Castletown House: Vandals cause more than €500,000 of damage amid dispute over right-of-way access Campaigners who want the full opening of access to Castletown House in Kildare are shocked at alarming turn of events Sun May 11 2025 - 19:00
VE Day 80: The story of The Irish Times’ most famous front pageEditor Bertie Smyllie was determined to celebrate the Allied victory and get it past the censors Thu May 08 2025 - 12:13
Met Éireann forecasts glorious sunshine to continue through the weekendMet Éireann forecasts temperatures up to 19 degrees in parts of the countryThu May 08 2025 - 07:00
Irish Times angling correspondent Derek Evans dies aged 80Evans, formerly a printer with the newspaper, turned to writing about fishing following retirementWed May 07 2025 - 21:13
Vandals cause €500,000 worth of damage to OPW site used to access Castletown HouseVehicles overturned and CCTV towers smashed in bank holiday weekend incident in Co KildareWed May 07 2025 - 19:47
Ireland ‘highly likely’ to have a warmer-than-average summer, says Met ÉireannDrought risk rising as most places in Ireland see no rain since April 27th with none on the horizonTue May 06 2025 - 19:26
High-tech drones to be used to stop killing of peregrine falcons in Northern IrelandProtected species is regularly targeted by poisoners as a threat to lifestockSun May 04 2025 - 13:53
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to hit-and-run incident with scrambler in Dublin city centreWomen in her 60s was struck as she crossed the road at Gardiner Street Fri May 02 2025 - 16:50
De Valera’s condolences on the death of Hitler continue to provoke 80 years onNotorious second World War incident is still cited today by those critical of IrelandFri May 02 2025 - 14:03
Former minister for children Roderic O’Gorman defends decision not to publish Grace report last year Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness renews criticism of inquiry, telling Norma Foley: ‘You cannot walk away from this’Thu May 01 2025 - 17:45
Roderic O’Gorman re-elected as Green Party leaderJanet Horner elected as new chair of the partyThu May 01 2025 - 14:34
Irish-born Australian residents surpass 100,000 for first timeThe figure of 103,080 from the Republic eclipses the figure reached after the Irish economic crash more than a decade ago Thu May 01 2025 - 10:05
Bright and sunny weather to continue into bank holiday weekend, but no more record-breaking temperaturesMet Éireann predicts high pressure will stay in charge of the weather for the next week Thu May 01 2025 - 06:56
Submissions of Grace’s legal team not referred to ‘in any way’ in final investigation report, says wardship solicitorState solicitor granted meeting with Minister for Children Norma Foley to discuss concernsTue Apr 29 2025 - 21:17
Animal welfare inspectors shocked by huge menagerie of animals in a deplorable stateMore than 200 dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and a snake rescued from Co Kildare premisesTue Apr 29 2025 - 18:05
When Pope Francis met abuse survivors in Ireland: ‘He drew a picture of a toilet. Anything that goes into that is caca’Pope met eight Irish survivors of clerical abuse when he visited Ireland in August 2018Wed Apr 23 2025 - 18:00
Whistleblower at centre providing State accommodation to asylum seekers was told allegation could not be investigatedHiqa had declined to look into complaints about two centres as these had not been officially designed by MinisterWed Apr 23 2025 - 14:41
Mystery surrounds Joanna Donnelly’s sudden departure from RTÉ weather forecasting role RTÉ forecaster Joanna Donnelly recently said that many in society don’t like smart womenTue Apr 22 2025 - 16:41
Tech giant algorithms are pushing ‘horrendous’ content at young people, it has been claimedPeople Before Profit brings forward bill to switch off algorithms for under 18sTue Apr 22 2025 - 13:56
Head of Irish Freemasons unaware Tucker Carlson’s interview on premises involved McGregor until ‘last minute’Philip AJ Daley says many Freemasons members were offended by interview at Grand Masonic HallSat Apr 19 2025 - 18:23
Former Ireland international Niall Quinn criticises people who use Easter Rising to ‘score petty points’Quinn made the comments while speaking at 1916 Relatives Association commemoration in DublinSat Apr 19 2025 - 16:36
Derry priest charged over alleged inappropriate sexual communication with childThe 58-year-old is due to appear in court on SaturdayFri Apr 18 2025 - 21:38
Status orange weather warning in place for Wicklow while transport disruption expectedCommuters warned of significant disruption to public transport services as Easter weekend exodus gets underwayFri Apr 18 2025 - 18:16
Warning about ‘inadequate’ hydrants after large fire at Meath recycling centreThree fire brigade units fought blaze at the Thornton Recycling Centre in DunboyneFri Apr 18 2025 - 17:51
Ireland’s astronomical observatories to be put forward for international recognition from UnescoBirr, Dunsink and Armagh sites could get world heritage statusFri Apr 18 2025 - 00:01
