08 August, 2024 Digital News Archive

Burning questions

When reality strikes

Don’t ban the deck chairs yet

A winning strategy

Modernising school uniforms

Costly shingles vaccine

President’s condolence letter

Taoiseach’s residence

Cyber threats and neutrality

Bangladesh’s long road

Language and stigma

Inspirational Kellie Harrington

Wearing balaclavas at protests

Books

Welcome to Glorious Tuga: A heart-warming novel of travel, identity and belonging

By Edel Coffey

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

‘Decorated sticks’ at festivals

Cancer patients in Gaza

Ireland moves climate dial as wastewater settles into farmers’ crosshairs

Delta Capita appoints Caroline O’Sullivan to head Irish business

By Fiona Keeley

Smashing Pumpkins: Aghori Mhori Mei – Billy Corgan and co return to their 1990s alternative roots

By Lauren Murphy

Online threats and social media

Technology

How Intel fell from dominant chipmaker to struggling also-ran

By Ciara O'Brien

Technology

Interconnected tech sector paying the price for lack of real innovation

By Karlin Lillington

Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza – Mini-masterpiece with the near-magical melding of two voices

By Philip Watson

Science

Digital twins for the win with aortas

By Claire O'Connell

Consumer Tech

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 review: lighter, thinner, brighter, pricier

By Ciara O'Brien

The Script: Satellites – Songs with emotional depth and purpose, underscored by a sense of loss

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Restaurants

Review: This restaurant stands out from the crowd - everything is spot on

By Corinna Hardgrave

Books

Nineteen Eighty-Four turns 75: the older George Orwell’s dystopian novel grows, the more urgent it feels

By Kate Demolder

Work

Time to play fair with those losing their jobs

By Cantillon

Environment

Capitalism is killing the planet – but curtailing it is the discussion nobody wants to have

By Pádraic Fogarty

Gaelic Games

Galway camogie team look to bring silverware out west after county’s losses in football finals

By Paul Keane

What is the pass rate at your local driving test centre?

By Cormac McQuinn

Lighthouses of Ireland

Wicklow Head lighthouse provides a room with a view, 109 steps from bottom to top

By Frank McNally

Opinion

No major party has been as cynical on immigration as Fine Gael

By Newton Emerson

Residential

Interior designer’s D4 home with bright and spacious extension for €2.7m

By Jessica Doyle

Olympics Day 13: Irish in action and best of the rest as Kate O’Connor gets heptathlon under way

By Mary Hannigan

People

The moment I assemble the flute, the cats dive off the sofa and claw the back door, screaming to be let out

By Michael Harding

Science

The case for ecological collaboration between two Korean states

By Stuart Mathieson

Driving test pass rates at some centres almost double that at others around Ireland

By Cormac McQuinn

Housing & Planning

Residential Tenancies Board’s detailed data suggests 12.3% rise in approved housing body tenants

By Colm Keena

Opinion

The Olympic Games have challenged the narrative of France as a hopelessly fractured nation

By Finn McRedmond

Irish PR industry body issues first set of guidelines on use of AI

By Laura Slattery

Olympics: Sun fans show their darker side

By Mary Hannigan

Amazon creates a ‘mega-brain’ of F1 stats

By Neil Briscoe

Bradley says Shamrock Rovers are focused on game ahead as they travel to Slovenia

By Paul Buttner

Your Family

Can cutting ties with dysfunctional family members be therapeutic?

By Ellen Barry

Glencore move underlines green transition problems

By Cantillon

Planned abolition of juries in defamation law reform ‘undemocratic’, says retired judge

By Mary Carolan

Business Today Newsletter

Galway’s Grá Chocolates: Handmade treats for the premium end of the market

By Olive Keogh

Gaelic Games

Ciarán Murphy: National anthems often the catalyst to enable athletes excel

By Ciarán Murphy

Your Wellness

The value of age: ‘As a 62-year-old woman in business, you’re ignored… you really have to fight your corner’

By Geraldine Walsh

Eirgrid’s red alert on data centres and Aer Lingus plans for winter

By Dominic Coyle

Your Wellness

‘Soup and shake’ diet puts almost a third of type 2 diabetes cases in remission

By Andrew Gregory

‘We’re not going back’: thousands rally for Harris and Walz in Wisconsin and Michigan

By Alice Herman in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Lois Beckett in Los Angeles

