John F Kennedy
The night a ‘sputnik’ crash-landed in rural Wexford
A garda arrived immediately to cordon off a crater in the field, then the Army was called in
Genteel streets of Washington’s Georgetown meet National Guard in Trump’s crime crackdown
It is impossible to predict whether this is short-term misdirection or the first intimation of a hitherto unimaginable authoritarian police era
Rambo, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor: Donald Trump’s cultural revolution comes to Washington
A day after drafting in the National Guard and just before he sits down with Putin, the US president took time out to consider the arts
Joe Duffy goes from public service broadcaster to private detective
Plus: The great Eileen Dunne; Ireland’s biggest stud retires; and Roderic O’Gorman won’t stand for the Phoenix Park being trampled on
Non Habemus Librum: Frank McNally on Flann O’Brien’s unwritten epic about the election of an Irish pope
Like many unwritten masterpieces, the book was born and died in a Dublin pub
The Irish Times view on the JFK assassination files: nothing will satisfy the conspiracy theorists
The events on that fateful day marked a loss of innocence and the beginning of a long collapse of public trust in institutions
JFK files: What do they reveal about John F Kennedy’s assassination?
JFK files: Papers cover not just JFK’s assassination but also the 1968 killings of his brother Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King jnr
Unredacted JFK assassination files released as history buffs hunt for clues
Experts say it may be some time before their full significance becomes clear
Gene Hackman: Ageless, everyman actor who never gave a bad performance
Hackman was among actors most responsible for changing Hollywood in 1970s, becoming a generation-defining performer
Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who tried to shield mortally wounded JFK, dies at 93
Hill regretted not reaching the Kennedys’ limousine in time to take the third shot himself
Robert F Kennedy jnr marks an undeniable crossing point in American political life
The Kennedy saga has become so embedded in the American subconscious that it can never end
The Irish musical slammed by the White House as an ‘insane’ waste of $70,000
‘As an American taxpayer I don’t want my dollars going towards this crap,’ Donald Trump’s press secretary told reporters
Young John F Kennedy ‘belittled’ Irish unification in meeting with diplomats
Future president felt Ireland was ‘not too badly off’ and was apathetic towards partition
JFK’s four days in Ireland among happiest of his life, his father told De Valera
President John F Kennedy visited Ireland for four days in June 1963, the year of his assassination
I’m not across all the conspiracy lore around Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, but the gist is that he’s a CIA asset
Forget about shapeshifting lizards, I want to tell conspiracy entuhusiasts. Have you looked into capitalism?
In Dallas, X marks the mundane spot that became an inflection point of US history
The JFK assassination site remains preserved as if in a time warp, as polarisation and heightened political tensions are again to the fore in the United States
Ethel Kennedy obituary: Vital force in her family’s political dynasty whose life was marred by tragedy
Her passion for politics was so consuming that she was often said to be ‘more Kennedy than the Kennedys’
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan – A pulpy approach that provides facile answers
JFK recruited teenage interns to have sex with and pass around to his friends. Why is he remembered as one of the best presidents in US history?
Panel: US leaders who were killed or survived assassination attempts
Attempted killing of former president Donald Trump is the latest in a line of incidents in which US leaders have been targeted by gunmen
The last of the Dunnes: ‘Someone in a bar said, You are like the Kennedys. That really offended me’
Actor Griffin Dunne on his Irish-American family, including his father Dominick Dunne and sister Dominique, who was murdered as a young woman
George Stephanopoulos: ‘You can only have constructive debates if people are determined to engage in good faith’
Clinton-era White House adviser talks about his history of the White House Situation Room and his fear that Americans of opposing political camps have stopped listening to each other
Kennedys endorse Biden despite Robert Kennedy jnr’s White House bid
Kerry Kennedy does her best to portray Joe Biden as someone in step with the values of her father and uncle
Jackie Kennedy asked for Irish cadets to be part of JFK funeral, files show
President Kennedy’s widow made the call less than 24 hours after her husband’s assassination in Dallas
Inquisitor general or Inspector Gadget? Matt Cooper finds his fun side
Radio: Today FM host is unconvincing as a tech goods showman, while Sean Moncrieff can’t stay serious for too long
On the 60th anniversary of JFK assassination, his nephew urges Biden to release remaining secret files
Robert F Kennedy, who is running as an independent for the White House, questioned why some government documents were still classified
The tan and the white teeth: 60 years after JFK’s assassination Wexford remembers his 1963 visit
John F Kennedy’s death on November 22nd, 1963 was the death of innocence for many people
No consensus about the ultimate destination of good souls
Some creeds favour green fields, others a citadel, while more expect a vast city
Planned Freedom of Cork recipient ‘stunned’ at award
Mary Crilly to be honoured for 40 years helping survivors of sexual and domestic abuse
Andy Warhol: Profound artist, affectless hero, subversive icon
Warhol is set to eclipse Picasso with a $200m sale of Marilyn Monroe portrait, breaking records
In addressing Oireachtas, Zelenskiy joins long line of foreign leaders
Inside Politics: Ukrainian president will be 22nd person to address joint sitting of Houses
Abdel Laadjel breaks longest-standing Irish record with new U20 mark for 10,000m
Providence College freshman becomes first Irish teenager to break 30-minute mark
When Irish ties are waning: Our diplomatic struggle in the United States
Ireland still punches above its weight on Capitol Hill, but the fight is becoming harder
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