Rain warnings in place for five Leinster counties with ‘heavy and persistent rain’ expectedMixed conditions forecast for the Easter bank holiday weekendWed Apr 16 2025 - 23:14
Killiney development opposed by wives of U2’s Bono and The Edge refused planning permissionProposal to build four luxury homes on grounds of listed home not deemed compatible with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county development planTue Apr 15 2025 - 12:14
Q&A: Who is ‘Grace’ and what happened in her case?Review into alleged sexual abuse of intellectually disabled woman has taken eight years to concludeTue Apr 15 2025 - 09:32
‘Gargantuan’ data search ongoing in case over alleged €15 million sale of Barne estate to businessman John MagnierComputer servers have been running ‘for multiple days’ to try identify documents relevant to the case, court toldFri Apr 11 2025 - 12:45
An Irish doctor on why she believes autism, ADHD and depression are being overdiagnosedAre we living in an age of overmedicalisation? Overdiagnosis of conditions such as autism, ADHD and depression is a result of the relaxation of diagnostic criteria, says consultant in neurology Suzanne O’SullivanSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
Trump tariffs: No justification for 20% tariffs on EU exports to US, says MartinLive updates: Pharmaceutical products will not be included in the tariffs for now, according to the White HouseWed Apr 02 2025 - 23:35
Clare County Council accused of ‘intimidation’ over future of Cliffs of Moher walking trailAttempts to compulsorily purchase land from local farmers for trail will be resisted, says IFATue Apr 01 2025 - 22:08
Planning permissions fell by more than 50% in three Dublin council areas last yearHousing supply unlikely to increase unless emergency measures are introduced, says Construction Industry Federation officialTue Apr 01 2025 - 06:00
Shockwaves from Myanmar earthquake reach IrelandSeismic instruments in Ireland picked up the aftershocks from the 7.7 magnitude tremorFri Mar 28 2025 - 19:49
Defence Forces class of 2025 commissioned into an increasingly turbulent worldFriday’s Curragh ceremony was the culmination of decades of service for many of the men and women involvedFri Mar 28 2025 - 19:36
Minister for Defence admits Ireland is ‘lagging behind’ in terms of military spendingSimon Harris commits Ireland to highest level of ambition for the Defence ForcesFri Mar 28 2025 - 19:00
Protests continue despite pause on converting Connemara hotel into accommodation for asylum seekersDepartment of Integration says it is giving locals three months to come up with proposal to turn Carna Bay Hotel back into a hotelWed Mar 26 2025 - 13:24
‘Spice bag’ and ‘morto’ among new words added to Oxford English DictionaryTerm for popular takeaway credited to establishment in Templeogue, DublinWed Mar 26 2025 - 09:55
Garron Noone returns to social media to say he was ‘not specific enough’ on immigrationPerformer says denying people’s concerns on topic creates ‘vacuum’ for people like Conor McGregor to occupyTue Mar 25 2025 - 10:03
Eighth man in court linked to fatal assault of Quham Babatunde in Dublin’s city centreBruno Tache (20) charged with in connection with stabbing in Anne Street South in February.Tue Mar 25 2025 - 10:01
When George Foreman visited a struggling part of LimerickFormer Irish boxer Barry McGuigan says Foreman was a ‘beast in the ring’ but a ‘gentleman’Sat Mar 22 2025 - 17:30
US secretary of commerce says Ireland’s ‘tax scam’ has ‘gotta end’Loans and business advice planned if trade war begins next monthSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Rosie O’Donnell apologises to Micheál Martin for being dragged into her feud with Donald TrumpTaoiseach was questioned about actor and comedian, who now lives in Howth, during visit to the White HouseFri Mar 21 2025 - 23:08
US secretary of commerce says Ireland’s ‘tax scam’ has ‘gotta end’Howard Lutnick is targeting Ireland as a potential source of revenue for the US TreasuryFri Mar 21 2025 - 19:36
JFK files: What do they reveal about John F Kennedy’s assassination?JFK files: Papers cover not just JFK’s assassination but also the 1968 killings of his brother Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King jnrFri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
No derelict site levy issued in 10 local authority areasLimerick City and County Council has more derelict sites listed than all four local authorities in Dublin combinedWed Mar 19 2025 - 06:00
As many as 40,000 retail premises could be converted into homes with right incentives, lobby group saysCapital gains tax waiver and grant changes ‘would encourage conversion of the units into accommodation’Tue Mar 18 2025 - 19:21
Why are so many recipients of US Medal of Honor of Irish descent?Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to somethingTue Mar 18 2025 - 16:32
Shannon LNG granted planning permission for new Kerry power plantProposed 600MW plant on Shannon Estuary will have enough capacity to power 160,000 homesTue Mar 18 2025 - 16:10
