Jennifer O’Connell: Who wants a Taoiseach who acts as a passive observer?Micheál Martin’s real test of leadership comes now as cases plateau at about the 500 markSat Mar 20 2021 - 01:18
Jennifer O’Connell: Good men need to act like they’re part of the problemMen need to learn to give women space in situations where they might feel vulnerableSat Mar 13 2021 - 01:18
The unsung heroes who worked away behind the Covid frontlineIDA staff secured early PPE supplies, HSE teams oversaw building of pop-up test centresSat Mar 13 2021 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland closure brings out true grit in AbbeyfealeThere is still optimism in the Limerick town of about 2,000 people that lies a stone’s throw from the Kerry borderSat Mar 06 2021 - 06:00
A woman’s life: ‘I got married at 16. I’ve nine kids. I don’t worry’Women and girls of all ages on equality, happiness, social media and life in Ireland todaySat Mar 06 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: We did not need Pontins to teach us about anti-Traveller discriminationOutrage among general population over surname blacklist felt a shade hypocriticalSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:18
Covid-19: 10 things we thought about the virus a year ago – that turned out to be wrongMasks don’t work. Travel isn’t a major factor. Vaccines will solve it all. And other mythsSun Feb 28 2021 - 06:00
Mothers going it alone: ‘A house filled with love’Life is still sometimes challenging for mothers raising children alone, particularly in a pandemicSat Feb 27 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: The Government doesn’t trust us and it’s mutualThere is good news but officials fear we will lose the run of ourselves againSat Feb 27 2021 - 01:18
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland’s third wave struggle is still targeting the wrong thingsGovernment’s reason as to why passport services have been paused is disingenuousTue Feb 23 2021 - 08:51
‘I’m not the same Sil Fox’: Comedian seeks damages after sex assault case is dismissedThe case against the 87-year-old was dropped because of discrepancies in evidenceThu Feb 18 2021 - 19:48
Palliative care experts warn of ‘deeply flawed’ assisted dying Bill‘There’s no proper oversight or scrutiny... this legislation could lead to a slippery slope’Mon Feb 15 2021 - 04:00
Assisted dying: How has it worked in other countries?Dying with Dignity Bill 2020, if enacted, would place Ireland in a relatively small clubMon Feb 15 2021 - 04:00
Jennifer O’Connell: We do not elect politicians so they can pass the buck on CovidYou might have fairness on your side, but you get nowhere in this country without a lobbySat Feb 13 2021 - 01:18
Did Kim Kardashian’s seven-year-old paint this? Have we all just lost our minds?Jennifer O’Connell: 11 months into a global pandemic, we’re all fraying around the edgesThu Feb 11 2021 - 06:05
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Des Manahan was a legend of the stage in WaterfordIn recent years, Des was heavily involved with the Waterford High Hopes choirThu Feb 11 2021 - 06:00
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Nigel Pim – Quaker and kidney donor – died in January, aged 50Nigel Pim, ‘strong, determined and kind’, died of coronavirus on January 14thTue Feb 09 2021 - 13:00
Death in a pandemic: ‘Gavin and I had to put our grief on the back burner’Families mourn ‘in a vacuum’, emigrants can’t come home, funeral directors try to copeSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
Amazon's Bezos has reminded us how broken our old normal wasWe are more than Silicon Valley’s best efforts to reduce us to the sum total of our consumption habitsSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:18
Publican on FBD ruling: ‘I’m delighted to see insurance companies pinned to wall’Bar owner ‘thrilled’ with closures case outcome but fears payout could take yearsFri Feb 05 2021 - 17:13
Siptu claims outdoor council staff are being forced to work despite health warningsUnion urges Minister ‘to reinforce Nphet’s message asking employers to prioritise the safety of staff’Tue Feb 02 2021 - 18:08
Jennifer O’Connell: Why are teachers not being moved up the vaccination queue?There is no immediate fix to get schools reopened, but there are two things we could doSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:18
Mairead McGuinness: They don’t call me ‘Elbows McGuinness’ to my face‘I’ve always had the view that if I was able to do a job, I should put my name forward’Wed Jan 27 2021 - 21:00
‘Stardust took me over. It turned me into a victim too’After her parents died in the 1981 fire, Lisa Lawlor became known as the ‘Stardust baby’Sat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Biden’s cabinet looks like America. The Dáil doesn’t look much like IrelandPeople who say it shouldn’t matter are used to seeing their own image reflected back to themSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:18
