The Irish Times

30/12/2025

"It was with some surprise that I accidentally came across a site where people had posted comments about me - not all pleasant. They appeared more than three years ago and the detractors evidently thought that, because of the title of the article, 'I am not an Alcoholic', that I was in denial."

Part 28: Although my life has its share of heartaches, I am content in my skin

30/12/2025

Fintan O'Toole: The Republic has more resources than it ever dreamed of. But it feels like a place in which you have to compete for everything from a seat on the bus to a hospital appointment to a decent place to live. If it is to truly f**k the begrudgers, it has to show everyone that more really is more.

Racism and xenophobia are begrudgery writ large. They divide humanity into an Us and Them

30/12/2025

The perception that the league is a ‘graveyard’ for young players eyeing professional careers ‘is changing’, says Clontarf’s Dylan Donnellan

The perception that the league is a ‘graveyard’ for young players eyeing professional careers ‘is changing’, says Clontarf’s Dylan Donnellan

30/12/2025

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s search for suitable private-rented accommodation has left her “soul-destroyed”

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s search for suitable private-rented accommodation has left her ‘soul-destroyed’

30/12/2025

Competition: Win a two-night stay at The Limerick Strand Hotel. Click here to find out more.

The Limerick Strand Hotel is giving one lucky winner the chance to win a two-night stay for two with breakfast both mornings and a delicious meal in the River Bar & Restaurant.

30/12/2025

Files released by the National Archives show that Bertie Ahern, then the minister for finance, objected to various elements of the draft legislation

Legislation proposed in 1990s to address concerns over ministerial conduct after controversies

30/12/2025

Here are twelve of the best new restaurants from 2025

From Brazilian chefs to Ukrainian bakers and Irish professionals who have worked abroad, the international influence on this year’s new spots is clear to see

30/12/2025

Political advisers and staff in the Department of the Taoiseach received close to €500,000 in total in redundancy and severance payments when they had to leave their jobs following the resignation of Leo Varadkar last year

Eight personnel received redundancy/severance payments in 2024, figures from the Department of Taoiseach accounts show

30/12/2025

A threat to the delivery of new homes in Dublin due to electricity constraints led Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien to demand urgent action from EirGrid and ESB to close off risks emerging in the new year

Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien asked for urgent action from national grid operator and power supplier

30/12/2025

Book review: Donegal’s Inishowen peninsula and the county of Tyrone take their names from Cenél nEógain (the kindred of Owen), a powerful medieval royal house that were part of the northern Uí Neill dynasty. The story of their rise and fall is brought dramatically to life in this terrific new book by Brian Lacey, an archaeologist and historian who was the inaugural director of the Discovery Programme, the State’s archaeological research body.

The story of a powerful medieval royal house’s rise and fall is brought dramatically to life by Brian Lacey

30/12/2025

Stories that caught readers’ attention in 2025: Who will be Ireland’s ‘first gentleman’? The man behind Catherine Connolly

Brian McEnery, and Heather Humphreys’ husband Eric, are media-shy but supportive of their wives’ careers

30/12/2025

In today’s letters to the Editor, Nuala Gallagher from Castleknock writes about emigration memories.