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Yes, the full Irish Times archive back to 1859 is available on irishtimes.com. The last 12 month’s archive is free to access and The Irish Times Archive subscription provides access to the archive dating back to 1859. The archives can be searched by keyword, section and/or date range. The Irish Times also hold recent print editions of The Irish Times and can be contacted on +353 1 675 8000.

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All Irish Times news content that was available on ireland.com is now accessible at www.irishtimes.com

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ireland.com now brings together relevant content, local and international services using intuitive find and explore functionality across a number of channels. For further information on the new ireland.com website please go to:

Following the successful integration of the print and online newsrooms, The Irish Times site has moved from ireland.com to irishtimes.com. This initiative is part of a significant development and investment programme in both print and online to broaden appeal to new audiences and to be more accessible to all readers.

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The print version of the daily Crosaire and Simplex crosswords are free to access at. The Irish Times crosswords for the past 10 years, in print and interactive versions, are available with The Irish Times Crossword Club subscription. Further information on the subscription is at

The re-branding to irishtimes.com and the removal of Premium Content has provided an opportunity to refresh the design and layout of the website. The new categorisations, which reflect the nature of the integrated newsroom, are intended to display the variety, depth and relevance of our content.

The navigation presents a simple site structure, so that news and information is divided into clear content areas. The primary horizontal navigation bar contains links to the top-level sections of the site and is available on every page.

There is a new tool in the global navigation above the search box named "Site Index". When expanded this tool displays a clear guide to the site structure.

Breaking news items are now displayed in the relevant news section. Therefore, breaking business news can now be found in the business section of the site. The most recent news articles are clearly signposted as "Latest News" around the site.

A link to the regular weekly supplements is on the irishtimes.com homepage and section

In Depth is dedicated to in-depth coverage of major news and sports events locally and worldwide, examples of which are Leaving Cert 2008 and The Lisbon Treaty. The full text of reports, such as Tribunal Reports, are also available in In Depth.

Today's Newspaper links to an index of articles published in the days print edition of The Irish Times. Articles are sorted by section and each headline links to the full article.

Family Notices and announcements are accessible in the Classified section of the website.

The Irish Times photo and page sales are now accessible in the Shop section of the website.

The new design is optimised for a screen width of xxxx, which is the setting of most modern monitors. This allows for the provision of more content and images on each page and assists in keeping the "look and feel" clear and uncluttered.

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Since Premium Content was introduced in 2002, the online landscape has developed considerably and online advertising has seen consistent growth in recent years. Removing Premium Content will allow irishtimes.com to broaden its appeal to new audiences and to be more accessible to all readers.

While the subscription model met expectations and at the time provided a means for the website to be financially feasible, the future business model for irishtimes.com will be based on advertising rather than on subscription revenue.

The Irish Times articles and news content for the past 12 months are free to access on www.irishtimes.com

Premium Content subscribers have been provided with access to The Irish Times Archive and Crossword Club for the remainder of the subscription period.

The Irish Times Archive provides access to the full archive of articles dating back to 1859, and can be accessed at www.irishtimes.com/search/. The Crossword Club consists of the daily Simplex and Crosaire crosswords and a 10 year archive of Irish Times crosswords. The Crossword Club can be accessed at www.irishtimes.com/games/crosswords/. To log into either services, please use your Premium Content login details.

As an alternative to the archive and crossword subscriptions, during the month of August you can request a pro-rata refund for the unused portion of your Premium Content subscription by logging into my my account

The Irish Times articles and news content for the past 12 months are free to access on www.irishtimes.com

A pro-rata refund for the unused portion of your Premium Content subscription has been processed and your organisation's representative has been contacted. If you wish to subscribe to The Irish Times Archive (dating back to 1859) please contact the corporate team at corporate@irishtimes.com

The Irish Times articles and news content for the past 12 months are free to access on www.irishtimes.com

As a Premium Content Plus subscriber, you have been automatically registered to The Irish Times Archive service for the remainder of your subscription term and you will continue to have access to the full article archive back to 1859.

Premium Content Plus subscribers also have automatic access to The Irish Times Crossword Club for the subscription term. The Crossword Club consists of the daily Simplex and Crosaire crosswords and a 10 year archive of Irish Times crosswords.

Article and news content from the past 12 months, that was previously under the Premium Content subscription, is now free to access on www.irishtimes.com.

You can request a pro-rata refund for the unused portion of your Premium Content subscription by logging into my account with your Premium Content login details. Please note that requesting a refund will deactivate your access to The Irish Times Archive and Crossword Club.

Refund requests are being accepted during the month of August and refunds will be processed by 15th September 2008. You will receive an email once the refund has been processed. The refund amount will be based on the number of days remaining on your subscription from 30th June 2008.

Refunds are calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be refunded for the number of unused days remaining on your subscription from 30th June 2008, the date that Premium Content was removed from the website.

It is possible to request a refund during the month of August, and refunds will be processed by 15th September 2008. If you wish to request a refund please log into my account with your Premium Content login details.

Refunds will be processed automatically and applied to the credit/debit card that was used to purchase your Premium Content subscription. Once the refund has been processed, you will receive an email to the address registered at subscription. Refunds will be processed by 15th September 2008.

It is possible to request a refund during the month of August 2008 by logging into my account with your Premium Content login details. Refunds will be processed by 15th September 2008, and will appear on your statement thereafter. Once the refund has been processed, you will receive an email to the address registered at subscription.

If you had an auto-renewing subscription, your auto-renewal agreement has been cancelled now.

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Your Premium Email subscription will not be affected. You will continue to have access to your mailbox with the same login details.

The past 12 month's archive of articles is free to view.

Access to all other articles dating back to 1859 is available with The Irish Times Archive subscription. Further information on The Irish Times Archive subscription is at

It is possible to request a refund during the month of August, and refunds will be processed by 15th September 2008. If you wish to request a refund please log into my account with your Premium Content login details. Please note that the refund will be made to the purchaser’s card.

As an alternative to a refund, you can continue to access The Irish Times Archive and Crossword subscriptions for the remainder of your gift subscription term.

Yes, your subscription to the News Digest / Latest News Digest will not be affected and you will continue to receive the email into your inbox.

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A subscription to The Irish Times Archive gives you access to the searchable archive of articles dating back to 1859, the first year of publication. The last 12 months of archives are free to access.

The archive contains both a digital version of the newspaper back to 1859 and a text version of articles back to 1996. There is a week’s delay from publication in the digital version being uploaded to the archive.

Please note that the digital archive is designed for broadband usage and may not function properly if you are using a modem. We suggest a connection speed of at least 512 kbit/s.

When registering for a weekly, monthly or annual subscription, you will be asked to choose a username and password to access the archive. If you subscribe to a 24 hour subscription, a ten digit access code will be sent to you, which you will be prompted for when you access the archive.

You will be able to log in from any computer connected to the Internet. It is not possible to log in simultaneously at different computers.

An annual subscription is valid for one year (365 days) from the date of subscription. A monthly subscription is valid for 30 days from purchase and weekly subscription is valid for 7 days from and including the date of subscription. A 24 hour subscription is valid for 24 hours from the time you first enter the access code on irishtimes.com.

You will be reminded with emails and/or messages at login when your account is due for renewal. These reminders will include links to the renewal area in 'my account'. If you have purchased an annual auto-renewing subscription you will receive emails before a renewal payment is processed. You will not be reminded of expiry if you have purchased a 24 hour subscription.

There are three ways in which to find information in the archive:

• Search: Type one or more search terms (the words or phrase that best describe the article you want to find) into the search box of either the digital or text archive. Then select other search parameters (e.g. date range) and click search.
• Browse: You can browse the digital archive by date by clicking on browse in the top navigation bar in the archive.
• Timeline: In the digital archive a historical timeline of significant events in history is accessible from the top navigation bar of the archive. 

Type one or more search terms (the words or phrase that best describe the publication you want to find) into the search box, select other search parameters (e.g. date range), and click search. The digital archive is not case sensitive. Start with the basic search term that you are looking for. If you are looking for general information on the moon, try the word moon first. It is advisable to use specific search terms to refine your query; if you require specific information on the moon landing, enter the search moon landing.  To restrict a search further, include more terms, e.g. Apollo 11 moon landing. The digital archive has been created from original copies of the newspaper, and you may find the age of the newspaper and quality of the originals may affect the search-ability and results. By default, the archive returns pages that include all of your search terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms.

Below is an overview of features that may assist you in your search:

• Phrase Searching: The use of quotation marks ( " ) finds documents containing the exact phrase entered in quotation marks. To specify something as a phrase, enclose it in double quotes (for example "George Bernard Shaw").
• Search Weighting: If you wish, you can give a higher weighting to more important words by placing a plus (+) sign in front of them. Similarly, less desired terms are preceded by a minus (-) sign; you can use the minus sign to remove all or most items containing a specific word. For example, to search for documents about manchester united but not about champions you would specify the following search string: +manchester +united -champions.
• Sorting Options: You can choose how you would like the results of your query to be displayed; by the closest match, newest or oldest articles.
• Refine Options: Your search results can be refined by newspaper/website section, date or by inserting additional words into the relevant field(s). You can also choose to exclude a section from the results. These options are available on the right hand side of the page.

The terms that are used in the modern day may differ from the terms that were used at the time that an article in the past was published. Historically there was a tendency to describe people more formally or by their formal title, e.g. Mr Yeats instead of W.B. Yeats, or President Kennedy rather than John F. Kennedy. If the surname you are searching for is common try searching various versions of a name or try to searching for the full name in quotes, which will find documents containing the exact phrase entered in quotation marks, e.g. ""John Murphy"";. If the surname is unusual, try to search by the surname alone.

The names by which some events are commonly known may be different to when they were first reported. For example, the First World War has been referred to the Great War, or the 1916 Rising has been reported as the Rebellion. Try to search using words that describe the event or that may have been used in reports. It may be useful to check other historical sources.

Please note that some spellings have also changed over time.

Examples:

• Barbadoes, now Barbados
• Buenos Ayres, now Buenos Aires
• Chili, now Chile
• Hooping cough, now whooping cough

Before the days of the telegraph and telephone, events were reported days or weeks after they took place because of the time taken for news to reach the newspaper.

In historical birth and death notices women were called by their husband's name e.g. Mrs John Murphy or Mrs Murphy. Children might not have been named in some birth notices, e.g. 'To Mrs Murphy a son'. The notice may have been published in a newspaper other than The Irish Times.

The decision to charge for The Irish Times Archive is part of a growing trend amongst content-driven websites all over the world to introduce subscription models for archived premium services. Numerous other websites, including The New York Times, the Financial Times and the Los Angeles Times, now charge for access to online content.

An annual subscription costs €395, while weekly or monthly subscriptions cost €26 and €65 respectively. A 24 hour subscription costs €10.

The last 12 months of archives are free to access. A subscription to The Irish Times Archive gives you access to the archive of articles dating back to 1859, the first year of publication.

You may conduct searches of the subscription areas of the archive for free and view abstracts of the articles listed. However, to read the full content of the article, subscription is required. For research purposes or one-off requirements the most suitable options are a 7 day subscription or a 24 hour subscription.

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The crossword club contains the daily Irish Times simplex and crosaire crosswords, along with over 6,000 Irish Times crosswords from the last 10 years.

The daily crosaire and simplex crosswords are available in a print format without a subscription. Samples of the crosswords are also accessible.

With the interactive crosswords, you can complete the crosswords online and check if your solutions are correct. It is also possible to time yourself while completing crosswords, and to save and print partially-completed crosswords.

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Charging for access to a crossword club is part of a growing trend amongst content-driven websites all over the world to introduce subscription models for premium services. The Guardian, Telegraph, New York Times and The Times UK all charge for access to their crossword services.

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The Digital Edition is an exact electronic copy of The Irish Times newspaper in the format of the print issue. It looks the same as the printed edition and has additional interactive features such as a search facility, bookmarking tools and the following SmartNavigation features:

• Audio: listen to articles
• Table of contents: section by section list of newspaper sections
• View article text in its own window
• Article jumps: quick links within articles
• Article printing
• Instant translation: ten foreign language translations

Each day's digital edition is available by 6am GMT each morning.

