Planting the tricolour: The forgotten Irish expedition to claim RockallDisputed outcrop ‘was quite difficult to find ...This was long before GPS’ says son of navigatorSun Jun 09 2019 - 17:40
The Battle of Baldoyle: When the animal gangs went to the racesAfter a violent gang clash in 1940, gardaí found sticks, knuckledusters and a swordSun Jun 02 2019 - 07:00
A hat in the Shannon: The mysterious disappearance of an MP’s brotherIn 1890, a man carrying cash went missing after failing to make his Westport connectionSun May 19 2019 - 07:24
Ireland’s banshee: A delusion of peasants or a spirit with a mournful wail?The banshee debate polarised readers of The Irish Times in 1893Sun May 05 2019 - 06:30
‘Guns thunder at midnight’: when the Republic left the CommonwealthOn this day 70 years ago, thousands celebrated as 26 counties ‘cut the last constitutional link with Britain’Thu Apr 18 2019 - 09:09
Did you hear the one about the rich widow, Mrs Duzenberry?Cream of Jokes: What did Weekly Irish Times readers think was funny in 1893?Thu Apr 18 2019 - 09:07
Umbrella in the brain: A fatal encounter in DundalkIn 1870, a young man went to the police with a black eye. Three days later, he was deadSun Apr 14 2019 - 06:00
Man (20s) hospitalised after being shot in north DublinMan being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after Belcamp incidentSat Apr 06 2019 - 08:43
Woman (30s) dies following car crash in Co MeathGardaí investigate two-vehicle crash involving car and van in Lobinstown on FridaySat Apr 06 2019 - 08:08
The first edition of ‘The Irish Times’ was published today 160 years agoThe paper was founded 160 years ago today, with a simple vow to make a first-rate Irish newspaperFri Mar 29 2019 - 01:00
Did you hear the one about the man who flirts with the servants?Cream of Jokes: A weekly contest for 19th century readers of The Irish TimesThu Mar 28 2019 - 09:30
A murderous cab driver and the first hanging at Mountjoy PrisonPolice were quick to make an arrest after a gruesome killing on Charlemont St in 1900Sun Mar 24 2019 - 09:00
Woman’s car hit other vehicle before fatal crash in Dublin‘Very dark cloud’ hanging over inner city community after death of woman (34) and man (70s)Fri Mar 22 2019 - 18:01
Very old jokes: Did you hear the one about Willie Winker’s new pony?Cream of Jokes: A weekly contest for 19th century readers of The Irish TimesThu Mar 21 2019 - 08:30
‘A one-person newsdesk’: Predictions from an early computer ageLost Leads: Computer news in the 1980s speculated about 'automated post' and cashless bankingSun Feb 24 2019 - 11:27
Pearse and Tara Street Dart stations closed for the weekendRail services affected due to scheduled repair works on Victorian roof at Dublin PearseSat Feb 23 2019 - 14:05
Bloodshed on a boreen: The mysterious murder of a Galway farmerIn 1883, police considered John Moylan’s murder an agrarian crime, until the rumours surfacedSun Feb 03 2019 - 09:30
Countrywide snow and ice warning extended until SundayFrost on untreated surfaces to return on Saturday night as temperatures dip againSat Feb 02 2019 - 09:19
‘Up the Dubs’ banner will no longer go up on the Ha’penny BridgeCouncil makes decision following Twitter outcry, but no official complaints receivedThu Jan 24 2019 - 00:45
‘Revolver rule’: A post-Treaty warning about a ‘gang of motor thieves’Lost Leads, 1922: ‘In order to find a parallel to the exploits of the bandits who infest the country, we must go back to the records of the notorious Kelly gang’Sat Jan 19 2019 - 14:20
When ‘the unemployed’ seized the Rotunda in protestBefore Liam O’Flaherty found literary recognition, he led a ‘garrison’ which took over a Dublin buildingFri Jan 18 2019 - 16:32
Five arrested in Christmas Day clampdown on illegal motorbikesGarda operation sees 11 bikes seized, two of which were found to be stolenWed Dec 26 2018 - 10:31
When ‘Jack the Ripper’ gave himself up in WexfordThe 1888 ‘Whitechapel murders’ were covered extensively by ‘The Irish Times’ in 1888Wed Dec 26 2018 - 09:43
Accident or murder? When a ‘thief’ drowned in the Liffey on ChristmasWhen 22-year-old Thomas Garvey was reported for allegedly pickpocketing a sailor in 1883, police gave chase along the quaysTue Dec 25 2018 - 09:30
Murder in Charleville: The killing of Bridget GayerIn 1909, a young woman went missing in Co Cork while shopping with her sister. Her body was found eight days laterSun Dec 23 2018 - 09:00
