The Irish Times

Prince Albert of Monaco visits TCD after donating €1m

Donation follows his mother, Grace Kelly’s, love of Ireland and the university

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 18:00

Royal Cork Yacht Club celebrates tricentenary after Covid-enforced delay

Taoiseach joins Admiral to salute 301 years of sailing in Cork with parade of vessels across harbour

Sun Aug 29 2021 - 18:16

Thinking Anew – ‘A light shining in the darkness of the night’

Sat Dec 26 2020 - 00:01

Why we celebrate Christmas on the 25th, eat mince pies and put up trees

Pricewatch’s 12 fun facts of Christmas explores the origins of our modern traditions

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 00:00

‘Lady Muck’ – An Irishwoman’s Diary on flaunting it

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 19:30

I have log cabin fever – the idea just won’t let go

An old dumping ground will sport a cabin distantly related to one owned by a queen

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 06:00

A Prussian solution to an Irish problem – An Irishman’s Diary on Prince Joachim and the 1916 Rising

Sun Jul 19 2020 - 17:14

My fellow Irish citizens! What are you doing next Monday?

Monaco is filthy rich and hasn’t much of an army. I think we could take it in a fight

Fri Jun 12 2020 - 05:00

Thousands seek to remove colonialists’ names from Uganda’s streets

Petition calls for use of domestic heroes in nomenclature rather than British overlords

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 20:00

Michael Smurfit: ‘I asked Trump to invite me to the White House for my 80th birthday’

The businessman on Tony O’Reilly, selling the K Club, Brexit, and cocooning in Monaco

Fri May 29 2020 - 05:00

‘The greatest war correspondent’ – An Irishman’s Diary on William Howard Russell

Tue Apr 14 2020 - 00:01

Aga Khan among victims of audacious French ‘scam of the century’

Paris court hears details of elaborate sting that netted €77.5m for alleged fraudsters

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 13:58

The Irish Times view on Christmas: light in the winter darkness

Victorian fashions have shaped our expectations of Christmas to a degree that we forget how many of our Christmas traditions are recent innovations

Mon Dec 23 2019 - 19:00

Royal Cork Yacht Club’s celebrations get approval from two princes

Italy’s Marco Gradoni crowned 2019 male World Sailor of the Year, its youngest ever recipient

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 20:05

Van power: why more people are putting a home on wheels

Vans can be customised inside to create a tiny home away from home for the holidays

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 00:00

Barnier witnesses ‘secure’ Irish backstop in action on pitch

EU’s Brexit negotiator grimaces through French display on Dublin visit to watch rugby

Sun Mar 10 2019 - 19:06

The consequences of a hard Brexit for an importer/exporter like Santa

Santa will have to use the door because after the Tories relax the child labour laws the chimneys will be crammed with urchin chimneysweeps and little matchgirls

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00

Why is Stephen’s Day called Boxing Day? 12 yuletide questions answered

Was Jesus really born on Christmas Day? And who was Santa Claus?

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 13:06

The farms that let you choose and cut your own Christmas tree

Ireland faces a Christmas Tree shortage in seven years after the 2018 heatwave

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: World awards cap Irish rugby’s greatest year

Schmidt now set to prepare for defence of the Six Nations – then comes the hurdle of World Cup

Tue Nov 27 2018 - 06:00

The Irish soldier worshipped as an Indian god

Feared and adored, John Nicholson became a hero of the British Empire, and inspired a cult

Mon Aug 27 2018 - 11:28

France sued for €351m in row over throne of Monaco

Aristocrat alleges the French state tricked his family out of the line of succession

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 13:51

Henley Regatta: Irish crews off to fantastic start with four wins

NUIG coxed four claim thrilling photo finish win on the River Thames

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 20:06

Lewis Hamilton calls for changes after ‘most boring race ever’

Monaco Grand Prix was exceptionally dull to partake in and to watch, say drivers

Mon May 28 2018 - 22:30

Prince Charles to visit Cork and Kerry next month

Royal expected to retrace footsteps of Queen Victoria in visiting Killarney

Wed May 16 2018 - 19:30

Cannes 2018: Harvey Weinstein’s power lunacy led to his virtual banishment

Simply being at the film festival constitutes a step up in the hierarchy

Fri May 11 2018 - 05:00

Presents from the Past – An Irishman’s Diary about mutant verbs and moving statues

Fri Feb 09 2018 - 00:01

Prince Albert statue to stay on grounds of Leinster House

Petitions Committee said petition seeking its removal was inadmissible

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 15:17

‘I’m a cultural culchie, baptised in red lemonade and raised by bullocks’

Patrick Freyne: Every December the Eighth it happens - hordes of salivating red-faced rural types

Sun Dec 03 2017 - 05:00

Philadelphia here I come: A city break with a difference

Here are 10 things to do in one of America’s most celebrated and interesting destinations

Wed Oct 04 2017 - 16:00

Glorious era for Irish rowing looks set to continue

Huge entry for Cork Regatta while further World Cup glory beckons in Lucerne

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 01:02

Tributes to Prince Philip after he announces retirement at age 95

Prime minister and leader of Labour Party lead tributes to Duke of Edinburgh

Thu May 04 2017 - 18:34

Ireland trial next test for talented youngsters

Health of rowing evident as young guns make their mark at Indoor Championships

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 22:57

Merry BreXmas: Have the British voted themselves out of Christmas?

In the the wake of their decision to leave the EU, the festive season may not be the same in the UK

Tue Dec 20 2016 - 05:55