Yes, back issues of the Irish Times dating back to May 2004 are available to purchase. As part of term subscriptions, 30 days of Digital Edition archives are available.

The Digital Edition is available to view online at www.irishtimes.com/digitaledition or offline by using the PressReader, which is also available at the same address. Viewing the Digital Edition online requires no additional software and it is compatible with Windows and Macintosh systems. To install the PressReader for offline reading or to download the newspaper after the PressReader has been installed, please click on disk icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the page.

The PressReader is a platform for offline reading. The PressReader allows you to download publications to up to three computers. To install the PressReader, please click on the disk icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the page.

Two system requirements for PressReader installation are:

• Your computer operating system must be Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
• You must have free Adobe Reader 7.0.5 (or higher) or the commercially-available Acrobat Professional 7.0.5 (or higher) installed. If you do not have either one of these installed, or if your installed version is earlier than 7.0.5, please obtain the latest version by visiting www.adobe.com

The PressReader download size is 9MB. We recommend a Broadband Internet Connection of at least 128 kbps to download the PressReader.

To search for a word(s) in the newspaper click enter your search query into the search field at the top of the screen. At present it is not possible to perform a search in the PressReader.

Yes, you can print the publication using the print icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

We offer varying subscription options, including a single copy for €1.60 and an annual subscription for €170. The frontpage of the most recent issues is available without registration/subscription. Payments are automatically renewed upon expiry (with the exception of one-week and single/back copy purchases).

You may pay for your subscription online by credit/debit card (Visa, Visa Electron, Maestro, Laser, Switch, Solo and JCB).

A link to register for a 3-day free trial is available on the left hand side of the Digital Edition homepage at www.irishtimes.com/digitaledition . Alternatively, click on any page other than The Irish Times Digital Edition frontpage and you will be directed to the sign-in page. Click 'subscribe' under 'new user' and complete the required fields to initiate your one-time, free 3-day trial.

Click on the 'my account' icon in the top right hand corner of the screen. After signing in, click on 'payment history'. You can also print your credit/debit card receipt there.

If you need to cancel your term subscription to The Irish Times Digital Edition, please send an email to the Customer Support Team at irishtimes@newspaperdirect.com at least two business days before your current subscription is scheduled to renew. We will immediately process the cancellation and send you a confirmation for your records

For further information or technical assistance please visit the Customer Support pages at www.irishtimes.com/digitaledition or email irishtimes@newspaperdirect.com

The Morning News Digest is an email containing summaries of the top stories from The Irish Times, delivered to your email address 6 mornings a week. The content of the email is free to view.

Some email clients are not compatible with the format we use in the digest email and display the text-only version instead of the HTML version (which includes images). For example people using Outlook 97 or Outlook 98 will see the text-only version, with some HTML and image attachments by default. People using Eudora 5.x will only see the text-only version. However, all three of these email clients are capable of viewing the HTML version. If you know that your email client supports HTML emails then either email lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set news.digest html' or use the following email URL: lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set news.digest html

The digest email is sent before 06.00 (GMT) every morning, excluding Sundays. If you do not receive the email please check with your organisation's IT staff or email provider to ensure that the digest hasn't been blocked or incorrectly flagged as junk mail. For example if you are using Hotmail and set your junk mail filter to anything higher than the default you may not receive the email. However, in the case of Hotmail (and other email systems which have anti-spam features) you may add the digest email address (news.digest@irishtimes.com) to your list of known mailing lists to ensure daily delivery of the News Digest.

You can receive text-only versions of the Morning News Digest by either emailing lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set news.digest txt' or by using the following email lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set news.digest txt

To subscribe to the Morning News Digest please go to www.irishtimes.com/ and enter your details in the Email News section of the homepage.

