15 December, 2012 Digital News Archive

Francoise Gilot interview: Mistress of the master

By Lara Marlowe

Commercial Property

McKillen making inroads into cutting IBRC debt

By Mark Hennessy

Family guilty of forced labour

By Mark Hennessy

Cool places to take to the ice

Paperback of the week

By Arminta Wallace

Gadgets

Schmidt's holding out for a miracle

Heaney salutes Milton in 'Paradise Lost ' reading

By Patsy McGarry

Thousands attend anti-Putin rally

Farren to leave PR to co-ordinate Labour communications policy

Bitter pill that comes with having large drugs sector

By Colm Keena

You Know the Way

By Bernard O'Donoghue

Discipline and defections

What the Keatings and the Kennys are doing at Christmas

By JAMES GIBBONS

Ferguson enjoying United's 'appetising' away days

By JAMIE JACKSON

The great scientific communicator of the modern age

Barcelona beware, Tiger Falcao is on the prowl

By SID LOWE Never Panic

Paschal Carmody acquitted of deception charges

By Gordon Deegan

Sloppy Ulster cough up their perfect record

By John O'Sullivan

Garda seeks to prevent internal disciplinary hearing on cell death

Keaveney could become a thorn in Labour's side

By Mary Minihan

England claim some late success

€125,000 aid for Typhoon victims

Priest calls for action over suicides

Fallout from Budget 2013

Deals

Think it's all over? It is for politicians

By Miriam Lord

Snap happy

Kenny's Budget-night delivery

The abortion question

Attacker could not find park exit

City losses of €120m to present stern test for Uefa fair play rules

By DAVID CONN

Sleeping in Hitler's room: the modern German-Jewish relationship

By Derek Scally

Kenny steps up pressure for deal on Anglo debt

By Suzanne Lynch

Cork and Dublin clash to get league underway

By Seán Moran

Coveney unhappy to be out of budget loop

By Mary Minihan

Almost 60,000 students still waiting to receive grant

Traffic cuppa

By MARY RUSSELL

Swing to right expected in Japanese election

By David McNeill

What's On

By ALICE ROBB

Christmas cheer didn't last for FG

By Miriam Lord

Barometer

Blue army turns out in Leinster's hour of need

By Gerry Thornley

Kindle can't conquer cosy book clutter

By Doireann Ni Bhriain

Markets

Fiat dismiss report of further Chrysler stake

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Is the 12 pubs of Christmas game a good idea?

Leinster prepare to unleash hell

A Christmas treat for birders

By Michael Viney

Time the new generation got used to life on the road

FF plots to mark Seanad's 90th birthday by delaying budget measures by 90 days

By Miriam Lord

Dastardly and motley crew is a wacky Coalition

By Patrick Freyne

Things I love/hate about Dublin

Sacked director wins libel case against SF

Migrant boat sinks leaving 20 dead

A prize cut

Casual encounters among the online ads

By CIAN TRAYNOR

Plan for EU bank rescue scheme gets go-ahead

By Arthur Beesley

Fine Art & Antiques

Auction results

Cutting routes

Technology

Alcatel-Lucent finalises €1.6bn financing deal

Take 3

By Emma Cullinan

Teenagers travelling alone

A clarion call to reject the 'axis of austerity'

By VIC DUGGAN

Russian investigators accuse activist of fraud on eve of banned rally in Moscow

By JENNIFER RANKIN

Why the future of the media lies in its most recent past

By MICHAEL ROSS

Sparkling Schwartzel shares lead

First encounters

Soccer

United too strong for Sunderland

EU stops short of endorsing opposition

By Derek Scally

Another violent trip down memory lane

By Arminta Wallace

An Irishman's Diary

By Frank McNally

Gilmore says Labour will remain in Government

By Stephen Collins

Environment

Who would you like to leave in charge of our forests?

By Michael Viney

Police find evidence of school gunman's motives

Israeli foreign minister resigns to fight charges

By Mark Weiss

Advocates push for discussion on gun control

By EWEN MacASKILL

Index

Mass shootings: Bloody timeline

'Homeland' is so over. Everyone pull a cry face

By Shane Hegarty

French firm to take control of Openhydro

By Barry O'Halloran

Nurse's family speak of 'unfillable void'

Boot of Hanrahan saves Munster's blushes

In praise of Fionnuala Britton

By Ian O'Riordan

King of cling

By Deirdre McQuillan

Hold the backpage

Minister signals tax waiver for pyrite homes

By Marie O’Halloran

HSE to learn how to cut costs at boot camp

By Paul Cullen

Irish bank reliance on central banks falls

By PAMELA NEWENHAM

McFeely fails to have his bankruptcy overturned

Bisque is best

By EMMA SOMERS

Premiership team news

Chunky is good

By Deirdre McQuillan

Modest Britton will find it hard to run away and hide now

By Ian O'Riordan

Costs must not hit taxpayer, says Berlin

By Derek Scally

Soccer

Celtic ease to Parkhead victory

Cantillon

Laulala gets his big chance as Munster go on another mission

By Gerry Thornley

Indian composer who brought sitar to western music

Classics in new colours

By ANNA CAREY

Biarritz master conditions and Connacht

By LINLEY MacKENZIE

Bank of Ireland's subordinated 10-year debt to be rated B

Markets

Akzo Nobel to be sold for $1.05bn

Gallstone operation for Mandela

Ba da bing

This Week They Said

An unusual route to Leinster's centre

Years of sweat, sacrifice and reinvention go into Henry's overnight success at Ravenhill

Keane delves deep in pursuit of Harrington

By Noel O'Reilly

Dr Crokes look a class above Gaels

By Seán Moran

Pilkington on course to make his senior debut

By Emmet Malone

Man in court on foot of 1998 bench warrant

The ghost of property tax past

Drink

Christmas wine guide: what to drink with your festive feast

Driver 'mind-wandering' contributes to road traffic accidents, study finds

By Dr Muiris Houston

Food

Book it cook it

DJ's paintings put everyone - even the hamster - in a spin

By JAMES GIBBONS

Egyptians clash on eve of referendum on constitution reflecting Sharia law

By Michael Jansen

Inside track on a wretched life of endless lying and constant vigilance

By Malachy Clerkin

Miliband promise is Finucanes' best hope

By Mark Hennessy

Obama stands by as Rice is hounded out of secretary of state bid

By Lara Marlowe

Heineken Cup Round Four previews

France retains Fitch triple-A rating

Markets

Investors await US tax and spending deal

By Barry O'Halloran

A tale or two

By Kathy Sheridan

Briefs

Bishops, Minister issue joint statement

By Patsy McGarry

Greece's problems put ours in the ha'penny place

By Stephen Collins

Clermont teach Leinster a harsh lesson

By Gavin Cummiskey

Taking a detached attitude to coming home for Christmas

By Mick Heaney

Stories for páistí - and parents: Children's books in Irish

By Pól Ó Muirí

From a fallible Pope to the original All Black

By John O'Sullivan

Skewed statistics do little to promote choice in education

By Breda O'Brien

'Casablanca' piano goes under hammer

Schwartzel is streets ahead in South Africa

Economist, lecturer and key organiser of co-operatives

Fun with Mammy and Katie

By John Boyne

Supersized recipes you'd never cook at home? Curiouser and curiouser

By Bernice Harrison

30 treats to put around the tree

By Robert Dunbar

Into the woods

Suspended three-year sentence for man's role in bestiality act

By KATHRYN HAYES

Best monthly industrial output in two years recorded

Páidí Ó Sé - an extraordinary football life

By Ian O'Riordan

Extension sought for Newbridge special manager

By Mary Carolan

December 15th, 1921

By JOE JOYCE

A melting pot big enough to take the world and all it's got

By Donald Clarke

'Indigenisation' key in Mugabe campaign

By Bill Corcoran

'Labour will remain in Coalition'

