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Leaked docs reveal Russian oligarch Abramovich's secret Chelsea deals
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, a flood of foreign money has poured into the island of Cyprus, bringing extreme wealth to a few, but leaving the EU member status with a ...
David Cameron's shock return to UK politics
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why has UK prime minister Rishi Sunk brought former prime minister David Cameron in from the cold after all these years? And what will Stella Braverma...
Why BSE in one Irish cow worries China - and spells trouble for farmers
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For Irish beef producers, China is a prize – capture that vast market and the troubled sector is secure. And Chinese influence in Asia means crackin...
Why three Irish nursing homes were forced to close
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since September, three nursing homes have been forced to close – in Kilkenny, Waterford and Cork. The residents, all vulnerable and elderly have had...
Will Irish citizens be allowed to leave war-torn Gaza?
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Around forty Irish citizens remain trapped inside Gaza after their names were not included on the list of foreign nationals allowed to leave the besie...
How to talk to your children about war
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A child’s understanding of war, and why it happens, begins and ends with their parents. But as a parent, knowing the right thing to say is not alway...
Why Irish criminals turned to Chinese restaurants to hide their money
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) unearthed an underground “banking” network offering an international money transfer system to...
Molly and Thomas Martens killed Jason Corbett. How much time will they serve?
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Martens and her father Thomas Martens have agreed a plea deal with prosecutors in the United States to accept a lesser manslaughter charge over ...
Horror on the M50: Why Dublin’s food delivery riders have had enough
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, Brazilian Deliveroo rider João Ferreira was hit by a Garda car on the M50, while attempting to recover a stolen motorcycle. The 23 year-...
When the IRA kidnapped Don Tidey
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On December 16th, 1983, after 23 days in captivity, kidnapped supermarket executive Don Tidey was rescued. He had been taken by members of the Provisi...
Drama on the picket lines: why Hollywood is on strike
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hollywood is on strike. It’s about money of course, but at its heart is changing technology: the way streamers, such as Netflix and Apple TV have al...
Why China’s falling birth rate means job losses for Limerick
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month multinational food giant Nestlé announced the shocking news that it is to close its Wyeth Nutrition plant in Askeaton, Co Limerick...
Jailed for life: who is homophobic killer Yousef Palani?
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, Yousef Palani was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering two men and seriously assaulting a third during a spree of violence ...
How Paddy Cosgrave lost his grip on Web Summit
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Web Summit co-founder and now ex-CEO Paddy Cosgrave was accustomed to speaking his mind. It never really did him, or his business, any harm, until his...
Week one of the Ashling Murphy murder trial: what the court heard
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ashling Murphy murder trial began last week at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court. The 23-year-old teacher was killed in 2022 while out for a run o...
Israel-Hamas war: two weeks that shook the Middle East
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks on from the savage assault on Israeli civilians by Hamas that left 1,400 men, women and children dead, Israel’s fierce response continues ...
'A battle for the Polish soul' - why Poland voted for change
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, just one day after a record number of Poles voted in their country’s general election, opposition leader and former prime minister Donald...
How one of Ireland’s biggest homelessness charities ran into trouble
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the homelessness crisis has deepened over the last decade, the Peter McVerry Trust, a key pillar in the State’s provision of homeless services, s...
Chuck Feeney: the Irish-American billionaire who gave his entire fortune away
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Feeney, the Irish-American philanthropist, died last week at the age of 92. During his lifetime he quietly gave away almost all of his $8 billio...
Can Ireland beat New Zealand to make Rugby World Cup history?
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tomorrow in Paris, Ireland will know has the hex been lifted, the bogeyman slain – has the team been able to make it out of the quarter-final stage ...
Sinn Féin brands it a 'budget for landlords' - but who else does Budget 2024 help?
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How will the tax cuts and new spending announced in yesterday's Budget 2024 affect you? Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope is here ...
Israel-Hamas war: 'a mega-event in the history of the Middle East'
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday morning, Hamas launched an unprecedented offensive by land, sea and air into Israel. A catastrophic failure by Israeli intelligence, the a...
Gardaí v Drew Harris: who won in row over rosters?
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A threatened “strike” by rank and file gardaí next month has been lifted following a compromise between Garda staff associations and senior manag...
How a Nazi fugitive became a French teacher in a prestigious Dublin school
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, a prestigious Dublin school knowingly employed a former SS officer, Louis Feutren, as a French teacher. Now, former students of St Conlet...
Stardust Inquests: The cross examination of former manager Eamon Butterly
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eamon Butterly, the former manager of the Stardust nightclub on Dublin’s northside, where 48 young people died in a fire in 1981, is one of the most...