Share your story: Have you lost someone during the pandemic?The Irish Times wants to hear from readers about their experiences of grief during the pandemicFri Jan 22 2021 - 15:40
Irish GPs fighting third-wave Covid: On the front line of the world’s worst outbreakDoctors in some of the worst-hit areas are noticing marked change in early symptomsSat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Working mothers are bearing an unfair burden in lockdown falloutTeachers and parents are stepping up to the homeschooling challenge. It is time employers did tooSat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Forget the voice of reason, Ivanka has only been the voice of IvankaAfter four years, a medium-sized insurrection must seem like a small price to paySat Jan 09 2021 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: 2020 was a tale of two Irelands2020 in review: Four out of five Irish people saw incomes grow or stay the same in the pandemicSat Dec 26 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Even in a pandemic, it’s still a man’s worldThe harsh reality is that without more women in positions of authority, women’s needs will never rank highly in a crisis – or at any timeSat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00
Mother of Irish man held in China ‘terribly disappointed with Government’Catherine O’Halloran believes State has done ‘little’ in trying to free her deteriorating sonThu Dec 24 2020 - 01:00
10 Christmas Day conversation killers: Vaccines, skiing, Normal People, DryrobesThey’ll do more more damage at the festive table than an airborne Covid-particleSun Dec 20 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: We applaud those who stayed away this ChristmasWorrying about getting together on Christmas Day is both beside the point and the only pointFri Dec 18 2020 - 21:19
Pandemic mothers: ‘It’s been the best and the worst time’First year in new baby’s life can be isolating and anxious under even the best of circumstancesSat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
Weirdest term ever: How students have coped, from primary to third levelPupils and students around Ireland, and their teachers, on learning in Covid-19’s shadowSat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
Why do tech giants allow anti-vaxx content? It’s the revenue, stupidConvincing the public the Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective will be a daunting taskSat Dec 12 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Is it time woke culture was cancelled?Wokeism treats us all as though we emerged into the world with fully formed viewsSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Ireland’s teenage pariahs: ‘We are really at breaking point now’‘The constant narrative that it’s us that’s the problem is really really hard,’ they saySat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: GAA exceptionalism wins in a pandemicSport is great but why must GAA get special pass from Covid-19 restrictions?Sat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Dryrobe culture wars a symbol of changeDebate around pricey towel with hood is socioeconomics swimming against tideSat Nov 21 2020 - 01:00
How Carrie Symonds became focus of media vitriol in fallout over Downing Street meltdownSymonds became the victim of nasty headlines as Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain left No 10Mon Nov 16 2020 - 17:05
Coronavirus vaccine: ‘By next summer, Covid will be close to a bad memory’‘All we have at this point is a very promising press release. But the signs are very promising’Sat Nov 14 2020 - 06:00
Irish company to develop world’s first human challenge trial for Covid-19Initial study by Open Orphan due to begin in January in LondonSat Nov 14 2020 - 01:11
Jennifer O’Connell: The Government's speculation on Christmas is infantilisingGovernment instruction distracts us from asking difficult questions about Level 5Sat Nov 14 2020 - 01:00
The lessons for Ireland in Trump's 70 million votesIn Ireland we separate children and parents, we just don't use cagesSat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Johnny Depp lost his libel trial. But so did Amber HeardAnalysis: Any lingering illusions of Hollywood as a place of glamour and sophistication are goneMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:45
Birth mothers’ stories: ‘You were pummelled psychologically’Many women who gave babies up for adoption in 20th-century Ireland still feel the lossSat Oct 31 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Ireland's pandemic compliance is extraordinaryAssuming the public will continue to be compliant is not a strategySat Oct 31 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: No transparency behind swerve into severe lockdownLockdown gloom is permeated with questions as to process that imposed itSat Oct 24 2020 - 12:44
