Article Index

Who made you the boss?

Suit actions to words

The kindness of strangers

Public transport – the waiting game

Teacher shortages

Water supply – boom and bust

More doctors, more nurses, fewer beds

General elections – timing is everything

Cycling safety and e-bikes

Casement Park and stadium sports

The Israel-Hamas conflict

Prosecutor in Molly and Thomas Martens case says justice served ‘as best we could’

By Martin Wall

Cartoon

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Crime & Law

Who is Jozef Puska? From anonymous father-of-five to notorious killer

By Conor Lally

Danni Barry’s cheat’s kedgeree

By Danni Barry

Food & Drink Quiz: The Belgian Sauce Andalouse is commonly served with…?

By Michelle Bowe and Greg Bowe

Books

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward: A lush and harrowing journey through antebellum Deep South

By Lucie Shelly

How to manage sustainability risks and tap into opportunities in the green economy

In the News

Why were nursing homes in Kilkenny, Waterford and Cork forced to close?

By Bernice Harrison

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Film

The Movie Quiz: Who has not played a part later played by Gary Oldman?

By Donald Clarke

Film

Ó Bhéal: A lovely documentary about the emergence of a truly indigenous subgenre

By Tara Brady

Two wines for under €10 to try: a light, fresh French Muscadet and a rediscovered red from Argentina

By John Wilson

Molly Martens felt ‘deranged entitlement’ to Jason Corbett’s children, guardianship judge found

By Brian Carroll In Lexington, North Carolina

TikTok told to be ‘100% certain’ before requesting meeting with Coveney after it postpones two

By John Burns

Asia-Pacific

Tánaiste speaks fondly of Cork to Chinese audience while outlining Ireland’s stance on Ukraine and Gaza

By Denis Staunton

Music

Rockstar proves that charm counts for a lot when you are Dolly Parton

By Lauren Murphy

Stanley Tucci’s perfect martini goes up against Irish versions of the classic cocktail

By John Wilson

Music

The Prongs: Theme from the Now Now Express – A Dublin soundtrack of sophisticated melancholy and dissatisfied vitriol

By Lauren Murphy

Music

Chris Stapleton: Higher is his fifth album in an award-laden eight years

By Joe Breen

Takeaway review: Exceptionally good free-range chicken burgers, crunchy on the outside and juicy inside

By Corinna Hardgrave

Economy

Climate change: Adapting consumer behaviour will be no easy task

By John FitzGerald

TV & Radio

An incredulous Pat Kenny keeps his cool at Israeli ambassador’s ‘hollow-sounding’ concern for Palestinians

By Mick Heaney

Adoption, pro soccer, homelessness and Nazi Salutes - Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel stares into biggest challenge yet

By Mary Hannigan

Culture

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion but doesn’t – especially on an Aer Lingus plane

By Hugh Linehan

Property Clinic

Our management company refuses to engage on a freehold option for owners. What can we do?

By Paul Huberman

Apple tax case may drag on ‘close to 2030’ as court rerun looms

By Joe Brennan

Residential

Pretty in pink: Timeless architect-designed house on 30 acres of forest by the lake for €699,550

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Opinion

Change is coming in Ireland – just not how the Government or the Opposition imagines

By Gerard Howlin

Diageo Ireland boss Barry O’Sullivan: ‘Behaviour towards alcohol is shifting’

By Ciarán Hancock

Teeling Whiskey plans €10m-plus expansion of distillery to double production capacity

By Ciarán Hancock

People

Ireland won the Rugby World Cup, actually. That’s ‘Irish Maths’

By Emer McLysaght

Pace of change has to increase at IHRB if public scepticism is to ease

By Brian O'Connor

Mona McSharry named The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October

By Mary Hannigan

Central Plaza and Clerys Quarter commercial developments in Dublin battle economic headwinds

By Ian Curran

Lower voting age and getting rid of byelections among possible research topics for Electoral Commission

By Cormac McQuinn

Win a luxurious winter retreat at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel.

Residential

What will €230,000 buy in Norway, Thailand, France, Mexico and Clare?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Waterford manager a firm believer his team belongs in the Premier Division

By Paul Buttner

Opinion

Irish leaders’ condemnation of Israeli attacks are too piecemeal and punch-pulling to be meaningful

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Opinion

The world needs a Mahatma Gandhi to lead us away from the abyss

By Justine McCarthy

‘He scratched his arse against the boundary wall and demolished the whole thing!’ - new book celebrates grounds of the GAA

By Seán Moran

Hannah Tyrrell crowns brilliant year when comeback finally paid off

By Seán Moran

Win a New Year’s Eve celebration at Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel.

Former St Joseph’s teammates ready to lock horns in FAI Cup final

By Gavin Cummiskey

Matt Williams: David Humphreys should split his new IRFU role in three

By Matt Williams

Business Today Newsletter

Joe McCarthy reunites with family in Leinster after World Cup learning curve

By John O'Sullivan

Food

What wines are best to serve at our wedding, and where should we source it?

