06 September, 2021 Digital News Archive

Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?

Obituaries

An Appreciation: Enda McDermott

By Ruth Prichard and Niall O’Higgins

Tuarascáil

Bratacha agus Meirgí

By Alan Titley

Tour Championship: McIlroy finishes mid-table after eventful final round

By Philip Reid

Crime & Law

Anniversary of cyclist’s death prompts new close-pass safety appeal

By Conor Lally

Tuarascáil

An Fiolar Dubh

By Declan Collinge

Ken Early: Ireland supporters must be patient with Stephen Kenny's team

By Ken Early

Opinion

Ireland is no longer viewed as a credible voice on key issues in Brussels

By Eoin Drea

Vaccination of young linked to downward Covid trend

By Martin Wall and Harry McGee

All you need to know about soft plastics and recycling

By Kevin O'Sullivan

The telefón of times past is out and in comes Teileafón

By Conor Pope

Africa

South Sudan’s ‘wasted’ decade: ‘We have been at war for far too long’

By Andres Schipani

Opinion

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil caused the housing crisis – they cannot fix it

By Una Mullally

Electricity network constraints may keep worsening for years

By Arthur Beesley

Household recycling upgrade accepts soft plastics

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Locating Bullock Harbour

What is coarse language?

Uses for old telephone boxes

Truth from untruths

Start the Covid-19 booster campaign

Slow sequence on traffic lights

Local Property Tax – a better way?

Ireland’s growing population

Call for solution to protocol tensions in open letter to UK and EU

By Denis Staunton

Blaming labour crisis on PUP

Public consultation under way on proposed overhaul of Co Wicklow’s N11

By Mark Hilliard

Deaths and the Covid roadmap

Social Affairs

Gospel reminds us there is nothing new about racism

By Gordon Linney

An Irish Diary

On its 90th anniversary remembering the Irish Press

By Ray Burke

Family of girl killed in Troubles calls on British to scrap legacy proposals

By Freya McClements

Brian Dooher: relentless certainty, fearless, indefatigable, undaunted

By Ian O'Riordan

Social Affairs

Staff in residential disability centres ‘afraid’ to report concerns

By Jack Power

‘A PLC was the best decision I ever made’

By Peter McGuire

Funeral of Pat Hume to take place in Derry today

By Freya McClements

When a market such as tourism is broken, Government intervention is needed

By Ruth Andrews

Consumer spending now 10% higher than before pandemic

By Charlie Taylor

Online therapy platform in fine Fettle after gaining backers

By Charlie Taylor

Lloyds’ potential hit from Irish tax-loss case rises to €1.37bn

By Joe Brennan

Culture

Your guide to the best live gigs and festivals this week

By Kevin Courtney

Tusla seeks foster families for asylum-seeking children

By Aine Kenny

Food

Ricotta: Italian cheese with an Irish twist

By JP McMahon

Food

Food & Drink Quiz: What cuisine is Diana Kennedy an influential expert at?

Books

Sally Rooney: A profile of the author in 28 articles from the Irish Times archive

By Martin Doyle

No fireworks but Katie Taylor gets the job done with ease

By Johnny Watterson

TV & Radio

Frank Oz: People who do Yoda impressions ‘don’t understand his soul’

By Hadley Freeman

Abroad

We felt guilty travelling around a beautiful island while Ireland was in lockdown

By Tara Duffy

Community employment staff to protest at ‘imminent threat of privatisation’

By Martin Wall

Property

What sold for about €315,000 in Dublin and Galway

Life & Style

Paws for thought: Dogs may be able to figure out human intentions

By Nicola Davis

Malachy Clerkin: Regrets, the rest will have a few - but this is Mayo and Tyrone’s week

By Malachy Clerkin

Ireland among bank tax havens listed by French think tank

By Ciarán Hancock

Books

The Letters of John McGahern: Getting to know a private man

By Nicholas Allen

Property

Will Fair Deal scheme changes make it worthwhile to rent out the empty family home?

