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Golden visas: what we know - and still don’t know - about the scrapped scheme that lured millionaires to Ireland
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For more than a decade, between 2012 and 2023, non-European millionaires could secure residency in Ireland by investing hundreds of thousands of euro ...
Too posh to police? Why garda numbers are falling
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was originally published in September 2024.An Garda Siochana has a serious retention and recruitment problem.The Commissioner knows it, s...
How a ‘global forum’ promising billionaires became a small Dublin event with muffins
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was originally published in October 2024 Anti-female genital mutilation advocates expected high-profile speakers at a packed Dublin confe...
Ireland 1994: what declassified documents reveal about the Troubles, a Russian snub and Jack's Army
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, the release of the State Papers reveals a treasure trove of opinions, views and attitudes all committed to paper by ministers, diplomats a...
In the News: our podcasters review big stories of the year
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, In the News presenters Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak take a listen back - to pick the podcasts that covered the biggest news st...
Roblox: what is it and are Irish children at risk?
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was originally published in September 2024If you don't have young children in your life, you may be completely unaware of one of the worl...
Moving to Australia: Instagram Vs reality
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was originally published in September 2024A record 10,600 Irish people emigrated to Australia last year, according to the Central Statist...
‘Saint in a tracksuit’: Could first millennial saint bring young people to Catholic Church?
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carlo Acutis was just 15 when he died in 2006. British-born and living in Milan, the teenager became a devout Catholic and used his computer skills to...
Denis Staunton goes inside China's Christmas city
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One city in China produces 80 per cent of the world’s Christmas decorations.Yiwu International Trade City exports more than 20,000 types of Christma...
Gisèle Pelicot case: How the trial that shocked France unfolded
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A French court on Thursday found Dominique Pelicot guilty and sentenced him to 20 years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his ex-wife Gisè...
Kyran Durnin: a suspect is dead. What clues did he leave behind?
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, gardaí and emergency services found the body of Anthony Maguire (36) in his Drogheda home, six days after he was arrested in connection w...
Why did Israel single out Ireland and accuse Simon Harris of being 'anti-Semitic'?
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Israel’s move to close its embassy in Ireland means the diplomatic rift between our two countries is wider than ever, with potentially big implicati...
Sally Hayden goes inside Sednaya prison in Syria
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Irish Times international correspondent Sally Hayden is the only journalist from any Irish media outlet to witness, first-hand, the dramatic scenes th...
A deepening crisis at the Peter McVerry Trust
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another report, another disturbing finding about governance at one of Ireland’s best known, and well-funded charities, the Peter McVerry Trust.Betwe...
House prices: why economists fear a 'painful correction'
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Irish house prices are overvalued by up to 10 per cent, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned, adding that an increasing number...
Luigi Mangione: Why do some Americans support a suspected killer?
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, December 4th, Brian Thompson (50), the UnitedHealthcare chief executive was murdered in cold blood outside a hotel in Manhattan.The manh...
Syria: Lara Marlowe on the tyrannical al-Assad dynasty
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lara Marlowe met Bashar al-Assad twice during his early years as president of Syria. The writer and journalist also interviewed the dictator's father,...
What now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Four years ago, Sinn Féin changed the landscape of Irish politics by securing the highest share of first preference votes in the 2020 general electio...
The backstory to Disney's IRA thriller Say Nothing
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran republican Marian Price has initiated legal action against streaming giant Disney+ over the TV series Say Nothing, based on a book of the same...
Dublin Airport has a hidden metro station. Why was it never opened?
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a taxi driver told Irish Times economics correspondent Eoin Burke-Kennedy that there was a ghost train station under Terminal 1 in Dublin Airport...
Explainer: How the martial law debacle rattled South Korea
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Korea’s unpopular President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on Tuesday in a move that surprised citizens and parliamentarians.His atte...
What did Hunter Biden do and was President Biden wrong to pardon him?
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has granted his son Hunter Biden a full and unconditional pardon following his criminal conviction on tax and gun charges. The US president'...
How Padraig Nally's manslaughter case divided the nation
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Mayo farmer Padraig Nally, the man who was jailed for less than a year for the manslaughter of an intruder in his home near Lough Corrib in...
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch loses out and Ireland's political future takes shape
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The count continues with seats in several constituencies throughout the country still to be filled. As it stands, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in po...
The standout stories from Angela Merkel's autobiography
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Merkel's eagerly anticipated memoir lifts the lid on parts of her childhood, her private meetings with world leaders and what she thought of Ir...
