Article Index

Open Throat by Henry Hoke: A lion’s view of human depravity

By Doug Battersby

Sport

Jack Charlton was bemused by them, but homecomings are part of the Irish psyche

By Johnny Watterson

Staffing at care units for highly vulnerable children running at less than half required level

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Irish Embassy in Kyiv targeted by Russian state hackers using used car advert

By Harry McGee

Athletics

Irish athletes can challenge for medals at World Athletics Championships

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Education

New tendering procedures recommended for TU Dublin after €4.7m spend on consultants’ reports

By Emmet Malone

Fashion

Great oils for dry skin or hair that won’t break the bank

By Laura Kennedy

The West shouldn’t give up on ‘gentle commerce’ just yet

By Martin Sandbu

Drink

Two fresh and fruity summer wines for under €10

By John Wilson

I Could Read the Sky: where music meets words and images

By Timothy O'Grady

In the News

The strange story of Sergey Cherkasov, the spy who went to Trinity

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TV & Radio

This is educational television for people who wrongly imagine it would be nice to return to nature

By Patrick Freyne

Dublin v Kerry: Kingdom hope their day will finally come after 30-year wait

By Gordon Manning

Rugby

Cian Healy’s long-life battery could see him overtake Ronan O’Gara in international caps

By Johnny Watterson

SMEs face surge in audit costs as auditor numbers slide

By Dominic Coyle

Housing & Planning

Pressure mounts to reinstate eviction ban as tenant termination notices rise by 20%

By Mark Hilliard, Harry McGee, Tom Shiel and Jennifer Bray

EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From pallets to clothing, here’s how this year’s nominees are breaking through

By Colin Gleeson

Joanne O’Riordan: Kerry’s women show what could be achieved with even more investment

By Joanne O'Riordan

Birdy: Portraits – Assured album from an artist comfortable in her own sound and skin

By Éamon Sweeney

Politics

Targeted mortgage relief on cards for Budget 2024, Varadkar says

By Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones, Harry McGee and Carl O'Brien

Jungle: Volcano – Uplifting anthems that start to feel a little one-note

By Siobhán Kane

Social Affairs

Church services

Inside Politics

The Ahern years: The Celtic Tiger roars

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Film

The Movie Quiz: Flynn, Connery, Costner, Crowe and, in 1973, what?

By Donald Clarke

TV & Radio

John Creedon helps us express grief for Sinéad O’Connor through song. What a gift

By Aoife Barry

Housing & Planning

New family court complex at Hammond Lane in Smithfield faces major delays

By Olivia Kelly

John Burns: H&M says goodbye to Dublin city centre store

By John Burns

Sportswoman of the Month: Katie McCabe

By Mary Hannigan

The mothers in the thick of All-Ireland action: ‘I felt guilty going out to training’

By Cliona Foley

Work

The inconvenient truth about personal productivity

By Tim Harford

Asia-Pacific

Beijing Letter: ‘There is no story not connected to another story and walking connects them’

By Denis Staunton

How big is Ticketmaster? How one company dominates the Irish market

By Barry O'Halloran

Work

An Irishwoman working for a Japanese company in France: ‘I wouldn’t be anywhere else’

By Olive Keogh

Film

A charismatic Penélope Cruz anchors this charming transgender coming-of-age drama in L’Immensità

By Tara Brady

Margaret Glaspy: Echo the Diamond – The best-kept secret in indie rock?

By Lauren Murphy

Food

Julia’s Lobster Truck review: A food truck in a pub garden worth seeking out

By Corinna Hardgrave

How IoT is transforming the way we live

Myles O’Reilly and Rónán Ó Snodaigh: The Beautiful Road – Experimental and intriguing

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Public sector pay deal must allow for review of grades, Siptu says

By Emmet Malone

People

When the soldiers boarded the bus at the Border I wasn’t afraid, I was buzzing

By Emer McLysaght

The biggest upheaval in the electoral system since the 1970s is coming

By Gerard Howlin

Justine McCarthy: Staggering hypocrisy of the Christian Brothers, or Cheapskate Bullies

By Justine McCarthy

Thousands of HSE administrators to take industrial action

By Emmet Malone

League of Ireland preview: Daly confident that Saints have the belief to be title contenders

By Paul Buttner

Limerick star Cian Lynch hoping long injury layoffs are in the rearview mirror

By Gordon Manning

Your Wellness

‘I am around people who can relate to me’: Helping young people to grow through water activities

By Sylvia Thompson

Diarmaid Ferriter: Ireland’s decade of commemoration was influenced by today’s prejudices

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Hearings in trial of Californian handyman accused of murdering Cork-born bishop in LA postponed

By John Harlow

Business Today Newsletter

‘A big relief’: Family of Nora Sheehan respond to cold case conviction of Noel Long

By Barry Roche

Inflation hits 18 month low; companies face higher audit costs; and just how big is Ticketmaster?

