![A combination of winds and high tides is expected to lead to some coastal flooding in parts. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire A combination of winds and high tides is expected to lead to some coastal flooding in parts. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4801885.1644843429!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Environment
- February 14, 2022, 12:57
Met Éireann issues warnings ahead of arrival of two storms in the coming days
![Sarah Maria Louisa Kirwan, seated, wearing a straw hat, by William B Kirwan. Photograph: Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland Sarah Maria Louisa Kirwan, seated, wearing a straw hat, by William B Kirwan. Photograph: Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland](/polopoly_fs/1.4792035.1643822985!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Books
- February 5, 2022, 06:00
Despite the media circus at the time, many questions remain about the death of Maria Kirwan on the small island in September 1852
![The reported sorrow wasn’t confined to Dublin in the days following the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 The reported sorrow wasn’t confined to Dublin in the days following the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901](/polopoly_fs/1.4783574.1642850247!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 22, 2022, 11:19
‘Men have been born, have had children born to them, and seen their children’s children, without ever knowing another Monarch’
![Reports on the vote in The Irish Times on January 9th, 1922 Reports on the vote in The Irish Times on January 9th, 1922](/polopoly_fs/1.4770997.1641553699!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 7, 2022, 11:04
Dáil Éireann voted in favour of the Anglo Irish Treaty 100 years ago today
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- TV, Radio, Web
- December 21, 2021, 16:30
Which stories did Irish Times readers choose to read the most online this year?
![Belfast at about noon, June 22nd, 1921. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons Belfast at about noon, June 22nd, 1921. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4600616.1624381133!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- June 22, 2021, 18:00
King George V opened the Northern Parliament on this day 100 years ago, drawing huge crowds onto the streets
![Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Photograph: Al Drago/ Bloomberg Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Photograph: Al Drago/ Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4568291.1621329342!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- US
- May 18, 2021, 10:15
Congressional support for peace is ‘vitally important’ says Ireland’s Ambassador to US
![A view of a section of page 9 of The Irish Times on August 12th, 1971 A view of a section of page 9 of The Irish Times on August 12th, 1971](/polopoly_fs/1.4562402.1620763229!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 11, 2021, 21:00
‘Before the troops came down they just fired away without any regard for our safety’
![The first reports of the sinking of RMS Lusitania carried in The Irish Times (May 8th, 1915). Photograph: The Irish Times The first reports of the sinking of RMS Lusitania carried in The Irish Times (May 8th, 1915). Photograph: The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4558244.1620387104!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 7, 2021, 12:31
The passenger liner was torpedoed on this day in 1915 off Ireland’s southern coast
![Patrick McPhillips discovered the body of John Wright on January 23rd, 1880. Illustration: iStock Patrick McPhillips discovered the body of John Wright on January 23rd, 1880. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4490877.1613896169!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- February 21, 2021, 08:32
In 1880, William Davidson was found not guilty of the murder of his stepfather
![View of a military barracks near Birr, Co Offally, dated 1865-1914. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons View of a military barracks near Birr, Co Offally, dated 1865-1914. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4445978.1609077392!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- December 27, 2020, 13:57
In 1865, Lieutenant Clutterbuck hired a man to take him shooting on the River Brosna. He never returned to the barracks
![More than three million payslips were generated for department staff in 2019. File photograph: iStock. More than three million payslips were generated for department staff in 2019. File photograph: iStock.](/polopoly_fs/1.4435641.1607874760!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- December 13, 2020, 15:52
Issuing fortnightly wage documents to staff accounts for about 84% of total postage costs
![A Dublin Fire Brigade engine pictured at Cork, dated December 12th or 13th, 1920. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons A Dublin Fire Brigade engine pictured at Cork, dated December 12th or 13th, 1920. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4435422.1607785342!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- December 12, 2020, 15:03
Reports detailed devastation faced by residents in days after December 11th-12th, 1920
![Met Éireann has issued new alerts for wind and rain affecting some counties in the south and southwest of the country. File Photograph: Alan Betson Met Éireann has issued new alerts for wind and rain affecting some counties in the south and southwest of the country. File Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4396810.1604232915!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- November 1, 2020, 12:16
Status yellow warnings affecting southern counties valid until early hours of Monday
![There is a risk of coastal flooding, according to Met Éireann. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw There is a risk of coastal flooding, according to Met Éireann. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4396616.1604167216!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- October 31, 2020, 09:32
Weather warning extended by Met Éireann in three counties as 100km/h gusts forecast
![A ‘temperance bar’ in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, circa 1900. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/ Flickr Commons A ‘temperance bar’ in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, circa 1900. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/ Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4377855.1602421070!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- October 11, 2020, 11:52
Drink, temperance and Sunday closing: Attempts to root out Ireland’s ‘degrading vice’
![The top of Page 3, The Irish Times, September 4th, 1939 The top of Page 3, The Irish Times, September 4th, 1939](/polopoly_fs/1.4346607.1599222942!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- September 4, 2020, 12:23
Irresponsible youths used darkness as an opportunity for buffoonery and unseemly antics
![Gardaí have asked people with information to contact them at Milford. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty/File Gardaí have asked people with information to contact them at Milford. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty/File](/polopoly_fs/1.4344597.1599036027!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- September 2, 2020, 08:38
Teenager dies in Co Donegal crash; pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Co Wexford
![‘These robberies were terrifying ordeals for the staff involved’: Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire ‘These robberies were terrifying ordeals for the staff involved’: Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4313861.1595770915!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- July 26, 2020, 14:41
Premises in Belfast targeted in two separate robberies on Saturday, according to PSNI
![The visitor took a seat beside the fire at the home of Catherine and Peter Reilly in Co Cavan. Illustration: iStock The visitor took a seat beside the fire at the home of Catherine and Peter Reilly in Co Cavan. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4313800.1595761249!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- July 26, 2020, 08:50
In 1864, years after losing his hand in an accident, Bernard Cangley visited his former boss
![Scene of the suspected stabbing sealed off for forensic examination. Photograph: Damien Storan/The Irish Times Scene of the suspected stabbing sealed off for forensic examination. Photograph: Damien Storan/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4313781.1595702609!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- July 25, 2020, 14:24
Suspect in his 40s arrested after barricading himself into a nearby house in Clonsilla
![The statue of Queen Victoria in Dublin, dated after 1908. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons The statue of Queen Victoria in Dublin, dated after 1908. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4278798.1592133156!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- June 14, 2020, 12:14
‘Time has given the mere Irish their revenge . . . of hue she approaches our decent Irish letterbox’
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- Heritage
- May 24, 2020, 06:00
150 years ago, Patrick Dunne’s ‘dying declaration’ helped convict his neighbours of his murder
![Salt and baking soda is a treatment maybe as long as 100 years-old. Photograph: iStock Salt and baking soda is a treatment maybe as long as 100 years-old. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4179562.1582199416!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health & Family
- April 17, 2020, 06:01
‘So you’re happy to look after your teeth and not your nose?’ said my doctor. Wise words
![A disappointing grain yield and particularly wet weather created the perfect conditions for typhus to ravage an already-vulnerable population between 1816 and 1819. Illustration: iStock A disappointing grain yield and particularly wet weather created the perfect conditions for typhus to ravage an already-vulnerable population between 1816 and 1819. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4203487.1584258096!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 15, 2020, 07:42
Irish newspapers have been covering the devastating effects of disease for centuries
![A section of the front page of The Irish Times on March 8th, 1895 A section of the front page of The Irish Times on March 8th, 1895](/polopoly_fs/1.4196526.1583597709!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 8, 2020, 06:30
The Irish Times covered war abroad and a ‘hare-brained’ balloon ride
![A South Korean paramedic wearing protective in Daegu on Sunday. Photograph: /Yonhap/AFP/Getty A South Korean paramedic wearing protective in Daegu on Sunday. Photograph: /Yonhap/AFP/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4189466.1583078567!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health
- February 29, 2020, 18:06
Healthcare workers wearing hazmat type clothes met man
![Front page, February 28th, 1939 Front page, February 28th, 1939](/polopoly_fs/1.4188026.1582906880!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 28, 2020, 16:22
On this day, 1939: Crime at home, ‘wave of terrorism’ abroad and lots of classifieds
![A boat at Clarecastle, Co Clare, circa 1880-1900. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons A boat at Clarecastle, Co Clare, circa 1880-1900. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4182270.1582451953!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 23, 2020, 09:59
In 1842, constables were deployed to protect grain stores from a ‘mob’ intent on ‘plunder’
![A sable is a small carnivorous mammal. File photograph: iStock A sable is a small carnivorous mammal. File photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4151686.1579949157!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Environment
- January 25, 2020, 10:37
‘Surveillance zone’ established after tests find evidence of lyssavirus genetic material
