2023 ends with much of the world at war, and a quarter of the global population affected
Gaza and Ukraine dominate news in the western world, yet more than 50 other conflicts continue around the globe
Year in Review
The most-read stories of 2023: From the deaths of Irish musical heroes to riots in the capital
IT Sunday: Death of Sinéad O’Connor, Dublin riots and RTÉ pay scandal were just some of the stories to hold readers’ attention this year
What were the most-read articles on irishtimes.com in 2023?
Death of Sinéad O’Connor, Dublin riots and RTÉ pay scandal were just some of the stories to hold readers’ attention this year
The mystery of Ukraine’s Caravaggio: the second Taking of Christ?
A depiction of Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ, stolen from an Odesa museum in 2008, has for years been embroiled in controversy over its theft, dramatic recovery and, most importantly, its origins as an authentic painting by Caravaggio himself
2023, the year of the incompetent fraud
Standards among the crooked are slipping. How can they do better?
A year in highlights: The memorable parts of 2023
A run through of what happened during the year in Ireland and across the globe
Do you remember this? What happened in 2020
2020 in review: Megxit, Weinstein, missing paddleboarders, Black Lives Matter: it wasn’t all Covid-19
Anna O’Sullivan died of Covid-19 in May, just shy of her 100th birthday
2020 in review: The virus hit people who witnessed the past century’s defining moments
The EU stared failure in the face – but survived
2020 in review: In March, some of the EU’s most treasured achievements began to unravel
David McWilliams: The 2020 changes that are here to stay
2020 in review: From how we think about money to the working week, some lessons will stick with us
Irish politics in 2020: An earthquake election, an unlikely marriage, a scandalous dinner
2020 in review: A momentous year in politics will keep the historians of the future busy
Fintan O’Toole: Trump has unfinished business. A republic he wants to destroy still stands
2020 in review: Donald Trump will continue to unleash racism, nativism and a fear of government
Murder and burglary fell in 2020, but domestic violence rose
2020 in review: In almost every crime trend, the pandemic was the primary driving factor
2020 was like an Irish summer from the 1950s
2020 in review: There were picnics, Dubs in rural areas, no coaches and no American accents
The year Boris Johnson became the sick man of Britain
2020 in review: Dominic Cummings died politically, Johnson almost did in actuality
Jennifer O’Connell: 2020 was a tale of two Irelands
2020 in review: Four out of five Irish people saw incomes grow or stay the same in the pandemic
Ireland’s economic year: The pain has most definitely not been equally shared
2020 in review: You can’t turn an economy off and on again without massive damage
Ireland and Covid-19: What we got right, what we got wrong
2020 in review: Our lockdown strategy was blunt and short-term, but mostly it worked
Latin America fell victim to political and economic malaise in 2019
Year in Review: Populists now dominate Latin America’s three largest economies
Schadenfreude will not help the North get off its knees
Year in Review: Return of Stormont might moderate fury over the mess the DUP got us into
The Greta Thunberg effect: ‘Hero and villain’ of 2019
Year in Review: Greta Thunberg is dictating course of unfolding environmental history
Lyra McKee’s legacy: 'I have no doubt it will happen again,' partner says
‘I don’t want to see anybody else go through what we’ve had to’
There was only one story of 2019 in Irish politics. And it wasn’t ‘Swing-gate’
Year in Review: It often felt like the true epicentre of Irish politics was Westminster
Europe’s conscience drowned in the Mediterranean Sea
Year in Review: The Mediterranean retained its place as the deadliest migration route in the world
How Boris Johnson became Britain’s most powerful prime minister since Tony Blair
Tory leader’s path to an 80-seat majority involved ambition and broken promises
The Year of the Pig was Xi Jinping’s annus horribilis
Year in Review: The full horrors of China’s ‘re-education’ camps were exposed this year
Middle East: Violence recedes, but volatility persists
Year in Review: Despite a reduction in conflict, politics remain fragile
David McWilliams: Where is the slowdown experts warned us about?
Year in Review: Forecasters underestimated the success of the Irish economy in 2019
America is considering the very real prospect of a second Trump term
Year in Review: 2019 was the year the world became inured to Trump
For Ana Kriégel’s family, the ordeal is far from over
Year in Review: Geraldine and Patric Kriégel’s grief was played out in the public eye
Fintan O’Toole: 2019 was a bit like Game of Thrones – lots of action, no climax
Year in Review: 2019 was a year of lots of extraordinary activity but not much movement
Winners and losers in a year of extremes in the business world
Green Reit and CRH among winners as Boeing, Denis O’Brien and RTÉ join losers
The penny has finally dropped about the intrusions of big tech
Net Results: The public is wising up to data gathering abuses, but that’s just the start
Scandal-rocked INM faces 2019 with trepidation
Media group’s annus horribilis will see it under investigation by inspectors this year
Sports Review 2018: Here’s Johnny! Sexton’s drop of gold snatches victory in Paris
Grand Slam campaign was about to be holed below the waterline until ‘Le Drop’
Sports Review 2018: When Mbappé outshone even Messi
Teenage wizardry in the seven-goal wonder of Kazan as Argentina bowed out
Sports Review 2018: Sanita Puspure defies odds and elements
Gold the pearl on the end of a string of sparkling rowing achievements for Ireland
Sports Review 2018: Agony turns to ecstasy for conquering Dubs
Dublin women are an outstanding team, packed with plenty of exceptional players
Russia v the West: Vladimir Putin’s new cold war
Skripal poisoning and arms-race fears have sent chill though East-West relations
Photographs of 2018: News
Irish Times picks of the year: From the Charleton tribunal to the housing crisis
David McWilliams: Why 2018 was such a strong year for the Irish economy
It wasn't perfect, but the past 12 months saw incomes exceed their pre-crash peak
Best of frenemies: Why Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have stuck together
It suited Micheál Martin, and the national interest, to keep Leo Varadkar in power
Theresa May: Visionless, stubborn and indefatigable
May is in a stronger position than a year ago, but now faces perilous challenges
Year of the anti-Trump: Robert Mueller’s tenacious investigation
Special counsel’s Russia inquiry has dogged year two of Donald Trump’s presidency
Photographs of 2018: Nature and environment
Irish Times picks of the year: From California wildfires to an Indonesian tsunami
The year conservative, Catholic Ireland lost its mojo
The abortion referendum result was the ‘culmination of a quiet revolution in Ireland’
Macron’s credibility was dented by more than the yellow vests
French president will have to work hard to salvage reputation at home and abroad
The Year... in case you missed it
Beast from the East, Eighth Amendment repealed, All Blacks defeated: 2018 in summary
Photographs of 2018: Sport
Irish Times picks of the year: From Ireland’s All Blacks victory to Sam the whippet
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