Article Index

Books in brief: From Jane Austen’s protective sister to Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Young ‘doctors of the sea’ can often need a helping hand

By Sylvia Thompson

Fine Art & Antiques

Photographs from Shackleton’s Endurance voyage in London sale

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Social Affairs

Thinking Anew – ‘I am with you always’

By Gordon Linney

Silence, please

Editorials

The Irish Times view on online trolling: the goodness paradox

Political penance

Senior moment in politics

Taking the bus to the Dáil

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the housing crisis: the defining issue for a new Cabinet

Birds of a feather

Sinn Féin and squaring the circle

The difference between Irish and American debaters

By Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin

Covid-19 and public awareness

Fire safety in apartments

Accessing public services online

EU budget and military spending

UCD and rent increases

Poland and authoritarianism

Climate change and population

TV View: Roy Keane but Daragh’s keener as Late Late fails to shoot the lights out

By Mary Hannigan

In a Word . . .

By Patsy McGarry

Is a Sinn Féin-led coalition of the left still possible?

By Fiach Kelly

Golf

McIlroy produces strong finish to stay in sight of DeChambeau

Us adults should stop rolling our eyes about Greta Thunberg

By Breda O'Brien

Diarmaid Ferriter: A survival guide for coalition government in Ireland

By Diarmaid Ferriter

We must beware Big Tech companies seeking regulation

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Floods in the midlands: ‘If this was happening in Dublin it would be front-page news’

By Shauna Bowers

We need to avoid a fantasy programme for government

By Cliff Taylor

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Obituaries

Hughie O’Donnell obituary: From Sherriff Street to trading and theatre

Obituaries

Monica Frawley obituary: Talented costume and set designer

Politics

Miriam Lord’s Week: A grand coalition of grudges beckons

By Miriam Lord

Health

Medical Council makes fresh finding against obstetrician Peter Van Geene

By Paul Cullen

Who was L’Arche founder Jean Vanier?

By Patsy McGarry

Social Affairs

The view from Clondalkin: If Sinn Féin don’t get in, ‘there will be marches’

By Kitty Holland

Anti-Irish bigotry in Britain has not gone away

By James Patterson

Politics

Parties to continue talks with Sinn Féin despite Drew Harris’s IRA comments

By Pat Leahy, Conor Lally and Fiach Kelly

L’Arche founder implicated in sexual abuse of women

By Patsy McGarry

Transport

Piecemeal approach to housing not leaving much room to manoeuvre

Obituaries

Patric Hollington obituary: Parisian fashion designer with Irish roots

Social Affairs

Homelessness crisis: Dublin hotel received over €4m last year for emergency housing

By Gordon Deegan

Financial Services

AIB lines up former HSBC executive McDonagh as chairman

By Joe Brennan

Media

Fáilte Ireland’s surprise competitor is ... Netflix

Media

Communicorp says ban on Currency journalists strictly business

By Jack Power

Technology

Garda mobile contract win causes concern over Eir’s use of Huawei kit

By Charlie Taylor

Art

Art in focus: The Departure of the Prodigal Son by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

By Aidan Dunne

Denise Chaila: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

Art

Four art shows to see this week

By Aidan Dunne

Emma Dabiri: On My Culture Radar

By Shilpa Ganatra

There'll be no Bauhaus in this White House

By Donald Clarke

An Irish Diary

Church services

Martin Hayes: ‘Retirement is a terrible disaster if it’s something you love doing’

By Siobhán Long

The best rock and pops gigs for the next month

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Stage

This week’s theatre highlights: Druid’s production of The Cherry Orchard

By Sara Keating

The best classical music and opera to see this week

By Michael Dervan

History

Uncovering Ireland’s lost field names before it’s too late

By Manchán Magan

This week’s jazz highlights: From Brilliant Corners to Ian Wilson

By Cormac Larkin

Pat Leahy: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will not crawl off and leave McDonald the stage

By Pat Leahy

Gig of the Week: Other Voices, Ballina

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Gratin of smoked mackerel and turnip with spiced pickled cucumber

