So far nobody wants the Presidency and its quarter-of-a-million euro salary. Why?
Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists
Mary Robinson
How St Stephen’s Green went from a mucky marsh to Dublin’s most famous square in 400 years
Roaming pigs and geese, the obnoxious Whaley family, one of Ireland’s first Michelin stars and ‘shocking destruction’ of the city’s built heritage from the 1960s ... the green has seen it all
The phoney war for the Áras: are the parties leaving it too late to declare?
The pattern of when presidential candidates are announced is not consistent
Leo Varadkar has more to offer than reality TV shows or doling out PR advice to mega-rich clients
Mary Robinson and Jimmy Carter are exceptions. The political system cultivates the ideology that money is the measure of the man
In pictures: Trinity College Dublin scholars from 1955 onwards assemble for photograph
All photographs: Tom Honan
Pope Francis’s green legacy is his radical encyclical Laudato Si’ that upended centuries of Catholic teaching
Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet
Daughter of Easter Rising participant ‘proud’ to attend GPO commemorative event
President Michael D Higgins led a commemoration ceremony outside the GPO to mark the 1916 Easter Rising
Happy birthday, Mr President. Like Ireland, you’re not perfect but you broke the mould
Had AI been asked to choose the ideal candidate for the Park, the Bull McCabe would have stood a better chance than an ex-Hot Press columnist with hippy ideas and bloated vowels
The Irish are a nation of storytellers, and our president is the storyteller-in-chief
Has the story we wish to hear about ourselves changed? This coming presidential election will tell us
Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025
This century has brought us many landmark moments, provided by remarkable Irish women who are an inspiration to others
Move to fracked gas ‘will not give Ireland energy security’, conference told
Mary Robinson warns of power of fossil fuel lobbyists spending $4 billion a year on communications
Amid all of the toxic masculinity, no one mentions the toxic femininity that supports it
When the institutions of the land imply women are inferior, it’s hard not to doubt yourself
Ireland’s first Michelin star: ‘It made the front page of the London Times, but only got a mention in the Examiner’
Declan and Patsy Ryan recall receiving the restaurant industry’s highest accolade in 1974 for their Arbutus Lodge
Mary Robinson criticises Donald Trump’s ‘lies’ on energy policy
Former Irish president tells London audience the new US president’s claims about oil and gas are not true
Michael D Higgins, the wily old leftie, has always been a supreme politician
His genius is to lull you into thinking he’s harmless
Government wrestled with Mary Robinson’s plan to make historic first visit to Queen Elizabeth II
President signalled intention in newspaper interview, to the consternation of taoiseach Albert Reynolds
Mary Robinson was blocked by Government from taking up UN role in 1993
Dick Spring warned dual role would clash with public’s understanding of presidency as ‘total’ role
Ed Sheeran and Mary Robinson are right. It’s time to bin Band Aid
Band Aid revisionism hasn’t dropped from the clear blue winter sky. It’s been there since the start
AIB commits €20m to sustainability education and research
Mary Robinson addresses bank’s eighth annual sustainability conference
Irish aid agencies condemn ‘utterly inadequate’ Cop29 deal that will worsen impacts of climate crisis on front lines
Cop29 'came very close to failure and it has ended with a disappointing deal. But it is a deal the world can build on in 2025′, said Mary Robinson
Housewife of the Year: A wistful celebration of a generation of Irish women who competed for £300 and a gas stove
Ciaran Cassidy’s fine documentary is filled with much sadness but also allows a fair degree of celebration
Climate talks enter final hours amid row over $1 trillion fund and China role
Vatican, Russia and Saudi Arabia voice concern over gender action plan aimed at supporting women affected by climate change
Climate summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’ in addressing crisis, say former political leaders and scientists
Large scale of Cops summits now ‘beyond crazy’ says key participant, who could only justify flying to event because of being directly involved in scientific work
Cop29 opens with fossil fuel companies and host country Azerbaijan targeted by protests
Mary Robinson backs call by environmental campaign for oil and gas companies to help pay for climate breakdown
Emer McLysaght: I often wonder what impact having a female president had on my generation of little girls
Emer McLysaght: Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson in her ninth decade continues to work tirelessly for peace and climate justice
Kathleen Lynn Hospital, Dolores O’Riordan Park and Catherine Corless Place: Readers on how we should honour Irish women
We asked Irish Times readers if there were any streets, buildings, places or structures in Ireland that they thought should be named, or renamed, after women
First planetary health check issues Earth red alert
Six out of nine boundaries continue to be breached, soon to be followed by dangerous levels of ocean acidification
Worldwide ‘indifference’ towards war in Sudan ‘truly shocking’, says Mary Robinson
Humanitarian organisations say hunger is being used as a weapon, with the hunger crisis in country now world’s largest
You can see a movie in the cinema for just €5 this Saturday, but what should you watch?
Almost all cinemas will be participating in the initiative. If you’re not sure what to go see - we have you sorted
Michael D: The Movie – Higgins in the frame for the Mary Robinson big-screen treatment
Plus: Intercom man’s vote of confidence in Trump; Shane ‘Mullet’ Byrne’s victory in dispute with tenants; and Adam Clayton’s application for gardener gaff
Mary Robinson: ‘It’s really important that we see the migrant for who he or she is. They are the brave people of their community’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Mrs Robinson: An admiring portrait of Ireland’s first woman president rather than a penetrating critical study
There is nothing so wrong about a nicely made good-news documentary
Mary Robinson: ‘The Princess Latifa episode wasn’t my finest moment, to say the least ... it was a big mistake’
The former president, now 80, talks about pushing past shyness, how she was ‘bullied’ into a documentary about her life, and her fears for the US and climate change
Irish First Ladies and First Gentlemen, 1919-2011 by Bernadette Whelan: All the presidents’ spouses
An informative and eminently readable work about an undefined but important role in Irish public life
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