16 March, 2026 Digital News Archive

Normalisation of war unacceptable, says Connolly in St Patrick’s Day message

By Harry McGee

Culture

Why no rush to claim Donald Trump as Irish?

By Patsy McGarry

Books

A Beautiful Loan by Mary Costello: Timely homing in on sorrows particular to women

By Mia Levitin

Tuarascáil

Is é an siombalachas an máistir ó thuaidh i gcónaí

By Ursula Savage

Small EU states should still value bloc foreign policy unanimity

Passionate producers get a helping hand from Tesco

Interiors

These are the things you can’t afford to be precious about when it comes to a home renovation

By Denise O'Connor

Shannon water abstraction raises summer flow concerns

Jessie Buckley to her husband: ‘Fred, I love you. I want 20,000 more babies with you’

By Donald Clarke

Pálmason: ‘I wasn’t interested in making a film if it wasn’t rooted in my children and surroundings’

By Tara Brady

Oscars list

Oscars 2026: Full list of winners, including Jessie Buckley, Richard Baneham, One Battle After Another, Sinners

Your Money

Starbucks’ Howard Schultz joins billionaire migration to Florida’s sunny tax haven

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Is Bull Island going to the dogs?

Residential

Mews tucked away off Serpentine Avenue in Sandymount

By Kevin Courtney

Irish Rail needs executive chairman, outgoing chair says in resignation letter to Minister

By Martin Wall

Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley finishes a job started by three other Irish stars

By Donald Clarke

Six Nation rugby listening’s winners and losers

Travel

Ireland’s ancient pilgrim paths: 14 trails to walk across the country

By John G O'Dwyer

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Ronnie Delany: Ireland’s Olympic hero remembered

There is no ‘fun’ in dropping bombs

Health

Irish Cancer Society provided ‘almost 30,000 free lifts to treatment in 2025’

By Shauna Bowers

Gaeilge

An seanaighneas beo fós

By Alan Titley

People

How we name plant-based dishes can increase how often they are chosen

By Joanne Hunt

The fringe women’s anti-immigration group supported by three elected politicians

By Ellen Coyne

Abroad

‘Irish people don’t take themselves too seriously’: What emigrants miss about home

By Genevieve Carbery

Violent aggression against violent repression will never bring peace to Iran

By Roja Fazaeli and Joel Hanisek

People

‘My weird Frankenstein Irish’: The rise of Gaeilge in New York

By Luan Rogers

‘During Covid we made a few suits and built up five-star reviews. It’s been non-stop since’

By Deirdre McQuillan

Highly vulnerable child in State care being failed in ‘unacceptable’ way, judge says

By Kitty Holland

Michael Lowry may resubmit request for Dáil response to Pearse Doherty allegations

By Harry McGee

Work

That infuriating fixture of office life: the protected species who gets away with murder

By Pilita Clark

Irish-American relations at their most strained since foundation of State

By Paul Colgan

Lobbying after politics: The former TDs now working for outside interests

By Cormac McQuinn

Work

Remote working legislation ‘a lame duck’, senior Fórsa official tells conference

By Emmet Malone

People

Fighting over the bill in Ireland: I’ve seen people elbowing friends and throwing cash

By Sarah Moss

Your Money

‘I prefer investing in things I can see and touch. Linen feels safer than bitcoin’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Pete Hegseth and Pedro Sánchez embody two types of virtue signalling

By Joe Humphreys

Social Affairs

Language used to describe homelessness influences attitudes, survey finds

By Conor Pope

St Patrick didn’t banish snakes and had a top-notch animal protection record

Economy

John FitzGerald: Ireland was too slow on EVs and retrofitting. Now it’s costing consumers

By John FitzGerald

Pricewatch

Is life cheaper abroad? We compare everyday prices in Ireland and 10 overseas cities

By Conor Pope

Ken Early: When the Liverpool crowd sound like they’re in Lidl, it’s time to check out

By Ken Early

Six Nations

Andy Farrell to hold talks over Ireland contract extension

By Gerry Thornley

Zé Roberto explains how a Crash Bandicoot addiction ruined his Real Madrid career

By Mary Hannigan

If you thought Hizbullah were a spent force, think again

By Mark Weiss

Property Clinic

Our apartment management fee has risen by more than 50% in seven years. Is this justified?

