Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times. He is the author of the book Wherever the Firing Line Extends: Ireland and the Western Front.

He is the editor of Centenary, Ireland remembers 1916 the official State book recalling the commemorations of 2016.

He is also the editor of Was it for This? Reflections on the Easter Rising, an anthology of commentary on the Easter Rising from the pages of The Irish Times which was published in 2016.

He has produced two eBooks based on The Irish Times archives: ‘Twas Better to Die: The Irish Times and Gallipoli 1915-2015 and The Mad Guns: Reflections on the Battle of the Somme 1916-2016.

He is the presenter of the full-length documentary United Ireland: how Nationalists and Unionists fought together in Flanders which has been produced by The Irish Times.

Prior to joining The Irish Times in 2006, he wrote for The Times, the London Evening Standard and The Irish Post. He was a radio and television producer with the BBC and Sky News.

The committee’s report will recommend that Revenue be asked to collect the money raised from the derelict site levy and the vacant site tax as only a small fraction of that owed is being collected. File photograph: Getty
Coalition and Oireachtas housing group at odds over vacant units

Committee indicates tax could be applied to as many as 137,000 properties countrywide

The Revenue Commissioners is set to give new figures on vacancy to the Government ahead of a decision on such a tax as part of Budget 2023.
O’Brien confirms vacant property tax will be introduced in next budget

Revenue is set to give new estimate on vacancy to Government ahead of Budget 2023

There have been no reported cases of monkeypox in Ireland to date. Photograph: iStock
Expert team prepares for possible arrival of monkeypox in Ireland

Nineteen countries – including the UK – are now reporting cases of the disease

Group of 31 Mariupol refugees gathered at Tallinn railway station with Irish volunteers. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy
Refugees escaping Mariupol arrive in Dublin: ‘We will never return’

Refugees from destroyed Ukrainian city who have fled to Ireland describe their grief

A portrait of Grace Gifford painted by William Orpen.
Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she wed Joseph Plunkett in 1916?

New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal

In an extended post on its Telegram page, the Russian embassy in Dublin took issue with Mr Martin’s weekend comments. File photograph: The Irish Times
Russian embassy queries Taoiseach’s praise of Ukrainian nationalism

Legation critical of extremism personified by fascist collaborators during second World War

Minister for Defence Simon Coveney and Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces Lieut Gen Sean Clancy at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times
Simon Coveney: Ireland will not be joining Nato ‘any time soon’

Minister for Defence will push for €500 million increase in military spending

A ceremonial flypast on the Main Square, at The Defence Forces Training Centre, in The Curragh Camp. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Ceremony recalls handing over of seat of British military power in Ireland

The Curragh was the largest British military barracks in Ireland in 1922

The total cost of the extra payment amounts to €37.1 million, which is paid out of the Exchequer. Photograph: Getty Images
Extra €100 fuel allowance payment to be paid to 371,000 households this week

Some 45 per cent rise in gas and electricity prices putting pressure on budgets

A view showing the size of the turnout at the ‘Our Maternity Hospital’ protest outside the Dáil today. Photograph: Tom Honan
National Maternity Hospital: Hundreds attend rally demanding full public ownership

Opponents of current plan continue to raise concerns of possible external interference

Taoiseach Micheál Martin: ‘We have some sense of what would work with unionism, but we don’t have that sense with the British government.’ Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos
Main block to protocol deal is British government, not DUP, says Taoiseach

Martin’s criticism of ‘unclear’ UK negotiating stance is rejected by Frost

A Palestinian artist paints a mural honouring late veteran Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty
Israeli actions at journalist’s funeral ‘disgraceful’, says Coveney

Israeli police baton charged mourners at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh

The two killers and (centre) the door to Wilson’s Belgravia home, outside which he was gunned down.
From remembrance ceremony to murder, the final hours of Sir Henry Wilson

How two republicans gunned down a hero of the first World War on his own doorstep

The solid gold coins are Mexican in origin.
Solid gold coins worth €5,000 found in the cover of an old prayer book

Kenny’s in Galway says such a find has never been ‘in our wheelhouse before’

Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s message to renters was ‘Supply is the answer. It is not an easy answer to give’Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Politicians need to ‘think twice ’ before objecting to housing -Taoiseach

‘Absolute need’ for housing trumps local objections to housing developments, Martin says

Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov was yet again the subject of colourful Dáil exchanges. File photograph: The Irish Times
Visa renewal for Russian ambassador to Ireland