By Fiona Reddan

More soul searching for Ireland as Azerbaijan nearly sack Dublin

By Gavin Cummiskey

Life & Style

Schooldays I’ll never forget: Fintan O’Toole on the head brother and the flying condom

By Fintan O’Toole

Work

It is bonkers to use an algorithm to hire a person

By Pilita Clark

'Let's go' - Leona Maguire helps Europe into Solheim Cup lead

By Philip Reid

Cullen and Idah keep the faith but World Cup now a pipe dream for Ireland

By Gavin Cummiskey

The moral of this inspirational Meath story? Stick with it

By Mary Hannigan

Meath upend the script to write a new chapter in history

By Ian O'Riordan

‘These are heroes, and will be heroes for life if they never kick another ball’

By Ian O'Riordan

Ciarán McDonald’s second coming ushers in a new era for Mayo

By Aonghus Ó Maicín

Media

Heineken Ireland bids for 10% of stout market with launch of Island’s Edge

By Laura Slattery

Your Money

Travel credit issued during Covid due to expire but some customers not ready

By Conor Pope

‘My marriage has broken down, and I don’t know how to talk to my young son about it’

By John Sharry

How entrepreneurs in rural Ireland from little acorns grow

By Geraldine Walsh

Dr Muiris Houston: ‘Will we ever shake hands again?’

By Dr Muiris Houston

Same old emotions and same old results for Kenny’s winless Ireland

By Gavin Cummiskey

Ireland on tax haven list, algorithm blunders and a stout for non-stout people

By Conn Ó Midheach

Patrick Cantlay holds his nerve to win €13m FedEx Cup title

Trilateral to add 10 jobs for research to tackle misinformation

By Colin Gleeson

Meath dethrone Dublin; Leona Maguire Europe’s rookie stalwart at Solheim Cup

World

Mexico City to replace Columbus statue with one of indigenous woman

US Open: Alcaraz becomes youngest male quarter-finalist in open era

First in-person trade mission to UK since Covid gets under way

By Colin Gleeson

Global dealmaking set to break records after frenzied summer

By James Fontanella-Khan

TV View: Katie-George, Eve, Kellie, Katie and Leona... We don’t even need surnames

By Mary Hannigan

Girls get Leaving Cert results boost from ‘unconscious bias’

By Carl O'Brien

Sunny weather forecast for coming days with highs of 27 degrees

By Ronan McGreevy

Markets

Global shares post their longest winning streak in three months

UK firms urge government to relax immigration rules over jobs squeeze

A World Cup every two years benefits Fifa - not football or the fans

By Sean Ingle

Munich Motor Show: Renault’s new all-electric Megane crossover

By Neil Briscoe

Emerald becomes Ireland’s newest airline

By Colin Gleeson

All in the Game: A tale of two Tolands as Cate looks North

By Mary Hannigan

Fiona Dawson: ‘position your brand for the consumers of tomorrow’

Corre Energy to raise €10m through IPO on Euronext Dublin

By Charlie Taylor

Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by truck in Dublin

By Ellen O’Riordan

September Road: When Tyrone wore the green and gold

By Paul Fitzpatrick

In the News: Where did it all go wrong for Fianna Fáil?

Qualtrics to double the size of its Dublin headquarters

By Charlie Taylor

Stage

Medicine: Domhnall Gleeson is a force to be reckoned with. This performance cuts you to the bone

By Ciara L Murphy

UK construction firms hit by supply squeeze as prices jump

New support scheme for Covid-hit businesses opens for registration

By Charlie Taylor

Health journals unite to call for urgent action on climate change

Jack O’Connor steps down as Kildare football manager

By Eamon Donoghue

Ryanair ends talks with Boeing over Max 10 order

By Colin Gleeson

Passengers traffic through Dublin Airport down 63%

By Colin Gleeson

Assets held by Irish-resident SPEs valued at €965bn

Swiss EY under scrutiny over major bankruptcy

By Sam Jones

Pat Hume was ‘pure of heart’ and a true peacemaker, funeral told

By Freya McClements

World

Boy (3) rescued after four days lost in Australian bush

Film

Angelina Jolie: ‘It took a lot for me to separate from the father of my children’

