01 September, 2017 Digital News Archive

Electric Picnic: complete guide to the festival of the year

ByLouise Bruton

The colours of music: this week’s classical music highlights

ByMichael Dervan

Education

‘Luxury’ student accommodation on the rise, but can anybody afford it?

ByCarl O'Brien, Éanna Ó Caollaí and Sorcha Pollak

Ulster aiming to keep hungry Cheetahs at bay

ByJohn O'Sullivan

Ireland women’s eight bound for European U-23 Championships

ByLiam Gorman

OCI’s move against Pat Hickey was the right thing to do

ByJohnny Watterson

Chaotic border checks and United Airlines’ next-gen uniform

ByJoan Scales

Life & Style

The lives of commuters: ‘The hardest part is the 5am starts’

BySimon Carswell

The ‘Amazon tax’, a panicky pound and a cotton catastrophe

ByLaura Slattery

Shamrock Rovers looking to deny Cork of the title – for now

ByPaul Buttner

Popular Elmo Trophy event going from strength to strength

ByDavid Branigan

Social welfare Bill promotes use of public services card as ID

ByElaine Edwards

Surge in the number of homeless children in Dublin

ByKitty Holland

Life & Style

The life of a cycling commuter: ‘I am acutely aware of the dangers’

BySimon Carswell

Editorials

The housing crisis: Fixing the damaged rental market

Fianna Fáil and Labour call for Nama to get extra powers to build houses

ByFiach Kelly

Opinion

A semi-State for housing would solve absolutely nothing

ByColum Kenny

Education

‘There was a time when I never thought we would see it’

ByMarese McDonagh

Stolen goods found at properties linked to fugitive waste operator

ByPeter Murtagh

Editorials

Back to school : The end of summer

TG4’s man on the mic is torn between Galway and Waterford

BySeán Moran

Health

New National Maternity Hospital to be owned by the State

ByPaul Cullen

John FitzGerald: A fair legal framework is crucial for business

ByJohn FitzGerald

Opinion

Noel Whelan: Public services card row is silly season nonsense

ByNoel Whelan

Film

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

EP2017: Sun shines on Hudson Taylor’s winsome ways

ByPeter Crawley

Rise of AI will raise importance of good human judgment

ByAjay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb

Inch Levels by Neil Hegarty is September’s Irish Times Book Club pick

ByMartin Doyle

‘I found Dublin old-school because men dominate everything’

ByEimear McGovern

Francis Forde hoping patience finally pays off for Galway

ByKeith Duggan

Becker Brothers: Getting it down to a tea in 19th-century Dublin

ByMonica Tansey

Deloitte passes PwC to become second-largest ‘Big Four’ firm

ByEoin Burke-Kennedy

Fashion

Puff Daddy’s Unforgivable was my fragance for years – time to up my smell game

ByCaomhan Keane

Going out this weekend, here’s the jazz

ByCormac Larkin

Organisers putting positive spin on rebranded Pro14

ByGavin Cummiskey

Travel

Back to school blues? Here’s how to hold on to that holiday feeling

ByLeonie Corcoran

TV & Radio

The best eight shows and films to catch on Amazon and Netflix in September

ByJennifer Gannon

Presenting herself with no apology

ByTanya Sweeney

Film

Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: What is the longest Pixar film?

ByDonald Clarke

Niamh Towey: Getting older means hangovers last a week

ByNiamh Towey

VW offers up to €6,500 in Irish scrappage scheme

ByMichael McAleer

How to exude self-confidence to ensure you land a promotion

ByOlive Keogh

Irish tourism industry only a Trump tantrum away from disaster

ByMark Paul

New doors open for kitchen supply firm

ByEimear McGovern

Innovation

Theya Healthcare CEO Ciara Donlon eyes global expansion

ByCharlie Taylor

Darren Randolph: ‘I don’t care how we play as long as we win’

ByEmmet Malone

Media

Conor McGregor limbers up for European trademark fight over ‘The Notorious’

ByMark Paul

Former Brown Thomas boss Dalton Philips named DAA chief executive

ByColin Gleeson

T-Bone Walker - the first man to play the electric guitar with his teeth

ByDonal Dineen

US tax reform won’t hurt Ireland, claim Irish tax experts

ByEoin Burke-Kennedy

Wild Geese: ‘We were the first Irish law firm to open an office here’

ByOlive Keogh

Art

The best arts shows to see this week

ByGemma Tipton

Jackie Tyrrell: Problem-free Galway can reach their goal

ByJackie Tyrrell

Nicky English: Third-level tactics impacting inter-county game

ByNicky English

Irish manufacturing growth hits two-year high in August

The new Taylor Swift: childish, narcissistic and petty

ByEoin Butler

The boomerang gang: How to return to your old company

Kevin Moran adamant Waterford are on the right track

ByIan O'Riordan

Storm Harvey has displaced over a million people

Trump releases illustrations of Mexico border wall prototypes

That’s a classic: Trinity publishes 50 favourite classical one-liners

Munster opt for youthful line-up for Treviso opener

ByJohn O'Sullivan

Cairn Homes to complete 397 homes this year - Davy

ByPeter Hamilton

Podcast: Deconstructing the Kerry babies case through theatre

The Morning Sports Briefing

Major breakthrough in Irish strand of Brexit talks

ByPatrick Smyth and Pat Leahy

Financial Services

FBD upgraded to ‘outperform’ by Davy

ByPeter Hamilton

Abroad

Our Irish-German family is becoming Norwegian now

ByCarmel Stelzner

Electric Picnic: Our guide to Friday’s early action

ByLouise Bruton

Premier League transfers: Team by team ins and outs

Middle East

8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since death of Alan Kurdi

BySaeed Kamali Dehghan

Ibrahim Halawa’s family to hold news conference in Dublin

BySeán Dunne

No evidence public services card has cut fraud, says Fianna Fáil

ByHajar Akl

Lemar and Kylian Mbappe score as France too hot to handle

Property

Beating the Spanish rent crisis by hanging out under a bridge

ByMarta Bausells

Argentina held by Uruguay as Coutinho scores for Brazil

Hurricane Harvey hits Texas oil industry and crude prices

World

Irishman drowns after late-night swim off coast of the Netherlands

BySeán Dunne

Health

RCSI Hospitals Group petitioned to scrap parking charges

ByMark Hilliard

Middle East

Iran sticking to nuclear deal, says UN, contradicting Trump

ByJulian Borger

Department of Social Protection to get new name

ByRonan McGreevy

Profit on $475,000 Novartis cancer drug could be a while coming

Farmers criticise boundary extension plan for Cork city

ByBarry Roche

Your Money

Health insurance policies rise as sector continues to recover

ByMark Hilliard

Abroad

Welcome to My Place . . . Melbourne

Pro 14: Gavin Cummiskey’s team by team guide

ByGavin Cummiskey

World

Colombian rebels keep ‘Farc’ acronym for new political party

Film

Silent Grace and women’s hands: arming female militancy

ByEdwin Coomasaru

Science

Equal opportunities for female academics requires social and structural change

ByWilliam Reville

UK companies report strongest intake of new orders since May

‘We only kill black people’: US officer quits after video of traffic stop emerges

Art

Eccentric portraits set in luscious New York interiors win Moth Art Prize

Brexit: Staines voters lose patience with slow pace of process

Science

What’s that crawling out of the lab?

ByAnthony King

Health

Medication management at eating disorder facility ‘not safe’

BySeán Dunne

All-Ireland SHC 2017: Top 30 moments part two – 20 to 11

ByMalachy Clerkin

TV & Radio

Narcos review: What happens when the Cali cartel goes straight?

ByPeter Crawley

Science

Euler and the failed fountain of Sanssouci

ByPeter Lynch

Row over change of NUI Galway disabled toilets to transgender ones

ByRonan McGreevy

Technology

Niall Quinn broadband business looks to appoint liquidator

ByPeter Hamilton

Donohoe says Government needs ‘new ideas’ to tackle housing crisis

ByHajar Akl

Jill Meagher killer Adrian Bayley stabbed in prison

BySeán Dunne

Motors

Used car imports continue to rise as new car sales fall

ByMark Hilliard

Your Money

Record number contact SVP for help covering school costs

ByConor Pope

ESB finance arm profits from foreign currency gains

ByPeter Hamilton

Scott Fardy and Jordan Larmour to make Leinster debuts

Financial Services

Coin commemorating Sir Charles Algernon Parsons launched

ByPeter Hamilton

Jarrad Butler in for his debut for Connacht’s Pro14 opener

US job growth slows in August, wage growth retreats

Man released without charge after Ballymun double murder arrest

ByJack Power

Premier League’s €1.5bn spending spree outplays European rivals

Crèches will be ‘monitored’ over abuse of childcare subsidy

ByHajar Akl

World

Moscow seeks to extend influence in US back yard

ByKathrin Hille

Golf

Lee Slattery makes hay before weather halts play in Prague

Courts

Traveller family in legal bid to move from ‘rat infested’ site

ByRay Managh

Deutsche Bank owed over €690m by parent of G Hotel

New IRA develops a ‘different kind of dangerous explosive bomb’ - PSNI

ByAmanda Ferguson

Wayne Rooney charged with drink-driving

Brexit: UK will not take part in ‘race to the bottom’, says Davis

ByJessica Elgot and Jon Henley

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor dies aged 85

Rafael Benítez open to job offers after frustrating summer

ByLouise Taylor

Electric Picnic: First impressions from a first timer

ByDean Van Nguyen

Petrol prices to rise 3c a litre due to Hurricane Harvey

ByCiarán D'Arcy

Farming & Food

Glanbia Co-op transfers €92m of Glanbia plc shares to members

ByColin Gleeson

EP2017: Wednesday Gang rock and roll in from Slane

ByShilpa Ganatra

Martin O’Neill: Georgia game ‘genuinely difficult’ for Ireland

Gerry Adams: Jailing IRA killers would be ‘counterproductive’

ByRonan McGreevy

Electric Picnic kicks off gently with Little Hours on Main Stage

ByLouise Bruton

Africa

Kenya’s supreme court rules presidential election invalid

ByJohn Aglionby

Viridian eyes move to slash €45m interest bill

ByJoe Brennan

EP 2017: Trailer Park pool karaoke, and the best chips in town?

ByLouise Bruton

Nine new acts to see at Electric Picnic

ByNiall Byrne

Financial Services

Bank of Ireland ‘blocked’ staff from reverting to tracker mortgages

ByConor Pope

Markets

September boost for European shares after summer of losses

ByCharlie Taylor

Life & Style

The lives of commuters: ‘I don’t get to see as much of home as I would like’

BySimon Carswell

EP 2017: There’s no place like dome

ByPeter Crawley

Manager Vladimir Weiss wants Georgia to realise potential

Leinster likely winners in tough examination

ByJohn O'Sullivan

EP2017: 'Influencers' lip-syncing for their lives

ByJennifer Gannon

New signing Jarrad Butler starts for Connacht

ByJohn O'Sullivan

L’Oréal are right to drop Munroe Bergdorf over race comments

ByLaura Kennedy

From East Wall to Leitrim: ‘Kilty’ welcomes new families

ByMarese McDonagh

Berlin private medical school accused of allowing illegal human dissections

ByDerek Scally

Asia-Pacific

Nearly 400 die in clashes as Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar

Ireland’s Joe Ward reaches World Championships final

ByJohnny Watterson

Sky-scraping vocals of TALOS bewitch EP crowd into silence

ByJennifer Gannon

Matteo Trentin outsprints rivals to take third Vuelta stage win

Small clouds appear on the American economic horizon

Trump to visit Texas and Louisiana as states struggle with Harvey’s aftermath

BySuzanne Lynch

Stradbally braces for Electric Picnic and €36m windfall

ByColin Gleeson

Donohoe rejects Mitchell O’Connor equal pay for teachers call

ByRonan McGreevy

Rejjie Snow at EP2017: The homecoming of a new-age Dublin rap star

ByDean Van Nguyen

Petra Kvitova finds serve and groove to beat Caroline Garcia at US Open

ByKevin Mitchell

Pope Francis reveals he consulted psychoanalyst for six months

Middle East

A complex web of conflicting agendas in the fight against Isis

ByMichael Jansen

Sheep, lambs stuck on cliff ledge for two months are rescued

ByLorna Siggins

Politics

Olympic body to seek funding restored at Shane Ross meeting

ByHarry McGee

Commercial Property

Dundrum Town Centre valued at €1.5bn as owners refinance

ByJoe Brennan

Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal take first world title

ByShane Stokes

Technology

Service ‘fully restored’ on mobile network Three after fault

EP2017: Young Fathers pull a smile out of their darkest depths

ByLouise Bruton

Refugees in Libya being tortured and denied care, says charity

BySorcha Pollak

Electric Picnic day one best bits: 'You look so festival'