Numerous calls have been made for expulsion of Yury Filatov because of Ukraine invasion

The joint committee on gender equality is examining the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on norms and stereotypes in education. File photograph: The Irish Times
‘Male toxic’ environment contributing to inequality in schools

Girls are being put off studying subjects such as woodwork, says Fine Gael’s Regina Doherty

The move takes account of the latest developments in the pandemic. Photograph: iStock
Mandatory face masks for flights dropped by EU authorities

Restriction to be eased from Monday across Europe with the exception of 15 countries

Herbert Woods, centre, shot dead an IRA man, Micheal O’Neill, who had broken into his relatives’ home, Ballygroman House, in April 1922. Wood and two relatives were killed in revenge and 10 more local Protestants were also shot dead.
Bandon massacre showed roots of internecine violence ran deep

Shooting dead of 13 men in 1922 led to mass exodus of Protestants from that part of Cork

An artist’s rendering shows Sir Henry Wilson MP being gunned down by two members of the IRA in London, Reginald Dunne and Joseph O’Sullivan. They had waited outside his house, 36 Eaton Place, for him to return from the unveiling of a war memorial. An artist’s rendering shows Sir Henry Wilson MP being gunned down by two members of the IRA in London, Reginald Dunne and Joseph O’Sullivan. They had waited outside his house, 36 Eaton Place, for him to return from the unveiling of a war memorial.
In 12 days Ireland went from fledgling democracy to civil war

How the independent state in 1922 went from democratic general election to disaster

Erskine Childers with his wife aboard his yacht, the Asgard, which was used to run guns for the Irish Volunteers. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Erskine Childers: a strange mix of a British imperialist and an Irish republican

Childers made powerful enemies on the pro-Treaty side of the Civil War

Cathal Brugha died on July 7th, 1922, 11 days before his 48th birthday
My grandfather Cathal Brugha has been unfairly depicted as an extremist

Ruairí Brugha: Former IRA chief hoped his death would ‘serve some greater good’

Michael Collins: the only casualty of the engagement. Image: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty
The assassination of Michael Collins: ‘They’ll never shoot me in my own country’

New evidence suggests Sonny O’Neill might not have been the shooter

The Public Records Office adjacent to the Four Courts held records going back to the 13th century which were destroyed in a massive explosion on June 30th, 1922
Centuries of documents burned in the Four Courts in 1922. Now they’re being recreated

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland follows a global effort to recover destroyed items

Mother and daughter Viktoria Moreva and Viktoria Moreva – both have the same name – with their pet cats Seamus and Remus, and their dog Barelish, having escaped Ukraine. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Aid convoy functions as Noah’s Ark for pets

Refugees arrive with beloved animals, including 11 cats, 10 dogs and a guinea pig

The poll was carried out by Red C between March 18th and 23rd. Photograph: iStock
Public support for Irish membership of EU remains high, poll finds

Nearly four in five say EU membership has had positive impact on their lives

Irish MEP Clare Daly said Nato and the United States bear some responsibility for what has happened in Ukraine. Photograph: Alan Betson
Clare Daly says Ukrainian politicians made themselves ‘puppets of another power’

Irish MEP says conflict is now 'proxy war' between Nato and Russia

Laura Medvedieva with her son Artiom (12) and Golden Retriever Rix at the CityWest conference centre. Ms Medvedieva said her son was very happy to have friends at his new school there and ‘they didn’t even have a chance to say goodbye’.
Ukrainian families given 15 hours to remove children from schools

Government department regrets upset but notes ‘emergency response’ circumstance

A Red army victory ceremony in front of the ruined Reichstag (chancery) building, Berlin, Germany, May 1945. File photograph: Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty
Rally set to proceed marking 1945 Red army victory over Nazis

Ukrainian communities fear midlands cavalcade a covert attempt to back Russian invasion

British foreign secretary Liz Truss said the RT (formerly Russian Today) and Sputnik news outlets were “behind [Russian president Vladimir] Putin’s vicious disinformation campaign” in relation to the war in Ukraine. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP
Irish man sanctioned by British government for Russian media links

Bryan MacDonald says he was head of the online desk at rt.com

File photograph of members of the Ukrainian community in Ireland protesting. Members of the community have called for the banning of planned pro-Russian rallies. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Ukrainians call for Government to ban pro-Russian rallies planned for this weekend

