The Irish Times

Breaking the silence: The untold stories of mother and baby homes

An event at the National Concert Hall aims to give a voice to survivors and catalyse change

Sat May 29 2021 - 06:00

Cicely Tyson, award-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 96

Pioneering US actress won Emmy and Tony honours during extraordinary long career

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 17:15

Biden’s first job is to douse the flames of the Trump years

Inside Politics: All major parties see the new US president as a friend of Ireland

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 07:47

When Anthony Clare met ‘calculating, disturbing’ Jimmy Savile

Late psychiatrist felt a deep sense of foreboding when interviewing sexual predator

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 06:00

Great outdoors: Meet the teachers taking lessons beyond the classroom

Advocates say it’s safer, nurtures creativity and promotes better engagement. But can the approach hope to survive the Irish winter?

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 00:00

Miss Juneteenth: Nicely balanced – if somewhat clunky

Review: For all its virtues Miss Juneteenth is a bit lacking in grit

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 05:00

Getting older is an exciting privilege, now more than ever

I feel more confident as I get older. I know more and worry less

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 06:00

Ruth Negga: ‘People who say they don’t consider skin colour... are you f**king blind?’

Black Irish Lives: The actor on growing up in Ireland, the film industry, and Black Lives Matter

Sat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00

Premier League players’ return to training marks start of Project Refund

No doubt football’s return will be hurried in ahead of what can be deemed absolutely safe

Tue May 19 2020 - 09:38

Why do we let gurus preach to us from pulpits far from scrutiny?

Caveat: Dermot Desmond’s views on housing an odd neighbour of legal challenge by wife

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 05:36

How Aria?: The opera challenging stigma around mental health

Performance combining opera, poetry and mental health launches with First Fortnight

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 05:00

Poemhunter’s poem a day keeps bad news at bay

Web Log: App allows users search for poems by poet, poem or topic

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 06:20

Beyoncé’s Homecoming: Surprise live album drops with Netflix film

Revealing documentary features full Coachella set, plus behind-the-scenes footage

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 14:40

The best things about teaching? For some it’s June, July and August

Secret Teacher: Students can easily tell devoted from disengaged teachers

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 00:00

An Irish bodhran player meets the hidden drummers of Iran

Like traditional Irish music, Iranian music can tell us so much about the relationship between people and place

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 11:00

100 books by women you have to read

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 16:14

Breda O’Brien: Anti-abortion movement has not given up and will not disappear

Ireland’s heart now closed to those not deemed human enough for protection

Mon May 28 2018 - 09:00

First woman chair of Cork GAA urges other women to apply for top level positions

Tracey Kennedy hopes her election will dispel notions that Cork GAA is a conservative organisation

Sun May 20 2018 - 15:00

A Wrinkle in Time: Oprah towers over this sprawling, messy film

Review: It’s a mish-mash of quantum physics, trippy adventure and glitter

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 09:50

Trump’s ‘s**thole’ comments are no surprise to this Irish woman in America

I’ve had my accent mocked, small potatoes compared to what other immigrants face

Fri Jan 12 2018 - 18:15

Trump and the rise of fascism: it’s not just the economy, stupid

Emer O’Toole: Explaining away fascism as economic discontent alienates feminists and race activists – Trump offers whites racial superiority and men masculine domination

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 06:00

Film festival brings the Rising to virtual life

Guth Gafa festival is using VR headsets to offer documentaries with a difference, taking viewers into battle, into wheelchairs and to the moon

Wed Aug 03 2016 - 13:17

Michelle Obama steals the show at Democratic convention

On day of party tensions, US first lady makes deeply personal plea to unite behind Clinton

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 06:38

Wimbledon: Nothing stops Serena Williams from fulfilling life less ordinary

American claims seventh Wimbledon crown to reestablish her dominance

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 19:26

Serena Williams: game, set, match and a place in history

She has fought her way through prejudice to win 21 Grand Slam titles, and counting

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 13:32

Anthea McTeirnan: Sometimes it’s not that hard to be a woman

Broadside: From breasts to quotas and from knickers to periods, we women have so much to be glad about

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 06:00

Beauty Report: How to care for your crowning glory in winter

Arsenal for the annual battle between the weather and your long-suffering head.

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 05:00

Emer O’Toole: The film industry is in a sexist class of its own

Of the 100 best American films chosen by international critics, 98 were directed by men

Tue Aug 04 2015 - 11:35

‘Gorgeous and complicated’: the real Nina Simone

A Liz Garbus documentary shows us Simone’s life as it was, including her manic depression, politicisation and demons

Tue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00

‘Honor told Niall Horan that it didn’t matter how many limos or private jets he travelled in, he’d always have the whiff of the bog about him’

Sat Apr 25 2015 - 05:45

Powerful words as Maíria Cahill case gets full airing in Dáil