The Irish Times

Ex-British PM John Major shelved Famine commemoration

Plan to mark 150th anniversary cancelled over fears of debate concerning UK apology

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 09:08

Statue of Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton unveiled in Athy

Tribute in home county comes on centenary of famous Antarctic rescue

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 20:52

British Ambassador: The UK is firmly on the path towards leaving the EU

Suggestions that Parliament should overrule the referendum or hold a second one do not reflect the political reality

Fri Jul 08 2016 - 00:12

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Who will be our friends now at the European table?

In the negotiations that will soon begin on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Irish Government will attempt to strike a delicate balance

Sat Jul 02 2016 - 09:20

Canada’s ‘hero’ ambassador tackles protester at 1916 service

Kevin Vickers involved in arrest of man during event to remember British dead

Thu May 26 2016 - 16:20

Charlie Flanagan: We must acknowledge British soldiers killed in the Rising

Republic owes it itself to engage with history in all of its complexity and nuance

Thu May 26 2016 - 00:49

Irish urged to encourage friends to vote in EU referendum

British ambassador says those eligible to vote can make their voice heard on Brexit

Tue May 24 2016 - 01:00

Legal concerns over benefits for Irish working in Britain

Changes for migrants if Brexit vote fails but Brussels uncertain about Irish exemption

Thu May 19 2016 - 01:00

British ambassador Dominick Chilcott to leave post

Former Iran ambassador to leave Dublin in July and be replaced by Robin Barnett

Tue May 03 2016 - 20:32

100 years on, Richmond Barracks becomes permanent reminder of Rising

Courts martial of rebels took place at Inchicore site

Mon May 02 2016 - 21:14

Touching tribute as 1916 dead remembered across State

Great granddaughter of 1916 rebel leaves flowers for first policeman to die in Rising

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 12:51

President honours Casement’s ‘empathy for the oppressed’

Wreaths laid at Banna Strand to mark centenary of capture after arrival on U-boat

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 11:02

Brexit: the British view from the Irish west coast

Brexit: ‘It’s a political trade-off for David Cameron’

Sat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00

Brexit: Irish-based Britons urged to register for referendum

Ambassador asks those living here to have say in ‘most important decision in generation’

Fri Apr 15 2016 - 01:00

Rising centenary marked with ‘great dignity’, British ambassador says

Events commemorating 1916 can help reconciliation between Ireland and Britain

Wed Apr 06 2016 - 09:33

Lord Mayor of Dublin absent from Glasnevin cemetery ceremony

Wall include names of all who died in conflicts on island between 1916 and 1923

Sun Apr 03 2016 - 17:56

Heather Humphreys heckled during 1916 Moore Street centenary event

Ceremonies across State mark firing of first shots in Easter Rising

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 15:37

1916 centenary: Remembering the ‘short lives and big dreams’

Former presidents and taoisigh join Kenny, Higgins and host of dignitaries for ceremony

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00

Kathy Sheridan: ‘Terrible beauty’ alive in Glasnevin Cemetery

Memorials to those who fought for Éire stand next to those who fought for king

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00

1916 centenary: Tributes paid at Glasnevin Cemetery

Amhrán na bhFiann composer and creator of tricolour among those remembered

Sun Mar 27 2016 - 15:37

Drama of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic rescue ‘pure Spielberg’, ambassador says

100 years on from voyage, Dominick Chilcott says Irish adventurer still has ‘resonance’

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 18:45

British ambassador: Easter Rising is worthy of respect

Ireland’s struggle against a ‘larger and overbearing neighbour’ was significant

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 21:07

Brexit may occur accidently, forum told

UK EU exit could cut Ireland trade 20%, says Confederation of British Industry president

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00

No second Brexit vote in event of ‘wrong answer’, ambassador says

Dominick Chilcott says ‘strategic aim’ to keep UK inside a reformed European Union

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 21:57

Gordon D’Arcy honoured for charity work at Ireland Fund dinner

Former Irish rugby international has been to India with Goal and is involved with Barretstown

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 22:08

Strength of Brexit deal ‘a surprise’ for eurosceptics, says Chilcott

British ambassador hails landmark proposals to keep UK within EU

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 12:15

Enda Kenny and David Cameron to discuss Brexit

Taoiseach in Downing Street to discuss Britain’s negotiations on staying in the EU

Mon Jan 25 2016 - 07:31

Irish woman honoured for wartime work at Bletchley Park

Leslie Greer produced reports based on decrypted signals during second World War

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00

No beautiful day but U2 still walk on at Leopardstown

‘We’ve had to invent a new going: shallow,’ says a racecourse spokeswoman

Sun Dec 27 2015 - 11:26

Stand side by side to honour all Ireland’s dead of 1916, service told

Different mythologies of first World War contributed to deep divisions on this island

Sun Nov 08 2015 - 22:02

Easter Rising victim’s unmarked grave receives headstone

Edward Murphy was killed in 1916 after he tipped his hat to a passing acquaintance

Sun Oct 25 2015 - 21:21

Miriam Lord: Fine Gael members driven away by legal threat

Dara Murphy ally prompts walk-out by threatening to sue Senator Burke for slander

Sat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00

Bust of first World War field marshal unveiled

Earl Frederick Roberts of Waterford was oldest recorded military casualty in war

Mon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00

Photography exhibit remembers Irish in first World War

‘Portraits of the Invisible’ examines lives of 50 Irish men and women during ‘Great War’

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 12:26