Article Index

Metro consultants

Bureaucratic barriers to postal voting

Recycling election posters

Chips with everything?

The mystery and romance of the 46A

Investing in public transport

Parks, green areas and hardscaping

Populism and democracy

SF and the ‘Free State’ establishment

Ireland’s role as a global tax haven

Tackling the housing crisis

‘Ireland needs its own Joe Rogan’

Cartoon

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Books

Fire by John Boyne: Monstrous surgeon at dark heart of this memorable novel will invade your dreams

By Henrietta McKervey

The Movie Quiz: Skellig Michael made its first appearance in which Star Wars film?

By Donald Clarke

Drink

Two perennial classic wines at the right price

By John Wilson

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: A fleet-footed chronicle that never lets up

By Tara Brady

People

Brianna Parkins: ‘The Irish have a natural instinct for nosiness’

By Brianna Parkins

Parties’ general election manifestos struggle to make the figures add up

By John FitzGerald

Asia-Pacific

China may be better prepared for Trump this time

By Denis Staunton

Beauty

Three new make-up products to elevate your beauty routine

By Simone Gannon

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

In Camera: Debut feature unnerves, provokes and intrigues

By Donald Clarke

Restaurants

Takeaway review: Indian food in south Dublin that will keep you coming back

By Corinna Hardgrave

Competitions

Win a luxurious stay at Lawlor’s of Naas, Kildare.

Advertising Feature

Effective B2B marketing requires a strong voice at the top table

Getting solid legal advice early in your company’s journey is invaluable

TV & Radio

Radio review: Matt Cooper gets strict as election campaign tempers flare over immigration

By Mick Heaney

Military neutrality as an election issue

Work

Pension opt out may disappear as firms look to sidestep auto-enrolment

By Dominic Coyle

People

Blindboy: ‘I left my first day of school feeling great shame. The pain of that still rises up in me’

By Blindboy

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point: Altmanesque seasonal comedy is a wistful riot of chatter and foods

By Tara Brady

Residential

What will €350,000 buy in Greece, Italy, France, Portugal and Galway?

By Alanna Gallagher

The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Dalton Philips, Greencore

Ireland v Argentina: Hosts must improve or fall prey to Pumas on a mission

By Gerry Thornley

Housing & Planning

Cost-rental apartments at O’Devaney Gardens priced at almost €1,900 per month

By Olivia Kelly

Education

More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study

By Carl O'Brien

Election 2024: Fine Gael play law-and-order card

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Niall Grimley expects All-Ireland title defenders Armagh will have ‘target on their back’ this season

By Gordon Manning

Residential

Westmeath home on 48 acres with stunning lake and countryside views for €780,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

US financier taking legal action against Altada founder

By Barry J Whyte

Inside Politics Podcast

Election Daily: poll suggests Independents will be a major force in the next Dáil

Listen | 13:44

Social Affairs

Church services

Planning regulator Niall Cussen: We can overcome the housing crisis, ‘if we put our minds to it’

By Barry O'Halloran

Racing

Irish racing going all ‘béal bocht’ about prizemoney a hard sell ... and even harder listen

By Brian O'Connor

Shein’s Irish operation sees revenue rise to €7.6bn

By Barry J Whyte

On his return to Web Summit, the often outspoken chief executive Paddy Cosgrave is now an epitome of caution

By Ian Curran

Food

The best restaurants to visit in Britain and continental Europe right now

By Tim Magee

With Lucio Cinti, Argentina come to Ireland bearing formidable arms

By John O'Sullivan

Even if Sinn Féin wins as many seats as Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael, it has no obvious path to government

By Stephen Collins

‘I want someone to take an actual stand on immigration’: How will TCD student debaters vote?

By Sarah Burns

Voter volatility may yet cost Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in tight election finish

By Pat Leahy

Health

Extra HSE spending controls needed if measures to tackle overexpenditure do not work, warns board

By Martin Wall

Press Up to open Asian-style restaurant on former Wagamama premises on South King Street

By Ciarán Hancock

New health insurance company backed by Aviva claims it can offer ‘meaningful savings’

By Joe Brennan

Sinn Féin’s US arm corrects filing to say it received free New York office from building magnate

By Jack Horgan-Jones

If Democrats want to win the next US election, they should listen to Bernie Sanders

By Daniel Geary

Residential

Look inside: New high-end homes with neo-Georgian inspiration in Rathfarnham from €1.2m

By Alison Gill

Buswells Hotel, opposite Leinster House, may be bought by London-based property firm

By Joe Brennan

Health

Genetic testing waiting lists causing challenges for families

By Shauna Bowers

In the News Podcast

Why Elon Musk wants a seat at the table in Washington

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 25:08

Business Today Newsletter

My children’s primary school operates a lot more efficiently than O’Leary’s Ryanair

By Mark O'Connell

UK firm closes in on Buswells

By Peter Flanagan

Your top stories on Friday: More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad; support for Independents rises in poll

Inside Politics Newsletter

What’s the point of an election if it inevitably means the same parties get back in?

