# The Irish Times — Breaking Ireland & World News

> Trusted Irish and world news, analysis, podcasts, and puzzles. (iPhone/iPad app by The Irish Times Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-irish-times/id365544593 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Irish Times Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/365544597)
- Category: News, Magazines & Newspapers
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 95 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 119 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-04-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-irish-times/id365544593/reviews.md

## What is The Irish Times?

Discover trusted journalism and understand the stories shaping Ireland and the world with The Irish Times app. Follow breaking news as it happens, read award-winning reporting and analysis, and listen to audio versions of our best journalism — all in one place.

Download the app to enjoy everything The Irish Times offers: breaking news, in-depth reporting, opinion and culture, podcasts, games and more, wherever you are.

BREAKING NEWS AND LIVE UPDATES

- Get the latest headlines from Ireland and around the world as stories develop
- Stay informed with push notifications and customised alerts for news, business, sport and more
- Your daily news app for trusted, independent journalism

ORIGINAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS

- Read in-depth reporting, investigations and commentary from Ireland’s leading journalists
- Follow expert analysis across politics, business, society and culture
- Explore complex stories through thoughtful writing, data and visual journalism

LISTEN: AUDIO JOURNALISM

- Listen to audio versions of almost every Irish Times article
- Enjoy our award-winning podcasts, including In the News, Inside Politics, Inside Business, The Women’s Podcast and Ross O’Carroll-Kelly
- Stay informed on the go with narrated columns and features

VIDEO, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MULTIMEDIA

- Watch videos that add context and perspective to top stories
- Experience powerful visual storytelling through award-winning Irish Times photography
- Discover journalism brought to life across formats

BUSINESS, SPORT, ARTS AND LIFESTYLE

- Follow comprehensive coverage of Irish and international business
- Keep up with sport, culture, arts, science, technology and lifestyle reporting
- Read reviews, criticism and commentary from Ireland’s leading voices

SAVE, SEARCH AND ARCHIVE

- Bookmark articles to read later
- Search the full archive of irishtimes.com within the app
- Quickly find what matters to you with improved navigation

CROSSWORDS AND PUZZLES

- Take a break with Simplex, Crosaire, Sudoku, News Quiz
- Access over 10,000 archived editions 

DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

Enjoy everything The Irish Times has to offer with a digital subscription, which includes unlimited access to:
- Breaking news, stories, and articles in-app and on IrishTimes.com
- The Irish Times Digital Archive, with over 165 years of journalism to search.
- Over 10,000 crosswords and puzzles
- Exclusive subscriber-only newsletters
- Subscriber Rewards, including competitions and invitations to special events

Subscribe now and enjoy your first week free. Promotional offers apply to new subscribers only.

Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your iTunes account settings.

Privacy Policy:
http://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/privacy-policy

Terms of Service:
http://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/terms-conditions

## Key features

- Breaking news and live updates
- In-depth reporting and analysis
- Audio journalism and podcasts
- Video and photography
- Crosswords and puzzles
- Searchable archive

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Digital Subscription | $14.99 | per month |
| Premium Digital Subscription | $21.99 | per month |
| Annual Standard Digital | $159.99 | per year |


## Chart rankings

- #94 in Top Grossing · News (US App Store)
- #70 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers (US App Store)

## What do users think of The Irish Times?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 📰 Good news content
- ✨ Nice layout
- ✅ Works on iPhone

**Cons**

- 💥 Frequent crashes
- 🚫 Unusable offline
- 😵 Repeated cookie banners
- ❌ Login issues
- 📉 Poor user experience
- ⚠️ Not secure
- 🪲 Buggy
- 💸 Expensive
- 📄 Spelling errors
- 🔄 Unreliable functionality
- 📱 Not optimized for mobile
- 🖼️ Image/text overlap
- 😵‍💫 Freezes
- 🎦 No landscape mode
- 🚫 Subscription errors
- 🤷‍♂️ Unintuitive design
- ⏳ Slow loading
- 🗄️ Repeating stories
- ❓ Missing search function
- 🎛️ Poor UX
- 👎 Bad app design
- 🗑️ Unworthy app

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on opening articles
- Blank white screen
- App crashes constantly
- Cannot open articles
- Cannot navigate
- App stops working after internet loss
- Cookie preferences pop up on every screen
- App tells user they are not a subscriber
- Customer service link broken
- App hangs in an infinite loop
- App asks to pay via iTunes
- App crashes frequently
- App won't work offline
- App asks to submit cookie preferences for every article
- App crashes when opening an article
- App crashes when loading content
- App crashes on launch
- App freezes
- Podcast section not updating
- Text and photos overlap on screen
- Home page poorly formatted
- App won't open
- App freezes and ceases working on iPad
- Newsfeed not updating
- App gets into a dead end and cannot navigate back
- Cannot navigate back from a story
- Bug where back button doesn't work
- Ads make app annoying
- Pictures do not enlarge