What will Budget 2024 mean for you?
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Republic will run a huge budget surplus this year and next, thanks to bumper corporate tax receipts. So when Budget 2024 is announced next week, c...
TikTok discovers ‘covert influence operation’ targeting Ireland
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A network promoting disinformation to Irish TikTok users with the aim of “intensifying social conflict” has been discovered and removed by the soc...
Ireland's biggest drug bust: 'They didn't know one end of a boat from another'
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a dramatic week in which Gardaí and the Defence Forces thwarted an audacious attempt to import tonnes of cocaine into Europe, Irish Times Crime...
Murders have doubled - but is Ireland really more dangerous?
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The number of murders in the Republic has almost doubled in a 12-month period, according to new Central Statistic Office figures. The figure...
Lough Neagh is dying. Whose fault is it?
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lough Neagh is dying in plain sight; the entire body of water has been contaminated by blooms of poisonous blue-green algae. How has it happened that ...
The Sallins Train Robbery: Will the wrongly accused ever get justice?
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sallins Train Robbery in 1976 was one of the most audacious criminal acts ever in the State. The Dublin to Cork mail train, carrying £200,000, wa...
Sally Hayden: A 'naval blockade' won't solve the crisis in the Mediterranean
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To understand the unfolding crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where a state of emergency has been declared as 7,000 migrants arrived on boats...
Why did spinal surgeries on children fail in one Dublin hospital?
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Children suffering from spina bifida have been let down by an under-resourced healthcare system for years. This week’s news that there are now serio...
Can Patrick Kielty save The Late Late Show?
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Expectations were high for the start of the 61st season of The Late Late Show, and new host Patrick Kielty delivered on some of them: the comedian del...
Can this plan make Dublin’s north inner city safer?
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The hiring of 'community safety wardens' to patrol Dublin’s north inner city was just one of the 50 actions contained in the Government’s latest p...
Too much Tubridy: What Irish teenagers think of the news
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend, for the first time, the content of The Irish Times Magazine will be written entirely by teenagers. The six volunteers tackle subjects in...
The man sending 'suicide kits' to customers in Ireland
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gardai have confirmed that a poisonous substance sold by an online seller in Canada, was posted to a number of people in Ireland. The man a...
'Hope has died' - have victims of the Troubles been betrayed?
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1982, Emmett McConomy’s brother, 11-year-old Stephen, was playing in the street near their home in Derry. A shot fired by a British soldier from ...
Behind the scenes of hit Netflix documentary 'The Deepest Breath' with Irish director Laura McGann
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this Summer, a Netflix documentary, all about the hidden world of freediving, catapulted the sport in front of a global audience. The Dee...
Burning Man: how bad did it get? One Irish attendee tells his story
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Co Laois man Brendon Deacy (58) arrived at the Burning Man festival in the northern Nevada desert prepared for heat and dust – not the heavy rain th...
Can Ireland triumph at the Rugby World Cup?
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland has a poor history in Rugby World Cup competitions but this year just might be different.Entering the tournament in France as the number one t...
What is behind China's economic woes?
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese economic growth is faltering. The biggest drag on the economy is the tanking property market, with prices falling and developers defaulting. D...
Will the Kinahans ever face justice in Ireland?
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The net is closing in on members of the Kinahan Cartel. An investigation into the organised crime gang has been completed by An Garda Síochána and a...
Fatal journeys: why road safety is going in the wrong direction
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a week of tragedy on Irish roads. Nine people lost their lives in just six days prompting an outpouring of grief, not only in the communit...
Unwanted kiss: why Spanish women say Luis Rubiales has to go
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales spoiled the afterparty for Spain's Women's World Cup-winning team, first by giving one of the players,...
Why does everything still cost so much?
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to prices there’s no going back, Conor Pope, Irish Times consumer affairs expert and Pricewatch columnist tells In the News. Energy co...
Australia mushroom poisoning: how a family lunch ended in tragedy
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In late July, four relatives attended a family lunch at the home of Erin Patterson, a 48 year-old mother of two from Leongatha in Australia. Within da...
Deaths at the Youghal Ironman: what went wrong?
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since the announcement of the deaths of two men – Meath native Brendan Wall (45) and Canadian Ivan Chittenden (64), during the swimming stage of the...
After a messy split, what now for Ryan Tubridy and RTÉ?
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Tubridy was nearing a return to the RTÉ airwaves, but it all fell apart in spectacular fashion last week after Mr Tubridy issued a statement tha...
When is it right to 'dename'?
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In April, it was announced that Trinity College Dublin would 'dename' its Berkeley Library, because of the links to slavery of its current namesake, t...
How is cocaine getting into Ireland?
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland is awash with cocaine, but how does it get into the country? Crime and Security correspondent Conor Gallagher explains the different methods u...
Is Trump going to the big house or back to The White House?
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the fourth time in as many months, former U.S. president Donald Trump is facing a criminal indictment. The indictment, handed down by the Fulton c...
Could Annie McCarrick's disappearance finally be solved?
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, the case of Annie McCarrick’s disappearance was upgraded to a murder inquiry. In this episode, Conor Lally tells Bernice Harrison...
Is social media making teenagers miserable?
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do teenagers today have it tougher than previous generations? In terms of how well they can develop emotionally and socially, the answer is yes, says ...
What's behind the huge drop in Irish gun crime?
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Something strange is happening in the Irish gangland scene. After years of escalating violence, gun crime across the country has now reached record lo...
The Russian spy who went to Trinity: 'He was private and had an unusual accent'
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Russian spy Sergey Cherkasov spent four years deep undercover as a politics student in Trinity College Dublin. His classmates knew him as Victor Mulle...
The controversial landlord: How Marc Godart and his family built an Irish rental empire
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How did controversial landlord Marc Godart build his extensive portfolio of properties, owned and managed, in Ireland?Europe correspondent Naomi O’L...
"We need guns and men" - inside the group chat of Ireland's new far right party
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At first glance, many of the policies of Ireland First seem conservative rather than extreme. But a private, invite-only Telegram group paints a much ...
Revolut scam: 'I watched the total go down by another €5,000'
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Coyle lost €10,000 in a matter of minutes in a Revolut scam. The Galway woman tells Bernice Harrison how the scam unfolded after she received ...
The brutal crimes of IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the Troubles the IRA set up a unit to find informers within its organisation. Informally called the ‘nutting squad’, it was led by Freddie ...
Ozempic: the reality of the ‘miracle’ weight-loss jab
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ozempic is a drug, designed for diabetics, but which has a game-changing secondary use. It has the power to transform the lives of people with complex...
Bullying in schools: how it’s changed and how to handle it
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than one in 10 teenagers in Irish secondary schools experience bullying. It can happen in school, or outside it, on social media or in perso...
Gilgo Beach murders: could a Manhattan architect be the Long Island serial killer?
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last month a New York architect, Rex Heuermann, was arrested in connection with the deaths of three young women whose bodies were found buried in a re...
Violence on the streets of Dublin: is anyone in charge?
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The savage and unprovoked attacks on an American tourist Stephen Termini, from Buffalo, New York, and the Ukrainian actor Oleksandr Hrekov in Dublin’...
How did Pedro Sanchez pull off an upset in the Spanish election?
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has a good chance to form a new left wing coalition following a surprise result in last weekend's general electio...
'There's a wildfire outside my balcony' - climate chaos hits tourism in Greece
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On a family holiday to the Greek island of Corfu, Irish Times reporter Ronan McGreevy got an unexpected front row seat to one of the big stories of th...
Drama on the picket lines: why Hollywood is on strike
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hollywood is on strike. It’s about money of course, but at its heart is changing technology: the way streamers, such as Netflix and Apple TV have al...
Ann Lovett: do her last letters shed light on her tragic death?
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story of teenager Ann Lovett, who concealed her pregnancy and died shortly after giving birth alone in a grotto in Grandard, County Longford, is a...
COYGIG: What to expect from Ireland’s Women's World Cup debut
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand this week and for the first time ever, the Irish National team will be taking part. Footb...
'Our inaction is causing people to die' - the reality of climate change hits home
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Extreme weather events have been taking place this month all over the globe – from flooding in South Korea to record heat in parts of the US and Chi...
Finbar Cafferkey: The life and death of an Irish fighter in Ukraine
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finbar Cafferkey (45) died while fighting in Ukraine, in a battle in the now destroyed city of Bakhmut. The Mayo man has been described as a “vetera...
Lucy Letby trial: the former neonatal nurse accused of murder
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Letby stands accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill ten others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Manchester....
Ryan Tubridy at the Oireachtas: what we learned
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly appeared at two Oireachtas committees yesterday to answer questions about the RTÉ payments saga. Tubridy was fi...
Why is it so difficult to sue the Christian Brothers?
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At his sentencing this week a Dublin court heard that retired Christian Brother Paul Hendrick felt 'extreme remorse' for his sexual abuse of Kenn...
Hot water: why Ireland's marine heatwave signals danger
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last month saw a spike in temperature in Irish waters, an “unheard of” marine heatwave which raised sea temperatures by four to five degrees.Hotte...