State spending millions posting out payslips to teachers every two weeksPayslips for employees and retirees account for 81 per cent of department’s postal costsTue Dec 04 2018 - 12:48
‘Noble outline of a manly chin’: A history of shaving in ‘Irish Times’ adsBeard advantages, 1950s: ‘It provides, as it were, a built-in outlet for nervous tension’Sat Dec 01 2018 - 10:00
Storm Diana: Heavy rain and strong winds due on TuesdayMet Éireann issues two status yellow alerts with wet, windy, unsettled conditions dueMon Nov 26 2018 - 21:23
Death of a president: How ‘The Irish Times’ covered JFK’s assassination‘In the streets of Dublin people crowded round the windows of television shops’Thu Nov 22 2018 - 15:35
‘The marauders took to their heels’: Policing rent rows in the 19th centuryLost Leads: An Irish policeman recounts a bloody story from Co Laois in 1847Sun Nov 18 2018 - 11:12
My grandfather revealed the hidden power that lay in a battered old coat‘By 1966, the support vehicle mechanics at the airline had long been in a dispute over a request for proper clothing for the cold months’Sun Nov 04 2018 - 18:10
A Limerick mystery: Two men found with their throats cut in bedLost Leads, 1900: When the labourers didn’t show up for work, the farmer went searchingMon Oct 29 2018 - 10:42
‘Another Irish grievance!’ What happened when Irish was spoken in the House of Commons in 1901Irish Times, 1901: ‘An angry yell of indignant astonishment arose from the Irish benches’Thu Oct 25 2018 - 12:55
Lost Leads: ‘A broken engagement and murderous revenge on Eyre Square’Thomas Parry had one thing on his mind when he visited Galway on July 29th, 1884Sat Oct 20 2018 - 06:30
Suspects flee after attempted cash-in-transit robbery in DublinGardaí investigate unsuccessful raid attempt at Bayside Shopping Centre on FridayFri Oct 12 2018 - 13:02
Storm Callum safety tips: What you can do to prepareTake extreme care on roads, stock up on batteries and secure your patio furnitureThu Oct 11 2018 - 09:45
Woman seriously injured after bicycle crash in Co CorkCyclist receives serious head injuries after hitting pothole near Bandon on SundaySun Sept 30 2018 - 11:59
A shipwreck at Ireland's Eye and the curse of a Baldoyle widowLost Leads, 1803: A bloody legend of greed, treachery and a tell-tale corpseSun Sept 30 2018 - 10:32
When a Limerick man tried to hide a double-murder in a dungpileLost Leads: After a woman and child’s bodies were found, one man sought help - the other kept workingSun Sept 16 2018 - 09:00
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ author charged with murdering husbandWoman who wrote 2011 essay detailing methods for killing spouse arrested in USThu Sept 13 2018 - 11:10
Man (49) dies after van crashes into ditch in Co LaoisDriver pronounced dead at scene of incident near Killeshin on Saturday eveningSun Sept 09 2018 - 10:08
Counties with the lowest number of pubs per person revealedBarstool stats: How many pubs has your county lost in the last 12 years?Tue Sept 04 2018 - 13:06
Murder in Kilkenny: When a man ate his mother’s faceLost Leads: A farmer makes a grim discovery after calling to a neighbour’s houseSun Sept 02 2018 - 09:00
Gardaí issue warning over Electric Picnic ticket scamHopeful festival-goers urged to be on lookout for fake print-at-home ticketsMon Aug 27 2018 - 13:22
Man arrested over fatal Dublin fire released without chargeGarda investigation after 44-year-old man dies following fire at house in TerenureFri Aug 24 2018 - 10:36
Pope hysteria in 1979: 'I made 5,000 sandwiches, and sold only 2,000'After Pope John Paul II’s visit to Ireland in 1979, crowds gathered to bid on the leftoversWed Aug 15 2018 - 01:00
Dalkey’s swimming spots: a 90-year-old issue for ‘Irish Times’ readersAugust, 1928: ‘May I draw attention to the urgent need for better bathing places for ladies near Dublin, and particularly at Dalkey?’Tue Aug 07 2018 - 15:57
Majority of students ‘do not think 12 pints makes a person unable to give consent’More than two-thirds of students do not agree 28 units inhibits sexual consent – studyTue Aug 07 2018 - 11:50
This man sent a message-in-a-bottle in 1963 - the mystery has finally been solvedBottle found on Alaskan shore is traced to a cousin of Oscar-winning actor Brenda FrickerThu Aug 02 2018 - 16:14
Employee hospitalised after cash in transit robbery in DublinCash box taken and employee assaulted during incident at Blue Bell Luas stopTue Jul 31 2018 - 14:23
