Article Index

Gardaí can now access Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court

By Martin Wall

Old favourites: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

By Lucy Sweeeny Byrne

Browser: Brittany Kaiser’s terrifying insight into dystopian reality of big data

A session with an interior designer pulled the rug from under us, literally

By Caroline Madden

Environment

A manifesto for nature: How politicians can protect the environment

By Sylvia Thompson

Gardening

Finding magic in the February garden

By Fionnuala Fallon

Calling the shots in Fine Gael

Social Affairs

Thinking Anew – Trust and faith go hand in hand

By Michael Commane

May the road rise to meet you

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the FAI rescue: lessons from the debacle

Tuning out

‘Come Out Ye Black and Tans’

Election debates

February at last

The face is familiar

Arlene Foster welcomes Brexit but expresses concern on North’s status

By Mark Hilliard

‘The moderate case for Brexit’

Brexit – the long and winding road

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the election campaign: change – but what kind?

NCT and testing problems

Trump’s ‘deal of the century’

Obituaries

Veronica Bolay obituary: German-born artist inspired by the West of Ireland

In a Word: Rejoice

By Patsy McGarry

Brexit remains a collective English breakdown

By Nicholas Boyle

‘The building boom is back. It took us 14 months to find a builder’

By Arlene Harris

Diarmaid Ferriter: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael may have to consider coalition

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Obituaries

Conor Gilligan obituary: Surgeon and campaigner for social justice

Breda O’Brien: We must vote against the stifling political and media consensus

By Breda O'Brien

On the canvass: Sinn Féin confident it can retain two seats in Louth

By Simon Carswell

Martyn Turner

Ireland target first competitive win in year in Women’s Six Nations opener

By Daire Walsh

Derry students on Brexit: ‘The energy has drained from it’

By The Irish Border

Brexit Day bloc party in Westminster descends into a warped Eurovision

By Patrick Freyne

Irish Times focus groups show the Republic is a nation grappling with change

By Pat Leahy

Election 2020: Irish voters want change but cannot decide what type, research shows

By Pat Leahy

Calm down online bores, colour-blind casting isn’t ‘woke’

By Donald Clarke

The best classical music to see this week

By Michael Dervan

An Irish Diary

Church services

Film

Bong Joon Ho: ‘Even among ourselves we wonder why Korean cinema exploded’

By Donald Clarke

Stage

Eileen Walsh: How I reconcile motherhood with playing Medea

By Sara Keating

Stage

A night of swashbuckling Tchaikovsky

By Christie Seaver

Art

93 women artists celebrate Eva Gore-Booth: this week’s visual arts highlights

By Aidan Dunne

Musical youth: How Ireland’s youth orchestras are growing

By Michael Dervan

The best jazz gigs to attend this week

By Cormac Larkin

Tame Impala: ‘I wondered if I was ever going to finish the album’

By Shilpa Ganatra

Radie Peat: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

Local Honeys with a degree in Hillbilly: This week’s best rock and pop gigs

By Tony Clayton-Lea and Louise Bruton

James Horan interview: Ruthless perhaps, fearless certainly

By Keith Duggan

The best traditional gigs in Ireland this week

By Siobhán Long

Pat Leahy: Election 2020 is set to reorder the political landscape

By Pat Leahy

Stage

This week’s theatre highlights: TRAD and Flights

By Sara Keating

Ian-Lloyd Anderson: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

Art

Art in Focus: Kathy Tynan – Magic Words

By Aidan Dunne

Gig of the Week: the Spike Cello Festival

By Siobhán Long

Recipes

Classic chocolate brownies

By Vanessa Greenwood

Recipes

Osso buco of beef, red cabbage, apple sauce and horseradish cream

By Paul Flynn

Recipes

Beefy cheese melts

By Paul Flynn

Fine Art & Antiques

The rules of engagement rings: know your diamond’s cut and carat

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Ireland's Farrell Era: Something old, something new and a philosophy from the Blues

By Gavin Cummiskey

Environment

Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney

By Ethna Viney

Eddie Jones staring into the definitive phase of his England tenure

By Robert Kitson

Fine Art & Antiques

Rare friendship cup from Sam Maguire silversmiths in Kells sale

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Marian Keyes: Am I ever going to feel like a grown-up?

By Marian Keyes

The secret inside Coco Chanel's 1955 handbag

By Bernice Harrison

Poem for St Brigid’s Day: A Song at Imbolc

By Moya Cannon

Health

Coronavirus: ‘You’ve got to hope for the best and plan for the worst’

By Paul Cullen

Environment

Mixed messages from politicians on biodiversity

By Michael Viney

Eoin Colfer: ‘Humour defines me ... I’m obsessed with it’

By Niamh Donnelly

Social Affairs

Child poverty: What the political parties say they will do for children

By Kitty Holland

The Nine Hundred: an account of the hell Slovakian girls faced inside Auschwitz

By Leaf Arbuthnot

Drink

Austrian wines: four good-value reds to try

By John Wilson

David McWilliams: Bonanzavirus has struck Ireland this election, and there is no antidote

By David McWilliams

TV & Radio

Ciara Kelly tries to stir the autism controversy without offending anyone. She fails

By Mick Heaney

The Island Child: Vibrant writing on a primitive life

By Sarah Gilmartin

John Banville: Did the young royals find a wartime refuge in Tipperary?

