The Latest Breaking News from the Irish Times

Five years ago this week, Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to its constitution, which banned abortion except in cases of “real and substantial risk” to the woman’s life.

Sinn Fein’s leader in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, has claimed a border poll on unification will take place “this decade”, after the party cemented its status as the leading political force in Northern Ireland following huge gains in local elections. 

An opinion piece criticising women for wearing fake tan has been found to have been written by AI. The Standard speaks to the individual behind it

The piece ran on 11 May and accused people who use fake tan of mocking those with naturally dark skin

The Irish Times has since released a statement stating that the article "may not have been genuine"

Newspaper says it is reviewing the widely-read comment piece as author’s veracity questioned

We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires and cremated animals, to the ice sheets calving into the ocean, to the promises of world leaders that they will heed the “last chance” warning of the scientists.

US President Joe Biden is due to meet his Irish counterpart Michael D. Higgins today as part of his trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

A drama about the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement – 25 years ago this month – might sound a dry affair. But Owen McCafferty’s “searing” new play is anything but that, said Jane Coyle in The Irish Times. Agreement is a “compelling political thriller with echoes of…

Leslie Feist has opened up about her decision to exit Arcade Fire's 2022 European tour, months after frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct.

HUMZA Yousaf’s election as SNP leader, and expected nomination as Scotland’s first Muslim leader, has made headlines around the world.