Article Index

White-chocolate mousse cakes: a gluten-free treat sure to impress

By Vanessa Greenwood

Life & Style

Gift ideas for the man in your life this Christmas

By Edel Morgan

Design Moment: IBM ‘Golf Ball’, 1961

By Bernice Harrison

Full steam ahead for an artist in love with ironing

By Deirdre McQuillan

Property

Houseworks: lightening floorboards

By Liz Dwyer

Art

Maser: ‘I had a bit of a rocky year. Mentally, I just felt drained’

By Una Mullally

Do you have a bad case of ‘radiator face’? Try these soothing products

By Laura Kennedy

At home with Arwen Foley: “We’re still trying to figure out our style”

By Liz Dwyer

Gardening

It’s the 1970s all over again as house plants grow on us

By Fionnuala Fallon

An architect at 99: ‘I’d like to go on for another 10 years’

By Jacqui Corcoran

Auction results and forthcoming sales

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Think Black Friday is over? These eight deals are still on the table

By Alanna Gallagher

Rixo revoloution: Vintage inspired dresses worn by Amy Huberman, Margot Robbie and more

By Deirdre McQuillan

Sit back and take it easy: nine occasional chairs

By Alanna Gallagher

Waste not: the food business that throws nothing away

By Marie Claire Digby

Delay in getting rape cases to court is failing victims, says Amnesty

By Sorcha Pollak

Sport

Keeping it country: success and failure in Irish distance running

By Ian O'Riordan

Chimney piece

Foster warns support for Conservatives may be revisited over Brexit

By Gerry Moriarty

Thinking Anew – A kingdom that is not of this world

By Fergal Mac Eoinín

Model citizens

Editorials

Irish Times view on the fickle fortunes of Ireland’s soccer and rugby teams

Garlic-bulb moment

Marian Keyes opens minds

Editorials

Irish Times view on the rise of China as a superpower

Cycling and climate change

Jack Reacher – a correspondence

Atheists in foxholes

Anonymity in rape trials

National sexual violence study

Teaching history in schools

Rugby and building relationships

‘Hauntings Soldier’

Does Brexit mean Brexit?

Taxation and political priorities

Commercial Property

Charges still being considered against one suspect over inquiry into Nama

By Francess McDonnell and Barry O'Halloran

One general practice in Dublin received €1.1m from State last year

By Martin Wall

America Letter: Higher voter turnout boding well for Democrats

By Suzanne Lynch

EU leaders set to adopt Brexit withdrawal treaty

By Patrick Smyth, Pat Leahy and Denis Staunton

Obituaries

Mary-Rose McMaster obituary: actress at heart of Irish theatre history

The shooting sounded ‘like pebbles tinkling off a window pane’

By Peter Murtagh

Taoiseach must lead move to cut emissions linked to agriculture – IFA

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Obituaries

Jane Anne Rothwell obituary: Tenacious advocate who chaired Cork Midsummer Festival