By Paul Flynn

Seafood chowder

By Paul Flynn

Smoked chicken, grape and Crozier Blue salad

By Paul Flynn

Homemade pizza

By Lilly Higgins

Apple and pecan muffins

By Vanessa Greenwood

Fintan O’Toole: Irish voters' actions are not populist – just sensible

By Fintan O'Toole

Commercial Property

Billionaire Zara founder and German funds vie for prime Dublin offices

By Ronald Quinlan

Commercial Property

Google completes purchase of Treasury Building for €120m

By Ronald Quinlan

Big Girl, Small Town: Post-Troubles tale of a damaged woman

By Sarah Gilmartin

Dermot Bolger on Tatty: Dublin’s One City One Book 2020

By Dermot Bolger

Food

JP McMahon: Irish food was never just one thing

By JP McMahon

‘Swedish people don’t worry about buying a home until their late 30s’

By Arlene Harris

David McWilliams: Germany needs a new business model

By David McWilliams

Is 2020 the world’s last chance to tackle climate change?

By Kevin O'Sullivan

These homes are the business – or should that be the other way round?

By Barry McCall

Stage

Looking at a republic falling apart from the inside

By Gemma Tipton

Old favourites: Anton Chekhov, A Life by Donald Rayfield

By Lucy Sweeney Byrne

TV & Radio

Ivan Yates turns the blowtorch on all politicians

By Mick Heaney

Interiors

Picture perfect: nine ways to display your art

By Alanna Gallagher

The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather: the hero who first exposed the Holocaust

By Christopher Kissane

Drink

World-class wines from Australian wine royalty

By John Wilson

Food

Paul Flynn: How to cook the perfect chowder – don’t use flour and keep it simple

By Paul Flynn

Travel

Sonya Lennon: We swapped our family sun resort holiday for an Indian adventure

By Sonya Lennon

Anyone else noticed spring’s early arrival? Readers’ nature queries

By Ethna Viney

Fine Art & Antiques

Hedge chairs and butter stamps: rare Irish country furniture in Co Cavan sale

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

The Irish Times Debate: ‘It was die or be killed’

By Conor Gearty

Film

Elisabeth Moss: ‘Something is actually wrong here and I’m not going crazy’

By Donald Clarke

Crime fiction round-up: Gerard O’Donovan keeps it reel in 1922 Hollywood

By Declan Burke

Five buildings to convert to homes from Ballsbridge to Westport

By Alanna Gallagher

Make a move to Rialto: Dublin 8, but without the wave of gentrification

By Tanya Sweeney

Mike Bloomberg: Can the world’s ninth richest man become US president?

By Suzanne Lynch

Charting the evolving story of Ireland’s literary history

By Claire Connolly

Design Moment: Airstream Clipper, 1936

By Bernice Harrison

The Irish Times Debate at 60: How changing topics reflected the ages

Wales banking on experience to stem the fresh French tide

By Paul Rees

The Living Days: Perplexing and unsettling

By Declan O'Driscoll

Italy seek to end Six Nations losing streak in clash with Scotland

Food

Apple and pecan muffins: a homely and comforting treat

By Vanessa Greenwood

Film

Steve Coogan: ‘Come Out, Ye Black and Tans is two fingers to the British’

By Donald Clarke

Restaurants

Make this Stepaside brunch venue part of your weekend plans

By Catherine Cleary

Fine Art & Antiques

A feast of silver and dinnerware at Adam's

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Do you have a Caroline Flack relationship with social media?

By Una Mullally

My debating days: By Michael D Higgins, Mary Harney, Dara Ó Briain and more

How have our grey seals adapted to eat venomous weever fish?

