Article Index

Eirgrid could spend €270m on offshore consultants

By Barry O'Halloran

Only a quarter of vacant properties financially viable for renovation, report finds

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Brighter days

It’s all uphill from here

Preferred pronouns

Last port of call

Rugby, protest and social attitudes

Closure of pool is a blow to community

Bishops and the Civil War

Climate crisis – a stark warning from UN

DUP’s rejection of Windsor Framework

Political consequences of housing crisis

Motors

Ford Focus heads for the exit but remains one of the best cars to drive

By Neil Briscoe

Cartoon

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Books

Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood: Wit and humanity in the darkest of places

By Sarah Gilmartin

In the News

Can we believe reassurances about the health of our banking system?

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 18:28

The Music Quiz: Which song by Prince has The Last of Us/Mandalorian actor Pedro Pascal said he wants to be played at his funeral?

Medforce helping the healthcare system to meet its recruitment needs

Innovation, leadership and partnership on the agenda at Future Health Summit 2023

Boxing

Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron heading a pro-boxing revival in Dublin

By Johnny Watterson

Meath captain Shauna Ennis not overly concerned by league form

By Gordon Manning

Households will save only €10 a month from VAT cuts on utility bills

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Opinion

Netanyahu’s overreach may prove politically fatal for him

By Kathy Sheridan

‘You just tried to avoid him’: Further abuse allegations against Carmelite GAA coach Fr Michael Cremin

By Jack Power

People

Róisín Ingle: I’ve half-made my bed. Maybe someday I’ll get to lie on it

By Róisín Ingle

Opinion

We risk becoming so anaesthetised to horror that we lose our moral compass over Ukraine

By Bobby McDonagh

Your Fitness

Is everyone judging you at the gym?

By Amanda Loudin

Steve Baker, the unlikeliest doyen of British-Irish relations

By Mark Paul

Eviction ban: Last minute renter package wins extra TDs’ support ahead of tight vote

By Jack Horgan-Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Sarah Burns

Ireland women’s rugby looking to get back on track as Six Nations campaign gets under way

By Mary Hannigan

Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland’s erratic performance against England could be a blessing in disguise

By Gordon D'Arcy

Deficit in Dublin law firm’s client account rose to nearly €1.7m

By Simon Carswell

Hospitals warned against using medical trainees to assess ED patients

By Paul Cullen

National Football League permutations: Four teams vying to meet Mayo in Division One final

By Ian O'Riordan

Revolut to enter Irish car insurance market

By Peter Flanagan

Education

Free schoolbooks: Primary schools to get €96 per child and not to ask for parental contribution

By Carl O'Brien

Education

Dublin school fears for the future amid rise in aircraft noise

By Mark Hilliard

Life & Style

Emerald Park: The park formerly known as Tayto is reopening with new rides and attractions

By Conor Pope

Tigers Childcare invests €4m in expansion plan

By Dominic Coyle

Pricewatch

How can Vodafone justify a price hike of more than 11%?

By Conor Pope

Books

It’s natural to worry about our children. But are we damaging them by keeping them too safe?

By Livi Michael

Your Wellness

Concussions pose risks for older adults too. Here’s what you need to know

By Dani Blum

Famed Dublin pub sold for €2m after four generations of being owned by the same family

By Ronald Quinlan

‘It takes a village to make a concert happen’: Gemma New on the art of conducting an orchestra

By Michael Dervan

McKillen jnr’s Oakmount seeks tenants for final units at Bray Central

By Ronald Quinlan

KBC seeks occupier for landmark Dublin headquarters as part of exit from Irish market

By Ronald Quinlan

Buyer sought for Swords lands with scope for over 1,000 homes

By Ronald Quinlan

Film

God’s Creatures review: Paul Mescal’s new film is out – and it’s well worth seeing

By Donald Clarke

Drogheda’s SouthGate Shopping Centre seeks €31.5m

By Ronald Quinlan

Residential

Builder’s substantial waterside home on the greenway in Mayo for €895,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Limerick’s Diarmaid Byrnes back from the desert with a thirst for hurling

By Gordon Manning

Residential

How can I get my house ready for sale as quickly as possible?

By Majella Galvin

Seán Moran: Fasten your seat belts for the most open All-Ireland football championship this century

By Seán Moran

Business Today Newsletter

Frascati Centre in Blackrock ‘quietly’ on market with €100m price tag

By Ronald Quinlan

Your Wellness

‘My son just remains in his room, very angry, always complaining of tiredness, eating junk, no sunlight, and just coding all day long’

By Trish Murphy

McGrath on bank regulation, SCSI renovations warning, and Frascati Centre up for sale

By Peter Flanagan

Film

Gwyneth Paltrow ‘slammed’ into skier and ‘bolted’ without a word, US court told

Inside Politics Newsletter

Nursing home residents will be able to keep all rental income under Fair Deal reform

By Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn

Heated scenes and disappearing votes are just the start of Coalition’s spring-time woes

By Jennifer Bray

Teenage boy dies after being hit by truck in Co Mayo village

By Nathan Johns

UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 10.4% in February

Economy

UK inflation rate unexpectedly rises to 10.4% in February

By William Schomberg and David Milliken

ESB profit more than doubles amid high wholesale electricity prices

By Barry O'Halloran

If I get shot, I’ll probably win in 2024: Donald Trump on his Stormy Daniels court appearance

By Hugo Lowell

North-South interconnector should be overhead, says report

By Barry O'Halloran

OUTsurance confirms plan to enter Irish market in 2024

By Joe Brennan

Ed Sheeran ‘didn’t want to live any more’ after drug-related death of best friend

Former rogue trader Nick Leeson reemerges as a private spy

TV & Radio

Baftas 2023: Derry Girls, Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters and Cillian Murphy among nominations

By Alexi Duggins

Morning Sports Briefing

All eyes on Evan Ferguson, a ‘gift from the football gods’

By Mary Hannigan

First national sexual consent campaign to be rolled out

By Ronan McGreevy

England’s Freddie Steward cleared after red card overturned from Ireland game

By Gerard Meagher

StepStone appoints new managing director of Irish business

By Ciara O'Brien

Work

Ireland found in breach of labour rights in European Social Charter

By Mary Carolan

Opinion

Everything, everywhere is going to change all at once as AI hits us like a tornado

By Thomas Friedman

Financial Services

AIB wrote off more than €1m in debts for 83 customers

By Simon Carswell

Hate crime reports to gardaí rose by 29% last year

By Olivia Kelleher

Russia-China summit shows who dominates their ‘no-limits’ relationship

By Daniel McLaughlin

‘It’s been a wild ride’: funk legend Sly Stone announces memoir

By Shaad D'Souza

Janan Ganesh: Don’t assume that DeSantis is a safe alternative to Trump

By Janan Ganesh

Banker accountability is easier to demand than deliver

By Brooke Masters

Sport

Fans rejoice in Tokyo as Japan’s baseball win over USA accompanies cherry blossom bloom

Wicklow walking trail closed to public after alleged assault of landowner

By Conor Lally

‘A breach of duty’: Apology over errors in BreastCheck screening after woman dies of cancer

Economy

Lagarde vows ‘robust’ policy on inflation and aiding financial markets

By Jana Randow and Alexander Weber

Irish planning system one of world’s ‘most bureaucratic’, conference told

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Aer Lingus pilot to receive €15,300 award after finger crushed by air bridge door

By Ray Managh

Transport

Bike library scheme to be extended after ‘phenomenal’ success at Dublin school

By Ronan McGreevy

Union chief Mick Lynch to address Dublin event celebrating author Robert Noonan

By Emmet Malone

Judge directs two accused of attempted murder be found not guilty due to ‘tenuous’ evidence

By Paul Neilan

Golf

Rory McIlroy backs governing bodies’ proposal on distance-reducing golf ball

Switzerland’s national pride dealt heavy blow by the merger of its banking titans

By Philip Oltermann

Inside Politics

‘A pretty bruising contest’: SNP leadership race uncovers cracks within the party

Listen | 46:38

Markets

Kenmare Resources shares jump amid dividend boost

By Peter Flanagan

Government to slash electric car subsidy by 30%

By Ian Curran

Foley ‘confident’ €96 per pupil will be ‘sufficient’ to make free schoolbooks available to all

By Harry McGee

‘Stormont brake’ plan passes in House of Commons vote despite Conservative revolt

Only 20% of victims of racist incidents last year contacted gardaí, survey finds

By Nathan Johns

Ireland needs to increase co-operation with EU defence structures, committee hears

By Conor Gallagher

Hostelworld returns to profitable growth as Omicron effect recedes

By Ciara O'Brien

Cartamundi to shut Waterford plant with loss of 234 jobs

By Ian Curran

Restaurateur Marcus Sweeney’s firm agrees to hand over Co Meath lands in Cab case

By Ellen O'Riordan

The case against Donald Trump: how a prosecution might stand or fall

By Ben Protess, Jonah E Bromwich, William K Rashbaum and Kate Christobek

Markets

Spotify spent less than 10% of its $100 million diversity fund

Pairing arrangements for three Government TDs who will miss Dáil vote on eviction ban

By Cormac McQuinn

Connacht schools final: Emphatic win for Sligo Grammar School against Marist College

By Kevin Egan at the Sportsground

Financial Services

Credit Suisse staff see deferred bonuses frozen by Swiss government

TV & Radio

Waco: American Apocalypse review: Portrait of institutional dysfunction makes for gripping viewing

By Ed Power

Fianna Fáil minister says she ‘wasn’t consulted’ on plans to allow Fair Deal recipients keep full rental income

