Article Index

Life under Level 3: What stays open and where can I travel?

By Sarah Burns

Charities hope gift-giving campaigns will help fill fundraising gap

By Sandra O'Connell

Poem of the week: Notes Towards a Supreme Afternoon

By Sean O’Brien

Charities face fundraising crisis as a result of Covid-19, says Wheel

By Barry McCall

Charlie Kaufman’s debut isn’t so much a novel as an experience

Irish charities working towards greater transparency

By Barry McCall

Time for charity sector to develop sustainable philanthropic initiatives

By Danielle Barron

Watch your step

Social Affairs

Thinking Anew – The light of Christ will not be dimmed

By Gordon Linney

Plea for ‘pleaded’

Changed times

Green oversight

The pandemic and crossing the Border

A reminder from the North Pole

The Dáil and the Convention Centre

Prison no place for severely unwell people

The complexities of homelessness

The US and the death penalty

The judiciary and the Oireachtas

The environment – running out of time

Culture

In a Word . . . People

By Patsy McGarry

Government settles on Covid strategy after 'Battle of the Spreadsheets'

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Health

Leaving lockdown: Palpable achievements but little sense of celebration

By Paul Cullen

Social Affairs

Ex-barrister Patrick Russell conned people out of more than €12m, gardaí say

By Conor Lally

Martyn Turner

Pat Leahy: Government right to exert its authority over Nphet

By Pat Leahy

How Ireland's judges are made: a glimpse inside a closed system

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Diego Maradona: A master of the game

La Maison: Donegal design duo who have rolled with the changes

By Stephen Maguire

Republic to move back to Level 3 as shops open from Tuesday

By Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones

Shot, bayoneted and clubbed: the ruthless lengths the IRA went to at Kilmichael

By Ronan McGreevy

Jennifer O’Connell: GAA exceptionalism wins in a pandemic

By Jennifer O'Connell

Acts of charity: how you can help people this Christmas

By Mimi Murray

Education

Parents protest as dozens of siblings are not offered school places

By Carl O'Brien

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the exit from level 5: Countdown to Christmas

World View: How will global far-right adapt without US figurehead?

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Economy

There was no vaccine for Anglo: Why the last crisis was different

By Cliff Taylor

Crime & Law

Solicitor sees up to 30% rise in separation and divorce cases arising from Covid

By Colm Keena

Council reasons for not building houses just don’t stack up

By Orla Hegarty and Lorcan Sirr

Miriam Lord: Cartoonist draws a line over five years of politics

By Miriam Lord

Business

Direct sea routes to Europe offer certainty in choppy Brexit waters

By Simon Carswell

There is strength in a smile

Cliff Taylor: Maybe this will actually be the crucial week for Brexit talks

By Cliff Taylor

Education

‘It’s just causing stress and hassle’: Parents react to end of sibling-first admission policies

By Carl O'Brien

Department of Housing ‘crossed the line’ in criticising asylum seeker plans, O’Brien says

By Sorcha Pollak and Stephen Maguire

Breda O’Brien: Data collection on abortion is a travesty

By Breda O'Brien

Economy

Musk’s money, Santa’s immunity and Blinken’s Brexit analogy

By Laura Slattery

Fashion

Clash Happy: Fashion for a different kind of Christmas

Culture

Is the book always better than the film? Spoiler: it’s not

By Donald Clarke

The misunderstood, useless and brilliant artists of the Irish diaspora

By Gemma Tipton

Culture

Don’t sing so close to me: Choirs in the Covid era

By Michael Dervan

Music

A live performance beats livestreaming every time

By Hugh Linehan

Film

Viggo Mortensen: It ‘felt awkward’ replacing Stuart Townsend in Lord of the Rings

By Donald Clarke

Travel

Will Europe shut down its ski resorts this winter?

