18 December, 2014 Digital News Archive

Poetic, poignant and funny: The Closet of Savage Mementos

BySarah Gilmartin

Chief Executive Officer

Pregnant woman being kept on life support in hospital

ByFiach Kelly, Martin Wall and Stephen Collins

Pakistan witnesses the depths of depravity with mass targeting of children

Opinion

Victims speak out at Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry – but is anyone listening?

BySusan McKay

The case for ending the uncertainty on mortgage lending

US-Cuba to ‘cut loose the shackles of the past’

BySimon Carswell

No mercy for Ming: Expenses may be slashed for low attendance

BySuzanne Lynch

Education

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland medical campus in Bahrain is accredited

ByMark Hilliard

Power Pen: emergency power in your pocket

A golden year for music when Irish acts did the business

ByUna Mullally

Plan for prefabricated homes for Dublin homeless shelved

ByOlivia Kelly

Miriam Lord: Banking inquiry opens to yawns of excitement

ByMiriam Lord

Europe Letter: MEP election must be scrutinised given dismal voting records

BySuzanne Lynch

Nano Drone aims big

Water Bill passes by 81 to 58 votes amid claim TDs would ‘privatise their mother’

ByMarie O’Halloran

Racism reports more than double since 2013, says Immigrant Council of Ireland

ByRachel Flaherty

Transport

Fears ferry operator Stena Line may pull out of Dún Laoghaire

ByBarry O'Halloran

Germany insists stimulus be led by private sector

ByDerek Scally and Suzanne Lynch

Leo Varadkar abortion speech gets mixed reaction from Government colleagues

ByStephen Collins

Bebo reincarnates as messaging app

ByMarie Boran

Review: HTC Re

BySteven Douglas

New york premiere of film ‘The Interview’ cancelled

ByCatherine Shoard

Markets

ECB stimulus hopes a boost to investors

ByBarry O'Halloran

Minister for Justice says no question of surveillance by spy agency in Ireland

ByMichael O'Regan

Case study: Diagnosis with dementia is a ‘tremendous shock’, says woman

ByMark Hilliard

IDA Ireland expanding overseas offices, Richard Bruton tells Dáil

ByMichael O'Regan

‘Serial’ is the fastest downloaded podcast in iTunes history

ByMarie Boran

Gaelic Games

Tommy Walsh set to return for Kerry in January

Funerals held for victims of Peshawar school attack

ByJon Boone

European Parliament supports recognition of Palestine

BySuzanne Lynch

Russia moves to prop up the rouble

ByIsabel Gorst

Karlin Lillington: five tech-orientated favourites for Christmas

ByKarlin Lillington

History

A dangerous game

ByFrank McNally

Christmas gifts for nerds and geeks

ByMarie Boran

Hopes for Ukraine peace talks resumption as Russia softens

ByDaniel McLaughlin

Racing

Willie Mullins confident Vautour will step up to Grade One level

Luke Marshall hopes to turn both his and Ulster’s season around

ByJohn O'Sullivan

Dave Kilcoyne set to miss start of Six Nations Championship over injury

ByJohn O'Sullivan

Unlikely anything new will come from banking inquiry, says witness Peter Nyberg

ByFiona Gartland

Making a list

Gaelic Games

Alan Brogan urged to play with Dublin for another year

ByEamon Donoghue

Peter Nyberg tells banking inquiry soft landing was ‘quite unlikely’

ByFiona Gartland

Gender bias and science

Wuff justice?

Protest and democracy

Recognising Palestine

X Factor final connected to Magnet

ByPamela Newenham

Oireachtas banking inquiry

Goodwill to all

Time to turn off tap on cheap alcohol?

Economic Management Council

Áras Attracta scandal

Referendum fatigue?

