World View: Why Saudi Arabia should be under greater scrutinyRelationship between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia descends to new lowSat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00
Unmarked anniversaries cast shadow over China and Middle EastWorld View: Cultural Revolution and Sykes-Picot pact retain a grip on the presentSat May 21 2016 - 01:00
The Somme: never were so many sacrificed for so littleThe battle of the Somme was a new kind of battle, in a new kind of war, and overall it would claim some 1,000,000 casualtiesWed May 18 2016 - 00:00
World View: German paper outlines vision for EU defence unionDocument’s untimely leak plays into Brexiters fears of EU subsuming Nato roleSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
World View: North Korea missile test brings China and S Korea closerChina and South Korea have an interest in short-term stability in North KoreaSat Apr 23 2016 - 19:23
World View: Donald Trump uses social media to toxic effectThe US election has been defined by how candidates communicate with votersSat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
1916 diary: Tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death as man fined for fishing with two rods"If in 1916 Shakespeare would “spell bankruptcy” in a British capital, while Mr Charles Chaplin earns £130,000 a year, we must, for very shame, cease to sneer at Germany’s title to the possession of Shakespeare"Wed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
1916/2016 diary: comparing events 100 years ago with todayA tourist bought a boat ticket to New York in 1916 without realising she needed a passportTue Mar 22 2016 - 01:00
World View: Barack Obama’s choice puts ball in Republican courtThe nomination of moderate Merrick Garland for Supreme Court is a shrewd moveSat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00
Gen Douglas Haig tells Commons of British army’s ‘splendid purpose’1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Mar 15 2016 - 10:15
1916 Diary - March 14th: Police report that "Dublin extremists" are on the moveOther reports that day include that "the Austrians had dropped here and there a quantity of sweets, some wrapped in red and blue paper. The news was soon spread that they were poisoned"Mon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Cork St Patrick’s Day Committee rejects offer from military authorities to send 6,000 troops to its parade1916/2016 – a miscellanyWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Jostling for their place in the rise to rebellionIrish Republican Brotherhood militants were a diehard lot motivated by heroic failure and blood sacrificeWed Mar 09 2016 - 00:00
Recruitment meeting disrupted and drunkenness in Athlone1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
1916 Diary: posting shamrock early to the forces in France1916/2016 A miscellanyMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:00
World View: Donald Trump poses serious threat to press and free speechRepublican frontrunner has made it clear he will curb media freedom if electedSat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
1916 Diary: ‘Irish Times’ letter writers worry about ‘motor lorries’ and daughters working1916/2016: A miscellanyWed Mar 02 2016 - 01:00
A ship is sunk, debate over work for interned Germans, and a very valuable cow1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Unity on left still pipe dream despite strong election showingFractious and divided, alphabet soup of left-wing parties is unlikely to disappear soonMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
‘Sinn Féin Volunteers’ try to break up Galway recruitment drive1916/2016: a miscellanyMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Why it pays to vote all the way down the ballot paperPatrick Smyth on how our STV system works. This article was first published in 2016Fri Feb 26 2016 - 09:15
Lessons in humility, a pianist in military hands and a bus tour goes beyond barricades1916/2016: A miscellanyWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Battle of Verdun begins; Terence MacSweeney fined for ‘cypher’ message1916/2016: A miscellanyMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Antonin Scalia and the ‘meaning of Golf’US Supreme Court justice will be remembered for his bluntness, humour and his often vicious sarcasmSat Feb 20 2016 - 00:15
World View: Attempts to delay replacement of Antonin Scalia strike ironic noteHe sought to interpret the Constitution as it was understood at the time of its adoptionSat Feb 20 2016 - 00:14
Germany holds off on submarine order while a dispute in Dublin rages over 28 shillings1916/2016: a miscellanyThu Feb 18 2016 - 10:00
‘Irish Times’ editorial praises British aristocracy for sacrifices in first World War1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Relationships between Washington and Berlin frayed by threat merchant vessels1916/2016: a MiscellanyMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00
Van set upon by men ‘armed with heavy blackthorn sticks and revolvers’1916/2016: a miscellanyWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Metroplitan Police observes the movements of ‘extremists’1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Feb 09 2016 - 01:00
Volunteers active in Dublin, German invasion rumours in the US, and Chaplin’s latest1916/2016: a miscellanyMon Feb 08 2016 - 01:00
World View: Cameron’s pleading on migrants opens pandora’s boxUK’s dubious case may lead to other member states moving to curb migrant rightsSat Feb 06 2016 - 02:00
‘Much speculation’ in London on expected new taxes coming in the spring budget1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
1916: Inquest held into death of Herbert Lemass who died from a shot fired by brother Seán1916/2016: a miscellanySun Jan 31 2016 - 22:21
Soldier in 2nd Leinster Regiment executed for desertion1916/2016: a miscellanyWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
The ‘Irish Volunteer’ urges volunteers to guard weapons closely1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
An article in ‘The Irish Times’ call for first World War volunteers1916/2016: a miscellanyMon Jan 25 2016 - 01:00
World View: Death penalty opponents sense an opportunityAbolitionists are now pinning hopes on the case of Pennsylvania woman Shonda WalterSat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Report on ‘remarkable article’ on effects of militarism in Germany1916/2016: a miscellanyWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
James Connolly is missing, as appetite for a rising grows – and Easter Sunday date is set1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Metropolitan Police detectives report on ‘movements of Dublin extremists’1916/2016: a miscellanyMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Author Terence McSwiney arrested by British forces at his Cork residence1916/2016: a miscellanyWed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00
Protests in Cork and London about coercion to join up and Anglo-German aristocrats1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:00
Wexford meeting aids Mrs William Redmond’s movement to provide comforts for Irish soldiers at front1916/2016: a miscellanyMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Worldview: Lurch to the right in Poland and Hungary a threat to EU’s core valuesThe European Commission is set to hold an ‘orientation’ debate on new laws in Poland that rein in both its constitutional court and its state mediaSat Jan 09 2016 - 00:21
‘The Irish Times’ publishes comments from international press on first World War1916/2016: a miscellanyFri Jan 08 2016 - 01:00
Withdrawal from the Dardanelles: thousands of Irish lives lost1916/2016: a miscellanyThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
Letter from republican organiser The O’Rahilly on volunteers triggers sharp response1916/2016: a miscellanyWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
