05 May, 2022 Digital News Archive

Finn McRedmond on ‘nuclear tsunami’: A cartoon villain is still a villain

By Finn McRedmond

Science

The clever enigmatic octopus and what we know about the species so far

By William Reville

Gardaí investigate alleged assault and theft incidents by new staff at airport

By Conor Lally

Newton Emerson: Northern Ireland needs one person, one vote

By Newton Emerson

Brexit lessons forgotten in EU drive to deeper integration

By Eoin Drea

Munster will give Toulouse a tougher test this year, says Van Graan

By Gerry Thornley

Independence over provision of NMH services is ‘clear-cut’ – lawyer

By Mary Carolan

Staunton still savouring sporting life at the top in Australia

By Paul Keane

Science

Energy upheaval will be difficult but we will adapt. We must

By Hannah Daly

Government will not reopen National Maternity Hospital deal

By Pat Leahy

Church set to lose battle to rezone more than 30 Dublin churches

By Olivia Kelly

Defence Forces will get thousands of extra staff under plan for Cabinet, Coveney says

By Jennifer Bray

Inflation continues to drive up service sector prices

By Ciara O'Brien

Science

Solar geoengineering to cool the planet: Not if, but when

By Conor Purcell

Culture

Be thankful for intellectual rivals, they can sharpen your mind

By Joe Humphreys

EY Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist announced

Transport

The two things you need to know about Ryanair’s latest passenger numbers

Innovation

Online learning platform targets those with a passion for electronic music

By Olive Keogh

Embracing ESG can make companies more attractive to investors and consumers

Managing the national power grid is a precise balancing act

The Enabot Ebo Air – will this robot enhance your life?

By Ciara O'Brien

Dogfooding: CEOs get a taste of the frontline experience

By Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu

Archbishop John Charles McQuaid’s heavenly house in Killiney for €12m

By Alanna Gallagher

New homes in Dublin: Houses from €370,000 in mixed, low-density scheme

By Alanna Gallagher

Gracious, upgraded six-bed in the heart of old Dún Laoghaire, for €1.575m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

People

Unwanted online familiarity is downright creepy. There are lines not to cross

By Ola Majekodunmi

Joanne O'Riordan: Women’s sport is having its moment – let’s make it last

By Joanne O'Riordan

New homes in Greystones: Nine A-rated houses close to town from €995,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Georgian house with hydro potential on three acres in Co Waterford for €375,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Georgian gem with income potential on landmark Monkstown terrace for €1.4m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Ciarán Murphy: Facing Dublin in Croke Park again doing Meath no favours

By Ciarán Murphy

Books

Crime fiction: A special treat for traditional mystery fans

By Declan Hughes

Property

What will €495,000 buy in Dublin and west Cork?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Rathmines period home restored to former glory seeks €2.65m

By Bernice Harrison

Five bed, five bath in a renovated Rathgar redbrick for €1.69m

By Joyce Hickey

Boxing

Sonia O’Sullivan: Watching Katie with other excelling Irish athletes a moment to treasure

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Garmin Quatix: The perfect smart watch for the life aquatic

By Ciara O'Brien

Novaerus Defend 400: Breathe easier in a post-Covid environment

By Ciara O'Brien

Howdens to open six trade kitchen outlets in Republic

By Ciara O'Brien

Sean O’Brien in frame to replace Denis Leamy on Leinster staff

By Gerry Thornley

Golf

McIlroy looking to take Masters form into Wells Fargo title defence

By Philip Reid

Leinster provide Dan Kelly first-hand view of what might have been

By John O'Sullivan

Cricket showing obvious but vital benefits of women’s professionalism

By Nathan Johns

Your Family

My daughter saw that scene of E.T. sick by the riverbank and it broke her

By Darragh Geraghty

Irish researchers discover potential link between smoking and male impotence

By George Winter

Your Fitness

A bowel-churning run through Phoenix Park, fuelled by caffeinated gel

By Conor Capplis

Books

Who do you think you are? An author’s journey to uncover her family’s past

By Derville Murphy

Exchequer in deficit, EY Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist, and innovation in wartime

By Úna McCaffrey

Asia-Pacific

Survivor found six days after China building collapse

Man City crash out of Champions League; Limerick claim Munster Under-20 title

Seven nurses assaulted in Irish health system every day, INMO finds

By Marese McDonagh

Man (30s) remains in hospital with burn injuries after dousing incident in Dublin 8

By Shauna Bowers and Mark Hilliard

AIB raises interest guidance and launches share buyback

By Joe Brennan

Takeda opens Ireland’s first stem cell manufacturing plant

By Dominic Coyle

Civilians trapped in Mariupol steelworks as Moscow accused of ceasefire violation

By Cormac McQuinn

Canning plays down storm over Cody’s frosty greeting to Shefflin

By Paul Keane

Farming & Food

Strong start to 2022 for Glanbia as revenues rise in first quarter

By Ciara O'Brien

Debate around NMH may be hot topic but deal is done

By Jennifer Bray

Diaceutics signs $1m deal with global pharma company

By Ciara O'Brien

Depp’s staff helped him avoid consequences of drug and alcohol use – Heard

By Edward Helmore

Sales at fashion chain Next rise but online shopping dips

Virgin Money first-half profit jumps as customer spending recovers

Pep Guardiola: We’ll need a couple of days to recover from defeat in Madrid

By Sid Lowe

Man arrested in connection with fatal Kilkenny assault

By Shauna Bowers

Manchester City simply overwhelmed in enchanted canyon

By Barney Ronay

How to develop and progress a legal career in a hybrid environment

How legal firms are adjusting to a hybrid world

Are we at the dawn of digital legal practices?

Transport

Air France-KLM beats earnings forecasts as summer bookings take off

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool have ‘score to settle’ against Real Madrid

‘Anaemic’ Russian advance in east Ukraine heralds long attrition war

By Sam Jones, Ben Hall and Roman Olearchyk and Felicia Schwartz

It’s happening – interest rates are on the way up

By Cliff Taylor

Midwives call for water births at home to resume

By Shauna Bowers

Only survivor of fatal boating incident tells of desperate phonecall for help

By Stephen Maguire

World

Virgin Atlantic aircraft turns back after emerges first officer had not completed test

Society mutated into ‘ungovernable’ due to social media, Church of Ireland head says

By Brian Blake

Swim coach arrested of alleged sexual offence against children

By Shauna Bowers

Work

The hidden downsides of freelancing

By Sophia Smith

Politicians in North face being locked out of Stormont as key staff threaten strike

By Brian Hutton

Bank of England raises rates to 1% despite looming recession risk

AIB to hire up to 700 temporary staff to help with Ulster and KBC customers

By Joe Brennan

Santina Cawley murder trial: Leggings had blood of accused and toddler, court told

By Barry Roche

Asia-Pacific

‘Stay vigilant’: no let-up in North Korea’s two-year Covid lockout

By Christian Davies

TV & Radio

Met Gala 2022 was especially revolting: Roe v Wade competed with a starved Kim Kardashian

By Finn McRedmond

Social Affairs

Alleged sexual assault victim criticises Order of Malta’s handling of complaint

By Jack Power

Ellison, Binance and Sequoia back Musk’s $44bn bid for Twitter

By Oliver Ralph, Arash Massoudi and Antoine Gara

Illness rules Andy Murray out of clash with Novak Djokovic in Madrid

’Substantial’ number of mothers experience anxiety, depression and stress – study

By Shauna Bowers

Government advised against compulsory purchase of new Maternity Hospital site

By Harry McGee

Are you concerned about the National Maternity Hospital deal?

Racing

Horse racing kills horses. The sport you love and live by kills horses

By Elizabeth Banicki

Cinema manager sacked after sleeping at desk, gets €1,600 at WRC

By Stephen Bourke

Commercial Property

Paddy McKillen jnr firm closing in on €17m deal for landmark Topshop building

By Ronald Quinlan

Man charged with murder in Kilkenny on Tuesday

What’s Van Graan going to do that Bath’s other well-paid coaches couldn’t?

By Barney Ronay

Unemployment rate falls to 4.1% as Covid bounce-back continues

By Ciara O'Brien

Major HSE reform aiming for ‘sweet spot’ of meeting standards and community needs

By Jack Power

Iput to fund forestry initiative in Cork to offset carbon emissions

By Ciara O'Brien

‘Era of free money’ for State borrowing coming to an end, PAC told

By Cormac McQuinn

High Court approves €1.6m interim payment for girl (16) with cerebral palsy

By Ellen O’Riordan

Stage

‘Beacon for change’: The Gate Theatre announces new leadership team

By Deirdre Falvey

Oireachtas

Further delay to National Maternity Hospital would ‘not be the right choice’, Dáil hears

By Sarah Burns

NMH deal: What’s behind €10 rent becoming €850,000?

By Jennifer Bray

World

Covid global death approaches 15 million, almost three times official data – WHO

Council refuses permission for contentious Drumcondra development

By Gordon Deegan

Environment

Musk’s purchase of Twitter described as ‘dangerous narcissism’ by President Higgins

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Hospital sorry over death of mother and newborn after fall

SuperNode raises €14m in new funds from shareholders

By Ciara O'Brien

‘All I want is some justice,’ says girl sexually assaulted by grandfather (84)

By Peter Murtagh

Cairn Homes cleared to lodge 690-unit planning application for RTÉ site

By Gordon Deegan

Education

Urgent need for impartial sex education from primary school upwards, says Harris

By Carl O'Brien

Oireachtas

More than 27,300 Ukrainians have arrived in Ireland to date, says Minister

By Sarah Burns

Man who ambushed and punched mother of his children is jailed

By Claire Henry

Calls for Ukraine ‘Marshall Plan’ as donors pledge $6.5bn

By Naomi O’Leary

Erdogan plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees to north of country

