The most remarkable thing about Britain’s €650m Erasmus deal is the lack of outrage
The move may help Labour appeal to those aged 18-24 where its support has collapsed
Evolving Islands: Ireland & Britain - a special series from The Irish Times exploring the complex relationship between the two
The move may help Labour appeal to those aged 18-24 where its support has collapsed
There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight to Irish
Emily Bourke is doing her bit to promote the Irish language in a city that can ‘swallow you up’
Us second-generation Irish in Britain, raised with back-home accents and framed aerial photos of bungalows - who are we really?
Some properties claimed as being owned by party in 2023 were not included in accounts lodged for the following year
After 186 years of publication, The Northern Standard will put out its last edition next week. What a sad, grim thing
Last surviving member of the Fine Gael-Labour coalition which held office from 1973 to 1977
Negotiations led to deep feelings of betrayal on the part of nationalists in Northern Ireland with enduring implications
Is Guinness, especially in an Anglo-Irish context, a more palatable brand of Irishness for the wax-jacket set?
Nearly 100,000 people work in a sector critical to the North’s economic success
Conradh na Gaeilge scheduling extra classes as expressions of interest rise more than five-fold between summer and January terms
Jon Boutcher says Northern devolution has failed the force, with budget stuck at 2010 levels
While many Northern nationalists see unification as a solution to poor governance, that is a fallacy
House of Commons Northern Ireland committee complains about ‘lack of commitment’ from Republic on investigations
Scotland’s nationalist first minister visits Dublin on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk economics, culture and space rockets
If this is how the Left chooses to present a united front, there will be wider ramifications
New Garda unit agreed as part of Anglo-Irish deal to be created before end of year but will not investigate Troubles killings
Republic and Northern Ireland together have the critical population needed to make centres of excellence viable, politicians hear
The Morning Post’s scoop on the Boundary Commission was a profound shock to the Free State government
‘Over 80%’ of those claiming asylum in Republic are reaching Dublin via Northern Ireland, says Minister
Church’s acting leadership appealed to abuse survivors to come forward in statement read to parishioners on Sunday
Forty years after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the former diplomat still sees Sunningdale as the peace deal that got way
What if Derry city was included in the Irish Free State or Donegal included in Northern Ireland? Or if there was no Border at all?
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly noted the role played by international social media actors in the recent disturbances at the Citywest Hotel
While the importance of the Anglo Irish Agreement is sometimes overlooked, it was the foundation on which all subsequent progress has been based
The Anglo-Irish Agreement, signed 40 years ago this week, didn’t bring the reassurance that was hoped for, but ultimately was a significant milestone
With 181 pupils, Scoil an Droichid is at capacity but will finally have a permanent home come next September
Treaty ‘normalised’ relations between Dublin and London
Television: Adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s novel starring Lola Petticrew and Gillian Anderson isn’t perfect with moments of unintentional hilarity
Staunch unionists are pinning their hopes on her presidency damaging US-Irish relations but it’s easier to imagine her falling out with Sinn Féin than Trump
Ben Collins favours Irish unity and encourages others of similar heritage to engage with subject
Dick Spring urges political leaders ‘to jump one fence at a time’ on 40th anniversary of Anglo-Irish Agreement
Not one of the 2,000 scenarios it considers for the next 40 years involves the ending of partition
Unthinkable: Fact-checking isn’t enough to save democracy, we need logic-checking
Sectarianism displayed towards Heather Humphreys was startling and depressing
The plainspoken west Belfast actor on their love of Ballymurphy, ongoing intergenerational trauma in the North, and why they refuse to just ‘shut up, smile, wave and wear pretty clothes’
Nobody should be forced to wear the contentious symbol - take it from the British Legion and Imperial War Museum
Vatican visit marked first joint worship with a British monarch and a Catholic pontiff since Henry VIII’s rule
An Irish language commissioner, an Ulster Scots commissioner and an Office of Identity and Cultural Expression have just been appointed, a classic three legged stool
Comments made by former Conservative minister Greg Hands at seminar hosted in Dublin
Katie McCabe this year is receiving much of the treatment normally reserved for Derryman James McClean
Stephen Crean, son of a Dublin mother and Roscommon father, cherishes childhood memories of Ireland
Any move to unity in the near future could prove serious for an unprepared Northern Ireland economy
Abuse of Heather Humphreys will feed into unity debate in Northern Ireland
He once joked that coming under attack from both sides made him the ‘epitome of a balanced Ulsterman’
Kerry exhibition of Life magazine images by French photojournalist revisits the start of the Troubles
Passenger numbers on the Enterprise service are up by 40% in a year
The Minister for Justice is unafraid to say he wants a single sovereign state for Ireland
Silver awards worth €100,000 each were awarded to a partnership between the Galway-based Grá Chocolates, and Needi, which supplies corporate gifts
Presidential election: Never again should Fine Gael send a Protestant candidate out, unprepared, into a sectarian storm
David McCullagh opens up an issue which remains instructive in many ways. This deserves wide readership and debate
Roots celebrated - and a few slaps thrown - as Ireland and Scotland face off in Inverness
Individual tailored partnership programme between Ireland and Nato is under ‘threat’, Jock Stirrup warns
Guarantees are required, and a firm idea of what will be voted on. Enough is known to commence deliberations on timing
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices