Fine Gael shows its detachment from votersAbstractions of Brexit more comfortable for the party than homelessness and gang crimeMon Jan 20 2020 - 01:00
The long history of linen-making in IrelandFrom the archive: In 1917, The Irish Times printed an article about ‘our debt to William III’ for his contribution to the Irish textile industrySun Jan 19 2020 - 07:00
Vyvienne Long on her new album: ‘I will stand over this work until I breathe my last’Life Lessons: Singer, cellist and composer on challenges, influences and achievementsMon Jan 13 2020 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Reaction to Megxit reveals worst excesses of fandomMeghan Markle finds herself in a toxic fan ecosystem fuelled by tabloid press narrativesMon Jan 13 2020 - 01:00
The day the SDLP was formed ‘in the spirit of optimism’From the archive: ‘There has been a need in Northern Ireland for a strong political alternative to the Unionist Party’Sun Jan 12 2020 - 07:00
Una Mullally: This general election will be about privilegeProsperity now is very public, and a lot of inequalities are very hiddenMon Jan 06 2020 - 01:00
Fake beauty news? ‘Wrinkles completely removed in 20 minutes’From the archive: Was this article in 1913 an early example of ‘native advertising’?Sun Jan 05 2020 - 07:00
Una Mullally: We can use the new decade to claw back freedom from technologyIt used to be a privilege to be on social media, but it is now a privilege to be off itMon Dec 30 2019 - 06:00
Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot, a longstanding Dublin traditionFrom the archive: If you’re taking the plunge over the festive season, remember the feminists who did so before youWed Dec 25 2019 - 07:00
When Brian Lenihan played Santa Claus for Ireland’s refugeesFrom the Archive: A 1979 Christmas party for Vietnamese refugees saw coconut cake and Molly MaloneTue Dec 24 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: With the end of Le Galaxie, the glow has gone out of Irish musicThe band offered a sparkling antidote to the misery and dourness of the recessionMon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00
Mitch Albom: There is no pain that compares to losing a childLife Lessons: ‘Success is what matters the most’ is the worst advice the author has gotMon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00
Thirty years ago, My Left Foot reinvented Irish filmFrom the archive: Looking back at one of the greatest nights ever in Irish cinemaSun Dec 22 2019 - 07:00
The decade in music: Individual expression flourishes in uncertain timesThe behemoths got bigger in a landscape where streaming giants took overSat Dec 21 2019 - 05:00
Fifty Shades, Kanye, Love/Hate: The films, TV, books and music that defined the decadeThe Decade in Culture: The most impactful books, series and performers of 2010-19Fri Dec 20 2019 - 06:00
‘If someone seems to have all the answers, run’Life Lessons: Dan Colley, theatre director and dramaturgMon Dec 16 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: How to combat misinformation this ChristmasChristmas dinner is as good a place as any to promote literacy on internet algorithmsMon Dec 16 2019 - 06:00
The day priests intervened to stop strikers’ children being sent to EnglandFrom the archive: 50 boys and girls were brought to Tara Street Baths to be washed and sent awaySun Dec 15 2019 - 07:00
Una Mullally: Chinese millionaires taking advantage of golden Irish visasApplication numbers for our immigrant investor programme are rocketing in IrelandMon Dec 09 2019 - 07:10
Fontaines DC come home: Vicar Street erupts in ecstasyReview: Dublin’s gentrification is inspiring a generation of musicians, led by Fontaines D.C.Mon Dec 09 2019 - 06:17
December 8th: The day when people ‘from the country’ came to Dublin to shopFrom the archive: December 8th used to mark the start of the Irish Christmas seasonSun Dec 08 2019 - 07:00
Una Mullally: Fine Gael has been complicit in debasing discourseVerona Murphy’s candidacy saw the party validating toxic forms of discussionMon Dec 02 2019 - 06:00
When drag queens were first mentioned in The Irish TimesFrom the archive: In 1971, Danny La Rue had just returned to his hometown of Cork for the first time in 18 yearsSun Dec 01 2019 - 06:00
‘Being open and confident in yourself is a radical act of empowerment’Life Lessons: Lisa Connell, managing editor of Gay Community NewsMon Nov 25 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Far-right ideology is entering mainstream politics in IrelandAlarm bells are ringing, and we must stop downplaying and appeasing this shiftMon Nov 25 2019 - 06:00