By Derek Scally

Howard finds the right balance to help push Tipperary forward

Technology

Kinzen raises $2.2m as it helps clients fight ‘misinformation’

By Charlie Taylor

Media

RTÉ board should not tune out from digital expertise

The Tale of a Great Sham by Anna Parnell: a radical refusal to be just a petticoat screen

By Mary O'Rourke

Technology

Only way is up for Stripe as valuation skyrockets

Recipes

Fruity tea loaf

By Aoife Noonan

Recipes

Mussels with clementine and ginger butter, parsley crunch

By Paul Flynn

Sordid murder of hurling brothers still resonates in south Galway

By Keith Duggan

Africa

Kony’s children: The former child soldiers of Uganda

By Sally Hayden

Environment

What creature produces these mermaids’ purses? Readers’ nature queries

By Ethna Viney

Fashion

Lucky pup: How to dress up your dog this Christmas

By Deirdre McQuillan

Fine Art & Antiques

Baubles, bangles and beads to gladden the heart this Christmas

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Áine O’Gorman looking to end on high against Germany after Ukraine low

By Emmet Malone

Work

Basic income for all: Has the Covid crisis given us a new economic model?

By David Gorman

Ireland’s teenage pariahs: ‘We are really at breaking point now’

By Jennifer O'Connell

Gardening

Gardening: Winter flowers to fill the senses

By Fionnuala Fallon

Fine Art & Antiques

Sotheby’s sale to feature further items from Michael Smurfit collection

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Older men’s fixation with younger women really boils my kidneys

By Tanya Sweeney

Fintan O’Toole: To counter vaccine sceptics, we must understand them

By Fintan O'Toole

'It just doesn’t feel safe': The restaurants that will not reopen in 2020

By Marie Claire Digby

Ireland’s work-ons: Four things Andy Farrell needs to address

By Gerry Thornley

Paul Flynn: ‘I cook country food with style and I’m okay with that’

By Paul Flynn

Fine Art & Antiques

Jack B Yeats’ Romeo and Juliet to headline at de Veres’ upcoming sale

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Drink

Four of the best booze-free wines and beers

By John Wilson

Life & Style

Ireland’s first dog show: A £5,000 dog and a ‘perpetual growl’

By Juliana Adelman

Aoife Noonan’s How to be a Better Baker Part 5: Fruity tea loaf

By Aoife Noonan

Sean Moncrieff: What puts me off dog ownership is dog owners

By Sean Moncrieff

Fashion

Beauty gifts for the people you just don’t know what to buy for

By Laura Kennedy

David McWilliams: We need to reinvent our empty city car parks

By David McWilliams

Sick of plastic packaging? There’s a shop for that

By Catherine Cleary

Metamorphoses by Ovid

By Lucy Sweeney Byrne

The kitchen smells of rum. Either my old dear is over or Sorcha’s baking a Christmas cake

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

The Stairlift Ascends: An unlikely duo and their new Covid book

By Deirdre Falvey

Best books for Christmas 2020: Fiction, biography, sport and kids’ books

By Niamh Donnelly

Life & Style

The walk out of the vet’s with an empty collar and limp lead was wretched

By Catherine Cleary

Drink

Read all about it: Wine from Another Galaxy and Inside Bordeaux

By John Wilson

A Promised Land: Absorbing account of Barack Obama’s first presidency

By Suzanne Lynch

Recipes

Greek potatoes with lamb chops and tzatziki

By Lilly Higgins

Fresher Kilkenny have edge but Waterford carry real threat into semi-final

By Seán Moran

Restaurants

A special occasion, multi-course dinner with powerful flavours

By Corinna Hardgrave

Armagh face daunting task of stopping Dublin in their tracks

Crime & Law

Problem of maintenance persists 25 years after divorce introduced

By Colm Keena

Environment

Another Life: Badgers once again top list of roadkill

By Michael Viney

Life & Style

My pet and me: ‘They just make everything better’

By Gemma Tipton

Racing

Unbeaten pair set to defend their spotless records at Fairyhouse

By Brian O'Connor

Racing

Ireland’s racecourses getting ready for when ‘white flag is raised’ on spectators