Will the ceasefire in Lebanon hold?
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah came into effect. The deal was announced the day before with US Pres...
General election: can any political party bring down the cost of living?
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The cost of living is repeatedly mentioned as one of the main issues to the forefront of voters' minds in the run up to the General Election. In the U...
Autism: Why are so many children being diagnosed these days?
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty years ago, autism in Ireland was still seen as a relatively rare condition. Studies at the time suggested around seven in 10,000 schoolchildren...
Why Scientology gets refugees to work for free on the streets of Dublin
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish branch of the Church of Scientology has been going into an international protection asylum centre in Dublin and recruiting the refugees livi...
How Nikita Hand won her battle against Conor McGregor
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nikita Hand has won her civil case against MMA fighter Conor McGregor. The 35 year-old Dublin woman alleged he raped her in the penthouse suite of The...
The Donald Trump appointee who has his sights on Ireland's tax take
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's choices for the top roles in his administration include TV doctor Mehmet Oz, former WWE exec Linda McMahon, Kristi Noem the South Dakot...
Comparing party promises on immigration for the General Election
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been one year since anti-immigration protests spiralled into full-scale rioting on the streets of Dublin. The issue has dominated the headlines t...
Why is Fine Gael sticking with controversial candidate John McGahon?
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fine Gael is doubling down on its support for a General Election candidate who was filmed punching a man in the head. John McGahon was 28 years-o...
Why did William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane disappear in 2015?
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In April 2015, William Maughan and his pregnant girlfriend Anastasija Varslavane disappeared without a trace. Noone has ever been charged in conn...
How a lie led to the horrific murder of teacher Samuel Paty
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On October 6th, 2020 in a school outside Paris, teacher Samuel Paty gave a lesson on freedom of speech – the same lesson he had given several times ...
Donald Trump picks Elon Musk for The White House
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, will co-lead a newly-created Department of Government Efficie...
‘Families are told your son is dead but we can preserve his sperm’: Why is postmortem sperm retrieval soaring in Israel?
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Postmortem sperm retrieval is a procedure whereby the sperm of dead men is extracted in the hours following their death and stored for potential futur...
Could Jo Jo Dullard’s murder finally be solved?
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the 9th of November 1995, Josephine "Jo Jo" Dullard disappeared on her way home from a night out and was never seen again. The Kilkenny ...
Why is Gerry Hutch running in the general election?
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After weeks of speculation, Dublin criminal Gerry Hutch has confirmed he will run in the upcoming general election.The 61-year-old, who was arrested i...
Why former Leinster rugby star Rocky Elsom is on the run from French police
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rocky Elsom was a fearsome competitor on the rugby pitch, capable of winning matches almost single-handedly with his dominance in attack and defence.I...
And they're off: General Election 2024 is called
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After months of speculation Taoiseach Simon Harris finally announced that the general election will take place on November 29th. Later today he will t...
What does Donald Trump's win mean for Ireland and the world?
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is an unpredictable and chaotic leader so what does his second term as US presidency herald? An interruption in trade between Ireland and...
What will Israel's Unrwa ban mean for the people of Gaza?
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Israel formally notified the United Nations of its intention to sever all ties with the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa).I...
Hugh Linehan's guide to watching the US election
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US presidential election day has arrived and the counting of votes will being tonight. With the race a dead heat according to polls, the results will ...
Why was a Belfast film producer arrested for telling the truth?
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of August 31st, 2018, award-winning film producer Trevor Birney was arrested at his home in Belfast while the PSNI searched the house a...
Why did Spain's flash flood warning come so late?
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More than a year’s worth of rain fell in southern Spain in barely eight hours on Tuesday.It caused devastation. By Thursday the death toll had reach...
The riches to rags story of Derek Quinlan, the Celtic Tiger investor still stuck in bankruptcy
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, The Irish Times gained access to the bankruptcy files of Derek Quinlan, one of the most prolific Irish property investors of the Ce...
When will the election be called - and what has to happen first?
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the Government rushed through a number of priority Bills in a scramble to clear the decks before the next general election.Five Bills were ...
How can a child disappear in Ireland without the alarm being raised?
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kyran Dirnan case puts spotlight on how schools and Tusla monitor children Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What’s behind the EV backlash?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was originally published in August 2024. Sales of EVs in Ireland collapsed in 2024 with the number of newly-licensed electric vehicles do...
Hugh Linehan: What I learned from Trump coming-of-age movie The Apprentice
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Apprentice isn’t a movie about the reality TV series that made its presenter, New York businessman Donald Trump, a star. Instead it tracks the r...