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Inside Business

What the most recent tech cuts and bank runs could mean for Ireland

Listen | 31:46

Food

Michelin Guide announces three new Bib Gourmand awards for Ireland

By Marie Claire Digby

Extra tax on sunbeds to be explored due to cancer concerns

By Jack Power

Scaffolding firm liable for €2m over wrongful termination of lease

Asia-Pacific

Indian actor arrested for tweet criticising Hindu nationalist ideology

By Rahul Bedi

State fund talks to HSBC about funding Irish startups after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

By Joe Brennan

Convicted murderer Logan Jackson transferred to English jail as authorities feared he could not be kept safe in Irish prison

By David Raleigh

Covid pushes spend on first series of Valhalla above €55m

By Gordon Deegan

Man avoids jail for squirting liquid in eye of anti-lockdown protester Dee Wall

By Tom Tuite

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘savagery’ as strikes kill at least eight people

By Daniel McLaughlin

Boxing

Michael Conlan to fight Luis Alberto Lopez for world title in Belfast

Spanish no-confidence vote fails, bolstering coalition government

By Guy Hedgecoe

Philip Morris joins challenge to EU ban on heated flavoured tobacco products

Rental market shrinks by 80,000 homes in 10 years, housing conference told

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

No TikTok ban for civil servants’ devices, Ossian Smyth says

By Jack Horgan-Jones

‘The Germans are back’: Fáilte Ireland trade show sees resurgent international demand

By Anne Lucey

Andrew Tate has Romania detention extended amid trafficking inquiry

Job search platform Indeed to cut 2,200 jobs globally

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates and says ‘some additional firming’ is possible

Appeal court refuses to refer environmental group’s questions to CJEU

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Weapons recovered by detectives investigating dissident republicans

By David Young

Paddy Carr resigns as Donegal manager after just five months in the job

By Gordon Manning

Murder accused had mental disorder when he killed Jasmine McMonagle, psychiatrists say

By Fiona Magennis

Shares tread water ahead of Fed decision

By Ian Curran

Alanna Quinn Idris tells court the life she knew came to ‘abrupt end’ on night of attack

By Jessica Magee

Life expectancy in Ireland making strongest gains in western Europe, committee hears

By Tim O'Brien

‘No plans to introduce drop-off charges’ at Dublin Airport despite planning victory

By Ian Curran

Evan Ferguson starts for Ireland against Latvia as Omobamidele returns

Determined Macron’s pension reform in doubt amid growing anger in France

By Lara Marlowe

Eviction ban vote shows why Government is more stable than it may appear

By Cormac McQuinn

Garda sergeants defer second day of protest to enter conciliation process

By Conor Lally

URC: Leinster face a Stormers onslaught as top six square off

By John O'Sullivan

Department giving ‘urgent consideration’ to St John Ambulance report findings

By Jack Power

Africa

Calls for Ugandan president to veto anti-homosexuality Bill

By Sally Hayden

An Irish Diary

Connacht Capitol - Frank McNally on Ireland’s little-known ‘Washington’

By Frank McNally

House prices and rents expected to continue increasing, committee told

By Mark Hilliard

FlowForma targets new growth as company opens US office

By Ciara O'Brien

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the DUP vote on the Stormont Brake: no, for now.

Housing & Planning

Law to strengthen short-term letting regulations may be delayed by up to nine months

By Cormac McQuinn

Editorials

The Irish Times view on pension reform in France: Macron struggles to make his case

Manchester United takeover battle intensifies as increased bids are made

By Sean Ingle

Oireachtas

Eviction ban: Government wins Dáil vote on ending measure later this month

By Sarah Burns, Jack Horgan-Jones and Olivia Kelleher

Transport

Application lodged for extension of Dart to Celbridge and Hazelhatch

By Tim O'Brien

DUP leader says ‘more is needed’ on North’s post-Brexit trade arrangements for party to return to Stormont

By Seanín Graham

Sunak paid more than £1m in tax over last three financial years

Boris Johnson claims Covid gatherings were necessary during grilling by MPs

By Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe, Jim Pickard and George Parker in London

Oireachtas

Green Party’s Neasa Hourigan suspended from parliamentary party for 15 months after voting against Government

By Cormac McQuinn

Miriam Lord: TD wonders how much Independent support in eviction ban vote cost taxpayer

By Miriam Lord

Ireland player ratings v Latvia: Evan Ferguson takes less than 20 minutes to score first goal

By Gordon Manning

Ireland v Latvia: Ogbene seals win on night Evan Ferguson scores first international goal

By Gavin Cummiskey

Ken Early: Evan Ferguson sends a lot of people home feeling excited about great nights to come

By Ken Early

Golf

Rory McIlroy happy with new equipment as he opens with victory at WGC Matchplay

By Philip Reid

‘Considerable uncertainty’ surrounding effectiveness of taking painkillers for back pain, study finds

By Nathan Johns

Eviction ban: Five key concessions made by Coalition to secure Independent support

By Jennifer Bray