By Finbar McDonnell

Racing

Cheltenham festival’s unusually narky vibe reflects the age

By Brian O'Connor

There’s something missing from Ireland’s debates on foreign policy: our interests

By Pat Leahy

Education

‘My son is anxious about the Irish orals. How can we help him prepare?’

By Brian Mooney

Your Wellness

I have accepted that I will die. Sooner, rather than later

By Alan LaCasse

CAO marks another milestone

An almost vacant shopping mall in Nairobi could be a template for Dublin

By Una Mullally

Red carpet

Oscars 2026 red carpet fashion: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Kerry Condon and more

By Rebecca Daly

Early Edition Podcast

Taoiseach in Washington DC, cost of living abroad and virtue signalling

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Your letters: When was Finn McRedmond last at the opera in Ireland?

Environment

St Patrick’s Day weather due to be cloudy with some patches of drizzle

By Jade Wilson

Business Today Newsletter

Micheál Martin praises ‘enduring bond’ between Ireland and US at Washington reception

By Pat Leahy

Global Briefing

China and India show Trump that diplomacy can work

By Denis Staunton

The clay shooter turned tailor and our ‘lame duck’ remote working legislation

By Ciarán Hancock

Markets

Oil gains in choppy session as investors eye Kharg attack impact

By Bloomberg News

Confusion in business about looming State rules on AI

Jessie Buckley, a generational talent with acting superpowers

By Laura Slattery

Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens

By Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Government has not published risk assessment since 2024 despite rising global tensions

By Harry McGee

Financial Services

UniCredit launches €35bn Commerzbank takeover offer

By Simon Foy, Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli and Florian Müller

Six Nations

Owen Doyle: England right to feel aggrieved by France’s penalty try

By Owen Doyle

Sports Briefing

Summing up an unsummable-uppable Six Nations Championship

By Mary Hannigan

Granite to acquire Northern Ireland founded Creative Media to boost US growth

By Ciara O'Brien

Ireland can learn from China for MetroLink and Cork Light Rail, says Jerry Buttimer

By Denis Staunton

Food

Beyond Irish Stew: What to cook on St Patrick’s Day

By Úna McCaffrey

Markets

US futures edge higher amid hopes for oil transport artery

By Rocky Swift

Inside Gaelic Games

Roscommon weather the storm, while Dublin deal with Con job: What we learned from the weekend’s GAA

Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank

By Emma Graham-Harrison and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem

Foam cup heir Kenneth Dart’s Flutter stake breaches 20%

By Joe Brennan

Your Money

Irish households saving €1 in €8 as Harris promises new easy-access investment option

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Kinahan cartel member Sean McGovern pleads guilty to directing a criminal organisation

By Fiona Magennis

St Patrick’s Day parade Dublin: Start time, road closures and Vogue Williams as grand marshal

By Sarah Burns

Catherine Connolly hails Jessie Buckley’s Oscar win as ‘historic moment’

Gaelic Games

Kieran McGeeney’s quest for clarity in the rules is a doomed pursuit

By Malachy Clerkin

UK police seek information on man with Irish tattoos found dead in Coventry

Hardliners gain ground in French local elections

By Naomi O’Leary

Supply of homes still ‘critically constrained’ with fewer than 15,000 for sale in January

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Man with convictions for knife crime who killed ‘intruder’ is jailed for nine years

By Alison O’Riordan

Chelsea fined £10.75m and given suspended transfer ban over historical rule-breaking

By Jacob Steinberg

Brown Thomas and Arnotts spared convictions over misleading Black Friday price tags