By Simon Hattenstone

Liverpool working to bring Naby Keita back amid coup attempt in Guinea

China’s Sinopharm seeks to develop its own mRNA Covid vaccine

By Primrose Riordan and William Langley

Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams dies 39 years after falling into coma

Valtteri Bottas’ departure from Mercedes confirmed

State seeking to raise up to €1.5bn in auction of long-term bonds

By Charlie Taylor

Social Democrats say they will discuss coalition with all like-minded parties

By Pat Leahy

James McClean: Irish media get a kick out of us not doing well

By Gavin Cummiskey

Music

Sarah Harding, untameable to the end, left a vital last message

By Jennifer O’Connell

Racing

Healthy Irish challenge confirmed for St Leger at Doncaster

Courts

Bray Boxing Club murder trial collapses after juror becomes seriously ill

By Alison O'Riordan

Media

If print is the next vinyl, that could be no bad thing

By Laura Slattery

Smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’ says VW boss

Goldman lines up $5 bn Petershill private equity asset float

BMW embraces the circular economy

By Neil Briscoe

KPMG’s global boss wades into dispute with UK accounting regulator

By Michael O'Dwyer

Mercedes shows off new EQE and delivers 2025 electric promis

By Neil Briscoe

Jim Crawford believes Evan Ferguson can shine for Ireland Under-21s at 16

Delta surge in US a big test for schools as classrooms reopen

By Nikou Asgari, Jamie Smyth, Taylor Nicole Rogers and Christine Zhang

Corporate enforcer had to wait a year for allocation of detectives

By Ken Foxe

Racing

Irish racegoers urged to make trip to 100th Arc in October

Courts

Court challenge taken over alleged failure to place at-risk child in special care

By Aodhan O’Faolain

Film

Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of Breathless, dies aged 88

By Andrew Pulver

Nanoleaf Shapes: Unique lighting feature responding to touch

By Ciara O'Brien

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4: Track your workout in style

By Ciara O'Brien

Audi’s ‘Grandsphere’ concept will become the new A8

By Neil Briscoe

Zappone thanked Coveney for special envoy role before officials discussed job, records show

By Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones

Revenue at brothers’ YouTube gaming venture touches €1m

By Gordon Deegan

Ikea Ireland hit by supply chain issues with 10% of products unavailable

By Charlie Taylor

Coronavirus: 1,144 new cases confirmed, with 384 in hospital

By Vivienne Clarke and Ellen O’Riordan

Farming & Food

Suspension of Brazilian beef exports to China presents ‘opportunity’ for Ireland

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Asia-Pacific

Afghanistan: Why have the Taliban not yet named a government?

By Michael Jansen

Crime & Law

Irish defendants on trial in France over alleged rhino horn smuggling

School caretakers to strike for first time in row over pay, conditions

By Martin Wall

Seán Gallagher consultancy records profits of €103,722 in 2020

By Gordon Deegan

Europe

Belarus jails opposition figures amid condemnation from West

By Daniel McLaughlin

VW unveils €20,000 e-car in bid to make battery vehicles affordable

Aviation authority aims to achieve ‘carbon neutral’ status by 2025

By Mark Paul

Editorials

Afghan fallout: Irish Times view on rise of radical jihadism

Asia-Pacific

Taliban declare victory in Panjshir, but opposition deny being defeated

By Amy Kazmin, Stephanie Findlay and Farhan Bokhari

Coronavirus: Up to 12,000 out of school due to close contact

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Europe

Dutch government relieved as anti-vax movement fails to ignite

By Peter Cluskey

Editorials

Irish Times view on threat to electricity supplies

Senior European figures oppose Fifa plans for biennial World Cup

By Sean Ingle

Middle East

Celebrations as six Islamist militants pull off jailbreak in Israel

By Mark Weiss

Dublin opens up: ‘It’s a sign that life is getting back to normal’