![Newspapers called it ‘The Witch Case’, very nearly across the board. Newspapers called it ‘The Witch Case’, very nearly across the board.](/polopoly_fs/1.4128146.1577878917!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- January 1, 2020, 10:31
Newspapers dubbed the violent death of Honor Cunniffe in 1911 ‘the witch case’
![Mary gave a piece of the potato cake to a young neighbour who visited the house in Meath. Illustration: iStock Mary gave a piece of the potato cake to a young neighbour who visited the house in Meath. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4124504.1577355162!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- December 26, 2019, 10:17
In 1869, a trip to Carrickmacross turned deadly after a boy stumbled upon a parcel of provisions on the road home
![The Coming of Santa Claus by Thomas Nast. Illustration: iStock The Coming of Santa Claus by Thomas Nast. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4124519.1577198941!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- December 24, 2019, 14:59
From a Christmas edition past: ‘Has he toy-shops by the legion, In that far-off Polar region?’
![A woman sits near a bridge at Straboy, Co Donegal, not far from the scene of the chase, circa 1865-1914. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons A woman sits near a bridge at Straboy, Co Donegal, not far from the scene of the chase, circa 1865-1914. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4107137.1575649705!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- December 8, 2019, 07:00
In 1870, a mob ran down a ‘ragged’ man after hearing rumours about a terrible crime in Glenties
![The view from the top of Nelson’s Pillar, Sackville Street, Dublin, circa 1921. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons The view from the top of Nelson’s Pillar, Sackville Street, Dublin, circa 1921. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4084362.1573891002!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Food & Drink
- November 17, 2019, 07:00
Lost Leads: Traders have long featured on both Dublin’s streets and the pages of The Irish Times
![Thousands of creatures were killed during the destruction of an area of wetland in Tallaght in September. Thousands of creatures were killed during the destruction of an area of wetland in Tallaght in September.](/polopoly_fs/1.4079105.1573471769!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Environment
- November 11, 2019, 11:31
Miscommunication led to levelling of material at wildlife-rich area of Sean Walsh Park
![A general view of Sligo Town in the late 19th century. Pictured is Market Street, just off modern-day, Grattan Street where the killing took place. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons A general view of Sligo Town in the late 19th century. Pictured is Market Street, just off modern-day, Grattan Street where the killing took place. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4069364.1572620034!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- November 3, 2019, 07:00
After the mysterious death of a woman in 1914, suspicion turned to her ice-cream vendor husband and their young servant
![The Policing Authority has announced a review of the Garda adult caution scheme. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien The Policing Authority has announced a review of the Garda adult caution scheme. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien](/polopoly_fs/1.4055088.1571393307!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- October 18, 2019, 11:08
Review comes amid fears of mismanagement similar to that found in system for juveniles
![DUP leader Arlene Foster (L): Boris Johnson (R) ‘was under pressure and conceded too much’. Photograph: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS, PAUL FAITH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images DUP leader Arlene Foster (L): Boris Johnson (R) ‘was under pressure and conceded too much’. Photograph: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS, PAUL FAITH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4055016.1571391093!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- October 18, 2019, 10:30
Party leader confirms her MPs will oppose ‘reopened May deal’ in parliament
![A view of Market Street, Sligo, circa 1890s. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/ Flickr Commons A view of Market Street, Sligo, circa 1890s. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/ Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.4032554.1569591251!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- September 29, 2019, 07:00
When the owners of a general shop were found murdered in 1861, police followed the money
![Sackville Street, Dublin, late 19th century. Photograph: The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Sackville Street, Dublin, late 19th century. Photograph: The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.3988323.1565962760!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Heritage
- August 19, 2019, 05:00
There were no articles on page 1 of The Irish Times in 1886. But the ads told their own story
![Derrybeg Chapel and its priest in the foreground. By Robert French, from a catalogue dated between 1865 and 1914. Photograph: Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland Derrybeg Chapel and its priest in the foreground. By Robert French, from a catalogue dated between 1865 and 1914. Photograph: Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland](/polopoly_fs/1.3989694.1566048462!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- August 18, 2019, 07:00
In 1889, a party of RIC officers attempted to detain a Catholic priest – charged with ‘conspiracy’ – at his chapel in Gweedore
![Do you know a story of historical significance? Photograph: iStock Do you know a story of historical significance? Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3971035.1564421049!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- July 29, 2019, 18:35
Is there a story in your family’s past of historical significance, or an interesting tale from your area?