Motors

Skoda Kodiaq review: A solid, sensible choice – but at a price

By Michael McAleer

Woman murdered in Nenagh to be buried near where she grew up in Tipperary

Long-awaited strategic review at Ires rules out sale of company

By Ian Curran

Hostelworld bookings rise 9% on stronger Asia, Central America demand

By Ciara O'Brien and Ian Curran

Your top stories on Thursday: Corporate landlords make gains in rental market; Adeleke qualifies for 400m after ‘messy’ semi-final

‘I’m still pinching myself’: Limerick man goes to Olympics, takes two gold medallists home

By Barry Roche

CRH raises guidance as it delivers results ahead of market expectations

By Dominic Coyle and Barry O'Halloran

Film

Borderlands review: Cate Blanchett plays an intergalactic bounty hunter in Eli Roth’s straight-up, uncomplicated pulp

By Donald Clarke

Advertising Feature

Social media star Little Lou Cooks shares her family-friendly tips to add more veg to mealtimes

Work

‘Gone are the days of taking a phone call in the open’: why office pods are needed everywhere

By Bethan Staton

Deliveroo food orders grow as demand picks up across markets

C&C agrees deal with Engine Capital on board nominees

By Ciara O'Brien

Space

Irish skies set for ‘celestial fireworks’ as Perseid meteor shower hits peak activity on Monday

By Marie O’Halloran

Sports Briefing

Sports Briefing: Adeleke in with medal shot after getting through ‘messy’ semi-final

By Mary Hannigan

Advertising Feature

Digitising health steals the show at Ireland’s first ever Digital Transformation Awards

Art

Artwork by Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst to go on display at K Club

TV & Radio

The Umbrella Academy review: Robert Sheehan’s nervy charm shines in the wildly enjoyable final series

By Ed Power

Smart Money

A general election is coming - prepare to be bribed for your vote

By Cliff Taylor

Daniel Wiffen to compete in 10km Olympic swim in the Seine

By Johnny Watterson

Commercial Property

Johnny Ronan seeks green light for 500 new Dublin docklands homes

By Jessica Doyle

The Latino swing voters who could decide the US election

By Myles McCormick in Rio Grande City, Miami and Midland

Austrian man (19) confesses to plan to detonate bomb outside Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

By Derek Scally

Man who saw abuser jailed says trial was ‘like being abused all over again’

By Ellen O’Riordan

Donohoe defends Coalition’s record as it breaks spending rule again

By Ian Curran and Harry McGee

War memes and bomb shelters: Israelis and Lebanese await new phase of conflict

By Mehul Srivastava in Tel Aviv and Raya Jalabi in Beirut

Inflation steady at 2.2 per cent in July

By Ciara O'Brien

As Iran braces for war, its citizens are kept in the dark

By Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar

Kellie Harrington confirms boxing retirement: ‘I’ve nothing more to prove, not even to myself’

By Marie O’Halloran

Garda criticises online misinformation on social media and messaging apps around sudden death of man in Dublin

By Fiachra Gallagher

Olympic homecoming for Team Ireland to take place in O’Connell Street on Monday

By Marie O’Halloran

Aer Lingus to close Shannon cargo facility

By Pat Flynn

Competitions

Win a stunning five-star stay at The College Green Hotel Dublin, Autograph Collection.

Competitions

Win one of two Ninja Air Fryers

Road users encouraged to report bad driving through new online portal

By Ellen O’Riordan

Dublin to welcome 27,000 fans for US college football game

By Fiona Keeley

Sport Ireland’s Paul McDermott: ‘We’re trying to take on global superstars in sport’

Gaza: At least 40 killed in fresh Israeli strikes amid fears of potential wider war in region

Irish former Qantas chief sees millions slashed from bonus payments

Mari Samuelsen: ‘I was probably the rebel. I was not interested in going down the same rabbit hole as the others’

By Ed Power

Boy (10) who died in quad bike crash lived a life ‘filled with fun and adventure’, funeral hears

By Fiachra Gallagher

Rugby

IRFU appoint Aled Walters as Ireland’s head of athletic performance

Catalan police search for Carles Puigdemont as separatist leader returns to Spain

By Stephen Burgen

Asia-Pacific

Nine injured as powerful earthquake strikes off southern Japan, triggering tsunami advisory

Man who claims wife forged his signature for loans secures Supreme Court appeal over repayment order

