From Zelenskiy’s jaw-dropping White House meeting to Prince Andrew’s loss of royal titles: 12 history-making moments of 2025
Irish Times writers recount some of the biggest world news stories they covered this year and why they were significant
Review 2025
Year in review 2025: Stories looking back at events of 2025
The photographs of 2025 – and the stories behind them
Irish Times photographers select their images of the year
An indifference to running? Now that’s the kind of team mascot we can all get behind
It has been a long, tough year, but in the middle of it all, a lone hero stretches and yawns in a Colorado barn
Best music in 2025: Irish Times critics choose the albums and acts of the year
From CMAT to Chappell Roan, and Maria Somerville to Rosalía, women have ruled the industry this year
2025 in music: The five best Irish jazz albums of the year
Including releases by Simon Jermyn, Snowpoet, Izumi Kimura, Ronan Guilfoyle and Nils Kavanagh
2025 in music: The five best trad albums of the year
Including releases by Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Cormac Begley and Liam O’Connor, and Tara Breen
The year in theatre: At last, Ireland has lost its fear of new writing for the stage
We may be optimistic about a place that’s far more hospitable, where new writing could be the norm, not the exception
2025 in music: The five best Irish albums of the year
Irish acts have released more than 300 albums over the past 12 months. These are our favourites
The Irish Times view on the political year: lagging behind reality
The problems were well diagnosed. What was missing was urgency
‘It felt like every football fan in the world saw the goal’: Ken Early on the late, late Troy show
Irish Times writers pick their most memorable moments from a year featuring outstanding performances by Katie O’Connor, Ava Crean, Louth’s footballers and more
Can the Gaza ceasefire hold? Trump’s peace plan enters its most perilous stage
Unresolved questions over Hamas disarmament, Israeli territorial control and an international stabilisation force raise doubts about whether the truce can hold
2025 in radio: RTÉ and Newstalk’s tit-for-tat talent raids only add to an uncertain future
After a seismic year of poaching presenters and refreshing rosters, Ireland’s revamped stations can’t ignore the shift online
Bike sheds, Molly Malone and ghost buses: the things we talked about in 2025
Future generations will be shaped by a vocabulary of learnings and vacation - and some notions that are resolutely Irish
A bumper year for Irish athletics: 25 medals and the athletes who won them
It’s rare for Irish athletes to win medals across such a wide range of events in a single year
‘Reflecting on 2025, there’s an ominous sense that even greater disasters await us’
Year of deepfakes, drones, masculine energy and bad weather also brought first babies of Generation Beta
2025 in culture politics: Arts Council’s IT crisis, RTÉ’s financial strain and Trump’s assault on the BBC
One of the many negative effects of the housing crisis is making Ireland a cold place for culture in all its forms
2025 in art: Our 10 favourite Irish exhibitions of the year
Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone at the National Gallery of Ireland, Kunstkammer in Waterford and Lisa Fingleton in Tralee are among the highlights
From Tokyo to Istanbul and Croke Park: the top 25 moments of the year in women’s sport
World and European champions, record-setters and mould-breakers, Irish sportswomen had another stellar year
Why 2025 will be remembered as a pivotal year in Irish politics
In the News podcast: In a hectic political year, the challenge was to choose just a handful of stories
Daniel Aruebose, Michael Gaine and Evan Fitzgerald: The key crime stories of 2025
In the News podcast: Daniel Aruebose and Michael Gaine among unsolved cases
Beyond Skorts: How Ireland’s sportswomen kept clearing impossibly high bars in 2025
Away from the rí-rá of the skorts debate, Irish women offered a bounty of sporting firsts in 2026
From Kashmir sapphires to Achill art: Auctioneers’ favourite items from 2025
Rare gems, paintings from Mainie Jellett and Roderic O’Connor, and collectibles linked with Irish literary greats are among the top picks for this year
My favourite beauty products in 2025, from big hair spray to a viral perfume
Hair, skin, make-up – these seven standout products earned permanent spots in my kit this year
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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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices