1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (316+ words) Writing about the scrum is like diving in at the deep end and hoping that it is, indeed, the deep end. But here goes. The term tighthead is apt, his head jammed in between those of the opposition loosehead and…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago  (493+ words) A woman facing deportation to South Africa with her three sons has said she is "relieved" the family has been given more time to stay in Ireland. Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi arrived in the State in late 2023 with Samuel, Joseph and…...

21+ hour, 30+ min ago  (769+ words) Unsurprisingly, Jack Crowley is expected to be named at outhalf when the Ireland team to play England at Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 2.10pm) is announced on Thursday morning. Jamison Gibson-Park is also in line to be restored, after the introduction of…...

6+ day, 23+ min ago  (913+ words) On the last night of athletics at the Paris Olympics, the hopes of a nation rested on the young shoulders of Cyr'na Samba-Mayela. As Olympic hosts, France had yet to win a single medal on the track or field, and…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1594+ words) There is a narrative in play that Irish rugby is heading for the doldrums and there is nothing light about the shifting winds of opinion, whether they're coming from sections of the media, its antisocial half-sibling or from bar-room conversation....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (344+ words) The mocks were a big wake-up call for my son as it exposed gaps across all his Leaving Cert subjects when it came to answering questions. He has enjoyed his school life to date as he represents his college at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1025+ words) There was a ruck on the letters pages of The Irish Times at the end of last week. Or maybe it was a maul. On the eve of the Six Nations, Pat Burke Walsh from Wexford wrote that he was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (202+ words) Sir, " A free admission that basketball was my sport, not rugby, but I always considered both very tactical. My bar-stool knowledge of the French is that they thrive on open play, so why give the ball to them and play…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (223+ words) Discard dehumanising language about people looking for a livelihood'irishtimes.com Discard dehumanising language about people looking for a livelihood Lack of empathy is harmful Sir, " On Newstalk this week, Dublin City Council chief executive Richard Shakespeare was complaining about "bin…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (649+ words) The use of Shannon Airport for flights carrying Palestinians being deported from the United States has been described as "reprehensible, "deeply disturbing and "outrageous by Opposition politicians in the Republic. It has been reported that a private jet owned by…...