How the two-income mortgage marked a turning point in Irish family life
Rite & Reason: Why are birth rates in freefall? Many factors, some economic, others religious, some social and personal, play a part
Liam Cosgrave
Dublin-Monaghan attacks mattered less to Irish than Birmingham IRA atrocity, UK diplomat reported
Fifty years on from the bombings that killed 33 people, fresh research into contacts between Dublin and London shows the UK believed in 1974 the bombers had been detained
No line can be drawn under the Troubles for grieving families
Previous official histories of the Troubles have involved privileged access to files unavailable to others and the unhelpful policy looks set to continue
Car dealer who is subject to a €4.9m tax judgment charged with alleged PUP fraud
John Alex Kane, his wife and his brother are charged with fraudulently obtaining the payment amounting to a total of over €9,000
Two arrests after man allegedly stabbed in the face in Longford
Stabbing followed a reported altercation between men in an apartment on Friday night
Nursing home reports Covid outbreak among ‘fully vaccinated residents and staff’
Laurel Lodge in Longford town suspended visits after ‘14 to 15 cases’ cases detected
IHRB unreservedly apologises for shambolic scenes at Naas
The matter was referred to chief executive Denis Egan for further investigation
State Papers: Secret committee sought to change territorial claims in Constitution
The 1973 coalition produced draft amendments to remove State’s claims to island of Ireland
Former Fine Gael minister Tom O’Donnell dies aged 94
Former minister for the Gaeltacht served as MEP from 1979 to 1989
Census postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19 pandemic
Government puts back national population count by a year over safety concerns
First Family – Frank McNally on the surprising origins of Ireland’s original soap opera, The Kennedys of Castleross
An Irishman’s Diary
‘Great friend of Ireland’: IRA kidnap victim Tiede Herrema dies aged 99
Dutch industrialist abducted in 1975 and held for 36 days dies days after his wife
Paddy O’Mahony (100) prepares to vote in a general election for the 23rd time
‘I got my photo taken with Jack Lynch but Jack bought me no whiskey!’
Varadkar leapfrogs Bruton to avoid being shortest-serving Taoiseach
FG leader becomes party’s fifth-longest-serving Taoiseach on Christmas Day
FF TD objects to development after reports of archaeological finds
Report suggests Beechpark is the site of a rare, early medieval settlement
Banners to be put up outside GPO in bid to boost visitor numbers
Company secures permission for efforts to advertise Witness History Exhibition
Medieval burial ground for 80 bodies found on Cosgrave land
Archaeological dig on former taoiseach’s land reveals ‘significant’ medieval settlement
Medieval settlement on Cosgrave lands ‘not unique’, Madigan says
Burial grounds found on south Dublin site earmarked for development
Seán Moncrieff: The presidency isn’t about politics. It’s about poetry
Robinson, McAleese and Higgins have occasionally reminded us that Ireland has come a long way
How Dev almost lost the 1966 presidential election
FG blue blood Tom O’Higgins’s campaign nearly derailed Éamon de Valera’s Áras run
Geraldine Kennedy: Papal visits underline Ireland’s progress
For many reasons we are not the same people visited by John Paul II in 1979
Fix for undocumented Irish in US must be part of ‘universal’ solution
Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh tells Galway event solution cannot just be for the Irish
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
Frank Murray ‘the consumate professional’, funeral hears
Public servant was completely committed to locating remains of Disappeared, Mass told
Child shot dead during Easter Rising given headstone 102 years on
Inchicore eight-year-old Eugene Lynch among 40 children killed during rebellion
Anonymous donor to fund new running track in UCD
The track will cost a total of €3 million but it’s unclear how much is being donated
Rest in peace ... They died in 2017
Irish and international stars of film, music, politics, sport and real life who left us this year
A month-by-month look back at 2017 in Ireland
News review of the year: Border issues, the Garda whistleblower scandal, property prices, the Paradise Papers, Storm Ophelia and the Rescue 116 tragedy were some of the big stories of 2017
Supreme Court pays tribute to ‘truly great’ and ‘modest’ late Chief Justice Thomas Finlay
‘One of the leading advocates of his generation,’ Chief Justice Frank Clarke said in ceremony
Dublin played part in undermining Sunningdale Agreement - envoy
Government had plan to transfer 20,000 civil servants to work under Council of Ireland
Conor Cruise O’Brien forced Ireland to reconsider nationalism
The intellectual challenged the idea the pursuit of unity was the State’s main goal
Staying neutral in WWII was de Valera’s ‘finest hour’, says Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar praises Fianna Fáil figurehead as a man of courage and vision
Sean O’Rourke apologises over ‘hunger strikers’ reference
Morrison complains to RTÉ over ‘water was too good for them’ reference to hunger strike
Farewell to Liam Cosgrave a State funeral in all but name
Former taoiseach wanted ‘no speeches and no nonsense’ and his wishes were honoured
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