The Irish Times

Kilkenny legend Liam ‘Chunky’ O’Brien dies, aged 72

1975 Hurler of the Year won four All-Irelands and club All-Irelands with James Stephens

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 14:35

‘I don’t like Jack Reacher that much’: Lee Child and fellow crime writers on their creations

John Connolly, Sarah Paretsky, Michael Connelly and more on a sometimes love/hate relationship

Tue Jun 30 2020 - 08:10

On the canvass: Sinn Féin confident it can retain two seats in Louth

Newcomer Ruairi Ó Murchú feels the ground is good to retain Gerry Adams’s seat and hold the second in this five-seater bellwether

Sat Feb 01 2020 - 01:00

Leinster SFC quarter-final: Ballyboden finally boot the door down

Louth’s Newton Blues are competitive but Dublin champions pull away at the death

Sun Nov 10 2019 - 18:41

Tipperary backbone 2019 Hurling All Stars with seven awards

Brian Hogan, Diarmuid O’Keeffe and Lee Chin win their first awards

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 07:00

Galway GAA mourning the death of PJ Qualter

Turloughmore forward scored goals in both the league and All-Ireland finals of 1975

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 20:51

Jane Casey: ‘Leaving Dublin was like getting a divorce. It was so painful’

Detective Maeve Kerrigan straddles the divide between Ireland and Britain, just like her creator

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00

Steve Hansen departure to coincide with huge challenges for All Blacks

He has been part of the team’s coaching staff as head coach or assistant coach since 2004

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 11:15

The power of a good book in times of chaos

From Hunter S Thompson to Philip Roth, Shirley Jackson and John Connolly, great writing has a way of making readers feel less isolated in a world of anxiety and upheaval

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00

Irish-American gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger found dead

Notorious criminal (89) believed to have been killed by inmates in West Virginia prison

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 00:00

Whitey Bulger: a saga of Irish brotherhood and brutality

Gangster’s codes included ‘never sell angel dust to children’ and ‘trust only the Irish’

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 20:29

Crime fiction round-up: Man Booker nominated Snap by Belinda Bauer leaves no trace behind

Plus the return of Sara Gran’s brilliant Claire DeWitt and new thrills from Sophie Hannah, Jean-Claude Izzo and Ace Atkins

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00

10 Irish restaurants and cafes worth travelling to

From The Irish Times’s 2018 guide to the 100 best foodie destinations across Ireland

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 06:00

One day in September 1980: Galway’s day of deliverance

Victory over Limerick signalled Galway’s arrival as an enduring hurling force

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 11:46

Motivated Mulkerrins planning to move in for the kill

All-Ireland senior handball champion bids to end Brady’s remarkable reign

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 06:30

Why Irish crime fiction is in murderously good health

If Irish crime fiction has a signal crime it is corruption – public and private, spiritual and secular

Wed Jul 25 2018 - 06:00

Shortlists announced for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2017

Among the nominees are Ryan Tubridy, Cecelia Ahern, John Banville, Molly McCloskey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 12:42

Iggy Clarke cherishes the friendships he made while playing for Galway

Hustle of hurling hid the former Galway hurler from the solitariness of the priesthood

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 15:20

Two personal injury claims by carpet fitter dismissed

Judge did not accept James Jordan version of events in relation to October 2014 accident

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 15:41

€450k Howth fixer-upper was a Michael Collins safe house

Three-bedroom home with coastal views – and potential for wide glazed extension

Mon Jun 19 2017 - 15:00

Home brew: an expert guide to the best coffee makers

Six professional coffee lovers reveal how they prepare their own coffee at home

Sat Apr 01 2017 - 06:00

GAA inducts four newcomers to Hall of Fame

John Connolly, Tony Doran, Dermot Earley and John O’Keeffe bring group up to 42

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 18:45

Monaghan still making the most of what they’ve got

Painstaking husbandry ensures the small county remain at football’s top table

Sat Jun 25 2016 - 18:10

Christine Hamill’s The Best Medicine: Strong backing from TV comic

Harry Hill likes mother’s funny novel on unfunny subject of cancer which features him

Wed Jun 08 2016 - 14:50

Bruce Springsteen and me: 'He joined in a session in the bar between eating his fish supper'

From chance encounters in speedos and chats about Stillorgan bowling to playing support to the E Street Band, some of the Boss’s biggest fans (and a few non-believers) tell us their stories

Thu May 26 2016 - 12:00

Fianna Fáil grandee says party will be pragmatic

Former senator Nioclás Ó Conchúbhair predicts FF and FG will not let process drag on

Thu Mar 03 2016 - 01:00

Galway West’s Catherine Connolly says Labour has ‘lost its soul’

Independent one of two women elected beside Éamon Ó Cuív, Seán Kyne and Noel Grealish

Sun Feb 28 2016 - 19:41

Election 2016: Primary school poll produces ‘shock result’

Mars Bar bribe swings St Patrick’s Boys’ National School vote leaving Ó Cuiv in cold

Fri Feb 26 2016 - 20:50

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin to be winners in Galway West – poll

TG4 survey: FF TD Éamon Ó Cuív to be elected first despite support shy of calculations

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 20:55

Shelf life: writers take us through their collections

Ahead of this year’s Dublin Book Festival, we ask some of the participating authors to tell us the stories behind the books in their personal collections

Wed Nov 11 2015 - 06:00