Article Index

Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara: ‘We want to create leaders of the future ... to help create community’

By Cian O’Connell

What do feeder schools tell us about inequality?

By Peter McGuire

Feeder Schools: Making sense of school progression charts

By Brian Mooney

Quirks and questions on third-level progression rates

By Brian Mooney

Feeder Schools 2024: How did your school and county perform?

By Peter McGuire

While school progression is important, other factors should also be weighed

By Peter McGuire

‘In 20 years they’ll be saying that’s the forest I planted’: Green initiatives at the heart of Galway Community College

By Cian O’Connell

Books

Roots: where textile art meets poetry

By Jane Clarke

Your Money

Can I work for my foreign employer from my home in Ireland?

By Dominic Coyle

Your Money

Pet insurance: Why owners must pay a price for peace of mind

By Cian O’Connell

Food

Great restaurants around Ireland for a cosy dining experience

By Corinna Hardgrave and Joanne Cronin

Markets

AI and political risks loom large in 2025

By Proinsias O'Mahony

People

Kate Nash: I took up Irish dancing after seeing Riverdance . . . I ended up winning a bunch of trophies

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Books

The Hidden Victims: Civilian Casualties of the Two World Wars by Cormac Ó Gráda

By Laurence Marley

Drink

Ireland’s hospitality experts share their favourite drinks to enjoy at Christmas

By Melanie May

Your Money

Central Bank makes number-crunching a bit easier to understand

By Cantillon

Advertising Feature

The power of investing in our gut health and its link with performance

By Daniel Davey

Motors

Is it true that if you don't drive your electric car daily it shortens the life of the battery?

By Neil Briscoe

Art

Irish architectural great Ronnie Tallon built a home far superior to Mies van der Rohe’s original. Time to protect it

By Frank McDonald

Bord na Móna nears the finish line on sale of its waste management business

By Barry O'Halloran

Your Wellness

When people say ‘you’re mature for your age’, I resist the urge to reply ‘thanks, it’s the trauma’

By Bronagh Loughlin

Film

Daily Mail vs Kneecap: Belfast rap trio’s ‘anti-British’ film has the newspaper up in arms again

By Donald Clarke

How LEO Digital for Business is helping to boost small business competitiveness

Golf

Five Irish players in Saudi Arabia looking for LIV Golf tour card

By Philip Reid

Gap between State and fee-charging schools closes further

By Peter McGuire

Climate Crisis

Data centre boom under AI growth in Ireland threatening climate targets, report warns

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Letter of the Day

Politicians are careless and insulting about disabled people like me

Marian grotto not being removed, Valentia Island quarry owner says

By Anne Lucey

Leo Cullen defuses talk of bomb squad at ‘home-grown’ Leinster

By Gerry Thornley

State must pay €2.8m to pension fund in landmark ruling

By Barry O'Halloran

Opinion

The Debate: What should be done to boost voter turnout?

By Theresa Reidy and Jane Suiter

Pricewatch

Complete Savings: ‘I had no idea I signed up– I’ve had a €18 taken off my credit card each month’

By Conor Pope

People

‘Good old hedonistic Galway has a tendency of catching you,’ says a Lithuanian in Ireland

By Deirdre Falvey

Was Michael O’Leary right about teachers after all?

By The Secret Teacher

‘I woke up one morning to 2,000 comments. I’ve had death threats’: How schools deal with social media fallout

By Peter McGuire

No game illustrated the widening gulf between Europe’s elite and the rest than Toulouse’s mauling of Ulster

By Gerry Thornley

‘I have to believe that this situation is not forever’: stress mounts in homeless parents and children living in claustrophobic one-room accommodation

Opinion

‘Spit on me Dickie!’ scandalised the Church. But Rock was more safety valve than satanic threat

By Fintan O'Toole

Letters

Letters to the Editor, December 10th: Syria, women ministers, and ‘meaningful Christmas’

Opinion

Ireland can be a net exporter of green electricity to Europe but only if we act now

By Mark White

Irish-medium schools continue to outperform

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Gaelic Games

Cora Staunton sees some FRC proposals that could benefit the women’s game

By Seán Moran

Feeder Schools: Record numbers of students from disadvantaged areas progress to third level

By Carl O'Brien, Éanna Ó Caollaí and Peter McGuire

Lagarde seen striking more dovish tone on interest rates as ECB meets this week

By Cantillon

Europe

Sanctions on Russia a constant game of ‘cat and mouse’, says EU envoy

By Jack Power

Advertising Feature

Let adventure lead the way

Your Wellness

‘I had let it go too far ... but I had zero pain’: We need to talk about penile cancer

By Sheila Wayman

In the News Podcast

What now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?

