07 May, 2026 Digital News Archive

Pfizer still trading on hope that its pipeline delivers

By Cantillon

Film

Trad review: Hats off to any film that can leave audiences on such a high

By Donald Clarke

Restaurants

Review: Tasty dinner and drinks for two under €90 in the heart of Dublin 6

By Corinna Hardgrave

TV & Radio

Twelve of the most expensive TV shows of all time: Patrick Freyne’s cost-benefit analysis

By Patrick Freyne

Armenia, wedged between east and west, plays footsie with Europe

By Jack Power

Residential

Five homes on view this week in Dublin from €295,000

By Ronald Quinlan

Residential

Revamped Tenters terrace with internal courtyard in Dublin 8 for €595,000

By Alison Gill

TV & Radio

Oprah Winfrey is coming to Dublin. Here are 10 of her most memorable moments through the years

By Ed Power

Climate Crisis

Dismantling of climate law will reduce scrutiny of large infrastructure projects

By Sadhbh O'Neill

Oireachtas

Micheál Martin channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults

By Miriam Lord

Doubts over ‘left awakening’ as voter frustration palpable in Galway West

By Harry McGee

Climate Crisis

Electric tractors and trucks gaining ground - but Ireland lags behind

By Hannah Daly

Abroad

An Irish woman’s life in the town Disney built: ‘It’s like The Truman Show’

By Genevieve Carbery

Space

The countdown is on until the Apophis asteroid whizzes by Earth

By Niamh Shaw

Done properly, burning gorse is vital for moors and nature

Is doubt a leadership superpower in the workplace?

By Margaret E Ward

Sport

LeBron James defies the odds as he reignites Goat debate in playoff run

By Dave Hannigan

Tenors, baritones and basses losing their voice at Irish National Opera

Financial Services

Axa Ireland revenue soars to €1.7bn on move to underwrite Laya policies

By Joe Brennan

Social Affairs

Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children were adults

By Martin Wall and Kitty Holland

‘We’re helpless to bureaucrats’: Wicklow locals living beside unfinished housing development

By Sarah Burns

Residential

Look inside: Elegant Blackrock house with tennis court once owned by founder of Penneys

By Frances O'Rourke

In the News Podcast

Iran war: What a deal could look like and why Trump blinked first

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 32:05

Let’s not cling to ugly buildings because a few Dubliners are allergic to change

By Finn McRedmond

Building more prisons is not the answer to overcrowding

Classroom to College

Classroom to College: When it comes to education, we all have different targets and priorities

By Damian Cullen

Ukraine’s greatest hope? To be able to have a boring life

By Lara Marlowe

FAI director John Martin plans to secure John O’Shea and Paddy McCarthy contract extensions

By Gavin Cummiskey

Letter of the Day

The Liffey was never for public consumption

Sport

How on earth do you get through 4,140 Championship minutes without being booked?

By Mary Hannigan

Technology

How smart is your phone if a photo of your face can bypass security settings?

By Ciara O'Brien

Council takes Galway developer to court over Barna housing scheme

By Ian Curran

Nothing will top Maurice Fitzgerald but Jack McCarron’s point for Monaghan was the next best thing

By Ciarán Murphy

Trump is right, we’re in trouble

‘Hardly surprising’ that Israeli military believes it can act with impunity wherever it wants

GameStop’s risky bid for eBay sees some investors jump ship

By Cantillon

Counting the cost of shingles

Tipperary focused on carrying on the legacy of Philly Ryan, says Seán O’Connor

By Gordon Manning

Hiqa, PAC and legal professionals all voiced concerns around safety of child asylum seekers in Tusla’s care

By Kitty Holland

Dublin half marathon very well run – and roads too

Most workers believe they will have to keep working until they are 70

By Barry O'Halloran

Common Ground

A win for the Scottish National Party does not mean the UK is ‘cracking at the seams’

By Daniel Mulhall

Tusla appeals costs order granted to mother who got legal aid for son’s special care case

By Mary Carolan

Compulsory Irish in a united Ireland? Unionists won’t like that

By Newton Emerson

Business Today Newsletter

Taoiseach’s nuclear-power talk is all hot air

Oireachtas

Ireland could fund renewable projects elsewhere as part of EU deal to meet climate targets

By Ellen Coyne

Education

Are you a parent? The reason teaching is falling apart might hurt your feelings

By The Secret Teacher

Early Edition Podcast

Podcast: Asylum seekers posing as children; Iran peace talks; billion dollar TV series

By Andrew McNair

Listen | 12:15

Global Briefing

Only a lucky or well-informed few are benefiting from erratic US policies

By Naomi O’Leary

Tax take defies talk of Iran warn slowdown and is online security all just theatre