**Most requested features**

- Sort out navigation
- Improve offline functionality
- Add search function
- Adjustable font size/spacing
- Add crosswords
- Include all editorial and features

## Recent user reviews (10 of 95)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-irish-times/id365544593/reviews.md

### 1/5 — V7.0.0 update crashes every time you open an article

*2026-05-26*

Do not update until they fix this.

### 2/5 — The Irish Times app is deeply disappointing

*2026-05-20*

For a newspaper that was very early on the Internet in Ireland the app is a dud. My biggest complaint is that the front page repeats the same stories multiple times while “hiding” a lot of good material inside. They clearly don’t invest in it. Do better, TIT!

### 1/5 — Blank white screen

*2026-02-21, version 5.2.10*

Nothing opens now other than the black background and a blank white screen. Can't open any articles, navigate, or do anything. What am I paying 11.99 a month for?

### 1/5 — As awful as ever

*2025-09-09, version 5.2.4*

the Irish Times make perhaps the worst apps you will see, not just the main newspaper app, but what possibly wins the title for worst app ever, MyHome.ie. You would think in this day and age it would be possible to make a news app that worked well, with good UX and was stable. Apparently not in the IT’s case!

### 2/5 — Irritatingly unreliable

*2025-05-28*

Would you please sort out the functionality of moving between sections!

### 1/5 — Not secure

*2025-03-29*

I have a dozen news apps and this is the only one where I have to turn off my device security (Privacy Pro) before it will load.

### 2/5 — Disappointing lack of investment in this app

*2025-03-08*

The previous app before this one was better. For years now this newer app is a poor user experience, particularly disappointing for a paid subscriber. The location on screen jumps around when using forward/backward navigation. Page loading and rendering is not snappy, no excuse for this with relatively static content. I don’t have a problem with the content, but I’m getting tired of paying for a poor user experience that they don’t appear to have any interest in improving. Maybe it’s time to stop paying for this.

### 2/5 — The app is not bad but as soon as offline it is useless

*2024-11-01*

I cannot understand why the app cannot be used offline. As soon as my internet drops (e.g. on a train going through a tunnel) the whole app disappears, including the article that I was halfway through. Why does the article disappear? Nonsense. 

Nevermind having similar features to TheJournal which allows you to continue reading when offline. 

If it was free I would understand, but I am paying for this

### 1/5 — Ver5.1.1

*2024-01-19*

Logged in to find that I am being asked to submit and save my cookie preferences for every article. I can’t read an article any more without submitting cookie preferences EVERY time!
Does anyone in there test updates before releasing them?
🤬

### 1/5 — Unusable due to cookie banners

*2024-01-19, version 5.1.1*

App has become unusable due to cookie preference windows popping up on every screen and requiring seven taps to refuse permission. Sort it out!

## Frequently asked questions about The Irish Times

### What kind of content does The Irish Times app offer?

The app provides trusted journalism covering breaking news, in-depth reporting, analysis on politics, business, society, and culture. It also features audio versions of articles, award-winning podcasts, videos, photography, and interactive puzzles like crosswords and Sudoku.

### How can I access premium content or features?

Unlimited access to all content, including breaking news, articles, the digital archive, and exclusive subscriber-only newsletters, is available through a digital subscription. Subscribers also receive special rewards.

### What are the subscription details for The Irish Times app?

Subscriptions offer unlimited access to the app and IrishTimes.com, the digital archive, over 10,000 puzzles, exclusive newsletters, and subscriber rewards. A free first week is offered to new subscribers, with promotional offers applying.

### How do I manage or cancel my subscription?

Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current billing period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your iTunes account settings.

### What devices is The Irish Times app compatible with?

The app is designed for mobile devices and can be downloaded from app stores. While specific OS versions are not detailed, it is generally compatible with most modern smartphones and tablets that support the respective app store's requirements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.1.3 — 2026-08-10

Minor fixes and improvements

### 7.1.2 — 2026-07-15

Minor fixes and improvements

### 7.1.1 — 2026-06-29

Minor fixes and improvements

### 7.1.0 — 2026-06-16

Minor fixes and improvements

### 7.0.1 — 2026-06-02

Minor fixes and improvements

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