Kevin Higgins
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Historic coalition agreement ends almost a century of Civil War politics
- Irish News
- June 27, 2020, 09:22
Civil War politics began in the surroundings of what is now the National Concert Hall in Earlsfort Terrace and has ended 98 years later at the Convent(...)

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: From Civil War enemies to modern-day partners
- Politics
- April 18, 2020, 12:00
If Wednesday’s historic announcement between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael marked the end of Civil War politics, its beginnings can be traced to a vote on(...)

The Irish Times Debate at 60: How changing topics reflected the ages
- Education
- February 22, 2020, 06:00
1960 “That this house regrets the divergence of the sciences from the humanities in the modern university.” Team winner: Charles Lysaght and Aidan B(...)

Matt Cooper bores through Brexit to seek fresh subjects
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 19, 2019, 06:00
Call it the dull before the storm. After three exhausting years of twists and U-turns, betrayals and backstopping, ennui rather than engagement is th(...)

Morbid fascination: Ciara Kelly talks life and death in Tuam home
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 27, 2018, 05:00
If the slang is anything to go by, radio is a lethal business. Dead air, killer show, dying on air: the terminology used by professionals can suggest (...)

Higgins apologises to Irish in Australia for unanswered letters from home
- Irish News
- October 22, 2017, 13:40
An emotional President Michael D Higgins apologised to Irish emigrants in Australia for the “broken connection” with family at home in Ireland and for(...)

Protest in Galway as 10 Traveller families face eviction
- Irish News
- June 6, 2017, 20:11
Travellers and neighbours in Galway’s Salthill area have called on the Catholic diocese in Galway to “honour the memory” of the late bishop Eamon Case(...)

Writers’ response to climate change a theme of Cúirt festival
- Irish News
- April 23, 2017, 19:00
The response of authors to threats to ecosystems and indigenous cultures and the impact of climate change is one of several themes of this year’s Cúir(...)

A solicitor for an elderly man described as “extremely ill” with cancer has urged the High Court to help him find out what happened to his infant sist(...)

Mayo add to Roscommon’s problems with comfortable win
- Gaelic Games
- February 25, 2017, 21:02
Mayo 1-19 Roscommon 0-14 Mayo claimed back-to-back wins to go top of Division One of the Allianz Football League, running out eight-point winners ov(...)