By John Wilson

Your Wellness

European cross-border study highlights how microbes ignore boundaries

By George Winter

Apple tax case to last for years, Teeling expanding, and the latest on Clerys Quarter

By Úna McCaffrey

Win pre-theatre dinner for two in The Saddle Room and an overnight stay in Dublin’s favourite five-star hotel, The Shelbourne

Win a getaway to Tulfarris Hotel and enjoy culinary bliss at Fairways Restaurant

People

‘Plants have stories, they aren’t just weeds’

By Sarah Gonzalez

Allianz beats estimates as Pimco sees third quarter of inflows

A clever, simple and tasty idea and that’s done in 30 minutes: Cheat’s kedgeree

By Danni Barry

Friday’s top stories: Ashling Murphy’s family welcomes conviction of ‘vicious monster’, Molly Martens felt ‘deranged entitlement’ to Jason Corbett’s children

Film

Robert De Niro’s production company ordered to pay $1.3m to ex-assistant

By Edward Helmore

Chikungunya vaccine: US approves drug for adults

The Women's Podcast

Invisible woman syndrome: How to step out of the shadows

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TV & Radio

Steamy sex and secret lesbians: Apple’s content creators muscle in on Bridgerton territory

By Patrick Freyne

TV & Radio

Home and Away actor Johnny Ruffo dies aged 35

By Sian Cain

Sports Briefing

Mary Hannigan: When an Elephant’s rear end knocked down the wall of Kilmallock GAA club

By Mary Hannigan

History

Too many people are in denial about events of October 7th, says Israeli ambassador

By Ronan McGreevy

FAI risks missing out on millions in funding as general assembly votes against adding female directors

By Gavin Cummiskey

Evan Ferguson signs another contract extension with Brighton

By Nathan Johns

Drugs worth €25,000, luxury car and designer watches seized in Dundalk raid

By Tim O'Brien

Climate Crisis

Almost half of people say Government not doing enough on climate change, survey finds

By Fiachra Gallagher

Books

Irish writers host four nights in aid of Palestine

By Martin Doyle

Economy

Sterling holds near one-week low as UK economy fails to grow in Q3

Diageo warns of hit to profits from Latin America and Caribbean slowdown

By Madeleine Speed

Retired finance lecturer from Co Down elected president of ACCA

By Colin Gleeson

Environment

Long-beaked Echidna: Lost mammal named after Attenborough rediscovered

Leinster welcome back five members of Ireland’s World Cup squad for Dragons trip

By Nathan Johns

Stage

The United States vs Ulysses review: A clever courtroom drama entertainingly brought to life

By Deirdre Falvey

Former NatWest chief Alison Rose to forfeit £7.6m after Nigel Farage scandal

By Stephen Morris and Akila Quinio

Climate Crisis

EU agrees nature restoration deal that will have far-reaching impact for Ireland

By Kevin O'Sullivan

On The Money Newsletter

Can your pension be too big and how could this cost you dearly?

By Dominic Coyle

Unions criticised HSE decision to widen recruitment embargo to most staff categories

By Paul Cullen and Shauna Bowers

New Independent Ireland party registered with Electoral Commission

By Harry McGee

Harris praises ‘remarkable’ construction course helping people from inner city

By Ronan McGreevy

How Sinn Féin is pivoting as it anticipates power in the Republic

By Pat Leahy

ECB will not start cutting interest rates in ‘next couple of quarters’, warns Lagarde

By Martin Arnold and Ellen O’Regan

Department of Justice criticised for ‘flattening goalposts’ during workplace investigation

By Stephen Bourke

World’s first eye transplant performed on man who suffered electric shock

Final court action over death of American tourists at Gap of Dunloe settles

High Court awards €63,000 damages to ‘entirely blameless’ driver over crash injuries

By Ellen O'Riordan

How Gaza and the Israel-Hamas conflict is stirring tensions in Irish politics

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Europe

German Marxist has big plans for a new party, but faces accusations of a drift to far-right populism

By Derek Scally

Inside Politics

A new Irish political party is born

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Malachy Clerkin: Ashling Murphy’s murder reminds us of the dread women feel in the world - now is the time to talk about what we can change

By Malachy Clerkin

Middle East

Humanitarian agencies sceptical about pauses in Gaza hostilities

By Michael Jansen

Gardaí investigating after ambulances called for students at Cork school who became ill

By Olivia Kelleher

Education

Student Hub: EU reaches deal on Nature Restoration Law

‘Because I’m Irish!’: Evan Ferguson shoots down question asking why he would not play for England

By David Gorman

RTÉ appoints Gavin Deans in ‘critical’ role of commercial director

By Laura Slattery

Gaza Crisis

‘There’s no safe place and death is everywhere’: The Gaza residents defying Israel’s order to evacuate

By Mai Khaled in Rafah and Heba Saleh in Cairo

U2′s The Edge secures planning permission for Dalkey home

By Gordon Deegan

Judge says Enoch Burke is ‘own worst enemy’ as action over court audio recordings adjourned