By Peter Flanagan

Space

Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight successfully lands back on Earth

Drink

The best places to eat in Ranelagh right now

FBD approves €35.8m dividend as profits jump on receding costs

By Ian Curran

People

‘Nobody should have a closed coffin if it’s their family’s wish to say goodbye’

By Glyn Tallon

Free GP care for children aged six and seven from today

By Sarah Burns

Space

Russia joins race to find water on moon with launch of lunar lander

By Guy Faulconbridge and Joey Roulette

Americas

Ecuador assassination suspects are Colombian and linked to organised crime groups, police confirm

Asia-Pacific

Iran transfers five imprisoned Americans to house arrest

By Felicia Schwartz and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in

UBS ditches €9.3bn state backstop for Credit Suisse deal

By Owen Walker and William Langley

Heavy showers and possible flooding forecast for this weekend

By Tim O'Brien

Hawaii wildfires: What we know so far about the death toll, cause, damage and more

By Adeel Hassan

California clears way for driverless taxis in San Francisco

By Richard Waters

Harry Kane set to sign for Bayern Munich for €110 million after agreeing terms

By Jacob Steinberg

HSE recruitment pause will result in current staff carrying out extra work - Fórsa

By Vivienne Clarke

Economy

UK economy surprises with strongest growth in more than a year

Sports Briefing

Mary Hannigan: Our natural grá for homecomings, no matter how we do

By Mary Hannigan

Food

Get free admission to the Big Grill festival when you join our exclusive event

By Marie Claire Digby

Irish players in the Premier League: Who are the runners and riders?

By Mary Hannigan

Rory McIlroy four off the lead after opening round of FedEx St Jude Championship

Middle East

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man and wound eight others during West Bank raid

Kilkenny man drowns in Norway while deep sea diving

WhatsApp Ireland’s profits soar as it cuts provision for regulatory breaches

By Colin Gleeson

€2.8m worth of illegal cigarettes seized at Dublin Port

By Shauna Bowers

Women's World CupOpens in new window

Irish in Maui tell of ‘living nightmare’ as wildfires tear through communities

By Sarah Burns, Jade Wilson and Vivienne Clarke

Sweden hold off Japan fightback to reach World Cup semi-finals

Chelsea ready to raise Moisés Caicedo offer after Liverpool agree British record €127m deal

By Jacob Steinberg

PSNI leadership urged to give ‘full response’ after data breach raises concerns over future recruitment

On The Money Newsletter

Back to school should not mean breaking the bank

By Dominic Coyle

Company behind Fitzwilliam Hotel grows profit tenfold as tourists return

By Colin Gleeson

Officials warned McGrath sale of AIB shares would reignite debate on banker pay restrictions

By Ken Foxe

Media

RTÉ appoints legal firm to investigate two voluntary exit schemes that ran in recent years

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Manchester United delay Mason Greenwood decision so they can consult women players after World Cup

By Jamie Jackson

Multiple Trump allies face possible charges over Georgia voting machine breaches

By Hugo Lowell in Atlanta

Renault’s Irish operations to be taken over by owner of Nissan Ireland

By Michael McAleer

‘Sensitive, loving’ Dublin man killed in unprovoked ‘act of violence’, mourners told

By Conor Lally

Rugby

Matt Williams: When you are choosing a sport for your kids, stick to rugby and steer clear of chess

By Matt Williams

Climate Crisis

Climate activists raise questions about who benefits from Leitrim wind farms

By Marese McDonagh

Dublin City Council signs off on 636-home Milltown scheme despite local opposition

By Gordon Deegan

Children at centre of child abduction proceedings returned to England by father

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Life on Tory Island, where just one child attends the local secondary school

By Frank McNally

Cliff Taylor: Sinn Féin isn’t in government, but it is setting the economic agenda

By Cliff Taylor

Americas

Ecuador assassination marks dramatic turning point for once-secure nation

By Julie Turkewitz and José María León Cabrera

Africa

Former South African president Jacob Zuma avoids jail by availing of special remission status

By Bill Corcoran

Kimmage gun attack victim targeted over personal matter, gardaí believe

By Conor Lally

Deirdre Finn funeral: Detective who died in Shannon fire was a ‘guard to her fingertips’

By Mark Hilliard

Profits top €550,000 at Vogue Williams’s media company

By Gordon Deegan

Middle East

Sectarian tensions rise in Lebanon death after funeral of Hizbullah fighter

By Michael Jansen

AIB says warning of sudden jump in repayments was incorrect, pledges no big change for borrowers

