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'I don't care if you're from Mars, it's still your round'

The Seti Institute is asking the world for advice on what we should say to any passing aliens – but what if they land in Ireland…

Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00

Funemployment

CON TEXT: Sorry, no time to talk – I have to look for a job

Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00

Happy camper

With the joke running thin for Ali G and Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen had to come up with an even more outrageous character to reinvent…

Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00

CON TEXT

THE CLOUD: Hi, I’d like to buy a new computer please. Certainly, sir. What kind of computer? A laptop? Desktop? Netbook?

Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00

Sexting

CON TEXT: Oh, look, a text message. I’ll just see who it’s from. Er, I wouldn’t open that inbox if I were you

Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00

Con text green shoots

Where? Over there. Can’t you see them? Peeping out from the dirt?

Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00

Celobbyist

CONTEXT: Who are they? They are your worst nightmare, barging into your life accompanied by a camera crew and a list of unreasonable…

Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00

They may be oldies - but they are still goodies

You'd expect to see Britney or Beyonce at the top of the charts, not some croaky old codger like Bob Dylan - but the elder lemons…

Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00

Aporkalypse

CON TEXT : Aaargh! We’re all doomed! Doomed, do you hear? The world is in the grip of swine flu fever, as nations brace themselves…

Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00

CON TEXT

BIKE LEG: Does my calf look big in this?

Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00

Cracking the code

PROFILE: DAN BROWN: The long-awaited follow-up to the ‘Da Vinci Code’ is due to hit the bookstands later this year, but will…

Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00

Return of the handbag

Handbags are making a huge comeback this month with the Monday night return of Strictly Handbag, Dublin’s longest-running club…

Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00

Con text eco-toffs

What class of a person is that? An upper-class sort, naturally

Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00

CON TEXT BROMANCE

I love you, man!: I love you too, man. Forget wives, girlfriends and football teams

Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00

Con text amortality

What is it? A blissful state of ageless nirvana, where the passage of time means nothing and death is but a distant shadow.

Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00

Time for a Late Late reboot?

Thirty-eight years old, The Late Late Show is an institution – but with the departure of Pat Kenny is it time to change format…

Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00

A treat in store

Saturday, April 18th is Record Store Day, when music lovers around the world are urged to converge on their local independent…

Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00

CON TEXT

SOFA SURFING: Hi, we just thought we’d drop by and sleep on your couch

Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00

The seven-inch single hits 60

As the CD single disappears from record store shelves, the seven-inch vinyl, now 60 years old, clings tenaciously to life, and…

Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00

Con Text

STAYCATION: Holidaying at home is the new going away.

Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00

BAD BANK

CONTEX: Naughty bank. Don’t do it again

Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00

Belfast goes back to its musical roots

CULTURE: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL is turning to the city’s rich musical heritage in the hope of attracting more tourism and making…

Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00

CON TEXT

TWITTERRHEA: Must be something I downloaded

Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00

CON TEXT: FAKEBOOKING

Some new social networking trend? Fakebooking is the practice of setting up phoney Facebook accounts in someone else’s name, …

Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00

REVIEWS

Kaiser Chiefs, 02, Dublin

Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00

REVIEWS

Kaiser Chiefs, 02, Dublin

Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00

Con Text

Bed and Breakfast Deal

Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00

CD Choice

U2 No line on the Horizon Mercury ****

Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00

CON TEXT: SELF-LICKING ICE CREAM CONE

I’d prefer a Magnum myself

Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00

CON TEXT

LAND IT IN THE HUDSON: Is this some new aviation term?

Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00

CON TEXT: BOGOF

I beg your pardon? It’s not an insult – although some consumers might consider it an insult to their intelligence

Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00

Boyzone and Twink make their mark at Gooseberries

BOYZONE AND Twink were among the big winners at last night’s Gooseberry Awards in Dublin, but they’re probably not too thrilled…

Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00

CON TEXT

WII KNEE: Ouch - be careful, that's sore

Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00

CON TEXT

HEALTH HALO: Er, does my soul look big in this?

Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00

CON TEXT

This week Con Text looks at Mass Merchanditis

Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00

Harry's show-stopper

PROFILE HARRY CROSBIE: WHEN OLD HENRY Crosbie looks down from above on the opening night of his son Harry's brand spanking new…

Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00

CON TEXT

This week Con Text looks at Platespeak

Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00

CON TEXT

Today Con Text looks at Pews

Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00

Con Text

Con Text this week looks at SUB

Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00

Con Text

This week Con Text looks at PODESTRIAN

Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT

This week Con Text looks at DISCOMGOOGLATION

Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT

AUTOCUTIE: A good-looking robot, perhaps? Or one of those models that are draped across car bonnets at motor shows?

Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT PHARMING

Now there's a skill that's dying out: spelling.

Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT MOMTOURAGE

Whassat? Just as every rapper needs his homies, every mom needs a posse to help her with the myriad tasks she has to do to keep…

Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00

Wounded angel

BIOGRAPHY: The tragic life of a country music legend who lived a rock and roll lifestyle

Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00

Why this Paddy needs whacking

The latest potato blight to afflict the radio stations is a rave reworking of a traditional air - the question is, who will pay…

Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT FROLLEAGUE

So, ol' pal, ol' buddy, what's a frolleague, then, me ol' segotia? Frolleagues are the latest menace in the workplace, out to…

Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00

New York not for you? Channel your inner Carrie Bradshaw in Chicago

THERE HAS BEEN a mistake. I shouldn't be here at all

Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00

Larks in the Park

Free gigs, noisy yellow Yanks and holes in the sky - where are they now?

Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00

All hail to the new folk music minstrels

Unplug that guitar and pull our your bongos - folk is the new rock'n'roll, with rising stars such as Noah and the Whale, Laura…

Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
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