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'It's a scar on our landscape': environmentalists protest over Aughinish expansion

'It's a scar on our landscape': environmentalists protest over Aughinish expansion

A demonstration by members of an alliance of environmental groups took place at Dáil Éireann, against plans to expand operations at Aughinish Alumina refinery.

Tue Jun 28 2022 - 16:55
Work riders: The unsung heroes of Irish horse racing

Work riders: The unsung heroes of Irish horse racing

Work riders turn up at training yards and stables all over Ireland early every morning to exercise hundreds of thoroughbred horses out on the gallops.

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 11:21
Dublin photographer shoots the city when it's dark and silent

Dublin photographer shoots the city when it's dark and silent

Andy Sheridan is an architect and photographer based in Stoneybatter, Dublin. His photography focuses on the lesser seen side of Dublin late at night.

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 11:17
Meet the Kerryman who runs a barbershop from an ambulance

Meet the Kerryman who runs a barbershop from an ambulance

Jonathan Kelleher worked in building before re-training to become a barber. He now runs a mobile barbershop business in Killarney from a converted ambulance.

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 09:23
Dreamsphere installation at IMMA appeals to all the senses

Dreamsphere installation at IMMA appeals to all the senses

January 2022: Dreamsphere is an immersive installation located at IMMA. Devised by artist Aoife Dunne it brings spectators into a multi-sensorial mindscape.

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 09:08
Artist inspired by night-time walks through dark and quiet Dublin

Artist inspired by night-time walks through dark and quiet Dublin

Artist Francis Matthews creates paintings based on walks around Dublin at night. He photographs an area with his phone then paints the scene on canvas at home.

Thu Jun 16 2022 - 17:25
Old tech meets new in unique collection held by Dublin business

Old tech meets new in unique collection held by Dublin business

Family-run Botanic Office Equipment, Dublin supply cash registers for pubs and shops. Over the years they have amassed a collection of historic machinery.

Thu Jun 16 2022 - 16:43
Meet the milliner who transforms into James Joyce once a year

Meet the milliner who transforms into James Joyce once a year

John Shevlin is a Dublin based milliner who makes exquisite hats for a living. Once a year in June he transforms into James Joyce for Bloomsday.

Thu Jun 16 2022 - 15:19
Joyce enthusiasts attend ‘funeral’ in Glasnevin Cemetery on Bloomsday

Joyce enthusiasts attend ‘funeral’ in Glasnevin Cemetery on Bloomsday

Joyce enthusiasts have celebrated Bloomsday by attending Glasnevin Cemetery for the re-enactment of the funeral procession of 'Ulysses character, Paddy Dignam.

Thu Jun 16 2022 - 14:56
Over 100 Traveller men attend health event in Phoenix Park

Over 100 Traveller men attend health event in Phoenix Park

Traveller Men’s Health Day in the Phoenix Park saw over 100 men playing in a soccer tournament and availing of various health checks. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Wed Jun 15 2022 - 14:56
Will Covid-19 finally finish off the small rural Irish pub?

Will Covid-19 finally finish off the small rural Irish pub?

Covid -19 has had a devastating impact on the rural pub. In March 2021 we visited 4 family owned bars around Boyle, Co Roscommon that are struggling to survive.

Sun Jun 12 2022 - 14:04
The artist in Mullingar who lives in the present as if it is the past

The artist in Mullingar who lives in the present as if it is the past

David McDermott is an artist whose life and work revolve around the past and this is evident from the contents of his home in Mullingar, Bellmount House.

Sun Jun 12 2022 - 11:36
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh makes the perfect ham sandwich

Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh makes the perfect ham sandwich

GAA commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh has eaten many sandwiches in his lifetime. In 2015 he demonstrated how to make the perfect ham sandwich.

Sun Jun 12 2022 - 10:08
Environmental campaigners protest outside Biodiversity Conference in Dublin

Environmental campaigners protest outside Biodiversity Conference in Dublin

Irish Wildlife Trust and Extinction Rebellion Ireland have protested at the National Biodiversity Conference 2022 in Dublin Castle.

Wed Jun 08 2022 - 13:51
Climate change among issues addressed by NCAD graduates

Climate change among issues addressed by NCAD graduates

Three artists graduating with MFAs from NCAD discuss their art as the college unveils a week-long showcase of the work of 2022 graduates.

Wed Jun 08 2022 - 07:12
CCTV now a significant deterrent against theft in Ireland

CCTV now a significant deterrent against theft in Ireland

Alan Campbell of Audio Visual Security Ltd on the decrease in cost and an increase in quality of CCTV systems for domestic use.

Sun Jun 05 2022 - 11:48
Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening festival is back after two-year break

Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening festival is back after two-year break

The Bloom festival is in its 16th year and has kicked off at the Phoenix Park, celebrating the best of Irish horticulture, food and drink.