By Sorcha Pollak

Listen | 26:22

Media

Catherine Martin’s greatest legacy as Minister for Media hangs in the balance

By Laura Slattery

Business Today Newsletter

Six takeaways from Feeder Schools data: Education gaps remain despite progress

By Brian Mooney

State must pick up €2.8m tab into pension scheme of company that went bust in 2009

By Ciarán Hancock

Owners more positive about EV experience than non-users, survey finds

By Ian Curran

Luigi Mangione: Manhattan murder manhunt ends in everyday American fashion at McDonald’s

By Keith Duggan

Dublin

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council drops three Traveller accommodation sites, adds three others

By Tim O'Brien

Why are there more one-sided games in the Champions League than before?

By Nick Ames

Your top stories on Tuesday: Search the feeder schools list 2024; Applications for cost-rental south Dublin homes open

Assembly members to vote on extending Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal

Irish Times writer among business journalism award winners

By Ciara O'Brien

Wind farms generate more than a quarter of Ireland’s electricity in November

By Ciara O'Brien

EU needs to reform its competition rules, says commissioner

By Javier Espinoza

Storm Darragh: Thousands of premises may remain without electricity until end of week

By Ronan McGreevy

Top kids shows on Netflix suffer ‘diminishing returns’, Irish study finds

By Laura Slattery

Sports Briefing

What’s great for Leinster can hardly be healthy for Irish rugby

By Mary Hannigan

Books

Roddy Doyle to chair 2025 Booker Prize judging panel alongside Sarah Jessica Parker

By Karl McDonald

NTMA taps experts from Norway to New Zealand for new sovereign wealth funds

By Joe Brennan

Motors

Can Skoda’s affordable Elroq unlock the electric car market?

By Neil Briscoe

Brussels looks into Google and Meta secret ads deal to target teens

By Stephen Morris and Javier Espinoza

New car sales continue to fall but used imports rise 25%

By Michael McAleer

‘Cork has lost a gem’: Warm tributes to woman fatally assaulted after leaving soup kitchen

By Olivia Kelleher

‘A dangerous and devious paedophile’: Man sentenced to 27 years for catalogue of child sex offences

Asylum applications made by Syrian nationals in Ireland paused after fall of al-Assad regime

By Jack White

Work

PTSB opens redundancy scheme that could see hundreds leave bank

By Joe Brennan

Ciarán Frawley, James Lowe and Hugo Keenan ruled out for Leinster against Clermont Auvergne

By Muireann Duffy

CAB seeking possession of Martin ‘the Viper’ Foley’s home over near €1m tax debt

By Ray Managh

Housing & Planning

Inspectors reveal family link between McVerry Trust board member and law firm that earned €1.67m

By Arthur Beesley

Connacht’s Denis Buckley and Joe Joyce return to fitness ahead of trip to Perpignan

By Linley MacKenzie

Operating profits at Travelodge hotel in Dublin rises 4%

By Gordon Deegan

Collapsed builder named in tax defaulters list after €6.7m tax settlement

By Ian Curran

Health

BAM begins High Court proceedings against board of national children’s hospital

By Fiachra Gallagher

One in four adults in Ireland struggle with everyday maths such as calculating percentages

By Carl O'Brien

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani: Profile of the HTS leader

By Michael Jansen

Rupert Murdoch loses attempt to overhaul family trust in bitter legal dispute

By Daniel Thomas and Anna Nicolaou

Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues cold warning for much of country, with icy conditions forecast

Former priest who raped and sexually abused young boys has latest jail term halved on appeal

By Fiona Magennis

Judge halts man’s challenge to law enabling expedited development of asylum seeker housing

By Ellen O'Riordan

Dublin hotel bar manager accused of ‘defrauding customers’ by adding 10% service charge to bills

