(Archive 1978) Joe Breen on Van Morrison's new release Wavelength
From the Archive: Joe Breen reappraises Van Morrison and reviews new release Wavelength, October 23rd, 1978
(Archive 1972) Saint Dominic's Preview - Album Review by Stewart Parker
Saint Dominic's Preview - Album Review by Stewart Parker, August 21st 1972
November 24th, 1913
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Jim Larkin toured Britain unsuccessfully during the 1913 lockout seeking sympathetic strikes and addressing…
September 13th, 1915
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A year after the start of the first World War there were daily British army recruiting meetings around the…
August 17th, 1914
FROM THE ARCHIVES: John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Party, addressed a 2,000 strong assembly of Irish Volunteers, some …
August 15th, 1914
The start of what turned out to be the first World War in August 1914 led to some panic buying of food in Dublin and accusations…
July 25th, 1916
FROM THE ARCHIVES: With the promise of a loan from the British Government, Dublin city council began discussing the rebuilding…
June 16th, 1913
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Trinity Week ended on a high note in 1930 with the university regatta on the River Liffey at Islandbridge…
April 11th, 1918
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The initial success of the German offensive in spring 1918 panicked the British government into announcing…
March 25th, 1916
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In March 1916 – coincidentally, a month before the Easter Rising – The Irish Times published “a flight of…
March 21st, 1917
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Less than a year after the Easter Rising the change of heart about the rebellion amongst members of the Irish…
March 23rd, 1912
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The many facets of George Russell, aka AE, poet, painter, mystic, and editor of the Irish Homestead, the …
JUNE 15th, 1918: Anti-conscription pledge is enforced by use of boycott
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In 1918, the last year of the first World War and the year before the War of Independence began, conscription…
February 19th, 1912
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In his Lenten pastoral letter in 1912 the Catholic bishop of Limerick, Edward Thomas O’Dwyer, was concerned…
February 15th, 1912
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Industrial schools were violent places, although the staff were rarely the victims
Reporting on a night to remember
One hundred years ago this weekend, ‘Titanic’ sank after being struck by an iceberg
January 31st, 1912
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Abbey Theatre’s performance of The Playboy of the Western World in New York attracted protests during…
January 2nd, 1912
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tenants of Lord Oranmore and Browne (Geoffrey Henry Browne) in Co Mayo met on New Year’s Eve a century ago…
June 18th, 1913
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The pro- and anti-Home Rule campaign was fought on religious as well as political platforms, and in England…
December 7th 1914
FROM THE ARCHIVES: At the beginning of December 1914, the British authorities in Ireland banned a number of publications including…
From the archives: October 22nd, 1913
The role of English trade unions in the 1913 Lockout, culminating in the attempt to bring starving Irish children to England, …
October 11th, 1918
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A month before the end of the first World War, the mid-morning mail boat from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead, …
September 20th, 1915
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A year after the start of the first World War there was a continuous recruiting drive to entice volunteers…
September 4th, 1917
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Thomas Ashe, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising, died while being force-fed on hunger strike in September…
September 1st, 1916: From The Archives:
The success of nationalist politicians, especially the East Mayo MP John Dillon, in preventing the British government from introducing…
July 20th, 1912: From the archives
Having survived the efforts of English suffragettes to burn it down the previous evening, Dublin’s Theatre Royal was the venue…
July 19th, 1912: From the archives
British prime minister Herbert Asquith visited Dublin in July 1912 for public meetings with Irish nationalists to sell their …
May 24th, 1913: Claims of typhus epidemic in Galway rejected
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The prospects for the tourist season in Connemara in 1913 did not look good, thanks in part to well-meaning…
May 14th, 1916: Easter Rising compared to 1798 rebellion
FROM THE ARCHIVES: IN THE weeks after the Easter Rising, much newsprint was devoted to trying to find out what had happened …
January 6th, 1915: Enemies unite to bury dead during peaceful interlude
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The first Christmas of the first World War is remembered mainly for the outbreak of peace and a football …
November 26th, 1912: Home Rule Bill 'a delusion and a cheat'
BACK PAGES: In 1912 the Home Rule Bill was going through the House of Commons in London, teasing out the details of the proposal…
Storm in Cork killed two children in 1916
NOVEMBER 18TH, 1916: A storm with up to hurricane winds killed two children and caused a lot of damage throughout the southern…
November 9th, 1918: Relief as deaths from 1918 Spanish flu epidemic began to decline
BACK PAGES: The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, estimated to have killed more than 50 million worldwide, affected Ireland as everywhere…
November 6th, 1922: Ernie O'Malley arrested after D4 shoot-out November 6th, 1922
BACK PAGES: Ernie O’Malley was one of the most successful IRA commanders during the War of Independence and a dedicated opponent…
OCTOBER 23RD, 1913: Deciding fate of children during Lockout
The 1913 Lockout raised all sorts of subsidiary political and social tensions in Dublin in addition to the no-holds-barred confrontation…
Volunteers divided over response to war
September 1st 1914. THE START of the first World War in August 1914 exposed deep divisions among nationalists, not least among…
Gaelic League disputes assertion it is 'dangerous'
July 8th, 1918: A PROCLAMATION by the lord lieutenant, Viscount French, in July 1918 declared several organisations to be “dangerous…
JUNE 30TH, 1915: O'Donovan Rossa's death famous for oratory at grave
BACK PAGES: THE DEATH of Fenian leader Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa in New York in 1915 struck The Irish Times of the day, preoccupied…
May 29th, 1913: Heated debate on 1912 Ulster Covenant
BACK PAGES: THE SIGNING of the Ulster Covenant in 1912, committing almost half a million unionists to resist Home Rule raised…
Sinn Féin celebrates election results
BACK PAGES: MAY 12th, 1917: THE SOUTH Longford by-election in 1917, when Sinn Féin narrowly defeated the Irish Party – by some…
APRIL 24th, 1916: 'Our foolish young men play at soldiers'
READERS OF The Irish Times on Easter Monday in 1916, April 24th that year, would have had no inkling of the historical change…
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