Ireland vs England in philosophy: Who would win a World Cup of ideas?
Ireland’s contribution to philosophy tends to get overlooked amid patronising commentary about the ‘Celtic soul’
Edmund Burke
The Enlightenment gave rise to a habit of worshipping ‘great men’, but they never had to worry about dying in childbirth
Unthinkable: Donald Trump is on a crusade to unwind the ‘woke’ agenda, but that does not mean the question of inclusivity is solved
Why the middle classes are afraid of Sinn Féin
Anxiety over the rise of a propertyless class has been an obsession of property owners since the time of John Locke
Border Ballads – Frank McNally on the national anthems of Poland, Ukraine, and Monaghan
An Irishman’s Diary
Declan Ganley revives plan for bar complex close to Tuam
Telecoms entrepreneur intends to redevelop Derreen Inn site with additional facilities
Civic peace looks untenable in America’s future
US Politics: Terrible internal violence with riots and assassinations may hover on horizon
In a Word ... Perfidious
A strain of English exceptionalism is enough to make any Irish person’s blood run green
Short of staycation ideas? Try a pilgrimage to Irish philosophy sites
Unthinkable: Ireland has a rich philosophical heritage – some more plaques would be nice
Trinity to examine colonial legacy in reply to Black Lives Matter
TCD’s history from the Plantation of Ulster to the Atlantic slave trade under scrutiny
Never mind the Bridgertons, meet England’s first feminist
Unthinkable: Mary Wollstonecraft’s time in Ireland seemed to influence her world view
Trinity College lawns dug up to make room for wild flowers
Re-wilding of lawns at the entrance are an effort to address biodiversity crisis
The Irishman who was one of Britain’s most prominent spies
James Talbot, from Malahide, coordinated a spy network that stretched from St Petersburg to Lisbon
Ten philosophers to help us through the coronavirus crisis
Unthinkable: Sartre and Schopenhauer make the list but Peig Sayers deserves inclusion too
Trinity’s front lawns set to be wild-flower meadow
Public overwhelmingly supports bee-friendly proposal in an online vote
Can’t travel because of Covid-19? There’s always the inner journey
Unthinkable: The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity for armchair tourism, says philosopher Emily Thomas
Coronavirus: Ex-Italian PM given all-clear to participate in Dublin conference
Romano Prodi arrived from Emilia-Romagna hours before warning on non-essential travel from region
Trinity College plans wildflower meadow on College Green
University wants to transform prominent grassy area in response to biodiversity crisis
The Irish Times view on Kevin Lunney attack: Time for people to speak up
Sean Quinn was wrong to use a TV interview to criticise former colleagues living in fear
Trinity College seeks female nominees to join collection of 40 male busts
Provost says it is time for sculptures in Long Room library to better represent diversity
Boris Johnson seeks to ditch UK pledges to EU on future relations
Changes sought to agreement made by Theresa May are of deep concern to Ireland
Religious congregations yet to fully honour compensation deals
About €250m of €1.5bn has been paid to survivors from agreements in 2002 and 2009
David Brooks: ‘Comments are so much more vicious than even 10 years ago’
The New York Times columnist can aggravate diehard liberals but his latest book merits a fair hearing
Fred and Rosemary West: The clues were all there, for 20 years
‘House of Horrors’ show investigates how killers went undetected despite alarm bells
World’s oldest college debating society to celebrate 250th anniversary
Trinity College Dublin Historical Society to celebrate its gilded, and star-studded, history
Ireland does philosophy: A new guide for the perplexed
Unthinkable: A philosophy book designed for younger readers takes inspiration from Kerry sage John Moriarty
Trinity ‘devastated’ by Brexit, as it highlights decline in NI students
College publishes open letter in FT urging ‘prudence, deliberation and foresight’
‘Brendan Kennelly’s words raised my spirits’
The Time of My Life: A poet’s work provides uplift and inspiration to a composer
The faith of Ireland’s Catholics continues, despite all
What sort of country will Pope Francis encounter? One where Mass attendance – though falling – is still among the highest in Europe, where scandals have dented people’s faith in the church, but faith itself has not died
Cash for ash: Fallout will not end with politicians
RHI inquiry exposes DUP and NI’s civil service view of London money as fair game
Description of Yes result as an end to Catholic Ireland greatly exaggerates
Voters were almost all educated in church-run schools
Was Ireland’s most prominent philosopher ‘too womanly’?
Unthinkable: The Irish statesman Edmund Burke was a victim of reverse sexism
Fintan O’Toole: Conservatives have abandoned their core principles
The rich were only pretending they cared about prudence, law and family values
Declan Ganley: 'Leo Varadkar is a disappointment'
Interview: The Galway businessman and campaigner seems to revel in his notoriety
Extending Nano Nagle’s legacy beyond convent walls
Rarely can finance and idealism have coalesced so convincingly as in this exciting Cork development
Brexit is so toxic that some ban it as a topic of conversation
London Letter: Elite’s sneering at majority’s vote is uninspired and stuck in 19th-century
Prince Albert statue to stay on grounds of Leinster House
Petitions Committee said petition seeking its removal was inadmissible
Mark E Smith: bingo masters, witch trials and totally wired, his genius remembered
Mancunian anti-hero fine-tuned the world, distorting and damaging its aesthetic veneer
Conor Cruise O’Brien caused ‘cultural transformation’ in Ireland, symposium hears
Politician, writer and diplomat discussed on centenary of his birth
‘Vain, reckless, belligerent’: What unites Donald Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II
US president shares many of the traits of the man who led Germany into war, says historian
His father’s son: Liam Cosgrave and ‘the boss’
WT Cosgrave and son shared a deep commitment to parliamentary democracy
Declan Ganley calls time on €2m Galway pub plan
Businessman says ‘entrepreneurs are treated like crap’ after planners reject scheme
Jobstown trial involves ‘cracking a nut with a sledgehammer’
Defence counsel says for evil to thrive, it is necessary for good men to do nothing
Varadkar hires Trinity historian as speechwriter and researcher
Varadkar guest at Patrick Geoghegan’s wedding last year
Oliver Callan: St Patrick’s Day a party for phoney Ireland
Behind the shamrock blinkers and pleasant poetry, we’re just hypocrites
What have the Irish ever done for us? (More than you might think)
The Irish are known for many things, but perhaps not for splitting the atom and curing leprosy. We set the record straight
Furious response to column saying Ireland has ‘tenuous claim to nationhood’
Writer Melanie Phillips' column is entitled 'Britain is the authentic nation in this battle'
Will you take a day off work on March 8th to ‘strike 4 repeal’?
March 8th ‘non-traditional’ action to push for referendum on Eighth Amendment
Colum Kenny: Stop worrying and get involved
It’s easy to find excuses not to engage but cynicism can be the most comfortable form of complacency
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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