The Irish Times

In Defence of Witches: a rousing feminist argument

Book review: French feminist urges modern women to consider the term ‘witch’

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 06:00

Gordon Brown: ‘We’ve got to give people a message of hope’

The former British prime minister spoke to Fintan O’Toole at the Irish Times Summer Nights Festival

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 23:42

The Irish Times Summer Nights festival: Everything you need to know

Chris O’Dowd, Maureen Dowd and Mary Lou McDonald among guests for online series

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 12:27

Irish Times Summer Nights festival: Final details revealed

Chris O’Dowd and Mary Lou McDonald among those appearing at this year’s event

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00

Seven Necessary Sins: A call to arms for the feminist fight ahead

Mona Eltahawy’s bracing manifesto on what it means to be a feminist today

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 06:00

Mona Eltahawy: I’m serious about women fighting back. I want patriarchy to fear us

‘The revolution is not polite. The revolution is about f*cking’

Sat Apr 17 2021 - 06:00

100 books by women you have to read

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 16:14

Róisín Ingle: With the landslide for Yes, I finally felt like I belonged

The referendum result was Ireland confirming that women are equal citizens

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 04:00

Sex, addiction and shattering tradition in Moroccan literature

Moroccan author Leila Slimani has taken a bold step in writing about a bored woman addicted to sex at a time when publishers in the region expect her to ‘describe sand dunes and camels’, and women's sexuality is an explosive topic in her country and the wider Muslim world

Sat Sept 26 2015 - 09:15