Article Index

Low rates of VAT should be avoided, tax commission tells Government

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Commission warns Government over high levels of ‘dangerous’ bullying by schoolchildren

By Carl O'Brien

Abroad

Ireland to me is like a love affair with a woman I could never live with

By Liam Cuddy

Life & Style

How to ... keep your boundaries

By Joanne Hunt

Dublin

Works costing €230m needed to stop parts of Dublin-Wicklow line from falling into sea – Irish Rail

By Olivia Kelly

Lara Saunders wins €3,000 Moth Short Story Prize

Mother and baby homes testimony decision down to survivor ‘key ask’, says Minister

By Kitty Holland

State seeks permission for emergency power plants

By Barry O'Halloran

The Last Colony by Philippe Sands: British misdeeds and strong-arm tactics in a far-flung archipelago

By Sally Hayden

TV & Radio

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in September

By Kevin Courtney

Helping business travellers cope with airport layovers

By Olive Keogh

Forging a path to certainty in a changing tax landscape

Economy

Manufacturers scale back output as inflation curbs demand

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Medical diagnostics company HiberGene calls in a liquidator

By Ian Curran

Technology

Don’t expect Meta to pull out of EU if DPC halts data transfers to US

By Karlin Lillington

Opinion

Newton Emerson: Many reasons to hope Belfast’s new campus will be its salvation

By Newton Emerson

Your Wellness

Can using earbuds damage your hearing?

By Hannah Seo

Town & Country: What will €550,000 buy in Dublin and Co Clare?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Opinion

The Data Protection Commission is broken. Here is how to fix it

By Johnny Ryan

Opinion

Arrival of Pret a Manger is not actually an act of cultural vandalism

By Finn McRedmond

Technology

Big-budget blockbusters arrive on streaming services amid fears of ‘peak TV’

By Alex Barker and Christopher Grimes

EirGrid to start consultation process on east Meath to north Dublin upgrade scheme

Culture

How one Dubliner found meaning in a ‘philosophy of suffering’

By Joe Humphreys

Economy

State cannot repeat Covid supports as prices surge

By Cantillon

People

Michael Harding: The motorbike had been a gift for his son’s 18th birthday. But he had lost his son to suicide

By Michael Harding

Everyone for tennis as Irish Times/SCSI tournament makes a welcome return

By Ronald Quinlan

Little renumeration but Irish football is the gift that keeps on giving

By Mary Hannigan

‘We will be ready’ - Pressure fails to faze Ireland ahead of crucial Finland qualifier

By Gavin Cummiskey

‘The knees will let me know’ - Fitness all that stands between Emlyn Mulligan and Leitrim in 2023

By Gordon Manning

Aldi to create 140 jobs as part of €63m Connacht expansion

By Ian Curran

World Cup qualifiers: All you need to know ahead of Ireland vs Finland

By Gavin Cummiskey

Tennis

Joanne O’Riordan: Serena’s swansong highlights lack of quick fix for mothers in sport

By Joanne O'Riordan

‘I’m definitely planning on going back’ - No hesitation for James McCarthy as he commits to 2023 campaign

By Gordon Manning

Ciarán Murphy: Lismore would struggle to find a better club man than Dan Shanahan

By Ciarán Murphy

Bright Clonskeagh five-bed, backing on to Belfield, for €1.65m

By Miriam Mulcahy

Irish healthcare data start-up Cushla seeks to raise €3m

By Joe Brennan

Consumer Tech

Tech Tools: Thinner Sense watch has a few tricks up its sleeve.

By Ciara O'Brien

Contemporary home on historic site in Co Meath for €1.35m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Innovation

3D printing: The building block to construct new homes

By Chris Horn

Your Wellness

Sticks and stones may break bones but words can often be more hurtful

By Pádraig O'Moráin

Science

The big problem with organic farming is it cannot produce enough food to feed the world’s population

By William Reville

Victorian four-bed opposite the playground on Belgrave Square for €2.15m

By Frances O'Rourke

Innovation

Chris Horn: To help reduce emissions on the farm, scientists are looking out to sea

By Chris Horn

Period charm in a generous Glenageary four-bed with access to a private park, for €1.5m

By Kevin Courtney

‘Brilliant family home’ on a popular Sandycove road with a large corner plot, for €1.65m

By Joyce Hickey

Meticulously maintained Rathgar redbrick with delightful decor for €1.95m

By Joyce Hickey

Consumer watchdog seeks tougher line on repossession of homes

By Cantillon

Leaving Cert grades to match last year’s record high results

By Carl O'Brien

George’s Street Arcade owner puts Blackrock home on the market for €2.5m after three decades

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

‘Dear John’: New archive of letters to John McGahern opens a window into his world

By Barry Houlihan

Q&A: How high will Leaving Cert grades climb this year?

By Carl O'Brien

Transport

High and dry: How Irish Rail is protecting its lines from coastal erosion in Dublin and Wicklow

By Olivia Kelly

Consumer Tech

Samsung’s 65-inch OLED TV: an impressive display of sound and vision

By Ciara O'Brien

Climate debate being poisoned by agriculture’s manufactured doubt and division

By Hannah Daly

Senior tech executive pays €7.2m for Sandycove home as wave of high-end sales continues

By Ronald Quinlan

Your Family

Four quick-pick plates: After-school eats on the run

By Jolene Cox

Media

Crime drama The Vanishing Triangle leads Virgin Media Television’s new schedule

By Laura Slattery

Tennis

Serena Williams keeps the show on the road with win over second seed

By Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows

How the controlled burn approach is used to contain wildfires

By Jeremy Deaton

Business Today Digest

Emergency power plants; Hibergene runs out of road; and don’t believe everything Meta says

By Dominic Coyle

Sarah Palin loses comeback bid as Democrat wins in Alaska

By Martin Wall

Late, late Liverpool winner ‘the perfect response’ to time-wasting

By Andy Hunter at Anfield

Jameson sales climb 22% to record high of 10.4m cases

By Ian Curran

Asia-Pacific

Pakistan floods: appeal for aid as extent of flooding revealed

By Lizzie Davies

Music

Electric Picnic 2022: Everything you need to know — weather, traffic, alcohol rules and more

What are the EU’s options to curb electricity prices?

By Alice Hancock, Sam Fleming and Tom Wilson

Two more men arrested over 2012 fatal fire in Kerry

By Ronan McGreevy

Irish SMEs remain optimistic despite ‘inflation stress’

By Ian Curran

Donnelly lobbied for tax breaks for ‘accidental landlords’ for four years

By Jennifer Bray

Books newsletter: Proust in Dublin; Culture Night; Catholicism debate; Yeats sculpture unveiled

By Martin Doyle

Financial Services

Online mortgage broker Doddl.ie secures multimillion euro investment

By Dominic Coyle

Stephen Donnelly admits he paid €100 fine for late RTB registration

By Paul Cullen

Housing & Planning

An Bord Pleanála report to remain unpublished during Garda investigation

By Arthur Beesley

Yields rise in State’s first bond auction since ECB’s July rate hike

By Ian Curran

More small nursing homes will close without action from Government, Daly warns

By Kitty Holland

Asia-Pacific

China waits on ‘miracle’ to end zero-Covid policy

By Edward White in Seoul

‘An incredible moment’: Antony seals €100m Manchester United move

By Jamie Jackson

Republic of Ireland striker Callum Robinson set for move to Cardiff City

Electric Ireland blames latest price hikes on volatility in wholesale market

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: Nuclear inspectors reach Zaporizhzhia plant

By Daniel McLaughlin

Sweden’s Teqnion buys Reward Catering in first Irish acquisition

By Ciara O'Brien

Roscommon GAA to investigate alleged attack on referee in minor match

By Seán Moran

Smart Money

An interest rate shock for borrowers is on the way

By Cliff Taylor

Courts

School seeks court order that could see suspended teacher Enoch Burke jailed

By Aodhan O’Faolain

Brexit repercussions remain ‘critically important’ in Budget 2023

By Ian Curran

Wayflyer secures €254m in debt financing from Credit Suisse

By Laura Slattery

Enda Corneille to step down as Ireland manager of Emirates

By Ian Curran

Twitter launches an edit button for paying subscribers

Crime & Law

Two men to be charged over deaths of three teenagers at St Patrick’s Day disco

By Brian Hutton

Racing

Forecasted rain could see Proud And Regal stay in mix for Curragh’s National Stakes

Coronavirus: Updated boosters targeting Omicron variant likely within weeks following EU approval

By Paul Cullen

Kildare residents stage protests over housing for Ukraine refugees

By Colin Gleeson

Conroy Gold finds new deposits at Clontibret drill site

By Ian Curran

Fórsa executive recommends that its members back new public sector pay deal

By Cormac McQuinn

Unfilled consultant posts pose key risk to patient safety - Medical Council

By Simon Carswell

Former manager of Rush Credit Union to face trial on charges of theft of almost €900,000

By Fiona Magennis

Measures promised to ease pressure from rising energy prices

By Pat Leahy and Harry McGee

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard takeover faces further competition investigation in UK

Asia-Pacific

Taiwan shoots down suspected Chinese drone for first time

By Kathrin Hille in Taipei

The Women's Podcast

Women on the Fringe: ‘If the opportunity is not there you have to create it for yourself and others’

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Share your story: is your business facing significantly more expensive energy bills?

