Katherine Zappone: ‘I didn’t really realise how crazy you can become with grief’
The former government minister’s memoir covers the pain of losing her wife and the joy of a new relationship, as well as various career controversies
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Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion
Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear
Unregulated court guardian service cost €21m last year
Nine years after revelations, service to guard interest of children in care proceedings remains unregulated
‘I burst out crying on referendum results day. I realised how exhausted and scared I had been’
Marriage Equality referendum a decade on: 10 couples recount how their lives – and Ireland – have changed
Marriage equality 10 years on: A boy sees us hold hands and says ‘I f***ing hate gay people’
I miss the optimism and unforgettable beauty of that time, whatever ugliness came before or after
Katherine Zappone enters Seanad election race
Former Independent minister is seeking to be elected to the Seanad for the University of Dublin constituency
Mary McAleese: Vatican authority over Catholics is ‘legally and morally questionable’
Dr McAleese criticises church at Spirit Unbounded, a lay-led synodal process taking place in parallel with Vatican Synod on Synodality
My first Pride: ‘I never saw diversity until I went to Pride in Dublin’
As Dublin Pride celebrates its 40th anniversary, some of Ireland’s foremost LGBTQ+ activists share their memories
Jennifer O’Connell: The far right’s attempted courtship of Enoch Burke is an odd romance
There’s no evidence he or his family have done anything to encourage it, but Burke has become a hero of the far right
Zappone poem convinced Government to act on mother and baby homes, Varadkar says
Taoiseach recalled minister almost in tears as she addressed Cabinet meeting
Scouting Ireland does not have ‘unlimited funds’ for abuse settlements — former board member
More than 350 children allegedly sexually abused in former scouting bodies, 2020 review found
Independent TDs now look like a permanent and sizeable bloc in Irish politics
While many start out in a party gene pool, they quickly carve out a new identity. The one thing they can’t survive is going into government
Minister for Public Expenditure ‘not satisfied’ with handling of Holohan secondment
Varadkar says it would have been ‘far preferable’ if details were released from outset
EU Ombudsman criticises ‘antediluvian’ regulation on public access to documents
Emily O’Reilly investigating commission’s failure to disclose texts to Pfizer chief on vaccines
Stephen Donnelly may be having his own Zappone moment
Appointment of chair of abortion legislation review receives almost no scrutiny
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland has a proud history of blind eyes, hypocrisy and empty words
Conversation on violence against women means nothing if system doesn't change
Coveney has a bad habit of making small mistakes into bigger ones
Zappone affair and now celebration at Iveagh House both poorly handled, writes Pat Leahy
Champagne event bubbling over to make Coveney look accident-prone
Minister unlikely to relish questions on drinks scandal so soon after Zappone affair
Oireachtas Committee poised to decide on questioning Coveney
Foreign affairs event in lockdown prompts calls from Opposition to interview Minister
The Irish Times view on special-envoy appointments: learning lessons
A political row over a UN envoy role has resulted in a better selection system
Zappone’s special envoy role added ‘status’ to Ireland’s UN bid
Former minister was one of 12 diplomats working on campaign for Security Council seat
Coveney spoke to DFA staff for 10 minutes on night of controversial celebration
Minister says he did not see breach of Covid rules shown in photograph from earlier that evening
2021 in pictures: Irish Times photographers select their images of the year
By Brenda Fitzsimons, Laura Hutton, Bryan O’Brien, Dara MacDónaill and Alan Betson
2021: The year in highlights
From the storming of the Capitol and the Suez Canal to Olympic success and Storm Barra, the news never stopped
Politics in 2021: The winners and losers, the highs, the lows and the curveballs
A good year for Sinn Féin, but a tough year for a Coalition trying to manage a pandemic
Miriam Lord’s 2021 Awards: Coalition had to Sinn and bear it in the year of Mary Lou
Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role
Ireland’s special envoys should be appointed in ‘transparent manner’ - report
Government accepts recommendations after Zappone appointment controversy
A journey through community education
An Cosán focuses on the needs of learners through its online courses
Paul Gallagher: AG whose private case work thrust him into controversy
Stellar legal mind with ferocious output and common touch has become figure of criticism
Poll: Sinn Féin opens up 10-point lead as most popular party among voters
Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll shows 7% drop in satisfaction rating of Government
Sinn Féin’s rise as country’s most popular party continues
Analysis: Mary Lou McDonald’s party now enjoys commanding lead over its main rivals
Miriam Lord’s Week: A black pudding paean at controversial SF event
Commemoration for IRA volunteer featured the famous Clonakilty breakfast product
Minister says he needs to ‘re-establish credibility of appointing special envoys’
Review of role and appointment process to be completed by mid-October - Coveney
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