Article Index

Tech titans push for their utopia, but at what cost?

By Cantillon

Technology

Future of Genuity’s Irish DNA database is worryingly uncertain

By Karlin Lillington

Gaelic Games

Ciarán Murphy: Split season’s shortcomings leave GAA space to tend to local grassroots

By Ciarán Murphy

Wolves the first victim of the EU 2024 election campaign

By Naomi O’Leary

Big Tech

The high costs and slow take-up of virtual reality for employee training

By Janina Conboye

Light at the end of the tunnel for mortgage customers of credit servicing firms

By Cantillon

Ken Early: Loss of key men feels like a bad punchline for Ireland and Kenny

By Ken Early

Transport

DAA’s €75m bid for land between runways rejected by owners

By Arthur Beesley

Caelan Doris perfectly primed to prove his worth on the Rugby World Cup stage

By Gerry Thornley

Climate Crisis

Why did the EPA delete a tweet about eating meat?

By Hannah Daly

Past Lives: Beautiful, slyly moving cinematic debut heralds a new star in the firmament

By Donald Clarke

Angelheaded Hipster: This Marc Bolan documentary is at its best when it lets the T Rex frontman do the talking

By Tara Brady

Consumer Tech

Is this €900 Dyson mop worth it?

By Ciara O'Brien

Athletics

Four participants register to run in Dublin Marathon in nonbinary category

By Colin Coyle

Transport

Dublin Airport cleared to take down drones after series of flight disruptions earlier this year

By John Burns

Sport

Friday night lights, a most American tradition, has become synonymous with school shootings

By Dave Hannigan

Gaelic Games

Larry O’Gorman backs appointment of Keith Rossiter to bring back passion to Wexford hurling

By Gordon Manning

UK said to be low on options for escaping its €2.9tn ‘debt trap’

By Mark Paul

Gerry Thornley’s World Cup diary: On the trail of the makeshift press conferences

By Gerry Thornley

Health

‘Missed opportunities’ for organ donation identified in Irish hospitals

By Shauna Bowers

Culture

‘My schedule is Tosca, Tosca, Tosca, Aida, Tosca, Tosca’: Svetlana Kasyan on her signature role

By Michael Dervan

Hooke & MacDonald retain title at Irish Times SCSI tennis tournament

By Ronald Quinlan

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Longford and Cork

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Your Wellness

How can a person know what kind of therapy they need?

By Geraldine Walsh

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the ESRI proposal on tackling child poverty: an idea worth pursuing

New homes a stone’s throw from Blessington Lakes from €425,000

By Miriam Mulcahy

Upgraded Victorian on Grove Park with low heating costs for €1.75m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Greystones: More than 80 new apartments and duplexes from €490,000

By Tim O'Brien

Pristine end-of-terrace in Glasthule with large private garden and permission to extend for €750,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Live the high life in Clontarf close to the watering hole used by Brian Boru

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

What properties sold for in Killiney, Co Dublin

What will €650,000 buy in Dublin and Tipperary?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Musician Mike Harding’s ‘quirky’ Connemara cottage that hosted many a music session for €450,000

By Gemma Tipton

Price of prime west Cork property slashed by 22%

By Jessica Doyle

Elegant Victorian that once achieved record sale price on Palmerston Road for €5.25m

By Kevin Courtney

Life & Style

Ed Power: I have been let down so often by public transport I am incapable of trusting it

By Ed Power

Climate Crisis

Writing The Earth — a collaboration between writers and scientists aims to share understanding of geosciences

By Sylvia Thompson

Innovation

The Kerry foodies behind a plant-based food that ‘mimics the taste and texture of a chicken thigh bite for bite’

By Olive Keogh

Rugby

Rugby World Cup: Irish fans hit by ‘scandalous’ flight and accommodation prices

By Rory Fleming

Abroad

‘I would sit in silence from Knock to London as I tried to prepare for the wave of homesickness’

By Rebekah Rennick

Your Wellness

Sepsis: ‘Not once were we educated on this silent global killer which stole our son’s life’

By Arlene Harris

Nationalism appears to be making the Belfast Agreement up as it goes along

By Newton Emerson

Ireland needs more wild native forests – not lifeless Sitka plantations

By Eoghan Daltun

Business Today Newsletter

RTÉ has lost an asset in Ryan Tubridy but a good career probably awaits in Britain

By Finn McRedmond

Dublin Airport gets anti-drone go ahead, UK debt warning and Ireland’s DNA database

By Peter Flanagan

History

President leads tributes to historian and author Dermot Keogh who has died aged 78

By Barry Roche

Americas

Mexico supreme court decriminalises abortion across country

By Lillian Perlmutter in Mexico City

China considers law banning clothes that ‘hurt feelings’ of others

Sligo consulting engineering firm Jennings O’Donovan acquired by RSK Group

By Ciara O'Brien

Cairn Homes upgrades full-year forecasts as order book tops €1bn

By Joe Brennan

Rugby World Cup: All you need to know about Pool D

By John O'Sullivan

Advertising Feature

Finance of tomorrow, activated today

The true cost of extreme wealth - a Letter to the Editor by economists, artists and politicians calls for new taxes on the rich

Three men plead guilty to manslaughter of Carlow-born teenager in Australia

By Sarah Slater

Taoiseach calls for further energy price reductions as Electric Ireland cuts rates

By Conor Pope

Environment

Weather extremes: What’s causing the heatwave in Ireland, deadly floods in Europe?

