Article Index

Judge criticises medical profession for commenting on his ruling

By Colm Keena

Middle East

Ordinary Iranians on edge as Tehran-US stand-off intensifies

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr and Monavar Khalaj

Africa

ANC has Ramaphosa to thank for minimising losses in South Africa

By Bill Corcoran

Pro-choice activists fear erosion of US abortion rights

By Suzanne Lynch

Susan McKay: Public disquiet lingered long after Belfast rape trial

By Susan McKay

Dublin mayor’s companies raised a lot of money but never struck gold

By Colm Keena

Siteserv inquiry seeks to compel Catherine Murphy to appear over deal claims

By Simon Carswell

Will we regret national broadband decision in years to come?

By Dónal Palcic and Eoin Reeves

Bertie Ahern: 20 years on from State apology to survivors of abuse

By Patsy McGarry

Miriam Lord: Frances Fitzgerald’s dog rescue tweet comes back to bite her

By Miriam Lord

Legal costs in Morrissey case to be near double €2.1m award

By Colm Keena

Broadband plan a missed chance to create a great public-owned utility

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Pro-life votes in upcoming elections can lay groundwork for future progress

By Breda O'Brien

World View: Climate breakdown may pave way for ecosocialism

By Paul Gillespie

Shay Garvey appointed as non-executive director to Irish Times board

Magnificent cacophony in Cork: This week’s traditional highlights

By Siobhán Long

The Kai Fish Fingers

By Jess Murphy

Polenta and garlic dusted plaice

By Jess Murphy

Summer fruit pavlova nests

By Vanessa Greenwood

Pat Leahy: Fine Gael’s spendthrift role reversal with FF

By Pat Leahy

Stage

Phoenix: art and politics rise up in ‘dance of resistance’

By Michael Seaver

Garry Ringrose: heir to O’Driscoll’s throne is world class in his own right

By Gerry Thornley

Audience participation is the worst performance trend since human sacrifice

By Donald Clarke

TV & Radio

Sean O'Rourke recreates past battles for referendum phoney war

By Mick Heaney

Film

Armageddon time: how Stanley Kubrick made us laugh at the annihilation of the human race

By Tara Brady

Stage

Faded Southern belles and pumped-up kicks: this week’s theatre highlights

By Peter Crawley

Travel deals: Adventure weekend for thrill seekers in Co Sligo

By Jo Linehan

TV & Radio

Helen Behan: I had impostor syndrome at the start, now I’m like a giddy child

By Shilpa Ganatra

Stage

Bartlett Sher: Brexit will hang over the plot of The King and I

By Sara Keating

Voters set to overwhelmingly approve divorce law changes

By Pat Leahy

Fine Gael approval dips as Fianna Fáil and Labour gain ground

By Aisling Corcoran

Annie Fletcher: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

A magic night of Mozart: This week’s classical music highlights

By Michael Dervan

The week’s best rock and pop gigs: Yola, Elkae, Dermot Kennendy

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Editorials

Irish Times view on the Ipsos MRBI opinion poll: voters deliver mixed messages

This week’s best jazz gigs: Steam Down, Maynard Smith, Doherty, O’Kelly

By Cormac Larkin

Hurling championship 2019: a county-by-county guide

By Seán Moran

Varadkar’s slide in popularity shows no sign of stopping

By Pat Leahy

Art

Art in Focus: Mercedes Helnwein – Class Picture VII

By Aidan Dunne

Gaelic football previews: Championship action in the four provinces

By Malachy Clerkin

Business

Government presses ahead with broadband despite pleas to stop

By Colin Gleeson

Financial Services

Brewin Dolphin doubles down in Ireland with Investec wealth deal

By Joe Brennan and Colin Gleeson

Fintan O’Toole: Everything about Israel is political, even Eurovision

By Fintan O'Toole

Europe

Macron takes on Le Pen as he enters ‘second stage’ of European engagement

By Lara Marlowe

Mark Haddon: ‘I don’t mind squaring up to Shakespeare on his off-day’

By Catherine Conroy

Cork throw open the ‘good room’ for new generation of neighbours

By Seán Moran

The ghost in the nursery: how adversity can harm children

By Peter McGuire

Discovering the wonders of the river Dodder

By Paddy Woodworth

Seán Moncrieff: ‘If you believe anti-vaxxers, something is very wrong. With you.’

By Seán Moncrieff

Clear Bright Future review: Paul Mason redraws Marx for the 21st century

By Ed O'Loughlin

Drink

How Arrogant Bastard brewer’s Berlin try-out became ‘beer’s biggest flop’

By Sorcha Hamilton

Upheaval review: How countries seldom learn from their past

By Ian Hughes

What Red Was review: A strong debut by an incredibly young author

By John Boyne

Summer fruit pavlova nests: a perfect party dessert

By Vanessa Greenwood

Then it Fell Apart review: Endearing and often alarming

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Bertie Ahern: State’s 1999 apology to abused children was ‘absolutely necessary’

By Patsy McGarry

Erotism: Death and Sensuality review – Cogent thoughts of a sick mind

By Rob Doyle

The Animal’s Companion review: an ambitious history of love and cruelty

By Derek Turner

YA Fiction: poetry gives voice to tough topics

By Claire Hennessy

The Porpoise review: A chilling story ventures into dangerous lands

By Niamh Donnelly

A week in Northumberland, England’s secret top summer destination

By Sylvia Thompson

Bob Woodward: ‘In fairness to Trump, he hasn’t started a war’

By Hugh Linehan

Three recipes to celebrate plaice, monkfish and pollock

By Jess Murphy

Environment

A baby born today: The climate and their future

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Drink

Four great Rieslings to pair with seafood, Asian spices and Alsace classics

By John Wilson

David McWilliams: Rural broadband plan is a gift of billions to private firm

By David McWilliams

Environment

What’s this insect I spotted in the front garden? Readers’ nature queries

By Ethna Viney

Gardening

Container gardening: five tips for creating brilliantly coloured pots

By Fionnuala Fallon

The Clothesline Swing review: Striking account of growing up gay in Syria

By Sarah Gilmartin

Is it possible to see Venice without the crowds?

By Conor Power

Waterford needs to ‘stem the blood loss’

By Patrick Freyne

Sham’s Malay-style fish curry

By Jess Murphy

The Universe Speaks in Numbers review: maths and the real world

By Jon Turney

Environment

Mulranny the proud last stronghold of the Old Irish Goat

By Michael Viney

Labels of love: How design helps drinks stand out from the crowd

By Ali Dunworth

Beo Kitchen, Dublin: A glamorous vegan option that’s very nearly brilliant

By Catherine Cleary

Working class? Here’s Lisa McInerney’s escape manual

By Lisa McInerney

Isa Nacewa: Leinster can expect all out war against Saracens

By Isa Nacewa

World

Coal ‘stained with Colombian blood’ is bought and sold in Dublin

By Sorcha Pollak

The next generation of women running in the local elections

By Amy O'Connor

Weekend hurling previews: Leinster and Munster championships

By Seán Moran

Farming & Food

Ornua advances from foreign markets to global concerns

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Jennifer O’Connell: Raising teenagers, it’s not your job to be their friend

By Jennifer O'Connell

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Deep down she actually hates that I’m the cool parent’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Divorce, Irish style: The wait just adds to the heartbreak

