The Irish Times

Fintan O’Toole: What is this country if it allows torment of children with scoliosis?

Children are still in agony, and forced to display their suffering on the airwaves

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 01:00

‘Were we right in the head?’ Joe Duffy asks as free contraception proves a difficult pill to swallow

Radio: Budget 2022 seems to have pleased no one, judging by reaction on airwaves

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 05:00

Galway Ring Road: ‘Not only am I losing my home, I’m losing my community’

With decision on road due next month, the €600m proposal has divided local opinion

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 02:00

Drivetime now has the zippiest news coverage on Irish radio

Radio: Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra combine rigorous interviews with light relief

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 05:00

Drivetime duo emerge as winners from divisive election

Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra gel as US poll unfolds, Joe Duffy gets populist about panto

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 05:00

The ‘pack them tight’ landlord is a gift for Sarah McInerney

“You look delighted with yourself,” the RTÉ host curtly tells her cartoonish guest

Fri Jun 12 2020 - 06:00

The beauty of a good bookshop – bookworms have their say

Rick O’Shea, Emer McLysaght and others on their favourite bookshops as children and adults

Wed Oct 23 2019 - 05:22

Fine Grain Property agrees to buy Shannon’s Westpark campus for €50m

Business campus has 50 companies on site and planning permission for more office space

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 10:04

Man fined for slapping daughter (2) at Cork shopping centre

Father denied assault charges, after incident reported to gardaí by two women

Fri Mar 29 2019 - 13:01

Man charged with intimidating witness in child-slapping case

Accused remanded on bail to allow defence solicitor to get statements on new charge

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 16:25

Father slapped daughter several times in supermarket car park, court told

Witness took photo of man’s car and reported allegation to gardaí but child’s father said he ‘never resorted to violence’

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 21:38

The Irish ‘father of duty free’ and saviour of Shannon

Brendan O’Regan’s eureka moment came in 1950, but his legacy goes beyond cheap booze

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 04:35

No contest as majestic Miriam O’Callaghan wears her crown lightly

Presenter brings overlooked strengths to ‘Today’ show, while Liveline has unlikely glow

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 05:00

Breda O’Brien: Questions remain about detained pregnant teenager

Outrage about detaining an expectant woman ignores possible consequences

Sat Jun 17 2017 - 05:00

The ‘fake news’ about Tuam: Sean Moncrieff blows a gasket

Radio Review: Newstalk host takes Catholic Leaguer Bill Donohue to task over claim of baby mass grave ‘myth’ and ‘hoax’

Fri Mar 10 2017 - 10:50

Radio review: No escape from the jaws of the past as a grim year ends

Jim Lockhart hosts a grim chart countdown of the great musicians who died in 2016

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 14:00

Call for farm vigilance at inquest into toddler’s death

Ben Regan (23 months) suffered fatal head injuries when struck by falling horsebox dividers

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 18:28

Atmosphere at Maynooth ‘poisonous’, says seminarian

‘Culture of fear not compatible with seminary life,’ says St Patrick’s College president

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 01:00

Radio: Brendan Howlin sets the record straight for Miriam O’Callaghan

Review: ‘Sunday with Miriam’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’

Sun Jun 05 2016 - 13:17

Cantillon: Irish in UK sign up for anti-Brexit vote

Ex-Goldman Sachs chairman Peter Sutherland among those backing Irish4Europe

Tue May 31 2016 - 01:00

Radio: Keelin Shanley deserves more than six out of 10

Review: ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Drivetime’, ‘The Last Word’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 16:00

Radio: Untold stories breathe new life into old myths

Review: ‘The History Show’, ‘Sunday with Miriam’ and ‘Today with Seán O’Rourke’

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 16:00

Thirty-five apartment tenants in Cork forced to leave

Grant Thornton, receiver for Eden complex in Blackrock, put buildings up for sale

Tue Mar 15 2016 - 20:41

Restored prospect in Killiney for €2.1m

Fully refurbished period home in Co Dublin with four bedrooms

Thu May 21 2015 - 05:00

Smart mouthguard to tackle dental wear and tear

Mouthguard sends information on grinding to dentist and smartphone

Mon Apr 13 2015 - 05:45

Hidden Cyclone blows away past disappointments to take Tied Cottage Chase

Cheltenham on the cards now after Punchestown raid by Shark Hanlon’s pride and joy

Sun Feb 01 2015 - 17:52

Djakadam earns Willie Mullins a sixth Thyestes triumph

Ruby Walsh takes big race at Gowran Park for champion trainer

Thu Jan 22 2015 - 16:18

Don Cossack stays unbeaten at Punchestown

Favourite Boston Bob second in the John Durkan Memorial Chase, Lord Windermere third

Sun Dec 07 2014 - 16:04

Boston Bob can claim glory in John Durkan Chase at Punchestown

Willie Mullins’ charge can see off Don Cossack and Lord Windermere in Grade One feature

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00

Fiona Mitchell appointed RTÉ London correspondent

Deputy foreign editor to take on role two years after broadcaster closed bureau in city

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 15:13

Conor Gleeson’s goal helps The Nire to convincing Munster championship victory

Limerick champions Ballylanders outgunned at Kilmallock

Sun Nov 02 2014 - 17:35

RTÉ to appoint new London correspondent

State broadcaster’s London bureau was closed in September 2012 as part of cost-cutting programme

Wed Oct 15 2014 - 22:36

RTÉ Radio 1 dominates annual radio awards

Irish Times columnist Michael Harding among winners for documentary on darkness

Sat Oct 04 2014 - 12:56

‘Warrior queens’ put a stylish hat on it at Ballybrit

Run on champagne tent after Guinness hurdle

Fri Aug 01 2014 - 01:05