Insufficient wages ‘socially obscene’, Siptu general secretary says
Event marking 75 years since Jim Larkin’s death hears of need to eradicate low pay
Hero of Irish revolution remembered with new biography
Tadhg Barry’s name lost within months of death in smoke of the Civil War
One-way graphic – Frank McNally on the south-facing statues of Dublin’s main street
An Irishman’s Diary
Ranelagh home of former Irish Times editor for just over €1m
Douglas Gageby was born in Victorian terrace where union leader Jim Larkin later lived
‘Mother Mooney’, the Mayo woman who campaigned for justice for her wronged son
Mary Mooney became an icon in a campaign for US political prisoners in the early 1930s
Royal flush: Frank McNally plumbs the depths of Ascot, Bloomsday and GBS
Irish writers have done more to promote Royal Ascot, surely, than English writers ever did
An ordinary bloke with many talents: Remembering Jer O’Leary
‘Will forever be remembered for his unstinting political activism’ - President Higgins
Actor Jer O’Leary, best known for ‘Big Jim Larkin’ role, dies
Actor, balladeer, folklorist and trade unionist appeared in 42 films, debuting in ‘My Left Foot’
The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock: Lockout review – Key moment in Irish history set to music
For this ‘concept album’ about the 1913 Lockout, the Dublin band have gone political and expanded to an 18-piece ‘electric guitar orchestra’. The result is an electrifying musical
In a Word . . . de Valera
My late father believed he walked on water, unaided, and probably skipped and jumped as well without once sinking
Talking statues: Gabriel Byrne and Brenda Fricker bring Dublin landmarks to life
A slew of famous voices are bringing 10 of Dublin’s best-known monuments alive
Trade unionist ‘exposed atrocious conditions of workers and families’
Centenary: William Partridge (1874-1917) had key role in 1913 Lock Out and Irish Citizen Army
Austerity undermined European project, says Siptu leader
Policies of austerity have driven people into the arms of xenophobic nationalist parties, says Jack O’Connor
Colm Keena: ‘Journalists in Europe’ crucial for hungry young reporters
In no-low-fares, no-internet 1990, being on scheme was just like ‘stepping into the world’
Against the odds: Vinny shows his hand and legs it to jeers of ‘scab’
Our hero makes it clear that drivers do not renege on their responsibilities
Liam Neeson: on iconic roles, Irish pride, and the influence of Ian Paisley...
Ahead of receiving an industry award at the IFTAs, Liam Neeson on the journey that saw him play Michael Collins, a Jedi and God
Publisher rejects unionist criticism of Bobby Sands graphic novel
Unionist MP says hunger striker was a ‘terrorist’ claims book sends out wrong message
The Thomas Clarke papers: An impish wit who fretted about money
Thomas J Clarke, whose name appeared first among those of the signatories to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, was an unbending Fenian – and a mordant, impish wit
The James Connolly papers: ‘Wasn’t it a full life? Isn’t this a good end?
‘Well, Lillie, hasn’t it been a full life and isn’t this a good end?’ the signatory to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic told his wife just before he was executed, in 1916
Irish Times Christmases: editorials from the archives
Joe Joyce mines The Irish Times Christmas archive from 1859 to 1952
Dublin GAA fans proclaim their love for Boys in Blue
Thousands of ecstatic fans hail All-Ireland winners on O’Connell Street
Daring Dublin artist Kevin Gaffney goes through the mill
Gaffney will use his Sky Academy Arts Scholarship for a project about the Shackleton Mill in Lucan that will involve film, photography and a book
A far cry from the Smiddy days of Irish diplomacy
Washington event will mark 90 years of Irish-American relations
Eason chief hopes the next chapter at iconic store will have a happy ending
Adapting the 127-year-old grand dame of booksellers to the world of modern retailing is a big challenge, admits Conor Whelan
James Connolly influenced by Irish born US labour activist
Mother Jones helped shape Connolly’s views on trade unionism, Cork festival will hear
Adams: 1916 Proclamation is ‘unfinished business’
Sinn Féin leader speaks at annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration in Co Kildare
Jack O’Connor says Siptu is engaged in major drive for pay increases for members
Union chief says there is no justification for tax cuts for high-income groups
Scientists pitch projects in plain English at NUIG
Project on 1913 Lockout cartoons wins ‘Threesis’ time-trial contest
The fuzzy nostalgia encouraged by Poppy Day facilitates the justification of war
Opinion: We cannot understand Ireland’s participation in the conflict without reference to its relationship with Britain
High drama on O’Connell Street in Dublin Lockout commemoration
There have been changes since 1913, but some are still more equal than others . . .
Thousands attend Dublin Lockout commemoration
Event began with a wreath laying at the statue of Jim Larkin by President
Thousands due to attend Lockout commemoration
President Michael D Higgins will be the guest of honour at climax of centenary events
Romantic Ireland: Yeats and ‘The Irish Times’, poetry on newsprint
It’s 100 years since Yeats’s ‘September 1913’ was published in ‘The Irish Times’. Queer bedfellows they may be, but poems and papers have had a storied partnership
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