‘Vile, dismissive, disappointing’: Samantha Mumba and Donal Skehan in war of words over Eurovision judgingEurosong judging panellist Donal Skehan responds to Mumba’s criticisms ‘tearing others down is never a good look’Tue Feb 11 2025 - 13:17
Raising urban chickens: ‘The joy that people get when you hand them the eggs is unmatched’From pecking order to predator control, what to know before getting your own flock of chickensSat Feb 08 2025 - 05:00
Bambie Thug’s Eurovision success inspires this year’s Late Late Eurosong contendersFrom Celtic pop and power ballads to a song about a Soviet space dog, this year’s Eurovision hopefuls promise a varied medley of musical options for the Late Late audienceFri Feb 07 2025 - 06:00
Dubai chocolate: The sweet viral sensation driving 24/7 production at a Westmeath chocolatier Mullingar-based company Sugar Plum Sweetery producing more than 3000 bars a day to fulfil orders for this trending treatThu Feb 06 2025 - 06:33
The Late Late Show Eurosong special 2025: When is it on, who are the acts, who picks the winner and moreEverything you need to know The Late Late Show’s annual Eurosong special to choose Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest entryWed Feb 05 2025 - 06:00
‘I used to have a firearm for protection. In Ireland I walk home at 10 o’clock at night by myself’Vannessa Murphy and Zuandra Van Tonder moved from South Africa to Tipperary town in 2022Tue Feb 04 2025 - 06:00
Emigrating in your 20s: ‘The level that I was drinking in Ireland was 10 times higher than the life that I have now’ Emigration, home ownership and climate change are among the issues weighing on the minds of Irish twentysomethingsSun Feb 02 2025 - 06:00
Festivals in Ireland 2025: From Longitude to All Together Now - a guide to 80 of the best From Brigit and Dublin Lunar New Year to Culture Night, Space Week and Cork Jazz Festival, here’s our round-up of cultural showcases to catch this yearThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:05
Longitude 2025 lineup revealed – David Guetta and 50 Cent to headlineForbidden Fruit at Royal Hospital Kilmainham to feature Jamie xx, Caribou and Peggy GouMon Jan 27 2025 - 15:01
‘That I wore a dress for all those years boggles my mind. I was afraid to be queer’The clarinetist and National Concert Hall artist-in-residence on navigating conservatoire culture and what ‘holding space’ means to herSun Jan 26 2025 - 05:15
Amandaland, Sharon Horgan’s new TV show, to air on BBCFans of Horgan’s Motherland can look forward to the spin-off which follows Lucy Punch’s characterFri Jan 24 2025 - 15:56
U2′s Larry Mullen: ‘I knew my son was dyslexic, but I really didn’t understand him’Drummer discusses raising son with dyslexia during appearance on The Kelly Clarkson ShowFri Jan 24 2025 - 11:39
Doireann Garrihy returns to RTÉ 2FM as part of new line-up announced for stationLast May Garrihy left 2FM Breakfast after five years saying it was ‘time for ventures new’Thu Jan 23 2025 - 12:16
Paddy Cole, showband singer and saxophone player, dies aged 85President Michael D Higgins pays tribute to musician who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022Wed Jan 22 2025 - 22:33
From Mongolia to Dublin: ‘Coming to Ireland was a blessing. It was a great move for my life, I have no regrets’Gonchigkhand Byambaa, who moved from Mongolia to Dublin in December 2017, has fully immersed herself in community activismTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:00
Wild caving, axe throwing, aerial yoga: Step outside your comfort zone with these hobbiesThe start of the year is an ideal time to try a new activity or sport – and if it ignites your sense of adventure, so much the betterSat Jan 18 2025 - 05:00
Nick Santonastasso: ‘At 16, I made the decision to amputate 5 inches off my arm’The 28-year-old motivational speaker addressed the 2025 Pendulum Summit in Dublin this weekSun Jan 12 2025 - 06:00
‘The minute I sat down on the train, I knew I’d been scammed’: Are the Irish susceptible to con artists?Three men describe their encounters with a master scam artist on the streets of Dublin, plus some advice on how to avoid falling victim to similar ‘smiling strangers’Sat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
Bestselling author Dr Julie Smith: ‘Being in the public eye doesn’t come naturally to me’The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardomSat Jan 11 2025 - 05:00
Choice Music Prize for Irish song of the year: Hozier, Kabin Crew and Fontaines DC among shortlisted nomineesCMAT, Picture This, Niamh Regan, Jordan Adetunji, Cian Ducrot, Chubby Cat also nominated in 20th anniversary of prizeFri Jan 10 2025 - 16:08
Sugar Ray Leonard on the defeat that still hurts: ‘He kicked, he cursed me. He even cursed my wife’Six-time world champion was speaking at the Pendulum Summit in Convention Centre DublinThu Jan 09 2025 - 08:30
Jimmy Carr: ‘When you get cancelled, it’s not the words of your enemies, it’s the silence of your friends’Jimmy Carr was speaking at the 2025 Pendulum Summit, held in Dublin’s convention centre on WednesdayWed Jan 08 2025 - 18:53
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin: ‘We are seeing conservative, masculine forces rising up’Marin was speaking at the 2025 Pendulum Summit, held in Dublin’s convention centre on WednesdayWed Jan 08 2025 - 12:15
‘The first comment I received is that Americans tend to be loud’John Larson Tracey moved from Washington to Ireland in 2019 and now lives in Kildare with his husbandTue Jan 07 2025 - 06:00
Choice Music Prize: Kneecap and Fontaines DC among shortlisted nominees for Irish album of the yearThe RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2024 is set to be announced in MarchMon Jan 06 2025 - 15:48
