Article Index

‘My mother would keep each of her children home from school one day a week so she could get to know us’

By Marie Kelly

TV & Radio

Savaged by Anton: Easy questions for Seán O’Rourke, gentle inquisition for Lynn Boylan

By Mick Heaney

Advertising Feature

How to ensure your brand doesn’t suffer from attention deficit

Why private capital is the path to funding a net-zero world

By Barry McCall

Competitions

Win a luxurious overnight stay at the five star Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate

Beauty

Simone Gannon: Four autumn fragrances to love this season

By Simone Gannon

Advertising Feature

Calling all women entrepreneurs, Visa’s She’s Next grant programme is back

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Greenwashing guidance takes effect as investors get ever more vigilant

By Danielle Barron

Drink

John Wilson: Rich and warming wines for colder evenings

By John Wilson

Asia-Pacific

Dunhuang failing to convert its singing sand, camel rides and painted caves into a consistent revenue stream

By Denis Staunton

Restaurants

Review: This is a step above your typical Japanese takeaway

By Corinna Hardgrave

Film

The Movie Quiz: To date, only one Mike Leigh film has been Oscar-nominated. Which one?

By Donald Clarke

Data centres and climate obligations

Not all green investment funds are created equally

By Danielle Barron

Green finance careers: As the sector grows, so does demand for talent

By Edel Corrigan

The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Peter Jackson, Flutter

Residential

What will €325,000 buy in Cyprus, Canada, France, Italy and Connemara?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

My Roman Year by André Aciman: A superb memoir of the Call Me By Your Name author’s youth

By Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Residential

Newly refurbished coachman’s cottage in heart of Rathmines for €550,000

By Miriam Mulcahy

Dublin Bus drivers are practised in the art of soundness. Sydney could learn from them

By Brianna Parkins

There’s never been a better moment for a new left alliance to emerge

By Stephen Collins

Emer McLysaght: I’m a walking, talking example of how driving home the message of the Catholic Church in schools does not work

By Emer McLysaght

Social Affairs

Church services

Gambling law fails to tackle key fears, betting giant claims

By Barry O'Halloran

Mr Eason: The Meath accountant who turned a bookshop chain into a cash cow

By Ciarán Hancock

Smart Money

A group of borrowers is trapped in the never-never land of Irish mortgage arrears

By Cliff Taylor

Residential

Stylish D4 mews in the embassy belt a short walk from Herbert Park for €1.75m

By Kevin Courtney

Head of Gaelic Players’ Association backs review committee’s bid to make football more enjoyable to play and watch

By Paul Keane

Racing

Shrugging shoulders at Irish racing’s ‘wastage’ rate won’t cut it anymore

By Brian O'Connor

Tourist chiefs seek spending increase to €450m

By Barry O'Halloran

Had Mary Lou stuck with Fianna Fáil, she could be closer to becoming first woman taoiseach

By Justine McCarthy

Leinster’s James Culhane keen to push on after two seasons of stop-start

By Gerry Thornley

Gripping climax in prospect for the most intriguing of League of Ireland title races

By Gavin Cummiskey

How a €325m Irish factory became part of a geopolitical battle between US and China

By Colm Keena

Sinn Féin’s difficulties should not make Fine Gael complacent

By Diarmaid Ferriter

A Dún Laoghaire law firm, its loan scheme, and the client whose pension money went ‘missing’

By Colm Keena

Life & Style

What’s happening with house prices?

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

TV & Radio

Rivals: This Jilly Cooper bonkfest has too many pants around the ankles, not enough plot

By Ed Power

Rohan family shares €10m dividend

By Barry O'Halloran

Niall Ó Ceallacháin eager to see Dublin hurling move on to the next level

By Paul Keane

Election 2024

‘What election? I couldn’t give a s***e’: Farmers share political views as election fever builds

By Noel Baker in Bandon

Odesa Letter: ‘Unbroken Women’ overcome dreadful conditions to care for children with severe disabilities

By Chris Fitzpatrick

In the News Podcast

Why singer Liam Payne’s death is hitting One Direction fans hard

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 21:25

Glitch, glitch. Watching Trump dance for 40 minutes was like watching an empire buffer

By Mark O'Connell

Business Today Newsletter

Charging points for electric cruisers to be installed along the Shannon

By Tim O'Brien

Borrowers bask in latest ECB rate cut

By Peter Flanagan

Restaurants

Restaurants battle for survival: ‘The business has changed, Fridays and Mondays are gone’

By Corinna Hardgrave

Netflix beats forecasts in every major metric

By Lucas Shaw

Your top stories on Friday: Kyran Durnin (8) taken out of school two years ago; borrowing costs set to fall as interest rates cut

Boohoo’s Irish-born boss steps down amid strategic review

By Jennifer Creery

Competitions

Win a deluxe monthly wine subscription from Wines Of The World

Sport

Former Olympic snowboarder wanted by FBI on murder and drug charges

By Hank Sanders

Music

Kylie Minogue: Tension II review – One sexy banger after another

By Lauren Murphy

Education

Tom Garvin: UCD politics professor and author dies

By Tim O'Brien

Have your say on honouring Irish women: Are there any Irish streets, buildings, places or structures that should be named, or renamed, after women?

A tribute to Nell McCafferty

By Martin Doyle

Economy

Employees love the flexibility of hybrid working but it could prove costly in the long run

By John FitzGerald

Sports Briefing

Premier Division title race all about holding on

By Mary Hannigan

UK card fraud scourge prompts fresh call for social media action

Housing & Planning

What went wrong at the Peter McVerry Trust and why did it need a €15 million bailout?

By Arthur Beesley

On The Money Newsletter

Are you eligible for up to €30,000 in Government-funded retrofit works?

By Joanne Hunt

Dublin

Kenilworth Square residents’ group takes legal action over St Mary’s rugby pitch plan

By Jack White

Israel continues to bomb Gaza as hopes fade of Hamas leader’s death ending war

By Jason Burke and Malak A Tantesh

Competitions

Get behind the wheel of the latest electric vehicles at the Nevo Electric Vehicle Show.

Economy

Euro zone firms report slowdown in business momentum, ECB says

Man charged with murder of Mary Ward (22) in Belfast remanded in custody again

By Tom Tuite

Yahya Sinwar: what does Hamas leader’s death mean for ceasefire hopes?

By Mark Weiss

Leinster unlikely to find any calm before the storm in Connacht

By Gerry Thornley

Injured man said ‘I got shot at’ during 999 call made from farm of Diarmuid Phelan

By Mary Carolan

Mikel Arteta suggests he would be open to managing England in the future

By Ed Aarons

Connacht Council cuts ground rent rate for counties following GAA’s decision to scrap provincial leagues

By Seán Moran

Education

New college places for medicine, dentistry and other high-points courses

By Carl O'Brien

The Women's Podcast

Why are so few places and streets in Ireland named after women?

Listen | 34:57

Inside Politics Podcast

Will Sinn Féin’s many controversies cut through to their base?

Listen | 39:50

Social Affairs

Proposed ‘refugee camp’ for asylum seekers ruled out due to ‘political optics’

By Ken Foxe

Driver in west Dublin held up at knifepoint by hijacker

By Emmet Malone

IRFU says they do not support 20-minute red card

US Election

Swing-state governors rallying Democrats to the cause of helping Harris over the line

By Keith Duggan

Number of people in employment up 2.6% in year to August

By Colin Gleeson

Biden calls for greater backing for Ukraine and praises German support on short visit to Berlin

By Derek Scally

What next for Hamas? Assassination of leadership by Israel taking heavy toll

By Michael Jansen

‘I really enjoy the journey of it all’: Lacken lad Caelan Doris would make ideal Lions king

By Robert Kitson

The Politics Fix

Sinn Féin suffers another terrible week as election speculation hits fever pitch

By Pat Leahy

Politics

Former Fine Gael TD Noel Rock makes bid to return to Dáil in upcoming election

By Cormac McQuinn

The Counter Ruck

Gerry Thornley: Anthony Foley’s spirit lives on eight years after his untimely death

By Gerry Thornley

IDF reference removed from EU leaders’ criticism of attacks on peacekeepers in Lebanon

By Jack Power

US charges Indian official over failed New York assassination plot

By Joe Miller in New York and Ilya Gridneff in Toronto

Politics

‘Awful ambiguity’: Sinn Féin’s woes and Brian Stanley’s independent ambition make Laois even tighter

By Cormac McQuinn

Politics

Taoiseach Simon Harris to ‘engage with Coalition leaders’ before deciding on election date after O’Gorman’s comments

By Sarah Burns

High Court asked to find Bord Pleanála has failed to approve projects to meet 2030 environmental targets

By Ellen O'Riordan

Bushmills sales rise as it continues new spirits production

By Barry J Whyte

Culture

Ireland’s first public space named after a woman writer is opened

By Ella Sloane

Tributes paid to late Conroy Gold and Natural Resources founder Prof Richard Conroy

By Fiona Keeley

Education

Five new special schools to be established next year amid rise in pupils with additional needs

By Carl O'Brien

Dutch woman facing charges of crimes against humanity for enslaving two Yazidi women

By Peter Cluskey

Four men injured with multiple stab wounds in Nenagh

By David Raleigh

Council-owned firm formally withdraws defamation claim against Johnny Ronan companies

