The Irish Times

Covid-19 shows kindness can be enough to get us through

Acts of neighbourliness, solidarity and self-sacrifice portray people to be mainly good

Tue Jun 30 2020 - 01:00

What to do about George Berkeley, Trinity figurehead and slave owner?

Unthinkable: Ireland’s most celebrated philosopher was ‘also extremely morally fallible’

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 05:00

Northside People and Southside People close down with loss of 17 jobs

Publisher North Dublin Publications Ltd has announced it is shutting down operations

Sun May 10 2020 - 21:15

Political deadlock: NI system is same as that which agreed 1994 ceasefire

When Troubles started in 1969, only Unionist Party had power in Northern Ireland

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 01:00

Fifty years on, Northern Ireland is unsettled once more

There are troubling parallels between conditions 50 years ago and the situation now

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 01:00

The Irish woman who exposed abuse of nuns by priests 25 years ago

Report by Clare sister claimed such abuse took place in 22 countries, including Ireland

Sun Feb 10 2019 - 12:33

‘It feels like being exiled at your own institution’

Opinion: Plans to close UCD’s member-run common room are drawing sharp opposition from academics

Tue Mar 27 2018 - 00:00

Enda Kenny’s ‘mea culpa’: the science of false memory

Research shows faulty recall is more likely to happen when you are stressed or overloaded

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 11:08

Can the education system heal our ‘post-truth’ society?

Media studies and philosophy could be crucial in tackling extremism and fake news

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 00:00

Joe Humphreys: Stop kidding yourself, you have no human rights

Next time you bleat about your right to something think about what’s being done in your name in the Mediterranean

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 12:00

Joe Humphreys: Church has no reason to fear secularism

Penny slow to drop among Catholic Church in Ireland on issue of school patronage

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 01:36

A testing system for Leaving Cert students with difficulties

Almost 9,000 students with disabilities need accommodations in State exams, but there are growing concerns about a lack of transparency and how the process is managed

Tue Nov 24 2015 - 06:00

Cork newspapers under fire during revolutionary period

Nationalist newspapers targeted by British while loyalist publications suppressed by IRA

Mon Nov 09 2015 - 20:35

Twenty years on – could the ‘Irish Press’ have been saved?

Journalist’s sacking in May 1995 led to a lock-in; the newspapers never returned

Sat May 16 2015 - 01:00

The ASTI to consider discussions on TUI merger

Secondary teachers group to face motion on opening talks on joining with broader union

Thu Mar 05 2015 - 21:08

Religious orders blame property crash for redress shortfall

Only €81m in cash from church bodies towards abuse compensation

Thu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00

Discussion: How good are Irish teachers?

Irish abroad: How does the education system where you live compare to Ireland?

Tue Nov 18 2014 - 10:42

TCD plans to demolish Pearse Street building for new student accommodation

Pearse Street ‘is becoming Trinity’s street in the city’, says provost

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 06:50

Are Irish university students getting smarter?

Wed Oct 15 2014 - 00:21

Over €80 million to be spent on recruiting 1,700 school staff

Department secures an extra €60m to meet demographic demands

Tue Oct 14 2014 - 22:57

Three Irish Times journalists win Justice Media Awards

Series “Inside Ireland’s Supreme Court” wins daily newspapers category

Thu Jun 12 2014 - 19:15

Irish presence felt at Cheltenham fashion

The winner Camilla Henderson is a Londoner whose parents are Irish

Thu Mar 13 2014 - 11:42

Workers are losing the war against machines

Market logic dictates that technological progress rewards ever-fewer people

Mon Feb 03 2014 - 01:01

‘Davos for students’: the brightest undergrad brains ponder the big issues

At the UA Global Summit in Dublin, some of the world’s smartest students have grappled with global issues

Sat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00

Realists 1 Romantics 0: money talks in Irish soccer

By relying on a billionaire benefactor, the Football Association of Ireland is undermining the bond between fans and team

Sat Nov 09 2013 - 09:14

Sunny spells. Scattered showers. Changing climate

Met Éireann made a rare prounouncement on climate change this week. As the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change publishes its Fifth Assessment Report, can Ireland’s living-room scientists rekindle interest in a major global issue?

Sat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00

David’s story: ‘The Irish jail system is a school for criminals.’

Sat Sept 14 2013 - 07:59

The prison trap

Mental illness is not a crime. So why are so many people with psychiatric problems in our jails?

Sat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00

Does science really say everything that can be said about life?

Opinion: ‘scientism’ wants to keep morality and philosopy out of the public domain

Tue Sept 03 2013 - 12:01

Mandela family feud upsetting society and African tradition

The family of Nelson Mandela is being urged to stop their infighting and let him die in peace

Sat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00

Obama plans US summit of African leaders in 2014

US president pays homage to ailing ‘personal inspiration’ Mandela at former jail site

Sun Jun 30 2013 - 08:36

Men less satisfied with work-life balance than women

Workplace set-up makes it hard for men to play bigger role in family life

Fri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00

Stuck in the middle

With nursing homes an unsuitable or unavailable option for many older people, some Irish adults are torn between caring for their children and caring for their ageing relatives

Sat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00

Musical prodigy takes on biggest challenge yet

Novice and professional singers to perform Bach masterpiece

Sat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00