Ukrainians in Ireland support group accuses Russia of distorting war history

Derek Keys, who founded Euro Auctions with his brothers. Photograph: John McVitty
€900m deal for Tyrone company off over concerns around competition

Investigation by Competition and Markets Authority scuppers deal for Euro Auction

The platform is in use in some 26,000 schools across the world. Photograph: iStock
Irish tech entepreneur gifts software to help Ukrainian children attend school

Brendan Morrissey’s eSchools platform translates from Ukrainian into English

Gardaí arrested two men in separate operations conducted in the Gurranabraher area of Cork City on Friday evening. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Drug and cash worth almost €40,000 seized in garda raids in Cork city

Raids are part of nationwide Operation Tara campaign to disrupt drug networks

RIC men in Dublin: we should seek to understand not condemn the motives of those Irish people who served 100 years ago in the pay of the crown, the commemorative event heard.
Irish policemen ‘caught on wrong side of history’ remembered in London

Commemoration attendees express dismay at scrapping of Dublin Castle event

Members of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Waterford in 1917. Back in January 2020, an attempt to hold a service of commemoration in Dublin was abandoned following objections. Photograph: AH Poole Collection
RIC commemoration to be held in London army barracks

Event to mark centenary of disbandment two years after Dublin cancellation

The Van Gogh Dublin Immersive Experience will be held at the RDS between May 16th and August 4th.
Confusion over two Van Gogh experiences with the same name coming to Dublin

Dublin Immersive Experience ‘no affiliation’ with The Immersive Experience

Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross Dr Paul Colton after laying a wreath on the grave of David Gray, a victim of the Bandon Valley massacre, in Dunmanway, west Cork. Photograph: Andy Gibson
Service takes place 100 years on to remembers victims of Bandon Valley massacre

Thirteen Protestant men were killed in the space of three days

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe president Tiny Kox (left) presents the award parchment to Nano Nagle Place chief executive Shane Clarke
Cork museum wins major European award

Nano Nagle Place wins Council of Museum Prize in Strasbourg

Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov insisted that what was happening in Ukraine remains a “special military operation”. Photograph Nick Bradshaw
Russian ambassador says Irish subjected to ‘propaganda warfare’ on Ukraine

‘You would want to open your eyes to another source of information,’ Yury Filatov says

Brian Beardsley died from Covid-19 in late December just before all restrictions were lifted.
Ireland’s Covid dead: Sister recalls ‘amazing energy’ of man who built houses for charity

Brian Beardsley one of over 7,000 people who have died with Covid-19 in the State

Solomia Hrodska with mother Natalia Hrodska and Svyatik Hrodska: eBay and volunteer organisations from the Dublin 15 community welcomed Ukrainian refugees to an open day at Blanchardstown. Up to 100 Ukrainian guests accessed information on jobs, bank accounts, CVs and adapting to life in Ireland. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Childcare a growing issue for Ukrainian refugees looking for work

Dublin skills fair helps Ukrainians seeking positions in Ireland after fleeing war

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital and in ICU continues to decline overall. Photograph: Alan Betson
Covid-19 death toll passes 7,000 two years into pandemic

Weekend figures show cases and hospital admissions are all in decline

Climate projection models for Ireland suggest that by mid-century there will be more prolonged dry and wet spells as a result of global warning. File photograph: Getty
La Niña ‘may be responsible’ for dry spring weather

Shifting weather patterns trigger high latitude blocking of fronts that cause wind, rain

At Harold’s Cross, Dublin, Fr Micheal blesses the congregation and their traditional Easter food. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times
An Easter like no other at Harold’s Cross Russian Orthodox Church

‘Most people are staying away from politics. This is a place . . . to be together and to help’

Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov pictured with traditional Easter foods at the Russian Orthodox Church in Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan
Russian ambassador to Ireland: ‘I am for Ukrainians as well’

Yury Filatov confirms embassy in Dublin has now found supplier of heating oil

Eugeniy Arsentiev; his wife, Yevheniia; and their children, Nikita (16) and Kyrill (6), sheltering in the windowless rooms of their Mariupol apartment during the early days of Russia’s invasion
‘Russia took everything from us’: Mariupol family bound for Ireland

The Arsentiev family had a happy life before being trapped in city from start of invasion

Pauline Plastun (14) and Anasteisha Abadjan (7) at the pop-up hub for Ukrainian refugees. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
New Ukrainian hub to help refugees is inundated with offers of support

Pop-up hub in Dún Laoghaire hub offers Ukrainian refugees free clothes and other items

