• Search
  • Newsletters
  • Crossword
  • Notices
  • My Account
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In
The Irish Times
Sat, Apr 4, 2020
  • The Irish Times
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Life & Style
  • Culture
  • More
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • Executive Jobs
  • Search
  • Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Sign In
  • Opinion
  • Letters
  • Editorials
  • Columnists
  • An Irishman's Diary
  • Opinion & Analysis
  • Martyn Turner
Forming a government – an urgent task
  • April 4, 2020
Treatment of GPs is unacceptable
  • April 4, 2020
Focus on institutionalised people at risk
  • April 4, 2020
Precarious nature of our working lives
  • April 4, 2020
Making the most of it
  • April 4, 2020
A medal for healthcare workers
  • April 4, 2020
In times of necessity
  • April 4, 2020
Allotted space
  • April 4, 2020
Rights and duties
  • April 4, 2020
Courage of student nurses
  • April 4, 2020
Religious ceremonies
  • April 4, 2020
Cocooned
  • April 4, 2020
Counting the cost
  • April 4, 2020
Back to our roots
  • April 4, 2020
Time in office
  • April 4, 2020
Something to look forward to
  • April 4, 2020
On the beat
  • April 4, 2020
State subsidies and childcare workers
  • April 3, 2020
Counsellors and psychotherapists
  • April 3, 2020
Are off-licences an essential service?
  • April 3, 2020
‘On the bike I meet no one’
  • April 3, 2020
Coronavirus and civil liberties
  • April 3, 2020
Domestic violence
  • April 3, 2020
The Greens and climate action
  • April 3, 2020
New ways and old ways
  • April 3, 2020
Look and learn
  • April 3, 2020
Reading material
  • April 3, 2020
Turning the other cheek
  • April 3, 2020
Trade secrets
  • April 3, 2020
Runners and social distancing
  • April 3, 2020
Pass it on
  • April 3, 2020
A pandemic and those on the margins
  • April 2, 2020
Environmental education
  • April 2, 2020
A mood for change?
  • April 2, 2020
Aviation safety regulation
  • April 2, 2020
Older people and celebrity advice
  • April 2, 2020
Hungary and ruling by decree
  • April 2, 2020
A shareholder writes
  • April 2, 2020
Runners and walkers
  • April 2, 2020
Local shops need your custom
  • April 2, 2020
Closing allotments
  • April 2, 2020
Seanad Éireann and a constitutional impasse
  • April 1, 2020
Forming a government
  • April 1, 2020
Runners and walkers
  • April 1, 2020
‘We rely on low-paid workers’
  • April 1, 2020
Cocooning and shopping
  • April 1, 2020
Presentation of Covid-19 data
  • April 1, 2020
Good riddance
  • April 1, 2020
The task of forming a new government
  • March 31, 2020
Temporary wage-subsidy scheme is essential
  • March 31, 2020
Edmund Burke Institute and taxation
  • March 31, 2020
Advertising firms playing their part
  • March 31, 2020
Remembering Betty Williams
  • March 31, 2020
The Brother and the Emergency
  • March 31, 2020
Chew on this
  • March 31, 2020
Short order
  • March 31, 2020
Food for thought
  • March 31, 2020
Greetings
  • March 31, 2020
Pet topic
  • March 31, 2020
Cocooned
  • March 31, 2020
Politics and a national emergency
  • March 30, 2020
Burke Institute and taxing multinationals
  • March 30, 2020
EU solidarity is essential
  • March 30, 2020
Philosophy in a time of crisis?
  • March 30, 2020
Physical distancing and joggers
  • March 30, 2020
Nothing new under the sun
  • March 30, 2020
Appreciating hospital workers
  • March 30, 2020
Freyne and Freud
  • March 30, 2020
A bit rich
  • March 30, 2020
Good sports
  • March 30, 2020
News travels fast
  • March 30, 2020
The final frontier
  • March 30, 2020
A constitutional impasse?
  • March 28, 2020
Coronavirus – a time for working together
  • March 28, 2020
Forming a government
  • March 28, 2020
Daylight and noise pollution
  • March 28, 2020
Respect for healthcare workers
  • March 28, 2020
Burke Institute and taxing multinationals
  • March 28, 2020
Physical distancing and joggers
  • March 28, 2020
Russian bombers
  • March 28, 2020
Flowers that bloom in the spring
  • March 28, 2020
Part of the day
  • March 28, 2020
Senior moment
  • March 28, 2020
Getting a move on
  • March 28, 2020
Coronavirus – a time for concerted action
  • March 27, 2020
Politics and leadership
  • March 27, 2020
Constitution and homelessness crisis
  • March 27, 2020
Needs of people with sight loss
  • March 27, 2020
Covid-19 and mobilising testing resources
  • March 27, 2020
Bikers vs gardeners
  • March 27, 2020
Clued-in response
  • March 27, 2020
Solidarity is cause for hope
  • March 27, 2020
On a roll
  • March 27, 2020
Coronavirus and global solidarity
  • March 26, 2020
Politics and leadership
  • March 26, 2020
Getting the news across
  • March 26, 2020
Trump’s hopes for US economy
  • March 26, 2020
Where were you in 2020?
  • March 26, 2020
Business interruption insurance
  • March 26, 2020