SF and Westminster general election

Walkers, tourism and property rights

Tech toys that can make the video screen passé

Singapore honours Prep Zone founder Mícheál Collins

ByPamela Newenham

Media review 2014: Headlines of the year

ByLaura Slattery

Media review 2014: Quotes of the year

ByLaura Slattery

Media review 2014: The year in numbers

ByLaura Slattery

Band Aid 30 teams up with WholeWorldBand to launch viral challenge

ByPamela Newenham and Zara Zhuang

Media review 2014: Photos of the year

Croke Park testing ground for smart city apps

ByPamela Newenham

That’s Maths: Data compression is music to most of our ears

ByPeter Lynch

Media and Marketing in 2014: The A to Z

ByLaura Slattery

Computer security industry adds state agencies to global malware blacklist

ByMic Moroney

Exploring the effect of immigration on Irish theatre

ByCharlotte McIvor and Matthew Spangler

Property

Surveyors warn of ‘acute shortage’ of qualified professionals in property industry

ByCiara Kenny

Property

Aryzta chief digs deep on Shrewsbury Road with €6.5m purchase

Swift lessons in pop, from Taylor to Trainor

ByAilbhe Malone

Property

Malahide housing scheme launches over Christmas

ByMadeleine Lyons

Film

The Interview: rarely has such a film created such noise

ByDonald Clarke

Cancer survival rates higher than ever, says report

ByPaul Cullen

Markets

Nikkei sees biggest daily gain in weeks on Fed confidence

UK mobile firms to spend £5bn tackling mobile “not spots”

Car sharing firm Uber plans tighter screening for drivers

The gongs most recipients would rather leave behind than see on their mantelpiece

ByJim Carroll

Life & Style

Festive fundraising: it’s not too late to make the Nice list

ByEmma Somers

Business Briefing: the news you need to know today

Taoiseach distances from Varadkar abortion comment

ByStephen Collins

Colombia’s Farc guerilla group declare unilateral ceasefire

Middle East

Kurdish forces launch attack on Iraq town of Sinjar

Chernobyl children:‘Christmas starts for us when Igor arrives’

ByRachel Flaherty

PetroNeft reports progress at its Siberian wells

ByCharlie Taylor

US Federal Reserve plans to tighten monetary policy

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre risks losing home in Nama sale

ByOlivia Kelly

Dave Hannigan’s America at Large: Knicks are so dysfunctional even fans hoping they keep losing

ByDave Hannigan

Fresh scrutiny for Irish tax regime as EU leaders meet

BySuzanne Lynch and Derek Scally

Kathleen Lynch challenges parties to give views on abortion

ByMichael O'Regan

Irish television ends 2014 on a cliffhanger

Commercial Property

Letting go of Moran’s hotel chain

The Morning Sports Briefing

ByPatrick Madden

Dan Carter to be rugby’s highest paid player in Racing Metro deal

Swiss national bank introduces negative interest rates

Commercial Property

Ex Singapore cop tracks down Project Wave

Russia prepares new support for troubled banks

How did humans come to dominate the Earth?

ByWilliam Reville

Leo Varadkar’s abortion comments a clear attempt to cause upheaval in Fine Gael

ByStephen Collins

Senator Rónán Mullen asked to apologise to Fr Tony Flannery

ByRonan McGreevy

Debutant Hazelwood leads Australia fightback against India

Increasing size of players behind rise of concussion in sport

ByJohnny Watterson

Women in Sport: Slowly but surely barriers are being broken

ByMalachy Clerkin

Eric Elwood returns to Connacht as domestic manager

Nama CEO rejects claims that agency is too soft on developers

ByCharlie Taylor

EU court tells Britain to remove visa rule for non-EU citizens

UK airport staff vote for pre-Christmas strike

People

Family Fortunes: My father built sheds fit for Jesus

ByRose Servitova

Fashion

How to wear white this winter

If you listen to one thing this week: The Jam reissue

ByTony Clayton-Lea

Opinion

Irish Government points the finger – and turns a blind eye – when it comes to torture allegations

