The Irish Times
Subscribe
Subscribe
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Latest
  • Subscriber Only
  • Crosswords & Puzzles
    • Crosaire
    • Simplex
    • Sudoku
    • News Quiz
  • Ireland
    • Dublin
    • Education
    • Housing & Planning
    • Social Affairs
    • Stardust
  • Politics
    • Poll
    • Oireachtas
    • Common Ground
    • Election 2024
    • Elections & Referendums
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • An Irish Diary
    • Letters
    • Cartoon
  • Business
    • Budget 2026
    • Economy
    • Farming & Food
    • Financial Services
    • Innovation
    • Markets
    • Work
    • Commercial Property
  • World
    • Europe
    • UK
    • US
    • Canada
    • Australia
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia-Pacific
    • Middle East
  • Sport
    • Rugby
    • Gaelic Games
    • Soccer
    • Golf
    • Racing
    • Athletics
    • Boxing
    • Cycling
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
  • Your Money
    • Budget 2026
    • Pricewatch
  • Crime & Law
    • Courts
  • Property
    • Residential
    • Commercial Property
    • Interiors
  • Food
    • Drink
    • Recipes
    • Restaurants
  • Health
    • Your Family
    • Your Fitness
    • Your Wellness
    • Get Running
  • Life & Style
    • Fashion
    • Beauty
    • Fine Art & Antiques
    • Gardening
    • People
    • Travel
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Film
    • Music
    • Stage
    • TV & Radio
  • Environment
    • Climate Crisis
  • Technology
    • Big Tech
    • Consumer Tech
    • Data & Security
    • Gaming
  • Science
    • Space
  • Media
  • Abroad
  • Obituaries
  • Transport
  • Motors
    • Car Reviews
  • Listen
  • Podcasts
    • In the News Podcast
    • The Women's Podcast
    • Inside Politics Podcast
    • Inside Business Podcast
    • The Counter Ruck Podcast
    • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
    • Better with Money Podcast
    • Conversations with Parents Podcast
  • Video
  • Photography
  • Gaeilge
    • Scéal
    • Tuarascáil
  • History
    • Century
  • Student Hub
  • Offbeat
  • Family NoticesOpens in new window
  • Sponsored
    • Advertising Feature
    • Special Reports
  • Subscriber Rewards
  • Competitions
  • Newsletters
  • Weather Forecast

Grenfell fire and a London-Irish family’s loss: ‘I said are you okay? He replied: No sis, I’m not’

Grenfell fire and a London-Irish family’s loss: ‘I said are you okay? He replied: No sis, I’m not’

The family of Denis Murphy recall their anguish as others demand justice

Wed Sept 04 2024 - 18:29
Donohoe brings dad energy to London as he tells financiers Europe has a fix for its economic ills

Donohoe brings dad energy to London as he tells financiers Europe has a fix for its economic ills

The Minister for Public Expenditure travelled to London as president of the Eurogroup, preaching optimism

Wed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00
‘Inadequate’: One-word school ratings abolished in England after tragedy involving distraught headteacher

‘Inadequate’: One-word school ratings abolished in England after tragedy involving distraught headteacher

London Letter: Labour has scrapped controversial gradings that unions say placed intolerable strain on teachers

Wed Sept 04 2024 - 05:01
Jack Chambers says AIB share sale provides ‘option to do more’ on delivery of housing

Jack Chambers says AIB share sale provides ‘option to do more’ on delivery of housing

Minister for Finance also discusses renewable energy investment with Britain’s new chancellor Rachel Reeves during trip to London

Tue Sept 03 2024 - 05:48
Scottish National Party leader warns of daunting financial challenge for Scotland

Scottish National Party leader warns of daunting financial challenge for Scotland

John Swinney gives first conference address to the party since taking over as leader in summer

Sun Sept 01 2024 - 19:00
‘Us, posh? Never’: British elites claim they’re definitely, maybe into the hobbies of common people

‘Us, posh? Never’: British elites claim they’re definitely, maybe into the hobbies of common people

Researchers find elite Britons often pretend to like football and beer as they’re “insecure” about their legitimacy

Sat Aug 31 2024 - 07:00
Bruised SNP gathers in Edinburgh as senior figure offers potential olive branch to Alex Salmond

Bruised SNP gathers in Edinburgh as senior figure offers potential olive branch to Alex Salmond

Scottish Nationalist Party members meet for the first time after it was trounced by Labour in July’s UK election

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 19:11
‘Zombie’ knife amnesty begins, but increase in stabbings across London continues

