The Irish Times

Galway-Mayo: A sporting rivalry that has never neatly fit in any category

The counties become like siblings who cannot sit in a room without squabbling

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00

Irish dancers at Feis in the Park call for return of indoor classes

‘Excellence in not something you can switch on and off,’ says James McCutcheon

Thu Aug 19 2021 - 19:27

Pádraic Joyce: ‘It is massively important this All-Ireland final goes ahead’

‘GAA keeps an awful lot of people in this country going,’ Galway football manager says

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 06:00

Political maverick – An Irishman’s Diary on Joseph Blowick and Clann na Talmhan

Mon Jul 20 2020 - 20:01

Pádraic Joyce’s blunt ambition already shaking things up in Galway

Manager makes bold statement of intent in early stages of tenure

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00

Rich harvest can be reaped from hurt of minor All-Ireland defeat

‘My father always said one of the best things that could happen was to lose an All-Ireland minor final’

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 06:35

Echoes of the past as youthful Armagh head for western front

In 2001 the Ulster county took part in one of the most dramatic of the early qualifiers

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 06:00

Jail population on rise with 350 prisoners serving life sentences

Concerns at overcrowding with daily average of 3,911 inmates noted by Irish Prison Service

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 10:24

First female Prison Service director general appointed

Caron McCaffrey has been working in the prison service for 18 years

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 13:54

National Violence Reduction Unit set to receive first prisoner next week

New €2.7m specialist Portlaoise facility aims to help prisoners self-manage behaviour

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 15:31

Over half of Mountjoy prisoners in protection regimes due to gang violence

17 gangs now operating within the prison, Governor says

Fri Oct 26 2018 - 18:34

The Irish Times view on prisons: a progressive figurehead leaves the stage

Michael Donnellan showed what can be achieved in public service

Mon Oct 01 2018 - 00:02

Charlie Flanagan praises ‘progressive’ prison service director

Michael Donnellan retiring after seven years in role, during which service transformed

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 01:00

The Irish Times view on the state of Irish prisons: A bleak picture

Overcrowding has become an issue at six of the state’s 11 prisons

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 00:02

Darragh Ó Sé: Galway’s defensive system must serve interests of their forwards

Roscommon will give Kevin Walsh’s team a good idea of where they currently stand

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 06:30

Prisons unable to meet rising population’s need for mental healthcare

Percentage of prison population with mental illness more than doubled since 2015

Wed May 23 2018 - 19:27

Gangs ‘ordering murders’ from Irish jails, prison officers claim

Rising wealth, reach of criminal groups has emboldened jailed members, conference told

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 14:45

Corofin look to repeat recent history at Croke Park

North Galway side come full circle as they face Nemo Rangers in All-Ireland club final

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00

11,000 drug seizures in Irish prisons in seven years

Prisoners using opiates less as they switch to prescription and newer drugs

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 01:00

Seán Moran: Rochford not first manager to put faith in re-creationism

Necessity has often been the mother of reinvention for All-Ireland-winning teams

Wed Aug 23 2017 - 10:37

Government considering domestic violence offence, UN told

Minister denies State is attempting to ‘walk back’ from Magdalene laundries apology

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 18:48

Jim McGuinness: All counties equal, but some more equal than others

Amateur? Like Mr Seligman’s dogs, most counties feel there’s nothing they can do

Tue Jun 06 2017 - 05:50

Prison officers are paid for overtime they did not work

New system for extra hours pay is criticised in Comptroller and Auditor General report

Wed Aug 03 2016 - 01:00

Connacht rugby losing Jarlath Fallon was Galway’s gain

Former goalkeeper Derek Thompson hopes Roscommon can return to winning cycle after he broke it in 1998

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 07:10

Galway come out from the shadows to face Roscommon

Having ended Mayo’s recent dominance in the province, the Tribesmen still have something to prove

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 02:17

Non-payment of fines reason for 80% of female committals

Irish Prison Service report shows overall numbers sent to prison rose to highest in five years

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 16:54

Addiction centre urges Government to consider housing needs

Coolmine Therapeutic Community sees 42% increase in residential admissions in 2015

Wed Jun 08 2016 - 15:22

Prison officer Adrian Ismay’s funeral told of New IRA’s ‘dark deed’

Prison visits cancelled in Northern Ireland so that fellow officers could attend ceremony

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00

‘Dark men did a dark deed’, prison officer’s funeral hears

800 people attend service for New IRA bomb victim Adrian Ismay

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 16:58

Slopping out ends for Cork inmates as new prison opens

More than 160 inmates transfer from old building to €45m facility over weekend

Sun Feb 14 2016 - 11:20

Early release not uncommon for thousands jailed over fines

Senior Irish Prisons Service staff would have made call on TD Mick Wallace’s detention

Wed Dec 09 2015 - 17:34

Offenders causing ‘havoc’ will be targeted, says Commissioner

Minister for Justice says a group of about 200 repeat offenders will be focus of the project

Mon Nov 30 2015 - 13:14

Some prison officers ignore gang activities, judge says

Workers criticise Judge Michael Reilly for offering unsubstantiated opinions in report

Tue Nov 03 2015 - 21:46

Hostage slashed by prisoners as riot squad storm Cloverhill

Garda launches inquiry as prison hostage assaulted and 10 others hospitalised

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 22:35