The Irish Times

How a larger-than-life Kerry exile helped Muhammad Ali fight in Dublin

London publican Butty Sugrue, once dubbed ‘Ireland’s strongest man’, was force of nature

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 05:00

London police begin questioning Downing Street staff over lockdown parties

Inquiry widened to include No 10 quiz night in December 2020 after photo emerges

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 06:35

Johnson admits forwarding Tory donor’s ‘great exhibition’ plan

Lord Brownlow, who originally paid for part of PM’s flat refurbishment, met culture secretary

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 16:45

Queen Elizabeth urged by doctors to rest at least two weeks

Queen to carry out ‘light, desk-based duties’ but avoid official events or ceremonies

Sat Oct 30 2021 - 07:55

Embassy musical event will show Dublin and London still in tune

London Letter: Other Voices amplifies interwoven musical world of Britain and Ireland

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 20:00

James Bond: Hint at gay experience in 007’s past almost cut from Skyfall, says producer

Barbara Broccoli had to fight studio over scene between Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 14:15

First night of Proms sees London get into its post-pandemic groove

London Letter: Two weeks after ‘Freedom Day’ and there’s optimism in the air

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 02:00

Chief Justice Frank Clarke: ‘Judges are not immune from the human condition’

He did not discuss the Séamus Woulfe issue, in an interview at the Ireland’s Edge festival

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 20:10

Snap Shots: Charting a tumultuous year through the eyes of a football club

Historian David Kynaston’s year-long diary chronicles the fate of Aldershot Town FC

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 06:00

An oral history of Fame: ‘In between takes it was pretty wild’

Four decades later, cast and crew recall the fun and the fights on set of late Alan Parker’s enduring hit

Mon Aug 24 2020 - 06:00

The more London’s lockdown eases, the clearer the crisis becomes

London Letter: The city’s retail and hospitality sectors face ruin unless workers return to offices

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 20:51

Vera Lynn obituary: Singer had a lifelong connection with British wartime spirit

The ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’, known for song We’ll Meet Again, has died aged 103

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 16:24

Why are actors quick to blame everyone else for bad films?

There is a long history of actors deriding poorly received work, with Cats star Rebel Wilson being the latest

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00

Eímear Noone: ‘I will never forget him saying “Welcome to the Oscars”’

On Sunday night, Noone will become the first woman to conduct at the Academy Awards

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00

Rufus Wainwright: ‘I’ve played Dublin all my life, really’

Rufus and sister Martha discuss grieving for their mother, performing Christmas songs with family

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 05:00

Jeff Goldblum: ‘Imelda May is one of my favourite people on Earth’

Jeff Goldblum was a pianist before he was an actor. Now he’s back at the keys – and loving it

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 05:00

The garden is not abuzz. I want the bees back

Leaving things to nature – and lawns unmowed – pays its own dividends

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 00:00

The cherry tree in bloom reminds me of Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone

Striking a balance between surrendering the garden to nature and precision strimming

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 06:00

Some Like it Hot, A Star is Born, The Wizard of Oz ... and other great remakes

Great directors like Hitchcock and DeMille weren’t above having a second go at their own films

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 20:18

Everything in a new place: The art of reimagining Radiohead

Radiohead’s seminal Kid A and Amnesiac will get new leases of life at MusicTown 2019

Sat Apr 13 2019 - 05:00

Harold’s Cross infill site for sale at €1.85m

Also: Residential properties in Dundrum, Chapelizod and Ongar, land in Dunboyne

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 01:00

Loudest Whisper: Rockers mark 50 years with free gig at Rory Gallagher Music Library

Formed as The Wizards in early 1960s, group evolved from beat group into folk-rock combo

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 15:22

Culture wars: even the arts are a Brexit battleground

Even the free movement of musical instruments could end, says one composer

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 06:00

Six of the best TV shows to watch this weekend

The last season of Sugar Rush arrives, Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the Border and Poldark

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 06:00

Home is an airport: My son took 100+ flights in his first year of life

Darragh Morgan is a classical solo violinist born in Belfast now living in London

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 14:00

Queen Elizabeth praises RAF on its centenary

British monarch says the service has ‘defended our freedom gallantly’

Sun Apr 01 2018 - 18:38

Are bees the key to colonising Mars?

Review: The Diary of a Martian Beekeeper impressively marries science and theatre

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 00:00

Irish architects dig deep for London cancer treatment centre

Now we really know how big a hole it would take to fill the Albert Hall . . .

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 16:15

Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I’m cleverer than people think’

Patrick Freyne meets the singer and the fans who would ‘smother their mother’ for him

Sat Apr 22 2017 - 06:00

Five things you need to know today

McCabe scandal; St Patrick’s Day caution; hospital strike; Baftas; Irish gangs

Mon Feb 13 2017 - 08:09

Baftas 2017: La La Land wins best film on night of surprises

Hollywood musical scoops most gongs on occasion coloured by celebrity and politics

Sun Feb 12 2017 - 22:10

Harold’s Cross zoned residential infill site for €1.8m

Row of shops anchored by Hall Electrical sits on 0.2 acres and faces park

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 05:10

Róisín Murphy: ‘Here I am. Warts and all’

Róisín Murphy’s new album Take Her Up to Monto is named for a song about Dublin’s former red-light district. “It’s a little postmodern fragment, a bit of history. But also it’s me.”

Fri Jul 08 2016 - 06:00

Una Mullally: Embrace your Irishness and celebrate 1916

The Rising reminds us of greatness; a time when political leaders had big ideas

Mon Jan 04 2016 - 12:09

Engaging exploration of the art of singing

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 06:00

Dancing queen: The Dubliner running a ballet school in London

When Dubliner Therese Schweppe started her ballet school in London, the response was overwhelming

Sun Jul 05 2015 - 00:00

Philip King: The power behind ‘Other Voices’

Philip King’s raison d’etre after 13 years running his hit televised concert series is still the same: ‘We provide a safe house for rambling troubadours from around the world. They find it inspiring and uplifting here’

Fri Mar 20 2015 - 00:00