‘Zombie’ knife amnesty begins, but increase in stabbings across London continues

A 32-year-old woman, stabbed on Sunday at the Notting Hill carnival, among the latest victims

Wed Aug 28 2024 - 05:00
Keir Starmer chooses Number 10′s rose garden to deliver thorny message to British public

Keir Starmer chooses Number 10′s rose garden to deliver thorny message to British public

New PM warns October budget will be difficult as Tories concealed £22bn fiscal ‘black hole’, while UK riots exposed nation’s ‘rot’

Tue Aug 27 2024 - 11:59
Asylum seeker’s ‘culturally incongruent’ defence fails to convince British judge

Asylum seeker’s ‘culturally incongruent’ defence fails to convince British judge

Sheffield Letter: A refugee from the Central African Republic meets the British legal system after assaulting teenage girls

Wed Aug 21 2024 - 05:00
Expansion of posh bakery chain Gail’s riles some east London residents

Expansion of posh bakery chain Gail’s riles some east London residents

The planned arrival of Gail’s in Walthamstow has stoked a gentrification row, although not a typical one

Mon Aug 19 2024 - 16:56
‘A malignancy in society’: Tears and smirks in a Sheffield court as rioters jailed over wrecked asylum hotel

‘A malignancy in society’: Tears and smirks in a Sheffield court as rioters jailed over wrecked asylum hotel

Some of the men who took part in recent violent unrest this week faced the consequences of their actions as their families watched on in anguish

Fri Aug 16 2024 - 14:49
The myth of passport-free flying between Britain and Ireland under the Common Travel Area

The myth of passport-free flying between Britain and Ireland under the Common Travel Area

London Letter: In practice, only the British show any respect for the 100-year old CTA. It should embarrass Irish authorities, but it doesn’t.

Wed Aug 14 2024 - 05:00
Nottingham stabbings: Victims’ families say doctors and police have ‘blood on their hands’

Nottingham stabbings: Victims’ families say doctors and police have ‘blood on their hands’

Review of mental care provided to Valdo Calocane before he stabbed three people finds litany of failures

Tue Aug 13 2024 - 16:30
Multicultural Britain. A People’s History by Kieran Connell: Stunning insights but plenty overlooked

Multicultural Britain. A People’s History by Kieran Connell: Stunning insights but plenty overlooked

A worthwhile but incomplete chronological journey through the making of Britain’s modern multiracial society

Sat Aug 10 2024 - 04:26
Anne Applebaum: ‘Trump is a transactional person whose interest is in himself... It’s why he is more dangerous’

Anne Applebaum: ‘Trump is a transactional person whose interest is in himself... It’s why he is more dangerous’

The Pulitzer prize-winning author on the growing dangers of Trump, the difference between Putin and Xi Jinping, and why Russia is not done with Ukraine

Sat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
‘The adults are back in the room in London’: how far will Starmer’s reset of UK-EU relations go?

‘The adults are back in the room in London’: how far will Starmer’s reset of UK-EU relations go?

New Labour government could open door to future talks with EU on defence, trade checks and youth movement, but it will have to face down the right-wing domestic press

Sat Jul 20 2024 - 05:00
Revenue Commissioners will have no role in collecting television licence fee

Revenue Commissioners will have no role in collecting television licence fee

It’s understood that the Coalition is to examine improvements to the existing collection system to deliver an increased level of funding being gathered

Fri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
‘We have reached out a hand to our European friends’: Keir Starmer thaws the UK’s European relationships

‘We have reached out a hand to our European friends’: Keir Starmer thaws the UK’s European relationships

The atmosphere at the European Political Community summit was reflected in the warm weather

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 20:35
Harris rejects Orban’s attempts to get EU to row back on military support for Ukraine

Harris rejects Orban’s attempts to get EU to row back on military support for Ukraine

Hungarian prime minister touted new plan following recent trips to Beijing and Moscow and talks with Trump

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 16:28
RTÉ funding: Government close to agreeing deal retaining TV licence fee and providing exchequer support

RTÉ funding: Government close to agreeing deal retaining TV licence fee and providing exchequer support

Finishing touches to agreement in process of being nailed down by Department of Public Expenditure and Department of Arts and Media

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 15:11
‘I can’t overstate the significance of this meeting’: Harris and Starmer begin Anglo-Irish ‘reset’ at Chequers

‘I can’t overstate the significance of this meeting’: Harris and Starmer begin Anglo-Irish ‘reset’ at Chequers

September Ireland v England soccer fixture in Dublin will offer another opportunity for Taoiseach and prime minister to build on early bonhomie

