National Ploughing Championships grind to haltWorld ploughing champion Eamonn Tracey prepares to defend title in DenmarkFri Sept 25 2015 - 08:30
French honour Ploughing chief for services to agricultureManaging director Anna May McHugh awarded Ordre du Mérite Agricole medalThu Sept 24 2015 - 18:13
Supermarket price abuse inquiry making progress, says HoganEU agricultural commissioner says 2016 will be ‘year of action’Thu Sept 24 2015 - 16:05
Oaks for Tidy Towns winners in honour of 1916 signatoriesAll winning towns to get seven Sessile Oaks next year as part of 1916 commemorationsWed Sept 23 2015 - 14:57
Government must explain ‘inability’ to hold onto Web SummitDecision to relocate annual technology gathering ‘an individual choice’ says TaoiseachWed Sept 23 2015 - 14:06
Government to give €30m to revitalise rural towns, villagesPackage to boost ‘attractiveness, sustainability’ of rural communitiesWed Sept 23 2015 - 11:48
Kerry King on Jeff Hanneman, old rivals Metallica and Megadeth, and the future of SlayerAs Slayer return with Repentless, their first album since the death of founding member Jeff Hanneman, guitarist Kerry King talks to The Irish Times about staying at the top of the thrash pileWed Sept 23 2015 - 07:44
Ploughing: Almost 80,000 turn out for day one of eventPresident Higgins praises rural highlight as World Ploughing chief marvels at scaleWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary on Patrick MacGill and the Battle of Loos‘The Great Push’ and the London Irish RiflesTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:01
Lisdoonvarna: ‘Hopefully they’ll get a little wife to help out’Matchmaking festival brings some for love and others for a second chanceMon Sept 21 2015 - 09:24
True blue all the way for Blanchardstown’s league of nationsPupils of Scoil Bhríde get together to celebrate being Dubs – with their Kerry teachersSat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
State funeral for executed 1916 rebel Thomas KentFuneral ‘writes the final chapter in a long ordeal for the Kent family’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 16:15
Thomas Kent’s brother turned down by State for compensationWilliam Kent sought payment for sacrifices ‘my family made, both in life and property’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 12:41
Document requested by pope about Easter Rising revealedOnly two known copies exists of briefing note for Pope Benedict XV in 1916Fri Sept 18 2015 - 01:03
Local authority recommends removal of fast-food clause from development planRichard Boyd-Barrett accuses DLR council of ‘outrageous’ bowing to demands of KFCFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:01
Dublin fan’s ballad breathes life into All-Ireland dreamMother-of-five Deirdre Flynn writes and records song in support of boys in blueThu Sept 17 2015 - 19:09
War grave of George Harrison’s grandfather identifiedPte Henry Harrison killed during Battle of Loos in France on September 25th, 1915Wed Sept 16 2015 - 19:00
Simon Fitzmaurice film premieres at Toronto festivalCanada trip is first out of Ireland for director, who has Motor Neuron Disease, since 2008Wed Sept 16 2015 - 16:33
Couple accuse HSE of delaying inquest into death of newbornJohn and Joan Mulcair claim HSE appeared to hope they would give up seeking answersWed Sept 16 2015 - 12:48
British army to field a GAA team for the first timeCasting vote at deadlocked meeting secures affiliation for Irish Guards clubTue Sept 15 2015 - 17:20
John McDonnell: a voice for Irish in UK for nearly two decadesNew shadow chancellor has highlighted issues of discrimination Irish immigrants faceTue Sept 15 2015 - 16:53
Son of executed Rising leader celebrates 102nd birthdayFr Joseph Mallin has been a Jesuit priest in Hong Kong since 1948Mon Sept 14 2015 - 21:59
‘Flags for Schools’ launched as part of 1916 commemorationsAll 3,300 national schools will receive copy of flag and the Proclamation by March 2016Mon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Arson attack on clubhouse of Tyrone GAA star Seán KavanaghSinn Féin claims early hours attack on Tír na nÓg clubhouse near Dungannon sectarianSun Sept 13 2015 - 23:27
Archaeologists find bones of man killed about 1,000 years agoSkeleton of teenager who suffered violent death discovered in tree roots in Co SligoSun Sept 13 2015 - 19:21
