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The Irish Times database contains the complete text of The Irish Times, one of Ireland's best known daily newspapers. The Irish Times newspaper is published in Dublin, Monday through Saturday.

Published since 1859, The Irish Times has come to be acknowledged as Ireland’s leading journal of opinion and information. There is a commitment to give special consideration to the views of minorities. A readership survey by the International Herald Tribune recorded that The Irish Times was in the top ten of the best daily newspapers in the world, reflecting the widespread international respect for the distinctive qualities of the newspaper.

The Irish Times is also famous for its Arts coverage; no other national newspaper provides the amount of space or the breadth of coverage. There are 6 supplements to the newspaper available throughout the week including Sport, Education, Property and Business. The Irish Times is read by 85% of Ireland's leading business decision makers. The Irish Times covers the island, north and south, driven by a desire for accuracy, comprehensiveness and fairness.

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Subject Coverage [top]

• Arts
• Irish and British News
• Business
• International News
• Politics
• Science
• Sports

Print Counterparts [top]

• The Irish Times

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Database Content [top]

• Complete Text Records

Document Types Indexed [top]

• Newspaper Articles

Geographic Coverage [top]

• International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

• None

Special Features [top]

• ERA Available
• Graduate Education Program
• KWIC and HILIGHT Available
• DIALOG Alert Available
• Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available
• CURRENT Feature Available

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The Irish Times database is copyrighted by The Irish Times. No part of this database may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from The Irish Times. The Irish Times shall not be liable for any damages or loss, direct or indirect, sustained by the user through the use of the database.

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¹ Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

² Also /DF.

³ Also searchable using /TX.

⁴ Includes Newspaper Name, Publication Date, Edition, Section Heading, and Page Number.

⁵ Available only in records from 2004 forward.

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Rates For File: The Irish Times[477]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $1.38
Cost per minute:                   $0.97
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                    $2.25
ALERT (Monthly)                *  $11.75
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *   $7.50
ALERT (Weekly)                     $3.75
ALERT (Daily)                      $2.25
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $3.75
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $2.25
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $2.00    $2.00
     3    $2.00    $2.00
     4    $0.00    $0.00
     5    $2.75    $2.75
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $4.50    $4.50
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $5.50    $5.50
KWIC95    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00