Over 20 people alleged to have abused children in Scouting Ireland still alive

By Jack Power

Golf

Phil Mickelson bags €8m after playoff victory over Tiger Woods

Miriam Lord: ‘Gendered language’ row reveals everyday sexism in Seanad

By Miriam Lord

Other Voices: The show, though financially insecure, will go on

By Una Mullally

There is such a thing as pale, stale and female too

By Lian Bell

Dónal Lunny and Paddy Glackin team up for old times’ sake

By Siobhán Long

Stage

Theatre: Legendary ‘Godfather of Gay’ DJ Tonie Walsh takes to the stage

By Peter Crawley

Pat Leahy: Varadkar must persuade voters he can deliver on tax cuts

By Pat Leahy

Culture

Patrick Freyne examines some of the new additions to the Christmas calendar

By Patrick Freyne

A Long Homecoming: a new poem by Igor Klikovac

By Igor Klikovac

History

The Times We Lived In: A marble man of mystery

By Arminta Wallace

Culture

Gruff Rhys: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

The first ‘Irish Times’ sustainability survey: restaurants and cafes

Taylor Swift wins hearts as the Robin Hood of music streaming

By Seamas O'Reilly

Taiwan voters must choose between mainland and patriotism

By Clifford Coonan

For whom the bell tolls: Ray D'Arcy tires of the Angelus

By Mick Heaney

Cliff Taylor: No-deal Brexit would point squarely to a hard border

By Cliff Taylor

Culture

Kacey Musgraves: Our New VBF

By Louise Bruton

Film

Boots Riley: More than happy to bother you

By Tara Brady

World View: EU needs to rethink its attitude to Africa

By Paul Gillespie

Art

Super-saturated pink palettes and giddy allegorical fantasies

By Aidan Dunne

New artist of the week: Sam Fender

By Niall Byrne

Boy George is back in Dublin town

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Breda O'Brien: Why the sexual future belongs to men like Trump

By Breda O'Brien

Griefcast: life-affirming conversations about death

By Sarah Griffin

Irish National Opera goes for the big time; Gavin Bryars performs at his own birthday party

By Michael Dervan

Redneck Manifesto back to celebrate the past and look forward to the future

By Shilpa Ganatra

Mark War of Independence by reinstating history as core subject

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Art

Art in Focus – Liability Channelled (detail), 2018, by Liam Gillick

By Aidan Dunne

Policing the borderlands of fiction and non-fiction

By Brendan Barrington

The first ‘Irish Times’ sustainability survey: supermarkets

This Album Changed My Life: Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2005)

By Niall Byrne

The first ‘Irish Times’ sustainability survey: airlines

‘The Border counties are etched in Eugene McCabe’s soul’

By Fionola Meredith

Hips will shake, heads will nod, beards will be appreciatively stroked

By Cormac Larkin

The first ‘Irish Times’ sustainability survey: festivals

Africa

South Africa inquiry finds mounting evidence against Jacob Zuma

By Bill Corcoran

Fintan O'Toole: The English have been told lies about the EU by most of their press

By Fintan O'Toole

Abroad

Costa living: ‘Move home to Ireland? I’d hate it’

By Gemma Tipton

Business

Eirgrid to boost network by up to €190m to meet data centre demand

By Barry O'Halloran

Technology

Microsoft president says defending democracy is a big cybersecurity challenge

By Karlin Lillington

Ultimate fish pie, from when I had a crush on Gary Rhodes and his spikes

By Jess Murphy

Drink

New whiskies for Christmas

By John Wilson

Identity review: Struggling to make sense of the age of Trump

By Vic Duggan

Oscar: A Life by Matthew Sturgis review – A Wilde ride

By Eleanor Fitzsimons

The ‘Supervet’: ‘The last time I nearly ran into Bono I peed on my own hand’

By Rosita Boland

Get dressed up for Victorian tea in Arklow

By Marie Claire Digby

Hunting and conservation: paradoxical partners?

By Paddy Woodworth

Isa Nacewa: Black magic no longer casts a spell on Ireland

By Isa Nacewa

What should we do with this insect from Taiwan? Readers’ nature queries

By Ethna Viney

Ned Kelly: Selectors, Squatters and Stock Thieves review – Busting the myths

By Pádraig Collins

Recipes

Fish pie

By Jess Murphy

Health

Hospital food: The meals here are ‘by and large inedible’

By Paul Cullen

YA fiction round-up: Laura Weymouth’s debut novel is ‘one of the finest novels I’ve read all year’

By Claire Hennessy

Lawyers concerned over public backlash after underwear comments in rape trial

By Jennifer O'Connell

Your Fitness

Why I love . . . Powerlifting

By Jo Linehan

Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Penneys has a special on Open To Meeting Someone underwear. Five for €3.50’

By Jennifer O'Connell

Rape trials: weighing up the two rights that make prosecuting rape so difficult

By Jennifer O'Connell

Joe Schmidt bracing for 'tight game' against the USA

By Gerry Thornley

I wanted to write a poetry book as good as the one I had aged seven

By Kate Wilson

Injury and discipline deal a double blow to Australia squad

By Gerard Meagher

Marian Keyes: Get rid of your eye bags with this Swedish gadget

By Marian Keyes

Life & Style

Index: Dingle’s hot, December set menus are not

By Una Mullally

Tussles for mussels: A species under threat in the Doo Lough valley

By Michael Viney

Books in brief: A persuasive Rebecca Solnit, and essays on the treaty

Berta Isla review: unconventional spy thriller delves deep

By David Hayden

‘We do not have a country called Syria any more. There is nothing left’

By Jennifer Ryan

Homeless World Cup helping players ‘find their way back’

By Malachy Clerkin

No show like a Joe show as Ruddock and players remain Schmidt disciples

By Gerry Thornley

Recipes

White chocolate mousse cakes

By Vanessa Greenwood

Travel

Get festive with a break in Dublin or Geneva

By Jo Linehan

Travel

Let someone else cook Christmas dinner: 12 Irish festive getaways

By Sandra O'Connell

Celts divided by more than the Irish Sea

By Caoimhín De Barra

In praise of older books: Couples by John Updike (1968)

By Julie Parsons

Evening in Paradise and Welcome Home review

By John Self

How sustainable is Ireland's food industry?

By Kevin O'Sullivan and Marie Claire Digby

Hennessy New Irish Writing: November 2018 winning story

By David Horgan

Wattle and Daub by Brian Coughlan review: Good ideas, mixed results

By Sarah Gilmartin

Restaurants

Crow Street: A solid addition to Temple Bar's food scene

By Catherine Cleary

How many cattle die for the average Irish wedding feast?

By Catherine Cleary

Recipes

Golden beet salad with capers

By Jess Murphy

Reducing food waste by embracing leftovers

By JP McMahon

Christmas is still Christmas without all the stuff

By Grainne Kelliher

Obituaries

William Goldman obituary: The Sundance Kid of Hollywood screenwriting

Drink

'Dreamy with hops fume': two beer styles for the weekend

By Sorcha Hamilton

Business

Irish developers have dangerous fondness for one good thing

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I swear on my children’s lives I’ve had no contact with Peter Casey’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Jennifer O’Connell: My week as a vegan

By Jennifer O'Connell

Holyhead on Brexit: ‘When will people wake the f**k up?’

By Patrick Freyne

For vintage lovers, there's brilliant browsing at two-day Durrow sale

By Arminta Wallace

David McWilliams: Why stock in Facebook, Apple and Google has fallen

By David McWilliams

Dublin City Council seeks €400,000 to set up taskforce to crack down on Airbnbs

By Olivia Kelly

The Dublin Flea is bigger and better this winter

By Deirdre McQuillan

A pink sapphire like Eugenie’s, a necklace like Grace Kelly’s dazzle at Adam’s

By Arminta Wallace

Nano Nagle: The Life and the Legacy review: Beyond the ‘bad nuns’ stereotype

By Niamh Purseil

Hennessy New Irish Writing: November 2018 winning poems by Audrey Molloy and Andrea Ward

By Andrea Ward and Audrey Molloy

Sean Moncrieff: ‘Organised fun gives me the skin-crawling heebie-jeebies’

By Seán Moncrieff

The Sunday Papers: History of a national passion prone to partisanship

By Anne Harris

Inside Dublin’s private clubs: ‘We decided not to hide behind a veil of secrecy’

By Rosita Boland

Can Mick McCarthy’s paddle turn Ireland’s sinking ship around?

By Mary Hannigan

Conor Murray primed for first appearance of the season

Business

High-wire act of balancing national grid

The Perfect 10: why Johnny Sexton should win the World Player of the Year

By Gerry Thornley

You can call her Chris: Christine and the Queens tour their ‘intense’ second album

By Louise Bruton

Central Council get to grips with new football rules in a packed agenda

By Seán Moran

Technology

LearnUpon takes top prize at annual Technology Ireland awards

By Charlie Taylor

Malachy McNulty: 'If it was all about me, I’d be still playing'

By Keith Duggan

Ken Early: McCarthy the ‘safe’ choice but is he the right choice?

By Ken Early

Police officer stabbed outside London train station

Ireland football is where Ireland rugby was 20 years ago: in the doldrums

By Keith Duggan

Crime & Law

Man (25) charged with assault on Longford man who died in New York

By Liam Cosgrove

Corofin and Dr Crokes have the edge to seal provincial titles

By Seán Moran

Time to end ‘scourge’ of violence against women - President Higgins

By Jack Power

Delays at Dublin Airport after radar system causes standstill

By Niamh Towey

DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds calls on May to ‘bin the backstop’

By Gerry Moriarty

Sport

Kellie Harrington on top of the world as she grabs gold in India

By Johnny Watterson

Courts

Teenager admits trying to kill woman in south Dublin last year

By Natasha Reid

Dublin must consider tech alternatives to Border ‘backstop’ - Donaldson

By Simon Carswell

Crime & Law

Trial over killing of Celine Cawley was ‘horrific’ for her family

By Jack Power

Film

Nicolas Roeg, ‘Don’t Look Now’ and ‘Walkabout’ director, dies at 90

Paddy Jackson’s lawyer explains courtroom tactics in Belfast rape trial

By Mick Heaney

Heuston Station rail disruption continues after tragic incident

Technology

This week we’re talking about . . . Bitcoin. Again

By Ciara O'Brien

DUP leader Arlene Foster rejects British government ‘spin’ on Brexit deal

By Gerry Moriarty

Spanish PM lifts effective veto on Brexit deal after Gibraltar ‘guarantee’

UK on ‘verge of historic mistake’ on Brexit deal vote, says Boris Johnson

By Simon Carswell

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

All Blacks put Ireland defeat behind them as they run riot in Rome

Sean Maitland’s try gets Scotland over the line against Argentina

Health

Cooling therapy for vulnerable newborns achieves 88 per cent survival rate

By Paul Cullen

British in west Cork fearful about what Brexit deal – or no deal – will bring

By Ailin Quinlan

Four of five Gaelic football proposals get green light

By Seán Moran

More than 158,000 UK applications for Irish passports this year

By Jack Power

England pull away to secure a sixth straight victory over Australia

Film

Nicolas Roeg: the director who took the familiar and made it strange

By Donald Clarke

Firmino ends league drought as Liverpool unbeaten run continues

Manchester City make it eight wins in a row with London Stadium stroll

Mitrovic double hands Ranieri winning start at Fulham

Stephen Kenny will take over from Mick McCarthy after Euro 2020

By John Fallon

Tear gas and water cannon used to disperse Paris demonstrators

Fifa considering proposal to stage World Cup every two years

By Rory Smith

Scintillating Spurs end Chelsea’s unbeaten start at Wembley

Wales hold off South Africa to complete first autumn clean sweep

Brexit barrier lifted as EU summit set to back May’s divorce deal

By Patrick Smyth

Andrew Conway bags hat-trick as Ireland’s shadow stars earn their stripes

By Gerry Thornley

Ireland 57 USA 14 - Ireland player ratings

By Johnny Watterson

Driver in his 80s dies in two-car collision in Co Wexford

Lydia Thompson hat-trick sees England down Ireland

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16809 by Crossheir – Saturday, November 24th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Gary Gold: Ireland ‘one of the sure favourites’ for World Cup

By Johnny Watterson

Joe Schmidt expected to announce Ireland departure date on Monday

By Gavin Cummiskey

Fiji stun France with historic victory at the Stade de France

Copa Libertadores final put back to Sunday after Boca bus attack