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the pandemic: people expect to be levelled with

Public servants are showing us the best of ourselves

The Irish Times view on the Seanad election: Fianna Fáil out in front

None of the Fine Gael women candidates won seats

Subscriber Only

For some people home is the most dangerous place of all. Photograph: iStock Jennifer O'Connell: For some people, home is the most dangerous place of all
Something else that has been highlighted by the emergency is the quality of our health service and the commitment and bravery of the people who work in it. Photograph: Alan Betson Stephen Collins: The cliche Ireland has 'a third world' health service was never remotely true
First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill at a media briefing on Covid-19 at Stormont. Photograph: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA Wire Newton Emerson: Stormont must agree to disagree for powersharing to survive crisis

Letters

Forming a government – an urgent task
Treatment of GPs is unacceptable
Focus on institutionalised people at risk
Precarious nature of our working lives
Making the most of it
A medal for healthcare workers
In times of necessity
Allotted space
Rights and duties
Courage of student nurses

Our Columnists

Cliff Taylor Cliff Taylor -

Cliff Taylor: Waking the economy up from its slumber will be difficult

Breda O'Brien Breda O'Brien -

Pope Francis: An icon of hope and solidarity in a time of crisis

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic Ruadhán Mac Cormaic -

Covid-19 has rehabilitated global collaboration, not undermined it

Jennifer O'Connell Jennifer O'Connell -

Jennifer O'Connell: For some people, home is the most dangerous place of all

Most Read

1 What is Houseparty, the app everyone’s talking about – and not in a good way?
2 Irish woman in Sweden: No lockdown, little distancing, people still shaking hands
3 Coronavirus: Situation in Ireland ‘misrepresented’ because of limited testing
4 Tuberculosis vaccine ‘potential game-changer’ in Covid-19 fight
5 Coronavirus Q&A: How to shop safely during Covid-19
Real news has value SUBSCRIBE
Crossword Club Crossword Club

Over 6,000 crosswords from The Irish Times.

Subscribe
About Us
Policy & Terms
Subscribe
  • Why Subscribe?
  • Subscription Bundles
  • Gift Subscriptions
  • Home Delivery
Irish Times Products & Services
  • ePaper
  • eBooks
  • Crosswords
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Email Alerts & Newsletters
  • Article Archive
  • Executive Jobs
  • Page Sales
  • Photo Sales
About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • The Irish Times Trust CLG
  • Careers
Download on the App Store Download on Google Play
  • Our Partners
  • Rewarding Times
  • MyHome.ie
  • Irish Racing
  • Top 1000
  • MyAntiques.ie
  • The Gloss
  • Irish Times Training
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Information
  • Community Standards
  • Copyright
  • FAQs
© 2018 THE IRISH TIMES

Sign In

Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?
Subscribe

  • Subscriber Only Articles
  • The ePaper
  • Subscriber Rewards
  • Subscriber Tour
  • Breaking news app
  • My Account
  • eBooks
  • Email Newsletters
  • Crossword Club
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Sign Out
SUBSCRIBE

Sat 4/4/2020
  • News
    • Coronavirus
    • ePaper
    • Ireland
    • World
    • Politics
    • Crime & Law
    • Health
    • Education
    • Subscriber Only
    • Brexit
  • Sport
    • Six Nations
    • Gaelic Games
    • Soccer
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Racing
    • Other Sports
    • Women in Sport
    • Comment
  • Business
    • Budget 2020
    • The Economy
    • Your Money
    • Companies
    • Technology
    • Work
    • Commercial Property
    • Comment
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • Columnists
    • An Irishman's Diary
    • Opinion & Analysis
    • Martyn Turner
  • Life & Style
    • Food & Drink
    • Homes & Property
    • Health & Family
    • People
    • Travel
    • Motors
    • Fashion
    • Abroad
  • Culture
    • Books
    • Film
    • Music
    • Stage
    • Art & Design
    • TV, Radio, Web
    • Tuarascáil
    • Heritage
  • More
    • You are what you read
    • eBooks
    • Offers
    • Jobs
    • Family Notices
    • Competitions
  • Video
  • Podcasts
    • Confronting Coronavirus
    • Inside Politics
    • The Women's Podcast
    • Inside Business
    • Added Time
    • World View
    • Back to Yours
    • The Irish Times Book Club
  • Executive Jobs
  • Crosswords
  • Newsletters
  • Notices
Forgot Password?

Invalid email or password.

Not an Irish Times subscriber? Subscribe
  • Subscriber Only Articles Specially selected and available only to our subscribers
  • Subscriber Rewards Exclusive offers, discounts and invitations
  • Subscriber Tour Explore the features of your subscription
  • Crossword Club Digital Simplex and Crosaire crosswords
  • Newspaper Archive 150 years of Irish Times journalism
  • My Account Manage your account
  • eBooks Carefully curated selections of Irish Times writing
  • Email Newsletters Sign up to get the stories you want delivered to your inbox
  • The ePaper An exact digital replica of the printed paper
  • Breaking news app Our Apple and Android apps to read on the go
  • Sign Out