History’s bold scam artists – Want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? The Eiffel Tower?
Long before the internet made it easy, fraudsters profited from audacious plans
GAA director urged Charlie Haughey to abolish VAT on hurleys
Liam Mulvihill said cost of hurleys was making it almost prohibitive to take up sport
Discovery of export of Casement pistols to US caused alarm in 1991
Department of the Taoiseach and National Museum notified after letter from gun collector
Shakespeare wrote King Lear in lockdown. What did you achieve?
An Irishwoman’s Diary on auditing your lockdown goals
Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayers
An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks
The indomitable woman of Irish journalism – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Mary Maher
Pioneering journalist, trade unionist and feminist activist
State papers: Scientology and mass migration would solve Northern Ireland conflict
Taoiseach Charles Haughey received some novel advice from members of the public on how to end the Troubles
State papers: Garda pilgrimage to Rome in 1956 left trail of unpaid bills
Government resisted pressure to settle debts after learning gardaí had paid British travel agency
The sweetest things: our favourite desserts and cakes
A look back at the delicious cakes, biscuits, puddings and pies we’ve cooked – and talked about – this year
Hailstones, Elvis and a proper dinner for AP McCoy feature in the opening day
Record first-day attendance at the Punchestown festival
Sean Barrett to speak with Michéal Martin over row
Ceann Comhairle says Opposition entitled to question his decisions but he stands by ruling
Chemical found in plastic products poses no health risks
Food Safety Authority of Ireland welcomes discovery that BPA is safe for any age group
Dealing with childhood bereavement is vital, says Minister
Minister for Children launches a guide to help adults support bereaved children
Members disgusted at way FG is being run
John McNulty resigns from board after less than two weeks in his directorship
Ploughing ‘a most beloved rendezvous’, says Higgins
80,000 expected to attend opening day of National Ploughing Championships
Fianna Fáil holds 12 seats in Kildare after late-night count
Election of former junior minister Sean Power marks return of ‘old guard’
Pencil portrait wins Texaco art prize for Mayo teenager
Judge hails Shania McDonagh (16) as one of the most talented artists of her generation
A year through the eyes of Irish Times writers
Editor Kevin O’Sullivan casts his eye back over the highlights of an eventful 12 months in his editorial review of 2013
A ghost story for modern Ireland
Coill na Giúise is like so many of our 1,300 ghost estates: a once-pleasant landscape, cleared for houses that remain unfinished, and that many people want demolished. But is it that simple?
Journalist’s funeral told of a life ‘lived to the full’
His ‘gifts as writer, musician and singer, husband, father and grandfather’ recalled
‘Here it is more easy: I don’t feel the border between ability and disability’
More than 500 people from 20 countries attend Order of Malta summer camp
Government called on to reinstate funding for Special Olympics Ireland
Chief executive Matt English warns organisation may be forced to send fewer athletes to 2015 World Games in Los Angeles
Tom Hayes a surprise appointment as new Minister of State
Tipperary South TD will fill the vacancy in Department of Agriculture left by the late Shane McEntee
21 bathing spots stripped of top ranking
EPA says exceptionally heavy rain led to increased run-off from farmland
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