08 August, 2017 Digital News Archive - The Irish Times

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Hubert Butler: Ireland’s George Orwell

By Daniel McLaughlin

Number of illegal Irish in US is overstated, envoy claims

By Suzanne Lynch

Number of Traveller families in overcrowded housing doubles

By Jack Power

We are poisoning Earth with the plastic we manufacture

By Rev Bridget Spain

Lorna Siggins: An Irishwoman’s Diary on getting lost on a Spanish mountain

By Lorna Siggins

Life in a liberal enclave in a conservative US state

By Suzanne Lynch

Minister expected to address calls for tax on vacant homes

By Tim O'Brien

Government urged to encourage high-rise development in Dublin

By Fiach Kelly

Higgins should face a challenge for presidency, Minister says

By Fiach Kelly

Leo Varadkar accused of ‘dangerous’ Brexit move by FF TD

By Mary Minihan

Leo Varadkar’s rebranding of departments could cost €15,000

By Mary Minihan

Criminal cases in Dublin take longest to reach court

By Colm Keena

High-tech forces gather to reinforce Great Firewall of China

By Clifford Coonan

Narcan: The Irish weapon in America’s drugs war

By John Breslin

Fifty of Ireland’s best moments for women in sport

TDs face earlier start in morning when Dáil returns

By Mary Minihan

An epic game of poetry in emotion

The magic of Harry Potter

Difficulty in recruiting new GPs

Genetic editing of human embryos

IRA intimidation in west Cork

Diesel in reverse

Brexit and the Border question

Who will win and who will lose in the constituency changes?

By Michael O'Regan

The Scottish island the British bombed with anthrax

By Arminta Wallace

15 ways to have a cheap holiday this summer and autumn

By Conor Pope

Buzzing benches and hungry films: this week's art shows

By Gemma Tipton

Fintan O’Toole: Brexiteers’ foolishness gives Ireland control

By Fintan O’Toole

Rise in live organ transplants as 50 people donate organs in 2016

By Marie O’Halloran

Tigers Childcare acquires three Dublin sites from competitor

By Peter Hamilton

If only pay-TV platforms were less infuriating

By Laura Slattery

Mayo make the most of second chance to overpower Roscommon

By Seán Moran

Danny Healy-Rae claims fairy forts caused dip in Kerry road

By Anne Lucey

Paddy Power Betfair boss’s departure means all bets are off

By Barry O'Halloran

Citizens’ Assembly seeks public’s views on climate change

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Fast-growing Irish economy set to wave goodbye to ‘lost decade’

By Fiona Reddan

Nine alternatives to putting your money on deposit

By Fiona Reddan

DCU students in start-up mode after transcription tool takes off

By Charlie Taylor

‘Getting fired by Vincent Browne made me finish my first novel’

By Mary O'Donnell

‘Hole in my heart’: Searching for a mother I never knew

By Michelle McDonagh

Princess Diana’s famous ‘revenge dress’ comes to Kildare

By Deirdre McQuillan

Children – and now parents – are afraid of the unsanitised outdoors

By Sheila Wayman

How much fluid should you drink while running?

By George Winter

Pádraic Maher left ‘devastated’ by last-gasp defeat to Galway

By Jackie Cahill

Is 2017 too good to be true for investors?

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Stocktake: Deluded Trump takes credit for stock gains

By Proinsias O'Mahony

It’s time to start swimming in our seas again

By Patrick Kelleher

Get over yourself: how to conquer social anxiety fears

By Padraig O'Morain

‘Women have felt very isolated’ after giving birth

By Louise Ní Chríodáin

Luvo Manyonga: the long jump from drug addict to gold medallist

By Ian O'Riordan

Rampant Mayo haven't gone away, you know

By Malachy Clerkin

Drug testing of schools rugby players on IRFU agenda, says Sport Ireland

By Johnny Watterson

The art of revenge, a short story by Martin Malone

By Martin Malone

CGT liability of UK resident on Irish share sale

By Dominic Coyle

Australia lay out first tournament goal: to beat Ireland

By Johnny Watterson

Google fires worker who wrote controversial gender gap memo

It’s all about my girls, my company and my car

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Rock climbing puts you on top of the world in body and mind

