Article Index

Asylum by Brendan Kelly: Ireland’s ‘awkward institutions’ laid bare

By Matthew Shipsey

Food

Takara review: A popular city centre restaurant with good vegetarian and vegan options

By Corinna Hardgrave

Tickled pink with a kitchen makeover by Dulux Heritage paint

Financial Services

Jeans and no assistant in the office: How an Irish banker is changing Britain’s sixth largest lender

By Mark Paul

The Old Oak: Ken Loach’s last orders deliver a generous round

By Tara Brady

Work

Organisational culture in the world of hybrid work

By Olive Keogh

How SSE offers a graduate programme with purpose – and great career prospects

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A delightful amuse-bouche that reunites Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl

By Donald Clarke

Deloitte Ireland reports 12% rise in revenues

By Ellen O’Regan

Other People’s Children: A very French marriage of realism and erotica

By Tara Brady

Economy

John FitzGerald: Raising the price of dirty fuels drives investment in greener technologies

By John FitzGerald

Advertising Feature

Efforts to achieve equal representation in Stem continue to face challenges

Advertising Feature

The Budget balancing act

Wilco: Cousin - a progressive album dappled with a sumptuous melancholic hue

By Lauren Murphy

RBG Trio: RBG Trio – Excellent debut from a cross-Border improvisatory jazz machine

By Cormac Larkin

Sufjan Stevens: Javelin - Songs of tenderness and vulnerability with added poignancy

By Éamon Sweeney

Asia-Pacific

As China pauses to reflect, Xi sets out his stall for a new global order

By Denis Staunton

Ryan Tubridy set for first public appearance next month at event for women farmers

By John Burns

House prices edge higher as available secondhand properties tumble - Daft.ie

By Ian Curran

Jape: Endless Thread – After six albums and two decades, the Dubliner has found a winning formula

By Lauren Murphy

TV & Radio

Today lies between Prime Time and Teletubbies, with Dáithí a blend of David McCullagh and a baby-faced sun

By Patrick Freyne

TV & Radio

‘Is it a little bit of a dog whistle?’ Newstalk Breakfast hosts swap conversations for clickbait

By Mick Heaney

New Dublin apartments from €310,000 in Lucan to €2.8m in Lansdowne Place

By Frances O'Rourke

Slowdown in mortgage approvals despite ‘strong’ demand for home loans

By Ian Curran

New homes in Kildare: apartments, duplexes and three-beds with studies from €280,000

By Miriam Mulcahy

Old church reimagined as a comfortable home in Wicklow for €725,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Interiors

Thinking about downsizing? How to prepare for a move to a smaller home

By Denise O'Connor

Education

Nearly 25% of Leaving Certificate rechecks result in upgrades

By Carl O'Brien

Waiting for Google: In search of rugby-loving Samuel Beckett around Paris

By Johnny Watterson

Mary Lou McDonald most popular choice for taoiseach, Irish Times/Ipsos poll finds

By Pat Leahy

Jack Conan grateful for patience of Ireland staff as he tried to save his World Cup

By Johnny Watterson

Shamrock Rovers still unsure if Jack Byrne will play again this season

By Paul Buttner

Opinion

The beauty of rugby is that it has always recognised Ireland’s complex identities

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Data centres in Ireland: the grey, windowless structures causing controversy

By Colm Keena

People

I genuinely get a little thrill when I put on my clothing items that have pockets

By Emer McLysaght

Politicians call for exclusion zones and Defence Forces’ help to tackle threats

By Jennifer Bray

Gaelic Games

‘His competitive nature is unbelievable’: Conor McKenna on the verge of AFL/All-Ireland double

By Gordon Manning

Athletics

Dublin half-marathon winner Aoife Cleary: ‘It started just by being outside, being free from everything’

By Ian O'Riordan

Racing

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe still European racing’s most evocative occasion