Minister insists Navan Hospital Emergency Department will not close in September

By Cormac McQuinn

Two guns used in shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Employee fails in bid to have part of rent designated as business expense

By Gordon Deegan

Tax system’s over-reliance on multinational firms and employees poses serious risk — report

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Culture

Electric Picnic likely to be a ‘mudfest’ due to heavy overnight rain

By Shauna Bowers

Ringsend principal raises child safety concerns over planned build-to-rent scheme

Chelsea agree deal with Barcelona to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

College places in health courses to be doubled, says Minister

By Paul Cullen

Climate targets short of the mark and ‘will need to be scaled up’

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Milltown build-to-rent plan attracts strong local objection

By Gordon Deegan

Simi says incentives to purchase electric vehicles should be retained in the budget

Sport

Fernando Alonso apologises for calling Lewis Hamilton ‘an idiot’

By Giles Richards in Zandvoort

Europe

Number of refugees and migrants sent back to Libya under EU policy exceeds 100,000

By Sally Hayden

Energy bills are becoming more and more expensive, but what is causing the price rises?

By Cliff Taylor

Environment

Ireland sees fifth season in a row with above average temperatures — Met Éireann

By Ronan McGreevy

Pedestrian and cyclist seriously injured in separate crashes

By Mark Hilliard

Gas customers face €16 annual price increase

By Barry O'Halloran

Minister signals move to curtail use of fossil fuel in homes

By Kevin O'Sullivan

High level of non-compliance identified in some centres for people with disabilities

By Jade Wilson

Environment

Hosepipe user who left tap running cuts off water supply to 90 people

By Ronan McGreevy

Markets

Iseq slides as European shares are rattled by mounting concerns over rate hike

By Joe Brennan

Gary Neville referred to attorney general over Ryan Giggs social media post

An Irish Diary

Port in a Storm – Frank McNally on the strange story of the Sicilian Emmets

By Frank McNally

‘It’s amazing’: UK university extends deadline for Leaving Cert student’s medicine place after Irish Government intervenes

By Carl O'Brien

Further foreign naval exercises expected off Irish coasts in coming weeks

By Conor Gallagher

TV & Radio

Cheap Irish Homes: If there is such a thing as feelgood property TV in 2022, this is it

By Ed Power

Ryanair confirmed as Europe’s biggest airline

By Barry O'Halloran

London Letter: After a summer of spending, the dark clouds of winter loom on the horizon

By Denis Staunton

Johnson takes swipe at Truss over her support for fracking

By Denis Staunton

Women's World Cup qualifer

Belfast City Council agrees to name bridge after Noah Donohoe

Cycling

Vuelta race leader Evenepoel bounces back after crash as Carapaz wins stage

By Shane Stokes

World Cup Qualifier FT: Ireland 1 Finland 0 - Vera Pauw’s side book playoff spot

By Malachy Clerkin

Manager at Immigrant Council of Ireland selected as Obama scholar

By Shauna Bowers

Courts

Sensitive Noah Donohoe case material leaked on social media, court told

Tennis

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk declines to shake Victoria Azarenka’s hand at US Open

By Eleanor Crooks, PA Tennis Correspondent, New York

Sinn Féin TD defends Stephen Donnelly for failing to register rental property

By Cormac McQuinn

Lily Agg’s brave header earns Ireland World Cup playoff slot after memorable night in Tallaght

By Gavin Cummiskey

Pianist wins scholarship allowing him to pursue music and academics

By Shauna Bowers

Judgment reserved in Trump search case

Editorials

The Irish Times view on China’s abuses in Xinjiang: overwhelming evidence

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the Leaving Cert: reform process must continue

Jadon Sancho strike continues Manchester United’s revival as Leicester woes continue

Katie McCabe: ‘It is not just about who is here now, it is everyone that went before us’

By Gavin Cummiskey

Opposition pressure on Donnelly over lobbying for landlord tax breaks

By Jennifer Bray

TV View: No more heartbreak as Ireland prove there’s many ways to skin a bear

By Mary Hannigan

Leaving Cert 2022: University president calls for end to grade inflation

By Carl O'Brien

Sandwich spread

Light at the end of the tunnel

12 hours of repeats

FF’s return to form

Scholz lays out a vision for EU

Smaller nursing home operators fear closure in face of ‘no future’

By Kitty Holland

Consumers to get help paying energy bills

By Pat Leahy and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Praise for Leaving students

‘No market for political realism’

‘Significant work’ required to establish vaccination compensation scheme, says Department of Health

By Jennifer Bray and Paul Cullen

Saudi Arabia and human rights abuses

The economy and climate crisis

Fifth-year Leaving exams a bad idea

Tourism – an urgent need for more data

Electronic health records

Responding to the energy crisis