Br Kevin Crowley remembered as ‘fearless and tireless advocate’ for the most vulnerable in society
Funeral hears of friar’s commitment to his work at Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre
Michael D Higgins
Br Kevin Crowley obituary: Founder of Capuchin Day Centre and champion of the homeless
Through goodwill and connections, Br Kevin raised millions and fed thousands every year
‘He gave his whole life to the poor’: Capuchin centre visitors among those paying respects to Br Kevin Crowley
He founded day centre that has fed and cared for the capital’s needy for more than 50 years
Why does Ireland’s presidential race still have no one at the starting line?
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Fianna Fáil sounds out possible presidential runners, but may not nominate candidate, says Micheál Martin
Political parties no longer have ‘own entitlement’ to the presidency, says Taoiseach
Sinn Féin needed for left presidential candidate, says PBP
Paul Murphy praises Michael D Higgins as voice against genocide, racism and homophobia
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
Fianna Fáil is in desperate need of a candidate for the presidential election. Applications are invited
Bertie Ahern spent months publicly offering himself – though less ubiquitously of late, suggesting some private messages of discouragement have been sent
Joe Duffy’s last Liveline: A rare acerbic shot at the Taoiseach, then the fabled phone-in show goes full end-of-pier
Radio: Saying goodbye with cabaret comedy rather than concerned callers, the departing host’s valedictory variety show is oddly apposite
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
President Higgins has ‘no intention’ of remaining silent while democracy ‘under threat’
Michael D Higgins uses last Bloomsday speech in office to denounce treatment of people in Gaza and decry ‘dangerous authoritarianism’ in US
A mystery VIP Leinster House guest revealed and a visit from Charles and Camilla
Former children’s show presenter Timmy Mallett has been cycling around Ireland in memory of his late brother, and recently met Micheál Martin in Cork
Potential new names for the Department of Arts: Smacc, Cacs, Scam and – my favourite – DoSac
Rebrand to the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport is an artless move that speaks volumes
Is Conor McGregor really the only person who wants to be President of Ireland?
In the News podcast:It’s June, so where is the list of Áras hopefuls?
Maybe we shouldn’t be quite so smug about Trump’s tariffs
Unthinkable: Moral superiority in Ireland over ‘populist’ uprisings in the US and UK ignores how we’ve become slaves to global capital
President Higgins criticises £1.5bn UK arms investment announced by Keir Starmer
Michael D Higgins calls on UN to use ‘exceptional powers’ to ensure aid flows to Gaza
Branding those opposed to Netanyahu policies as anti-Semitic is ‘slander’, says Michael D Higgins
Food, medical aid and water must be made available to Gazans immediately, says President
Bloom festival: Putting the finishing touches on show gardens with a message
Gardeners at this year’s festival have created outdoor spaces encouraging fostering and supporting advance care planning
Zlatan wins the aerial battle but Michael D Higgins still comes home with another striking prize
Plus: Bloomsday hits Tehran (despite Ulysses ban); a great gig for tunnelling experts; and Norman naysayer Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Michael McDowell rules out seeking nomination for presidential election
Independent senator believes Seanad Éireann is where he can most usefully serve
Paul Durcan remembered as ‘Ireland’s poet’ at funeral service in Ringsend
Family, friends and locals gather in tribute, pausing at ‘the humpbacked bridge’
Dr Anne Merriman, Irish-educated pioneer of palliative care in Africa, dies aged 90
She trained in UCD and set up hospice in Kampala, Uganda in 1993, and also trained students from 37 African countries in palliative care
President Higgins says people in Gaza are being subjected to ‘forced starvation’
The National Famine Commemoration took place in Co Limerick on Saturday
Higgins wishes Pope Leo XIV well as he takes on role ‘at a time of great challenges for the world’
Political and religious leaders react to election of Pope Leo XIV
Throwing shapes: Frank McNally on the mysteries of the Hiberno-English ‘gimp’
Ever since hearing the term applied to myself a while back, I’ve been wondering what it means too
Michael McDowell ‘a man with a fearsome devotion’ to Ireland, says ex-president Mary McAleese
Tribute paid to former minister for justice and attorney general on launch of The Definite Article – a collection of his Irish Times columns
President Michael D Higgins leads tribute to 1916 leaders at annual State Commemoration
The President was joined by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris at the Arbour Hill commemoration
Independent Ireland ‘open to nominating presidential candidate’
Party yet to decide if it will put forward one of its own members or join with others in backing an independent
Critics of Israeli government policies being labelled anti-Semitic is ‘outrageous’, Higgins says
President says absence of some leaders at pope’s funeral is ‘very significant’
Pope Francis’s funeral: ‘Pope among the people’ mourned by hundreds of thousands in Rome
Mass mirrored most Catholic funerals, albeit with hundreds of cardinals and dignitaries present
Michael D Higgins pays his respects to Pope Francis in Rome ahead of funeral
Pope Francis's funeral to be attended by heads of state from around the world
Pope Francis’s funeral: who is attending and how it will be marked in Ireland
World leaders to gather in Rome on Saturday but arrangements at home are more muted
Pope Francis: Thousands of Catholics to pay tribute as pontiff lies in state
Pontiff to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for next three days, where thousands of Catholics expected to pay respects
Pope Francis remembered as a leader who ‘knew how to give hope’
Pontiff’s funeral could take place as early as Friday, with Vatican authorities expected to confirm details on Tuesday
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