By Justine McCarthy

Motors

Europe’s Car of the Year: meet the seven finalists

By Michael McAleer

Inside Politics newsletter: Poll shows it won’t take much for race to start looking very tight

By Pat Leahy

Economy

Jerome Powell says US Federal Reserve in no ‘hurry’ to lower interest rates

By Colby Smith and Harriet Clarfelt

Kirby Group adds 50 jobs with new €8m off-site manufacturing plant in Laois

By Colin Gleeson

UK economic growth slows as budget jitters and high interest rates take toll

Irish Times Poll

The Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll November 2024: The full results in charts

By Paul Scott

Music

The Script at 3Arena review: Danny O’Donoghue thanks crowd for ‘getting us through the worst part of our lives’

By Cian O'Connell

Competitions

Win a five star overnight stay at Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate.

Economy

Irish economy forecast to contract slightly by EU commission

By Jack Power

Environment

Climate summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’ in addressing crisis, say former political leaders and scientists

By Kevin O'Sullivan

US Election

Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to reject RFK jnr for US health secretary

By Richard Luscombe

US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business

By Arash Massoudi, James Fontanella-Khan, Stephen Morris and Stefania Palma

Work

Management at BD pull out of talks on redundancy terms

By Emmet Malone

If you want to know what’s going to happen in Election 2024, these four constituencies tell the story

By Harry McGee, Jennifer Bray, Andrew Hamilton in Ennis and Barry J Whyte in Sallins

Kilkenny’s Walter Walsh retires from intercounty hurling

By Gordon Manning

Sports Briefing

‘Tactically bereft’ Ireland need to shake off malaise

By Mary Hannigan

Europe

Donald Trump’s return adds urgency and uncertainty to third winter of full Russia-Ukraine war

By Daniel McLaughlin

On The Money Newsletter

Do you live in Kildare, Meath or Co Dublin? Then you’re likely to be in a mortgage switching sweet spot

By Joanne Hunt

US Election

Matt Gaetz perched on the tightrope between political glory and infamy

By Keith Duggan

Was that an aura of arrogance or ignorance around Ireland? Whatever, they need to get real

By Matt Williams

Crime & Law

Kerry waste recycling company fined over €500k for breaching limits of licence

By Anne Lucey

Music

No mad scramble but thousands line up for Robbie Williams tickets

By Conor Pope

Jury in woman’s civil case alleging rape by Conor McGregor to hear closing speeches next week

By Mary Carolan

Crime & Law

Gardaí search Co Dublin lands amid inquiry into double murder of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane

By Conor Lally

Getting rid of housing subsidy schemes a high-priority election issue for Social Democrats

By Sarah Burns

Government in breach of obligations on transposition of EU directive, Ictu says

By Emmet Malone

Economy

Irish exports hit record €22bn in September amid concern over potential Trump tariffs

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

‘House of horrors’: Father jailed for rape and abuse of his four daughters in their family home

By Olivia Kelleher

TV & Radio

Davina McCall to have brain surgery for ‘very rare’ benign tumour

By Jamie Grierson

Russian spy ship observed operating three drones in Irish-controlled waters overnight

By Conor Gallagher

Impossible to establish cause of death for reclusive farmer not seen by family in a year

By Barry Roche

Civilian driver for An Garda Síochana wins right to work after 70 because pension was so small he faced poverty

Golf

Rory McIlroy hits speedbump but remains in contention for twin titles

By Philip Reid

Environment

Ireland weather: What to expect next week as snow forecast and Met Éireann says country is in for ‘quite a shock’

By Tim O'Brien

Criminal defence solicitor Cahir O’Higgins convicted over €400 theft

By Eimear Dodd

Michael O’Flynn seeks green light to build 550 homes in Cork

By Colin Gleeson

Sport

Mark King banned for five years in snooker match-fixing case

Election 2024: TV bust up and SF down but not out - here’s what went on in week one of campaigning

