Garret FitzGerald
Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus
The northside is a different country – especially when it comes to transport options
Sherry FitzGerald chief’s €3.75m Victorian house goes for 10% under asking
Plus: Maggie O’Farrell fan Justice Kagan, Micheál Martin’s gamer protegés and two jobs putting out fires
The big questions we’re busy ignoring about what it means to be European
EU presidency a chance for Ireland to depart from vacuous scripts on underpinning the bloc’s ‘shared values’
Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment
Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres
Simon Harris announces ‘blueprint’ for Irish unity
Fine Gael leader says planning for constitutional change ‘must involve listening to all traditions’
The Irish Times view on Varadkar’s comments on rural Ireland: over-simplistic but still useful
Complex issue resists simple argument, whether from a picket line or a podcast studio
Seán Barrett obituary: Political vote getter who never forgot roots in long and varied career
Businessman and Fine Gael former ceann comhairle made vital contribution to Garret FitzGerald’s efforts to form governments in 1980s
Hard lessons – John Mulqueen on how ministers fared at past teachers’ annual conferences
Each conference was a shooting gallery, with the minister the target
UUP leader might have point about an Irish Government apology for conduct in Troubles
Saying sorry may not be on the agenda, but some serious reflection about State’s behaviour is warranted
Garret FitzGerald had flaws but he also had something novel: a vision for Ireland
He badly mishandled the abortion referendum in 1983 and failed to oversee the legalisation of divorce in 1986, but what he always had was a vision
Irish farm lobby’s decision to oppose Mercosur could cost them when next EU budget is framed
What happens to the EU payments matters much more to beef farmers than the price of cattle and budget will be under pressure
Northern nationalists increasingly ‘anti-British’ rather than ‘anti-unionist’ by 1980s
Security action by Thatcher likely to alienate nationalists more, senior official warned Garret Fitzgerald
State carried out secret study on asking UN to make Northern Ireland a trusteeship
Confidential report on inviting peacekeepers to North was ‘very helpful’ to minister Garret Fitzgerald
I’m Glad You Asked Me That: The Political Years by Terry Prone - Caustic and entertaining
The long-time PR adviser to politicians has saved her juiciest material for this second volume of memoirs
Patrick Cooney obituary: Minister who confronted Provisional IRA with implacable resolve
Last surviving member of the Fine Gael-Labour coalition which held office from 1973 to 1977
Former Fine Gael minister and MEP Paddy Cooney dies aged 94
Simon Harris pays tribute to man of ‘tremendous integrity’ who served in governments of Liam Cosgrave and Garret Fitzgerald
Noel Dorr: ‘To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further’
Forty years after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the former diplomat still sees Sunningdale as the peace deal that got way
‘Prone to lose the run of himself’: Ireland’s taoisigh, from de Valera to Micheál Martin
Diarmaid Ferriter reviews The Taoiseach: A Century of Political Leadership, a collection of essays on the State’s 16 political ‘captains’
At the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, we sensed we were witnessing a historic event
While the importance of the Anglo Irish Agreement is sometimes overlooked, it was the foundation on which all subsequent progress has been based
Anglo-Irish breakthroughs have always been intentionally vague
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
Island of Ireland is ‘not ready’ for a unification referendum, says former tánaiste
Dick Spring urges political leaders ‘to jump one fence at a time’ on 40th anniversary of Anglo-Irish Agreement
Terry Prone: ‘Charlie Haughey grasped me by the knee and told me I was a rude b**ch’
Terry Prone writes about giving media training to Charles Haughey when he was leader of Fianna Fáil
Charlie vs Garret: Eoin O’Malley’s fresh take on the rivalry that shaped modern Ireland
New book gives surprising insights on the political battle between Haughey and FitzGerald
Who was Martin Mansergh, what role did he play in Fianna Fáil and North’s peace process?
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Rathmines home of former taoiseach now owned by son, Sherry FitzGerald founder, for €3.75m
Bono and John Hume among those to have been entertained at home now owned by Sherry FitzGerald founder
Brian Cowen and The Crash: a new look at the handling and political cost of the Celtic Tiger collapse
A new Irish Times podcast series looks back at the crash with the benefit of 14 years’ hindsight
A portrait of Robert Dudley Edwards by his doting granddaughter turns out to be gripping, unconventional and searingly honest
The UCD historian was controversial in his day for his "revisionist" approach to established Irish narratives, and his personal life had its share of boozy misadventure, writes Stephen Collins.