ByEamonn McCann

Alan Kelly will not be taking Senators’ water votes for granted

ByMary Minihan

One fifth of Irish households have no internet access at home

ByPamela Newenham

French parliament passes deficit-cutting 2015 budget

Sporting Advent Calendar #18: Masterful Dutch end Spain’s reign

ByCarl O'Malley

Barack Obama’s bold Cuba move ends misguided chapter of US foreign policy

Wesley Sneijder could be on the move but not to Saints

Marco Reus fined €540,000 for driving without licence

Central Bank warns firms over unfair contract terms

ByPamela Newenham

Matt O’Connor make seven changes to Leinster side for Connacht clash

England’s Joe Launchbury to miss Six Nations

Eighth amendment an issue for next government

ByFiach Kelly

Jimmy Savile child abuse victims receive police apology

PwC elects Feargal O’Rourke as new senior partner

ByCharlie Taylor

Abroad

‘New York is spectacular coming up to Christmas...’

ByClaire McGirr

The Closet of Savage Mementos: are you reading with us?

Willie Walsh to chair new NTMA board

ByCharlie Taylor

Derry banker stole €105,000 from client, court told

ByGeorge Jackson

Belfast man accused of killing older brother by careless driving

US consumer prices fall 0.3% on lower oil prices

Department gave ‘very little written advice’ at height of crash

ByÉanna Ó Caollaí

Africa

Militants kidnap over 100 women and children in Nigeria

Abroad

Irish emigrants organise worldwide #Toastforavote

ByDavid Burns and Conor O'Neill

Obesity could be considered a disability, finds European Court

Family’s private anguish rekindles Ireland’s strained debate on rights of unborn child - again

ByRuadhán Mac Cormaic

Markets

Irish Stock Exchange announces #IPOready initiative

ByCharlie Taylor

Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

ByDamian Cullen

Trial set for men charged for having beer keg with explosives

Toulon owner threatens Leicester fans with legal action

Life & Style

No booze, thanks: how to enjoy a more sober Christmas

ByCiarán D'Arcy

Were Cumann na nGaedheal ministers really ‘conservative revolutionaries’?

ByJason Knirck

Pakistan court bails man Mumbai attack accused

Transport

Aer Lingus rejected IAG takeover approach on value terms

ByCharlie Taylor

Fifa vote on publication of Garcia report could be tight affair

Cosmetic surgery patients at risk, Oireachtas committee hears

ByCiarán D'Arcy

Peter Nyberg believes banking inquiry to yield little new detail

ByCiarán Hancock

Priest jailed for sex abuse in boarding school

ByLouise Roseingrave

People

Undocumented migrants: Sorry, I can’t be home for Christmas

ByZara Zhuang

Stage

Review: Elf

ByLaura Slattery

Culture

Friday: Autechre and Tensnake

Google Christmas party helps Fossett’s Circus to stay afloat

Stage

Review: Cinderella

ByKevin Courtney

The Drink: Company

ByLauren Murphy

Beans on Toast: The Grand Scheme of Things

ByLauren Murphy

Steffi: Power Of Anonymity

ByJim Carroll

Cliff Martinez: The Knick

ByTony Clayton-Lea

Broods: Evergreen

ByJim Carroll

Eric Bibb: Blues People

ByJoe Breen

The Alt: The Alt

BySiobhán Long

Joey DeFrancesco: Home for the Holidays

ByCormac Larkin

Nils Landgren: Christmas with my Friends IV

ByCormac Larkin

The Jam: Setting Sons (Super Deluxe Edition)

