22 December, 2009 Digital News Archive

Spin remains on target to break even

Boy George in court to fight for right to be 'Big Brother' inmate

ByESTHER ADDLEY

Proposals to ban display of codeine

ByEITHNE DONNELLAN and Health Correspondent

British house prices to rise in 2010

Dublin local authorities tried to oust waste firms

Keane keeps the armband

ByDOMINIC FIFIELD

Snowstorms continue across Europe

Malnutrition costing up to €1.5 billion per year

ByMichelle McDonagh

A real assault on children's happiness

Snowbound customers in shop sleepover

Children to the rescue

Drop in overseas visitors to Ireland

ByPAMELA NEWENHAM

Man for court over counterfeiting

Former managers critical of McCarthy

Oil steady ahead of Opec meeting

Jack and Katie top NI names poll

Music

Messianic sounds

Singing their hearts out

Strange irony of bishops' multiculturalism

Dozen to-dos for the family

Gender-based violence

Sunderland's Turner picks up four-match ban

Labour seeks answers to RTÉ report

Kilkenny farmer John Bryan sweeps to IFA election victory

BySEÁN MacCONNELL Agriculture Correspondent

Questions for Minister over treatment of child

Dubai World disappoints creditors on debt

Cowen says 2009 most difficult year of his political life

BySTEPHEN COLLINS Political Editor

Answer to our energy needs?

Life with a broken heart

Giants keep their season alive

Parents urged not to buy gifts for teachers

BySeán Flynn

Europe's role in climate change

Zidane happy head-butt was punished

Your Money

Hard bargains

Study aims to hit right note for mental health therapy

ByCharlie Taylor

Three die in Pakistan bomb attack

Cork-Swansea ferry booking service opens

Iseq closes higher on CRH report

ByBarry O'Halloran

Farmer tips scales on turkey sales after 'fantastic response' to plight on radio

ByRonan McGreevy

Gun attack on Syrian workers may be linked to Hariri visit

ByMichael Jansen

Eating slowly does it

Iran's dissident voice

Affording dignity to the dying

Appeal over missing man

Cantillon

Weather blamed for fatal air crash

ByMichael O'Regan

Levein set to be unveiled on Wednesday

The bubble bursts for charity balls

ByRonan McGreevy

Higher taxes in Europe 'inevitable'

Bank e-mails shed light on €950m Anglo loan to IL&P

BySIMON CARSWELL Finance Correspondent

Cork father of nine on hunger strike

Computer games can be good

Dentists warned over State scheme

ByELAINE EDWARDS

Lenihan unveils Nama board

ByEoin Burke-Kennedy

US health bill clears second hurdle

Microsoft loses Word appeal

Rugby

Munster to go under Friday night lights

National Irish moves to cashless banking

ByPAUL CULLEN Consumer Affairs Correspondent

DCC report to go to corporate enforcer

Beatle outshines over-hyped 'stars'

New chief of HSE must be recruited from abroad

ByDr Muiris Houston

Animals left in fields halted sheriff's ability to seize land

ByFiona Gartland

Board set up to plan science and IT park

ByOLIVIA KELLEHER in Cork

Moody's cuts Greece rating

Robbery at Co Longford post office

ComReg to auction mobile spectrum

ByJOHN COLLINS and CIARÁN HANCOCK

Exile issue delays Israel deal on Hamas prisoner swap

ByMARK WEISS in Jerusalem

Neck and neck

Airlines group complains over charges

ByCIARÁN HANCOCK Business Affairs Correspondent

Six healthy tips

Access to contraceptives for teenagers proposed in report

ByCAROL COULTER and Legal Affairs Editor

Awkward start for Mancini

ByDANIEL TAYLOR

The bird does not cook itself, you know

H1N1 flu remains moderate - WHO

Clayton €1.8m case against housekeeper put back to new year

Hygiene issues identified at Tallaght hospital

ByEITHNE DONNELLAN and Health Correspondent

In short

Council cuts rates for business by 2%

Public support for sex offender

Croke Park a possible venue for grand final

ByGavin Cummiskey

Raju, the last of India's long-mistreated dancing bears, finds permanent sanctuary

