Solar giants Jupiter and Saturn are dominating the night skies in JulyFull moon on July 5th with Mercury, Venus and Mars in view from Ireland this monthFri Jul 03 2020 - 13:49
Ena Rice obituary: ‘Beautiful, quiet, gentle’ woman loved spending time with familyBeloved mother and grandmother was known for her warmth and inner strengthThu Jul 02 2020 - 11:15
Historic coalition agreement ends almost a century of Civil War politicsFianna Fáil and Fine Gael were forged out of the bitterness of an ancient quarrelSat Jun 27 2020 - 09:25
Vaping stiffens arteries leading to variety of health problems, study findsVaping may increase Covid-19 infection risk: tobacco cigarettes increases risk of COPD by 704%Fri Jun 26 2020 - 00:05
Controversial sale of National 1798 Rebellion Centre in Enniscorthy scrapped by councilPlans to sell to a private developer provokes backlash among councillorsThu Jun 25 2020 - 21:49
Status yellow thunder warning issued for the whole countryMet Éireann says some severe downpours, hail and spot flooding may occur overnightThu Jun 25 2020 - 20:40
Fears grow for Sam the Fox recently spotted around Government formation talksUrban fox appears to have a bad case of mange and looks emaciatedThu Jun 25 2020 - 15:42
Thursday to be hottest day of year before return to unsettled weatherConditions forecast to turn cool and showery just as travel restrictions are liftedWed Jun 24 2020 - 11:23
‘We are here to celebrate new beginnings’: Summer solstice offers Covid-19 respiteFacemasks and distancing set aside as longest day of the year marked on Hill of TaraSun Jun 21 2020 - 13:01
‘Chronic’ RTÉ funding meant Normal People taken to BBC – Lenny AbrahamsonDirector says RTÉ did not have funds to develop series, now an international sensationSat Jun 20 2020 - 17:49
Housing campaigners call for ban on co-living schemes due to Covid-19Protesters say more understanding needed on impact of coronavirus in such facilitiesSat Jun 20 2020 - 15:52
Two men arrested following robbery at knife point at service station in Co DublinSuspects found hiding after search by Garda dog unit and air support unitSat Jun 20 2020 - 11:18
Debenhams staff fear ‘Clerys II’ if they do not receive a redundancy settlementProtesting workers picket all 11 stores in the Republic over redundancy termsFri Jun 19 2020 - 18:35
Cromwell statue at Westminister should stay, says Irish vice-chancellor of OxfordLouise Richardson references ‘Voldemort’ figure in opposing removal of Cecil Rhodes statue at collegeFri Jun 19 2020 - 11:38
Fifteen shots were fired in Castlerea with four hitting Det Garda Colm HorkanKilling of detective garda was ‘a random act’, says Drew HarrisThu Jun 18 2020 - 22:30
False widow spiders in Ireland more venomous than first believedResearch shows bite from invasive species has same toxins as deadly black widowThu Jun 18 2020 - 16:03
Revealed 100 years on: The letters of a British general kidnapped by the IRACuthbert Lucas played played tennis and croquet and drank whiskey with his captorsThu Jun 18 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Face masks alone not enough to protect against coughing, research findsSocial distancing still required as masks can degrade through persistent coughingTue Jun 16 2020 - 13:44
Thunderstorms forecast for Leinster and parts of Munster on TuesdayIrish Water says drought risk persists in many areas despite recent heavy rainfallTue Jun 16 2020 - 12:41
Hosepipe ban will not be lifted despite rainfall warningForecast thunderstorms will not be sufficient to replenish reservoirs, Irish Water warnsMon Jun 15 2020 - 16:06
Met Éireann issues weather warnings for torrential rain and thunderstormsMet Éireann issues advisory following death of nine cattle in suspected lightning strikeMon Jun 15 2020 - 14:26
Man arrested after pedestrian killed in Co Donegal hit and runMan struck by car which failed to stop at scene of incident at Windyhall roadMon Jun 15 2020 - 09:26
Two-thirds of men drinking to cope with the lockdown, national survey revealsDrinks industry charity Drinkaware expresses alarm about excess alcoholMon Jun 15 2020 - 08:34
Retribution and attribution – An Irishman’s Diary on the assassination of Percival Lea-Wilson and a Caravaggio masterpieceSun Jun 14 2020 - 17:01
Michael Portillo: ‘Ignorance of Ireland among the British is rather shocking’Documentary by former UK minister examines War of Independence from Britain’s point of viewSun Jun 14 2020 - 15:40
