Golf thuggery is a thing now. Why are we so surprised?
How long before we see football-style ultras detonating smoke bombs along the 18th fairway, Portmarnock casuals beating rival hooligans with nine irons in the carpark of the K Club?
Budget 2026: Six key points to watch out for in a politically explosive event
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has ruled out personal tax cuts in the budget, a decision sure to cause controversy
By Cliff Taylor
Miriam Lord’s Week: Budget battle truce declared as Paschal’s kid lines out for Na Fianna
Oscar Donohoe is part of Glasnevin club playing Dublin senior football semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes on Sunday
By Miriam Lord
Rory McIlroy cements legacy as one of the greatest Ryder Cup players as he targets Adare Manor
Sergio Garcia’s record as highest points scorer is in McIlroy’s sights before his career ends
By Philip Reid
Honor’s date for the debs is a looker. She clearly takes after her old man in that regord
Sorcha is up to 90, and still hoping Honor will decide to wear her dress from our debs in 1995
A gap has emerged between the Irish establishment and the Irish street
This sort of gap is being filled by populists across the Continent
By David McWilliams
A night with the Armed Support Unit: ‘Nobody can tell you when to pull the trigger or not’
For the first time, the Garda’s ASU permits a reporter to accompany it on patrol around Dublin, its busiest area
By Conor Lally
Carlos Spencer: ‘I’m a coach that encourages guys to express themselves’
Former All Black outhalf now strives to be an ‘approachable guy’ that can help Terenure win a couple of championships
By Gerry Thornley
When a parent kills: ‘My children would be alive if I knew about my wife’s illness’
Bereaved call for changes to mental health patient confidentiality following killings
By Órla Ryan
‘Tony O’Reilly should have been president of Ireland’: Jeffrey Archer on life, books and his God-given gift
Former Tory politician on his new novel End Game and - to the chagrin of his publisher - his secret final novel out next year
By Mark Paul
Revenge of the policy wonk: Russell Vought’s moment arrives
Most anti-performative figure in US president Donald Trump’s administration is coming into his own
By Keith Duggan
Donald Trump says the US film industry has been ‘stolen’. Was it one heist after another?
If the US president catches Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, he’ll surely be delighted by a film shot on home soil. Right?
By Laura Slattery
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘If you think the present is horrible then you should try living even 70 years ago’
Deary talks about his new book for adults, rebellion, the cushie present day, and ‘wanting to create something worthwhile’
By Martin Doyle
Mark Mazower’s On Antisemitism: A Word in History - Clear, comprehensive and nuanced
A book that can contribute to honest discussions that are desperately needed in a new age of racism, war and genocide
By Brian Hanley
Injury Time by David Goldblatt: An impressive analysis that might not cure you of football
This book poses the ultimate question for football fans: is this game a gift or a curse?
By NJ McGarrigle
Letters to the Editor, October 4th: On employing former prisoners, the Gaza flotilla and beautiful Brussels
They contribute to society - there is nothing remarkable about that
Online shopping: beware of sneaky sales tactics
European Commission research found that 97% of the most popular websites and apps with EU consumers deployed at least one sneaky sales tactic
By Joanne Hunt
Where next for the conservative right after Maria Steen’s failed presidential bid?
There seems to be little hope of her heralding a revival of social conservatism given that her political cohort isn’t even comfortable calling itself ‘conservative’
By Ellen Coyne
In Her Father’s Voice, at Dublin Theatre Festival, emotions run high and understanding is in short supply
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: Shane O’Reilly’s play confronts the ethics of cochlear-implant surgery for a deaf child
By Tom Lordan
Mixed fortunes for Irish clubs in Europe
Cork City fans to protest; Aoife O’Rourke speaks about her ambitions
By Mary Hannigan
Konstantin, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is an intelligent, quick and cracklingly alive take on Chekhov
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: This inventive play asks what happens after The Seagull’s gunshot
By Ruby Eastwood
How did a doctor lacking basic skills and suspended overseas maintain a licence in Ireland?
Gavriel Simha Furedi is operating as an eye specialist in Romania despite findings of investigation
By Conor Gallagher
Cairn Homes makes €75m offer for Dublin golf club and how is the tourism industry really faring?
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
By Peter Flanagan
Doctor suspended abroad was still licensed in Ireland, investigation finds
Gavriel Simha Furedi was found to lack basic medical knowledge, including how to perform injections
By Conor Gallagher
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