The Irish Times

‘The embodiment of Channel 4’: Jon Snow to step down as news presenter

Tributes pour in for longest-serving presenter in programme’s history

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 09:25

Candid, cool-headed Claire Byrne talks about her Covid-19 guilt

TV review: The broadcaster describes her eerily normal temperature and simmering aches

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 09:38

Coronavirus: Growing divergence in UK and Ireland’s response

Outbreak is first real test of co-operation between two countries in post-Brexit environment

Wed Mar 04 2020 - 02:55

TV guide: 28 of the best shows to watch this week

Triggering Troubles documentary Lost Lives, plus the return of Outlander and The Great House Revival, Al Pacino in alt-history thriller Hunters, and two Friends with new shows

Sun Feb 16 2020 - 01:00

Leopardstown to continue watering and ensure ground is ‘fit for purpose’

Paul Townend opts for Yukon Lil from Willie Mullins trio in Solerina Hurdle

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00

Apple’s Jade faces critical Leopardstown test on Saturday

Michael O’Leary’s star mare has not won in 10 months and will need to show her old self

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00

I sleep easier since I learnt how to monitor my daughter's smartphone

Handing a no-holds-barred smartphone to a 12-year-old is a form of child abuse

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 11:18

The problem with Game of Thrones is it almost became bigger than life

As with The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars or the King James Bible, you could lose yourself in it

Wed May 22 2019 - 09:33

‘Game of Thrones flatlined when it could have soared.’ Readers react to final episode

‘I never before set my alarm for 2am to watch a TV programme, and I never will again’

Tue May 21 2019 - 13:04

Readers’ Game of Thrones predictions: ‘Sansa will hold a Norexit referendum’

We asked you for them, and they are: Daenerys will ‘burn them all’. Tyrion will be king

Sat May 11 2019 - 17:10

Game of Thrones: The final contenders for the Iron Throne

We assess the chances of 12 contenders: Lannisters, Starks, Targaryens and more

Tue May 07 2019 - 17:43

Game of Thrones season 8 trailer: Final confrontation looks like a jaw-dropper

Sansa hasn’t looked so shocked since she learned Joffrey wasn’t marrying Margaery

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 00:21

Game of Thrones: What to expect in the final season

On April 14th, the eighth and final season of HBO’s biggest hit kicks off. Here’s what’s in it

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 10:00

Game of Thrones: Broadcast date for final series revealed

New Game of Thrones trailer shows Kit Harington, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 08:55

Croia called me a gender binarist because of my Goys and Dolls party

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: If we hadn’t been friends for 20 years, she would have called the Gords

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 06:00

Michelle Obama: World’s most powerful people ‘aren’t that smart’

The atmosphere was more raucous rock gig than book event as former first lady addressed London crowd of 3,000

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 10:15

‘Game of Thrones’ stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie marry in Scotland

The couple who met on set of TV series exchanged vows at church in Aberdeenshire

Sun Jun 24 2018 - 08:29

My five months of being a sleep bore

Putting the baby and his preschooler brother to bed involves negotiations which are so complex they make Brexit talks look like a doddle

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 07:01

The time of my life: ‘There was a kind of joyful chaos to it all’

Naoise Nunn on the first Leviathan

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00

Trump, Brexit creating most challenging time in journalism’s history–Jon Snow

C4 presenter says world is ‘living in a dicey moment’ with shift of advertising to Facebook

Sun Jan 14 2018 - 16:51

Young scientist exhibition one of the largest events of its kind in Europe

Exhibition open to public from Thursday to Saturday when over 50,000 visitors expected

Tue Jan 09 2018 - 20:16

Sink into orange, try a dash of mustard or fake it in fur –what’s new in interiors

Home Front: Interiors, design, people and events

Sat Oct 28 2017 - 00:00

‘Gunpowder’: It’s got Kit Harington but no plot

TV review: The Guy Fawkes story is simplified and stretched. Sparks do not fly

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 10:00

Patrick Freyne picks the best TV shows on the way for Autumn

Alison Spittle’s new show; David Simon in NYC; and a doc on the most famous Irish person ever: Shergar

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 13:46

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: 'Her breath could put a hole in Jon Snow's wall'

The old dear is absolutely bulling over the surprise 70th birthday party I threw her

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 05:00

Game of Thrones: The best theories for the final season

As the last episode in the penultimate season lands, how do fans think it will all end?

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 05:45

Game of Thrones: How long did it take Gendry, a raven and a dragon to travel Westeros?

We’ve crunched the imaginary numbers on that epic run from last night’s episode

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 12:25

Game of Thrones: Death to the Night King, long live Joffrey

The army of the dead’s king is a poor leader to the show’s excellent cast of villains

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 13:00

Is Game of Thrones still brave enough to kill main characters?

When did we last lose a hero or antihero? The series needs to rediscover its bloodlust

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 12:04

Top of the Lake review: Kidman is superb, and Moss is compelling

Jane Campion’s superb detective drama returns to BBC

Thu Jul 27 2017 - 22:00

I sent the first of my four pigs to the abattoir. Now I feel a pang of guilt

As well as being ‘little land managers’, pigs raised among the trees taste better

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 06:00

New Game of Thrones trailer sees violence reign supreme

Despite the lack of specifics, one thing is clear: Season 7 ain’t gonna be pretty

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 15:10

How will the DUP exercise its new-found power?

Many in the DUP are not finely attuned to modern PC but they are true to themselves

Sat Jun 17 2017 - 01:00

Kathy Sheridan: May should apologise to the people of Britain

Prime minster has shown contempt for the 48 per cent who voted Remain

Wed Jun 14 2017 - 05:00