By Brian O'Connor

Opinion

Ireland is on the frontline of the battle against misinformation

By Gerard Howlin

Irish Times poll analysis: Sinn Féin will have to compromise if Mary Lou McDonald is to make history

By Pat Leahy

Tensions rise over roads spending as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil press Eamon Ryan

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Plenty of Ireland players to watch as Women’s Super League kicks off

By Mary Hannigan

What will €695,000 buy in France, the Dominican Republic, the US, the Bahamas and Dublin?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Health

Group chief of Aperee Living nursing homes resigned over ‘financial integrity’ concerns

By Jack Power

In the News

‘They didn’t know one end of a boat from another’

By Bernice Harrison

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Business Today Newsletter

How to pick the best estate agent and maximise the sale price of your home

By Joanne Hunt

Athletics

Sonia O’Sullivan: How does any woman run a marathon 11 minutes faster than the Irish record?

By Sonia O'Sullivan

House prices and loan approvals, data centres in Ireland, and Ryan Tubridy’s farming gig

By Ciarán Hancock

Ashling Murphy murder trial and Graham Dwyer appeal among cases in new legal year

By Mary Carolan and Alison O'Riordan

Opinion

Ireland has museums for dinosaurs, country life and rugby. It’s time we had one for women

By Justine McCarthy

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Sunak’s net zero U-turn: a backward step

Biden warns a second Trump presidency will threaten democracy

By Robert Tait

Football All Stars

James McCarthy left out of shortlist for 2023 Footballer of the Year

By Gordon Manning

U2 at the Las Vegas Sphere: 25 dates, $1m a show and 1,586 speakers to blast out the hits

By Ed Power

Poll shows the vast majority of Irish voters want change in how country is run

By Aisling Corcoran

Your morning briefing: McDonald clear choice for taoiseach, poll finds; Colombian cartel suspected of supplying cocaine seized on ship off Cork

Government urged to ‘take action’ on insurance premiums

By Colin Gleeson

Environment

Dublin City Council should develop more ‘pocket parks’, says Green Party MEP

By Vivienne Clarke

Stage

Breathwork review: An extremely intimate performance on a vast, global theme

By Michael Dungan

Losses at European arm of Stripe grow as cost of sales increase

By Colin Gleeson

Cork drugs haul: Two men charged over record €157m cocaine seizure

By Conor Lally

Space

Last supermoon of 2023, the year’s Harvest Moon, visible Friday

By Tim O'Brien

Tesla’s black workers faced widespread racism, US agency alleges

By Taylor Nicole Rogers

Ed Sheeran: Autumn Variations – The news is not good

By Lauren Murphy

Sports Briefing

Mary Hannigan: Europe off to a strong start at Ryder Cup in Rome

By Mary Hannigan

School warned about Rotterdam suspect before alleged shootings

Stage

Zona Franca review: An exuberant exhibition of hopes and dreams, with an undertow of darker memories

By Michael Seaver

Economy

Euro zone inflation falls to lowest level in two years as economy slows

Ireland captain Katie McCabe extends her stay at Arsenal with new contract

By Mary Hannigan

Man (20s) in critical condition after Dawson Street assault

By Tim O'Brien

Your Money

Regulator puts six-month stay on disconnection for vulnerable electricity and gas customers

By Conor Pope

Irish Water to seek Shannon extraction permit next year

By Barry O'Halloran

Environment

Ireland’s newest National Park announced for Co Meath

By Sylvia Thompson

Breaking News

DJ Carey charged with deception and forgery in alleged cancer treatment scam

By Colm Keena

Your Money

Rise of contactless transactions continues, Central Bank finds

By Conor Pope

Asia-Pacific

Blast kills 52 at celebration rally in southwest Pakistan

Matt Williams: The Wallabies’ catastrophic self destruction a cautionary tale for Irish rugby

By Matt Williams

Education

Parents to be surveyed about converting schools to multi-denominational ethos

By Carl O'Brien

Manchester United

Manchester United will assess Antony’s mental state before he returns to pitch

By Jamie Jackson

Hotel did not discriminate against guest who couldn’t get out of swimming pool

On The Money Newsletter

‘Unretirement’: How to protect your pension pot if you plan to work after reaching retirement age

By Joanne Hunt

People

From Bono to Samurai swords: Dublin’s ‘Knife Man’ on the dying sharpening trade

By Denis Murphy

Former residence of Irish ambassador in Washington DC goes on sale

By Darragh McDonagh

Culture

Laurence Fox’s misogynistic rant on Dan Wootton’s GB News show comes straight from the Murdoch playbook

By Hugh Linehan

Man who posted ‘grossly offensive’ image of murder victim Natalie McNally jailed for three months

By Paul Higgins

Help with cost of living and free GP care main budget priorities for under 35s

By Cormac McQuinn

New advanced chip facility in Leixlip will put Ireland at centre of AI revolution, says Intel chief

By Ciara O'Brien

TV & Radio

Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally take home prestigious honour at British Podcast Awards

Column

Galway United’s Vincent Borden on a soccer career and world in motion

By Michael Walker

Ryder Cup

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy react to Ryder Cup foursomes clean sweep

Social Affairs

Number of homeless children reaches highest level since records began

By Kitty Holland

Gaelic Games

DJ Carey one of the first hurlers to transcend sport and gain wider recognition

By Gordon Manning and Colm Keena

Bono says united Ireland would be ‘wonderful’ but two states still at ‘dating stage’

By Jack Power

€157m drug seizure shows importance of ‘reconnaissance’ and not just ‘physical ships at sea’, Tánaiste says

By Olivia Kelleher

RIAM’s inaugural Wigmore Hall Festival has drawn to a close. How did the new venue perform?

By Michael Dervan

Bride Rosney a formidable advocate but also generous and kind, Mary Robinson tells funeral

By Harry McGee

The Movie Quiz: What do you often see at the start of Pixar films?

By Donald Clarke

Sarah Mescall funeral hears of ‘heavy cloud’ over community after death linked to TikTok challenge

By Gordon Deegan

Oldest sitting US senator Dianne Feinstein dies aged 90

By Lauren Fedor and James Politi in Washington

Spanish conservative Feijoo fails to win MPs’ backing to become prime minister

By Sam Jones in Madrid

Advertising Feature

The Palace Bar celebrates an incredible 200 years

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Man who allegedly barricaded himself into Ballina house charged with threatening to kill

By Tom Shiel

Gaelic Games

Carlow voice concerns over GAA Special Congress motion to end preliminary quarter-finals

By Gordon Manning

One-off cost of living supports ‘will be in people’s pockets by Christmas’ - Varadkar

By Cormac McQuinn and Ciara O'Brien

Number of new HIV cases in Amsterdam falls by 90 per cent

By Peter Cluskey

Author Cathy Kelly confirms breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m doing well’

By Ellen O’Donoghue

Inside Politics

Demographic trends spell trouble for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

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Middle East

Netanyahu vows to stem criminal violence that has claimed lives of almost 200 Israeli Arabs

By Mark Weiss

Clerical sex scandals in Poland overshadow Catholic synod in Rome

By Derek Scally

No room for racism in sport, says Varadkar amid Gymnastics Ireland row

‘Tiny dancer’ Rishi Sunak tries comedy as poll numbers suggest Tories might end up as the butt of the joke

By Mark Paul

Health

Children with mental health issues more likely to have poor mental and physical health into adulthood

By Paul Cullen

They shine Washington’s shoes and pour its drinks. Another shutdown would hurt

By Michael Levenson and Christine Hauser

The Counter Ruck

Gerry Thornley: Rugby doesn’t have the depth of quality to justify an expanded World Cup