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 06:31
Keir Starmer agrees to visit Ireland after dining with Taoiseach at Chequers

Keir Starmer agrees to visit Ireland after dining with Taoiseach at Chequers

British prime minister to visit on September 7th, the night of a football match in Dublin between the Republic of Ireland and Englan

Wed Jul 17 2024 - 19:50
Troubles Legacy Act: repeal commitment from Labour government made in King Charles speech

Troubles Legacy Act: repeal commitment from Labour government made in King Charles speech

UK government acknowledges controversial legislation ‘denies justice to families and victims’

Wed Jul 17 2024 - 12:11
Labour promises to ‘take brakes off Britain’ with up to 40 Bills promised in king’s speech

Labour promises to ‘take brakes off Britain’ with up to 40 Bills promised in king’s speech

‘Fiscal lock’ tax and spending Bill promised, as well as ban on smoking and a new regulator for football clubs

Wed Jul 17 2024 - 11:37
The Spectator’s summer bash is the power party of Westminster and its fuel is champagne

The Spectator’s summer bash is the power party of Westminster and its fuel is champagne

The Spectator's summer bash last week at the magazine’s London offices was an illustration of the shifting dynamics in UK politics

Tue Jul 16 2024 - 16:26
A woman started dancing and singing ‘Viva Espana’ when Spain scored. Was she mad? Was she Irish?

A woman started dancing and singing ‘Viva Espana’ when Spain scored. Was she mad? Was she Irish?

The evening began with England fans buoyed with belief but it ended with familiar agony

Mon Jul 15 2024 - 10:41
Tensions in Reform UK after Nigel Farage shakes up party leadership

Tensions in Reform UK after Nigel Farage shakes up party leadership

Party leader sacks Reform’s deputy leaders as one of them expresses ‘concerns’ over decision making

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 18:47
Popular Conservatives clan meets in Westminster amid agreement Tories are neither ‘popular nor conservative’

Popular Conservatives clan meets in Westminster amid agreement Tories are neither ‘popular nor conservative’

While the right-wing Tory factions meet to plan a ‘rebuild’, election winners gathered in parliament to be sworn in

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 19:18
First-day-at-school vibe in Westminster as Labour regime arrives in town

First-day-at-school vibe in Westminster as Labour regime arrives in town

Hundreds of brand new MPs descended on parliament this week after the election

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 14:36
Labour government warns of dire UK finances as it begins first full week in office

Labour government warns of dire UK finances as it begins first full week in office

Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves gives her first speech at the Treasury

Mon Jul 08 2024 - 20:10
Keir Starmer and David Lammy hit the road as Britain’s Labour government eyes relationships reset

Keir Starmer and David Lammy hit the road as Britain’s Labour government eyes relationships reset

British prime minister seeking to smooth ties between Westminster and SNP-run Scotland while foreign secretary attempts to build relationship with European governments

Sun Jul 07 2024 - 19:05
Ray of hope for Britain as clouds briefly part for Keir Starmer’s arrival at Downing Street

Ray of hope for Britain as clouds briefly part for Keir Starmer’s arrival at Downing Street

It poured rain all day in London but there was a sunny interlude at a convenient moment for the new Labour prime minister

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 21:39
Conservatives lost UK’s landslide election just as much as Labour won it

Conservatives lost UK’s landslide election just as much as Labour won it

Keir Starmer’s party turned the election map red - but secured fewer votes than in 2017 when led by Jeremy Corbyn

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 19:04
Peers, polls, politics and a proper party: Labour faithful’s prayers answered … finally

Peers, polls, politics and a proper party: Labour faithful’s prayers answered … finally

UK election: Labour’s ‘official unofficial’ election-watch festivities had wedding vibes, and then the DJ played D:Ream

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 18:53
Labour eyes control of Scotland’s parliament after routing SNP in election

Labour eyes control of Scotland’s parliament after routing SNP in election

Scottish Labour under Anas Sarwar has completed a Lazarus-like recovery

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 18:25
Keir Starmer: Britain’s new PM shaped by a distant father and deep ‘love’ for Ireland

Keir Starmer: Britain’s new PM shaped by a distant father and deep ‘love’ for Ireland

Labour Party leader now leads a Britain riven by division and uncertainty about its past, present, and future

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 12:29
Keir Starmer set to be British prime minister amid landslide victory for Labour in UK election

Keir Starmer set to be British prime minister amid landslide victory for Labour in UK election

Labour set to secure 410 seats, with Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives on 131