By Brian O'Connor

David Humphreys: Georgia simply can't be dropped in at the deep end

By Gavin Cummiskey

It’s good to have Richie Hogan back, he was missed

By Malachy Clerkin

Ireland out to put things right against Georgia side trying to make a point

By Gerry Thornley

Irish authors’ recipes to write home about

By Martin Doyle

Ian O’Riordan: Debate on return of competitive running starts fast and stays hot

By Ian O'Riordan

George Ford and England wary of possible Welsh backlash

By Gerard Meagher

Obituaries

Jim O’Donnell obituary: Distinguished IPA Year Book publisher

Ireland’s clash against Georgia will be an important audition

By Gerry Thornley

Maradooo! A preternaturally gifted artist and a rebel outsider

By Tom Hennigan

World

Covid-19: Trudeau expects most Canadians to receive vaccine by September 2021

Nicky English: Waterford and Galway's task made harder by third week syndrome

By Nicky English

Court blocks Trump legal case over Pennsylvania vote

Jim McGuinness: There is a way to save championship and make it competitive

By Jim McGuinness

Has Mike Tyson completed the least likely redemption story in American sport?

By Keith Duggan

Man in his 60s dies in Co Roscommon house fire

Big four ready to rumble on hurling’s special weekend

By Malachy Clerkin

Middle East

Iran’s president vows revenge over scientist’s killing

Life satisfaction lower during lockdown than economic crash, CSO study finds

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Holidaymakers should avoid booking sites and go direct, survey says

By Conor Pope

Former editor appointed as new Government press secretary

By Conor Pope

Hotels, retail, hairdressers, churches, gyms to open next Tuesday

By Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones, Sorcha Pollak, Pat Leahy and Vivienne Clarke

Man seriously injured in Co Wexford motorbike crash

All Blacks go back to basics to beat Pumas and snap losing streak

Europe

Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks down

Georgia captain Sharikadze still rates Ireland among the world’s best

Penneys reopens and plans for 39 consecutive hours next week

By Conor Pope

VAR dominates as late penalty denies Liverpool victory at Brighton

Kilkenny defence keeps Cork in check to claim spot in camogie final

By Daragh Ó Conchúir

All-Ireland hurling semi-final - Waterford 2-27 Kilkenny 2-23 (FT)

Lewis Hamilton keeps the foot down in the desert to claim 98th career poll

Golf

Adrian Meronk gets over poor start to keep lead in South Africa

Nine more coronavirus deaths reported in Northern Ireland

Riyad Mahrez bags hat-trick as Man City high five Burnley at Etihad yet again

Man arrested over murder of Seema Banu and her two children

By Conor Lally

Galway keep Tipperary at arm’s length to set up repeat final against Kilkenny

By Daragh Ó Conchúir

Norwich denied three points as Coventry steal a point late on

England see off stubborn Wales challenge to make Autumn Nations Cup final

More than €6 million raised during RTÉ Late Late Toy Show

By Sorcha Pollak

Late Late Toy Show duet with musical hero ‘absolutely mad’ says delighted teen

By Ronan McGreevy

One man dies, five injured after partial building collapse in Tralee

By Anne Lucey

Carla Rowe helps set Dublin up with a chance to make it four-in-a-row

By Declan Rooney

Andrew Mackin orders up a double as Louth drink in Lory Meagher success

Raphinha picks a fine time to break his Leeds duck in win over Everton

Africa

Tigray regional capital under federal troop control, says Ethiopia PM

Crime & Law

Firearms and €100,000 worth of drugs seized by gardaí in Dublin

By Glen Murphy

Klopp furious as injuries mount and VAR decisions prove costly

Waterford turn Kilkenny upside down and inside out

By Ian O'Riordan

Waterford’s frenzied waves of attacks too much for Kilkenny

By Seán Moran

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17433 by Crossheir – Saturday, November 28th, 2020

By Lorna Kernan

Coronavirus: 243 more cases, seven further deaths reported in the State

By Ronan McGreevy

Conor Gallagher gets West Brom off the mark as Blades blunted yet again