Execution of four IRA leaders illustrated the extent of Civil War bitterness
Government opted for official reprisal for the murder of Sean Hales TD
Birth of Free State and the control and gendering of Irish women
While men of violence were denounced, church and State deplored emancipation of women
The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Judge John Cooke an ‘exceptional man’ who never lost sense of fairness, funeral told
Late High Court justice believed purpose of law is ‘to treat everyone fairly and ensure voice of everyone is heard’
Handover of British rule: ‘After 700 years here, what difference does 7 minutes make?’
A hundred years ago this weekend marked the handover of British rule. This is an account of that day
Diarmaid Ferriter: Tension, tears and anger as Treaty ratified 100 years ago
Too easy to take a simplistic hero-and-villain view of those on both sides of the debate
Mary MacSwiney: The mourning sister who turned to politics
An uncompromising stance on the Treaty negotiations was indelibly formed by the experience of watching her brother, Terence MacSwiney, die on hunger strike
Without the Blueshirts, there would have been no Fine Gael
Claiming continuity with Michael Collins helps Fine Gael forget its troubling origins
The Irish Times Debate at 60: How changing topics reflected the ages
For six decades, participants in the annual event have argued burning issues of the day
Frank McNally dissects the political parties’ manifestos ahead of the General Election
Documents are littered with ‘roadmaps’, ‘kick-starts’ and ‘roll-outs’, not to mention terrifying ‘night mayors’
Fergal Keane: RIC row threatens to drag us into a dangerous place
Centenaries of the next few years threaten to drag us onto narrow ground
Call for Civil War to be remembered with memorial to all victims
Government advisory body recommends consideration for a permanent memorial
Laois, Easter 1916: ‘He was fond of the booze’ – IRA man who fired first shot sacked over drinking
The Revolution Files: IRA officer Patrick Ramsbottom also led the column which carried out the first military operation of the insurrection told pensions committee: 'I was drinking at the time, that is about the size of it'
Pugilism, patriotism and a heavyweight bout in Civil War Dublin
Despite IRA threats, fans turned up in droves to see Mike McTigue win world title in 1923
Ireland’s first World War veterans: Shunned, ostracised, murdered
Hundreds of thousands of Irish soldiers returned home to a largely hostile country
The Sunday papers: From investigative brilliance to scurrilous gossip
Mapping the history of that most Irish of newspaper genres – the Sunday paper
How Dev almost lost the 1966 presidential election
FG blue blood Tom O’Higgins’s campaign nearly derailed Éamon de Valera’s Áras run
Dublin's southside: The dark secrets of Merrion and Booterstown
A new book by Hugh Oram shines a light on these southside Dublin suburbs
‘A blessing for the country’ how The Irish Times greeted the Good Friday drink law in 1927
Newspaper editorial praises minister for tackling Ireland’s ‘greatest menace’
Gardener awarded €100,000 after hurting wrist in step ladder fall
Employer, who lives abroad, not able to afford cost of defending case, court told
Diarmaid Ferriter: Department of Justice has history of dismissing challenges
Past shows Government not unpractised in contempt for those exposing wrongdoing
John FitzGerald: the financial implications of Ireland leaving a union
After a Churchill and Cosgrave meeting, a deal was done for Ireland to pay £5m instead of £156m
His father’s son: Liam Cosgrave and ‘the boss’
WT Cosgrave and son shared a deep commitment to parliamentary democracy
Stephen Collins: Donohoe should not fear caution in framing budget
Mainstream politicians should embrace EU rules as a bulwark against disaster
Nóirín O’Sullivan timeline: A turbulent time at the top
From January 23rd, 2014 to her resignation, Garda commissioner faced controversy
Lone FG Senator opposes Good Friday pub opening Bill
Legislation’s author says it represents progressive step in Church/State separation
Diarmaid Ferriter: a history of partition and Europe’s role
The British establishment lacked consistency while the Free State washed its hands
Maurice McCabe: How a controversy became a story about politics
The series of events that turned another Garda scandal into a full-blown political crisis
Explainer: what is the McCabe controversy about?
So who exactly knew what, and when? And what has it got to do with the Government?
Landlords of 70-tenant house must pay costs of up to €60,000
Up to €16,000 a month in rent was being collected from five-bedroom house
Five-bed Dublin house with sewage problem had up to 70 tenants
Court told balaclava-wearing man refused local authority official access to house
Garda force seeks company to carry out ‘cultural audit’
Staff survey and focus groups will used as part of modernisation programme
Law Society paid out €2.5m to 18 executives in 2015
Former president Kevin O’Higgins received €110,000 for part-time role
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