Article Index

‘There are no short cuts in handcrafting a set of uilleann pipes’

By Sandra O'Connell

The sorcery of apprenticeship

By Sandra O'Connell

Economies of scale make larger trusts masters of the pension universe

By Danielle Barron

Defined benefit pension schemes – should you stick or twist?

By Sandra O'Connell

DJ Shadow: Action Adventure – An undoubted sense of nostalgia

By Lauren Murphy

What are the early drawdown options on my pension fund?

By Danielle Barron

Rivers trusts are the champions of Ireland’s inland waterways

By Sylvia Thompson

Gaeilge bheo... Irish is alive and kicking on social media

Tailteann Games were aimed at ensuring new nation made a splash

Lacemaking and embroidery are part of the fabric of Irish society

Pain Hustlers: Spitballing and shimmying through the US opioid crisis

By Tara Brady

Are you putting away enough to pay for your retirement income?

By Sandra O'Connell

OMD: Bauhaus Staircase – Heady mix of dystopian electronics and bouncy pop

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Chevron fossil fuel boss: ‘We are not selling a product that is evil’

By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Jamie Smyth

Microsoft backs AI skills training programme

By Ciara O'Brien

Can you rely on the State pension to carry you through retirement?

Auto-enrolment pension scheme to take the path of least resistance

By Barry McCall

Hilary Woods: Acts of Light – Potent, experimental, moody, warm and intriguing

By Siobhán Kane

EY Ireland in expansion mode as revenue climbs 31% to €705m

By Ian Curran

Food Month

Takeaway review: Authentic northern Indian food with an impressive selection of vegetarian dishes

By Corinna Hardgrave

Homegrown by Jeffrey Toobin: Timothy McVeigh’s cautionary tale

By Bill Barich

Chance encounters with history mean a call to the National Museum

Lego competition’s focus is on the building blocks of Ireland’s future

All hail the king and queen of the new stone age

Saving treasures from the smoke

First-time buyer mortgage drawdowns hit highest levels since Celtic Tiger era

By Ian Curran

Devil will be in the detail of national auto-enrolment pension scheme

By Barry McCall

How green is my pension? Retirement funds reflect ESG investing shift

By Jillian Godsil

Life & Style

The Burren provides one of the world’s most profound lessons

By Catherine Cleary

What to do if you’re in your 40s or 50s and haven’t started a pension

By Barry McCall

What should you do with your pension when you move jobs?

Approved retirement fund or annuity? Weighing up pension options

By Danielle Barron

Why it’s best not to cross the pension standard fund threshold

By Jillian Godsil

Cashing in on retirement: How to make the most of your pension pot

By Jillian Godsil

How much risk is too much when it comes to pension savings?

TV & Radio

Andrea Gilligan might not pose the toughest questions, but she knows how to dodge a bullet

By Mick Heaney

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren on casting for a trans child role: ‘We looked all over... We met girls and trans girls’

By Tara Brady

The Movie Quiz: What Irish film was briefly the highest grossing ever at the domestic box office?

By Donald Clarke

TV & Radio

Patrick Freyne on Surviving Paradise: Where did the contestants learn about emotional expression? From emojis?

By Patrick Freyne

Departing Paddy Power staff with long service say redundancy amounts to ‘just one year’s pay’

By Barry O'Halloran

AVCs the best and most tax-efficient way to top up your pension pot

By Sandra O'Connell

Influencers told by consumer watchdog to use ‘ad’ and ‘gifted’ hashtags in posts

By Laura Slattery

Interiors

How flooring can transform a room from drab to dazzling

By Denise O'Connor

Opinion

A government that cannot budget credibly is not a credible government

By Gerard Howlin

Sport

Irish sailor Pamela Lee on a daunting transatlantic challenge: ‘You think, what the f*** are you doing?’

By Louise Lawless

The Killer: Michael Fassbender elevates David Fincher’s sleek, hollow entertainment

By Tara Brady

Opinion

Justine McCarthy: When are the international police coming to investigate Israel’s wanton bloodletting?

By Justine McCarthy

Meta opens new offices in former AIB headquarters

By Peter Flanagan

Gaelic Games

Monumental work of research sheds new light on GAA in the time of Sam

By Seán Moran

Athletics

Dublin Marathon: Defending Irish champions to miss event this weekend

By Ian O'Riordan

Residential

What will €175,000 buy in Sweden, Thailand, Spain, Argentina and Offaly?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Opinion

Britney’s gossipy celebrity memoir contains a serious hidden message

By Finn McRedmond

Church services

Athletics

Sonia O’Sullivan: Running the Dublin Marathon and the muscle soreness like no other

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Hugo Boss falls foul of Dublin City Council

By John Burns

As Cosgrave falls on his sword, where does Web Summit go from here?