Queuing for sport - Decathlon opens first outlet in Republic with boundless enthusiasm‘Ikea of sport’ has spent €13 million on its flagship store in BallymunSat Jun 13 2020 - 15:43
Links to slave trade evident across Ireland‘The Irish tended to have a very strongly held belief in their own white racial superiority’Fri Jun 12 2020 - 03:00
Gardaí investigate shooting of man in his 40s in LimerickInjured man was discovered in a car in Castle Street after 7pmThu Jun 11 2020 - 22:12
Drop in road incidents at level crossings due to Covid-19 travel restrictionsMotorists warned against complacency at crossings after lockdownThu Jun 11 2020 - 21:52
Pat McManus obituary: Nurse insisted on frontline work despite MSFuneral wreathes reflected passion for NHS and for Celtic FCThu Jun 11 2020 - 17:58
Childcare package to include reopening grant and funds to upgrade buildings‘Imminent’ plan to provide grants and subsidies to creches and enable parents return to workWed Jun 10 2020 - 07:48
Childcare providers wait with ‘bated breath’ for funding announcementCreches and childcare services facing ‘huge costs’ to open as planned on June 29thWed Jun 10 2020 - 02:45
Enda Kenny on grief in the age of coronavirus pandemicFormer taoiseach breaks political silence to help bereavement counselling helplineTue Jun 09 2020 - 01:00
Face coverings should be compulsory on public transport, says unionNBRU claims public are not heeding advice about wearing masks or coveringsMon Jun 08 2020 - 15:43
Traffic volumes up as latest Covid-19 restrictions are liftedLargest increase seen on M1 north of junction 20 between Jonesboro and the BorderMon Jun 08 2020 - 14:17
Church of England distances itself from Irish language ruling on gravestoneCoventry decision seeking translation on headstone ‘does not reflect any national policy’Thu Jun 04 2020 - 15:24
Summer camp providers anxiously await green light from GovernmentNPHET to discuss children’s summer camps and the reopening of playgroundsWed Jun 03 2020 - 20:30
Years of youth services ‘wiped out’ by Covid-19 pandemic, warns charityIrish Youth Foundation (IYF) survey show concerns about long-term impact on youthWed Jun 03 2020 - 00:01
1919: a slow-burning start to the War of IndependenceAlthough there were few casualties, the year marked a point of no return and made a confrontation between the British state and the Irish counterstate inevitableWed Jun 03 2020 - 00:00
War of Independence: The who’s who of policing in IrelandWhen the long-established RIC proved not up to the task of crushing the IRA, the British government made the fateful and fatal decision to draft in the Black and Tans and AuxiliariesWed Jun 03 2020 - 00:00
1920: The timelineThe year saw the War of Independence begins in earnest with an escalation of murder and violence by the British and IRAWed Jun 03 2020 - 00:00
100 years ago: A hurling match, a snub and a refusal to soldier for BritainThe Mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in India was a military failure but a moral victoryWed Jun 03 2020 - 00:00
One of most powerful images of War of IndependencePatrick and Harry had been savagely beaten and brutally tortured following their arrestWed Jun 03 2020 - 00:00
Counselling for musicians whose incomes have ‘fallen off a cliff’Minding Creative Minds to provide support for musicians financially hit by Covid-19Tue Jun 02 2020 - 18:49
Historian finds IRA commander Tom Barry tried to join British civil serviceDetails to published in special Irish Times supplement 1920 - War of IndependenceMon Jun 01 2020 - 20:55
Carrier of O’Donnell flame waits as search for Red Hugh continuesThird week of dig for the remains of Irish clan leader begins in Spanish city of ValladolidMon Jun 01 2020 - 01:35
Ireland enjoys hottest day of the year for second time this weekBank holiday Monday could break the record again, with highs of 27 degrees forecastSat May 30 2020 - 19:32
Irish tourists excluded from visiting Greece as country begins its tourism seasonIrish visitors will not have unrestricted access to Croatia eitherSat May 30 2020 - 15:07
Firefighters battle to keep forest fire away from Kildare explosives factoryStrong winds fan flames near Irish Industrial Explosives plant on Kildare-Meath borderSat May 30 2020 - 14:55
Galway shuts down popular tourist spots and beaches over Covid-19 concernsLack of social distancing causes local authority to act for June bank holiday weekendFri May 29 2020 - 18:49
