Phoenix Park
Stories about Dublin's Phoenix Park
Rename part of Phoenix Park’s main avenue after Charles De Gaulle, TD urges
Barry Heneghan calls for move to commemorate cultural and diplomatic links between Ireland and France
OPW paid large Revenue settlement over renting properties to staff at below market rates
C&AG report also shows ‘loss of value’ from Defence Forces’ purchase of armoured vehicle fleet
OPW rented properties to staff at average of €169 a month
Of 34 properties, rent was being paid on just 13, ranging from €56 to €367 a month
How will Irish Rail keep trains running after firing company behind new signalling system?
Irish Rail, having fired Indra, wants to directly award contract to Siemens Mobility
Trump departs Ireland following two-day visit
On day two of his visit, Trump said he is going to ‘take the tariffs off’ Irish whiskey
Donald Trump backs Irish unity in comments during Dublin visit
Catherine Connolly raises ‘normalisation of war and genocide’ in ‘respectful’ meeting with US president
Trump’s focus turns to Doonbeg as thousands in Dublin and Clare protest
Following earlier engagements with President Connolly and Taoiseach Martin, Trump has landed at Doonbeg
The Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guest
Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation
Homelessness agencies engaging with Phoenix Park rough sleepers ahead of Trump visit
The Office of Public Works, which manages the park, has closed all access to it for the weekend
Inquest of James O’Neill, whose body was stored in morgue for 13 months, adjourned
Fiosrú requested that hearing be put back as it continues to investigate actions of gardaí in case
Trump expected to use Qatar-donated Air Force One for visit to Ireland
Flight on luxury aircraft would be first use for an overseas trip since questions raised about its defensive capabilities
No access to Phoenix Park for two days next week due to Donald Trump’s visit
Dublin park to close from 11pm on Thursday before US president’s visit on Saturday morning
Donald Trump to meet Catherine Connolly and Micheál Martin in Phoenix Park
Doubts over separate stop by US president to turn sod at new US embassy complex in Ballsbridge
New record in 2026 marks hottest Irish summer on record
Two consecutive record-breaking summers shows climate change is already happening, says Met Éireann
Phibsborough Edwardian with eye-catching extension for €895,000
Upgraded Shandon Park three-bed with easy access to the city and green spaces
Why almost all Phoenix Park drivers break the speed limit
In the News podcast: What should be a calm oasis is a commuter rat run
The Phoenix Park has an identity problem. But there is an easy fix
It is a park that neither accentuates Dublin city nor switches it off; it is merely a way to commute through the middle
Running in the Phoenix Park: ‘Sometimes I’d think, if heaven is as good as this, we’ll be all right’
Dublin’s Phoenix Park, special to the likes of Eamonn Coghlan, Catherina McKiernan and Feidhlim Kelly, is a paradise for runners of all aspirations and abilities
Gambling with crypto; deer in Phoenix Park; and what scientists learn from the eclipse
Plus: roll-out of one-to-one counselling for schoolchildren is threatened
A snappy solution to speeding in Dublin’s Phoenix Park
Average speed cameras could tell if drivers have exceeded limits
‘The deer are the elephant in the room’: Is a Phoenix Park cull the best way forward?
As beloved as the deer are, conservation and biodiversity require us to look at the bigger picture, argues one nature advocacy officer
Polo in Phoenix Park: ‘Some say polo is inaccessible, which I completely disagree with’
From May to September the park resounds to the thunder of galloping hooves, players’ shouts and enthusiastic commentary at the All Ireland Polo Club
Almost all Phoenix Park drivers break the speed limit. It’s a problem for visitors
Capital’s historic attraction is ‘a destination, not a through road’, officials say – though enforcement is difficult
‘People look over the fence, taking photos’: The pros and cons of living in the Phoenix Park
Declan Bermingham and Terry Moore have encountered homeless people and those bereft of hope in Ireland’s biggest public park
The future of Phoenix Park: How it is facing challenge of an expanding city
Anachronistic bylaws for the park date from 1926 but plans are ‘going in the right direction’, according to the OPW
‘Thousands of special viewing glasses’ sold for most prominent solar eclipse in 27 years
Almost all the sun is expected to blocked out in Ireland next Wednesday evening
July among ‘hottest, driest and sunniest months on record’, Met Éireann says
All monthly rainfall totals across country were below 1991-2020 average
I looked at the busman’s huge knuckles and decided I’d rather die than go home
Bread Is Bad for Ducks is a new short story by Elaine Garvey, author of The Wardrobe Department
Phoenix Park’s Magazine Fort opens to visitors with guided tours available
The first shots of the 1916 Rising were fired at the fort on Easter Monday when it was raided for arms by Na Fianna
One of the last of its kind in Ireland: The Leinster Model Flying Club in pictures
‘It’s gone from rubber bands and tissue to high-tech computerised stuff,’ says a founding member of one of Ireland’s few remaining model aircraft clubs
‘Absolute drought’ across most of Ireland with little rain forecast for rest of July
Dry spell has led to a nationwide hosepipe ban and forest fires in counties Dublin, Wicklow, Kerry and Tipperary
Two Connemara ponies to spend summer at Áras an Uachtaráin
Mare named Ruby and her foal Peaceful Pippa will welcome visitors and international dignitaries
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