Jack Lynch puzzled by request to repatriate James Joyce’s remains
Then taoiseach wished to know if Giorgio Joyce, the writer’s son, expected the government to pay
Jack Lynch
Who doesn’t savour another chance to demonise Generation Zed? (Don’t reach out to ‘correct’ my pronunciation)
‘Zee’ is an Americanism. So how come it seems to have been used in Ireland since Jack Lynch was taoiseach?
Don’t write off Gráinne Seoige. The original celebrity candidate was Jack Lynch
Lynch is a prime example of the problem with lazy monikers and a label that lumps all candidates with name recognition, but wildly varying backgrounds, together
President leads tributes to historian and author Dermot Keogh who has died aged 78
Former journalist wrote acclaimed biography of Jack Lynch and was Emeritus Professor of History at UCC
Planned Freedom of Cork recipient ‘stunned’ at award
Mary Crilly to be honoured for 40 years helping survivors of sexual and domestic abuse
Michael O’Kennedy obituary: A Fianna Fáil veteran who enjoyed long and varied career
Former minister, senator and European commissioner is remembered for his integrity
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s military neutrality: a new definition for a new era
A questioning of the current posture does not have to imply abandoning the aspiration to an independent, moral foreign policy that might be called “neutral”
All Star Gazing: Eileen and Moira Dunne explore a 50-year evolution in Irish society
Dunnes' father Mick was one of the creators of the idea on a wet day in Belfield
Fintan O’Toole: The ancient art of slander has been reborn
Local paper liable for every claim it publishes, but social media liable for nothing
Albert Reynolds: Razzmatazz politician and supreme negotiator
Showman and dealmaker defied detractors when he brokered peace in North
Foot-and-mouth and mouthfuls of drink: Cork’s 1941 odyssey
Rebels met Limerick along the way in a year with parallels to the current time
Barry Roche: The Cork tie that binds – bred in the bone
Come what may on Sunday, we are Cork and we are back
Northern Ireland’s refugees 50 years on: ‘I can still see him standing there waving’
In August 1971 thousands fled south of the Border to refugee camps. Here, some remember that summer
O’Malley’s influence on Fianna Fáil extended beyond his expulsion
One-time party loyalist and then PD leader obliged FF to shelve ‘core value’: no coalition
The Irish Times view on Des O’Malley’s legacy: a fearless defender of democracy
The party he founded helped to shape the liberal Ireland we know today through support for family planning and divorce
Des O’Malley obituary: Key political player thought by some as ‘best taoiseach Ireland never had’
Limerick politician split from Fianna Fáil to form influential Progressive Democrats
Corkman (88) marks 65th anniversary of ordination in Dunblane
Msgr O’Sullivan says 1996 shooting in local school is ‘burned’ in everyone’s memories
Leaving Cert history: For the first time in history, history students had time
Students would have been happy with ‘broad and fair’ paper, say teachers
Des O’Malley claims RTÉ ‘obsessed with spin’ that Lynch involved in arms plot
Former FF minister condemns Gun Plot documentary, podcast series as ‘one-sided’
Extortionists used personal ads in £5m ransom demand over foot-and-mouth disease
The HSE ransomware attack is not the first time the State has faced extortion threats
Haughey’s poetry among musings on family-created website
Poems discovered in Charles Haughey’s private papers after he died aged 80 in 2006
Thief using hook suspected of stealing thousands from church collection boxes
CCTV footage viewed after priest became suspicious on finding cheques from other parish
State Papers: Secret committee sought to change territorial claims in Constitution
The 1973 coalition produced draft amendments to remove State’s claims to island of Ireland
Malachy Clerkin’s sports books of the year for 2020
Live sport may have gone missing during the pandemic but there was always plenty to read
Kathy Sheridan: Eventual Covid vaccine will be a hard sell for Ireland’s youth
Scepticism, fear and anti-vax beliefs contrast with stay-away patriotism of 1967 emigrants
Erin Go Bragh: A short history of Irish Olympic protest
From flagpole protests in 1906 to a defrocked priest disrupting the marathon in 2004
Michael Collins’ grandniece welcomes decision to leave portrait in Taoiseach’s office
Nora Owen says having Collins and De Valera together is appropriate symbol of new deal
Emotional scenes as newly elected Taoiseach Micheál Martin returns to Cork
Around 100 neighbours, friends welcome home Leeside’s second ever Taoiseach
Micheál Martin to return Michael Collins portrait to Taoiseach’s office
Hanging Collins and De Valera pictures together symbolises end of Civil War politics
Micheál Martin, the ‘next taoiseach’ since 1998
Some say he is a ditherer, others a ruthless operator. We will soon find out who is right
Paddy O’Mahony (100) prepares to vote in a general election for the 23rd time
‘I got my photo taken with Jack Lynch but Jack bought me no whiskey!’
Burglar found hiding on golf course after Cork crime spree jailed
Laurence Connors rammed garda car before leading officers on high speed car chase
Seán Moran: Election fever a reminder of the GAA's fertile political soil
Engagement with Gaelic games has proved a potent tonic across the political spectrum
Cork group seeks to appeal permission for N28 upgrade
High Court ruled in December that €220m project properly assessed by An Bord Pleanála
Majority government is better choice for economy – Institute of Directors
Snap poll of institute’s members finds single-party is preference to coalition
Group challenging Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway to consider appealing court ruling
M28 Steering Group set up to represent 10,000 residents facing major impact over motorway upgrade
A year in health: 1970 marked by strikes, disputes and promised reforms
Many of the health stories 50 years ago are all too relevant today, with rows about hospital sites, private versus public healthcare and concerns about cervical smear tests
Ireland’s only cable car celebrates 50 years of connection to mainland
Dursey residents were stranded for more than a month every year due to raging seas, RTÉ was told in 1969
It’s time to explore riches of Ulster Protestant culture
A rich, vibrant literary and political heritage exists beyond the DUP’s grip
West Cork tourism project will decimate protected bird species, say activists
Friends of Irish Environment warn Dursey Island scheme will damage chough numbers
The 25 things employers and graduates want from each other
We speak to three experts for their views on what graduates and employers want from one another, and what each should be looking out for
Cork gardaí search for two Dublin gang suspects after spate of burglaries
Man arrested yesterday after car chase and operation involving 60 gardaí
Government committed to funding €280 million Macroom bypass - Minister
Cabinet set to approve funding for project next month, says Michael Creed
1969: Irish ministers felt military incursion in North could lead to pogroms
Lynch thought Army would get 20 miles into Down before being massacred
The Irish Times view on The Troubles at 50: A warning from history
Everybody needs to make the Belfast Agreement work and ensure there is no going back to the bad old days
Dunkettle Interchange upgrade to be delayed by 12 months
TII says it has failed to reach agreement on cost with contractor Sisk
How the Troubles began: a timeline
From civil rights marches in Derry to nationalists seeking refuge in Ireland
Battle of the Bogside 'like a conveyor belt system making petrol bombs'
The Troubles at 50: Rioting in Derry remembered by first-hand witnesses
A journey from the Derry march that ignited the Troubles to Belfast Pride
The North 50 years on: Many of the 4,000 dead are remembered only by their families
Cork v Kilkenny: Hurling’s longest drama hits the stage
The most revisited All-Ireland rivalry of all is back in the limelight at Croke Park
Dual duels adding to the challenge facing Cork football
Cahalane says football losing out because of earlier specialisation in the modern era
Member of Fianna Fáil ‘gang of five’ Jackie Fahey dies aged 91
Former TD and Haughey loyalist represented both Tipperary South and Waterford
Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness
Win a €250 Kenny’s hamper, delivered anywhere in the world. Ah, go on, go on, go on ....
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