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Star gazing: Vote for your favourite celestial shot in DIAS astrophotography competition
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (332+ words) The Irish Times Vote online for your favourite image as part of the Public Choice Award in the annual Reach for the Stars contest From the moon in perfect alignment with the Poolbeg Stacks in Dublin and the Milky Way…...
Diamond Necklace bidding to give Aidan O'Brien seven classics in six weeks
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (881+ words) Seven Classics in six weeks could be a snappy movie title but it's far from fantasy for the Aidan O'Brien team, with Diamond Necklace odds-on to sparkle in Sunday's French Oaks at Chantilly. Even by the unrivalled standards of his…...
Weekend's football fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Donegal v Cork
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (799+ words) Donegal v Cork, Ballybofey, 3pm Not many are giving Cork a sniff here, even though they beat Donegal last time the sides met in the championship, back in 2024. Colm O'Callaghan's suspension was upheld during the week and he's a significant loss,…...
Author Keith Ridgway: "Dooneen is the most beautiful place on Earth, as far as I'm concerned'
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (1224+ words) The idea of writing a return-to-Dublin novel has been with me for a very long time " almost since I left " but it never took shape," Keith Ridgway says. Then, after A Shock was published, the pandemic happened, and I was…...
Kevin Phelan - Clip 01
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (186+ words) Meet the Irish college class of summer 2026: "Students don't really miss the phone' Patrick Freyne travels across the UK talking to people about their reflections on the Brexit vote ten years later. Video: Enda O'Dowd Paul Howard is joined in…...
No Trump, but perfect start for USA as they outplay Paraguay in 4-1 win
1+ min ago (431+ words) After the interminable build-up and endless lectures about the role of the United States in this World Cup, football had its say. Despite the absence of the commander-in-chief, the USA team shook off the pressure of hosting this controversial World…...
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: "I'm not giving that kid the money. Not a focking chance'
5+ min ago (1035+ words) I absolutely despise Christian's wife, Lauren. I say it as well. Not to her face obviously. Sorcha goes, "Ross, you shouldn't despise anyone." This coming from the girl who refuses to watch anything with Jake Gyllenhaal in it because he…...
How Deegan, Soroka and Deeny strengthened their case for bigger roles at Leinster
37+ min ago (797+ words) There's an argument that suggests it's better to be underrated than overrated, but what trumps both is being entrusted to play on a regular basis. Max Deegan, Alex Soroka and Brian Deeny might subscribe as they have each enriched Leinster's…...
Conor Murray: Irish rugby has dropped a clanger with James Lowe
38+ min ago (1000+ words) Negotiating with two paymasters from the same company is a tricky business. That is how Irish rugby works. And it does work, but it can become fraught, particularly when a player has more than 30 birthdays. The people negotiating with players…...
Reviews in brief: The Pilgrimage, Stalin's Apostles and The Asset Class
51+ min ago (536+ words) The Irish Times Reviews in brief: The Pilgrimage, Stalin's Apostles and The Asset Class New books from John Broderick, Antonia Senior and Hettie O'Brien Frank O'Connor likened the world of the 19th-century novel to life in Irish provincial towns, where…...