By Gerry Thornley

Markets

Report calls for action to support Irish Stock Exchange amid departures

By Joe Brennan

Europe braces as Slovakia’s Russian-leaning populist seeks a comeback

By Naomi O’Leary

Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup: Europe dominate USA as Rory McIlroy wins both his matches

By Malachy Clerkin

Asia-Pacific

Azerbaijan’s law-enforcement agencies detain Armenian generals

Racing

Aidan O’Brien in pursuit of valuable Group One glory for promising two-year-old team

By Brian O'Connor

GRA urges McEntee to intervene in Garda roster dispute

By Conor Lally and Cormac McQuinn

Sport

Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk in ‘biggest heavyweight fight of the century’

Special Reports

Enhanced analytics among new indispensables of corporate finance

By Danielle Barron

Markets end third quarter on a high

By Barry O'Halloran

Ryder Cup as it happened: Europe take big lead

By David Gorman

An Irish Diary

A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

By Frank McNally

Housing Agency scheme has made ‘little to no progress’ in developing half of the sites in portfolio, audit finds

By Jack Power

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the key talks on Budget 2024: persist with prudence

Denis Walsh: Luke Donald’s captaincy and Shane Lowry’s energy put Europe on the right course at the Ryder Cup

By Denis Walsh

Ryder Cup: New generation leads Europe to unprecedented first day

By Philip Reid

Health

Temple Street parents call for statutory inquiry into spinal surgery failings as they meet HSE chief and Minister

By Paul Cullen

Welfare schemes for low-income farmers and carers top survey list for ‘irregular’ payments

By Colm Keena

Man charged with murder over fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996

Brooks Koepka accuses Ryder Cup rival Rahm of acting ‘like a child’

By Ewan Murray at Marco Simone Golf Club

Russia puts ex-Wagner mercenary in charge of volunteers fighting in Ukraine

By Daniel McLaughlin

Ireland’s biggest cocaine haul: The story of record seizure of 2.2 tonnes of drugs off Cork coast

By Conor Lally, Conor Gallagher and Barry Roche

OPW unable to reach public access deal with Castletown House developers

By Jade Wilson and Fiachra Gallagher

Social Affairs

About 20,000 believed to have received pandemic unemployment support while working are to be contacted by department

By Emmet Malone

Ryder Cup: Fantasy golf from Europe as they get off to a dream start

By Philip Reid

Two men appear in court charged over €157m cocaine haul off Irish coast

By Brendan Furlong

New York in state of emergency as torrential rain leaves streets flooded

Aston Villa gear up for Brighton test in battle to be best of the rest

By Ben Fisher

Cycling

Eddie Dunbar up to ninth overall in CRO Race in Croatia

By Shane Stokes

Graham Burke scores and is sent off as Shamrock Rovers beat Shelbourne

By Darryl Geraghty

Ruthless New Zealand score 14 tries against dire Italy

By John O'Sullivan

League of Ireland wrap: Dundalk come from behind to beat Drogheda in Louth derby

Klopp re-energised and excited by new-look Liverpool’s prospects

By Andy Hunter

Inspired by Liverpool, Ange Postecoglou aims to bring happy days to Spurs

By David Hytner

Sophie Hannah: ‘My mum normalised writing as a career, so it felt like a possibility for me’

By Martin Doyle

Patrick; Ada’s Realm; Sidle Creek

Poem of the Week: Steps

By Peter Sirr

Rugby anthems

Urban and suburban design

Debt and surpluses

Weight-loss drugs have potential to save airlines millions

By Mary Schlangenstein

Bus Éireann is letting students down

Barristers, fees and criminal law

Medical devices

The state of Dublin

The Peter McVerry Trust

Training and apprenticeship

Culture

In a Word... Cat

By Patsy McGarry

Culture

Rugby unites Ireland as no other sport can

By Patsy McGarry

Obituaries

Bride Rosney obituary: Brilliant strategist who shaped Mary Robinson’s presidential campaign