Fr Dermod McCarthy obituary: Former head of RTÉ religious programming who survived a brush with Archbishop McQuaid
Creator of Would You Believe series filmed what is believed to be the first televised programme about famine
John Charles McQuaid
Samuel Beckett vs Archbishop McQuaid: Why an infuriated Nobel laureate withdrew his play from Dublin Theatre Festival
Festival acquired letter playwright wrote to friend in 1958 to apologise for feeling compelled to cancel planned run of Act without Words I
Nobody should be mocked or lampooned for decrying the consequences of the new arms race
The Irish approach to foreign policy should not be to exaggerate our purity or indulge dictators, but neither should we parrot criticisms of our neutrality from miliary aligned states
If the care referendum is such a progressive change, why was the process such a travesty?
Even if the Government’s wording were not so wretched, there would be good grounds to vote against it to protest against the process of its creation
How ‘women in the home’ provision in the Constitution came about
Éamon de Valera’s family history, Archbishop John Charles McQuaid’s views and the trends in Europe may all have contributed
Mansplainers are in full ‘listen ladies!’ voice, telling us we’re reading it all wrong as referendum nears
The mansplainers are in full ‘listen-ladies!’ voice, telling us we’re reading the thing all wrong
Krapp’s Last Tape: The acting greats who have taken on Samuel Beckett’s one-man play
Stephen Rea is about to join an illustrious line-up that includes John Hurt, Michael Gambon and Patrick Magee
Noël Browne had a vision for a healthy, compassionate Ireland. The church and the medical profession blocked him
Television: Alan Gilsenan’s film The Seven Ages of Noel Browne profiles the ‘problematic’ minister, champion of the mother-and-child scheme
Contraception and Modern Ireland: ‘You would think they are explosives the way they are treated’
A book full of testimony about endurance as women dealt with multiple pregnancies during an era when artificial contraception was illegal
Many Dublin churches built in McQuaid’s time may be demolished
Archdiocese asks council to rezone several parish sites to address housing needs
Art deco chic at former chef school with architectural sizzle
Former College of Catering stands as one of Dublin’s finest underappreciated buildings
Fintan O’Toole: My personal history of modern Ireland
We Don’t Know Ourselves is the story of Ireland’s growth since the 1950s
Influential liberal theologian Fr Enda McDonagh dies aged 90
President recalls his involvement in campaigns for women’s and Travellers’ rights
Presbyterian Church trying to retrospectively justify homophobia
I was dismissed as a church elder because I married my same-sex partner
Hollywood star’s search for a baby brought focus on Irish adoptions
Mother landed at London hotel where Jane Russell staying after she heard of actor’s wish
Diarmaid Ferriter: Covid-19 vaccination a test for State
Challenge not just about roll out but convincing people of merits
The Offload: All eyes turn to testing time in Munster
‘Risky’ rugby hacks sidelined for annual Lansdowne dance; British and Irish Lions
RTÉ has remade The Field. It is called Gardening Together with Diarmuid Gavin
Patrick Freyne: Gavin hasn’t had a land-hungry American visit yet, but it’s surely coming
Immoral, indecent and obscene, or timeless portraits of Ireland?
Picture Post was wildly popular with readers but appalled the Irish church and censor
VE Day 75: Haughey, FitzGerald and that ‘Irish Times’ front page
Trinity students’ provocative decision to raise the Union flag led to riotous scenes
Council approves demolition of one of Dublin’s biggest churches
Church in Finglas to be replaced by one 10 times smaller and land sold to city council
The Catholic Church and the Northern Ireland Troubles: A seminal book
Book review: Margaret Scull looks at the church’s role in the Troubles over 30 years
JP Donleavy’s vast archive left to the National Library of Ireland
Treasures include first draft of The Ginger Man with Brendan Behan’s unsolicited edits
Nuns exit Muckross Park after 120 ‘trailblazing’ years
Tributes to Dominican Sisters who pushed boundaries of education for young women
Olive Smith: A woman at the heart of Irish musical history
New book traces life story of ‘visionary’ and efforts to secure concert hall for Dublin
Carmelite lands in south Dublin set to be sold for up to €35m
Eight-acre site has potential for more than 400 apartments
Property parlance: Know your Nimby from your Yimby
A-Z highlights from a new guide to Irish housing which aims to demystify the jargon
John Cooney thriving on opportunity among the sons of Ulster
Ruan Pienaar’s departure proved to be key as scrumhalf made move to Belfast from Connacht
Britain was no paradise for Irish emigrant women
Half a million Irish women emigrated to England in the mid-20th century
Patrick Freyne: From Kylie to Declan Nerney, a history of taoiseach rock
Leo Varadkar has been accused of trying to ‘get down with the kids’ via 1980s pop icon Kylie Minogue. Here’s how our former leaders rocked us in the Oireachtas
Frank McDonald’s memoir takes on politicians, Catholicism and ‘The Irish Times’
‘Truly Frank’ review: Journalist’s book is surprisingly vulnerable and expertly bitchy
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