Much more than ‘Paddy rap’: How the pioneers of Irish hip-hop made their markFrom the archive: Scary Eire first appeared in The Irish Times on December 19th, 1992Sun Nov 24 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Helping bullies is key to combating bullyingSchools need gender and sexuality alliances to foster tolerance and wellbeingMon Nov 18 2019 - 06:00
‘The death of a parent irrevocably alters your sense of self in the world’Life Lessons: Photographer Dorje de BurghMon Nov 18 2019 - 06:00
When foot and mouth disease ground Ireland to a haltFrom the archive: ‘A catastrophe looms,’ read The Irish Times editorial in March 2001Sun Nov 17 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?Dolly Parton and Emma Blake murals are up; small beanies and CGI actors are downSat Nov 16 2019 - 00:00
Una Mullally: RTÉ’s biggest problem is its creative anaemiaVoluntary redundancies will not save the broadcaster if it refuses to take creative risksMon Nov 11 2019 - 06:00
Cathy Kelly: ‘My inner demons could create their own rugby team’Life Lessons: Author on learning to trust herself, meditating and remembering a dear friendMon Nov 11 2019 - 06:00
The Screamers: The story of a hippy commune in northwest Donegal in the 1970sFrom the Archive: The group who lived in Burtonport ‘found society pathetically wanting’Sun Nov 10 2019 - 06:00
Hannah Gadsby: People were angry that I ‘wasn’t doing comedy right’. I’m angry I got rapedComedian coming to Dublin with Douglas, the follow-up to her groundbreaking show NanetteSat Nov 09 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?Yes to an urban soil project in Cork, but no to designer AirPod casesSat Nov 09 2019 - 00:00
Christina Aguilera at 3Arena review: raunchy, gritty show of female empowermentAs she explodes on to the stage, her current energy is as fierce as her past legacyTue Nov 05 2019 - 23:25
How culture can play into resistanceBrutal urban planning forms the spine of a new film by the Irish experimental film-maker Moira TierneyTue Nov 05 2019 - 05:00
Racist direct provision system a time bomb for Irish societyWhat we are witnessing now is what happens when governments refuse to leadMon Nov 04 2019 - 06:00
‘So many men in Ireland are affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer or mental health issues’Life Lessons: Jack O’Connor, country director of Movember in IrelandMon Nov 04 2019 - 06:00
Tara Stewart: ‘I can’t cope with criticism’RTÉ R&B and hiphop DJ speaks of on-air nerves, social media and ethics of brandingSun Nov 03 2019 - 06:05
When Dublin rollerskating rinks made headline newsThe opening of three new rinks in 1909 for ‘votaries of the graceful art of roller skating’ was covered by The Irish TimesSun Nov 03 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?Yes to Órale’s delicious tacos, but no to Breaking Bad’s disappointing sequel El CaminoSat Nov 02 2019 - 00:00
Sinéad O’Connor at Vicar Street: A once-in-a-generation singer in the form of her lifeOutside, a frantic trade for tickets in the cold air. Inside, a bottomless love for the artistMon Oct 28 2019 - 09:36
‘We are created in the image of God, so we’re all perfect’Life Lessons: Poet Gabriel Rosenstock on haiku wisdom, Gandhi and dwelling on the positiveMon Oct 28 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Fine Gael MEPs’ actions on migrant vote abhorrent and patheticAligning with far right to defeat resolution on Mediterranean rescues is disgustingMon Oct 28 2019 - 06:00
The smoker’s Waterloo: The day Ireland stubbed out smoking in pubs and clubsFrom the Archive: Issue of ban was consistent theme in Irish Times’s letters pagesSun Oct 27 2019 - 06:00
Mango x MathMan: 'Prosperity is for those who are given it'The Dublin duo's debut is filled with sounds of the capital, overlaid with sincere and bittersweet observations of everything that's good and bad about the place they call homeSat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?We love Spitalfields pub and Gwyneth Paltrow’s acting; SAD and big cars leave us coldSat Oct 26 2019 - 00:00
Una Mullally: Brexit shows up our nonsensical approach to Irish citizenshipEasy access to Irish passports remains off limits to some sectors of our societyMon Oct 21 2019 - 06:15
‘ The Irish education system can make children feel like they are stupid’Life Lessons: Kurb Junki, artist and film-maker, on trusting people, forever growing and using time wiselySun Oct 20 2019 - 06:00
