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Ireland’s huge childcare costs stopping people going to work

Ireland’s huge childcare costs stopping people going to work

Cost of returning to work amounts to 90% of potential earnings, report notes

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 11:38
Dublin commuter train evacuated after catching fire

Dublin commuter train evacuated after catching fire

Passengers forced to leave train after smoke seen billowing from underneath a carriage

Tue Jun 07 2016 - 15:20
Patrick Logue: Cyclists need to stop peddling excuses for rule-breaking

Patrick Logue: Cyclists need to stop peddling excuses for rule-breaking

The cycling lobby does itself no favours by engaging in tribal finger-pointing in an effort to excuse bad cycling behaviour

Wed May 18 2016 - 06:00
Patrick Logue: An open letter to Enda and Micheál

Patrick Logue: An open letter to Enda and Micheál

Some 950,000 of us are mad as hell at you

Wed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Patrick Logue: The sick male world of dress-down Friday

Patrick Logue: The sick male world of dress-down Friday

Once a week, office workers say to themselves ‘ah feck it, I couldn’t be bothered making an effort today’

Wed May 04 2016 - 09:23
Patrick Logue: The humourless  world we live in

Patrick Logue: The humourless world we live in

In the jokeless world of 2016, humour is practically banned for fear of offending

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 08:00
Patrick Logue: My past life as a teenage rock god in a shed in Donore

Patrick Logue: My past life as a teenage rock god in a shed in Donore

Almost 25 years after that summer, I still listen to those tapes

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 06:00
Top tips to keep you in the saddle

Top tips to keep you in the saddle

Tried walking, hill-walking, running, hill-running, swimming and going-to-the-gym-ing, and hated them all? Now try cycling

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 00:00
Martin blames ‘arrogance of majority government’ for mistakes

Martin blames ‘arrogance of majority government’ for mistakes

FF leader takes swipe at FG and Labour over ‘Irish Water fiasco’

Sun Apr 17 2016 - 15:20
Micheál Martin slams Sinn Féin over claims of 1916 links

Micheál Martin slams Sinn Féin over claims of 1916 links

Fianna Fáil leader says Sinn Féin pretending 1916 exhibition is independent

Sun Apr 17 2016 - 13:03
Patrick Logue: A very Irish excursion  to the Grand Hotel

Patrick Logue: A very Irish excursion to the Grand Hotel

On a random family trip to Malahide, everything – but everything – was grand

Sun Apr 10 2016 - 06:00
Patrick Logue: The strange disappearing  world of Snapchat

Patrick Logue: The strange disappearing world of Snapchat

If you are over 40, using Snapchat feels a bit like walking into a kids’ disco and telling a joke

Wed Apr 06 2016 - 06:00
This commuting life: ‘I’ve spent 7,000 hours, or almost an entire year, on a train’

This commuting life: ‘I’ve spent 7,000 hours, or almost an entire year, on a train’

For long-distance commuters, Monday to Friday can be a write-off in terms of quality time with the family

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Who is Enda Kenny?

Who is Enda Kenny?

How old is Micheál Martin and other key questions Irish voters are asking Google

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 14:59
Swims, runs and walks - Irish Times journalists get active on Christmas Day

Swims, runs and walks - Irish Times journalists get active on Christmas Day

Our annual dunk has no charity element, which lends it a tremendous air of integrity

Fri Dec 25 2015 - 10:00
Patrick Logue: The little boy with sad  eyes on the LÉ Niamh

Patrick Logue: The little boy with sad eyes on the LÉ Niamh

Did he leave his family behind? Did he get to say goodbye to his grandparents, or had he watched them succumb to the water too?

Wed Aug 26 2015 - 01:00
Patrick Logue: In the pecking order of my garden, crows are superior

Patrick Logue: In the pecking order of my garden, crows are superior

Many people have a negative seagull story, but crows have maintained their integrity

Wed Aug 12 2015 - 01:00
Paddy Logue: Watch the Coalition fill every pothole all across the land

Paddy Logue: Watch the Coalition fill every pothole all across the land

My question for candidates in the forthcoming election is simple: ‘Has anything really changed?’

Wed Aug 05 2015 - 09:40
Patrick Logue: How to explain Gaelic football to a foreigner

Patrick Logue: How to explain Gaelic football to a foreigner

Our Spanish student, Pablo, knows nothing about the Gaaah. So I try to fill him in . . .

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 14:03
Patrick Logue: I will teach my sons to look after their female friends

Patrick Logue: I will teach my sons to look after their female friends

It is the responsibility of men and the parents of men to change male behaviour

Wed Jul 22 2015 - 07:29
Patrick Logue: A recipe for good health, culled from the internet

Patrick Logue: A recipe for good health, culled from the internet

Follow my Gimme More plan for a healthier life. Possibly

Wed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Patrick Logue: A moment of terror in the sky above Dublin

Patrick Logue: A moment of terror in the sky above Dublin

As the engines roared and we surged back up into the air, I planned my funeral

Wed Jul 08 2015 - 03:00
Patrick Logue: The Renault 4 was more than a car to me

Patrick Logue: The Renault 4 was more than a car to me

I’ve owned lots of cars, but none is more fondly remembered than my French ‘leg end’

Wed Jul 01 2015 - 01:00
Mark Little announces that he is leaving Storyful

Mark Little announces that he is leaving Storyful

Former RTÉ correspondent founded social media agency in 2010

Thu Jun 25 2015 - 16:14
As Ireland enters a new cycle, who will be left behind?