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Solicitor Cahir O’Higgins previously jailed for breaking lawyer’s nose in ‘thuggish’ attack

By Isabel Hayes

Vote on assisted dying Bill due to be a cliffhanger as Britain’s Labour opposition mounts

By Mark Paul

Derry City part ways with manager Ruaidhrí Higgins

By David Gorman

Social Affairs

Childcare providers warn scale of electoral commitments causing uncertainty in the sector

By Emmet Malone

Supreme Court refuses appeal over claim conservation status of man’s land lost him €1.5m

Judge criticises ‘unacceptable’ delay submitting expert information in cases against Web Summit

By Ellen O'Riordan

Inside Politics Podcast

Election Daily: First week of the campaign down, now it really begins

Listen | 26:53

Mick Wallace confirms he is set to contest the general election in Wexford

By Ronan McGreevy

Europe

Putin repeats Ukraine demands in first call with German leader since 2022

By Daniel McLaughlin

Racing

Paddy Power urges British owners body to ‘see the bigger picture’ of new competition for jockeys

By Brian O'Connor

Health

Ireland’s spending on healthcare among highest in EU despite eight-year decline, figures show

By Conor Pope

The Counter Ruck

Gerry Thornley: France-New Zealand could be the best match of the Autumn Nations Series

By Gerry Thornley

Europe

Spanish official blames flood alert failure on Madrid, not his long lunch

By Barney Jopson in Madrid and Andy Bounds in Brussels

Sarah Jessica Parker endorsement helps sales of Donegal’s Magee clothing

Row between former partners after Fianna Fáil claims Fine Gael made ‘no progress’ while in charge of justice

By Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones

Global markets fall on rate cut comment from Fed chairman

By Fiona Keeley

Man fired shortly before arrest of boss at Ballyseedy Garden Centre wins almost €78,000 for unfair dismissal

By Stephen Bourke

Confusion as Ryanair flights from Dublin and around Europe cancelled and then uncancelled

By Conor Pope

Police officers injured during protest against Hillary Clinton Belfast visit

Middle East

‘They are late today’: Waiting for an Israeli strike in Beirut

By Sally Hayden

Bray Wanderers target Premier League return as they take on Drogheda United

By David Gorman

‘Solitary and sad’ German man (63) jailed for 12 years over house fire that killed mother

By Elaine Stenson

Markets

Gardaí arrest two as part of investigation into suspected insider trading

By Carl O'Brien

An Irish Diary

Conflict of many colours – Frank McNally on a finely illustrated atlas of the Civil War

By Frank McNally

Labour pledges to extend free GP care to all children and deliver 300 hospital beds per year

By Cormac McQuinn

Ireland First election candidate Derek Blighe found guilty of threatening behaviour

By David Forsythe

Middle East

Trump reportedly greenlights Lebanon ceasefire after briefing by Israeli minister

By Mark Weiss

Rúben Amorim believes Manchester United need to forge new identity

By Will Unwin

Cahir O’Higgins: Rise and fall of solicitor from well-known political family

By Colm Keena

Election 2024 live updates: Mick Wallace confirms he will run, Soc Dems pledge to reintroduce ban on no-fault evictions

By Ronan McGreevy and Jack White

AIL preview: Big guns needing to make up ground after indifferent starts

By Gerry Thornley

Gaelic Writers’ Association unveil 2024 personalities of the year and Hall of Fame entrants

By Gordon Manning

The Women's Podcast

What teenagers wish their parents knew: ‘Adults presume that phones are used for only bad things’

By Suzanne Brennan

Listen | 63:28

Editorials

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are unhinged and unfit for office

Lee Carsley urges England to follow Germany and Spain’s trust in youth

By Jacob Steinberg in Athens

Election debate on housing may rest more on trust than detail

Man (20s) killed and another injured after two-car collision in Co Cork

By Barry Roche and Carl O'Brien

Ireland v Argentina: How the players rated at the Aviva

By John O'Sullivan

Live International Rugby

Ireland 22 Argentina 19 FT: Autumn Nations Series as it happened

By David Gorman

Ireland hold on at the death for victory over Argentina after lacklustre second half

By Gerry Thornley

The Aviva crowd steps up as Ireland grind out victory over Argentina

By Johnny Watterson

Northern Ireland edge closer to Nations League promotion with Belarus win

‘We’ll see the best of it in the next two games’: Andy Farrell backs Ireland players to come good

By Gerry Thornley