By Michael Viney

Keith Duggan: Liverpool’s charming man casting a shadow over Guardiola

By Keith Duggan

Alex Corbisiero recalls Twickenham 2012: ‘We were like sharks in the water’

By Gavin Cummiskey

Sexton unfazed by the prospect of physical showdown at Twickenham

By Johnny Watterson

Allianz Hurling League: Previews, times and verdicts

By Seán Moran

162 students have competed in the 2020 Irish Times Debate

By Sandi Ndebele, Dara Keenan and Kevin Brennan

England v Ireland preview: Ireland’s revival to face its sternest test

By Gerry Thornley

Matt Williams: Ireland will need to step up on Wales display to prevail at Twickers

By Matt Williams

Allianz Football League: Previews, times and verdicts

By Malachy Clerkin

Could a product from Lidl or Aldi change your life?

By Seán Moncrieff

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I just shake my head ... The dirty dog. The filthy hypocrite’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Travel

Conor Pope’s good-value guide to happy family camping holidays

By Conor Pope

‘I joked about swapping bodies’: The story of a trans couple in Sligo

By Deirdre Falvey

Jennifer O’Connell: Why are women in midlife so unhappy?

By Jennifer O'Connell

Travel

30 great family holiday destinations in Ireland and abroad

By Darragh Geraghty, Shilpa Ganatra and Conor Pope

Regimented life second nature to top Cat Murphy

By Malachy Clerkin

Artists understand the desire for political change better than most

By Hugh Linehan

Keeping Donegal on the road to success a costly business

By Keith Duggan

Irish pack must expose the weakness in England’s backrow

By Gavin Cummiskey

Business

Varadkar resigns amid warning impasse will hit the economy

By Colin Gleeson

Crime & Law

Three arrested after shooting incident in Co Donegal

Crowning Glory: Three pivotal Ireland games at Twickenham

By Gerry Thornley

Crime & Law

Teenager arrested after three-day barricade incident in Co Donegal

Six Nations: Wales 23 France 27 (FT)

Six Nations: England 24 Ireland 12 (FT)

Tyson Fury weighs in three stone heavier than Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas

By Bryan Armen Graham

Equestrian: Bertram Allen scores in Winter Festival

By Margie McLoone

Matt Doherty urges for calm after Wolves’ ‘perfect night’

GAA Saturday: Dublin v Donegal

Irish singer ‘healthy and safe’ after leaving coronavirus ship

By Conor Pope

Weekend of floods, sleet and high winds in store as weather warning issued

By Jade Wilson

Revitalised Chelsea bounce back with crucial win over Spurs

Boy (11) seriously injured after being struck by van in Co Donegal

By Glen Murphy and Stephen Maguire

Devin Toner: it ‘means the world’ to be back in the Ireland side

Efforts ongoing to prevent pollution from MV Alta wreck

By Barry Roche

Lithuanian man given until midnight on Saturday to leave Ireland

By Barry Roche

Middle East

Conservatives on brink of landslide victory in Iranian elections

Scotland break Six Nations duck in Rome

‘Stay out’: Sanders warns Russia after reported campaign interference

Africa

Lesotho PM granted medical leave from wife murder case

War of Independence files on IRA policing of spies goes on display

By Ronan McGreevy

Politics

Soc Dems will not join government involving ‘civil war’ parties, leaders say

Blue Brexit passports made by European firm to be issued from next month

Shane Long bundles one in as Southampton see off Villa

Callum Robinson on target as West Brom and Leeds both win

Dublin overcome Meath to reach Leinster final

By Rónán Mac Lochlainn

Archbishop: Sex abuse of women by L’Arche founder ‘reprehensible’

By Patsy McGarry

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary under fire for comments on Muslim men

By Jade Wilson and Patsy McGarry

French new wave stay on course for Grand Slam

Viable device left in Antrim residential area could have been ‘devastating’

Jack O’Connor snatches the points for Wexford

Europe

Coronavirus: Almost 60 new cases recorded in Italy as two die

Dan Martin climbs to second in Portugal

By Shane Stokes

Laois stay safe with King to the fore

By Steven Miller

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17193 by Crossheir – Saturday, February 22nd, 2020

By Lorna Kernan

Paul Mannion pounces as Dublin see off unlucky Donegal

By Seán Moran

Ulster equal 21-game unbeaten home record with Cheetahs win