The Irish Times

Retired chief justice Frank Clarke on his life in law: 'I think I found the hole that suited my peg'

The outgoing chief justice was the first member of his family to go to university

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00

Des O’Malley obituary: Key political player thought by some as ‘best taoiseach Ireland never had’

Limerick politician split from Fianna Fáil to form influential Progressive Democrats

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 13:02

Fianna Fáil members know party facing one of its greatest challenges

Activists acknowledge issue of identity essential to repelling threats from Fine Gael and Sinn Féin

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 14:59

Fintan O’Toole: Ireland’s brilliant education system is a complete fluke

Education is our greatest asset, yet we produce it in an utterly haphazard way

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00

Lessons from history – An Irishman’s Diary on Donogh O’Malley

Introduction of free secondary education was a key moment

Sun Jan 03 2021 - 18:02

The Irish Times view on fee-paying schools and Covid-19: Safety supports should be available to all

It is worrying that in the education sector the State should start to treat schools differently on the important issue of protecting the health of staff and students

Wed Aug 19 2020 - 00:02

An A-Z guide for going back to school

Pricewatch: In a time of Covid, the old concerns of costs and policies still remain

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 00:00

How you can share in Patrick Kavanagh’s isolation at Inniskeen this year

Frank McNally: Refurbished Kavanagh centre due to have a low-key opening in July

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 20:01

In a Word: Politics

The year 1968 was tumultuous and formative, marked by a series of high-profile deaths

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 00:31

Time to be ambitious. We need a Department of Higher Education and Research

We need to create globally-competitive universities that perform ground-breaking research which drives innovation economies

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 00:00

Does Ireland have too many universities?

European trends are towards consolidating a few elite places of higher education – at a time when Irish policy is to create more universities

Tue Mar 10 2020 - 00:00

Plenty of politicians’ promises, but what about these ideas to help consumers?

Pricewatch: Fancy a consumer watchdog with more bite, free off-peak public transport or safer cycling?

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 02:06

The Irish Times view on children in poverty: unheeded and unheard

Giving children a chance of realising their potential and living a fulfilling life are achievable aims

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 00:10

Consultants need major pay rise to see only public patients, Harris says

Minster says he wants to see only public patients treated in public hospitals

Tue Aug 27 2019 - 13:59

Why is kitting out your children for school so expensive?

Parents have spent over €20bn educating their young, despite free schooling

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 06:00

Department of Finance fears on free education not justified

Policy initiative paved way for decades of prosperity despite resistance by mandarins

Fri May 10 2019 - 02:00

‘I was not a human being’: A history of Irish childhood

No Child 2020: Dark stains remain on the Irish conscience over the treatment of children

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 06:03

If we don’t support students, how can we expect our society to flourish?

Opinion: Many students wonder how they will find accommodation in a housing crisis

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 05:04

The Birdman of Glendalough – An Irishman’s Diary about St Kevin

Thu May 31 2018 - 00:01

Hoor You To Talk? – An Irishman’s Diary about unparliamentary language

Fri May 25 2018 - 00:01

Self-promotion trumps thought in Fine Gael leadership race

Diarmaid Ferriter: Duracell-bunny Fine Gaelers lack philosophical reflection

Sat May 27 2017 - 05:00

Diarmaid Ferriter: So, what is a university for?

Can a university have a soul and be driven by priorities other than rankings?

Sat May 13 2017 - 05:00

Diarmaid Ferriter: Teaching unions must unite on pay

Teachers subjected to two-tier pay system that is compete antithesis of equality

Sat Apr 22 2017 - 01:00

Fifty years after free secondary education, what big idea do we need in 2017?

We ask influential figures in Irish education on what needs to come next

Tue Feb 14 2017 - 00:00

Bruton says failure to integrate in schools can damage social stability

Boards to be told to take over community national school patronage from next week

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 17:17

TK Whitaker, supreme mandarin and good citizen - Fintan O’Toole’s assessment

Ireland’s greatest conservative revolutionary forced the state to alter the way it saw itself

Tue Jan 10 2017 - 07:21

TK Whitaker obituary

His ideas gave new hope to Ireland

Tue Jan 10 2017 - 00:53

Dear Minister, why is school so expensive? Love Pricewatch

Since free education was introduced in the 1960s, Irish parents have spent more than €20 billion putting their children through school

Mon Aug 01 2016 - 01:00

Senators criticise proposal for student loan scheme

Independent Marie-Louise O’Donnell says the idea is ‘absolutely outrageous’

Tue Jul 12 2016 - 21:42

Diarmaid Ferriter: I have nothing against baptism

But it is unacceptable that some un-baptised children are treated like second-class citizens in school choice

Sat May 07 2016 - 01:00

Michael Viney’s Ireland: 50 years a blow-in

The English journalist and naturalist – this paper’s longest-serving columnist – has always been a keen-eyed yet sympathetic chronicler of Irish life. So what does he make of our nation in this centenary year?

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 05:45