![‘Two men walk on the Moon’: A section of the front page of The Irish Times on July 21st, 1969 ‘Two men walk on the Moon’: A section of the front page of The Irish Times on July 21st, 1969](/polopoly_fs/1.3962837.1563612772!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- July 20, 2019, 01:44
Neil Armstrong left lander at 4am, requiring tight turnaround by The Irish Times
![A horse-drawn fire tender at the Curragh Camp in Co Kildare, circa 1902. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons A horse-drawn fire tender at the Curragh Camp in Co Kildare, circa 1902. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3949014.1562419941!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- July 7, 2019, 07:00
In 1873, Dubliners watched the City Saw Mills burn – unaware of the pending violence
![“The above drawing is an artist’s impression. Any resemblance to any real person is purely coincidental.” Photograph: The Irish Times, February 6th, 1985, p13 “The above drawing is an artist’s impression. Any resemblance to any real person is purely coincidental.” Photograph: The Irish Times, February 6th, 1985, p13](/polopoly_fs/1.3928247.1560777864!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Social Affairs
- June 17, 2019, 14:25
‘We would expect our ban-ghardaí to be moral in every way,’ GRA head said at the time
![File photograph of Michael d’Alton , a veteran of D-Day (left) after being presented with the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur , by Jean-Pierre Thebault, Ambassador of France. Photograph: Eric Luke File photograph of Michael d’Alton , a veteran of D-Day (left) after being presented with the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur , by Jean-Pierre Thebault, Ambassador of France. Photograph: Eric Luke](/polopoly_fs/1.3919957.1560096963!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- June 9, 2019, 17:40
Disputed outcrop ‘was quite difficult to find ...This was long before GPS’ says son of navigator
![The Steeplechase for the Metropolitan Plate at Baldoyle Racecourse in March 1926. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons The Steeplechase for the Metropolitan Plate at Baldoyle Racecourse in March 1926. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3911205.1559325011!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- June 2, 2019, 07:00
After a violent gang clash in 1940, gardaí found sticks, knuckledusters and a sword
![Barges and boats at the weir on the Shannon at Athlone, circa 1895. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons Barges and boats at the weir on the Shannon at Athlone, circa 1895. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3897125.1558183941!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- May 19, 2019, 07:00
In 1890, a man carrying cash went missing after failing to make his Westport connection
![One Irish Times reader reported hearing a “low wail and after some time the most piteous sobbing I have ever heard”. Photograph: iStock One Irish Times reader reported hearing a “low wail and after some time the most piteous sobbing I have ever heard”. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3881516.1556985655!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- May 5, 2019, 06:30
The banshee debate polarised readers of The Irish Times in 1893
![The front page of The Irish Times on April 18th, 1949 The front page of The Irish Times on April 18th, 1949](/polopoly_fs/1.3864492.1555574616!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 18, 2019, 09:05
On April 18th, 1949, thousands celebrated as 26 counties ‘cut the last constitutional link with Britain’
![Who won the 5 shillings on June 18, 1893? Illustration: iStock Who won the 5 shillings on June 18, 1893? Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3864494.1555574833!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- April 18, 2019, 06:00
Cream of Jokes: What did Weekly Irish Times readers think was funny in 1893?