As Ireland enters a new cycle, who will be left behind?

It was heartening to see a group of Irish people working together with common purpose on a recent charity cycle from Celbridge to Galway. It would be great if we could apply that spirit to society at large

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 03:00
Confessions of a lifelong hoarder

Confessions of a lifelong hoarder

My wallet, car boot and attic are all victims of my weakness for accumulating rubbish

Wed Jun 17 2015 - 03:00
Boys don’t cry? Don’t make me blub

Boys don’t cry? Don’t make me blub

I’ve cried at the end of In the Name of the Father . . . when Spain beat Ireland in Euro 2012 . . . when my children were born . . .

Wed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
Would you whisht till we hear the weather forecast?

Would you whisht till we hear the weather forecast?

The Met Éireann bulletin is like one big security blanket for the nation

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 14:39
Is there anything to be said for another inquiry?

Is there anything to be said for another inquiry?

Irish public life loves an inquiry, a report, a taskforce or a review. How about a commission of investigation or an announcement that an announcement will be made?

Wed May 27 2015 - 03:00
Parenting has turned me into a bit of a hypocrite

Parenting has turned me into a bit of a hypocrite

During a chat with my son about the dangers of alcohol, I caught myself looking for a wine refill. The more I thought about it, the more I realised how imperfect my parenting skills are. And that’s okay

Wed May 20 2015 - 07:24
11 things you should know about the UK election result

11 things you should know about the UK election result

Cameron, the DUP, the resignations, the shock of it all...

Fri May 08 2015 - 01:59
If it came from the sea, it’s not going in my mouth

If it came from the sea, it’s not going in my mouth

My better half has made it her life’s work to get me to eat fish bodies and slimy matter from shells. She will not succeed

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 06:00
Tadgh is far from perfect but there’s no hairier love

Tadgh is far from perfect but there’s no hairier love

He has licked pretty much every plate in the house. We wrestle with him on the ground and he pretends to attack us. I often talk to him in a funny voice. I swear to God I’ve seen him smile

Tue Apr 21 2015 - 13:27
Here I am, stuck in the squeezed middle with you

Here I am, stuck in the squeezed middle with you

Has the economic crash brought out an occasional bitter streak in you that is hard to shake it off? You are not alone

Wed Apr 15 2015 - 06:00
Does my self-esteem look small in this shirt?

Does my self-esteem look small in this shirt?

The seemingly simple task of buying a new shirt leads one man down a path of indecision, humiliation and self-loathing

Wed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
Be nice to us: Whimfs are people too, you know

Be nice to us: Whimfs are people too, you know

Spare a thought for the white heterosexual Irish male in his forties

Tue Mar 31 2015 - 13:59
An Irishman’s Diary on a life well lived

An Irishman’s Diary on a life well lived

Remembering Sister Teresa

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 01:01
Luxury car market sees sales accelerate in 2014

Luxury car market sees sales accelerate in 2014

High-end brands like BMW, Mercedes and Porsche record significant sales increases

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary on the perils of  commuting by train

An Irishman’s Diary on the perils of commuting by train

‘Commuting puts you in contact with all sorts of people, some of them a little strange’

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 01:01
The 10 most read articles of  2014 on irishtimes.com

The 10 most read articles of 2014 on irishtimes.com

Wars and water charges don’t make the list but a singing priest, Kim Jong Un, Garth Brooks and Peaches Geldof do

Sat Dec 27 2014 - 13:38
Michael Noonan: I have defined what the ‘squeezed middle’ is

Michael Noonan: I have defined what the ‘squeezed middle’ is

Minister for Finance confirms marginal tax rate will fall if Government re-elected

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 21:48
Chillax, here are your least favourite words and phrases

Chillax, here are your least favourite words and phrases

Thousands voted and commented on the language they hated most

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 06:00
Why a ‘new deal’ between tech firms and spy agencies is not the answer  to terrorism

Why a ‘new deal’ between tech firms and spy agencies is not the answer to terrorism

Opinion: ‘The big tech companies – Facebook, Google and others – have a lot to prove to their customers in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations’

Fri Nov 07 2014 - 12:14
8 extracts from the Programme for Government Labour and FG should re-read

8 extracts from the Programme for Government Labour and FG should re-read

Coalition promised a ‘democratic revolution’

Wed Oct 01 2014 - 11:33
10 ways you know you’re in rural Ireland

10 ways you know you’re in rural Ireland

All this talk of ploughing got us thinking about how unique rural Ireland is

Thu Sept 25 2014 - 11:02
While you were sleeping, Scotland has been counting

While you were sleeping, Scotland has been counting

Here’s what happened overnight...

Fri Sept 19 2014 - 07:38
10 signs that summer is well and truly over

10 signs that summer is well and truly over

One minute it’s beers on the patio and the next you’re hunting for a bale of briquettes

Thu Aug 14 2014 - 10:56
School’s out: 10 ways life is better after the Leaving

School’s out: 10 ways life is better after the Leaving

Two of our resident old fogies look on the bright side of life on the eve of results day

Tue Aug 12 2014 - 13:20
Review recommends fundamental change at ‘closed, secretive’ Department of Justice

Review recommends fundamental change at ‘closed, secretive’ Department of Justice

Review follows report by Seán Guerin into Garda malpractice which was critical of the department

Mon Jul 28 2014 - 19:03
An Irishman’s Diary on teenage days in Mosney

An Irishman’s Diary on teenage days in Mosney

A recipe for fun in the sun in Meath

Wed Jun 18 2014 - 01:18
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