The Irish Times

Taoiseach and Tánaiste to address Michael Collins commemoration in Cork

Ceremony at Béal na Bláth will mark 100th anniversary of revolutionary leader

Sun May 15 2022 - 10:30

Michael O’Kennedy obituary: A Fianna Fáil veteran who enjoyed long and varied career

Former minister, senator and European commissioner is remembered for his integrity

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 06:08

Nothing says ‘Christmas’ like the festive buzz of a holiday job

My four winters working at a clothes shop in Dublin are among my fondest memories

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 05:56

Ireland has become Facebook’s ‘launderette’ for tax avoidance, Denis O’Brien claims

Irish businessman criticises social media giant for facilitating the growth of ‘anarchy’

Sun Oct 24 2021 - 14:50

Fintan Drury: Brian Cowen put country first, party second

The former taoiseach's friend and adviser on Cowen’s troubled final years in politics

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Repairing the public finances requires drab and uneventful budgeting

Budget 2022: Pension and welfare increases reflect focus on cost of living

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 15:53

Fintan O’Toole: My personal history of modern Ireland

We Don’t Know Ourselves is the story of Ireland’s growth since the 1950s

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 06:00

Albert Reynolds: Razzmatazz politician and supreme negotiator

Showman and dealmaker defied detractors when he brokered peace in North

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 06:00

Des O’Malley obituary: Key political player thought by some as ‘best taoiseach Ireland never had’

Limerick politician split from Fianna Fáil to form influential Progressive Democrats

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 13:02

Fianna Fáil members know party facing one of its greatest challenges

Activists acknowledge issue of identity essential to repelling threats from Fine Gael and Sinn Féin

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 14:59

Pat Leahy: Ireland’s economic model on brink of upheaval

Corporate tax rate is symbol of openness and cross-party consensus on it is set to shatter

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 01:00

Swearing of religious oaths is hypocritical as Ireland becomes more secular

What if an elected president declined office due to the religious oath required by our Constitution?

Tue May 18 2021 - 09:52

A lot of the time we are not all in this together

Who is the ‘we’ that is invoked in lifestyle, entertainment and opinion pieces?

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 08:44

Lessons from history – An Irishman’s Diary on Donogh O’Malley

Introduction of free secondary education was a key moment

Sun Jan 03 2021 - 18:02

Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senators

Christmas visits off the menu as Oireachtas restaurant only open to serving members

Sat Dec 19 2020 - 01:00

Michael McGrath: ‘We will inevitably have a larger State coming out of the pandemic’

Minister warns ECB support will not last forever and says ruling out tax rises would be foolish

Sat Nov 14 2020 - 01:33

Paddy Terry – civil servant who made an immense contribution to justice policy, administration and law reform

An Appreciation

Sun Oct 18 2020 - 18:01

A costly shilling – Ernest Blythe and the old-age pension

An Irishwoman’s Diary

Sun Sept 20 2020 - 15:01

Collectables and curios from Bazaar days to auction

Signed first edition by JP Donleavy among lots from former home of Days Bazaar owners

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00

Former advisers to previous FF-Green government reappointed

Alan Ahearne joins Taoiseach’s team, Donal Geoghegan named Ryan’s joint chief of staff

Tue Jul 21 2020 - 13:23

Italia 90: An immense escapade that left an indelible memory

The whole trip to Sardinia was like being beamed up and down in Star Trek

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 07:00

‘To be honest I’ll buy anything’: Dundrum farmers’ market reopens to eager shoppers

Social distancing meant long queues at Airfield Estate but most were just happy to be out

Sat May 23 2020 - 16:13

Former Anglo Irish shareholders due no compensation – assessor

Now-defunct lender nationalised 11 years ago

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 12:53

Trinity students crowned team champions of 60th Irish Times Debate

Individual speaker’s award goes to Rachael Mullally representing UCD Law

Fri Feb 28 2020 - 22:25

Wit and warmth: The secret weapons of Irish debaters

The first Irish Times Debate took place 60 years ago. Former student debaters look back

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 10:32

Supreme Court judge says extension of legal aid should be considered

John McMenamin expresses concern over high number of lay litigants coming before courts

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 20:22

What have the British ever done for us, eh?

Caveat: When Germany and France were trying to bully us over tax affairs, which nation stood beside us? Britain

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 04:47

Why is Michael McGrath backing tax breaks for the wealthy?

Fianna Fáil’s minister for finance in waiting says there are ‘many strands to tackling the housing crisis’, including a €10,000 savings scheme

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 02:45

Voters must look to painful lessons learned

Kathy Sheridan: Ask hard questions but beware of dangers of change for sake of change

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 01:00

Can the State afford to roll back on the ‘pensions time bomb’?

Promises and auction politics will not solve the challenge of funding vast future pension costs

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 04:32

Election 2020: Micheál Martin rules out Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael ‘grand coalition’

Leo Varadkar reiterates that parties working together would be ‘responsible thing to do’

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 13:33

Election 2020: 10 key questions to ask candidates on your doorstep

Healthcare, housing and the cost of childcare are among the big issues in this campaign

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 12:52

State papers: Iranian ambassador tried to bargain over release of kidnapped Brian Keenan

Attempt to upgrade diplomatic representation in Tehran in exchange for help in securing release ‘cynical and disquieting’

Tue Dec 31 2019 - 02:32

IRA bomb on Dublin-Belfast line could have been ‘disastrous’

Northern Ireland Railways service was held up before bomb exploded in Lurgan

Sun Dec 29 2019 - 00:01