By Nadeem Badshah

UK house prices fall by most since 2009 as rate rises bite

By David Milliken

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz sweeps back into US Open semi-finals

Stage

Only an Octave Apart review: An eclectic cabaret mash-up of classical and pop songs

By Chris McCormack

Greencoat signs long-term deal with FuturEnergy Ireland

By Ciara O'Brien

Sports Briefing

Malachy Clerkin: Stephen Kenny’s bad run of luck looks set to continue against France

By Malachy Clerkin

China’s renminbi hits 16-year low after exports tumble in August

By Joe Leahy and Hudson Lockett

Blow to farmers as McConalogue confirms Europe will not change position on nitrates directive

By Tim O'Brien

Japan pop agency head resigns over sex abuse by late founder

North Korea leans on Russia to bolster weapons trade

By Christian Davies and Song Jung-a in Seoul

What next for the Collisons? Just a madcap scheme to build a whole new city from scratch in California

By John Burns

Science

Science, tech, engineering and maths degrees will not take over university education

By William Reville

Gardaí appeal for witnesses and video of Ironman event in which two men died

Music

Feist at the National Stadium: Pure undistilled magic

By Kevin Courtney

Economy

US to press for fundamental reforms of IMF and World Bank at G20 summit

By Martin Wall

Smart Money

Is Ireland’s corporation tax party over?

By Cliff Taylor

Refugee housing system under ‘real pressure’ as 500 Ukrainians arrive each week

By Cormac McQuinn

Irish inflation climbs to 6.3% in August as mortgage interest rates soar

By Ellen O’Regan

Man who died in collision between truck and car in Carlow named

By Sarah Slater

Irish households increase their savings as wage rises outpace inflation

By Ciara O'Brien

Education

New maths curriculum for primary pupils puts emphasis on ‘playfulness’

By Carl O'Brien

Rugby World Cup TV schedule: All games will be to free-to-air for fans in Ireland

By Mary Hannigan

Sport

Irish rowers qualify three more boats for Paris Olympics

By Ian O'Riordan

Africa

African leaders under threat: where is the next coup?

By Aanu Adeoye in Lagos

US to arm Ukraine with controversial depleted-uranium munitions

Courts

Cork librarian Bruna Fonseca (28) died of asphyxia due to manual strangulation, inquest told

By Olivia Kelleher

Japan joins race to the moon with launch of lunar lander into space

Courts

Man (89) assaulted in Cork hospital died of cardiac arrest due to brain and spinal injury

By Olivia Kelleher

Oireachtas

Taoiseach says he believes there will be a united Ireland in his lifetime

By Olivia Kelleher

Irish Open: Headline stars Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy keep home fans happy with strong starts

By Philip Reid

The Women's Podcast

Anne Enright: ‘People that go around complaining they don’t win prizes … I always think of Trump and Georgia’

By Suzanne Brennan

Listen | 73:48

Rory McIlroy backs ‘amazing’ Portmarnock as future Open Championship venue

By Philip Reid

Extreme rainfall and flooding in Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey kill 15

By Niki Kitsantonis and Isabella Kwai

Competitions

Win a dining experience at the newly launched Sally Gap Bar & Brasserie at Powerscourt Hotel.

The four big drawbacks of the Northern Ireland legacy Bill

By Bobby McDonagh

Rugby

Ireland v Romania: Johnny Sexton captains strong side for Rugby World Cup opener

By Gerry Thornley

End of an era: Central Bank sells remaining IBRC-linked bonds

By Joe Brennan

Ryanair chief O’Leary gets pied by activists at his own protest

Rory McIlroy digs and claws out round to flip the script on his Irish Open opening day

By Malachy Clerkin

Temperatures to hit 28 degrees as hot weather warning for Ireland is in place

By Jack Power

Courts

Stardust inquests: Head doorman believed ‘everything worked well’ with emergency exits

By Kitty Holland

Deloitte extends Big Four lead with $65bn in annual revenue

By Stephen Foley

Middle East

SDF ‘ends military operations’ against Arab tribal militias in eastern Syria

By Michael Jansen

US pharma fights back against Biden campaign to cut prices

By Martin Wall

Health

Residents’ cash used to run nursing homes, Hiqa inspection report finds

By Tim O'Brien

Amsterdam is going downhill for cyclists, survey says

By Peter Cluskey

Education

UK return to EU Horizon programme significant boost for science research, says Irish universities