By John Banville

Election 2020 in commuterville: ‘They built the houses and left the people in a vacuum’

By Jennifer O'Connell

The same Wales but different as Wayne Pivac era begins

By Paul Rees

Travel

After years of staycations, it was time to take the kids to France

By Róisín Ingle

History

The evolution – and disappearance – of Brigid’s cross in RTÉ’s logo

By Una Mullally

Murdoch begins: The story of Rupert Murdoch’s father, Keith

By Tom Roberts

The cream of the New Statesman and a coffee-table history of the LRB

By Lucy Sweeney Byrne

Economy

France shows gender quotas work in business while targets do not

Make a move to Raheny and discover 1,000 types of tree

By Tanya Sweeney

Interiors

At home in Brisbane: tropical heat the right climate to build a cashmere brand

By Alanna Gallagher

Interiors

Counter culture: Eight striking new looks for kitchens

By Alanna Gallagher

Europe

Berlin’s vanishing nightclubs: ‘The open sex in all corners can be distracting’

By Derek Scally

The weekend’s Allianz Hurling League previews

By Seán Moran

Seán Moncrieff: Why Daniel O’Donnell should rule us all

By Seán Moncrieff

Life & Style

I’m as big a fan of quitting, bolting and cutting loose as Meghan Markle

By there

Travel

How to get the best value when booking a holiday

By Fionn Davenport

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I want this to be as big as the Statue of bloody well Liberty!’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Jennifer O’Connell: My email is full of snippets of other people’s conversations

By Jennifer O'Connell

Weekend GAA previews: Allianz Football League

By Seán Moran and Malachy Clerkin

Food

Classic chocolate brownies: the ultimate chocolate tray bake

By Vanessa Greenwood

Food

Paul Flynn: A stunning Irish beef dish – and clever ways with leftovers

By Paul Flynn

Restaurants

Liath, Co Dublin: The tiny Michelin-starred Blackrock restaurant that makes fine dining fun

By Catherine Cleary

Commercial Property

Should Dublin city office sales and property fund withdrawals wave red flags?

By Joe Brennan

Commercial Property

Blackrock Clinic owner company’s profits leap to €12.38m

By Colm Keena

Farming & Food

Supermac’s goes large

Business

Ever attention-seeking Farage takes his leave from EU Parliament

By Colin Gleeson

Election 2020: 10 things you should ask your candidate but probably won’t

By Gemma Tipton

Proper warrior Jamie Ritchie is the template Scotland need to build future on

By Tom English

Michael Walker: West Ham join Arsenal in gaining a stadium but losing part of club’s soul

By Michael Walker

Racing

Veteran Faugheen could bring the house down with Grade One novice win

By Brian O'Connor

Health and housing crises could be tackled through better local government

By Paul Gillespie

Brexit: Boris Johnson hails ‘new era’ as UK leaves EU after 47 years

By Denis Staunton

Transport

Europe’s rail renaissance hoping to leave red tape behind

By Derek Scally

Commercial Property

Irish property prices forecast to fall in bank stress tests

By Joe Brennan and Jack Horgan-Jones

Cork marks 100 years since Mac Curtain and MacSwiney elected Lord Mayors

By Barry Roche

Varadkar rejects claim election ‘choreographed’ around Brexit

By Barry Roche

Manchester United confirm Odion Ighalo loan signing

By Jamie Jackson

Two arrested after petrol attack on man in Cork last month

By Barry Roche

Golf

JB Holmes takes the halfway lead at Phoenix Open

Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal win silver in Canada

By Shane Stokes

The future’s bright as 21-year-old Sofia Kenin lands first Grand Slam

Keith Duggan: Kobe Bryant’s darkness and light all part of the same kaleidoscope

By Keith Duggan

Crime & Law

Three arrested following €110,000 cannabis seizure

By Shauna Bowers

Andrew Conway’s first full Six Nations start is long overdue – and well deserved

By Gerry Thornley

GAA Saturday: Mayo v Dublin

Cliff Taylor: Next government faces pressure for major investment boost

By Cliff Taylor

Matt Williams: There will be nothing new in how Ireland will dominate Scotland

By Matt Williams

Rejuvenated Ireland should get the job done against Scotland

By Gerry Thornley

Antonio Rudiger double earns Chelsea a point at Leicester

Election 2020 outtakes: Fine Gael chases early risers at Dublin Port

By Brian Hutton

Golf

Graeme McDowell birdies the last to take one-shot lead in Saudi Arabia

Greens will ‘walk away’ from talks unless climate is priority

By Jennifer Bray

Wales kick Six Nations off with five try win over Italy

Fine Gael says parody ‘No’ video breaks fair play pledge

By Jennifer Bray

Trump extends travel ban to Nigeria and five other countries

Liverpool march on as four goal win opens up 22 point gap

The man who fought for three armies: British, IRA and Free State

By Ronan McGreevy

West Ham into drop zone, Bournemouth move above Villa

Crime & Law

Man in his 20s assaulted in suspected hate crime

By Shauna Bowers

Rangers lose more ground on Celtic after Aberdeen draw

Championship round-up: West Brom take advantage of another Leeds slip

Man United fail to break down Wolves as Bruno Fernandes makes first start

Laois got top with win over Armagh

By Steven Miller

Ireland 19 Scotland 12: How the Irish players rated

By Gavin Cummiskey

Murray v Cooney: Ireland scrumhalf debate no clearer after scrappy affair

By John O'Sullivan

Middle East

Abbas cuts ties with Israel and US and rejects Trump’s peace plan

Six Nations TV View: Nitty gritty, it wasn’t pretty as Andy Farrell era dawns

By Mary Hannigan

First-half goals provide the buffer required as Cork take down Tipperary

Same as it ever was as Dublin see off Mayo again

By Keith Duggan

Cavan complete brilliant comeback to leave Westmeath stunned

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17175 by Crossheir – Saturday, February 1st, 2020

By Lorna Kernan

Martin accuses FG of ‘superiority complex’ over Brexit negotiations

By Barry Roche and Jennifer Bray