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Johnny Depp lost his libel trial. But so did Amber Heard

Johnny Depp lost his libel trial. But so did Amber Heard

Analysis: Any lingering illusions of Hollywood as a place of glamour and sophistication are gone

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 17:45
Birth mothers’ stories: ‘You were pummelled psychologically’

Birth mothers’ stories: ‘You were pummelled psychologically’

Many women who gave babies up for adoption in 20th-century Ireland still feel the loss

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Ireland's pandemic compliance is extraordinary

Jennifer O'Connell: Ireland's pandemic compliance is extraordinary

Assuming the public will continue to be compliant is not a strategy

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: No transparency behind swerve into severe lockdown

Jennifer O’Connell: No transparency behind swerve into severe lockdown

Lockdown gloom is permeated with questions as to process that imposed it

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 12:44
Martina Cox: ‘In my eyes, Seán was always coming home’

Martina Cox: ‘In my eyes, Seán was always coming home’

Seán, back in his family home, is not defined by what he can’t do but by who he is

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00
Why Waterford is ‘the best Covid county in Ireland’

Why Waterford is ‘the best Covid county in Ireland’

It’s had blips, but Waterford still has the lowest cumulative incidence of Covid-19

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19 Level 5 support bubbles: Everything you need to know

Covid-19 Level 5 support bubbles: Everything you need to know

Who is allowed to form one? Can one be for childcare? How to choose who to bubble with?

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 11:00
‘I saved myself. I saved my children.’ How to escape an abusive relationship

‘I saved myself. I saved my children.’ How to escape an abusive relationship

Women and one man share stories of being trapped, and breaking free

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19 and financial distress: ‘What we’re seeing now is only the beginning’

Covid-19 and financial distress: ‘What we’re seeing now is only the beginning’

Mabs helpline receiving growing number of calls from workers in sectors hit by restrictions

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 05:00
Jennifer O’Connell: The fascination with Ian Bailey has become an industry

Jennifer O’Connell: The fascination with Ian Bailey has become an industry

As long as the Ian Bailey show goes on, Sophie Toscan du Plantier remains lost in the story

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 01:00
Rose McGowan, president SVP: ‘The only criteria for help is need’

Rose McGowan, president SVP: ‘The only criteria for help is need’

Charity boss says needs are growing but pandemic has made society more empathetic

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 01:54
Jennifer O'Connell: We’re on a train bound for Level 5, and there’s no way off

Jennifer O'Connell: We’re on a train bound for Level 5, and there’s no way off

Too much air time was sucked into the who-said-what sideshow political drama

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 01:00
Life after Keelin: ‘Everything else up to that one bad thing was amazing’

Life after Keelin: ‘Everything else up to that one bad thing was amazing’

The late broadcaster and journalist’s husband on writing the final chapter of her memoir

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 06:00
Reopened pubs: ‘Every night is like St Stephen’s night, but the till doesn’t reflect that’

Reopened pubs: ‘Every night is like St Stephen’s night, but the till doesn’t reflect that’

The many challenges of running a pub – and making a living – in the Covid era are becoming apparent

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: The dark side of the remote working revolution

Jennifer O’Connell: The dark side of the remote working revolution

Covid-19 opened up new gap between those who have to go out to work, those who shielded behind screens

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Where are the good men in sexual harassment tales?

Jennifer O’Connell: Where are the good men in sexual harassment tales?

Enough evidence to suggest we are still trying to clean up a problem that men created

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 01:00
The five lies we told ourselves about coronavirus

The five lies we told ourselves about coronavirus

Jennifer O’Connell: Why we are losing faith in Project Flatten the Curve

Sat Sept 19 2020 - 12:40
Mike Murphy: ‘I won’t do another over-70s lockdown’

Mike Murphy: ‘I won’t do another over-70s lockdown’

Broadcaster on podcasting, parenting regrets, Gay Byrne, and getting bored quickly

Sat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00
Kim Kardashian West didn’t invent body shaming, but she is building an empire out of it

Kim Kardashian West didn’t invent body shaming, but she is building an empire out of it

Her ‘Skims Maternity Solutionwear’ is simply a new way for women to hate their bodies

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 13:48
None of it is fair and we must fix it before another ghost Leaving Cert next year

None of it is fair and we must fix it before another ghost Leaving Cert next year

Decision in favour of calculated grades left department with an impossible task

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 09:54
Covid-19 testing: ‘We should have been ready for this’

Covid-19 testing: ‘We should have been ready for this’

Can our system of test, trace and isolate rise to the challenge of rising case numbers?

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 06:00
‘The hardest part was getting the GP to refer me for testing’

‘The hardest part was getting the GP to refer me for testing’

How does testing and tracing work? Irish Times readers share their experiences

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 06:00
Be outraged at the Golfgate 81. But leave the children alone

Be outraged at the Golfgate 81. But leave the children alone

Could it be any more obvious? Young people are in trouble. Demonising them won’t help

Sat Sept 05 2020 - 01:00
Share your story: Do you have experience of Covid-19 testing or tracing?

Share your story: Do you have experience of Covid-19 testing or tracing?

How long did it take you to get a test? What was the process like? How long for results?

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 10:59
Rebel Wilson’s ‘unrecognisable’ weight-loss photos are toxic and depressing

Rebel Wilson’s ‘unrecognisable’ weight-loss photos are toxic and depressing

Best of 2020: The headlines implied she’d found a cure for Covid or won an Olympic medal, not lost 18kg

Mon Aug 31 2020 - 15:25
Greta Thunberg is going back to school. What has she achieved in two years?

Greta Thunberg is going back to school. What has she achieved in two years?