ByRAHUL BEDI in New Delhi

Postmortem due on Brittany Murphy

Fascinating insight into newspaper's crucial role in reporting on Crimean War

ByHENRY KELLY

Motorists urged to exercise caution due to icy roads

ByIRISH TIMES REPORTERS

Serbia to apply for EU membership

Commission approves Hypo state guarantee

Ex Bohs fitness coach settles case

Crimestoppers appeal on pub killing

ByMichael O'Regan

Donal O'Donnell nominated to Supreme Court

ByCAROL COULTER Legal Affairs Editor

Cheika has more trouble at prop

ByGavin Cummiskey

Thalidomide survivors seek apology

ByEITHNE DONNELLAN and Health Correspondent

Federer, Serena finish year on a high

Parnell's get green light

ByGavin Cummiskey

Man jailed for eating tiger in China

Music

Campbell, RTÉ NSO/Brophy

ByMARTIN ADAMS

Filipinos evacuated from volcano

Young people and sex

Cork City official challenges FAI sanctions

Warning over rural isolation and suicide

BySEÁN Mac CONNELL Agriculture Correspondent

Repayment order on 16.5m loans

Family held captive in NI raid

Burma court to hear Suu Kyi arrest appeal

Cork owner in legal challenge to FAI sanction

ByEmmet Malone

Rise in new firms investing in Ireland

ByCharlie Taylor

Boy George in Big Brother court bid

TV & Radio

John Huston's Galway girls

No Afghan withdrawal deadline - Nato

Response to clerical child abuse report

An Irishwoman's Diary

ByEileen Battersby

German sentiment to fall

Nazareth house from time of Jesus found

Support network warns of increase in rape over Christmas

ByELAINE EDWARDS

Nairac murder suspect surfaces in US

GM hires new chief financial officer

Kercher killer has sentence halved

Tiger falls foul of one of oldest sins in the book

Little puppy dog lost in the love of high drama

ByADAM BROPHY

Mushrooms offer hope in cancer battle

Climate talks 'cannot be held to ransom by handful of countries'

ByMark Hennessy

British regulator approves Ticketmaster deal

Starving donkey abandoned

Concern over teen health proposals

ByIRISH TIMES REPORTERS

Remanded over road death

Trust in church 'lies with hierarchy'

ByPAMELA NEWENHAM

Three sued over loan to buy BoI headquarters for €180m

Age Action criticises bin charge decision

ByIRISH TIMES REPORTERS

Torres bemoans Liverpool's lack of funds

Court enters €1.6m judgment against Robbie Fox

No real budget for Benitez

ByANDY HUNTER

Keeping children safe over Christmas

Surgery to remove needles from boy

Aer Lingus chief warns Minister on charges rise

ByCIARÁN HANCOCK Business Affairs Correspondent

No Christmas joy or payment from PMS as saga drags on

O'Neill keeping his feet on the ground

Banks' rate of lending to SMEs disputed

BySimon Carswell and Finance Correspondent

Time for the Angelus to go?

Celebrity views . . .

Pope urged to 'repent' over abuse

ByPatsy McGarry and Religious Affairs Correspondent

Obama health Bill passes vital Senate vote

ByMATTHEW WEAVER and ED PILKINGTON

Abbey moving to the GPO

Recession cited as major cause of 30% fall in divorces in Clare

ByGordon Deegan

Munster back in headlines after Stade storming

ByGavin Cummiskey

Sharing the pain of economic crisis

Edoardo Molinari is the big winner

ByPhilip Reid

Funeral of Iranian cleric turns into protest

ByROBERT TAIT

Builders claim €1.2m owed over hotel works

Corrections and Clarifications

Average earnings fall by 1.1%

ByCiara O'Brien

Smiles cheaper

Party leaders for three live debates

A healthy selection

Britain's economic output falls 0.2%

Cold snap to continue with sub-zero temperatures until Christmas Day

ByRonan McGreevy

When life leaves you battered, take a long look

Galway breakthrough could transform breast cancer care

ByDR MUIRIS HOUSTON

Munster make mugs of a few people again

Dutch teen's flight to Antilles may spell end of her sailing dream

ByISABEL CONWAY in Utrecht

Pacesetter with a good track record

Soccer shorts

Fighting to rebuild lives after floodwaters recede

ByLORNA SIGGINS Western Correspondent

Taking a leap of faith

Minister to request to visit Gaza again

ByMichael O'Regan

Early pledges: new president vows to be 'negotiator'

BySEÁN Mac CONNELL

Foreign link to Auschwitz theft suspected

Barcelona's Messi named Fifa's world player of the year

UN blames Guinea leader for killings

Iseq makes modest gains

ByCiara O'Brien

Hillwalkers warned over dangers of 'excess zeal'

ByLorna Siggins

Two firefighters injured in blaze

ByMarie O’Halloran

Call for laws on diplomatic immunity in contract cases

ByMarie O’Halloran

Book to raise funds for suicide

ByMichelle McDonagh

Watchdog drops bank charge investigation

Regulator pledges 'more intrusive' bank supervision

ByPaul Cullen and Consumer Affairs Correspondent

26,000 mortgages in arrears

ByPAMELA NEWENHAM

No decision on venue for Brazil friendly

Revolution in breast screening on the cards

Culture

Paul McCartney

ByTony Clayton-Lea

TD urges end to intimidation of Kerry sex assault victim

ByANNE LUCEY and ALISON HEALY

No shortage of places for free year of pre-school

ByRonan McGreevy

Politicians join passengers in criticising Eurostar

ByMARK HENNESSY London Editor

WorldSpreads profit rises

ByCiara O'Brien

China rejects British talks claims

Chill in the air can lead to small painful blisters

Patriots' Moss answers his critics

The ultimate Christmas gift

Opec keeps output restrictions unchanged

Hurricane to miss Leopardstown

Guatemala to pay civil war victims

Ikea recalls children's high chair

Beijing envoy tells Taiwan of China's wish to 'move down the road of peace'

ByCLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing

Dozens freeze to death and travel disrupted as icy chill grips Europe

ByJAMES STURCKE

Iran's new martyr whose voice cannot be stilled

ByMichael Jansen

McCoy believes Kauto Star 'impossible to beat'

Guide dogs funding announced

Dublin pharmacy witnessed history in the making

ByRonan McGreevy

Judgment against man over €1.3m farm loan

Nortel deal to make jobs safe

ByFrancess McDonnell

Verdict is warning to council on incinerator plan, says Gormley

ByOlivia Kelly

Frightened investors shy away from financials

ByCAROLINE MADDEN

Hamas considers prisoner swap deal

Opposition parties renew calls for banking inquiry

ByHARRY McGEE Political Correspondent

Three English fishermen rescued by Irish ferry

ByLORNA SIGGINS Marine Correspondent

Man released after serving contempt

FBI releases Michael Jackson files

Wenger resigned to losing van Persie

Chernobyl charity in plea for funds

Questions still to answer over aftermath of Ceausescu fall

ByDANIEL McLAUGHLIN in Bucharest

Reflecting on the road not taken

Manufacturing prices fall 6.5% annually

ByCiara O'Brien

Becker sympathises with Tiger

Exports fall 14% in October

ByCiara O'Brien

'Fair City' actor Joan Brosnan Walsh dies

ByAlison Healy

Frankincense may bear the gift of healing

ByDÓNAL OMATHÚNA

Child protection in primary schools

Priest defends shoplifting sermon

Cigarettes seized in Cork city

A routine rising of the sun, a solstice without any ceremonial flourish

Rugby

Schuster cited for alleged head-butt

Lancome final raises €57,000

BySHAY KEENAN

Galway solicitor dies after fall at home

Father writes protest song over cuts in child benefit

ByMarese McDonagh

Council votes for budget that brings in waste charges for poor

ByOlivia Kelly

Former judge named to Shine review

New culture of openness needed to get us on track

President lauds 'heroic' response to Cork floods

ByOLIVIA KELLEHER

Rugby

Van der Linde out, Munster make changes

Dramatic decline in people taking overseas holidays

ByKitty Holland

30 jobs created in Co Clare

Locals enjoy 'silence' as bypass opened

ByMICHAEL PARSONS in Castledermot and Co Kildare

O'Dea apologises to councillor over defamatory comments

Iran rejects 'forged' nuclear report

Business confidence boosted in fourth quarter

ByCiara O'Brien

Fire at Ringaskiddy facility

ByBarry Roche and SOUTHERN CORRESPONDENT

Couple charged over Cork brothels

Defibrillator implant can reduce heart failure risk

ByEoin Burke-Kennedy

Farmer held on charges of animal cruelty

CIA ran 'secret prison' in Lithuania

Receiver appointed to two Kelly companies

Recovery may harden in 2010 - EU commission

'Ordinary criminals' stole Auschwitz sign, police say

ByLIZZY DAVIES

Optimism still to the fore in 1973 coalition

ByJOE JOYCE

High price of failure to regulate

Man held over disappearance