Storm Éowyn: Nationwide red wind warning as schools to close for one of the most severe storms Ireland has ever seenMet Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to closeWed Jan 22 2025 - 19:47
What did President Trump do in his first 24 hours in office? In the News podcast: Irish Times Washington correspondent Keith Duggan discusses the first 24 hours of the new Trump administrationWed Jan 22 2025 - 06:15Listen | 25:20
Why could the US TikTok ban affect Irish users? In the News podcast: Irish Times business and technology journalist, Ciara O’Brien on Donald Trump’s decision to pause the US TikTok banTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:15Listen | 20:05
State spent €1.43bn on accommodation for asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees in first 9 months of 2024Cape Wrath Hotel Unlimited was highest recipient of State payments with funding of €52.7 millionMon Jan 20 2025 - 19:42
Ireland weather updates: New orange warning issued for low temperatures and ice from this eveningCold snap: Met Éireann records temperature of -7.5 in Mullingar as ESB and Uisce Éireann work to restore electricity and water suppliesThu Jan 09 2025 - 18:07
A radical departure from Ireland’s approach to drug addiction In the News podcast: Social affairs correspondent Kitty Holland discusses the opening of Ireland’s first medically supervised injection facilityThu Jan 09 2025 - 06:15Listen | 22:01
‘Misuse and abuse’ of State payment by some hosts of Ukrainian refugees, charity warnsHelping Irish Hosts calls for accommodation recognition payment scheme to be extended so Irish households can host refugees in direct provisionThu Jan 09 2025 - 06:00
What will be the impact of Elon Musk’s political meddling?In the News podcast: Inside Politics presenter Hugh Linehan on the growing influence of Elon Musk on the world’s political stageWed Jan 08 2025 - 06:30Listen | 28:10
State’s approach to migrant integration is ‘outdated, unrealistic and unfair’, says charity Government accused of placing too much focus on integration into labour market rather than into societyWed Jan 08 2025 - 06:00
Case of Afghan boy (15) allegedly forced back out to sea on raft ruled inadmissable by human rights courtChild‘s statements ‘contradictory and inconsistent at times’ while he failed to prove he was in Greece at time of alleged eventsTue Jan 07 2025 - 19:35
Serious concern for ‘few hundred’ rough sleepers amid snow and freezing rainInternational protection applicants without accommodation will be housed during cold weather, department saysSun Jan 05 2025 - 18:06
Golden visas: what we know - and still don’t know - about the scrapped scheme In the News podcast: Irish Times Current Affairs Editor Arthur Beasley discusses the latest Immigrant Investor Programme revelationsFri Jan 03 2025 - 10:38Listen | 18:42
State has failed to plan for a surge of asylum seeker arrivals as new EU legal deadline approaches Ireland is just one of six European countries with no plan to deal with increase in demand for migrant accommodationFri Jan 03 2025 - 06:00
Immigration during 2024: The year in numbersDaily arrivals have dropped, but the number of asylum applications has increased significantlyMon Dec 30 2024 - 06:00
How much does the Government spend supporting Irish emigrants in the US?The Emigrant Support Programme spends the money on ‘long-established’ immigration centres in New York, Boston, Seattle, San Diego and San FranciscoThu Dec 26 2024 - 06:00
Sally Hayden goes inside Syria’s Sednaya prisonIn the News podcast: Irish Times international correspondent Sally Hayden on the excitement, emotion and uncertainty following the fall of AssadTue Dec 17 2024 - 06:15Listen | 24:55
Irish rail disruption hell: ‘There has not been one day without delays on the train’Readers describe their experiences of disrupted timetables, cancelled trains, packed carriages and poor communication on Ireland’s rail linesSun Dec 15 2024 - 06:00
‘Bashar al Assad is the refugee now, that’s the irony. He is the last Syrian refugee’: Syrians in Ireland ponder potential return homeThe Assad regime’s collapse has left Syrians in Ireland facing the ‘confusing’ option of returning to their country of origin, something they believed to be impossible before nowSat Dec 14 2024 - 06:00
Lara Marlowe on meeting Bashar al-Assad: ‘He was comical-looking. They called him ‘the giraffe’In the News podcast: Writer and journalist Lara Marlowe discusses the five decades of authoritarian rule under Hafez and Bashar al-AssadWed Dec 11 2024 - 06:15Listen | 27:08
What now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?In the News podcast: What went wrong for Sinn Féin in the November 2024 election and what does this mean for Mary Lou McDonald’s future at the party’s helm?Tue Dec 10 2024 - 06:15Listen | 26:22
Syria: Assad reportedly granted asylum in Moscow after government fallsIsraeli forces seize Golan Heights buffer zone after Syrian government falls in Damascus following sudden offensiveSun Dec 08 2024 - 20:12
Ireland’s Syrian community: ‘We are no longer refugees, we are free Syrians’Syrians in Ireland express their disbelief, joy and optimism for the future following news that president Bashar al-Assad has been ousted from powerSun Dec 08 2024 - 18:58
How Padraig Nally’s manslaughter case divided the nationIn the News podcast: Mick Clifford, special correspondent with The Irish Examiner, reflects on the infamous Mayo caseTue Dec 03 2024 - 06:30Listen | 20:10
Dublin West: the story of the countGreen Party leader retains seat in close finishSun Dec 01 2024 - 22:49
