10 things to get excited about again, from festivals to debs
From camping holidays abroad to weddings, parties, J-1s and gigs, there's a summer of fun ahead
Ireland’s oldest family shops: ‘We traded through the Famine’
How do you stay open for more than a century? Own your premises, offer excellent customer service and keep up with the times
The happiest time of my life… by Sarah McInerney, John Boyne, Marian Keyes and more
It’s world happiness day on Sunday. We asked some people when they have been happiest
The secrets of Ireland’s lunatic asylums
In the News podcast: Thousands of people were placed in institutions – often for decades
The right way to ensure a farm inheritance doesn’t go wrong
Keeping the contents of a will secret only increases the conflict later, experts warn
Rosita Boland: ‘I am exposing my vulnerabilities. It’s okay to say you’re vulnerable’
‘Sometimes life is hard and complicated and messy. It wouldn’t be authentic to ignore that’
‘The day I became fourth toughest boy in fifth class’: Irish Times writers’ school days
Fintan O’Toole, Frank McNally, Rosita Boland and others on their school memories
Best Place to Live in Ireland 2021: The judges hit the road
As our team fans out across the country, the judges outline what they are looking for
Sarah Ferguson’s bonkless bonkbuster: insufferably long and unforgivably dull
Queen’s former daughter-in-law has written her 77th book, a strangely chaste Mills & Boon novel
Best Place to Live in Ireland 2021: Who are the judges?
Our panel of judges , chosen for their expertise, will scour Ireland for its hidden gems
A year living alone: ‘I have found the lockdowns soul-destroying’
‘A fourth lockdown would destroy me’: Five people share their experience of living alone through every lockdown
‘From the minute I started to write, I didn’t care if the house fell down around me’
Chef-turned-writer Louise Kennedy creates a stir with her debut book of short stories
Return of the penpal: ‘It feels nice to spread some joy around the place’
American in Dublin Liz Maguire has accrued an astonishing 80-plus penpals in the last year alone
‘The social worker said: Were two seconds of pleasure worth it for all this?’
Women who housed single pregnant girls in the 1970s and 1980s share their experiences
Covid heroes: ‘We don’t need to change the world, just to change someone’s world for 10 minutes’
Meet the people who have made a big difference to others in this strange, tough coronavirus year
The Irish Times claims largest number of entries on journalism awards shortlist
Paper has 35 entries on this year’s NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards list
Without visitors, my home became an empty doll’s house
Rosita Boland: My encounter with a toy house echoed what I’d lost during lockdown
Have your say: What can be done to help the Irish tourism sector?
If you are a hotelier or host, or are involved in the tourism business, we want to hear your views
Lockdown letters: ‘Life is all about making connections’
Letters on life under lockdown from Vicky Phelan, Joe Schmidt, Maeve Higgins, Irish Times journalists and others
Empty direct provision housing in Achill is costing Government €350,000
State is paying for the accommodation while protests prevent 38 asylum seekers moving in
Settled into an Irish cottage, Peig style
Artist Maria Simonds-Gooding settled in Dunquin in the 1960s in a Blasket islander’s cottage
‘Ask your husband to buy you one’: the mad world of 1960s kitchen ads
The kitchen was sold as the domain of the woman – with the man paying for everything
Why do Irish nursing homes have such bad press?
Partly, it’s fear of the unknown. We visit a Galway home to see what life inside is like
Kate Holmquist: ‘A rule-breaker, trail blazer and a woman ahead of her time'
Hundreds attend service to remember writer who had the power to make words bloom just like the flowers in her garden
National Lottery to renew journalism awards sponsorship
Former Examiner editor Tim Vaughan to chair judging panel for this year’s event
The hair collectors: Where wigs and hair extensions come from
In the slums of India, people gather raw materials for a multibillion-euro industry
Abusing Travellers is ‘racism for liberals’
Casey’s comments verbalised what people think, say those close to the community
The long, cold shadow of slavery
Esi Edugyan talks about her novel, 'Washington Black', set around a 19th-century plantation
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Tribalism will make people believe fake stuff
Evan Davis gave the annual Hubert Butler lecture at Kilkenny Arts Festival. Other highlights included a gaze-activated dress
It’s simple: At Garda, everything comes back to that lake
Food markets, petrol pumps of wine and coffee all part of the Italian experience
My life was informed by the Eighth Amendment but I can’t vote on it
I want my goddaughter’s life to be free of the subconscious fears that have ruled mine
Women’s Podcast: ‘I’m still working on Ann Lovett’s story’
After her interview with Richard McDonnell, Rosita Boland talks to Kathy Sheridan
Ann Lovett report praised by journalist who broke the story
Emily O’Reilly says ‘Irish Times’ interview ‘changed the narrative’ on teenager’s death
Women’s Podcast: ‘She was Ann Rose Lovett, mother to Pat’
‘Irish Times’ journalist Rosita Boland speaks about Ann Lovett, who would have turned 50 last week
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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