By Ellen O'Riordan

Former Ireland international Ronnie Gibbons alleges sexual assault by Mohamed Al Fayed

By Tom Garry

Hacker who ‘took about an hour’ to create program to infiltrate Nike website avoids jail

By Paul Higgins

CCPC clears Formpress bid for Inishowen Independent

By Laura Slattery

Storm Ashley could bring 120km/h winds to two counties as Met Éireann issues orange and yellow warnings

By Ronan McGreevy

German mayor resigns over homophobic abuse

By Derek Scally

Extradition treaty with Dubai approved, targeted at prosecuting Kinahan leadership

By Conor Gallagher

Supreme Court upholds decision to refuse residency to pair found to have submitted false records

By Paul Neilan

‘There was a lot of fear’: Diarmuid Phelan trial hears from witness to fatal shooting

By Mary Carolan

European shares edge higher as chipmaker stocks rally

By Laura Slattery

An Irish Diary

Old Haunt - Frank McNally on the sinister past of a Dublin street garden

By Frank McNally

Racing

Ground conditions again prove central element in Champions Day conclusion to cross-channel flat campaign

By Brian O'Connor

Racing

Gordon Elliott in pursuit of ‘National’ glory on both sides of the Atlantic

By Brian O'Connor

Twenty-two apartments in ‘luxury’ D4 development secured for social housing

By Gordon Deegan

Inventor alleges business partner trying to claim ownership of ‘holy grail’ material

Over €100,000 seized by gardaí investigating terrorist financing offences

By Jack White

Aoife Johnston’s family settle High Court action over her death at UHL

Music

‘We are happy with the price’: Music promoter Denis Desmond on buying Rory Gallagher’s guitar

By Ronan McGreevy

AIL preview: Terenure poised to test Clontarf’s unbeaten record

By Gerry Thornley

Golf

Jorge Campillo takes lead at Andalucia Masters as McKibbin slips back

By Philip Reid

Dublin hotel alleges employee misappropriated €597,000 in ‘elaborate fraud’

By Ellen O'Riordan

Editorials

The real keys to economic success are long-term in nature

Former Cork teacher (90) hailed a hero after being killed while pushing woman out of the way of car

By Jack White and Emmet Malone

Inquest into four-month-old baby’s death returns open verdict

By Fiachra Gallagher

Editorials

When the general election finally comes, surprises are likely

Minister for Justice vows anyone responsible for failing to protect Kyran Durnin (8) will be held accountable

By Conor Gallagher

Americas

Cuba hit by mass blackout as main power plant fails

PTSB says services restored after technical problems left customers unable to make payments

By Emmet Malone

Connacht’s rampage against Leinster not ideal conditions for rules trial

By Seán Moran

League of Ireland as it happened: Shelbourne stay ahead as Rovers and Derry keep pressure on

By David Gorman

‘Proper men’ Shelbourne cling onto top spot against Waterford

By Gavin Cummiskey

Malachy Clerkin: The new Gaelic football rules are fun but they need cynical teams to stress test them

By Malachy Clerkin

Erik ten Hag admits Manchester United board ‘not happy’ with team’s results

By Jamie Jackson

Jacob Stockdale stars as Ulster go to town on Ospreys

Juice by Tim Winton: A horrifying dystopian vision of a future shaped by climate change

By Claire Adam

The Road is Good by Uzo Aduba: A memoir that captures the intricacies of an extraordinary life

By Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi

Poem of the Week: Soundscape

By John Liddy

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell: Same method, but different result

By Hugh Linehan

How the World Eats by Julian Baggini: The global food system ‘is broken and we need to fix it urgently’

By John Walshe

In Good Time review: Methodist minister casts light on peacebuilding by church

By Richard English

Long-lost story by Dracula author Bram Stoker unearthed at National Library of Ireland

By Patrick Freyne

The Catchers by Xan Brooks: A smartly told story by a good writer whose influences are a touch too easy to discern

By NJ McGarrigle

The Real Sinéad O’Connor by Ariane Sherine and Sinéad O’Connor: The Last Interview and Other Conversations - Two very different books

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Green for go?

Rory Gallagher’s electric guitar

Iconic Irish phrases

Flight of the imagination

Wild men screaming through the keyholes

Dublin Airport passenger cap

Diseased ash trees and road hazards

Killarney and single-use coffee cups

Social Democrats ready for power

The Occupied Territories Bill

President was right on Planning Bill

Why so many charities and NGOs?

Obituaries

Ethel Kennedy obituary: Vital force in her family’s political dynasty whose life was marred by tragedy

Music

Liam Payne’s relatives and friends call for ‘dignity’ for singer in the wake of tragedy

By Ronan McGreevy