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Six Nations -- Opens in new window

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Crosswords & Puzzles

10 months ago

Help Centre -- Opens in new window

2 months ago

Government and civil servants uneasy over President's choice of first overseas trip

3 hours ago

Grace O'Malley-Kumar, killed in Nottingham attacks, 'was too good to be true', say parents

22 minutes ago

Jenny Keane: 'Sex education gave me the most empowerment I've ever experienced'

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'Easy money over glamour': How Rory McIlroy is set to become Ireland's first sporting billionaire

2 hours ago

1926 census records released: What information is available? And tips on how to search

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Conor Murray: Noel McNamara coaches Europe's best attack – the IRFU could benefit some day

3 hours ago

Micheál Martin survives week of internal Fianna Fáil dissent, but is a bigger heave on the way?

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Patrick Freyne: Here's why AI is making us dumber and more lonely

3 hours ago

Bogus complaints see Irish Times articles, solicitor's videos on Rob Heneghan delisted by Google

3 hours ago

Róisín Ingle: I took my mother to London to see Joyce, her only remaining sibling

1 hour ago

MetroLink spending tops €360m before construction begins, department figures show

3 hours ago

'Sorcha, I don't need ChatGPT to tell me how to talk to my daughter and the girl she's seeing'

3 hours ago

All-Ireland hurling championship power rankings: Where is your county in the pecking order?

3 hours ago

Pope Leo takes a stand for peace at the risk of riling Trump

4 hours ago

Katie McCabe aiming to charge up Ireland's World Cup bid at 'special' Aviva Stadium

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Analysis: The Strait of Hormuz is back 'open'. Does this mean fuel crisis is over?

33 minutes ago

Daily Eight: The eight-clue Irish Times crossword

29 days ago

We're only ever nine meals away from anarchy. That risk is no longer just theoretical

2 hours ago

Band-Aid solutions won't cut it in a world of tariffs, reckless wars and Chinese dominance

2 hours ago

Fuel protests were a tactical masterclass and may have set the stage for more

2 hours ago

State's authority will be challenged again. We need to be ready

1 day ago

Letter of the Day

28 days ago

Could €500m be better spent elsewhere?

1 day ago

There is now a palpable sense of unease in this Government about what lies ahead

13 hours ago

The end of the tawdry enterprise of LIV is welcome

13 hours ago

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz again if US blockade continues

1 hour ago

Have your say: What did you find in Census 1926?

1 hour ago

Nicky English: Limerick best placed in wide-open All-Ireland, but I wouldn't put money on it

3 hours ago

Louth went under the radar to win Leinster in 2025. Now they have a target on their back

3 hours ago

Bookies braced for another potential Grand National gamble in Ayr

3 hours ago

Bawag costs drive at PTSB may see staff numbers rise first before it wields the axe

3 hours ago

Pensions numbers suggest auto-enrolment came as a shock to many workers

3 hours ago

Scaramucci's SpaceX argument doesn't add up

3 hours ago

Foam cup heir Kenneth Dart hits 25% stake in Flutter

17 hours ago

High Court strikes down Central Bank sanction over 'serious errors' in investigation of fund manager

16 hours ago

Holidaymakers face possible flight cancellations in May

14 hours ago

Ireland faces higher electricity bills, even if peace breaks out tomorrow

1 day ago

I spotted a seabird perched in a tree. Is this a mad Dublin abnormality?

3 hours ago

Author Caitríona Lally on cleaning Trinity: US tourists arrive, taking photos and shouting, 'Look, the janitor!'

3 hours ago

Jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson: 'I didn't register it was actually Louis Armstrong showing me how to play'

4 hours ago

What should a museum look like? London's Irish-designed V&A East could have the answer

4 hours ago

Poem of the Week: Tír na nÓg

5 hours ago

Claire Coughlan: 'Creating something and showing it to the world can feel inordinately scary'

5 hours ago

Electric Picnic 2026 adds more than 40 acts to line-up

17 hours ago

Iran may close Strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues; Trump threatens to 'drop bombs' again if deal not agreed

33 minutes ago

Look at what lurks behind Donald Trump's rants

3 hours ago

Iran issues warning to US as Strait of Hormuz 'reopens'; oil prices tumble below $90 a barrel

11 hours ago

Oil and gas prices tumble as Iran pledges to reopen Strait of Hormuz

12 hours ago

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz 'open' but US blockade remains in place

13 hours ago

Daniel Kinahan may not be free again until he is in his 70s after arrest in Dubai

1 hour ago

Comedian Sil Fox fails in bid to have jury hear damages claim

13 hours ago

Cork racing tipster apologises for false claims his life was threatened by rival Rob Heneghan

10 hours ago

Ammi and Martina Burke appeal decision finding them guilty of criminal contempt of court

14 hours ago

Cartel leader Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai following covert police operation