By Carl O'Brien

Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin quits politics to join non-profit organisation

Social Affairs

One in four 16-year-olds in Ireland have gambled for money, report finds

By Ronan McGreevy

Court told €9m sale of interest in East Wall property has been put at risk

By Aodhan O’Faolain

Crime & Law

Man hospitalised following assault in Dublin city centre

By Nathan Johns

Africa

Gabon ruling junta appoints former opposition leader as interim prime minister

European shares fall again as Apple weighs on US equities

By Ian Curran

Clarence Hotel returns to the black with €457,000 profit

By Gordon Deegan

Yoga class interrupted by police responding to report of ‘mass killing’

Back on the Horizon: Deal for British re-entry to scheme signifies further thaw in UK-EU relations

By Mark Paul

An Irish Diary

Cousins Removed – Frank McNally on a Belfast-born writer’s passage to India

By Frank McNally

Brother vows to continue justice struggle for sibling killed by British soldier

By Freya McClements

Troubles legacy Bill: Legal expert would be ‘astonished’ if amnesty provision deemed lawful

By Freya McClements

Farming & Food

Farmers bristle over lower nitrates derogation rate as EU rules aim to safeguard water quality

By Hannah Quinn Mulligan

Saoirse Ronan: ‘In Ireland there was such ownership over women, physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially’

Micheál Martin committed to Israel-Palestinian peace strategy

By Conor Gallagher

No commitment new proposed child benefit scheme will be included in budget

By Cormac McQuinn

Legal challenge lodged over controversial Northern Ireland legacy legislation

TV & Radio

Cheap Irish Homes: ‘Oh my word,’ says Maggie Molloy’s househunter, wowed by an affordable place to live

By Ed Power

Coalition urged to publish wording for family, care and gender referendums

By Emmet Malone

Liquidator appointed to operator of Iceland chain in Republic

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Selection process for new PSNI chief constable to be completed in November

Middle East

EU and US criticise Palestinian president’s remarks on Holocaust

Ukraine making ‘tangible progess’ with counteroffensive, says Blinken

By Daniel McLaughlin

Mark Power makes impressive professional debut in Irish Open

By Philip Reid

Middle East

Israeli government supporters rally in favour of judicial overhaul

By Mark Weiss

Budget package of €6.4bn to proceed even if tax take shows more volatility, says Donohoe

By Cormac McQuinn, Ellen O’Regan and Harry McGee

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the Rugby World Cup: opportunity beckons for Ireland

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the British government’s legacy Bill: a major error that erodes trust

Work

Staff at gas network contractor set to strike next week over pay and outsourcing issues

By Emmet Malone

TV & Radio

The Lovers: Meet-cute? Check. Simmering romantic tension? Check. Authentically Irish? Check again

By Ed Power

France 2 Rep of Ireland 0: How the Irish players rated as Euro 2024 hopes take another blow

By Gordon Manning

FT France 2 Ireland 0: Stephen Kenny’s team outplayed in Euro 2024 qualifier

By Eamon Donoghue

Music

Lankum miss out on 2023 Mercury music prize to British jazz group Ezra Collective

By Glen Murphy

France 2 Ireland 0

Chiedozie Ogbene: ‘I wouldn’t fault the effort, we came up against a world class team’

By Gordon Manning

France 2 Ireland 0: Ireland humbled in Paris as French stroll to easy victory

By Gavin Cummiskey

Actor Danny Masterson of That 70s Show sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rapes

Aircraft crashes outside Emo, Co Laois

France 2 Ireland 0

Stephen Kenny: ‘We are not at France’s level but at home it is different’

By Gavin Cummiskey

Former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of US Congress

By Martin Wall

Early adopters catch the worm

Living in a material world?

Filling the marketing funnel

By Barry McCall

Younger shoppers more comfortable with social shopping

By Jillian Godsil

Retail therapy: ‘Greenwashing’ crackdown, virtual banking and AI yet to make full impact

Dublin

‘Community safety wardens’ to be deployed on Dublin streets under McEntee plan

By Olivia Kelly

SCSI calls for ‘long-term’ budget planning to drive down housing costs

By Ellen O’Regan

Consumers are nervous but retail holding its own

By Danielle Barron

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3: The mounting Hellenic horrors include a flabby story, damp jokes and an occasional goat

By Tara Brady

Joining the club

Sticking to the knitting

Neutrality and ‘gallant allies’

A better mousetrap

Unrealistic targets

Economic warnings

Schools and patronage

Ukraine — defining victory

An all-island approach to invasive species

Speed limits and road safety