![Illustration: iStock Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3858526.1555076615!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- April 14, 2019, 06:00
In 1870, a young man went to the police with a black eye. Three days later, he was dead
![Gardaí have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to contact Coolock Garda station. Photograph: Frank Miller Gardaí have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to contact Coolock Garda station. Photograph: Frank Miller](/polopoly_fs/1.3852097.1554536617!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- April 6, 2019, 08:38
Man being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after Belcamp incident
![The road is closed to facilitate an examination of the site. Photograph: Frank Miller The road is closed to facilitate an examination of the site. Photograph: Frank Miller](/polopoly_fs/1.3852092.1554536624!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 6, 2019, 08:08
Gardaí investigate two-vehicle crash involving car and van in Lobinstown on Friday
![News from the House of Commons and other international political affairs dominate the first edition of ‘The Irish Times’ on March 29th, 1859. News from the House of Commons and other international political affairs dominate the first edition of ‘The Irish Times’ on March 29th, 1859.](/polopoly_fs/1.3842802.1553846018!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 29, 2019, 01:00
The paper was founded 160 years ago today, with a simple vow to make a first-rate Irish newspaper
![Cream of Jokes: Gags from the late 19th century. Illustration: iStock Cream of Jokes: Gags from the late 19th century. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3840900.1553726046!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- March 28, 2019, 09:30
Cream of Jokes: A weekly contest for 19th century readers of The Irish Times
![Lost Leads, 1900: John had not been out working in his cab for some time. Illustration: iStock Lost Leads, 1900: John had not been out working in his cab for some time. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3836687.1553348209!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- March 24, 2019, 09:00
Police were quick to make an arrest after a gruesome killing on Charlemont St in 1900
![The scene of the crash on Drumcondra Road Lower. Photograph: Collins The scene of the crash on Drumcondra Road Lower. Photograph: Collins](/polopoly_fs/1.3835032.1553280755!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 22, 2019, 09:29
‘Very dark cloud’ hanging over inner city community after death of woman (34) and man (70s)
![](/polopoly_fs/1.3832685.1553096974!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- March 21, 2019, 08:30
Cream of Jokes: A weekly contest for 19th century readers of The Irish Times
![Xybernaut wearable computer 133P, demonstrated on April 21st, 1998; the photo was published in The Irish Times on the 27th. Photograph: AP Xybernaut wearable computer 133P, demonstrated on April 21st, 1998; the photo was published in The Irish Times on the 27th. Photograph: AP](/polopoly_fs/1.3803641.1551004835!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- February 24, 2019, 11:04
Lost Leads: Computer news in the 1980s speculated about 'automated post' and cashless banking
![An impression of what the roof of Pearse Street will look like after the works. Photograph: Irish Rail An impression of what the roof of Pearse Street will look like after the works. Photograph: Irish Rail](/polopoly_fs/1.3803466.1550930676!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 23, 2019, 14:04
Rail services affected due to scheduled repair works on Victorian roof at Dublin Pearse
![A small crowd arrived to the scene of the shooting and carried John Moylan to a nearby house. Illustration: iStock/George Cruikshank A small crowd arrived to the scene of the shooting and carried John Moylan to a nearby house. Illustration: iStock/George Cruikshank](/polopoly_fs/1.3780478.1549186056!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- February 3, 2019, 09:28
In 1883, police considered John Moylan’s murder an agrarian crime, until the rumours surfaced
![Frosty conditions are due to return early on Saturday night. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times Frosty conditions are due to return early on Saturday night. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.3780304.1549097480!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Environment
- February 2, 2019, 08:51
Frost on untreated surfaces to return on Saturday night as temperatures dip again
![Dubs down: Dublin City Council officials decided the banner ‘materially affects the character’ of the bridge. Photograph: Conor Pope/Twitter Dubs down: Dublin City Council officials decided the banner ‘materially affects the character’ of the bridge. Photograph: Conor Pope/Twitter](/polopoly_fs/1.3768032.1548259238!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 24, 2019, 00:45
Council makes decision following Twitter outcry, but no official complaints received
![Dublin city traffic: The junction of Dame Street and College Green, circa 1930. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons Dublin city traffic: The junction of Dame Street and College Green, circa 1930. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3764132.1547907532!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- January 19, 2019, 14:20
Lost Leads, 1922: ‘In order to find a parallel to the exploits of the bandits who infest the country, we must go back to the recor(...)
