The Irish Times

Sean Moncrieff: Class might be less obvious in Ireland but it’s just as insidious

My upbringing wasn’t exactly Angela’s Ashes, but it was far from fancy

Sat Feb 12 2022 - 06:00

How the pandemic exposed the myth of the Anglosphere

US Politics: America is different – those who fawn over it most, understand it least

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 17:49

Scullion believes the best is yet to come as he prepares for Tokyo test

National marathon champion among the more frank and frankly more interesting of Irish athletes

Sat May 08 2021 - 01:00

Michael Stipe: ‘Cold-ass b**ch was a coat I put on to protect myself. I can take it off now’

The artist and REM singer talks American presidents, parties and photographing his heroes

Mon May 03 2021 - 06:00

Corporate America will soon forget it found a conscience

US Politics: both sides are suited by the alleged rift between the GOP and big business

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 16:56

American aversion to big government is a thing of the past

US Politics: Tolerance of fiscal intervention now appears to be more or less open-ended

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 01:00

America’s best hope for internal healing is enmity with China

US Letter: Common purpose against a giant ‘other’ is what US has lacked for too long

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 03:00

Marion Davies was as big as Valentino. Then she had a scandalous affair

Mank, David Fincher’s new film, goes some way to rehabilitating the film star's reputation

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 05:00

How American conservatives lost the culture war

US Politics: Recent statue-felling is an outward expression of decades of social change

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 01:00

Chest-beating quality of America First makes conflict inevitable

US Politics: American jingoism longs both for the quiet life and to answer provocations

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 14:25

Yes, you should feel bad for not finishing (insert classic novel here)

Donald Clarke: Guilt is an important aspect of life and a vital part of the reading experience

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00

In a Word...

... schadenfreude

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 14:51

Rare U2 Dublin concert footage revealed

Footage of secret concert on community centre roof in Sheriff Street in 1982 emerges

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 00:01

Julian Assange faces extradition to US after arrest at Ecuadorian embassy

WikiLeaks founder could spend five years in jail over leak of government secrets

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 01:00

Marouane Fellaini – the king of the bad times at Manchester United

From Moyes to Mourinho, the big midfielder came across as the bad habit you fell back on when there was no other sensible plan

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 22:30

Not a shamrock in sight: Building a new vision of Ireland in New York

The city’s Irish Arts Center is changing perceptions of Ireland and Irish America

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00

Ciarán Murphy: Burke and Conlon primed for more summer fireworks

Both men had their moments during a memorable personal duel at Croke Park clash

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 21:00

Survival instinct made Dunphy the establishment’s favourite bad boy

Ironically the highly-paid controversialist had way more to give than acerbic one-liners

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 08:00

Ken Early: The least we owe England is to keep on hating to the end

No room for objective analysis or comment when it comes to England’s World Cup run

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 07:00

Catherine Keener: ‘I did not know about Harvey Weinstein at all’

Onetime queen of indie flicks on her good Catholic upbringing, the #MeToo movement and her latest role in Irish director Alan Gilsenan’s adaptation of a Carol Shields novel

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00

I found my voice through other women’s voices

The power of books written by women about women can never be underestimated

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00

Is Cork still the best place to survive the apocalypse?

When nuclear war loomed in the 1960s, Cork was deemed the safest place to be

Sat Nov 18 2017 - 05:00

Kevin Spacey to be cut from completed Getty kidnapping film

Christopher Plummer to reshoot scenes after sexual harassment allegations

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 07:40

Netflix cuts ties with Spacey after sexual misconduct allegations

Company suspends production of sixth and final season of House of Cards

Sat Nov 04 2017 - 07:21

Neil Jordan Riviera controversy: Writers don’t control TV

Analysis: It’s not the writer or director, but the ‘showrunner’, who controls TV drama now

Mon Jun 26 2017 - 16:04

Small room or large? The reverse psychology of house sharing

Friends love to live together – but when it comes to bedroom allocation, size matters

Tue May 23 2017 - 08:00

Warren Beatty: ‘I’ve had 16 books written about me. All baloney’

Warren Beatty, a true Hollywood maverick, sets the record straight on his six-decade-long career and the state of cinema today

Sat Apr 22 2017 - 05:00

Kevin Barry: ‘I love reading my work. I’m 98% ham’

You can’t keep the darkly comic writer from the theatre – hardly surprising for a ‘frustrated actor’. He talks about his play Autumn Royal

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 05:00

Eileen Battersby: How can America begin to heal?

Where to now after one of the most corrosive US presidential elections in history

Wed Nov 09 2016 - 08:42

2016: The 50 best films on Netflix

While some movies have vanished from the streaming service, many have arrived and there are plenty to fill the summer evenings, from comedy classics like ‘Airplane’ to thrillers such as ‘Winter’s Bone’

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 12:30