Irish Times News

Name: Irish Times News
Rating: 3.631579 (1573 reviews)
Author: The Irish Times Ltd

Get news and in-depth reports from Ireland and the world with The Irish Times

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Experience award-winning journalism with the Irish Times News Chrome extension. Stay connected with the latest breaking news and thorough analysis from Ireland and globally. The app offers full access to all content on irishtimes.com, including business, sports, and interactive features like crosswords and Sudoku. Enjoy audio versions of top articles and original podcasts such as In the News and The Women’s Podcast, enabling you to listen on the go.

Subscribers benefit from unlimited access to exclusive content, the digital newspaper archive dating back over 160 years, and curated emails. The extension supports personalized alerts for news updates, easy navigation, bookmarking articles to read later, and seamless sharing across social media platforms. Recommended for anyone seeking an immersive news experience with audio, video, and interactive features from a trusted Irish media source.

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Version:

6.2.0 Last updated: 2025-03-14

Version code:

2948

Creation date:

2012-04-23

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.BLUETOOTH
android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM

Size:

47.00MB

Email:

te*****@irishtimes.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 94,761 ▼ 145

Other rankings

#196 in News and magazines (Gross) ▲

User reviews

Users appreciate the high-quality journalism and some new features like bookmarks and crosswords. However, they consistently report issues with app stability, lack of offline reading, poor subscription management, and an awkward user experience with navigation and customization shortcomings. Many find the app clunky and buggy, with forced paywalls, difficult cancellations, and missing features like search and font adjustments making the app less user-friendly despite the quality content.

Pros

The journalism quality is praised and considered great by users.
The app upgrade is seen as an improvement over the older version by some users.
New features such as crosswords and bookmarking are appreciated.
Search function, although missing in the app, is available on the browser version, which some users prefer.
Removal of comments section is viewed as a positive change.

Cons

The app is buggy and unstable, often crashing or failing to load stories.
Offline reading is not supported; loss of internet connection causes the app to log out or lose content.
Subscription management is problematic, including auto-renewal without notice, issues with recognizing paid subscriptions, and complicated cancellation process.
UX issues including lack of swipe navigation between articles or sections, poor layout with excessive empty space, and difficulty focusing on individual stories.
Lack of customization such as font size adjustment and absence of dark mode makes reading uncomfortable.

Recent reviews

Useless really , can't access via Playstore. When I open it, it makes me subscribe to articles even though I'm already subscribed., feels like I'm be led to take the premium subscription.

Ge*****, 2025-01-21

the journalism is great but the app is terrible. If you loose internet it goes offline and won't allow you to read what is buffered and I have had to delete and reinstall it several times over the years as it logs me out and will not allow me to log back in.