You can direct us to stop sending the digest to you by either emailing lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set news.digest nomail' or by using the following email lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set news.digest nomail

When you return from holidays you can switch on receipt of the News Digest again by either emailing lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set news.digest mail' or by using the following email lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set news.digest mail

You can unsubscribe by emailing news.digest-unsubscribe@irishtimes.com

The Irish Times Latest News Digest is an email that contains the day's top news stories and is sent 5 days a week. The content of the email is free to view.

Some email clients are not compatible with the format we use in our alert email and display the text-only version instead of the HTML version (which includes images). For example people using Outlook 97 or Outlook 98 will see the text-only version, with some HTML and image attachments by default. People using Eudora 5.x will only see the text-only version. However all three of these email clients are capable of viewing the HTML version. So if you know that your email client supports HTML emails then either email lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set news.digest html' or use the following email lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set breakingnews.alert html

The alert email is sent by 14.30 (GMT) every afternoon Mon-Fri. If you do not receive the email please check with your organisation's IT staff or email provider to ensure that the alert hasn't been blocked or incorrectly flagged as junk mail. For example if you are using Hotmail and set your junk mail filter to anything higher than the default you may not receive the email. However, in the case of Hotmail (and other email systems which have anti-spam features) you may add the Latest News Digest email address (news.digest@irishtimes.com) to your list of known mailing lists to ensure daily delivery.

You can receive text-only versions of the Latest News Digest by either emailing lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set breakingnews.alert txt' or by using the following email lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set breakingnews.alert txt

To subscribe to the Latest News Digest please go to www.irishtimes.com/ and enter your details in the Email News section of the homepage, or email breakingnews.alert-subscribe@irishtimes.com

You can direct us to stop sending the alert to you by either emailing lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set breakingnews.alert nomail' or by using the following email lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set breakingnews.alert nomail

When you return from holidays you can switch on receipt of the Latest News Digest again by either emailing lists@irishtimes.com with a subject line of 'set breakingnews.alert mail' or by using the following email lists@irishtimes.com?subject=set breakingnews.alert mail

You can unsubscribe by emailing breakingnews.alert-unsubscribe@irishtimes.com.

The Irish Times Page Sales service provides unframed and framed copies of pages from any historical Irish Times edition, dating back from 1859 until present day.

You can order an Irish Times archive page by visiting: http://www.irishtimes.com/pagesales/

When you search for a date within the Page Sales shop you will be shown a preview of the page before you purchase it.

If the date you require falls on a Sunday, it will not be available as The Irish Times is not published on Sundays. As an alternative you could choose another significant date, such as a first birthday or a 21st birthday.

From 1859 to the early 1940s frontpages primarily contained adverts. The principal news page varied between pages 3 to 9. In such cases the first page of editorial content will be provided, as it will contain the key head stories for that date.

While the masthead will not be in place, The Irish Times title, page number and date will appear at the top of the main editorial page. In this instance we recommend you contact our page sales team who will advise you on the best page to purchase within that edition. You can contact out team on 068 50672.

When you search for a pre-1940 page you will be able to see a preview of the content of the page before you purchase it.

PLEASE NOTE: All frontpages are copyright of The Irish Times and are for private use only. They must not be reproduced, copied, published nor used for any commercial purpose.

All archive pages are copyright of The Irish Times and are for private use only. They must not be reproduced, copied, published nor used for any commercial purpose.

You can order an Irish Times archive page by visiting: http://www.irishtimes.com/pagesales/

Alternatively, you can email irishtimes@spectra.ie or call the Page Sales team on 068 50672 (IRL).

Orders take 5 working days to produce and are processed Monday to Friday.

• 1859 - 1979:
• Full size: (23" x 16" / 58.5 cm x 40.6 cm)

• 1980 - present date:
• Full size: (23" x 16" / 58.5 cm x 40.6 cm)
• Half size: (16" x 11" / 40.6 cm x 27.9 cm)

irishtimes.com recommends the full size for authenticity and quality.

Yes, our printing partner, Spectra, offer a framing service.

You will receive a copy of an archive page from The Irish Times for your chosen date and page number. The page is printed on photo-weight paper.

* Full size is the same size as today's frontpage.