Thu Jul 04 2024 - 22:29
UK general election: Polls open with Labour on course for historic victory

UK general election: Polls open with Labour on course for historic victory

UK election: Tory prime minister Rishi Sunak says he will take responsibility for the result, which could cost half his cabinet their seats in parliament

Thu Jul 04 2024 - 07:34
British electoral politics are still reassuringly loony

British electoral politics are still reassuringly loony

London Letter: Joke candidates such as Nick the Incredible Flying Brick are a beloved tradition in British elections

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 05:00
Liberal Democrat stuntman Ed Davey launches himself into the UK election

Liberal Democrat stuntman Ed Davey launches himself into the UK election

The pro-Europe politician looks set to lead his party back onto the British electoral podium in third place

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 16:09
Sunak says he will stay on as MP even if Tories lose, as party leaders hit the home straight

Sunak says he will stay on as MP even if Tories lose, as party leaders hit the home straight

Britain goes to the polls on Thursday in election that Labour is expected to win in a landslide

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 19:43
‘It’s the Mayo supporter in me’: the Ballycastle Labour woman battling for Tory Kwasi Kwarteng’s old seat

‘It’s the Mayo supporter in me’: the Ballycastle Labour woman battling for Tory Kwasi Kwarteng’s old seat

Spelthorne was once considered unwinnable for Labour but Mayo woman Claire Tighe has made it as toss up

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
Labour’s Happy Valley - the Yorkshire swing constituency that always picks an election winner

Labour’s Happy Valley - the Yorkshire swing constituency that always picks an election winner

It is the setting of the BBC crime series and has a history of UFO sightings, but Calder Valley also has another claim to fame: an uncanny ability to align with government changes

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 16:00
Rishi Sunak refuses to say what he privately told betting MP about election date

Rishi Sunak refuses to say what he privately told betting MP about election date

Brexiteer Steve Baker will reportedly launch Tory leadership bid if he holds seat, although he faces uphill battle

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 19:19
UK election debate: Sunak goes for it in final joust with Starmer but his true target probably wasn’t in the room

UK election debate: Sunak goes for it in final joust with Starmer but his true target probably wasn’t in the room

Tory PM took aim at his likely successor in Downing Street but may really have been trying to throttle the flow of votes from his party to Farage’s Reform UK

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 06:27
Reform UK rally: Boos and cheers at political Punch and Judy show

Reform UK rally: Boos and cheers at political Punch and Judy show

Enthusiasm peaks at a bar-fuelled gathering of supporters of insurgent party headed by Nigel Farage

Wed Jun 26 2024 - 16:56
Lucky number seven: How a Labour government under Keir Starmer could revamp Anglo-Irish relations

Lucky number seven: How a Labour government under Keir Starmer could revamp Anglo-Irish relations

Starmer hopes that by turning the page on connections with the Republic, it could help to open a new book of co-operation with EU

Wed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
Green Party sneaks in under political foggy dew to fire warning shot across Labour’s bows

Green Party sneaks in under political foggy dew to fire warning shot across Labour’s bows

Yorkshire Letter: A rebellious busker in Hebden Bridge epitomises the challenge facing Labour among some of its left wing base

Wed Jun 26 2024 - 05:00
‘Brexit has been a disaster and they don’t want to talk about it’: Labour Party face awkward questions on the campaign trail

‘Brexit has been a disaster and they don’t want to talk about it’: Labour Party face awkward questions on the campaign trail

Rachel Reeves, who is on course to become the first female chancellor of the exchequer, is eyeing economic growth and an improved trade deal with the EU

Fri Jun 21 2024 - 06:00
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • …
  • 87
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86

Download The Irish Times iOS App from the App StoreOpens in new windowGet The Irish Times App on the Google Play StoreOpens in new window
  • Why Subscribe?
  • Subscription Bundles
  • Subscriber Rewards
  • Student Subscription
  • Subscription Help CentreOpens in new window
  • Home DeliveryOpens in new window
  • Contact Us
  • Help CentreOpens in new window
  • My Account
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • The Irish Times Trust
  • Careers
  • ePaper
  • Crosswords & puzzles
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Newsletters
  • Article IndexOpens in new window
  • Discount CodesOpens in new window
MyHome.ieOpens in new windowThe GlossOpens in new windowRecruit IrelandOpens in new windowRIP.ieOpens in new window
The Irish Times
Irish Times on WhatsAppIrish Times on FacebookIrish Times on XIrish Times on LinkedInIrish Times on Instagram
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Cookie Information
Cookie Settings
Community Standards
Copyright

© 2025 The Irish Times DAC