s gung-ho, why does Britain still have no national day?

Donald Clarke: You’d think there’d be a British St Patrick’s Day, with Union Jack beer

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 05:00

Christine Keeler, former model at heart of Profumo affair, dies at 75

Affairs with Russian diplomat and British MP caused cold-war political scandal

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 20:26

The US extends its longest war

Afghanistan

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 00:05

Electorates’ complacency may explain Brexit, Trump and Corbyn

UK Politics: The fainter our memory of trauma, the greater our appetite for risk

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 01:00

The final reckoning for the Brexit shambles will be ugly

Martin Wolf: Theresa May promised strength and stability – she has delivered the opposite

Wed Jun 14 2017 - 13:39

AIB’s IPO plans could hinge on timing of election

Fine Gael leadership situation could affect timing of proposed stock-market flotation

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 07:00

Theresa May needs to find a voice equal to the times

UK politics: painful national projects require leaders to demonstrate some class

Tue Nov 08 2016 - 01:00

Beyond Brexit: future looks uncertain for Ireland on many fronts

Anglo-Irish relationship faces raft of challenges and State to lose key ally in Brussels

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 18:20

John Horgan: Election manifesto policies should never be confused with promises

But reneging on pre-election commitments about coalition partners is a betrayal

Tue Oct 13 2015 - 02:01

Donald Clarke: Why Jeremy Corbyn could win the Labour leadership battle

‘Peter Mandelson would never have let that happen’

Sat Aug 08 2015 - 01:00

Rev Dr William O’Neill lays down his pen after 55 years

Author of Presbyterian Notes for ‘The Irish Times’ since 1960 finishes writing career

Sat Jul 18 2015 - 01:00

The aristo act: living it up in Lismore Castle

Fancy living like a duke or duchess? As an earl or countess? A lord or lady? You can savour aristocratic life in this Irish castle

Sat May 30 2015 - 01:00

Profumo affair’s Mandy Rice-Davies dies aged 70

Scandal threatened to bring down Harold MacMillan’s government in the 1960s

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 10:50

Jeremy Thorpe: Former Liberal Party leader dies aged 85

Obituary: Death of British politician whose career ended in scandal

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 11:40

Stick or twist: when will the Government call an election?

Coalition parties want to set questions rather than scramble for answers after recent crises

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 13:44

A number of electoral trials ahead in 2014 but the unknown factor is the economy

Opinion: The political challenge for the Government will be to see that the slight increase in optimism is widely shared

Sun Jan 05 2014 - 00:01