How Toy Show: The Musical went wrong for RTÉ
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Late Late Toy Show is Ireland's most popular TV show every year by a distance. But an ill-fated attempt by RTÉ to exploit its valuable 'IP' has e...
Report from Ios where tragedy unfolded for two Irish teenagers
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irish teenagers Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall died in separate incidents on the Greek Island of Ios last weekend. Both were students of St Michael's...
Who was Nahel Merzouk and why did his killing spark riots across France?
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The killing by a police officer of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent plunged France into a week of chaos. Rioting, looting and destruction o...
Is neutrality still the right policy for Ireland? What the security forum heard
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Government hoped that the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy would prompt a national conversation on Ireland’s security and for...
RTÉ under fire at the Public Accounts Committee
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday RTÉ's first of two appearances before a Dáil committee did not quell the scandal enveloping the organisation. On Thursday they were bac...
Rebellion in Russia: Where does it leave Vladimir Putin?
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why did mercurial warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin start an armed rebellion against Russia's military leadership - and then give up after only 24 hours? And ...
The Tubridy payment scandal: what happens next?
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Political reporter Jack Horgan-Jones discusses how this hidden payments debacle unfolded, the damage it has already done and what happens next. Presen...
What is fuelling Ireland’s cocaine epidemic?
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cocaine has overtaken heroin and other opioids to become the most common problem drug in Ireland, according to the Health Research Board (HRB). Consum...
Why can't we protect girls in State care from sexual exploitation?
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode includes discussion of sexual exploitation and abuse. A recent study by UCD’s School of Social Policy has revealed that vulnerable girl...
What happened to George Nkencho?
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
George Nkencho was fatally shot by gardaí on December 30th, 2020, in the front garden of his family’s home in Clonee, Dublin 15. The 27-year-old wa...
Why can't we keep Dublin city clean?
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In her recent column Una Mullally pulled no punches about the state of Dublin city centre. It is once again, she says, a dirty old town.She writes: “...
Revolut scam: 'I watched the total go down by another €5,000'
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Coyle lost €10,000 in a matter of minutes in a Revolut scam. The Galway woman tells Bernice Harrison how the scam unfolded after she received ...
A radical plan to solve the housing crisis
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Housing experts Rory Hearne and Phil Murphy believe they have the answers to Ireland’s housing crisis. The solution as they see it, is the establish...
What will Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest mean for the SNP?
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon spent Sunday in a police station being questioned as part of a criminal investigation into her party’...
Why is Trump facing federal charges in Miami?
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Later today, former president Donald Trump will be arraigned at a Miami courthouse, in connection to the mishandling of hundreds of classified documen...
Is Ireland ready to become a nation of organ donors?
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, Orla Tinsley’s life was saved when she received a double lung transplant at the age of 31. Today, she is awaiting a kidney transplant and m...
Liam Byrne arrest: what next for the Kinahan cartel?
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last weekend, senior Kinahan cartel member Liam Byrne was arrested while on a family holiday in Mallorca, on suspicion of serious firearms offen...
Leaving Cert: Why is there so much emphasis placed on points and third level education?
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With all the good weather we're having, it can only mean one thing: it’s Leaving Cert season. This morning, around 60,000 students around the countr...
'Hunk correspondent' Patrick Freyne on why we're obsessed with TV dating shows
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Love them or hate them, reality TV dating shows are one of the most enduring formats on the small screen. It seems like TV producers will take any con...
Ireland's vaping legislation: Too little too late?
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How dangerous is vaping? Outside every school and college there are clouds of watermelon or strawberry scented steam, while brightly-coloured toy-like...
Schofield scandal: ITV launch fresh investigation into 'unwise' affair
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Schofield was TV royalty in Britain, an ITV star who presented the station’s flagship breakfast show, This Morning – as well as several ot...
Five numbers that reveal how Ireland is changing
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The results of Census 2022 are here. As usual it’s a mine of information, with figures detailing the state we’re in, from our religious affiliatio...
Bernard Phelan: 'He told me I'd die in prison'
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lara Marlowe spoke to Bernard Phelan, the Irish man who recently left Iran after being released from over six months in prison. He told her about life...
'Stardust baby' Lisa Lawlor's 42-year search for answers
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Lawlor was just 17 months old when her parents Maureen and Francis died in the fire at Stardust Ballroom in the early hours of Valentines Day 198...
Is social media making teenagers miserable?
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do teenagers today have it tougher than previous generations? In terms of how well they can develop emotionally and socially, the answer is yes, says ...