ByTony Clayton-Lea

Various: Beats In Space 15th Anniversary Mix

ByJim Carroll

Chamber Choir Ireland: Carols from the old and new worlds Vol III

ByMichael Dervan

Malcolm Middleton & David Shrigley: Music and Words

ByBrian Keane

Irish tighthead Mike Ross signs one-year IRFU contract

Stage

Review: Aladdin

ByKevin Courtney

Work

Taking Shackleton’s exemplary leadership skills safely on board

ByGrace Garvey

Permission quashed for 38,000-seater GAA stadium in Belfast

ByAlan Erwin

US-Cuba detente likely to lead to repeal of trade embargo

ByMichael McCaughan

ECB to publish accounts of policy meetings from January

Woman who injured boy in car crash told to pay €5,000

ByAoife Nic Ardghail

Food

Online food shop with a difference opens in time for Christmas deliveries

ByMarie Claire Digby

Diabetes breakthrough for Maynooth team

ByDick Ahlstrom

Chief Marketing Officer

Government looks likely to win crucial Seanad vote on Water Services Bill

ByHarry McGee

Sexton faces extended spell on sidelines after head blow

Man jailed for Donegal crash that killed eight

ByStephen Maguire

Action on Cuba shows Obama’s new resolve

ByMichael D Shear

Commercial Property

Michael Taggart denies receiving bank letters calling in guarantees

IBI tops list of deal advisers by transaction number

Racing

Rivals Hurricane Fly and Jezki to meet for the sixth time in Ryanair Hurdle

Carrefour closer to Brazil listing with Diniz deal

Counterfeit Frozen toys seized by Revenue officers

ByAine McMahon

Grace Kenneally, a singer, a song and a compelling campaign

ByLorna Siggins

Motors

BMW returns to Galway creating 11 new jobs

ByNeil Briscoe

Dick Spring steps down from board of AIB

ByCiarán Hancock

Education

16 extra schools to benefit from expanded building programme

ByJoe Humphreys

PTSB’s capital plan gets green light from SSM in Frankfurt

ByCiarán Hancock

Your Wellness

Prostate cancer: the bigger picture

ByDr Muiris Houston

Lambert says Keane incident with Cleverley blown out of proportion

Mario Balotelli handed one-match ban and fine over social media post

James Reilly reveals new youth care resources

ByAine McMahon

Victim impacts statements over Donegal crash read out in court

ByStephen Maguire

Putin warns Russians to expect hard times

ByIsabel Gorst in Moscow

Man pleads for ‘just six months more’ as bank moves to repossess home

ByAnne Lucey

Ghosts of Christmas past: deep roots of Irish winter traditions

ByDick Ahlstrom

Abortion law not being revisited by this Government, says James Reilly

ByAine McMahon

Country in ‘different position’ on abortion referendum - Varadkar

ByMary Minihan, Marie O’Halloran, Suzanne Lynch and Mark Hilliard

Banking inquiry: Department of Finance aware of risks to economy

ByFiona Gartland

Killorglin Credit Union taken over after 90% loss on premises

ByMark Paul

Dead South African couple had single stab wounds to neck

ByConor Lally

Severely disabled Cork boy (8) awarded €13.5m

Data protection gets funding doubled

ByAine McMahon

New allegations of mistreatment at Co Tipperary disability centre

ByCarl O'Brien

Four face sentencing for dry-shaving head of unconscious woman

UK visa rules for some non-EU citizens illegal – European Court

ByMark Hennessy

Court halts abuse action

ByAodhan O Faolain

Man who killed pensioner while drink-driving has sentence suspended

‘Capturing Music’ explains notation for a general audience

ByThomas Forrest Kelly

Time to start practising ‘there’s a grand stretch in the evenings’

ByTim O'Brien

Government gets comfortable Seanad majority on water Bill

ByMarie O’Halloran

Body of missing man recovered

ByAine McMahon

Sam Bennett looking forward to a strong year with NetApp Endura team

ByShane Stokes

Irishman held in France over alleged plot to smuggle cocaine

ByBarry Roche

Putin says Russia’s economic crisis could last two years

Ex-SDP politician testifies on his use of child pornography

ByDerek Scally

UCD Marian hoping for ‘19-hour turnaround’ in Men’s Premier League

Children charged up to €765 to be Premier League club mascots

ByJames Riach

‘Bad laws make for hard cases’, pro-choice campaigners say

ByMark Hilliard