Is it time to acknowledge the legislative achievements of Charles Haughey?
Rite & Reason: He cured a social ill with the Succession Act, which stopped men from cutting their wives out of their will
How St Stephen’s Green went from a mucky marsh to Dublin’s most famous square in 400 years
Roaming pigs and geese, the obnoxious Whaley family, one of Ireland’s first Michelin stars and ‘shocking destruction’ of the city’s built heritage from the 1960s ... the green has seen it all
From ‘damned Englishman’ to ‘f**king a**hole’: A history of Ireland in 25 Dáil insults
The language has become coarser but it is striking how fuelled by testosterone the Dáil has always been
Video Nasty review: cheeky all-too-rare drama that shows 1980s Ireland like it really was
Television: Series follows Dublin teenagers seeking to complete their collection of banned VHS movies
Public relations pioneer Pat Heneghan dies following illness
Communications adviser played key roles in corporate battles, 1979 papal visit and electoral success of Fine Gael
Joint British/Irish courts in Northern Ireland were backed by top Conservatives
State records show controversial plan for paramilitary trials had backing in UK cabinet before Thatcher turned it down
Gemma Hussey obituary: Third woman ever to be appointed to Cabinet
After leaving politics she published a memorable diary of her time in office, which provided a fascinating glimpse into the operation of the Cabinet
Which politicians have done most for Irish culture? As the general election approaches, it’s a question worth asking
The main parties’ approaches to Ireland’s cultural life was encapsulated by the opposing outlooks of Charles Haughey and Garret FitzGerald
Cork’s Quay Co-op celebrates 40 years battling prejudice and inequality
Organisation to mark anniversary with celebration for staff, suppliers and supporters
Michael O’Kennedy obituary: A Fianna Fáil veteran who enjoyed long and varied career
Former minister, senator and European commissioner is remembered for his integrity
Fr Trendy, Charlie vs Garret and Save Wanderly Wagon: Irish TV’s unforgettable moments
An exhibition at the National Photographic Archive marks 60 years of TV in Ireland
Gardaí confirm Provisional IRA killed garda and soldier during Don Tidey kidnap
Patrick Kelly’s family call for end to ‘orchestrated nationwide campaign of misinformation’
Irish women who rocked the patriarchal system with their words
The first volume of Irish women’s speeches is a reminder of the female voices that inspired and drove change
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland’s crack cocaine epidemic has consequences far worse than any viral pandemic
Much of what was eventually achieved in the State’s drugs policy the 1990s is now being reversed
Máire Mhac an tSaoi obituary: acclaimed poet, critic and diplomat
An ‘enabling force’ for later Irish language women writers
Albert Reynolds: Razzmatazz politician and supreme negotiator
Showman and dealmaker defied detractors when he brokered peace in North
Political couple’s Dalkey apartment with island views for €895,000
Built in 2000, this spacious south Co Dublin two-bed could be an ideal home for downsizers
Margaret Thatcher’s moods, Garret FitzGerald’s outburst – a diplomat looks back
Late British diplomat David Goodall recalls the creation of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
Swearing of religious oaths is hypocritical as Ireland becomes more secular
What if an elected president declined office due to the religious oath required by our Constitution?
Eoghan Murphy: Influential figure who was still deemed a ‘rising prospect’
Resignation comes as a shock as few thought bruising spell in housing would be last time in cabinet
Varadkar forced to defend ‘scrapping’ vaccine priority list at FG meeting
Tánaiste says shift in rollout plan could have been handled better with greater consultation
Influential liberal theologian Fr Enda McDonagh dies aged 90
President recalls his involvement in campaigns for women’s and Travellers’ rights
Fintan O’Toole: We are a nation of historical vandals
Ireland fails to preserve the records that constitute public memory
China’s president responds to Higgins letter about detained Dubliner
Xi Jinping suggests countries seek solution to Irish businessman’s detention
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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