By Maureen Gaffney

‘Fast sex, slow love’: How Irish relationships have changed

By Jennifer O'Connell

The Dublin bombings: Sonnets and ballads in memory of the victims

By Rachael Hegarty

Financial Services

State eyes €100m of backdated interest from IBRC liquidation

By Joe Brennan

Transport

Uber drives up investor value, for some

Financial Services

MetLife cutting Dublin workforce by at least 18%

By Peter Hamilton

Transport

DAA says cut to passenger levy puts Dublin Airport expansion at risk

Grounded George Kruis ruins the narrative of big, bad Saracens

By Gavin Cummiskey

Apart from Ryan Tubridy, radio presenters don’t read interviewees’ books

By Hugh Linehan

Michael Walker: Man City and Liverpool now on another level

By Michael Walker

Counties must absorb the lessons of 2018 to prosper

By Malachy Clerkin

Man charged after Irishman killed in 11 car pile-up in Sydney

By Áine Hegarty

Darkness Into Light: 200,000 participate in suicide awareness walk

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

World

Nearly all countries agree deal to reduce plastic waste

Middle East

US moving air defence missile system to Middle East to ‘counter threats from Iran’

Irish Times poll: Support for Varadkar and Government plummets again

By Pat Leahy

Asia-Pacific

Fight breaks out in Hong Kong’s assembly over extradition law

Nicky English: Limerick highly charged but the energy supply may not last

By Nicky English

The Irish Times 2019 All-Ireland Hurling Championship Vox Pop

Democrat subpoenas six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns

Ander Herrera confirms Manchester United departure

Brexit: 1922 Committee seeks clarity on Theresa May departure

Champions Cup Final: Leinster and Saracens ready to rumble

By Gerry Thornley

Equestrian: Olympian Holstein comes third on Sambuca

By Margie McLoone

Former Fifa boss Sepp Blatter says money risks ruining football

Sideline Cut: Will there be one more unfathomable football fantasy?

By Keith Duggan

Lyra McKee investigation: Two men charged with rioting offences denied bail

Woman found dead in suspicious circumstances in Co Donegal

By Stephen Maguire

BBC pulls Have I Got News For You show over Heidi Allen impartiality

Champions Cup final: Blue on the Tyne as Leinster rugby fans gather

By Tom White

FT: Champions Cup final: Leinster 10 Saracens 20

Woman in her 60s dies after Co Down house fire

Hourihane screamer sparks Villa comeback against West Brom

Gardaí seek help tracing two men missing from Kerry and Cork

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from key port

Racing

Aidan O’Brien’s Anthony Van Dyck takes Derby trial

Valtteri Bottas blows away Lewis Hamilton to take Barca pole

Asia-Pacific

Gunmen attack five-star hotel in southwestern Pakistan port

TV & Radio

Readers’ Game of Thrones predictions: ‘Sansa will hold a Norexit referendum’

Europe

France’s ‘yellow vests’ come out for 26th week but numbers on the wane

Dundrum murder inquiry: teenager presents himself to gardaí

By Colin Gleeson

SHC: Kilkenny v Dublin

‘Awe at dignity and humanity’: Abuse survivors commemorate State apology

By Jack Power

Three men charged with arson after car burnt-out in Drogheda

By Jack Power

Saracens dethrone Leinster in Champions Cup final

By Gerry Thornley

Advantage Leeds after they edge Derby in first leg of playoffs

West Indies chase down Ireland despite fine knock from Balbirnie

By Peter Boyd

Saracens 20 Leinster 10: Leinster player ratings

By Gavin Cummiskey

World

Cuban LGBT activists plan parade in defiance of government

Irish duo well prepared for Giro d’Italia’s mental grind

By Ian O'Riordan

Fifa delegation to meet FAI next week

By Emmet Malone

Limerick footballers provide first shock of the summer

Saracens 20 Leinster 10: Saracens player ratings

By Patrick Madden

Kilkenny wear Dublin down in second half comeback

By Ian O'Riordan

Waterford and Sligo Rovers share six goals and the points

Tory battle to replace May threatens Labour talks on Brexit – McDonnell

Only one point separates Clare and Waterford footballers

Leinster kicking themselves as key decision backfires

By Gerry Thornley

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16950 by Crossheir – Saturday, May 11th, 2019

By Lorna Kernan