The Irish Times

Marty Morrissey helpless mirth gets trumped by melancholy

Radio review: RTÉ’s preview of 2020 turns unexpectedly sombre, as Second Captains get more sport from a determined diplomat

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00

Gay Byrne was ‘a kind, generous and simple man’, funeral told

Priest says broadcaster was ‘veritable choirmaster’ of national conversation

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 16:48

Law aims to help families of people presumed to be dead

Relatives would no longer face seven year wait to deal with estates, life insurance policies

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 19:50

Miriam Lord: Lofty new chamber fails to inspire waffling Senators

Back in their expensively refurbished Upper House, the talk was still resolutely cheap

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 23:00

Miriam Lord: Scuttling things in the Dáil bars

A rat in TDs’ midst; Shane Ross’s birthday; Dr Reilly’s tie; hands, knees and boomps-a-daisy

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 05:00

Silent treatment as Paddy Cosgrave taxes the patience of Philip Boucher-Hayes

Tech entrepreneur’s prickly on-air performances muddy his message about Ireland’s corporate regime

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00

Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin's notions prove to be wide of the Marc

FF’s backbench baritone pleads with leader to abandon confidence-and-supply deal

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 06:00

Presidential candidates: FG may restrict who councillors can help

Varadkar may ask councillors to facilitate only ‘truly Independent’ candidates

Wed Jul 18 2018 - 01:35

US lobbied FF to block Seanad vote on Israeli boycott

Ballot to ban Israeli goods from occupied Palestinian territories passes in Seanad

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 01:00

Ex-Fine Gael TD Monica Barnes ‘open and optimistic’, funeral hears

Former Senator and TD had intended campaigning for repeal of Eight Amendment

Tue May 08 2018 - 17:11

Una Mullally: Senator’s remarks show establishment does not want young people in politics

Independent senator out of step as young people help shape Ireland of tomorrow

Mon Apr 02 2018 - 06:00

Student Hub: DCU calls for regulation of student rental sector

News, views and opinions fromStudent Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 15:09

Miriam Lord: In his Seanad debut, Leo kept the flattery to a minimum

Potential abolition will not be revisited. He sounded rather regretful, but dem’s the breaks

Thu Feb 01 2018 - 21:51

Bankers behind tracker scandal a ‘shower of bastards’, Seanad told

Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin criticised for unparliamentary language

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 19:45

Government urged to develop national strategy on end-of-life issues

Irish Hospice Foundation calls for restoration of bereavement grant in pre-budget submission

Sat Jul 08 2017 - 10:20

Miriam Lord: The Prince and the schoolgirl entrepreneurs

Royals delight in horse diets, Taoiseach goes for cycle and RTÉ pol corr shows how to exit

Sat May 13 2017 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: FG blueblood wedding could put icing on cake

Cabinet figures are to gather for exquisitely timed nuptials of former senator Eugene Regan

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 01:00

Kenny bides his time as challengers stake their claims

Varadkar and Coveney have private meeting as fighting breaks out in the Fine Gael ranks

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 01:00

Miriam Lord gazes at 2017 through her crystal ball

Enda finds his va-va-voom, O’Brien sues nobody and Boyd-Barrett is incandescent

Sat Dec 31 2016 - 01:00

Dáil Christmas tree becomes a gender balance issue

The best thing about the annual switching on of the Oireachtas Christmas tree lights is the awkwardness

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 01:00

Scotland ‘unequivocally’ supports open border for Ireland – Nicola Sturgeon

First minister says Scotland is exploring options that would respect people’s Brexit vote

Tue Nov 29 2016 - 14:02

GAA accused of discriminating against Senators over All-Ireland

FG members claim the Seanad was not given the chance to buy final tickets

Wed Oct 12 2016 - 20:44

Senators criticise proposal for student loan scheme

Independent Marie-Louise O’Donnell says the idea is ‘absolutely outrageous’

Tue Jul 12 2016 - 21:42

Console controversy: Criminal investigation opens into charity

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement launches inquiry into charity

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 10:21

Tánaiste signs order to give charity regulator investigative powers

Powers delayed until September 5th to allow recruitment of more staff for regulator

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 22:08

Miriam Lord: Norris exit prompts wave of indifference

Senator loses out to Marie-Louise O’Donnell as leader of Seanad Independent group

Wed Jun 29 2016 - 05:00

Fine Gael TDs were ‘shocked’ by FF Seanad nominees

Party members were unaware that three choices would be made by Micheál Martin

Sun May 29 2016 - 19:08

FF leader selects three of Taoiseach’s 11 Seanad appointees

Pieta House founder says she will represent sufferers ‘with every fibre of being’ in new Seanad

Fri May 27 2016 - 19:00

Miriam Lord: Seanad university seats and a different independence

Tension for Labour, old dreams for Fine Gael and a sweet tweet from Lynn Boylan

Sat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00

Report on ‘privileged’ civil servants inaccurate, says Burton

Labour leader downplays data, saying ‘perception’ rooted in aftermath of crash

Fri Dec 04 2015 - 14:38

‘Privileged’ civil servants afraid to say where they work

Evidence of vulnerability and anxiety due to debt, reduced benefits and financial uncertainty

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 21:33

Miriam Lord: Marie Louise tells Mattie the jig is up for his jibes

Senator eats McGrath alive over his ‘outrageous’ behaviour in Oireachtas restaurant

Sat Jun 13 2015 - 14:57

Stopping welfare transactions is ‘threat to post offices’

Senator Marie Louise O’Donnell tell that Seanad that post offices are the ‘real’ bank

Thu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00

Group not open to all Independent Senators, Craughwell says

Gerard Craughwell twice applied to group of five Independents and was twice rebuffed

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 21:54