Cork fisherman to search for WWII Spitfire plane wreckPlane was flown by one of most famous Battle of Britain pilots Paddy FinucaneSun Sept 13 2015 - 13:38
Gangster Reg Kray sent recording to help Dublin man in comaTape sent from Maidstone Prison to Greg Smith, who died after 1995 assault in DoverFri Sept 11 2015 - 15:27
Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain: Book of Souls is Number of the Beast for the new millenniumThe Iron Maiden drummer talks about going back on the road, Bruce Dickenson’s cancer diagnosis and answers rumours that the band are planning to call it a dayThu Sept 10 2015 - 16:30
Anti Austerity Alliance denied collection permit due to protestsPaul Murphy TD accuses Chief Supt Orla McPartlin of ‘blatant political policing’Thu Sept 10 2015 - 16:03
Music Generation director ‘overawed’ by €2m U2 donationRosaleen Molloy says gift brings goal of universal musical education a step closerWed Sept 09 2015 - 22:13
New York Times finds ‘no Irish need apply’ in classified adsAt least 29 examples of the phrase found in advertisements from the 19th centuryWed Sept 09 2015 - 15:14
Tickets for U2 shows will not be sold at Ticketmaster outletsTicketmaster says decision to ensure public safetyWed Sept 09 2015 - 12:12
Center Parcs unveils plans for Longford ForestAdventure village to be biggest tourism development in the history of the StateTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:01
Online Catholic parish register records receive 4m hitsNational Library of Ireland (NLI) digitisation project gets huge response globallyMon Sept 07 2015 - 20:47
Funding cuts had ‘savage impact’ on National Library of IrelandLibrary ‘operating on a third of the resources’ of European equivalents, board member saysMon Sept 07 2015 - 20:32
Kilkenny gets behind Cats to stretch out black and amber eraAll-Ireland finals have become a habit no one in the county is ready to give up yetSat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
Center Parcs: ‘99.9% of locals’ back its plan to open in IrelandThe holiday company is about to reveal models of its proposed resort in Co Longford. What benefits might its plan bring – and what are its centres like?Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
An average bad Irish summer, but there’s been far worseElectric Picnic festival in Stradbally looks like being cool and dry for the weekendThu Sept 03 2015 - 16:55
Electric Picnic: Crowd to exceed 50,000 at sold-out festivalBlur and Grace Jones among star attractions at Ireland’s biggest music festivalTue Sept 01 2015 - 17:30
Farmers dump grain in protest at ‘non-existent’ farm incomesEuropean Commission urged to intervene and help falling agricultural pricesTue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
Paul Murphy accuses gardaí of political policing after permit deniedIrish Water campaigner to appeal decision on fundraising for Anti-Austerity AllianceTue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
Farmers dump grain in protest over incomes ‘ripped apart’Dairy, cereal and pork sectors in crisis as IFA protest outside European Commission officesMon Aug 31 2015 - 17:11
Too much attention on growth, says social justice lobbyistIssues that have ‘major implications’ for society neglected in pursuit of GDPMon Aug 31 2015 - 01:00
War of Independence gun found stashed under stairsRook rifle found in former home of IRA volunteer who was interned during conflictSun Aug 30 2015 - 21:29
Center Parcs to unveil model for €200m Longford siteLeisure giant set to seek planning permission for 375-acre facility in BallymahonFri Aug 28 2015 - 16:39
Customs seize cigarettes worth €4m at Dublin PortCigarettes would represent a €3.6 million loss to the Exchequer if sold on black marketWed Aug 26 2015 - 20:36
Indian summer due as dry, settled period expected at lastSummer 2015 not that bad says Met Éireann - though colder and wetter than normalWed Aug 26 2015 - 19:01
Missing: Barry Corcoran (39) of Wicklow not seen since early JulyJobseeker’s benefit not collected, funds not accessed and phone silent since July 6th lastWed Aug 26 2015 - 18:35
Minister to look into data concerns of new Irish citizensMigrant Rights Centre ‘astounded’ that 25,000 names and addresses are accessibleWed Aug 26 2015 - 01:00