By Michael Jansen

PwC appoints Mark Ryan as chairman of its public interest body

KBC appoints insider Frank Jansen to oversee Irish exit

Boxing

Boxing is stuck in a continuous loop and once again the wrong person is leaving

By Johnny Watterson

Environment

Capel Street in Dublin to be traffic free from May 20th

By Mark Hilliard

Real Madrid marvel in the madness of Champions League chaos

By Sid Lowe

Spanish intelligence service confirms it spied on Catalan leaders

By Guy Hedgecoe

Court clears way for prosecution of accountant over alleged tax offences

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Rally set to proceed marking 1945 Red army victory over Nazis

By Ronan McGreevy

Dublin

Tolka Park to remain as sports ground

By Olivia Kelly

Man arrested in case of mistaken identity sues Minister for Justice and the State

Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister's Hitler remarks

Woman told care workers of plan to ‘torture’ her mother to death, court hears

By David Raleigh

Ukrainian families given 15 hours to remove children from schools

By Ronan McGreevy

Farming & Food

Killowen Farm €4m expansion to create 25 jobs

By Barry O'Halloran

AIB raises interest forecast and launches share buyback

By Joe Brennan

Markets

Markets dip as US Fed fails to soothe investor concerns over possible interest rate rise

By Mark Paul

Keenan gearing up for high-ball heroics against Leicester

By Robert Kitson

Josh Dunne murder trial: Delivery rider accused of stabbing after ‘standoff’

By Alison O'Riordan

Former Dublin Airport policeman jailed again for smuggling gang money

By Conor Lally

Dragons boss says cutting number of regions would damage Welsh rugby

WBA light-heavyweight champ Dimitry Bivol set for Canelo Álvarez

By Donald McRae

More women construction workers needed to meet retrofitting targets

By Cormac McQuinn

League of Ireland previews: Red-hot Derry City to host Bohemians

By Paul Buttner

London plans to dismiss elements of protocol played down by Dublin

By Pat Leahy

Racing

Likely Derby contenders rack up for prolific Aidan O’Brien

By Greg Wood

An Irish Diary

Unholy Sabbaths – Frank McNally on the Phoenix Park Murders and other Irish Times ‘Sunday Specials’

By Frank McNally

Shell makes record profits as Ukraine war shakes energy markets

By Tom Wilson

Britain has not actually abandoned threat to suspend parts of NI protocol

By Denis Staunton

Counting of votes in North’s Assembly elections begins after ‘busy’ day of voting

By Seanín Graham

Golf

Olesen tied for lead at British Masters as he begins career rebuild

Russia calls on remaining Mariupol defenders to surrender as evacuation convoy heads to city

By Daniel McLaughlin

Protesters call for State to take over new maternity hospital site

By Simon Carswell

Boris Becker could face deportation from UK, Home Office confirms

By Amelia Hill and Rajeev Syal

Abramovich denies demand for repayment of £1.6bn Chelsea loan

By Jacob Steinberg

Middle East

At least three killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv

Middle East

Israeli high court rules 1,000 Palestinians can be evicted from West Bank

By Bethan McKernan

Golf

McIlroy makes strong start to Wells Fargo with three-under 67

By Philip Reid

Call for enhanced sick leave for nurses suffering from long Covid

By Marese McDonagh

Social Affairs

Catholic archdiocese criticises Dublin council chief’s objection to rezoning church lands

By Olivia Kelly

Conte says going ‘face to face’ with Liverpool could suit Spurs

By Paul MacInnes

US intelligence reportedly helping Ukraine kill Russian generals

By Peter Beaumont and Julian Borger

Pandemic taught us how science feeds into ‘messier’ political system - Nolan

By Simon Carswell

Markets

Nasdaq closes down 5% in sharpest fall since 2020

Coroner calls for overhaul of safety measures for pleasure boats

By Stephen Maguire

1994 Connacht final a long time ago but still fondly remembered in Leitrim

By Seán Moran

Three taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide leak in Armagh

By Mark Hilliard

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire 17878 by Le Corsaire, Thursday, May 5th, 2022

Rangers fight back against Leipzig to reach Europa League final

By Ewan Murray

European round-up: West Ham knocked out as Cresswell and Moyes sees red

Systemic flaws of Guardiola’s City prolong Champions League drought

By Barney Ronay

IMF projects ‘strong’ Irish economic growth and lower inflation next year

By Simon Carswell

Cartoon

Martyn Turner

Work

Managers struggling with challenges of hybrid and remote working

By Olive Keogh

Sounds of spring

Social Affairs

Bereaved families often don’t know rights at inquests, commission says

By Kitty Holland

Thanks for the clues, Crossheir

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the NI protocol post the election: lowering the temperature

Leading critics of National Maternity Hospital plan may appear before Oireachtas group

By Harry McGee, Cormac McQuinn and Sarah Burns

Turf in Offaly, BMWs in Killiney

Non-religious teachers

Lowering the voting age

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Europe-Russia relations: the continent’s fateful barriers

The National Maternity Hospital

‘Changes afoot in US abortion law: a legal-political earthquake’