By Arlene Harris

Jim McGuinness: D-Day for Tyrone as Harte prepares real questions for Dublin

By Jim McGuinness

Dow Jones records 9th record high in a row

Hotelier IHG reports slower rooms revenue growth

Cheltenham success boosts Paddy Power profits

By Barry O'Halloran

Belfast police call for calm after cars and a building set on fire

By Amanda Ferguson

Jay-Z: ‘Chris Martin is a modern-day Shakespeare’

By Ailbhe Malone

Diesel debate drives interest in DHL’s Streetscooter

The Morning Sports Briefing

Tesla seeks $1.5 bn junk bond issue to fund Model 3 production

Remains of 9/11 victim identified after almost 16 years

Not even €110m will convince Liverpool to sell Coutinho

By Andy Hunter

An insiders’ history of the marriage equality campaign

By Grainne Healy

Varadkar’s tone ‘regrettable’, says ex-British Brexit minister

By Vivienne Clarke

Pressure on Dublin hotel room supply set to ease by 2019

By Peter Hamilton

Resignations in NI Labour amid suggestions of hard-left entryism

By Amanda Ferguson

What liberal Britain needs: a single issue anti-Brexit party

By Janan Ganesh

‘Sometimes my husband forgives me or even praises me for my curves or lungs’

By Tara Flynn

British model was ‘too afraid to escape captors’ during shopping trip

Alexei Navalny: the man seeking to oust Vladimir Putin

By Kathrin Hille

‘Self-driving car’ actually controlled by man dressed up as a car seat

Your Business Diary for the week ahead

By Mark Hilliard

Why Facebook should pay us a basic income

By John Thornhill

The boom is back - and you’re paying for it

By Fiona Reddan

Ryanair crew told to sell at least eight scratch cards or face action

By Jack Power

Adelaide and Perth will host this year’s International Rules tests

By Eamon Donoghue

Virgin Media sees 2% revenue rise as TV subscriptions continue fall

By Charlie Taylor

Police search for jogger who knocked woman into path of bus

Atomic Blonde: embarrassingly clunky 1980s period detail

By Donald Clarke

China ‘to bear burden’ of enforcing North Korea sanctions

By Clifford Coonan

Two cases of norovirus confirmed at World Championships

David Rawlings: Poor David’s Almanack – Gillian Welch’s partner tells his own story

By Joe Breen

The Women’s Rugby World Cup: Everything you need to know

By Sarah Burns

Shoddy science is Silicon Valley’s weapon of choice against women

By Angela Saini

‘Nobody was meant to die’ – Clare man in court over fatal stabbing

Irish vet fails oral English test for Australian visa

By Pádraig Collins

Ireland name their team for Women’s Rugby World Cup opener

Mazda announces breakthrough in long-coveted engine technology

CRH to ease debt reduction to plot growth, Fitch says

By Joe Brennan

Team Ireland request change of hotel to avoid vomiting bug

By Ian O'Riordan

In France I felt more respected as an older woman

By Jane Stephenson

Renters and students warned over accommodation scams

By Hajar Akl

Are men not fed up being the family bread winners?