By Dominic Coyle

Transport

Compulsory purchase orders for greenways ‘fundamentally inappropriate’, farmers’ groups say

By Jack White

Markets

Oil steadies as Iran assesses fresh US proposal to end war

Betting giant Flutter overhauls management at US FanDuel unit

Polls open across the UK in major test for Keir Starmer and Labour

By Alexandra Topping

Barack Obama on Trump, aliens and Mamdani: Key moments from interview with Stephen Colbert

By Tim Balk

Financial Services

FBD says investment income has remained positive despite volatile markets

By Joe Brennan

Inside Politics Newsletter

Michael Carrick’s lightness of touch is exactly what Manchester United need for the future

By Jonathan Liew

Byelection juices flowing in Galway West and Dublin Central

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Transport

ICG revenues jump 14% as it passes on higher fuel charges and emissions costs

By Joe Brennan

Influencer Clavicular faces charges in Florida over alleged alligator shooting video

By Guardian staff

Weather

Met Éireann forecasts mixed weather with sunny spells for this weekend

By Jack White

EU tells airlines to pay passengers for fuel-linked cancellations

By Barbara Moens and Ian Johnston

Housing & Planning

Minister gets more authority to object to developers who try to turn creches into housing

By Ellen Coyne

Interiors

11 Parnell Square East: Ireland’s new home for poetry and heritage

By Rosita Boland

Sports Briefing

Which wonder strike from the sideline was better?

By Mary Hannigan

Man with ‘significant history of violence’ who assaulted ex outside workplace jailed

By Fiona Ferguson

Music

Mike D of Beastie Boys to headline Beyond the Pale festival

By Niamh Browne

Dublin Airport expects 11m passengers this summer

By Barry O'Halloran

TV & Radio

Legends on Netflix: Steve Coogan in his element in a gripping true crime thriller

By Ed Power

Ireland ‘well prepared’ for any hantavirus cases, says infectious disease specialist

By Vivienne Clarke

What is the current situation with Ryanair, Aer Lingus and other airlines amid jet fuel issues?

By Barry O'Halloran

Win two weekend tickets to Ballymaloe Festival of Food and an overnight stay at Castlemartyr with breakfast

Win a luxury break and summer rooftop experience at the five-star Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel.

Man banned from yoga studio after anti-Christmas comments loses religious discrimination claim

By Darragh McDonagh

Ryanair gets €15,000 judgment against Dublin man for ‘unacceptable’ in-flight behaviour

By Mary Carolan

Transport

Hibernia Line launches ferry service from Cork to Boulogne

By Olivia Kelleher, in Cork

Sport

Pádraig O’Hora’s Everest Diary: ‘Don’t look down? Here, you have no choice’

By Pádraig O’Hora

Unemployment edges down to 4.8% despite economic uncertainty

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Crime & Law

Gardaí investigate arson attack on house in Tralee by men wearing balaclavas

By Olivia Kelleher

Farming & Food

National Ploughing Championships move start date to avoid Ryder Cup clash

By Caroline O'Doherty

Citi disappoints investors with modest profit targets

By Akila Quinio in New York

Stage

Sorry You Felt That Way review: A Rorschach test for the way you view love and relationships

By Ruby Eastwood

Rugby

Eve Higgins starts as Ireland name team to play Wales in Six Nations

CRH says US investors now account for 65% of all shareholders after company’s S&P 500 inclusion

By Joe Brennan

The Women's Podcast

Jan Brierton: Life on the road, family caring and the joy of intergenerational friendships

By Aideen Finnegan

Listen | 60:36

Waterford’s Stephen Bennett named GAA/GPA hurler of the month for April

Oireachtas

Bike shed in Kerry hospital costing €127,000 is ‘pure waste’, says Sinn Féin TD

By Marie O’Halloran

Music

Super Furry Animals in Dublin review: Welsh band’s return is a welcome tonic

By Kevin Courtney

Film

Billie Eilish (Live in 3D) review: Stunning views show raw power of an incredible artist

By Tara Brady

‘A pivotal moment’: European ban on AI nudification apps is welcomed

By Ellen Coyne

Win a two-night stay at Killashee Hotel.

Win a luxury summer getaway for two at Powerscourt Hotel, Resort and Spa.