By Ciara O'Brien

Economy

We need to prepare for a world of more rain and floods

By John FitzGerald

Rugby

Kathryn Dane: ‘I was surprised by the lack of preparation women had for rugby tackles’

By Nathan Johns

People

I ordered my Christmas tree. I won’t be decorating it until December 8th though. I’m not a complete animal

By Emer McLysaght

Asia-Pacific

California governor’s meeting with Xi Jinping helps thaw US-China relations

By Denis Staunton

State-of-the-art flood warning system delayed due to staff shortages

By Mark Hilliard

St Pat’s hoping to keep Shamrock Rovers waiting for four-in-a-row

By Paul Buttner

Racing

Jump racing to come under pressure because with thrills come spills

By Brian O'Connor

Your Family

‘Vasectomies should be provided free of charge’

By Simon Tierney

Kojaque: Phantom of the Afters – An emotional odyssey of hard-hitting raps and soft beats

By Éamon Sweeney

Business Today Newsletter

Almost half of adults own a smart speaker, finds radio industry report

By Laura Slattery

Paddy Power’s redundancy row, EY Ireland’s revenues, and what next for Web Summit?

By Úna McCaffrey

US carries out airstrikes on Iran-linked sites in Syria

By Martin Wall

People

‘I’ve always been really interested in the darker side of things, the macabre, the gritty, the gruesome’

By Ciaran Behan and Joanne Hunt

Maine residents urged to stay home as police search woods and river for gunman

Your morning briefing: First-time buyers borrowing surges; US bombs targets in Syria; and staff shortages delay new flood forecasting system

Ulster Bank down to final €200m of deposits

By Joe Brennan

Europe

EU backs plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine aid

By Daniel McLaughlin

Aer Lingus operating profit exceeded pre-Covid 2019 in third quarter

By Colin Gleeson and Barry O'Halloran

Win a luxury spa getaway at Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa.

Win a Dublin city getaway with Premier Suites.

NatWest admits to ‘serious failings’ over treatment of Nigel Farage

By Stephen Morris and Akila Quinio

High Court appoints interim examiner to HealthBeacon as it has ‘run out of cash’

By Ellen O'Riordan and Joe Brennan

Sports Briefing

Mary Hannigan: Is the easiest Ireland manager solution the most obvious one?

By Mary Hannigan

Future of Road Safety Authority questioned in Dáil as road deaths climb

By Sarah Burns

Taoiseach ‘satisfied’ with EU’s call for pauses rather than ceasefire in Gaza

By Pat Leahy

Bank of Ireland hikes variable mortgage rates 0.25%

By Colin Gleeson

On The Money Newsletter

Schemes to help buy your own home are not just for those on low incomes

By Dominic Coyle

United Ireland vote ‘quite distant’, says Varadkar

By Pat Leahy

Rugby

Bundee Aki extends Ireland central contract until 2025

By Nathan Johns

Economy

Irish economy shrank between July and September

By Peter Flanagan

Man faces €90,000 damages and legal bill over assault carried out when he was 16

By Ray Managh

Rugby World CupOpens in new window

Retail sales rise as furniture and hardware sales jump

By Laura Slattery

Matt Williams: South Africa play rugby in a way it was never meant to be played

By Matt Williams

Education

No blanket smartphone ban planned for schools

By Carl O'Brien

Economy

Inflation in Ireland slowed to 3.6% in October as energy prices fell

By Colin Gleeson

Goods handled by Irish ports down 7% in second quarter

By Colin Gleeson

TV & Radio

Patrick Kielty’s Late Late Show: The host is excellent. Everything else... not so much

By Hugh Linehan

Food Month

Food Month begins at The Irish Times: From events, recipes and features, here’s what to expect

By Marie Claire Digby

Mentally ill man given 10 years for killing cellmate without ‘any justification’

By Paul Neilan

Big Tech

‘He broke the culture in a week’: How Elon Musk changed Twitter’s Dublin operation

By Fiachra Gallagher

Rugby

URC team news: Springbok Aphiwe Dyantyi to debut for Sharks after returning from four-year doping ban

By Nathan Johns

Nigeria hails overturning of €10.4bn damages ruling in favour of Irish founded company

By Sam Tobin

Media

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Dublin Marathon: ‘The last six miles are really hard and then it’s mind over matter’, says 83-year-old runner

By Shauna Bowers

Crisis in Irish retirement savings has no silver-bullet solution

By Barry McCall

Man arrested for murder of Ashling Murphy immediately after being discharged from hospital, court told

By Mary Carolan

Number of homeless children in State reaches record 3,904 in September

By Shauna Bowers

Man to stand trial on charges arising from bomb hoax incident involving Minister Simon Coveney

By Ashleigh McDonald

‘A terrifying ordeal’: Man jailed for violently sexually assaulting former sister-in-law

By Isabel Hayes

Stage

La Ciociara review: The audience roars its approval as the curtain falls on this seat-shiftingly vivid opera

By Michael Dervan

'It was beyond homophobia': Sligo’s LGBTQ community still reeling after killer's spree of violence

By Marese McDonagh

Man dressed as a ‘Minion’ robbed convenience store armed with a knife, court told

By Alan Erwin

Win a spectacular year-long wine experience with The K Club

Soldier accused of attacking girlfriend at Army barracks will be tried at Circuit Court