Model Strangers: ‘People want to be heard’ says the man behind hit online street interviewsStreet photographer Christopher Ward has amassed more than a million followers by capturing the wisdom of strangers in stop-and-chat videosSun Jan 05 2025 - 05:45
A sound sleep: Move over white noise – there’s a rainbow of sounds to help you get a good night’s restMany are familiar with the static hum of white noise, but there’s a whole spectrum of coloured noises on the market that people are using to help them sleepSun Dec 29 2024 - 09:05
What did Irish Times readers search for most in 2024?We also decode 12 hot-button words or phrases you might have heard for the first time this yearSat Dec 21 2024 - 06:00
‘Christmas in Dublin remains something unmatched in my heart’: readers on what’s best about coming home for ChristmasAs a festive influx from abroad begins, one reader has booked out a full row on a Ryanair flight for her return to IrelandThu Dec 19 2024 - 16:54
Siobhán McSweeney of Derry Girls to host Irish version of The Traitors‘The Irish have a charm and ability to deceive while smiling, which will make this version rather special,’ says McSweeneyWed Dec 18 2024 - 13:03
‘American men are a lot more self-centred. In Ireland they’re a lot easier to talk to. They’re very flirtatious’Nadine Scully moved to Dublin from Seattle in 2017Tue Dec 17 2024 - 06:00
The Guildford Four’s Paddy Armstrong: ‘People thought I was going to be bitter and twisted when I came out of prison’The Belfast native had to rebuild his life, which is now the subject of a stage play, after wrongly spending 15 years in jail for an IRA bomb attackSun Dec 15 2024 - 06:00
The Coronas at 3Olympia: Arms swaying, hands clapping, confetti flying – loyal Dublin fans lap it upFrontman Danny O’Reilly flashes his pearly whites and engages fans with a night of energetic theatricsFri Dec 13 2024 - 11:48
Golden Globe nominations 2025: Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott get nods but Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan miss outAfter Irish actors and films had a blockbuster 2023, hope this year mainly rests on Paul Mescal in Gladiator II and Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun and BlitzMon Dec 09 2024 - 14:35
Late Late Toy Show 2024: Everything you need to know about the TV night of the yearThis year’s theme will be Home Alone, while new features include a parade of children from all 32 countiesFri Dec 06 2024 - 10:00
Oprah Winfrey discusses Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These: ‘I had never heard of the Magdalene laundries’Winfrey chose Keegan’s novella for the first instalment of her new YouTube series The Oprah PodcastWed Dec 04 2024 - 13:34
RTÉ to adapt Marian Keyes bestsellers into new seriesThe Walsh Sisters, which is set to begin filming in 2025, has been billed as a ‘comedy about serious things’Tue Dec 03 2024 - 12:45
‘It doesn’t have to be them or us’: Teachers behind new book of refugees’ stories want to challenge stereotypesLeah O’Shaughnessy and Melanie Martin co-wrote the book in the wake of the Dublin riotsSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
Lana Del Rey Dublin concert tickets: Act now to avoid Summertime SadnessThe American singer-songwriter is set to play at the Aviva next June, and demand for tickets will be highThu Nov 28 2024 - 10:24
Portrait of Lydia Foy by Amanda Dunsmore wins National Gallery’s AIB Portrait PrizeAoibhe Devereux (16) was also awarded the gallery’s young portrait prize for a painting of her brotherWed Nov 27 2024 - 22:01
Climate change ‘a big worry’, children tell general election candidates at hustingsThe issue of school resources and pay for teachers also arose during the dedicated children’s hustingsMon Nov 25 2024 - 21:56
Cork singer Lyra on domestic violence: ‘We have all heard the stories, but it’s now about getting the action’Lyra has become an ambassador for Safe Ireland’s new campaign to highlight gender-based violence and the need for better servicesMon Nov 25 2024 - 13:00
Mary Poppins, Peter Pan and Cinderella: 25 Christmas pantos and shows to see around Ireland this festive seasonJack and the Beanstalk, Mary Poppins and an adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s The Giggler Treatment are among the highlightsMon Nov 25 2024 - 05:22
First Look: New Asian restaurant Kaldero opens in former Wagamama premises on St Stephen’s GreenKaldero’s interiors match the spice on the menu, featuring flavours of India, China and the PhilippinesFri Nov 22 2024 - 09:15
All Together Now music festival 2025: Fontaines DC, CMAT and Bicep revealed as part of line-upIrish acts Fontaines DC and CMAT will headline the three-day festival in Waterford’s Curraghmore EstateThu Nov 21 2024 - 15:57
Charli XCX announces two gigs in Ireland for 2025Get ready for Brat summer 2.0 as the English pop sensation is set to play two outdoor concertsWed Nov 20 2024 - 14:42
In pictures: Contemporary knits, cool umbrellas and brutalist jewellery at Dublin Independent Fashion WeekDublin Independent Fashion Week: ‘We want to show that maybe you don’t have to leave, maybe there’s a thriving community of creators and designers here’Tue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
From enchanted forests to winter wonderlands: 12 Christmas experiences to try around IrelandChristmas events for the family, including light displays in Dublin Zoo and helicopter rides with SantaThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
From Mark Moriarty to Yotam Ottolenghi: the best new food books to buyAlso featuring books by Neven Maguire and JP McMahonWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
‘The US has become really divisive. I definitely prefer the quality of life here. I like the people and the possibilities’A month-long trip to France led to romance and a new life in rural Co Cork for New Yorker Jessica BonenfantTue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
