Article Index

Storms, bins and waste

Education

CAO countdown: Last-minute tips before the college application

By Brian Mooney

Expensive housing, long commutes, poor services making Ireland ‘less attractive’

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Angling Notes: All roads lead to annual Angling Expo in Swords

By Derek Evans

Voting systems

Campaigning TD O’Sullivan bows out

Fine Gael election candidate’s constituency office vandalised

By Shauna Bowers

General election and priorities

Regulating language schools

Satellites and the internet

‘Rise of the killer robots: the future of war’

We need clarity on Leaving Cert reform

State exams – trust and confidence

Racing

Future of Tote Ireland set to be decided by end of March

By Brian O'Connor

Mendy insists there is more to come from Man City

Arteta praises fans’ patience as Arsenal struggle to turn corner

Gap between retirement and getting State pension set to widen

By Kitty Holland

Dublin’s Inchicore at risk of escalation of anti-social behaviour, report warns

By Kitty Holland

Education

Government to consider sanctions for striking teachers

By Martin Wall and Carl O'Brien

Exceptional needs payments soar by close to 70%

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Navigating the health insurance maze and finding the best deal

By Conor Pope

Leinster to face Saracens, the opponents nobody wanted

By Gerry Thornley

Fianna Fáil election candidate was disqualified from being company director

By Eoghan Dalton

Next government’s budget decisions must be ‘rural-proofed’

By Kitty Holland

Sibling rivalry driving younger Ulster Burns to aim for next level

By Gerry Thornley

Business made payments to Fianna Fáil candidate and wife as Revenue debts rose

By Colm Keena and Eoghan Dalton

Racing

Minella Till Dawn favourite to bridge long Thyestes gap for JP McManus

By Brian O'Connor

Fine Gael shows its detachment from voters

By Una Mullally

Clontarf tenant says her garden was ‘destroyed’ without warning by Irish Rail

By Kitty Holland

RTÉ receives complaint from union after ‘issue’ with spokeswoman’s accent

By Shauna Bowers

Education

Department of Education clashes with research agency over future direction

By Carl O'Brien

History

No date for Moore Street 1916 commemorative centre

By Olivia Kelly

Gaelic Games

Corofin and Ballyhale frank their greatness at headquarters

By Malachy Clerkin

Leinster made to work hard to maintain 100 per cent record

By John O'Sullivan

Election 2020: Is Leo Varadkar right when he says Ireland’s crime rate is low?

By Conor Lally

How Micheál Martin made Fianna Fáil electable

By Conor Lenihan

Joan Burton objects to local housing development

By Shauna Bowers

Aer Lingus’s new uniforms raise questions on who is wearing the trousers

By Bernice Harrison

Over 200 gardaí begin cybercrime training to speed up online child abuse investigations

By Conor Gallagher

Technology

Ireland ranked second in Europe for data breach notifications

By Charlie Taylor

Financial Services

PTSB finance and operations executives vie for chief executive job

By Joe Brennan

Phil Hogan to address business leaders at IDA event at Davos

By Joe Brennan

Financial Services

State-backed Finance Ireland weighs stock market flotation in 2020

By Joe Brennan

Mercosur deal at odds with EU carbon neutrality aim, study claims

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Music

Banjo royalty Washburn and Fleck bring their unique sound to Dublin

By Cormac Larkin

Film

Oscars 2020: Suddenly, it looks like 1917 will win Best Picture

By Donald Clarke

Maureen Dowd: Trump is making things easier for women candidates

By Maureen Dowd

‘The only time I saved money was some coins in my first piggy bank’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Companies should not use the climate crisis as a scapegoat

By Pilita Clark

Books

Frank Ormsby: honest Ulsterman

By Emmanuel Touhey

Azure seeks to protect Ireland against medicine shortage

By Dominic Coyle

TV & Radio

Dr Eva’s Great Escape is everything Dermot Bannon’s recent show was not

By Ed Power

Stage

Ruth Negga: Playing Hamlet nearly killed me

By Robert Ito

Golf

Shane Lowry agreeing to play in Saudi Arabia is an unfortunate choice

By Malachy Clerkin

Books

Understanding the hidden history of Myanmar

By Joe Woods

Ireland at the epicentre of the aviation finance industry

Fashion

How the Aran sweater is taking the world by storm (again)

By Deirdre McQuillan

Food

How to cook a lobster: ‘It needs nothing but itself and maybe a bit of seasoning’

By JP McMahon

People

Jo Spain: ‘Sometimes I worry I’m not worrying enough’

By Una Mullally

What are your funeral options if you don’t believe in God?

By Peter Gunning

What to say to someone who has cancer

By Jane Brody

Your Family

We are knee-deep in Operation Babyproof after my baby’s fall

By Tanya Sweeney

Quick victory opens up range of fresh opportunities for Conor McGregor

By Philip O'Connor

Man (30) attacked with hammer and baseball bat in Cork city

By Barry Roche

Irish billionaires, Hogan goes to Davos, PTSB’s CEO race and Ibec’s election wishlist

By Michael McAleer

Ruthless West Indies thrash Ireland to level T20 series

Life & Style

Why is it so hard to find an allotment in Ireland?