Family of Ronnie Delany recall a national hero and great family man

By Tim O'Brien

Trump’s appeal for help on the Strait of Hormuz goes unanswered

By Michael Jansen

Keir Starmer revels in telling Trump he is on his own in Iran

By Mark Paul

Taoiseach says any supports to ease energy costs will be ‘targeted’

By Pat Leahy and Mark Paul

Transport

New Dart service for Co Kildare commuters after plan for expansion to Kilcock confirmed

By Caroline O'Doherty

‘Extremely disappointing’: Cool reception for £17m Northern Ireland home-heating oil package

By Freya McClements

Man jailed over vicious shovel attack on neighbour (73) appeals severity of sentence

By Eoin Reynolds and Fiona Magennis

Racing

You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to reckon he’s O’Brien’s top hope for Classic success

By Brian O'Connor

Inside Politics Newsletter

Workplace Relations Commission upholds sacking of ‘cocky’ printer

By Stephen Bourke

Big week for Irish in Washington but how will Taoiseach handle tricky White House visit?

By Paul Colgan

More than €110,000 spent removing abandoned boats from canals, lakes and rivers

By Ken Foxe

Cleaning supervisor left jobless when new provider took over Pepsi contract wins €22k

By Stephen Bourke

Is it time for the EU to start talking to Russia again?

By Jack Power

Music

‘A voice like hers does not leave us’: President pays tribute to late folk singer Dolores Keane

By Jade Wilson

Man caught ‘red-handed’ with arsenal of firearms imported from US to sell to Irish gangs

By Eoin Reynolds

Jessie Buckley’s friends and family describe her Oscar as win for ‘hard work’ and authenticity

By Anne Lucey in Killarney

Convicted murderer takes legal action seeking reintegration to general prison population

By Fiachra Gallagher

Wrights challenges awarding of airport convenience store contract in High Court

IRA members ‘astonished’ at Gerry Adams’s ‘brazen’ denial of role in organisation

By Mark Hennessy

Six Nations

Gerry Thornley’s team of the Six Nations: France lead the way and no England player makes the XV

By Gerry Thornley

Jürgen Habermas lived to see a return of the fascist ghosts he once helped exorcise

By Derek Scally

Ulster boosted by return of four Ireland players for Connacht interpro clash

By Michael Sadlier

Trump’s words sway oil prices and stock market trust

IRA bombings in 1990s cleared by Adams, claims former British intelligence officer

By Ellen O’Riordan

Markets rally on oil price slippage but maintain caution

By Barry O'Halloran

Stage

Irish National Opera is showing us how to sing like a pro. Can we pull it off?

By Sara Keating

An Irish Diary

Brought to book: Colm Keena on the joys to be discovered by joining a public library

By Colm Keena

Murder accused admits killing Daena Walsh despite previously insisting she died by suicide

By Barry Roche

Two come forward with information on 1988 murder of German backpacker in Antrim

By Freya McClements

Leinster schools final: Blackrock and St Mary’s clash in overdue pairing

By Michael Scully

Voice from the grave fills courtroom at Gerry Adams civil action in London

By Mark Hennessy

Editorials

Jesse Buckley's Oscar rewards a barnstorming performance

Polish government plans anti-drone system with EU loans despite president’s veto

By Raphael Minder in Warsaw

Cyclist dies and man arrested following Balbriggan road traffic incident

Meath home built without planning permission is seized from owners, ending 20 year legal saga

By Paul Murphy and Mary Carolan

Connacht cancel St Patrick’s Day celebrations to prepare for Ulster challenge

By Linley MacKenzie

US allies reject Trump call for escorts on Strait of Hormuz

By Mark Weiss

Drama comes before kick-off as Shelbourne and Bohemians play out tense draw

By Paul O'Hehir at Tolka Park

Man (31) dies after suspected stabbing incident in Cork city

By Barry Roche

Music

Dolores Keane: Soulful traditional music singer forged a path for other women

By Siobhán Long

Live Updates

Trump says Israel ‘would never’ use a nuclear weapon in Iran; US and Iran ‘in direct contact’

By Ronan McGreevy and Jade Wilson