The Irish Times

Fintan O’Toole: A grotesque historical re-enactment of the second World War is in progress

Putin pretends to be fighting Nazis when his troops are murdering and raping Ukrainians

Sat May 21 2022 - 06:00

Sail and rail to discover England’s prettiest towns and villages

There’s no better time to rediscover the joy of travelling by train

Sun Apr 24 2022 - 06:00

Liverpool see off stubborn Forest resistance to set up Man City semi-final

Diogo Jota’s late goal calms nerves as Steve Cooper’s side miss chances to cause huge upset

Sun Mar 20 2022 - 20:21

Ciarán Murphy: I’m willing to pay more to stream a match than buy a ticket

Ballyhaunis is now, sensationally, home to the largest sports air dome in the world

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 06:00

Why has data stolen in the HSE cyberattack not yet appeared online?

Experts say they are surprised the criminals have not followed through on their threats

Sat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00

Eighteen Irish panto productions for all the family to watch this season

Pantomimes and family shows have gone online – or even switched to a drive-in format

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 10:00

Breakfast in Ballsbridge: When Audrey Hepburn met her dad in Dublin

He was a fascist who walked out on the family. No wonder the star had father issues

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 05:00

There are plenty of sombre films about. Should we be surprised?

Hollywood regularly confounded that myth that grim times generate merry, escapist art

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 14:02

Apple countersues Fortnite maker in bitter legal dispute

Tech giant says Epic Games is masquerading as ‘modern Robin Hood’ in payment row

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 19:05

Sean Connery turns 90: An avatar of old-fashioned masculinity

The Scottish actor, voted ‘sexiest man alive’ for decades, started as a milkman and became ‘the greatest’ James Bond

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 15:35

Hollywood’s a cruel place. But not as cruel as it used to be. Here’s why

Women over 40 are no longer relegated to tweed twinsets. It’s progress, of a sort

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 05:00

Phibsboro Philharmonic – Frank McNally on a famous Dublin musical family

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 18:30

An Irishman walks into a cinema – Frank McNally on watching Scorsese’s latest epic

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 18:15

Kosovo bars Serbian officials as tariff row deepens deadlock

Progress only possible with independence recognition, Pristina tells Belgrade

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 18:17

Hugh O’Conor: ‘I had to go to Irish college rather than be in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’

The ‘My Left Foot’ child actor does not only act - he’s now a writer and film-maker too

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 05:00

Robert Nairac was not involved in collusion, victims investigator claims

Senior figure in Disappeared commission says no collusion evidence

Fri May 17 2019 - 10:28

The Mule: Clint Eastwood snarls and frowns through another geriatric meltdown

Review: The actor is unsure how to play a nonagenarian transporting drugs for cartels

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 08:55

Robin Hood: Idiotic film can’t even get its absurdities right

Review: The clothes are bizarre, the accents are all over the place, and the hero’s a bit odd

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 14:57

Blame ‘Game of Thrones’ for the useless new Robin Hood movie

There are up to nine projects on the boil about the outlaw nobody cares about any more

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 06:00

All Together Now: The ‘powerful, amazing’ women behind the event

The Curraghmore House festival is largely the result of female creative forces

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00

Has Olivia de Havilland’s last starring role just been cut short?

The Hollywood great’s failed lawsuit has got fact-based TV and cinema off the hook

Mon Mar 26 2018 - 20:28

Venezuela’s most-wanted rebel shared his story just before death

Óscar Pérez’s actions captivated many Venezuelans – and enraged the government

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 11:27

UK fintech start-up hopes to shake-up Irish pension market

Pension Bee is looking for partners in the Irish market as it readies 2018-19 launch

Mon Dec 18 2017 - 06:16

Bernie Sanders: Republicans step up their assault on working-class America

The GOP budget is a gift to billionaires: it’s Robin Hood in reverse

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 13:44

The son of Skibbereen who sang his way around the world

Irish Connections: ‘Singing Sullivan’ became one of the ‘illustrious singers of the world’

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 14:51

Man Booker International 2017 longlist includes Amos Oz and banned writer

Four potential Nobel literature laureates are in the running for the €57,000 prize

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 10:17

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, the highwaymen who raised hell in New England

Michael Martin led a Robin Hood-style life, before becoming the last man to be hanged in New England for the crime of highway robbery

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 05:00

Great family days out over Christmas and New Year

No need to stay cooped up this holiday season – gift yourself some great days out instead

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 06:01

Check-in: Deals and breaks in Ireland and abroad

Panto and paintings in Dublin, a feast with Santa and last call for Christmas markets

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 05:00

Chris Johns: USC is actually quite a sensible tax

A good idea in principle it has been tortured into submission by exemptions, bands, multiple changes to rates and promises of abolition.

Thu Feb 11 2016 - 02:18

Acclaimed British actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69

Hollywood star who shot to global acclaim as Hans Gruber in Die Hard was suffering from cancer

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 14:17

A Walk for the Weekend: The Comeraghs

The southeast’s uplands have a timeless charm

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 11:00

Stephen Witt: The man who broke the music industry

Witt’s book ‘How Music Got Free’ tells of a passion for pirating music to the next level

Fri Aug 07 2015 - 06:00

Curragh Gold Cup in danger of losing its top-flight status

Tattersalls Gold Cup has struggled in recent years to meet Group One ratings criteria

Wed May 20 2015 - 01:03