By Ian Curran

Environment

Rainwater use and sustainable transport among recommendations in environment report for equine sector

By Rory Fleming

Finance Ireland responds to ECB move by hiking variable mortgage rate

By Colin Gleeson

Russian war crimes: How The Hague can prosecute Putin and his backers for wholesale attacks on Ukrainian civilians

By Lara Marlowe

Spanish bears rebound from brink of extinction as locals adapt to their presence once again

By Naomi O’Leary

Irish-based subsidiary of Canadian TV company Cineflix doubles profit to €7.85m

By Laura Slattery

Hawaii wildfires: Residents ask why emergency sirens failed to sound

Forestry owner wins €1.4m CGT row with Revenue

By Gordon Deegan

The Counter Ruck

Gerry Thornley: Photograph of Sexton and Keane captures optimism of Ireland’s World Cup hopes

By Gerry Thornley

Rugby

Steve Borthwick puts faith in Saracens spine as England aim for redemption

By Gerard Meagher

At least 29 killed in China and some 2,000 people evacuated in Norway after heavy flooding

Last moments of crash that killed two in Creeslough recalled at inquest

By Stephen Maguire

Air strikes continue as Ukraine sacks army recruitment chiefs in corruption crackdown

By Daniel McLaughlin

Premier League opening weekend fixtures, kick-off times, team news and TV details

New section of €280m Macroom Bypass on the N22 opens to traffic

By Barry Roche

Hundreds take part in the big banjo bash at the Fleadh Cheoil in Mullingar

By Ronan McGreevy

Gardaí issue warning to students over rental accommodation scams as one woman loses €7,400

By Jack Power

Increase in community transmission of Covid but no change in public health advice

By Colm Keena

Africa

West Africa army chiefs to meet in coming days to discuss possible Niger intervention

Shares fall amid renewed concern rates could stay higher for longer

By Ciara O'Brien

Rory McIlroy takes dig at Phil Mickelson amid gambling claims in new book

Travel

Different budgets, snoring, picky eaters: How to go holiday with friends – and avoid falling out

By Rachel Dixon

Judge warns Trump not to threaten witnesses in 2020 election subversion case

An Irish Diary

Engraved in memory – Frank McNally on recollections of first-time fatherhood, funerals, and learning how to hug

By Frank McNally

German taxi app allows young people to get home safely for half the price after nights out

By Derek Scally

PSNI data leak: How big is the breach and how did it happen?

By Freya McClements

Social Affairs

High Court overturns RTB finding that woman was lawfully given notice to leave residence

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Hawaii wildfire death toll of 55 expected to rise amid search for victims

Owner of Center Parcs chain of resorts races to seal sale

By Oliver Barnes, Will Louch and Daniel Thomas

More than a fifth of patients on hospital waiting lists longer than a year

By Jack Power

Dublin Horse Show: Ireland rolled over by precision Swiss jumping on Aga Khan Trophy day

By Rory Fleming

Belgian Shepherd dog accused of biting garda during arrest must stay in kennel custody

By Aodhán Ó Faoláin

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Ireland in data: economic progress but social deficits

Woman accused of ‘viciously’ assaulting tourist in Dublin denied bail

By Tom Tuite

Cycling

Adam Rafferty and Liam O’Brien impress in junior time trial at World Championships

By Shane Stokes

England pip Ireland to win Home Internationals title in Wales

By Philip Reid

Hunter Biden plea deal talks collapse as special counsel appointed

By Stefania Palma in Washington

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the Electoral Commission: improving our system of voting

Housing units under construction in Dublin fell in first quarter

Ally Ewing opens up five-strokes lead over the field at the AIG Women’s Open

By Philip Reid

Sport

McSharry, Walshe and Wiffen claim golds on opening day of European U23 Championships in Dublin

Irish people need to challenge own views on history to be more inclusive, Martin says

By Barry Roche

League of Ireland round-up: Dublin derby draws leave top three unchanged

Erling Haaland double launches Manchester City to comfortable opening victory at Burnley

By Jamie Jackson at Turf Moor

Culture

Much to disentangle in new film about IRA abduction and killing of German in Belfast

By Donald Clarke

An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals by Polly Toynbee

By Brendan Daly

After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time review

By Rachel Andrews

Environment

Nature diary: Inishowen Rivers Trust and a water quality and heritage workshop

By Sylvia Thompson

The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs; Collected Works; Queen Bee

A hint of summer

Schools and the funding gap

One for the road

Bring back the intermission

The price of a pint

Window stickers and the Dart

Left and right in Irish politics

Free schoolbooks for primary sector