Cillian Murphy’s view of Ireland in the 1980s as ‘the dark ages’ misses the point
Small Things Like These raises a wider question about the communication of our history as one giant, black cloud occasionally interrupted by a lone, bright star
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Who Killed Una Lynskey? by Mick Clifford – Garda heavy gang under the spotlight in the investigations of two disturbing 1970s murders
The author claims the infamous Garda squad decided on the narrative in the cases of Una Lynskey and Marty Kerrigan and built the evidence around it
The Irish Times view on Nell McCafferty: a fierce voice for justice
Nell McCafferty was never afraid of causing controversy in pursuit of her goals. History has proved she was right about most of them
Joe Joyce obituary: Award-winning journalist, writer and biographer
Joyce had an astute understanding of government and the political system, of politicians and how they worked
Joe Joyce: The quiet man who was a great journalist, funeral told
The author of 10 books and two plays ‘felt compelled to write’, his daughter recalled
Kerry Babies: gardaí retain confidence in DNA evidence but investigators face a steep challenge
Criminal lawyer says it will be a ‘huge leap’ from proving parentage to advancing criminal case against couple arrested last year
Former Garda inspector Gerry O’Carroll ‘loved every second’ of his career, funeral service hears
Former garda, who was involved in numerous high-profile investigations, was ‘formidable giant of a man’, brother tells service
Gerry O’Carroll, former murder squad garda involved in Kerry Babies case, dies after short illness
Ex-Detective Inspector, a native of Co Kerry, was involved in dozens of high-profile investigations during his career
Peter Thursfield 1946-2023: A life taking photographs
A selection of photos from the former Irish Times picture editor, who has died aged 77
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has to start believing in its own luck. Fatalism is fatal
So many of the aspirations that fuelled the creation of the State quickly curdled into pious rhetoric at odds with reality. The future was just an attic in which we dumped all our present failures
Kerry Babies case: The new DNA technology that led to a couple’s arrest
Gardaí used next-generation sequencing in their cold-case review of the killing of ‘Baby John’ in Cahersiveen in 1984
DNA results of couple arrested in Kerry Babies case to be included in file for DPP
The Irish Times has learned Gardaí took DNA samples from the couple which confirmed they are the parents of the infant
Justine McCarthy: We still have a long way to go before Ireland is safe for women
It is high time Ireland faced up to the fact that misogyny and abuse are the realities of life for many women, right here, right now
Garda Commissioner stands by decision to arrest couple in ‘Kerry babies’ murder inquiry
Kerry babies case: Solicitor representing pair claims no evidence suggests that they murdered infant in 1984
Ireland in the 1980s was a dire place - but then our new patron saint arrived
If the wafer of the Host was the Church’s miraculous object, Intel’s wafer was the Pentium chip – the beating pulse of the IT revolution
Gardaí investigating Kerry Babies case hope to have DNA test results by end of week
Kerry babies case: Man and woman arrested were ‘in a state of shock’ when arrested but had voluntarily given DNA samples to investigating officers, solicitor says
Kerry babies: Gardaí await results of DNA tests taken from arrested couple
Swab samples obtained from arrested man and woman given priority testing status by Forensic Science Ireland laboratory
Kerry babies: ‘Knock on the door’ was when arrested couple first heard of Garda interest, says solicitor
Man and woman released without charge, with file to be sent to the DPP, as nation gets to grips with revival of 40-year-old case
Within the quest for justice for Baby John, lies a story Ireland must never forget
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‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman released without charge after arrest over 1984 killing
Man and woman were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder
Róisín Ingle: We should teach in schools what happened to Joanne Hayes
We should tell it to new Irish citizens, so they know about the Ireland some would like to bury
‘The Kerry baby is sadly what so many people associate with the town’
Kerry babies case: Almost four decades after death of ‘Baby John’, Cahersiveen locals hope for closure
Today, the accusations against Joanne Hayes would be laughed out of court. Back then...
Michael O'Regan: In the patriarchal Ireland of the 1980s, Joanne Hayes was an easy target for the justice system
Q&A: What is the ‘Kerry babies’ case?
Kerry babies: The 1984 unsolved case of the killing of unidentified newborn “Baby John” in Co Kerry is back in the news
‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman held on suspicion of murder
Two people have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a baby’s body on a Kerry beach in 1984
Kerry babies timeline: Two arrested almost 40 years after death of ‘Baby John’
Arrests in Munster on Thursday mark new chapter in case, which previously led to a State apology to wrongly accused woman
‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman held on suspicion of murder as DNA set to be examined
Kerry Babies case: Infant, named ‘Baby John’, was found on White Strand beach in Cahersiveen with 28 stab wounds in April 1984
Fintan O’Toole: A cold-blooded continuity links Kerry Babies scandal and Ballyseedy massacre
In the violent circumstances of its birth, the State acquired habits that were very hard to shake off
Give me a crash course in . . . the Kerry babies case development
The 1984 case of the killing of an unidentified newborn is back in the news
Q&A: Why did gardaí exhume the remains of ‘Baby John’?
Murdered infant at centre of Kerry Babies case buried 37 years ago in Cahersiveen
Ireland, 1984: A year of fierce debates and ‘mounting evils’
From the Archives: Ann Lovett, Joanne Hayes, Majella Moynihan – all victims of the highly conservative society of 1984
Transcript of the RTÉ Majella Moynihan documentary
‘It’s an appalling infliction on any female to have been charged with giving birth and charged with having intercourse’
Out of Innocence review: Ireland’s bad old days have seldom looked grimmer
Danny Hiller’s attempt to make sense of the Kerry Babies case is hampered by several constraints
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