By Manchán Magan

Mincon acquires Finnish company Lehti for €8m

By Colin Gleeson

Election 2020: Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI released

Election 2020: Expect to see multi-billion euro pledges this week

By Jennifer Bray

Leinster to meet Saracens in Europe, Corofin and Ballyhale make history

By Patrick Madden

No sign of ring rust as Roger Federer starts fast in Melbourne

Film

Screen Actors Guild awards 2020: Parasite scores historic upset

‘I’m going to try my best to squeeze the most out of life”

By Daniel Stewart

Your Fitness

‘Pilates made me more aware of how my body works’

By Rachel Flaherty

Election 2020: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil set to reveal spending plans worth billions

By Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray

Film

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020: full list of winners

All in the Game: Beans didn’t provide the magic for Crouch

By Mary Hannigan

Asia-Pacific

Australia: After the fires comes hail and huge dust storms

Equestrian: Denis Lynch wins World Cup qualifier in Germany

By Margie McLoone

Brexit: EU citizens want physical card to prove right to stay in UK

TV & Radio

The Simpsons: Hank Azaria quits as Apu after years of controversy

Abroad

The Irishwoman looking after refugees' wellbeing in Berlin

By Heather Steacy

Added Time: Leinster the latest character in Saracens soap opera

Man (23) doused in petrol and set on fire in Cork attack

By Barry Roche

Coco Gauff beats Venus Williams again in Australian Open

Billy Vunipola set to miss Six Nations with a broken arm

England thrash South Africa by an innings to take 2-1 series lead

By Vic Marks

Kansas City Chiefs to meet San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl

TV View: Woolly hats fuel Roy Keane’s dark forebodings

By Mary Hannigan

Ireland fans to receive 2,200 allocation for Slovakia playoff

By Emmet Malone

Election 2020: Voters must register by close of business on Wednesday

By Sarah Burns

Jones tells Saracens players to focus as he names squad

Man questioned over Kerry hit and run is released

By Barry Roche

Ireland has fifth-largest number of billionaires per capita in the world, says Oxfam

By Joe Brennan

New measures to cut costs for businesses using 1800 numbers

By Colin Gleeson

John Delaney resigns from Uefa’s executive committee

By Emmet Malone

Solidarity running in Paul Murphy’s constituency ‘hard call to make’ - Boyd Barrett

By Jack Power

Ken Early: Solskjaer’s short-term gambles proving very costly for United

By Ken Early

Micheál Martin rules out future coalition with Sinn Féin

By Marese McDonagh

Travel

More than 23,000 people apply to be Great Blasket caretakers

By Sarah Slater

Q&A: Why has the pension age question suddenly become an election issue?

By Dominic Coyle

Sinn Féin pledges to give Central Bank power to cap mortgage rates

By Jennifer Bray

Books

End of the real Jack Reacher? Lee Child passes pen to his brother

By Paraic O’Donnell

Ian Bailey extradition hearing to be heard in High Court next month

Gary Neville hits out at Ed Woodward over United ‘mess’

By Jamie Jackson

Restoring pension age to 65 would cost €620m a year, claims FF

By Vivienne Clarke and Dominic Coyle

Fianna Fáil pledges to spend extra €2bn on health if elected

By Paul Cullen

Gardaí investigating Keane Mulready-Woods murder arrest man

By Jack Horgan-Jones

New York Times view: Why we endorse Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren

Mediation bid to agree compensation for Garda Tony Golden’s family

By Ray Managh

Civility as a civic and political virtue is in short supply

By Bishop John McDowell

Obituaries

Barbara Wright obituary: Acclaimed scholar who broke Trinity glass ceiling

Foreign direct investment to State rebounds on Takeda deal for Shire

By Charlie Taylor

Environment

Biodiversity is in A&E, says BirdWatch Ireland

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Safety order granted after man threatens to post intimate pictures on Facebook

By Gordon Deegan

Shane Ross accepts Government can’t clear out FAI council

By Johnny Watterson

Luca Bigi named Italy captain ahead of Six Nations

Commercial Property

Property firm sues engineering company over waterproofing of basement

By Mary Carolan

Farming & Food

Fevertree loses its sparkle as taste for premium tonic sours

Judge asks jurors to pay close attention to closing speeches in Tims murder trial

By Eoin Reynolds

Election 2020: Varadkar and Martin’s first TV debate set for Wednesday

By Sarah Burns, Fiach Kelly and Ciara O'Brien

Transport

Boeing’s 737 Max will fly again in 2020, Avolon predicts

By Colin Gleeson

Who are Ireland’s 17 billionaires?