By Paul Neilan

Food

‘We know fans will be disappointed’: Animal Bars and Caramac discontinued after 60 years

By Ellen O’Donoghue

Asia-Pacific

Indian scientists to ‘seed’ clouds so rain may dampen New Delhi smog

By Rahul Bedi

Galway hospital apologises to parents of baby who died five months after being born ‘head first’ on to floor

Social Affairs

‘The noblest impulse’: Man who died after jumping into Liffey to rescue another recognised for bravery

By Jade Wilson

Table toppers Connacht face toughest test to date in Edinburgh

By John O'Sullivan

Middle East

Israel is killing ‘far too many Palestinians’, says Blinken

By Guy Chazan in Jerusalem and Mehul Srivastava in Tel Aviv

Shannon Airport Group generates almost €4bn for economy, report finds

By Ellen O’Regan

Michael Fingleton told Irish Nationwide underwriter he wouldn’t ‘take blame’ for Michael Lynn loan

By Isabel Hayes

Owner of Kerry hotel and islands has ‘stateable defence’ to €175m claim, court told

By Ellen O'Riordan

Miah Dennehy, first man to score hat-trick in FAI Cup final, dies aged 73

By David Gorman

DPC warns proposed new structures for watchdog could slow major inquiries involving tech firms

By Ken Foxe

Patient files at Letterkenny hospital under review due to concerns about consultant’s work

By Stephen Maguire

High Court quashes decision not to compensate renewable energy companies for ordered shut-downs

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Education

Thousands of education workers to go on strike across Northern Ireland next week

London’s Jewish community ‘on edge’ as anti-Semitism rises

By Mark Paul

Resolution reached in several cases brought following collapse of Dolphin Trust

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Golf

Max Homa shows no rust as he shares midway lead in South Africa

By Philip Reid

Funerals of teens killed in Donegal crash reminded of preciousness of human life

By Stephen Maguire

Owner of Kilkenny house alleges trespassers are demanding €140,000 payment

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Valerie French Kilroy trial: Murder accused husband told consultant psychiatrist he was on 'mission from God to kill' wife

By Alison O'Riordan

Leinster look to some of their World Cup returnees to bring the heat to Dragons

By John O'Sullivan

European shares fall as ECB signals interest rates will remain elevated

By Ellen O’Regan

Former swimming coach recorded children changing at pool, court told

By Claire Henry

An Irish Diary

Martin Market – Frank McNally on the joys and pains of Martinmas

By Frank McNally

Club GAA previews: Busy weekend with quarter-finals in all provinces

By Seán Moran

Elliott returns to happy hunting ground with high hopes for Gerri Colombe

By Brian O'Connor

Charges against trainer Denis Hogan and two others formally dropped

By Brian O'Connor

Corbetts Cross has chance to start repaying on JP McManus investment

By Brian O'Connor

Europe

Russian activist’s disappearance alarms anti-Putin exiles in Georgia

By Daniel McLaughlin

Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove qualify for Gold fleet

By David Branigan

Stardust inquests: Man saw flames ‘powering’ through roof minutes before fire seen inside

By Kitty Holland

Sentencing of DJ Nikki Hayes, who lodged €15,000 into account in money-laundering scam, adjourned

By Jessie Magee and Eimear Dodd

James McCarthy wins annual GWA football award after record year

By Seán Moran

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Ireland and China: building a balanced relationship

Parents’ group calls for reinstatement of doctor at centre of spinal surgery controversy

By David Raleigh

Middle East

Battles continue in Gaza as mediation over hostage deal continues

By Mark Weiss

United can snatch calamity from the jaws of promise yet there are signs things may yet go right

By Jonathan Liew

Voters’ choice is ‘worsening housing crisis’ or Sinn Féin fixing it, Doherty tells ardfheis

By Cormac McQuinn

Support for British home secretary Braverman draining away at highest level of government

By Mark Paul

Europe

EU plan for €20bn worth of military aid for Ukraine meets resistance from some bloc members

Crime & Law

‘Disbelief’ in north Co Clare following suspicious deaths of married couple

By Gordon Deegan

Children’s hospitals ‘extremely busy’ due to increasing number of RSV patients

By Shauna Bowers

Media

RTÉ sends note on payments to Ryan Tubridy to Public Accounts Committee after months-long stand-off

By Arthur Beesley and Cormac McQuinn

Ulster come back from 11-point deficit to overwhelm Munster

By John O'Sullivan

Number of heroin overdoses in Dublin in recent days rises to 40 as public asked to watch out for possible cases

By Conor Gallagher

Ten things the Sinn Féin ardfheis will be voting on this weekend

By Cormac McQuinn

FAI CEO Jonathan Hill agrees to repay €20,000 expenses he received

By Gavin Cummiskey

Waterford beat Cork in pulsating promotion/relegation play-off decider

By Paul Buttner