Retired chief justice Frank Clarke on his life in law: 'I think I found the hole that suited my peg'
The outgoing chief justice was the first member of his family to go to university
Des O’Malley obituary: Key political player thought by some as ‘best taoiseach Ireland never had’
Limerick politician split from Fianna Fáil to form influential Progressive Democrats
Fianna Fáil members know party facing one of its greatest challenges
Activists acknowledge issue of identity essential to repelling threats from Fine Gael and Sinn Féin
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland’s brilliant education system is a complete fluke
Education is our greatest asset, yet we produce it in an utterly haphazard way
Lessons from history – An Irishman’s Diary on Donogh O’Malley
Introduction of free secondary education was a key moment
The Irish Times view on fee-paying schools and Covid-19: Safety supports should be available to all
It is worrying that in the education sector the State should start to treat schools differently on the important issue of protecting the health of staff and students
An A-Z guide for going back to school
Pricewatch: In a time of Covid, the old concerns of costs and policies still remain
How you can share in Patrick Kavanagh’s isolation at Inniskeen this year
Frank McNally: Refurbished Kavanagh centre due to have a low-key opening in July
In a Word: Politics
The year 1968 was tumultuous and formative, marked by a series of high-profile deaths
Time to be ambitious. We need a Department of Higher Education and Research
We need to create globally-competitive universities that perform ground-breaking research which drives innovation economies
Does Ireland have too many universities?
European trends are towards consolidating a few elite places of higher education – at a time when Irish policy is to create more universities
Plenty of politicians’ promises, but what about these ideas to help consumers?
Pricewatch: Fancy a consumer watchdog with more bite, free off-peak public transport or safer cycling?
The Irish Times view on children in poverty: unheeded and unheard
Giving children a chance of realising their potential and living a fulfilling life are achievable aims
Consultants need major pay rise to see only public patients, Harris says
Minster says he wants to see only public patients treated in public hospitals
Why is kitting out your children for school so expensive?
Parents have spent over €20bn educating their young, despite free schooling
Department of Finance fears on free education not justified
Policy initiative paved way for decades of prosperity despite resistance by mandarins
‘I was not a human being’: A history of Irish childhood
No Child 2020: Dark stains remain on the Irish conscience over the treatment of children
If we don’t support students, how can we expect our society to flourish?
Opinion: Many students wonder how they will find accommodation in a housing crisis
Self-promotion trumps thought in Fine Gael leadership race
Diarmaid Ferriter: Duracell-bunny Fine Gaelers lack philosophical reflection
Diarmaid Ferriter: So, what is a university for?
Can a university have a soul and be driven by priorities other than rankings?
Diarmaid Ferriter: Teaching unions must unite on pay
Teachers subjected to two-tier pay system that is compete antithesis of equality
Fifty years after free secondary education, what big idea do we need in 2017?
We ask influential figures in Irish education on what needs to come next
Bruton says failure to integrate in schools can damage social stability
Boards to be told to take over community national school patronage from next week
TK Whitaker, supreme mandarin and good citizen - Fintan O’Toole’s assessment
Ireland’s greatest conservative revolutionary forced the state to alter the way it saw itself
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Since free education was introduced in the 1960s, Irish parents have spent more than €20 billion putting their children through school
Senators criticise proposal for student loan scheme
Independent Marie-Louise O’Donnell says the idea is ‘absolutely outrageous’
Diarmaid Ferriter: I have nothing against baptism
But it is unacceptable that some un-baptised children are treated like second-class citizens in school choice
Michael Viney’s Ireland: 50 years a blow-in
The English journalist and naturalist – this paper’s longest-serving columnist – has always been a keen-eyed yet sympathetic chronicler of Irish life. So what does he make of our nation in this centenary year?
Diarmaid Ferriter: Some rare cases of Irish political backbone
Our politicians could benefit from reading some documents at the National Archives
‘There are no votes in third-level education’
Outgoing chairman of Higher Education Authority says country faces urgent decisions over funding third-level
Diarmaid Ferriter: Schools system is blatantly sectarian
Admissions policies are another ‘dark stain’ and an affront to the ideals of the Republic
Diaspora must be involved in centenary discussions
Opinion: It’s often easier to understand the complexities of your own tribe from a distance
Miriam Lord: MacSharry can’t ruin Kenny’s mood
While the Government was away from Kildare Street, the seagulls attempted a coup
Fianna Fáil ardfheis passes motion to rule out Fine Gael deal
Dublin delegate claims some TDs open to sharing power after next election
Fianna Fáil members want party to rule out Fine Gael coalition
Delegate tells ardfheis talk of party going into government is ‘arrogance beyond belief’
Canny and in control: TK Whitaker – Portrait of a Patriot
Review: Whitaker’s service to Ireland is well painted but author Anne Chambers’s treatment of her subject is a bit cosy
Students ‘should be allowed to use computers for Leaving’
Many people are more comfortable using a tablet than a pen, says Junior Minister Ciaran Cannon
Hand it over, fork it out: why is nothing free any more?
From parking to plastic bags, and from bins to banking, nothing seems to be free any more. We even have to pay to put air in our tyres in some garages
Government failing children as schools ‘starved of resources’
Budget must protect frontline services, secondary school managers urge
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