Pat O’Connor

Making The Ballroom of Romance in Co Mayo: ‘Even passing it today, I still think I can hear the music in it’

In this series, Rosita Boland visits places in Ireland where films were made and assesses the legacy they left behind

Sun Jul 23 2023 - 06:00

Is Ireland funding the military adventures of its European neighbours?

Fast-growing Irish defence industry is creating jobs but provoking human rights concerns

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 00:01

Gender bias in higher education is a threat to us all

Opinion: We need to harness all talents to counter existential threats

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 00:00

A positive test, a US trip cancelled: Omicron throws travel plans up in the air

Pat O’Connor was flying to San Francisco at huge expense. Then he did a PCR test

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00

Ireland’s ‘increased interest’ in European defence cooperation welcomed

European defence industry turnover amounted to €259 billion in 2019

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 16:33

Alan Cumming on abuse: ‘I am better, but it is like a wound that is never going to go away’

The actor’s second memoir is neither tell-all nor reckoning. But it contains multitudes nonetheless

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 05:00

Boys will be boys: are schools guilty of unconscious gender bias?

Teachers were more generous to girls than boys in this year’s Leaving Cert – but some academics say the evidence doesn’t hold up

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 01:00

Man fatally shot friend believing him to be intruder, inquest told

Inquest hears 85-year-old fired shotgun twice through door of his Mayo home

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 20:44

Hurling league previews: Throw-in times, TV details and verdicts

Limerick experiment as they look to end poor league campaign on a high against Cork

Sat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00

How businesses are adapting to online training

Digital workplace is quickly expanding with new ways of learning

Wed Dec 09 2020 - 00:00

Limerick score 36 points to overpower Tony Kelly’s solo act

In the most unique league final the GAA has ever staged Limerick prove far too strong

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 19:48

Girls’ maths ability underestimated due to stereotypes, study finds

Perception girls not as numerate as boys takes root from as young as nine

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 03:01

Nicky English: Helter-skelter hurling of 1995 final is scary to look back on

Clare’s victory over Offaly is unrecognisable from the modern game in many aspects

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 06:00

VRAI appoints Davy to reel in more investors after raising €1.2m

Irish virtual reality remote training simulation provider sees surge in demand

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 05:30

The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

Sat May 02 2020 - 05:00

Focusing on risk, remoteness and rarity in virtual reality

VRAI chairman Gabriel D’Arcy came to VR via a long career in conventional industry

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 04:40

Ireland’s ‘worrying’ sex ed deficit, ‘A Scary Time’, Taylor Swift

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 15:01

Why should the taxpayer fund misogyny in our universities?

Opinion: Women make up half of university lecturers and only a quarter of professors

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 18:02

Galway frustrated as dogged Clare simply refuse to bow the knee

McCarthy’s late point earns Banner a replay in Thurles after after a pulsating stalemate at HQ

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 07:00

Nicky English: Limerick crown a great weekend for hurling

John Kiely’s team proved amazingly resilient again when the match was in the balance

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 06:00

Banner men buoyant after a thrilling return to Croke Park

‘It was great that the occasion wasn’t wasted on us’, says Clare's Shane O’Donnell

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 01:00

Nicky English: Confident Clare have stepped up a gear

Sluggish Limerick’s momentum stalled as third game in a row perhaps took its toll

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 05:00

Flotilla of over 40 boats takes to the Liffey for All-in-a-Row

Charity event aids the RNLI and the Irish Underwater Search and Recovery Unit

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 15:51

Jackie Tyrrell: Timid Clare got exactly what they deserved

Banner like a team obsessed with what Cork could do to them rather than vice versa

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 07:00

Nicky English: Clare should be too strong for depleted Limerick

If Clare are to be contenders they will certainly have to see off a weakened opposition

Sat Jun 03 2017 - 05:58

Abortion vote: Citizens’ Assembly agrees a ‘clear map’ for politicians

Two days of balloting gives Oireachtas a mandate to change Eighth Amendment

Sun Apr 23 2017 - 19:36

Woman (52) chokes to death at Áras Attracta care home

Resident died after meat got stuck in her larynx at Co Mayo centre, inquest hears

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 15:09

Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor taking Clare on a natural progression

New hurling management team stepping up to finish venture of helping boys become men

Sat Oct 15 2016 - 06:00

The great divide: why are there so few senior female academics?

A new report aims to transform gender equality in Irish universities

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00

Eleven players become Clare’s first double medallists

Patrick Kelly says failure to win league is the one regret that 1990s’ team still have

Tue May 10 2016 - 00:30

Nicky English: Clare and Waterford will have big say in battle for Liam

National League final was played with kind of intensity expected from championship

Mon May 09 2016 - 07:00

Tony Kelly’s sweet one-two swings latest bout in Clare’s favour

Waterford had led game until last puck on dramatic final replay had dropped

Sun May 08 2016 - 18:08

Clare and Waterford put on Championship-like show

Sublime moments of skill on show as teams stay level right to the nerve-wracking end

Mon May 02 2016 - 01:00

GAA team news: Stephen Cluxton back in goal for Dublin

Jim Gavin makes six changes, Colm Cooper will make his first start of the season for Kerry

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 23:15