15 hours ago

Man jailed for beating pregnant partner and attacking another woman over drug debt

14 hours ago

Saying no is not Simon Harris's favourite part of the job

3 hours ago

Patrick O'Donovan admits making 'hames' of comments on fuel protests coverage

9 hours ago

Pace of events in Irish politics over the past chaotic week has been dizzying to say the least

16 hours ago

Séamas O'Reilly: When I turned 40 my daughter's eyes went wide as saucers. She has been known to cook the numbers

5 hours ago

Bladder device used in children with spina bifida poses 'no serious safety concerns', says Hiqa

1 day ago

Irish public dental services 'badly neglected', says new report

1 day ago

Majority support ban on influencer and celebrity junk food endorsements, survey finds

2 days ago

Investing in property

3 hours ago

What will €385,000 buy in Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria, France and Co Cork?

1 day ago

Cork's Mahon Point gets green light for €200m overhaul and expansion

1 day ago

Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Kildare from €475,000

2 days ago

Malachy Clerkin: Kobe McDonald is a reminder that GAA people are as selfish as pro sports fans

3 hours ago

Trump vs the pope: How Leo came to say he has 'no fear of the Trump ​administration'

21 hours ago

Primark chief Eoin Tonge: 'I want to bring Penneys back to what Penneys was'

1 day ago

When Charles Haughey refused to meet the 'Nine Frozen Arses' protesters

1 day ago

Kia's smallest EV might be its most charming

18 hours ago

'We were quite badly affected': Irish businesses count the cost of fuel protests and blockades

11 hours ago

Older age groups increasingly embracing digital services

19 hours ago

Home prices rose by 6.8% in the 12 months to February

2 days ago

Four Spanish whites to try as production moves away from reds

4 hours ago

Make a meal of it with two hearty soups – seafood chowder and spiced tomato and basil

4 hours ago

Mark Moriarty's spiced tomato and basil soup with croutons

4 hours ago

A Kerryman in California: My first boss told me 'nothing changes here' – turns out he was right

2 days ago

Scientists sound alarm as Atlantic current system much more likely to collapse than thought

1 day ago

Time has come for exnovation away from fossil fuels

2 days ago

Gas Networks Ireland to invest €50m in network

4 days ago

Gas company seeks to cut off supply to school that owes thousands in arrears, PAC hears

1 day ago

Secret Principal: 'There is no training that could equip you for this role'

3 days ago

Ten years of Leaving Cert politics and society: 'Taking turns rowing the lifeboat'

4 days ago

Will Jim O'Callaghan's Army threat against fuel protesters come back to haunt Fianna Fáil?

13 hours ago

Why not everyone is happy with Ireland's guaranteed income for artists scheme

23 hours ago

Podcast: Rising electricity prices; first Free State census; a humanitarian disaster

1 day ago

URC preview, women's Six Nations and Munster's controversial new appointment

1 day ago

Ozempic and Mounjaro look like the cure for everything, but there's no pill for some ills

3 hours ago

Getting philosophical with Vittorio Bufacchi

2 hours ago

Let's review the value the Government gives people for all the extra tax it takes

3 hours ago

Conor Pope: What the fuel cuts mean for you

3 days ago

Planning permission granted for a third time for 562 new homes in Dublin 6

13 hours ago

Dublin City Council completes €581m purchase of former DIT site

4 days ago

Plan to rezone land at south Dublin stately home for housing scrapped

9 days ago

New law will undo hundreds of historic gay sex convictions

1 day ago

Riverdeep founder Pat McDonagh left estate valued at €25.3m

14 hours ago

Oberstown children locked in rooms for hours at weekend, Hiqa inspection finds

15 hours ago

Canyon OnRiff 10 review: Budget headphones that make some sacrifices

2 days ago

Misinformation becomes a tool of protest and an erosion of trust in our society

2 days ago

Withings BeamO review: Next-gen thermometer packs a punch – and a price

9 days ago

Where next for MetroLink as its project director disembarks?

3 hours ago

The surprise findings from Census 1926: Only 1% returns in Irish and 'so many nuns' living to 100

1 hour ago

Moya Brennan obituary: Award-winning singer and harpist whose career spanned five decades

3 hours ago

Obituary: Seán Ó Laoire: Award-winning architect who spearheaded major urban regeneration projects

3 hours ago

Seán Barrett obituary: Political vote getter who never forgot roots in long and varied career

7 days ago

"Is iomaí áit a bhfaighim spreagadh san obair - ach níos minicí ná a mhalairt is iad na daoine atá sna háiteanna seo a spreagann mé"

3 days ago

"Fúthu agus Tríothu agus Tharstu"

3 days ago

Fuinneamh in éag

3 days ago

Car-sharing service GoCar puts €2 fuel surcharge on bookings

19 hours ago

Freelander name returns as a Chinese EV – and it's coming to Europe

3 days ago