By Stephen Bourke

Student brings High Court case against university which twice found him guilty of plagiarism

By Paul Neilan

Americas

Brazil’s Lula in intensive care after emergency brain surgery

By Michael Pooler in Brasília, Maxine Kelly in London and Andres Schipani in Nairobi

Health

Most patients waited more than six hours at emergency department before admission - survey

By Shauna Bowers

Drogheda data centre would compromise ability to comply with carbon limits, An Taisce warns

By Gordon Deegan

Mike Prendergast confirms his name is in the hat for Munster head coach job

By John Fallon

Diarmuid Phelan murder trial jury yet to begin deliberations as judge continues charge

By Mary Carolan

FF TD Robert Troy breached Ethics Act by failing to disclose properties but ‘acted in good faith’, report finds

By Cormac McQuinn

Syria’s interim leader backed by former rebels to take on role of caretaker prime minister

Racing

James’s Gate sheds maiden tag over hurdles at Punchestown

Family of suspect in health chief’s killing reported him missing after back surgery

By Ed Pilkington

Boy (12) secures €1.5m interim payment in settlement of claim alleging deficits in post-birth care

Gaelic Games

Seán Moran: Revenue’s laissez-faire attitude to county finances appears to be over

By Seán Moran

Teacher should be removed from register for inappropriate messages to students - disciplinary panel

By Colm Keena

Former England wing Tom Voyce believed to have died after trying to cross river

Woman tells attempted murder trial that ex-partner broke two knives during attack

By Fionnuala Walsh

Crime & Law

Woman (20s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Kyran Durnin (8)

By Conor Gallagher and Fiachra Gallagher

Europe stocks close lower, snapping eight-session streak

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Energy regulator ordered to reconsider power firms’ access to electricity auction

Europe

French Socialists talk of ‘compromise’ if Macron names left-wing PM

Late Late Toy Show draws 1.6m viewers including record 622,000 online streams

By Jack White

Hospital’s transfer of patient in breach of order branded a ‘disgrace’ by judge

By Ellen O'Riordan

Binyamin Netanyahu becomes first sitting Israeli PM to take stand as criminal defendant

By Mark Weiss

Suspect in UnitedHealth boss shooting faces hearing for extradition to New York on murder charge

Largest childcare group sees profits slump on reduced Covid grants

By Ian Curran

An Irish Diary

The last seanchaí – Marc McMenamin on the life of Seumas MacManus

By Marc McMenamin

Israeli forces kill at least 34 people in Gaza, rescue workers say

Watchdogs split oversight of gambling advertisements

By Barry O'Halloran

European leagues set to oppose any attempt to stage a Saudi World Cup in winter

Sport

Ellen Walshe lowers her Irish record to finish fifth in 200m IM at World Short Course Swimming Championships

Economy

Households worse off over failure to peg tax and welfare changes to income growth - ESRI

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Embarrassment for Social Democrats over TD’s shares in firm supplying technology to Israel

By Marie O'Halloran

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Schengen: fraying freedom of movement

Election 2024

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael close on some issues but last mile to government formation could be hardest

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Couple behind Co Cork puppy farm have animal neglect sentences reduced on appeal

By David Forsythe

Goalless draw at Dinamo Zagreb takes dominant Celtic closer to playoffs

By Ewan Murray

Housing & Planning

Inspectors raise more questions about lax board oversight at McVerry Trust

By Arthur Beesley

Mohamed Salah’s penalty sinks Girona to make it six wins from six for Liverpool

By Sid Lowe at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi

Editorials

Now the Greens are gone, the other parties can't avoid responsibility

Crowds throng Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ drawn by hopes of a miracle reunion

By Sally Hayden

Fisherman dies after fall from boat in Carlingford, Co Louth

By Sean Ryan

Soc Dems suspend Eoin Hayes for giving incorrect information about sale of shares from firm linked to Israeli military

By Marie O'Halloran

Stormont votes to retain some EU trade laws post-Brexit for Northern Ireland

By Lisa O'Carroll

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to begin formal government coalition talks on Wednesday

By Harry McGee, Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn

Pep Guardiola rules out managing another club after Manchester City

By Jamie Jackson

Ross Barkley hits winner as Aston Villa edge out RB Leipzig in thriller

By Ben Fisher at Red Bull Arena