What did the Dublin Taskforce recommend to improve the city?
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At an event this week, an all-male panel led by Taoiseach Simon Harris, went through the Dublin task force’s 10-point plan.Irish Times Dublin editor...
Why Kinahan gangster Liam Byrne is happy with a five-year sentence
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kinahan gang leader Liam Byrne (43) has been sentenced to five years in prison for weapons charges, while Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh (57) has been s...
Will early release for prisoners solve overcrowding crisis in Irish jails?
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sending Irish prisoners to jails in eastern Europe and letting some sex offenders out early with electronic tags are just two of the 16 recommendation...
Could Ukraine's victory plan actually work?
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has finally presented his long-awaited victory plan to the world. It’s his blueprint on how to end the ...
Why singer Liam Payne's death is hitting One Direction fans hard
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pop star Liam Payne was just 31 when he died but he had been famous for half his life.As a member of One Direction – the mega successful boy band th...
Why Gardaí fear a missing eight-year-old boy was murdered
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gardaí suspect a missing child – now believed to have been murdered – may have died months before his disappearance was reported in August.Kyran ...
Kinahan cartel arrest: Is Dubai no longer a safe haven for Irish criminals?
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Even when Interpol slapped a “Red Notice” on Sean McGovern, the Irish career criminal hiding out in Dubai was probably not too concerned.That Red ...
Lebanon under attack: Locals fear another Gaza could unfold
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s nearly four weeks since Israel detonated explosions in the pagers belonging to members of Hizbullah, the Iran backed Lebanese-based militia. Si...
Are celebrity political candidates worth voting for?
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From GAA superstar Jack Lynch who became taoiseach to RTÉ journalist George Lee whose political career was brief – for decades Irish voters have be...
How a ‘global forum’ promising billionaires became a small Dublin event with muffins
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anti-female genital mutilation advocates expected high-profile speakers at a packed Dublin conference – they found a small room in a hotel with 25 p...
Can an Irishman fix Keir Starmer’s premiership after 100 days of disaster?
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the appointment this week of Cork-born Morgan McSweeney as his chief of staff, British prime minister Keir Starmer must be hoping for some calm a...
The child protection controversy engulfing Sinn Féin
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sinn Féin would likely be taking every opportunity this week to lambast the government in the wake of the budget and with a general election on the c...
Why would Russia want 'agents of influence' inside the Irish political system?
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last weekend, The Sunday Times reported that an unnamed Irish politician had been working for Russian intelligence as "an agent of influence” within...
Car theft in Ireland: Are international gangs to blame?
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, nearly 5,000 cars were stolen across Ireland – making it the worst year for car thefts in more than a decade.Opportunists and joyriders h...
How the October 7th attacks led to a year of war
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
October 7th is a date seared into the memory of Israelis. It was the day last year that they awoke to an attack by militant group Hamas, on a scale ne...
Is homework a waste of time?
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you’re eight or 18, homework is part of your school day. But should it be? And how much should children be tasked to do? And what is the poi...
Why the Global South is following China - not the West
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese premier Xi Jinping has a plan to reshape the global security order. His diplomatic initiative is a challenge to the United States-led “rules...
Why are overseas investors buying Ireland's defective apartments?
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prospective home purchasers are losing out to cash buyers – mostly overseas investors – on apartments with defects, ranging from minor issues to h...
Budget 2025: What does it mean for you?
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What did we learn from the budget speeches of Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe? Irish Times reporters fill us in on bonus payments, tax adj...
Inside Andrew Tate's toxic world - Part 2
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 2022, journalists Matt Shea and Jamie Tahsin were in Romania filming a documentary about Andrew Tate and his social media influence.&...
Inside Andrew Tate's toxic world - Part 1
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, before Andrew Tate became the household name he is today, documentary makers Matt Shea and Jamie Tahsin decided to tell Tate's story and inve...
Press Up: Where did it all go wrong?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2007 the Press Up hospitality group has been a key and highly visible player in Dublin’s social scene with super-stylish restaurants, popular ...
What is Hizbullah and why is it on the brink of war with Israel?
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week has been the deadliest for Lebanon in decades after sustained air strikes by Israel. Fears are growing for an all-out war between the two si...
How did Ireland's hate speech law die?
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Government was forced to admit that it is dropping its controversial plans to introduce hate speech laws after the move was revealed by Irish Time...
