Ireland’s huge childcare costs stopping people going to workCost of returning to work amounts to 90% of potential earnings, report notesThu Jul 21 2016 - 11:38
Dublin commuter train evacuated after catching firePassengers forced to leave train after smoke seen billowing from underneath a carriageTue Jun 07 2016 - 15:20
Patrick Logue: Cyclists need to stop peddling excuses for rule-breakingThe cycling lobby does itself no favours by engaging in tribal finger-pointing in an effort to excuse bad cycling behaviourWed May 18 2016 - 06:00
Patrick Logue: An open letter to Enda and MicheálSome 950,000 of us are mad as hell at youWed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Patrick Logue: The sick male world of dress-down FridayOnce 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 inIn the jokeless world of 2016, humour is practically banned for fear of offendingWed Apr 27 2016 - 08:00
Patrick Logue: My past life as a teenage rock god in a shed in DonoreAlmost 25 years after that summer, I still listen to those tapesWed Apr 20 2016 - 06:00
Top tips to keep you in the saddleTried walking, hill-walking, running, hill-running, swimming and going-to-the-gym-ing, and hated them all? Now try cyclingWed Apr 20 2016 - 00:00
Martin blames ‘arrogance of majority government’ for mistakesFF 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 linksFianna Fáil leader says Sinn Féin pretending 1916 exhibition is independentSun Apr 17 2016 - 13:03
Patrick Logue: A very Irish excursion to the Grand HotelOn a random family trip to Malahide, everything – but everything – was grandSun Apr 10 2016 - 06:00
Patrick Logue: The strange disappearing world of SnapchatIf you are over 40, using Snapchat feels a bit like walking into a kids’ disco and telling a jokeWed Apr 06 2016 - 06:00
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 familyFri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Who is Enda Kenny?How old is Micheál Martin and other key questions Irish voters are asking GoogleWed Feb 10 2016 - 14:59
Swims, runs and walks - Irish Times journalists get active on Christmas DayOur annual dunk has no charity element, which lends it a tremendous air of integrityFri Dec 25 2015 - 10:00
Patrick Logue: The little boy with sad eyes on the LÉ NiamhDid 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 superiorMany people have a negative seagull story, but crows have maintained their integrityWed Aug 12 2015 - 01:00
Paddy Logue: Watch the Coalition fill every pothole all across the landMy 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 foreignerOur 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 friendsIt is the responsibility of men and the parents of men to change male behaviourWed Jul 22 2015 - 07:29
Patrick Logue: A recipe for good health, culled from the internetFollow my Gimme More plan for a healthier life. PossiblyWed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Patrick Logue: A moment of terror in the sky above DublinAs the engines roared and we surged back up into the air, I planned my funeralWed Jul 08 2015 - 03:00
Patrick Logue: The Renault 4 was more than a car to meI’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 StoryfulFormer RTÉ correspondent founded social media agency in 2010Thu Jun 25 2015 - 16:14
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 largeWed Jun 24 2015 - 03:00
Confessions of a lifelong hoarderMy wallet, car boot and attic are all victims of my weakness for accumulating rubbishWed Jun 17 2015 - 03:00
Boys don’t cry? Don’t make me blubI’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?The Met Éireann bulletin is like one big security blanket for the nationWed Jun 03 2015 - 14:39
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 hypocriteDuring 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 okayWed May 20 2015 - 07:24
11 things you should know about the UK election resultCameron, 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 mouthMy better half has made it her life’s work to get me to eat fish bodies and slimy matter from shells. She will not succeedWed Apr 29 2015 - 06:00
Tadgh is far from perfect but there’s no hairier loveHe 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 smileTue Apr 21 2015 - 13:27
Here I am, stuck in the squeezed middle with youHas the economic crash brought out an occasional bitter streak in you that is hard to shake it off? You are not aloneWed Apr 15 2015 - 06:00
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-loathingWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
Be nice to us: Whimfs are people too, you knowSpare a thought for the white heterosexual Irish male in his fortiesTue Mar 31 2015 - 13:59
Luxury car market sees sales accelerate in 2014High-end brands like BMW, Mercedes and Porsche record significant sales increasesSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
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.comWars and water charges don’t make the list but a singing priest, Kim Jong Un, Garth Brooks and Peaches Geldof doSat Dec 27 2014 - 13:38
Michael Noonan: I have defined what the ‘squeezed middle’ isMinister for Finance confirms marginal tax rate will fall if Government re-electedFri Nov 28 2014 - 21:48
Chillax, here are your least favourite words and phrasesThousands voted and commented on the language they hated mostThu Nov 20 2014 - 06:00
Why a ‘new deal’ between tech firms and spy agencies is not the answer to terrorismOpinion: ‘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-readCoalition promised a ‘democratic revolution’Wed Oct 01 2014 - 11:33
10 ways you know you’re in rural IrelandAll this talk of ploughing got us thinking about how unique rural Ireland isThu Sept 25 2014 - 11:02
While you were sleeping, Scotland has been countingHere’s what happened overnight...Fri Sept 19 2014 - 07:38
10 signs that summer is well and truly overOne minute it’s beers on the patio and the next you’re hunting for a bale of briquettesThu Aug 14 2014 - 10:56
School’s out: 10 ways life is better after the LeavingTwo of our resident old fogies look on the bright side of life on the eve of results dayTue Aug 12 2014 - 13:20
Review recommends fundamental change at ‘closed, secretive’ Department of JusticeReview follows report by Seán Guerin into Garda malpractice which was critical of the departmentMon Jul 28 2014 - 19:03
An Irishman’s Diary on teenage days in MosneyA recipe for fun in the sun in MeathWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:18
