http://www.irishtimes.com Wed, 12 Jul 2017 03:36:09 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/who-is-alleged-bomber-michael-christopher-hayes-1.3151385?localLinksEnabled=false Conor Lally Crime & Law 1.3151385 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:55 +0000 Michael Christopher Hayes, who claims he was part of the group responsible for the 1974 Birmingham bombings. Photograph: Screengrab/BBC http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/inside-the-headquarters-of-boko-haram-s-former-caliphate-1.3150902?localLinksEnabled=false Sally Hayden Africa 1.3150902 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:34 +0000 Recently returned people sit in a camp for the displaced in Gwoza, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Photograph: Sally Hayden http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ministers-outline-opposition-to-drink-driving-bill-1.3151370?localLinksEnabled=false Sarah Bardon Politics 1.3151370 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The Bill, brought forward by Minister for Transport Shane Ross, will still proceed to the Dáil in the autumn. Photograph: Barbara Lindberg http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/hse-criticises-national-maternity-hospital-over-pay-policy-breaches-1.3151329?localLinksEnabled=false Martin Wall News 1.3151329 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The National Maternity Hospital: report says the NMH “blurred boundaries” between the publicly-funded facility and a semi-private clinic on its site pose a risk of conflicts of interest. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/legal-action-would-imperil-halawa-deal-officials-1.3151301?localLinksEnabled=false Ruadhán Mac Cormaic Crime & Law 1.3151301 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Irish man Ibrahim Halawa has been in jail in Cairo for three and a half years after being arrested in August 2013 during protests in Egypt http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/housing-crisis-to-escalate-over-next-five-years-academics-warn-1.3151165?localLinksEnabled=false Kitty Holland Social Affairs 1.3151165 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The old Bargaintown building on Greencastle Parade, Coolock, which is being converted to a family hub for homeless people. Photograph: Dave Meehan http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/trump-administration-under-pressure-after-russia-emails-released-1.3151396?localLinksEnabled=false Suzanne Lynch US 1.3151396 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:00:00 +0000 Donald Trump jnr and his father after the first presidential debate last summer. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/tv-licence-fee-should-be-175-per-year-dee-forbes-1.3151326?localLinksEnabled=false Politics 1.3151326 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:50:44 +0000 Dee Forbes said the increase alone would bring in an additional €15 million to RTÉ and to people working in the independent television production sector. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/woman-alleges-rape-by-her-husband-on-christmas-day-court-hears-1.3151306?localLinksEnabled=false Central Criminal Court 1.3151306 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:22:53 +0000 The trial has heard the man allegedly raped the woman on the couch after he put their young children to bed on Christmas night. http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-female-experience-is-not-really-something-i-can-identify-with-1.3148519?localLinksEnabled=false Catherine Conroy Books 1.3148519 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:00:00 +0000 Sarah Perry: “I find myself altered by illness and suffering. It comes to everybody eventually, and the trick is to use it in a wise and compassionate way rather than be miserable.” http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/earth-already-in-middle-of-sixth-mass-extinction-1.3151215?localLinksEnabled=false Kevin O'Sullivan Science 1.3151215 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:30:00 +0000 The report is based on analysis of 27,600 mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and cites double-digit decreases in the populations of species such as African lion (above), which has seen a 43 per cent drop since 1993. File photograph: Reuters http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/regina-doherty-blogger-controversy-private-taoiseach-says-1.3151146?localLinksEnabled=false Michael O'Regan Oireachtas 1.3151146 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:47:50 +0000 Regina Doherty: Leo Varadkar told the Dáil he had a “brief conversation” with the Minister for Social Protection and understood she had complained to the Garda about harassment. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw