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The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

Dolly Parton and Emma Blake murals are up; small beanies and CGI actors are down

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 00:00
Una Mullally: RTÉ’s biggest problem is its creative anaemia

Una Mullally: RTÉ’s biggest problem is its creative anaemia

Voluntary redundancies will not save the broadcaster if it refuses to take creative risks

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 06:00
Cathy Kelly: ‘My inner demons could create their own rugby team’

Cathy Kelly: ‘My inner demons could create their own rugby team’

Life Lessons: Author on learning to trust herself, meditating and remembering a dear friend

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 06:00
The Screamers: The story of a hippy commune in northwest Donegal in the 1970s

The Screamers: The story of a hippy commune in northwest Donegal in the 1970s

From the Archive: The group who lived in Burtonport ‘found society pathetically wanting’

Sun Nov 10 2019 - 06:00
Hannah Gadsby: People were angry that I ‘wasn’t doing comedy right’. I’m angry I got raped

Hannah Gadsby: People were angry that I ‘wasn’t doing comedy right’. I’m angry I got raped

Comedian coming to Dublin with Douglas, the follow-up to her groundbreaking show Nanette

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

Yes to an urban soil project in Cork, but no to designer AirPod cases

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 00:00
Christina Aguilera at 3Arena review: raunchy, gritty show of female empowerment

Christina Aguilera at 3Arena review: raunchy, gritty show of female empowerment

As she explodes on to the stage, her current energy is as fierce as her past legacy

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 23:25
How culture can play into resistance

How culture can play into resistance

Brutal urban planning forms the spine of a new film by the Irish experimental film-maker Moira Tierney

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 05:00
‘So many men in Ireland are affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer or mental health issues’

‘So many men in Ireland are affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer or mental health issues’

Life Lessons: Jack O’Connor, country director of Movember in Ireland

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 06:00
Racist direct provision system a time bomb for Irish society

Racist direct provision system a time bomb for Irish society

What we are witnessing now is what happens when governments refuse to lead

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 06:00
Tara Stewart: ‘I can’t cope with criticism’

Tara Stewart: ‘I can’t cope with criticism’

RTÉ R&B and hiphop DJ speaks of on-air nerves, social media and ethics of branding

Sun Nov 03 2019 - 06:05
When Dublin rollerskating rinks made headline news

When Dublin rollerskating rinks made headline news

The opening of three new rinks in 1909 for ‘votaries of the graceful art of roller skating’ was covered by The Irish Times

Sun Nov 03 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

Yes to Órale’s delicious tacos, but no to Breaking Bad’s disappointing sequel El Camino

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 00:00
Sinéad O’Connor at Vicar Street: A once-in-a-generation singer in the form of her life

Sinéad O’Connor at Vicar Street: A once-in-a-generation singer in the form of her life

Outside, a frantic trade for tickets in the cold air. Inside, a bottomless love for the artist

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 09:36
‘We are created in the image of God, so we’re all perfect’

‘We are created in the image of God, so we’re all perfect’

Life Lessons: Poet Gabriel Rosenstock on haiku wisdom, Gandhi and dwelling on the positive

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Fine Gael MEPs’ actions on migrant vote abhorrent and pathetic

Una Mullally: Fine Gael MEPs’ actions on migrant vote abhorrent and pathetic

Aligning with far right to defeat resolution on Mediterranean rescues is disgusting

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 06:00
The smoker’s Waterloo: The day Ireland stubbed out smoking in pubs and clubs

The smoker’s Waterloo: The day Ireland stubbed out smoking in pubs and clubs

From the Archive: Issue of ban was consistent theme in Irish Times’s letters pages

Sun Oct 27 2019 - 06:00
Mango x MathMan: 'Prosperity is for those who are given it'

Mango x MathMan: 'Prosperity is for those who are given it'

The Dublin duo's debut is filled with sounds of the capital, overlaid with sincere and bittersweet observations of everything that's good and bad about the place they call home

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

We love Spitalfields pub and Gwyneth Paltrow’s acting; SAD and big cars leave us cold

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 00:00
Una Mullally: Brexit shows up our nonsensical approach to Irish citizenship

Una Mullally: Brexit shows up our nonsensical approach to Irish citizenship

Easy access to Irish passports remains off limits to some sectors of our society

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 06:15
When Bewley’s hid gold rings in barm bracks, and other Irish Halloweens past

When Bewley’s hid gold rings in barm bracks, and other Irish Halloweens past

From the Archive: Fairy revels, jack-o’-lanterns and the first October bank holiday

Sun Oct 20 2019 - 06:00
‘ The Irish education system can make children feel like they are stupid’

‘ The Irish education system can make children feel like they are stupid’

Life Lessons: Kurb Junki, artist and film-maker, on trusting people, forever growing and using time wisely

Sun Oct 20 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

We love Brendan Gleeson as Trump, and big-star memoirs; Insta-interiors and commuting are leaving us cold

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 00:00
‘I was fascinated by Ireland. I thought I could find inspiration here’

‘I was fascinated by Ireland. I thought I could find inspiration here’

Life Lessons: Sabine Dargent, set designer

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Elizabeth Warren’s patronising joke is a gift to Republicans

Una Mullally: Elizabeth Warren’s patronising joke is a gift to Republicans

Democratic presidential hopeful's zinger last week, an example of punching down, was a worrying strategic fumble

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 06:00
When ecstasy was dealt openly on the Dublin rave scene

When ecstasy was dealt openly on the Dublin rave scene

From the archive, 1994: Five undercover gardaí were offered drugs on entrance to Asylum nightclub

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

RuPaul and Bonnie Greer are up, Facebook ads and arguing about The Joker are down

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 00:00
Owen Roe: ‘Becoming a dad changed my life. It was seismic’

Owen Roe: ‘Becoming a dad changed my life. It was seismic’

Life Lessons: The big change is the overwhelming love you feel for your child, it’s something you only fully understand when it hits you

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 06:00
Fine Gael is gaslighting the nation over ‘affordable’ housing

Fine Gael is gaslighting the nation over ‘affordable’ housing

Government has failed so badly on solving crisis that it is moving the goalposts

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 06:00
The origins of skateboarding in Ireland: ‘It’s not a craze or a childish whim’

The origins of skateboarding in Ireland: ‘It’s not a craze or a childish whim’

From the archive: The skateboarding craze took up a number of column inches in the late 70s

Sun Oct 06 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Goldfinch film is a big letdown but we love Ikea blue cheese and fake fur coats

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 00:00
BusConnects: Culling trees latest attack on Dublin’s quality of life

BusConnects: Culling trees latest attack on Dublin’s quality of life

Una Mullally: Project needs to be balanced against risk to established neighbourhoods

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 07:14
‘Ireland at the present crisis specially needs any ties that will bind her to Great Britain’

‘Ireland at the present crisis specially needs any ties that will bind her to Great Britain’

From the Archive: Proposals to remove Ireland from the National Council of Women of Great Britain and Ireland were met with resistance

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 06:00
Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week

Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week

Lilly Singh and Jennifer Lopez are up; Justin Trudeau is down

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 00:00
Who is accountable when big-tech housing goes wrong?

Who is accountable when big-tech housing goes wrong?

State could provide social housing if likes of Apple, Google and Facebook paid full tax

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 06:00
Jason Byrne: ‘You need a license for a dog but not for a baby’

Jason Byrne: ‘You need a license for a dog but not for a baby’

Life Lessons: No one teaches you how to raise children, but their love is the best drug in the world

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 06:00
Pipe smoking dogs, and other memories from past Ballinasloe Horse Fairs

Pipe smoking dogs, and other memories from past Ballinasloe Horse Fairs

The Times We Lived In: Published October 8th, 1924

Sun Sept 22 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

Amanda Palmer and beignets are up, but we’re asking, who needs Avozillas?

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 00:00
‘Don’t trust anyone who says “It’ll be grand”’

‘Don’t trust anyone who says “It’ll be grand”’

Life Lessons: Mike Ahern, co-director and co-writer of the film Extra Ordinary

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Dublin city in an advanced stage of decay

Una Mullally: Dublin city in an advanced stage of decay

If you thought 2019 was mad, bad and sad for Dublin's development, get ready for 2020

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 06:00
Maeve Brennan, a writer who was at home in neither Ireland nor America

Maeve Brennan, a writer who was at home in neither Ireland nor America

From the archive: ‘Irish literature’s best-kept secret ... everyone should be reading her’

Sun Sept 15 2019 - 06:00
The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week

Chris O’Dowd is great in a new BBC comedy series, but we’re feeling the autumn chill in our bones

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 00:00
Una Mullally: Why we should care that the Bernard Shaw pub is closing

Una Mullally: Why we should care that the Bernard Shaw pub is closing

The beauty of the rough-around-the-edges Dublin venue lays in its imperfections

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 14:00
Morgan MacIntyre of Saint Sister: ‘I can’t sing without making shapes and casting spells’

Morgan MacIntyre of Saint Sister: ‘I can’t sing without making shapes and casting spells’

Life Lessons: Morgan MacIntyre, one half of singing duo Saint Sister, her biggest flaw, best advice and her motto for life

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 06:00
Una Mullally: How YouTube can suck you into an extremist swamp

Una Mullally: How YouTube can suck you into an extremist swamp

Recommendation algorithm can lead online viewers up the radicalisation pathway

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 06:00
Rationing in 1940s Ireland: Drapers protest over clothes restrictions

Rationing in 1940s Ireland: Drapers protest over clothes restrictions

From the archive: Worth remembering wartime rations amid Brexit shortages fears

Sun Sept 08 2019 - 06:00
Joanne McNally: ‘There was always a bang of show pony off me’

Joanne McNally: ‘There was always a bang of show pony off me’

The Dublin comedian, who was adopted, explores what’s in our DNA in her new show

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 06:02
We ’re lamenting the end of summer but cannot wait for Margaret Atwood’s new novel

We ’re lamenting the end of summer but cannot wait for Margaret Atwood’s new novel

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 00:00
Una Mullally: Electric Picnic or Branded Picnic?

Una Mullally: Electric Picnic or Branded Picnic?

Brands and agencies need to realise that less is more as advertising hurts atmosphere

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 17:14
Una Mullally: If you think Johnson is bad, wait for Farage

Una Mullally: If you think Johnson is bad, wait for Farage

Brexit Party is branding, communication and simplicity. Who cares about truth?

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 06:00
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