Dublin West: Roderic O’Gorman (GP)Green Party leader retains his seat after fight for last spotSun Dec 01 2024 - 22:32
Dublin West: Ruth Coppinger (PBPS)Teacher and long-standing activist regains her seatSun Dec 01 2024 - 22:12
Chambers, Donnelly and Currie electedGreen Party leader joins Ruth Coppinger, Jack Chambers, Paul Donnelly and Emer CurrieSun Dec 01 2024 - 20:04
Roderic O’Gorman: no regrets but very nervous about future of ‘distinctly Green policies’Green Party, which held 12 seats in the last Government, suffered a heavy blow in election countSun Dec 01 2024 - 00:01
Dublin West: Emer Currie (FG)Fine Gael senator is the daughter of Austin CurrieSat Nov 30 2024 - 21:31
Dublin West: Jack Chambers (FF) Minister for Finance retains seat for Fianna FáilSat Nov 30 2024 - 19:03
North Dublin foster care services need ‘significant improvements’ to protect children from abuse, Hiqa saysHealth Information and Quality Authority inspections of services in Dublin North and Galway/Roscommon warn of ‘inadequate pool of foster carers’ to meet children’s needsThu Nov 28 2024 - 17:16
Conor McGregor product boycott: more Irish shops drop brands linked to MMA fighterDublin wine shop owner says he poured Proper No. Twelve whiskey down the toilet in 2019 when reports circulated of alleged sexual assaultThu Nov 28 2024 - 16:40
Asylum seekers who were moved from tents told they may remain indoors ‘until further notice’ International protection applicants moved to Citywest were told to leave on Tuesday as ‘cold weather had now passed’Wed Nov 27 2024 - 19:00
Can any political party tackle the cost of living crisis?In the News podcast: Irish Times economics and finance writer Cliff Taylor discusses the challenge of solving Ireland’s cost of living crisisWed Nov 27 2024 - 06:15Listen | 20:57
Election 2024: What are the key immigration issues for voters?Asylum seekers and refugees continue to arrive, protests have become common, and the State’s immigration system continues to flounderWed Nov 27 2024 - 06:00
Pregnant and seeking asylum: ‘Imagine the journey some of these women have been on’Coombe hospital-linked Daisy Clinic provides maternity and gynaecological care to pregnant women who are within the international protection systemMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
New Irish citizens: ‘I hear the racist and xenophobic slurs on the streets. Everything is blamed on immigrants’Irish citizens who were born elsewhere, from Brazil to Poland, give thoughts on racism, childcare and Irish democracyFri Nov 22 2024 - 15:08
‘A video and image has restoked the fire of the John McGahon controversy and left Fine Gael in a difficult place’In the News podcast: Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee on the John McGahon controversy and Fine Gael’s decision to defend the 34-year-old senatorWed Nov 20 2024 - 06:15Listen | 22:10
Asylum seekers in Crooksling to be housed indoors as temperatures drop below zero Government says contingency arrangements are in place for men to be moved indoors during ‘severe weather’Tue Nov 19 2024 - 21:41
Red Cross appeals to Irish communities to help bring Syrian families stranded in Lebanon to Ireland67 Syrians among the hundreds selected for resettlement in Ireland in 2022 under the Irish Refugee Protection ProgrammeTue Nov 19 2024 - 13:13
Why did William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane disappear in 2015?In the News podcast: Irish Times security and crime editor Conor Lally on the Garda investigation into the murder of Maughan and Varslavane nearly a decade agoTue Nov 19 2024 - 06:15Listen | 17:26
Election 2024: Fine Gael manifesto promises €1,000 savings grant to every newborn and break-up of OPWLabour sets out six ‘key missions’ party will have if part of next government, relating to issues including housing, climate and healthSun Nov 17 2024 - 19:03
‘Eight hours of volunteering?’: Church of Scientology ‘exploited’ asylum seekers in DublinControversial church says it has ‘never advised’ asylum seekers on refugee applications after migrants receive certificates for volunteering with groupSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
‘Families are told your son is dead but we can preserve his sperm’: Why is postmortem sperm retrieval soaring in Israel?In the News podcast: Journalist, broadcaster and author Jenny Kleeman joins In The News to discuss the surge in demand for PMSR among grieving Israeli parentsFri Nov 15 2024 - 10:44Listen | 30:08
Why is Gerry Hutch running in the general election?In the News podcast: The Dublin criminal is hoping to take one of the four seats up for grabs in the Dublin Central constituencyTue Nov 12 2024 - 09:10Listen | 21:25
Palestinian ambassador to Ireland: ‘The Irish know exactly how the Palestinians feel about occupation’ Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid says if UN fails to suspend Israel over its cutting of ties with Unrwa, it will create ‘a vacuum in international law’Thu Nov 07 2024 - 06:00
How the Unrwa ban will deepen the humanitarian crisis in GazaIn the News podcast: Unrwa head of projects John Whyte discusses the implications of Israel’s vote to ban the UN agency’s workWed Nov 06 2024 - 06:15Listen | 23:21
Hugh Linehan’s guide to watching the US electionIn the News podcast: In the News podcast: Hugh Linehan on the best way for Irish audiences to follow the 2024 US election resultsTue Nov 05 2024 - 06:15Listen | 22:30
Number of complaints against taxi drivers reaches record levelsIn 2O23 some 1,782 complaints regarding small public service vehicle drivers were recorded, with nearly half connected to a taxi driver’s failure to provide cashless paymentTue Nov 05 2024 - 06:00