The teenager elicits hope, admiration and even awe in people many times her age

Sun Aug 30 2020 - 06:00
Thirty-two words for field, 50 for penis. What the Irish language tells us about who we are

Thirty-two words for field, 50 for penis. What the Irish language tells us about who we are

‘We are on this desperate search for our psyche ... It just happens to all be contained within the language’

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00
Golf society dinner: Why we must dismantle the boys’ club

Golf society dinner: Why we must dismantle the boys’ club

Like-minded, powerful elites reinforce the systems that keep women at arm’s length in public life

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 01:00
‘My mother’s job ruined my life.’ Another thrilling episode of the Kellyanne Conway Show

‘My mother’s job ruined my life.’ Another thrilling episode of the Kellyanne Conway Show

Trump’s adviser wants ‘less drama, more mama’ but her family seem to have other ideas

Mon Aug 24 2020 - 15:03
Jennifer O’Connell: Are we becoming an accidental Sweden?

Jennifer O’Connell: Are we becoming an accidental Sweden?

Viral videos and Calleary’s golf buddies evidence our strategy is to tweak and fudge

Sat Aug 22 2020 - 01:00
Inside Meghan and Harry’s broken relationship with the royal family

Inside Meghan and Harry’s broken relationship with the royal family

A new biography of the couple began as a love story. It became an exercise in score-settling

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 06:00
Inside the O’Brien Fine Foods factory in lockdown Kildare

Inside the O’Brien Fine Foods factory in lockdown Kildare

‘Our staff are taking a lot of heat in Kildare right now. They haven’t done anything wrong . . . we didn’t intentionally bring the virus into our factory’

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 05:14
Jennifer O’Connell: Why is Trump afraid of Kamala Harris?

Jennifer O’Connell: Why is Trump afraid of Kamala Harris?

Alpha bully boy and US president sees his demise in Biden’s ‘nasty’ running mate

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 01:00
Inside the dog-trafficking trade: ‘After drugs, it’s guns, then pups’

Inside the dog-trafficking trade: ‘After drugs, it’s guns, then pups’

Campaigners call for strict laws on dog trade after a rise in dognapping since lockdown

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 06:00
Have young people stopped following Covid-19 advice on travel and parties?

Have young people stopped following Covid-19 advice on travel and parties?

Three-quarters of new cases are among under-45s. Complacency seems to be creeping in

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 06:00
Was Caroline Flack ‘hounded’ to death by tabloid media or us?

Was Caroline Flack ‘hounded’ to death by tabloid media or us?

The internet has made the hounding business low cost, low risk and 24/7

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 01:00
Grafton Street: ‘It’s like a ghost town’

Grafton Street: ‘It’s like a ghost town’

Ireland’s premier shopping street is a grim reflection of the situation facing retailers

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland has its attitude to travel back to front

Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland has its attitude to travel back to front

The Government needs to worry about who is flying in, not who is flying out

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 01:00
Green list under the microscope: Who might travel to these countries, and why?

Green list under the microscope: Who might travel to these countries, and why?

Family? Leisure? Trade? Why do people travel to these green list countries?

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 06:00
It would be terrible if Staycation Nation turned into Rip-off Ireland

It would be terrible if Staycation Nation turned into Rip-off Ireland

A week in Kerry is no longer the frugal choice of the bucket-and-spade brigade

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 01:00
A week of eased restrictions: ‘It’s reopening way too fast’

A week of eased restrictions: ‘It’s reopening way too fast’

Irish people are surprised ‘unlocking’ happened so fast – too fast for many of us

Sat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00
If hairdressers ran our schools every child would be going back in September

If hairdressers ran our schools every child would be going back in September

Your children will be going back to school in September. Maybe. Possibly on a part-time basis

Sat Jul 04 2020 - 01:00
‘We’ve got a real chance to reimagine our cities’: 20 ways to improve urban life after lockdown

‘We’ve got a real chance to reimagine our cities’: 20 ways to improve urban life after lockdown

Covid-19 gives us a chance to push reset, to see the space, not the things crowding into it

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00
Sil Fox: ‘My phone went silent. Nobody rang’

Sil Fox: ‘My phone went silent. Nobody rang’

The comedian wants his life back after a recent sex assault case against him was dismissed

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00
Defacing statues is not all mindless, but it’s all still vandalism

Defacing statues is not all mindless, but it’s all still vandalism

If we were to remove statues and rename streets in Ireland, where might we start?

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 01:00
Sil Fox plans to sue State after sexual assault claim dismissed

Sil Fox plans to sue State after sexual assault claim dismissed

Comedian (87) cites ‘serious reputational damages’ caused by prosecution in letter to DPP

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 17:05
From Golly Bars to Eskimo Mints: The Irish brands with a race problem

From Golly Bars to Eskimo Mints: The Irish brands with a race problem

US firms are ditching racist branding. But Ireland has had its share of offensive products

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 06:00
Pubs are a Covid-19 risk. Why are we rushing to reopen them?

Pubs are a Covid-19 risk. Why are we rushing to reopen them?

Jennifer O’Connell: Lobby groups are pushing pubs out of lockdown despite health risks

Sat Jun 20 2020 - 01:00
How Covid-19 saved a boy’s life: A day at the Mater hospital

How Covid-19 saved a boy’s life: A day at the Mater hospital

Staff at the Dublin hospital are treating not only coronavirus but many other ailments

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 06:00
The ultimate parents’ survival guide to summer 2020

The ultimate parents’ survival guide to summer 2020

Activities are curbed due to Covid-19, but there’s plenty of ways to keep kids occupied

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 06:00
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