By Tom Tuite

Average pay at Intel’s Irish R&D unit tops €120,000

By Gordon Deegan

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to sell stock for first time

By Owen Walker and Joshua Franklin

High Court urges Dairymaster family members to resolve row over €10m payment

'Seismic omission' saw HSE worker engaged in 'quiet quitting' remain on full pay for over two years, WRC finds

By Stephen Bourke

Education

Thousands of student beds ‘to be funded’

Girl discharged ‘without specialist assessment’ after inhaling peanut settles for €60,000

Israel’s war cabinet: The five men who will determine the course of the conflict

By James Shotter in Jerusalem

Europe

Dutch farmers’ protest party suffers embarrassment over neo-Nazi tweets

By Peter Cluskey

Peter McVerry Trust ordered to complete €300,000 purchase of Killarney site for youth sheltered facility

By Anne Lucey

Guest house owner seeks injunction over property being used to house Ukrainian refugees

By Ellen O'Riordan

More than 800 PSNI officers and employees take legal action over data breach

By Paul Higgins

Iran knows it could lose a lot if war spreads

By Michael Jansen

Loughgall inquest will not be finished by legacy cut-off date, court told

Pressure builds on German Fridays for Future over Greta Thunberg’s Gaza claims

By Derek Scally

N3 fully reopens after fatal incident near Blanchardstown

By Mark Hilliard

Gerald Dawe wins Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award

By Martin Doyle

Bank holiday weekend: Yellow weather warning with more rain due before Dublin marathon

By Shauna Bowers

My Liffey: ‘It’s quite wild in comparison to rivers in other parts of the country’

By Jade Wilson

Asia-Pacific

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies aged 68

By Denis Staunton

The Counter Ruck

Gerry Thornley: Extending Bundee Aki’s contract is good business from IRFU

By Gerry Thornley

Advertising Feature

Preparing for the intelligent workplace

Mentally ill prisoner who strangled cellmate is jailed for 10 years

By Paul Neilan

Web Summit co-founders want Paddy Cosgrave to sell his shares

By Ciara O'Brien

Court upholds order against woman to pay 60% of legal costs due to ‘false rape allegations’

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Ukrainian refugees in State accommodation may get Christmas travel exemption

By Jade Wilson

Ivanka Trump must testify at father’s fraud trial, court rules

By Lauren Aratani in New York

Revenue warns businesses on employment rules following Domino’s Pizza ruling

By Barry O'Halloran

Israel-Hamas war

Israel to expand ground operations in Gaza tonight

Europe

Hundreds of thousands suffered church abuse, Spanish inquiry says

By Guy Hedgecoe

Fallout from Cabinet meeting sees shift in Government’s stance on refugees

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Health

Minutes of health budget meeting show HSE reluctance to act on cost-cutting measures

By Paul Cullen

US strikes Iran-linked targets in Syria

By Felicia Schwartz in Washington and James Shotter in Jerusalem

Racing

Attitude softening in Government about proposed gambling advertising ban

By Brian O'Connor

An Irish Diary

Cliffhanger from Cooneen - Frank McNally on the only Irish ghost that ever emigrated

By Frank McNally

Hamas leaders surprised by US ‘going into battle’

By Raya Jalabi in Beirut

Markets

European stocks fall on back of disappointing earnings

By Ciara O'Brien

Stardust survivor tells inquests: ‘I cannot believe I survived ... we were trapped like rats’

By Kitty Holland

Racing

Prolific point-to-point winner Helen McDonogh dies aged 82

By Brian O'Connor

Murder accused claimed to have found evidence partner was in incestuous relationship, jury hears

By Alison O’Riordan

Editorials

The Irish Times view on housing Ukrainian refugees: a new phase in the crisis

Abuse survivor Mark Ryan remembered with ‘deep, deep gratitude’

By Patsy McGarry

Karen Duggan: Katie McCabe is one of a kind, a special player

By Karen Duggan

Manchester derby marked by drama, intrigue and a new striker rivalry

By Jamie Jackson

Katie McCabe scores hat-trick with torn tricep as Ireland demolish Albania

By Gavin Cummiskey

Israel pounds Gaza from air, sea and ground in unprecedented barrage, knocking out internet networks

By Mark Weiss and Pat Leahy

Shamrock Rovers crowned league champions for fourth season in a row after St Pat’s win

By Darryl Geraghty

Rugby World CupOpens in new window

How Shamrock Rovers won their fourth consecutive league title

By Gavin Cummiskey

Rugby World Cup: England edge to victory over Argentina in bronze final

By Gerard Meagher

Son Heung-min strikes as Tottenham hold off Crystal Palace to stretch lead

By Ed Aarons

League of Ireland: Derry City secure European football for 2024

The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers Guild: An epic nosh-up

By Michael Cronin

Black & Irish: Celebrating Black Irish Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes

By Niamh Jiménez

Poem of the Week: A Hymn to All Restless Girls

By Annemarie Ní Churreáin

Halloween Crosswords Terms & Conditions

Penelope Unbound by Mary Morrissy: What if Nora Barnacle hadn’t waited on James Joyce?

By Aimée Walsh