![A view of the Rotunda Round Room from O’Connell Street (formerly Sackville Street), circa 1913. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons A view of the Rotunda Round Room from O’Connell Street (formerly Sackville Street), circa 1913. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3762825.1547825836!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- January 18, 2019, 15:42
Before Liam O’Flaherty found literary recognition, he led a ‘garrison’ which took over a Dublin building
![‘In the last number of years, there has been a significant problem on Christmas morning with illegally operated scrambler bikes, quads and mopeds on the roads in Cabra and Finglas in Dublin.’ Photograph: An Garda Síochána ‘In the last number of years, there has been a significant problem on Christmas morning with illegally operated scrambler bikes, quads and mopeds on the roads in Cabra and Finglas in Dublin.’ Photograph: An Garda Síochána](/polopoly_fs/1.3741597.1545820209!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- December 26, 2018, 10:28
Garda operation sees 11 bikes seized, two of which were found to be stolen
![‘Jack the Ripper’ targeted women in London’s East End. Photograph: iStock ‘Jack the Ripper’ targeted women in London’s East End. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3741588.1545817327!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- December 26, 2018, 09:42
The 1888 ‘Whitechapel murders’ were covered extensively by ‘The Irish Times’ in 1888
![The ‘swivel bridge’ (Butt Bridge) in Dublin city, near the scene of the chase, circa 1885. Photograph: National Library of Ireland Flickr Commons The ‘swivel bridge’ (Butt Bridge) in Dublin city, near the scene of the chase, circa 1885. Photograph: National Library of Ireland Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3741511.1545652214!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- December 25, 2018, 09:30
When 22-year-old Thomas Garvey was reported for allegedly pickpocketing a sailor in 1883, police gave chase along the quays
![People drive carts outside Meadowvale Dairy Company in Charleville, c 1910. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons People drive carts outside Meadowvale Dairy Company in Charleville, c 1910. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3737899.1545298907!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- December 23, 2018, 09:00
In 1909, a young woman went missing in Co Cork while shopping with her sister. Her body was found eight days later
![The Department of Education spent more than €2.2 million on postage last year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien The Department of Education spent more than €2.2 million on postage last year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien](/polopoly_fs/1.3718944.1543927719!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- December 4, 2018, 06:01
Payslips for employees and retirees account for 81 per cent of department’s postal costs
![Ads for razors, gift sets and shaving creams have been published in ‘The Irish Times’ since the very first issues Ads for razors, gift sets and shaving creams have been published in ‘The Irish Times’ since the very first issues](/polopoly_fs/1.3714433.1543484959!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- December 1, 2018, 10:00
Beard advantages, 1950s: ‘It provides, as it were, a built-in outlet for nervous tension’
![Met Éireann says conditions are due to turn wet and windy in coming days. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times/File photo Met Éireann says conditions are due to turn wet and windy in coming days. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times/File photo](/polopoly_fs/1.3710659.1543267423!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Environment
- November 26, 2018, 08:58
Met Éireann issues two status yellow alerts with wet, windy, unsettled conditions due
![The front page of The Irish Times on November 23rd, 1963 The front page of The Irish Times on November 23rd, 1963](/polopoly_fs/1.3707021.1542897351!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- November 22, 2018, 15:35
‘In the streets of Dublin people crowded round the windows of television shops’
![“The leader of the mob demanded a parley”. Illustration: The Irish Times “The leader of the mob demanded a parley”. Illustration: The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.3701890.1542538570!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- November 18, 2018, 10:13
Lost Leads: An Irish policeman recounts a bloody story from Co Laois in 1847
![‘The Montague was set on its hook again, until Cecil heard Joan Crawford was due to fly in to Dublin Airport.’ Above, Crawford waving to photographers at London airport in April 1966. (Photo by Dove/Express/Getty Images) ‘The Montague was set on its hook again, until Cecil heard Joan Crawford was due to fly in to Dublin Airport.’ Above, Crawford waving to photographers at London airport in April 1966. (Photo by Dove/Express/Getty Images)](/polopoly_fs/1.3684480.1541180232!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- November 4, 2018, 18:10
‘By 1966, the support vehicle mechanics at the airline had long been in a dispute over a request for proper clothing for the cold (...)
![When John Sullivan woke up, he had some questions to answer. Illustration: iStock When John Sullivan woke up, he had some questions to answer. Illustration: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.3679504.1540808430!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- October 29, 2018, 10:24
Lost Leads, 1900: When the labourers didn’t show up for work, the farmer went searching
![Mr O’Donnell had barely uttered a dozen words in Irish when he was stopped by Mr Gully, who insisted he speak English. Photograph: iStock/illustration Mr O’Donnell had barely uttered a dozen words in Irish when he was stopped by Mr Gully, who insisted he speak English. Photograph: iStock/illustration](/polopoly_fs/1.3675473.1540477000!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- October 25, 2018, 12:53
Irish Times, 1901: ‘An angry yell of indignant astonishment arose from the Irish benches’
![The view from the Royal Hotel: Galway’s Eyre Square in 1900. The view from the Royal Hotel: Galway’s Eyre Square in 1900.](/polopoly_fs/1.3666588.1539780802!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Books
- October 20, 2018, 06:30
Thomas Parry had one thing on his mind when he visited Galway on July 29th, 1884
![A view of Bayside Shopping Centre, Bayside. Photograph: Google Street View A view of Bayside Shopping Centre, Bayside. Photograph: Google Street View](/polopoly_fs/1.3661309.1539347059!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- October 12, 2018, 12:40
Gardaí investigate unsuccessful raid attempt at Bayside Shopping Centre on Friday
![If you have a trampoline, make sure to secure it safely. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter If you have a trampoline, make sure to secure it safely. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter](/polopoly_fs/1.3659936.1539247413!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Environment
- October 11, 2018, 09:43
Take extreme care on roads, stock up on batteries and secure your patio furniture
![Gurteen Cross, Co Cork. Photograph: Google Street View Gurteen Cross, Co Cork. Photograph: Google Street View](/polopoly_fs/1.3646390.1538305192!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- September 30, 2018, 11:59
Cyclist receives serious head injuries after hitting pothole near Bandon on Sunday
![According to the story, some of the cargo of a wrecked ship at Ireland’s Eye was salvaged by people on the coast. Illustration: Thomas Faull/iStock/File photo According to the story, some of the cargo of a wrecked ship at Ireland’s Eye was salvaged by people on the coast. Illustration: Thomas Faull/iStock/File photo](/polopoly_fs/1.3646361.1538297996!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- September 30, 2018, 10:01
Lost Leads, 1803: A bloody legend of greed, treachery and a tell-tale corpse
![Two men made a shocking discovery while working in a field in Limerick in 1878. Illustration: iStock/file Two men made a shocking discovery while working in a field in Limerick in 1878. Illustration: iStock/file](/polopoly_fs/1.3630831.1537083264!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- September 16, 2018, 09:00
Lost Leads: After a woman and child’s bodies were found, one man sought help - the other kept working
![Nancy Crampton-Brophy. Photograph: Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Nancy Crampton-Brophy. Photograph: Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office](/polopoly_fs/1.3627983.1536833426!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- US
- September 13, 2018, 10:23
Woman who wrote 2011 essay detailing methods for killing spouse arrested in US
![Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene. Photograph: Frank Miller/File photo Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene. Photograph: Frank Miller/File photo](/polopoly_fs/1.3623150.1536484083!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- September 9, 2018, 10:08
Driver pronounced dead at scene of incident near Killeshin on Saturday evening
![Conway’s pub on Dublin’s Parnell Street Conway’s pub on Dublin’s Parnell Street](/polopoly_fs/1.3617893.1536060649!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Consumer
- September 4, 2018, 13:00
Barstool stats: How many pubs has your county lost in the last 12 years?
![The remains of Russellstown House, Co Kilkenny. Photograph: Paul Leonard/Geograph.ie The remains of Russellstown House, Co Kilkenny. Photograph: Paul Leonard/Geograph.ie](/polopoly_fs/1.3615440.1535802285!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- September 2, 2018, 09:00
Lost Leads: A farmer makes a grim discovery after calling to a neighbour’s house
![Festival-goers have been warned about fake ticket scams ahead of Electric Picnic. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times. Festival-goers have been warned about fake ticket scams ahead of Electric Picnic. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times.](/polopoly_fs/1.3609050.1535372545!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Consumer
- August 27, 2018, 13:14
Hopeful festival-goers urged to be on lookout for fake print-at-home tickets
![Oaklands Terrace, Terenure, Dublin. Photograph: Google Street View Oaklands Terrace, Terenure, Dublin. Photograph: Google Street View](/polopoly_fs/1.3606371.1535103362!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- August 24, 2018, 10:36
Garda investigation after 44-year-old man dies following fire at house in Terenure
![Pope John Paul II in Drogheda, 1979. Photograph: The Irish Times Pope John Paul II in Drogheda, 1979. Photograph: The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.3596314.1534268021!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 15, 2018, 01:00
After Pope John Paul II’s visit to Ireland in 1979, crowds gathered to bid on the leftovers
![People bathe at the public baths at Dún Laoghaire, circa 1925. Photograph: Dillon Family/National Library of Ireland Flickr Commons People bathe at the public baths at Dún Laoghaire, circa 1925. Photograph: Dillon Family/National Library of Ireland Flickr Commons](/polopoly_fs/1.3588798.1533650001!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- August 7, 2018, 14:53
August, 1928: ‘May I draw attention to the urgent need for better bathing places for ladies near Dublin, and particularly at Dalke(...)
![A majority of students to not agree that 28 standard drinks makes a person too drunk to give sexual consent, a study has found. File photograph: Cathal McNaughton/PA Wire A majority of students to not agree that 28 standard drinks makes a person too drunk to give sexual consent, a study has found. File photograph: Cathal McNaughton/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.3588734.1533638935!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Education
- August 7, 2018, 11:50
More than two-thirds of students do not agree 28 units inhibits sexual consent – study
![Photograph of John ‘Jackie’ Fricker taken in his youth on board a ship. Photograph: The Fricker family Photograph of John ‘Jackie’ Fricker taken in his youth on board a ship. Photograph: The Fricker family](/polopoly_fs/1.3584706.1533236181!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- August 2, 2018, 16:06
Bottle found on Alaskan shore is traced to a cousin of Oscar-winning actor Brenda Fricker
![](/polopoly_fs/1.3581994.1533042006!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- July 31, 2018, 13:59
Cash box taken and employee assaulted during incident at Blue Bell Luas stop
![The Luger pistol recovered by Gardaí on Monday night. Photograph: An Garda Síochána The Luger pistol recovered by Gardaí on Monday night. Photograph: An Garda Síochána](/polopoly_fs/1.3581904.1533157752!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- July 31, 2018, 10:47
Gardaí tried to intercept car in Corbally area when driver took evasive action’
![November 1931: Evening dressed drinkers buying at a US bar during prohibition. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images November 1931: Evening dressed drinkers buying at a US bar during prohibition. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.3577583.1532630793!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Offbeat
- July 29, 2018, 09:00
An Irish Times reporter on a US assignment in 1928 witnesses the rise of speakeasies
![Tommy Fitzgerald (17) was last seen in Drogheda two weeks ago. Photograph: Garda Press Office Tommy Fitzgerald (17) was last seen in Drogheda two weeks ago. Photograph: Garda Press Office](/polopoly_fs/1.3565489.1531571622!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- July 14, 2018, 13:33
Tommy Fitzgerald (17) last seen two weeks ago, may frequent Cashel and Rathfarnham
![A fire was started at the bottom of the flyover in the Bogside area of Derry. Photograph: Aoife Moore/PA Wire A fire was started at the bottom of the flyover in the Bogside area of Derry. Photograph: Aoife Moore/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.3563727.1531473181!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- July 13, 2018, 07:16
City sees sixth successive night of trouble following Twelfth of July celebrations
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