The Irish Times

Sheelyn Browne: ‘Loss of Westport House was like somebody cut off my oxygen’

Despite the difficulty of moving on, the artist remains inspired by her famed ancestral home

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00

Attacks on the US election system orchestrated by Trump escalates

America Letter: Texas files lawsuit with supreme court claiming unlawful elections

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 20:00

US election: Candidates scramble for votes on eve of election day

Trump and Biden both make late play for Pennsylvania, which could be key to victory

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 22:03

The sky’s the limit and then some for Edel Thornton

Cork 23-year-old isn’t your average athlete, and she isn’t your average basketballer

Thu Oct 29 2020 - 06:00

US election: The swing states that will decide the race to the White House

Polls suggest that Joe Biden is on track but many are wary after 2016’s shock result

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 01:00

Trump’s handling of his illness only deepens his electoral trouble

America Letter: As election day approaches, this president needs all the help he can get

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 20:00

Trump speech writer latest inner circle member to test positive for Covid-19

Stephen Miller diagnosed as doctors treating US president give upbeat assessment of condition

Wed Oct 07 2020 - 21:08

Prospect of a contested US election outcome in 2020 is very real

No evidence for Donald Trump’s ‘rigged election’ claims, but sharp rise in early and postal voting could create problems

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 16:00

Democratic debate: Pete Buttigieg targeted by primary rivals

South Bend, Indiana mayor on backfoot after joining front runners for presidential ticket

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 09:26

Should you take your shoes off at home?

If you’re worried about harmful bacteria getting inside and making you sick, relax

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 06:01

Joe Biden leads three-way Democratic race, new polls show

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders also in trio now separated from rest of primary field

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 14:29

New York mayor Bill de Blasio announces presidential bid

Democrat becomes 24th to seek nomination to run against Donald Trump in 2020

Thu May 16 2019 - 15:11

Strzelecki’s List – Frank McNally on a Polish hero of the Great Famine

Thu May 09 2019 - 19:01

Black ’47: it’s not a spaghetti western it’s a potato western

Irish director Lance Daly has made his Famine film as a revenge tale in the vein of ‘Unforgiven’

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 04:00

‘The Bad Times’: Visualising the Famine in a graphic novel

Unfolding tragedy of 19th-century Ireland is seen through the eyes of three children

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 17:00

Planning your St Patrick’s weekend events? Better read this

From Dublin’s huge parade to small, quirky events around Ireland

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00

The best thing since potatoes? – An Irishman’s Diary about bread

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 00:01

Frederick Douglass’s Irish visit aligned with his fight for justice and freedom

America Letter: The US slave-turned-campaigner enjoyed a tour of Ireland in the 1840s

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 01:00

The Famine: artists and the nightmare of our ‘crushed and bleeding soul’

Major exhibition shows how artists and illustrators tried to reflect the horrors of the Great Hunger

Sat Feb 24 2018 - 06:00

Blow for Trump healthcare Bill as vote postponed

Republican leaders fail to rally conservatives in effort to repeal Obamacare

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 21:07

Trump’s whirlwind start earns him ‘A-plus’ from supporters

US president’s backers laud him for keeping campaign promises and putting ‘America first’

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 19:27

Pence fires up anti-abortion activists in Washington march

Tens of thousands turn out for event on the National Mall in Washington DC

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 23:37

Trump’s silent majority is the ultimate fake news story

The idea that the US president-elect has huge popular support is a media-fuelled myth

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 17:56

Remembering 20,000 Famine refugees who died in 1847

Writer and ultrarunner Michael Collins traces a forgotten part of Irish history

Sat Nov 26 2016 - 06:00

US election: candidates ‘leave it all on the field’ in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania is Clinton’s ‘checkmate’ state and Trump’s biggest possible steal

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 18:10

Trump learns to ‘stay on point’ in campaign’s final days

Republican nominee shows discipline and calls on Florida voters not to believe the polls

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 18:27

Georgia on her mind: Can Hillary take southern state?

Polls show Democrats' candidate putting Georgia in play for first time in 24 years

Mon Oct 31 2016 - 01:00

Trump praises Gingrich for taking on FoxNews host

Gingrich praised for interview in which he accuses host of being ‘fascinated with sex’

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 22:30

Hillary Clinton scores post-debate boost over Donald Trump

Polls show Democrat leading nationally and in battleground states except Ohio and Iowa

Tue Oct 04 2016 - 22:21

Hillary Clinton turns to comedy to win back millennials

Democrat’s support among young voters, a key part of the Obama coalition, has slumped

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 17:55

Dallas gunman changed after army service, says family

Six years in military turned Micah Johnson into ‘hermit’ and left him ‘very disappointed’

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 19:29

Clinton has 81% chance of beating Trump, analyst predicts

Poll analyst accurately predicted 50 State outcomes in Barack Obama’s win in 2012

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 07:12

Donald Trump: waterboarding not ‘tough enough’ against Isis

Polls show Clinton beating Trump on ability to handle terrorism but a tighter race overall

Wed Jun 29 2016 - 19:07

Why are 6,000 Irish buried under a Montreal traffic island?

Michael Collins finds an unusual Famine memorial during his 900km run

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 17:00