As of 8am on Wednesday, there were 706 people with Covid-19 in hospital, including 42 people in intensive care. File photograph: The Irish Times
Coronavirus infections in State ‘higher than official figures’

Analysis of blood donors reveals that by St Stephen’s Day over 14% of adults infected

The coffin bearing the remains of Michael O’Kennedy leaves St Mary of the Rosary Church, Nenagh, for burial. Photograph Liam Burke/Press 22
Fond farewells at funeral of FF stalwart Michael O’Kennedy

Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivers graveside oration for former Fianna Fáil minister

Elena Alliloueva-Lorigan, who has family links to Stalin, did not hesitate to reach out and support Ukrainian refugees. Photograph: Damien Eagers
Russian woman with family link to Stalin at the forefront of efforts to help Ukrainians in Ireland

‘We were told that Germans were always aggressors. Now we are going to be in that situation’

There is some evidence XE might be a slightly more infections strain of coronavirus but no change has been shown in relation to severity of illness. Photograph: iStock
New more infectious Covid-19 strain likely to be circulating in Ireland, says immunologist

Omicron XE is a combination of the existing variants of the Sars-CoV-2 virus

Hundreds gather on Kildare Street for vigil in memory of two men who were killed in Sligo Photo: Damien Eagers/Irish Times
‘Our community is our strength’: hundreds gather at vigils in memory of two men killed

Huge crowds, many holding pride flags, attend events across the country

The funeral of James Whelan (Whela) at River Mount Parish, Finglas on Wednesday.
Finglas priest has seen ‘too many murders’, funeral of shooting victim hears

Bikers line funeral route of James Whelan who was killed in suspected gangland feud

A screengrab from a social media video showing a convoy of cars flying Russian flags in Dublin. Photograph: via Tik Tok
Ukrainian embassy condemns ‘disgusting’ pro-Russian rally in Dublin

Social media videos show cavalcade of cars flying Russian, Irish and Soviet Union flags

The study found that recorded Covid-19 deaths per million of the population in Ireland ‘remained consistently below the EU-27 average throughout the pandemic’. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Covid-19 led to more than 2,000 excess deaths in Ireland in 15 weeks

Spring of 2020 and winter of 2021 were worst for mortality during the pandemic, says Hiqa

Gardaí are appealing to any person who may have witnessed this collision to contact them. Photograph: Alan Betson
Teenage girl seriously injured after road collision in Co Waterford

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene on the R671 at Ballymacarbry

The MEPs want an embargo on Russian energy imports, exclusion of all Russian banks from SWIFT and the sanctioning of individuals as named by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photograph: iStock
Five Irish MEPs sign motion calling for all EU ports to close to Russian vessels

Motion addressed to Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel signed by 207 MEPs

The Russian registered cargo ship Pola Varvara off Dalkey, Dublin Bay, on Tuesday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Ukrainian ambassador calls on Ireland to close ports to Russian vessels

Ban on Russian shipping docking at ports is under consideration by EU member states

Prof Luke O’Neill (right) on a delivery of aid for Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Photograph: Photograph: Luke O’Neill/Twitter
Prof Luke O’Neill leading humanitarian aid mission for Ukrainian refugees

‘The biggest problem is food. Some of the people left in Ukraine are starving’, says Prof

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky (third from left) during his stage days in Drogheda, Co Louth.
Zelenskiy in Drogheda: ‘He was very happy to be in Ireland’

Friend and promoter Nick Levchenko brought now Ukrainian president to Ireland in 2017

The new case numbers cover Saturday, Sunday and Monday and are a mixture of PCR and positive antigen tests. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Covid-19: More than 19,500 cases reported over the weekend

Threefold increase in hospitalisations with Omicron since early February

Charlie Bird was climbing Croagh Patrick with hundreds of supporters to raise funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and suicide charity Pieta House. Photograph: Conor McKeown
Charlie Bird pays tribute to mother who died climbing Galtymore for charity

Cora O’Grady took ill with her family while doing the fundraiser for Motor Neuron Disease

President Higgins meeting members of Pete St John’s family after his funeral at the Church of the Holy Child, Whitehall. Photograph: Alan Betson
Funeral of Pete St John hears he is now part of what was Dublin in the rare ould times

Songwriter of The Fields of Athenry wrote standards that will endure forever

Coláiste na bhFiann, which runs courses in the Connemara, Meath and Donegal Gaeltachtaí, said the rise in Covid-19 numbers have left them with no choice but to cancel again. Photograph: iStock
Several Gaeltacht summer courses cancelled again due to Covid-19

Surge in cases means there are ‘far too many variables out of our control’, provider says

A report released last month by the Federation of American Scientists found that Russia had approximately 4,477 nuclear warheads in total
Is nuclear war a real prospect again?