By Conor Pope

Limerick student leaves family with ‘treasury of love’, funeral told

By David Raleigh

Crime & Law

Seven cars worth €270,000 seized in Garda money laundering investigation

By Martin Wall

Film

Jean-Paul Belmondo, the charming bad boy of French cinema, dies aged 88

By Lara Marlowe

What CAO options do I have? We've answered your most frequent questions

SF moves Bill to rescind Part V exemption for developers

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Fernandez and Alcaraz lead the charge of a new generation

By Tumaini Carayol

Full-time students to receive final Covid-19 payment on Tuesday

By Martin Wall

Europe

German liberals shift from political joker to coalition wildcard

By Derek Scally

World

Brazil grapples with representations of its imperial conquerors

By Tom Hennigan

Markets

European stocks end near record highs as tech rallies

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Asia-Pacific

New Zealand lifts Covid-19 curbs, says Delta elimination in sight

Snapfix looks to raise up to €10m in new funding round

By Charlie Taylor

Two Dublin TDs back local objections to €113m housing scheme

By Gordon Deegan

Almost 600,000 tune into TG4 for women’s All-Ireland final triple-header

British government rolls over Brexit protocol grace period

By Denis Staunton and Vivienne Clarke

Russell set to partner Hamilton at Mercedes next season

By Giles Richards

Bumrah’s stunning spell sparks familiar England collapse at The Oval

By Ali Martin

Two of the newest Covid-19 variants, Mu and Lambda, found in Ireland

By Paul Cullen

Africa

Guinea coup leader bans officials from exiting country

Further relaxation of Covid-19 measures in North agreed by Ministers

Brussels and London determined to avoid drama as grace period extended

By Denis Staunton

Siptu warns over ‘winter of complete discontent’ in community sector

By Martin Wall

Solheim Cup: Leona Maguire confirms status as the best rookie of all time

By Philip Reid

Katherine Zappone controversy: Timeline of events

By Cormac McQuinn

Zappone ‘given free reign’ over envoy job, says Opposition

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Crossaire Blog

Crosaire No 17672 by Crossheir – Monday, September 6th, 2021

By Lorna Kernan

O’Connor’s exit from Kildare clears path for a possible return to Kerry job

By Seán Moran

Emma Raducanu blitzes Shelby Rogers as US Open fairytale goes on

By Tumaini Carayol

When was envoy job created, did Zappone lobby for it and why delete texts?

By Pat Leahy

TV & Radio

The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy feels too extraordinary to have been real

By Ed Power

The Wire actor Michael K Williams dies aged 54

McClean calls for support for Kenny as he launches broadside at media critics

By Gavin Cummiskey

Leona Maguire the star as Europe swing together to claim Solheim Cup

By Philip Reid

Should we expect Catholic schools to transmit faith?

By Brian Mooney

Your Money

Stocktake: Keep your risk management in check

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Out of care, into college: ‘The cards are stacked against you’

By Laura Gaynor

We have no business debating the need to wear masks in school

By The Secret Teacher

An Irish Diary

Walks of life – John G O’Dwyer on Ireland’s pilgrim paths

By John G O’Dwyer

The Mighty Hoopla festival

Q&A: Why rules about burning solid fuel are changing

By Kevin O'Sullivan

National smoky coal ban to come into force next year

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Troubles amnesty proposals more expansive than Pinochet’s, report says

By Freya McClements

Text messages

Making the grade

Dublin traffic lights

Poolbeg chimneys

Footpaths and parking

Tourism is a neglected industry

Northern Ireland’s voice on protocol

Affordable homes and expectations

Sacramental preparation and schools

Leaving – unconscious bias against boys