By Ellen O’Riordan

TikTok worker’s work from home complaint thrown out at employment hearing

By Paul Neilan

Man charged in connection with €6.5m cryptocurrency seizure released on bail

By Tom Tuite

Housing & Planning

New data on increase in private rental accommodation may not be accurate picture, says economist

By Colm Keena and Harry McGee

Asia-Pacific

Bangladesh: Nobel laureate sworn in as head of country’s new interim government after uprising

‘Coward’ who kicked defenceless man in head receives fully suspended sentence

By David Raleigh

X stopped using EU user data to train its AI tool, DPC says

By Peter Flanagan and Aodhan O'Faolain

Olympic shot putter Raven Saunders causes stir competing in mask and sunglasses

By Tom Lutz

The Women's Podcast

The tradwife trend and its far-right roots

Listen | 40:57

Politics

Donohoe downplays suggestions of substantial cost-of-living package in October’s budget

By Harry McGee

Israel reportedly weighs up option of ‘pre-emptive strike’ amid expected retaliation from Iran and Hizbullah

By Mark Weiss

Man accused of van rampage at State buildings awaits psychiatric report

By Tom Tuite

Manchester United to field patched-up defence in Community Shield clash

Russia battles Ukrainian troops for a third day after major incursion into Kursk region

Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow struggle in Olympic golf competition

By David Gorman

Ryanair dominates Irish market with share buyback announcement

By Fiona Keeley

Olympic champion celebrates reign with a duck, but no cats and dogs

By Mary Hannigan

An Irish Diary

Jump Around - Frank McNally on the other James Connolly

By Frank McNally

Olympics 2024: Why Kenya stopped running from its doping past

By Tariq Panja

Rugby

Wallabies face true test of rediscovered mettle against heavy-hitters South Africa

By Angus Fontaine

Ten arrested as part of Garda operation targeting criminal activity in Mullingar

By Colin Gleeson

Politics

Michelle O’Neill condemns ‘pure racism and hatred’ behind Belfast rioting

By Seanín Graham

People

Getting a table at Marqette in Dublin Airport in July is a discipline that would test even top athletes

By Emer McLysaght

Editorials

The upheaval in the financial markets has calmed for now, but the trends are worth watching

Editorials

Following the selection of a running mate for Kamala Harris, the Democrats are trying to build on their momentum

Thierry Henry the personality who will lend star wattage to Friday’s Olympic final against Spain

By Jonathan Liew

Gaelic Games

Micheál Donoghue steps down as Dublin hurling manager

By Gordon Manning

UK rioters jailed as Starmer prepares for further unrest

By Alistair Gray, Lucy Fisher and Anna Gross in London

Johnny Watterson: Two Olympic boxers are collateral damage in an increasingly dirty turf war

By Johnny Watterson

Taylor Swift fans ‘just grateful to be alive’ after terror attack thwarted

By Derek Scally

Donald Trump says he is willing to debate Kamala Harris three times in September

Environment

Water supply disruption due in greater Dublin area next week as pipe repair project starts

By Tim O'Brien

‘It affected my performance’: Noah Lyles Covid diagnosis revealed as he finishes third in 200m

By Ian O'Riordan

Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 13

Shamrock Rovers suffer narrow defeat to NK Celje in Europa League qualifier first leg

Musicians smash Guinness World Record at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

By Cian O'Connell

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone touches the seemingly impossible by smashing 400m hurdles world record

By Ian O'Riordan

Woman (60s) killed and two others seriously injured in Co Mayo road traffic collision

By Glen Murphy

St Pat’s beat Sabah in first leg but left to rue missed chances to build lead against 10 men

By Paul Buttner

Olympics day 13 as it happened: McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400m hurdles world record; Tebogo beats Lyles in 200m

By Muireann Duffy and David Gorman

TV & Radio

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA review: Shouting, swearing and crying in this hot and spicy serving of reality TV

By Ed Power

Olympics: essentials and coverage

Average green loan more than twice as big as regular personal loan, BPFI says

By Fiona Keeley

Social Affairs

Just 39% of under 18s support lowering voting age to 16 - survey

By Tim O'Brien

Geography lessons in the aisles

Edna O’Brien’s influence

School summer holidays

‘Ireland’s freedom was not won’

Driving test results

Ireland’s transport strategy

UN peacekeeping forces

Street rioting and sentences

Migration and emigration