Putin’s actions in Ukraine have put nuclear war back on the geopolitical agenda

The Government wants every home and business premises countrywide to have a smart meter by the end of 2024. File photograph: Getty Images
Just 10% of 750,000 smart meters in use, says consumer watchdog

Devices record switch from day to night time electricity, triggering possible savings on bills

Account takeover fraud happens when a cybercriminal gains access to the victim’s login credentials to steal funds or information. File photograph: Getty Images
Global criminal gangs hone skills at cracking private accounts

Stealing from personal bank accounts up more than fivefold, according to gardaí

It is the second time in a week that a mutilated animal has been uncovered by the public.
Decapitation of cat described by DSPCA as ‘barbaric’ and ‘disgusting’

Body of cat discovered four days after a decapitated dog was found in south Dublin

The ambassador alleged that images of 20 people being killed by a missile in Donetsk were faked. Photograph: AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov
Russian ambassador accuses Ukraine of faking images of civilians suffering

Yuri Filatov says civilians in besieged city of Mariupol are being used as human shields

St Stephen’s Hospital in Cork City was inspected by the Mental Health Commission in August last year.
Mental health facility criticised after failing to comply with regulations

Inspectors found serious issues relating to safety were not dealt with when raised

Gardaí say that almost half of those who are victims of rent fraud are aged under 25, reflecting the profile of renters; and 58 per cent are female. File photograph: Getty
Scam let in upmarket Dublin area leads to €24,000 rent fraud

Family swayed to rent house without knowledge of owner who let it on short-term basis

Internet threat: Russia is responsible for 65 per cent of all state cyberattacks globally, according to the National Cyber Security Centre. Photograph: Getty
Extradition of Russian hackers implausible, Oireachtas committee told

HSE cybersecurity improved to extent that another attack would fail, says State agency

The strongest increases in travel in February this year were by air from continental Europe. Photograph: iStock
Overseas travel rebounded in February but still behind pre-pandemic levels

US visitors are less than half of what they were two years ago

Frost will have significant impact on young crops that have just been planted, Met Éireann forecaster Emer Flood has warned. Photograph: iStock
Freezing temperatures and snow to replace fine weather from Wednesday

Highs of 19 degrees will give way to lows of minus 3, with frost expected

An aerial view shows the two P&O vessels on the Dublin route, the Norbank (left) and Norbay, moored in Liverpool. Photograph: Getty Images
P&O Ferries sackings will not affect Dublin sailings, says Department

Government admits it has ‘limited’ options under Irish law in dealing with company

As of Monday morning there were 1,308 people in hospital with Covid-19 of whom 49 are in ICU – the most since April 2nd of last year. Photograph: iStock
Covid cases surge: 63,954 cases reported in last five days

‘We are still dealing with a highly transmissible virus’, says HSE’s Paul Reid

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said Ireland has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees and more are on the way. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Want to help Ukraine? Stop buying Russian fuel, says Eamon Ryan

Green Party leader says immediate challenge was providing safe sanctuary for refugees

Gardai at the scene after a body was discovered in a tent on Loftus Lane, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Man dies in tent in Dublin city centre

Investigation under way after male’s remains discovered close to Parnell Street

Mr Varadkar said he and the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan are examining what options the Irish Government has to respond but said they are likely limited. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
Sacking of 800 workers by P&O Ferries is ‘appalling’ says Varadkar

Tánaiste compares the ferry operator’s behaviour to that of Irish Ferries in 2005

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar at Dublin Airport on Saturday evening. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy
Tánaiste expects around 20,000 Ukrainian refugees in Ireland by end of March

Varadkar has registered to offer accommodation to refugees: ‘we have a spare room’

An aerial view shows P&O vessels Norbank (left) and Norbay moored in Liverpool. Photograph: Getty
Union says 60 Irish employees among the 800 crew sacked by P&O Ferries

Sailings on the Liverpool to Dublin route resume after suspension on Thursday

The number of people in hospital is now at 1,127, the highest figure since September 2nd, 2021. Photograph: Alan Betson
Number in hospital with Covid highest since September 2021