Alexander McCartney: 'Catfishing' abuser to be sentenced
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Alexander McCartney from Newry, Co Armagh, will be sentenced in Belfast for what has been described as one of the “worst cases of catfishi...
President Higgins and Israel: What is the controversy all about?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Attending the UN Assembly in New York on Sunday, President Michael D Higgins accused the Israeli embassy in Dublin of “circulating” a congratulato...
Lower back pain: how your lifestyle could be to blame
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Scans rarely show the cause of low back pain,” says Prof Kieran O’Sullivan, chartered physiotherapist and head of the school of physiotherapy a...
How an app breach snared Ireland's biggest crime gang
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What links an Australian app designer, a global police sting and this week's drugs bust in Wexford? A Dublin gang known as 'The Family.' Gardai say th...
Lebanon explosions: What we know about the pager attacks
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At least 26 people are dead and thousands injured following the simultaneous detonating of pagers and walkie talkies in Lebanon. Israel is believed to...
Moving to Australia: Instagram versus reality
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A record 10,600 Irish people emigrated to Australia last year, according to the Central Statistics Office; the highest number since 2013. With its yea...
Trump assassination attempt: Who is Ryan Routh?
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Washington correspondent Keith Duggan reports on what we know about the second attempt on the life of former US president Donald Trump in a matter of ...
Pat Finucane murder inquiry: will the extent of British state collusion finally be revealed?
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK government has ordered a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, the Belfast solicitor shot dead in 1989 by the Ulster Defence Associat...
Too posh to police? Why garda numbers are falling
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An Garda Siochana has a serious retention and recruitment problem.The Commissioner knows it, so does the Minister for Justice but despite public commi...
'They're eating the pets' - how Trump's debate went off the rails
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris needed a win on Tuesday night's US presidential election debate. After an initial honeymoon period as Democratic nominee, her campaign o...
Apple tax windfall: How Ireland was forced to take it - and how we should spend it
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is an award of €13 billion a big win or an embarrassing loss? The European Court of Justice (ECJ) court yesterday said that the European Commission ...
Why calls to free killer nurse Lucy Letby are getting louder
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former British nurse, Lucy Letby, is serving 15 life sentences for the murder and attempted murder of 14 babies. All of the infants were under her car...
Why America is cracking down on the parents of school shooters
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last Wednesday, a 14 year-old American student walked through the doors of his highschool in Georgia and opened fire. Terrified students and teachers ...
Explainer: Could Sinn Féin’s new housing plan work?
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sinn Féin has published its plan to solve the housing crisis.Party spokesman on housing Eoin Ó Broin says A Home of Your Own, is “comprehensive, d...
Can the State make religious orders pay for the sexual predators who destroyed lives?
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of primary, secondary and special schools run by religious congregations have been named for the first time as having complaints of child sex...
Roblox: what is it and are Irish children at risk?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you don't have young children in your life, you may be completely unaware of one of the world's biggest game platforms. Roblox is a digital playgro...
Why was the price of Oasis tickets so high?
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday morning, Irish Times consumer expert Conor Pope logged on to Ticketmaster, ready to take his own advice about navigating the sales platfor...
‘It was a real global effort’: catching Australia’s worst online sexual predator
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, an Australian man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for what has been described as one of “the worst sextortion cases” in history.&nb...
Is Dublin’s new traffic plan working?
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A key element of the Dublin City Centre Transport Plan kicked in on Monday and Olivia Kelly, Irish Times Dublin editor tells In the News that she was ...
Shaun Brady: The murder that shocked an Irish community in the heart of America
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An Irish chef living in the US has been killed after being shot outside his own business in Kansas City.Shaun Brady, originally from Nenagh, Co Tipper...
Will RFK Jnr help Trump beat Harris?
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy jnr has dropped out of the race in America's key swing states, but vows to remain as an alternative choice...
Why are so many busy Irish restaurants shutting down?
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brasserie Sixty6, Rustic Stone and Ukiyo are just three of the high-profile restaurant closures in Dublin this month. 577 eateries across Ireland have...
Oasis: Will the Gallagher brothers end their feud and play Croke Park?
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2009 warring brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher fell out for the last time – their final argument broke up their band, Oasis.At the time Oasis albu...
Trump or Harris: who would be better for Ireland?
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If elected president in November Donald Trump has promised to slash the US rate of corporate tax to 15 per cent.Kamala Harris has said she would raise...
What’s behind the EV backlash?
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sales of EVs in Ireland collapsed in 2024 with the number of newly-licensed electric vehicles down by 24 per cent in the first seven months of the yea...