By Jacky Jones

Conor McGregor, Crumlin and the Kinahans: an unrecognisable Dublin

By Jennifer O’Connell

Target of Dublin hit has survived six previous murder attempts

By Conor Gallagher

Wall Street opens lower as investors pause after record rally

US PGA Championship will be live on eir Sport

Seven houses condemned as major Florida sinkhole expands

Financial Services

AIB’s €2.8bn tax assets valued at 80% discount by UBS

By Joe Brennan

Financial Services

Morgan Stanley snaps up PTSB shares after slump

By Joe Brennan

Coneygree on course for September’s Kerry National

Water meter installation firm GMC Sierra records healthy profits

By Charlie Taylor

Holles Street fundraising arm reports sharp drop in donations

By Charlie Taylor

Japan upgrades its threat level over North Korea

By Leo Lewis

Commercial Property

Hudson Valley mall is an example of the storm hitting US malls

By Joe Rennison

Connacht sign former Ulster winger Rory Scholes

Angling Notes: Impressive turnout for Autism charity day

By Derek Evans

Wealthy San Franciscans lose ownership of their street

The new director of New Music Dublin has his work cut out for him

By Michael Dervan

Standard Life advances Irish hub plans amid Brexit fears

By Peter Hamilton

Foster care services in some areas not in line ‘with best practice’

By Jack Power

Drugmaker Endo reports higher-than-expected quarterly profit

Pro 14 fixtures: Leinster handed September trip to South Africa

Julian Assange offers fired ‘sexist’ Google engineer a job

Wheelchair passenger had to disembark from Ryanair flight

By Hugh Linehan

Fuel oil labelled as apple juice seized at Dublin Port

US PGA Championship to be played in May from 2019

Pipe bomb thrown through window lands on woman’s bed

By Amanda Ferguson

European shares rebound after slow start

By Mark Paul

Rising costs worsening college drop-out rate - students’ unions

By Jack Power

Uhuru Kenyatta takes early lead as Kenya vote count begins

Brexit poses ‘formidable’ challenges for Irish equine industry

By Elaine Edwards

Satirist tries to shame Twitter into action over hate speech

By Derek Scally

Recycler of end-of-life vehicles loses court challenge against council

By Ray Managh

Commercial Property

Outgoing Paddy Power Betfair chief to exit gambling industry

By Barry O'Halloran

In high silly season, France debates official status for Brigitte Macron

By Lara Marlowe

Consumer spend in restaurants and bars increases 9.1%

By Peter Hamilton

Man suspected of faking IDs for Islamic State held in Dublin

By Sean Dunne

Extra €150m for childcare scheme not a done deal, says Fine Gael

By Fiach Kelly

€1m fund to get rid of over 750,000 dumped vehicle tyres

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Jim Carrey wins bid for late ex-girlfriend’s medical records

Rory McIlroy: Everything settled after transitional year

Southampton signing of Mario Lemina a ‘significant statement’

By Marcus christenson

Jacob Zuma survives South African no-confidence motion

By Bill Corcoran

UCD historian attacks German war revisionism

By Derek Scally

Hundreds of Ballina homes hit by three burst water mains

By Tom Shiel

Commercial Property

Sean Dunne’s wife and son seek Nama and Ulster Bank files

By Simon Carswell

Minister not in support of making paternity leave mandatory

By Áine McMahon

Man awarded €15,000 for unfair dismissal by Boyne Valley Group

By Elaine Edwards

Students criticise ‘nimby’ opposition to Galway housing development

By Jack Power

France pushes for top posts in euro zone reshuffle

Less is more for Pádraig Harrington ahead of US PGA

By Philip Reid

Venezuela using excessive force to crush protests, UN says

Parents of Jason Corbett hoping for end to ‘horrible nightmare’

By David Raleigh

UN prosecutor resigns over inaction on Syria’s war crimes

By Michael Jansen

‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ singer Glen Campbell dies at 81

Wayde van Niekerk romps to 400m gold in London

By Ian O'Riordan

Isco magic sees Real Madrid edge Man United in Super Cup

By Jamie Jackson

IAAF defend decision to exclude Isaac Makwala

Simon Harris says hospital waiting list figures ‘disappointing’

By Áine McMahon

US jury sent out in trial of Molly Martens and father for murder

By Daniel Kennedy

Annabelle: Creation review – conjuring up a doll’s house of horrors

By Tara Brady

A stone house in Mayo or a mobile home in Tuscany for around €19,000

By Emma Cullinan

Housing crisis: put public welfare first

Brexit: sharper tone reflects realities

North Korea threatens US territory as Trump promises ‘fire and fury’

By Julian Borger and Justin McCurry

Martyn Turner

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