More than 50 in ICU in State while further six deaths recorded in Northern Ireland

Jockey Rachael Blackmore celebrates after winning the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase on A Plus Tard during day four of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA Wire for the Jockey Club
Rachael Blackmore winning Gold Cup was result that ‘everybody wanted for racing’

Her win at Cheltenham is another glorious chapter for Irish jockey

Danny Mullins on Flooring Porter celebrates after winning the Grade One Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle. Photograph: Dan Sheridan / INPHO
Cheltenham: Porter floored on the double as Flooring Porter wins again

Horse bought for €6,000 romps home to the St Patrick’s Day delight of his supporters

A jubilant Michael O’Leary with his horses Delta Work (left), winning jockey Jack Kennedy and Tiger Roll with jockey Davy Russell after the Glenfarclas Chase. Photograph: PA
‘Horse of a lifetime’ Tiger Roll caught at the winning post

Owner Michael O’Leary’s Delta Work takes renewal in bitter-sweet ending for Tiger Roll

Michael O’Leary: ‘We have low fares out of Poland available today, tomorrow and the next day, but if a flight fills, the last few fares will be sold at the highest fares. That’s how our business runs.’ Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Ryanair refugee price hike claims are ‘completely false’, says O’Leary

Airline chief executive says ‘there are loads of cheap flights’ from Poland

Race-goers Laura Biddlecombe and daughter Sophie watch the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA Wire for the Jockey Club
Cometh the hour, cometh the super-mare as Honeysuckle romps home

The Cheltenham roar could be heard from the track to the parade ring when Blackmore and Honeysuckle returned in triumph

Alexey Rashevskiy, Masha Vasilieva, Anna Malogulko and Alex Malogulko. The four Russian friends who meet with The Irish Times at the CHQ in Dublin feel they cannot be silent. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
‘Ireland is a free country, Russia is not. This interview would lead us to 15 years in prison’

Four friends who meet The Irish Times in Dublin feel they cannot be silent on Putin and Ukraine

Declan Daly from Cabinteely and Sean Gaskin from Sandyford at Dublin Airport on their way to Cheltenham. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Once more unto the breach: Irish crowds descend on Cheltenham

Expectations high that last year’s 23-5 ‘greenwash’ can be repeated at the festival

A plaque commemorating the first member of An Garda Síochana, PJ Kerrigan, is unveiled at Westport Garda station as part of An Garda Síochána’s centenary celebrations. Photograph: Garda Síochana/Twitter
Bigamy and the Black and Tans: The unique tale of Ireland’s very first garda

PJ Kerrigan honoured with a plaque in his hometown of Westport, Co Mayo

In an email sent to Russian applicants, the organisers stated that it would be unable to include them in this year’s competition because of the invasion. Photograph: iStock
Dublin piano competition’s move to ban Russian competitors faces criticism

Nine Russian musicians excluded from event due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine

Tickets for the Electric Picnic music festival sold out in about half an hour aftergoing on sale on Friday morning. Photograph: Alan Betson
Electric Picnic tickets sell out in half an hour

Festival returns after two year Covid-19 hiatus with Dermot Kennedy, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala

Daniel Dolphin was one of two people who died in the road crash outside Castlerea. Photograph: RIP.ie
Man and woman killed in single-vehicle crash in Roscommon

Victim of road crash named locally as Daniel Dolphin from Ballymote, Co Sligo

Orwell Road: Councillors want to change its name to Independent Ukraine Road as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine and of criticism of the Russian government. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Orwell Road residents: ‘Are we allowing Putin stain the name of this road?’

Residents of Russian embassy road ponder name change to Independent Ukraine Road

The proposal to change the name of the road was unanimously passed by a sub-committee of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council earlier this week. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Orwell Road name change proposal called ‘Orwellian’ as residents not consulted

Russian embassy on Orwell Road may change to Independent Ukraine Road

Rise in Covid-19 hospital figures comes at a time when there are record numbers attending emergency departments. Photograph: Alan Betson
HSE warns of strain as numbers hospitalised with Covid-19 surge

Rise in infections having a ‘very disruptive effect’ on healthcare services, Colm Henry says

The Russian embassy in Rathgar has been subjected to protests since the invasion of Ukraine a fortnight ago. Photograph: Stephen Collins/ Collins Photos
Russian embassy in Dublin could be located on Independent Ukraine Road

Councillors propose changing the name of Orwell Road where embassy is located

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