ByDean Van Nguyen, Una Mullally, Peter Crawley and Louise Bruton

Schwartzman downs Cilic to guarantee first-time Grand Slam finalist

Environment

Irish Cement says change of fuel will reduce carbon-dioxide emissions

ByDavid Raleigh

Hungary and Poland give no ground in row with the EU

ByDaniel McLaughlin

Plan to provide ‘floating homes’ in Dún Laoghaire harbour

ByTim O'Brien

EP2017: It’s like the Eurovision final for Jenny Berggren

ByJennifer Gannon

Two gardaí hospitalised after man became ‘aggressive’ during search

ByAine McMahon

American ‘Dreamers’ pin hopes on White House change of heart

BySuzanne Lynch

Some blue in a sea of maroon as Galway tries to temper expectations

ByLorna Siggins

Anger over Government housing policy at vigil for Jack Watson

ByConor Gallagher

Munster up and running with trouncing of Treviso

EP crowd loses its mind for DJ MoK with RTÉ Concert Orchestra

ByUna Mullalley

EP2017: Seriously silly select appeal set to change

ByPeter Crawley

Shamrock Rovers ensure Cork City's coronation must wait

Orchestra’s take on 90s hits the hottest ticket in Stradbally

ByDean Van Nguyen

Harry Kane brace helps turgid England past Malta

London Grammar hauntingly captivating on EP Main Stage

ByLouise Bruton

Munster off to a flying start as they overwhelm Italian visitors

Northern Ireland need 70 minutes to break San Marino deadlock

Dundalk hit St Patrick’s Athletic for six at Oriel Park

Pro 14 new boys the Cheetahs given five-star lesson by Ulster

ByMichael Sadlier

Recipes

Orange chicken with veg-packed fried rice

ByDonal Skehan

Food

Three school-night dinner recipes to feed a whole family

ByDonal Skehan

Big ideas for small spaces: how to uncramp your living style

ByAlanna Gallagher

Ikigai: is this how the Japanese live long and prosper?

ByArminta Wallace

Happiness is a small space: writer’s D2 cosy abode is big on storage

BySophie Grenham

At home with Karen Koster: ‘I’m not a fan of old or vintage’

ByLiz Dwyer

Fine Art & Antiques

Design Moment: Volkswagen camper van, 1950

ByBernice Harrison

Design dilemma: how to create focus in a living room with no fireplace

ByLiz Dwyer

Racing

Davy Russell case has turned into a 'two week press-fest'

ByBrian O'Connor

‘It doesn’t matter what degree you get – it’s about change’

10 must-see things at London Design Festival

ByEmma Cullinan

Recipes

Super seed-stuffed roast sweet potatoes

ByDonal Skehan

Culture

In a word . . . sublime

ByPatsy McGarry

Wilde Like Me by Louise Pentland

ByClaire Looby

Fine Art & Antiques

Lots of Hepburn: Breakfast at Tiffany script could fetch up £80,000

ByMichael Parsons

Travel

Cycling through one of the most scenic and secluded parts of Kerry

ByDonnacha Clifford and David Elton

Jo Cox, More in Common by Brendan Cox

ByClaire Looby

Fashion

Simone Rocha’s future: ‘The sky is the limit’

ByDeirdre McQuillan

Recipes

Jamie Oliver’s quick Asian fishcakes

ByJamie Oliver

Melancholy Witness by Seán Hillen

ByKathleen McNamee

Fine Art & Antiques

Auctions & Fairs

ByMichael Parsons

Thinking Anew – Faith is a slippery rock

ByFergal Mac Eoinín

Gig economy – it’s one for the money

An Irish Diary

Noted in Passing – An Irishman’s Diary about dead language

ByFrank McNally

Little Englanders or Great Britons?

Rescue policy in the Mediterranean

National delivery

Editorials

Water quality: Paying lip service to the environment

Vaccines and public health

First past the post – only fools and horses?

Public services card and data privacy

Time for a national housing authority?