Thu Jun 02 2022 - 14:57
‘Stumbling stones’ unveiled in Dublin to remember Irish Holocaust victims

‘Stumbling stones’ unveiled in Dublin to remember Irish Holocaust victims

Poignant ceremony remembers six Irish people murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz and Lithuania

Wed Jun 01 2022 - 20:57
Bloom boom: Festival set for record attendances following Covid-19 pandemic

Bloom boom: Festival set for record attendances following Covid-19 pandemic

First festival since the end of restrictions attracting ‘huge interest’ claim Bloom organisers

Wed Jun 01 2022 - 17:24
Six Irish Jews murdered in the Holocaust are honoured in Dublin

Six Irish Jews murdered in the Holocaust are honoured in Dublin

Six Irish victims of the Holocaust have been honoured in Dublin with brass plaques as part of the Stolpersteine Project.

Wed Jun 01 2022 - 16:37
New traditional music Fleadh will take place in Dublin

New traditional music Fleadh will take place in Dublin

Dublin City Council have launched ‘Smithfield Fleadh’ a new, folk and traditional music event in Smithfield on the 18th and 19th June.

Tue May 31 2022 - 15:38
Newbridge exhibition celebrates 1922 through art and history

Newbridge exhibition celebrates 1922 through art and history

An art exhibition by the ‘SULT’ collective in Newbridge commemorates political and social change in Kildare in 1922 and after.

Fri May 27 2022 - 08:41
Victims and survivors of 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings honoured

Victims and survivors of 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings honoured

A commemorative event has taken place on Talbot Street, Dublin to mark the 48th Anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings which were carried out by the UVF on 17th May 1974, causing the death of 33 people and injuring 300.

Tue May 17 2022 - 15:19
TCD celebrates new Scholars in-person for first time in three years

TCD celebrates new Scholars in-person for first time in three years

For the first time in three years TCD has held its annual Trinity Monday Scholars and Fellows ceremony, in-person. In total, 51 new Scholars, 31 new Fellows, five new Professorial Fellows and two Honorary Fellows were announced.

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 14:34
Leading Irish architects present their vision for Galway in the future

Leading Irish architects present their vision for Galway in the future

The 'Irish Cities 2070' group of leading architects say their vision for the development of Galway city over the next 50 years can be a guide for how all of Ireland's cities grow in the coming decades. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 16:06
Innovating science and compassionate care: treating cancer at St James's Hospital

Innovating science and compassionate care: treating cancer at St James's Hospital

Close to 5,000 new patient cancer diagnoses are seen annually in St James's Hospital, Dublin, where innovative, new targeted treatments are giving more patients a better quality of life, for longer. Interviews: Jennifer O'Connell Video: Bryan O'Brien

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 12:25
Support for and opposition to new Dursey Island Cable car development in west Cork

Support for and opposition to new Dursey Island Cable car development in west Cork

As environmental group FIE seeks to quash planning permission granted for the development of a new interpretative centre and cable car system for Dursey Island many local people say that the area badly needs the development.

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 12:34
Tradfest kicks off with Rocky Road To Dublin performance

Tradfest kicks off with Rocky Road To Dublin performance

Tradfest, Ireland's largest Trad and Folk music festival starts off this week. Actor, singer and musician Phelim Drew kicked off the festival with an impromptu, early morning performance high above the river Liffey

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 13:57
Love letter, escape plan and postcard from prison among items in NLI project

Love letter, escape plan and postcard from prison among items in NLI project

A love letter to the widow of an RIC constable from Austin Stack and a drawing by Michael Collins for an escape route out of Strangeways prison are among the items featuring in the National Library project 'Towards a Republic'.

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 16:00
Powerful exhibition tells story of Jewish family before, during and after WWII

Powerful exhibition tells story of Jewish family before, during and after WWII

'The Objects of Love' exhibition, organised by Holocaust Awareness Ireland with the OPW uses family photos, objects and documents to tell the story of one Jewish family before, during and after the Second World War.

Wed Jan 12 2022 - 11:20
Plans afoot to digitise historic Land Commission records

Plans afoot to digitise historic Land Commission records

The Department of Agriculture plans to digitise 200 "search aids" for eight to 12 million Land Commission records, which detail the distribution of rural land ownership in Ireland.

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 13:01
Phoenix Park's Magazine Fort to be restored and opened to public

Phoenix Park's Magazine Fort to be restored and opened to public

The historic Magazine Fort complex in the Phoenix Park is to be restored and upgraded by the Office of Public Works as a heritage site and interactive visitor amenity. Video: Bryan O'Brien / John Cassidy

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 18:07
Campaigners say Cobblestone Pub will be ‘swallowed up’ by hotel development

Campaigners say Cobblestone Pub will be ‘swallowed up’ by hotel development

One of the country’s most famous traditional music pubs The Cobblestone in Dublin is to be incorporated into the proposed development of a hotel. In the plans it will lose much of the space that hosts musical events and classes. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 07:28
Irish troops prepare for deployment to Lebanon

Irish troops prepare for deployment to Lebanon

The 119th Infantry Battalion have been preparing for deployment to South Lebanon with UNIFIL. The group of 352 will feature 109 personnel travelling overseas in an operational capacity with the Defence Forces for the first time.

Wed Oct 06 2021 - 17:04
New play tells story of secret IRA cell in Dublin Port

New play tells story of secret IRA cell in Dublin Port

The Book Of Names, a new play directed and written by Louise Lowe, produced by ANU and Landmark for Dublin Theatre Festival tells the story of a secret IRA cell in Dublin Port that smuggled in weapons for the War Of Independence.

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 16:13
Bells ring out in celebration as Dublin church re-opens for services

Bells ring out in celebration as Dublin church re-opens for services

Bell ringers at Christ Church Taney in Dundrum, Dublin have returned to bell ringing duties to celebrate the reopening of church services to the public there after a long break, due to Covid- 19. Video: Bryan O’Brien

Thu May 13 2021 - 19:42
Why are there so few public toilets in Dublin?

Why are there so few public toilets in Dublin?

Up to the 1970s there were sixty staffed public toilets in Dublin. Today there are less than a handful public conveniences. Irish Times Dublin Editor Olivia Kelly reports.

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 16:44
‘We all need a lift’ - Dublin homes bring joy with lights and decorations

‘We all need a lift’ - Dublin homes bring joy with lights and decorations

Homeowners have made a special effort to light up and decorate their homes for Christmas this year. We visited a number of them in Dublin. Video: Bryan O’Brien

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 14:43
Skerries men take to the sea in a currach they built themselves

Skerries men take to the sea in a currach they built themselves

A group of men have come together in the North County Dublin village of Skerries and built their own rowing boat. Their vessel 'Currach Na Sceirí' was inspired by the traditional currach from the West of Ireland.

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 13:52
Dublin artist posts photos of herself in homemade tableaus

Dublin artist posts photos of herself in homemade tableaus

Artist Ciara Harrison works daily on a project dressing up thematically and posing with humour to reflect aspects of her home and life during coronavirus restrictions and then posts the photos on instagram, @ciaraharrison_maker.

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 17:36
Dublin deserted: Coronavirus turns city into ghost town

Dublin deserted: Coronavirus turns city into ghost town

City normally teeming with people on Friday night - but not now, and who knows when again

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 13:27
Mary Lou: ‘Ideally we want a government with no Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil in it’

Mary Lou: ‘Ideally we want a government with no Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil in it’

Mary Lou McDonald had said that Sinn Féin are in talks with other parties of the left with a view to forming a government.

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 16:07
Dublin studio is handcrafting jeans the way they used to be made

Dublin studio is handcrafting jeans the way they used to be made

Located in Dublin city-centre, Native Denim is Ireland's first studio making high quality hand-crafted jeans using the best raw material from around the world.

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 16:39
Happy birthday Adamstown - Ireland's newest town turns fifteen

Happy birthday Adamstown - Ireland's newest town turns fifteen

Fifteen years after the first sod was turned, Ireland's newest town Adamstown is still very much a work-in-progress.

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 19:07
Meet the Corkman for all seasons who presents a daily weather report

Meet the Corkman for all seasons who presents a daily weather report

Eddie English runs SailCork, a sailing and powerboat training school in Cobh. The Corkman takes time out every day to present a weather bulletin he posts on Facebook for his followers from all over the world.

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 17:34
Simon Baker, the Irishman who is training Gaza’s amputee footballers

Simon Baker, the Irishman who is training Gaza’s amputee footballers

Simon Baker from Adare Co. Limerick who lost a leg on a building site accident in 2004 has been to Gaza twice this year with the ICRC, training their amputee footballers. Video: Bryan O’Brien

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 14:41
'There's no room for self-pity', Michael O'Regan on his experience of cancer

'There's no room for self-pity', Michael O'Regan on his experience of cancer

Irish Times journalist and parlimentary correspondent Michael O'Regan speaks about his experience of cancer and the treatment of his illness over a twelve month period. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 16:51
Lifelong Dubs fan Tony 'Molly Malone' Broughan has died

Lifelong Dubs fan Tony 'Molly Malone' Broughan has died

89 year old Tony Broughan from Cabra has died. One of the best known fans of Dublin football, he attended Dublin games dressed as Molly Malone from 1975. We interviewed the father-of-eight before the All Ireland final in 2019.

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 15:11
US WW2 fighter plane excavated in Castleblayney

US WW2 fighter plane excavated in Castleblayney

The first-ever licensed excavation of a WW2 US fighter plane in Ireland has taken place in Monaghan . The P 38 Lightning crashed into a Castleblayney field after pilot Second Lt. Milo E Rundall bailed out in December 1942. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 12:50
Kate Bush lookalikes perform 'Wuthering Heights' dance routine in Dublin

Kate Bush lookalikes perform 'Wuthering Heights' dance routine in Dublin

Over 200 Kate Bush fans gathered in Fairview, Dublin for a performance of the 'Wuthering Heights' dance routine. The song was a no.1 hit in 1978. Other 'Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever' events have taken place around the world. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 16:47
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