By Colin Gleeson

Man faces five-year prison term for sexual assault in Cork city

By Declan Brennan and Fiona Ferguson

Language the winner as Basque poets face off for glory

By Guy Hedgecoe

Trade tensions still weighing on global growth, IMF warns

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Palladium record-breaking rally continues – metal surges 30% this year

Asia-Pacific

China virus cases triple as infection spreads to major cities

Judge seeks clarity post-Brexit on wards of Irish court placed in UK

By Mary Carolan

Dáil urged to reconsider refusal to mediate Angela Kerins claim

By Mary Carolan

NI Assembly votes to reject Brexit withdrawal deal

By Freya McClements

Technology

Apple played key role in making ‘Ireland tech capital of Europe’

By Ciara O'Brien

FAI in a tricky spot as Limerick eye up a First Division berth

By Emmet Malone

Davos 2020: What to watch for at this year’s global gathering

By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Shopkeeper and father of five jailed after allowing bank account to be used in fraud

By Sonya McLean

Bosses more gloomy on growth than at any time in past decade

By Joe Brennan

Gaelic Games

David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020

By Ian O'Riordan

Election 2020: Labour proposes new public childcare service

By Pat Leahy

Government plan to give free dental care to under-16s ‘unrealistic’

By Martin Wall

M50 tolls payment case against Keane Mulready-Woods withdrawn

By Tom Tuite

The Offload: Saracens eye chance to extend tainted record

By Gavin Cummiskey

Limerick FC High Court dispute with FAI settled

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Pretax profits decline sharply at Tuam-based car tech firm

By Gordon Deegan

An Irish Diary

The Dead Zoo – An Irishwoman’s Diary on the elephant in the room

By Fionnuala Ward

Kosovo's president names new PM as deal signed to restart flights to Serbia

By Daniel McLaughlin

Schoolboy gets four-year suspended sentence for attack on delivery man

By Sonya McLean

Dublin Airport growth drives revenues at Aircoach to €30.2m

By Gordon Deegan

Frank Lampard hints at move for wantaway Edinson Cavani

By Jacob Steinberg

Election 2020: Peadar Tóibín targets four seats for Aontú

By Marie O'Halloran

Directors’ pay hike hits pre-tax profits at HJ Nolan

By Gordon Deegan

Report claims liquid natural gas plant not needed in Republic – Wallace

Death takes place of actor and writer Joe Steve Ó Neachtain

Daughter told gardaí her partner was sorry for hurting her mother – court told

By Alison O’Riordan

Large hole reappears on lands near mining network in Co Monaghan

By Shauna Bowers

Johnson suffers parliament defeat as Coveney outlines trade priorities

By Denis Staunton and Patrick Smyth

Work-to-rule by school secretaries suspended to allow for new talks

By Martin Wall

Leinster supply 20 players for Ireland under-20 squad

Finding of poor professional performance against GP over thyroid cancer case

By Paul Cullen

Colm Burke vows ‘not to be deterred’ after Cork office was vandalised

By Barry Roche and Ronan McGreevy

The mystery around Napoleon Bonaparte’s father

By Lara Marlowe

Stuart McCloskey called into Ireland’s Six Nations squad

Gardaí making ‘good progress’ on Cork attack where man was set on fire

By Barry Roche

Liverpool’s brilliance masking their recent sloppiness

By Jonathan Wilson

Transport

Ryanair suing Skyscanner for allegedly selling flights through its domain

New code to cap salaries of special advisers to North’s Ministers

By Freya McClements

Markets

European markets slip back ahead of crunch ECB meeting

By Mark Paul

PSNI’s Deputy Chief Constable set to retire at end of month

By Freya McClements

Fine Gael says it will roll out free GP care to everyone under age of 18 by 2025

By Fiach Kelly

Financial Services

Court approves debt for equity swap insolvency arrangement

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Gary Owens becomes fourth FAI CEO since John Delaney exit

By Emmet Malone

Man jailed for welfare fraud admits to further €18,000 false claim in benefit

By Isabel Hayes and Brion Hoban

Insolvency arrangement approved for man with €60 million in debts

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Trump’s legal team calls for acquittal as impeachment trial to begin

By Suzanne Lynch

EU foreign ministers back Libya military operation

By Patrick Smyth

Middle East

Berlin proposals unlikely to end Libyan conflict

By Michael Jansen

Thousands gather for US gun rights rally in Virginia

FF spoke to Waterford candidate over issues around liquidated company

By Colm Keena and Eoghan Dalton

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the Ipsos MRBI poll: on course for a cliffhanger

Fianna Fáil will be happy, Sinn Féin thrilled but keep an eye on the Greens

By Pat Leahy

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17164 by Crossheir – Monday, January 20th, 2020

By Lorna Kernan

Government ignored warnings on increasing pension age – Ictu

By Martin Wall and Dominic Coyle

Arteta accepts top four hopes could hinge on beating Chelsea

By Nick Ames

Ipsos MRBI poll: Fianna Fáil edges ahead of FG as SF surges

By Pat Leahy