** Half size is approximately the size of today's frontpage folded in two.

Payment can be made by credit card (Mastercard/Maestro, Visa) or debit card (Laser, Switch) online at: http://www.irishtimes.com/pagesales/

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Yes, all orders can be delivered. Unframed orders are delivered by standard post and framed orders are delivered by courier. The delivery costs are below.

Please allow extra time for delivery. Courier delivery is within 3 days worldwide. Standard post estimated delivery times are below:

• Ireland: within 3 working days Rest of Europe: within 2 weeks
• Rest of World: within 3 weeks
• UK: within 1 week

irishtimes.com accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage or delay due to delivery.

Yes, you can collect your order at the following Spectra store locations free of charge. At purchase please specify the location you wish to collect the order from. Please allow 3 working days for your order to be transported to the collection location.

The Irish Times Photo Sales service provides printed copies of photographs taken by Irish Times photographers. The online photo archive allows you to browse or search over 220,000 images. Over 100 new photos are added each week. The images date back to September 2001 and a substantial number published before that date are also available. The archive also contains a selection of unpublished images.

Images from wire services (e.g. Reuters, Getty), freelance photographers, or privately-owned photos are not available through the photo sales service. If you require such an image, please contact us by emailing as we may be able to provide you with source contact details.

Over 220,000 Irish Times photographs are available and the number available increases on a daily basis.

The photos from each day's paper are uploaded each morning and are available through the Latest Newspaper Images section.

All photographs are copyright of The Irish Times and are for private use only. They must not be reproduced, copied, published nor used for any commercial purpose without written consent. If you have a query relating to the copyright or commercial reproduction of an Irish Times image please contact us.

Enter a search query (by keyword, page, photographer or date) or use the browse by date feature to search for images from a specified date range.

There may be several reasons why you have been unable to locate an image:

• For copyright reasons we can only sell photographs taken by Irish Times photographers.
• For other photographs please contact us as we may be able to provide you with source contact details.
• Only a limited number of unpublished photos are available.
• The image may have been published before September 2001, in which case it may not be in our archive. If the date is prior to September 2001 please contact us and we may be able to assist in helping you locate the image you are looking for.

You can search for an image by entering a search query (by keyword, page, photographer or date) or by using the browse by date feature to search for images from a specific date.

No, the logo on the left-hand side of each image will not feature on the photo you receive. This is an electronic copyright watermark which is only present online.

You can order an Irish Times archive image by visiting: http://www.irishtimes.com/photosales/.

You will receive high quality resolution photos that have either a matt or gloss finish. Please note that the thumbnail images online are of a lesser quality than the developed photograph.

It is possible to include the delivery address of the gift recipient within the order details section of the online checkout pages. Please ensure that you enter your own billing address within the RBS Worldpay payment pages.

You can order a framed photo of the 12 x 8 print. Unfortunately we do not offer a framing option for any of the other print sizes.

To cancel an order, please contact us. If the order has been processed it will not be possible to cancel it.

Photo orders are dispatched within 5 working days and are processed Monday to Friday. If your order is urgent or required for a specific date, please contact us.

Yes, all orders can be delivered. Unframed orders are delivered by standard post and framed orders are delivered by courier. Please note that framed photos can only be delivered within Ireland. The delivery costs are below.

Please allow extra time for delivery. Courier delivery is within 3 days worldwide. Standard post estimated delivery times are below:

• Ireland: within 3 working days Rest of Europe: within 2 weeks
• Rest of World: within 3 weeks
• UK: within 1 week

irishtimes.com accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage or delay due to delivery.

Yes, you can collect your order at the following Spectra store locations free of charge. At purchase please specify the location you wish to collect the order from. Please allow 3 working days for your order to be transported to the collection location.

Photo orders are despatched within 5 working days and are processed Monday to Friday.

If your order is urgent or required for a specific date, please contact us.

Prices include VAT. The delivery charge will be calculated when you go to the checkout.

You can pay for your subscription online with Maestro, Visa, Laser or Switch cards. We do not accept any other form of payment.

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No, irishtimes.com does not maintain any record of customers' credit card details.