Crime & Law

Body of man (30s) found in house in Castlebar, Mayo

Irish banks account for under half of all loans since 2019

By Joe Brennan

‘Keir didn’t even like him’: Inside the Peter Mandelson scandal

By Jim Pickard, George Parker and Lucy Fisher in London

Big Tech

TikTok is not addictive, social media giant tells politicians

By Jack White

Golf

R&A Golf Club of St Andrews names Ireland’s Claire Dowling as first ever woman captain

By Philip Reid

Fashion

Dublin shoppers queue from 6am to swoop in on Stella McCartney X H&M collaboration

By Niamh Browne

Spain’s all‑night partying gives way to afternoon drinking and early nights

By Naomi O’Leary

Rugby

Tadhg Beirne and Jack Crowley miss out as Munster name team to play Connacht

Profits drop at firm behind Quirke casino business

By Gordon Deegan

Irish companies still carrying €708m of Covid-era debt, Revenue says

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Actor Gary Lydon instilled love of arts in young performers, funeral hears

By Richard Canny

Union lawyers say flight attendant’s sacking proven unfair by managers’ testimony

By Stephen Bourke

Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eight years for raping woman after night out

This is how I got three Irish hospitals built on time and on budget

By James Sheehan

Chawke siblings brought ‘embarrassment’ on their family after hotel assault, court hears

By David Raleigh

How a French journalist was almost signed up as a Reform UK candidate

By Mark Paul

Jury discharged in rape trial after members searched internet about case

By Declan Brennan

State spending €128m on helicopters that cannot lift groups of soldiers, committee told

By Tim O'Brien

Athletics

All pools lead to LA as Mona McSharry confirms aim to compete at 2028 Olympics

By Ian O'Riordan

Marco Rubio and Pope Leo hold ‘cordial’ talks in bid to mend US-Vatican relations

By Amy Kazmin in Rome

Children ‘regularly’ using illegal drugs in Tusla care home with knowledge of staff

By Kitty Holland

Kerry v Donegal in All-Ireland series to be broadcast exclusively on GAA+

By Ian O'Riordan

European shares fall as investors mull Middle East peace prospects

By Joe Brennan

Green energy firm CEO awarded €75,000 after being ‘unlawfully’ denied salary

By Stephen Bourke

Row settled over outbuilding claimed to have caused embankment collapse and rail closure

War commemoration ceasefire shows ‘strange and inappropriate’ Russian logic, says Zelenskiy

New Belfast trains will cut travel times to Dublin to under two hours

By Seanín Graham

World

Hantavirus: Countries track passengers who disembarked cruise ship where five cases confirmed

Fine Gael, Independent Ireland, Labour in strongest contention for Galway West seat – poll

By Pat Leahy

A Government candidate has not won a byelection since 2014. That may be about to change

By Aisling Corcoran

An Irish Diary

Unchained melody: Nocturnal declamping is part of the soundtrack to city life

By Frank McNally

Work

Meta contractor Covalen accused of rushing lay-offs to avoid redundancy payments

By Emmet Malone

Frontline hiring pause ruled out by Minister for Health intent on replacing agency staff

By Shauna Bowers

German holidaymaker awarded €1,000 after suing over sunlounger access at Greek hotel

By Kate Connolly in Berlin

Inside Politics Podcast

Polls suggest three-way shootout in Galway West byelection

Listen | 43:13

Stephen Bennett: ‘How in God’s name are we not getting through here?’

By Ian O'Riordan

Dublin

New Dublin Fire Brigade recruits will serve city with ‘pride and honour’

Work

Use of artificial intelligence among senior civil servants ‘increasingly common’

By Emmet Malone

Dublin

Bin bag ban hits Dublin’s north inner city as area seeks to dump ‘dirty’ image

By Olivia Kelly

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the fall of Romania’s government: fresh uncertainty for the EU

Years of unpaid placements and crippling fuel costs highlighted by nurses and midwives

By Shauna Bowers

Bill to end three-day ‘cooling off’ period for access to abortion introduced by Sinn Féin

By Marie O’Halloran

Man (32) who claimed he was ‘tortured’ by brothers found not guilty of stabbing

By Olivia Kelleher

Editorials

Government must keep a grip on public spending

Taoiseach calls for ‘continued progress’ on NI legacy law after UK government wins case

By Freya McClements and Seanín Graham

Gerry Hutch rejects racism accusation: ‘I have friends – Indians, blacks, whites’

By Harry McGee and Kitty Holland

Middle East

‘Trust me bro’: Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ amid wrestling over talks to end war

By Julian Borger in Jerusalem

Real Madrid’s Valverde has ‘traumatic brain injury’ after fight with team-mate Tchouaméni

By Sid Lowe

Tennis

Jannik Sinner not ruling out grand slam boycott in prize money dispute

By Tumaini Carayol

Family of man who died from ‘overwhelming sepsis’ after discharge settles legal action

US-Iran Conflict

Pakistan optimistic over possible US-Iran deal as Israel and Iran set for fresh talks

By Órla Ryan and Ronan McGreevy

Labour calls for Galway West byelection candidate Helen Ogbu to be included in RTÉ debate

By Ronan McGreevy

Crime & Law

Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Lurgan police station car bomb attack