By Mary Minihan and Stephen Collins

Kerry legend Páidí Ó Sé dies

By Anne Lucey and Emmet Riordan

Spanish real estate crisis far from over as house prices tumble

By Guy Hedgecoe

Petition to wind Dunnes Stores up withdrawn after €21.6m paid

By Mary Carolan

Firm led by Tynagh founder loses €15m on sale of energy business

By Barry O'Halloran

UBS may face fine of over $1bn for global interest rate rigging

Go Niche

By Sandra O'Connell

Art

Washing machine, 1950s

By Fintan O’Toole

A need to respond to climate change

Environment

The horns of Africa

By PADDY WOODWORTH

Soccer

Toure seals hard-fought City victory

Joe, this isn't about rugby football, it's about Oliver Cromwell

By Keith Duggan

Rocket may spearhead weaponisation of space

By DAVIN O'DWYER

Becoming Santa: a school for making dreams come true

By KEVIN PILLEY

'Worrying signs' for euro economy

Play it again, fans

By Patrick Freyne

Fashion

The look

ECB to create 500 jobs ahead of supervisory duties in 2014

Publisher's tongue in cheek intern ad rang true

By BRIDGET FITZSIMONS

Egypt votes on divisive referendum

Exeter wrap up double over Scarlets

Guidelines to be issued on suicide prevention

By Carl O'Brien

Gardening

That's the spirit

My ideal . . . mode of transport

By Maeve Higgins

Food

Alternative Christmas desserts: chocolate tarts and homemade turkish delight

Roundabouts in tunnels, and other bathing essentials

By TOM KINGTON

Rapist told to live on €500 a week

My Holidays

Local and universal truths to the fore in gritty memoirs

By MARK DUNCAN

Feelgood fragrance

By PHYL CLARKE

How to get lucky in a time of deceit

By Eileen Battersby

28 lives lost in latest US shootings

By Lara Marlowe

Ulster wary of backlash from hurt Saints

By John O'Sullivan

Mancini questions Clattenburg for reporting Barry's comments

By JAMIE JACKSON

Watch out for

Report on Pat Finucane murder

'Here was a life stance I finally agreed with'

By Brian O'Connell

A touch of the surreal at Kiehl's

By JAMES GIBBONS

President leads Ó Sé tributes

By Emmet Riordan

Labour's volatility has reached level of serious threat to Coalition's future

By Noel Whelan

Food

A twist on a classic: Balsamic potatoes and sherry ice cream

By Domini Kemp

As a country, we have been through this too many times, says Obama

Exports of goods rose 2% in October, while imports fell 7%

By PAMELA NEWENHAM

Fine Art & Antiques

Cork artist's Shakespeare scene sells well

By Michael Parsons

Environment

Bunratty Castle and Folk Park

By Sylvia Thompson

Given enough rope, 'Oudini Redknapp may just pull off the great escape

Fewer Union flags. More Catholics

Roisin Ingle

Academic to step down during plagiarism inquiry

By Seán Flynn

Little sense of urgency among European leaders

By Arthur Beesley

Youth jailed for having sex with girl (15)

A book for Christmas

Promoter of Irish language, traditional singer and community organiser

All positions covered, from a brutally honest full back to the ultimate outsiders

By Emmet Malone

Woman awarded €170,000 for loss of baby

By Mary Carolan

Picture of Ireland: Commuting in 2011

By JUSTIN GLEESON

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that bling

By Gemma Tipton

Muddling through to the next catastrophe

By STEPHANIE FLANDERS

Cossack to show off his skills at Navan

By Brian O'Connor

Living legends with lots of respect for 'The Dead'

By JAMES GIBBONS

Putting faith in hope and charity

By Kitty Holland

Dream ending to Nicholls's nightmare week

Coming to terms with Google's power

By Paul Gillespie

MGS creates 150 engineering and manufacturing jobs in Leixlip factory

We're all doomed, eh?

By Una Mullally

Tough cookies

By JAMES GIBBONS

Quinn Insurance undertaking 'forensic' inquiry for PwC case

Sleepy New England community left reeling in wake of shooting of unimaginable horror

By ED PILKINGTON

Eileen Gray room divider sells for $1.8m in New York

By Michael Parsons

Puddings, cookies and goodies

By Marie Claire Digby

Root's dream debut puts England in driving seat

Loyalists hold Belfast flag protest

€87m to be repaid to State's Insurance Compensation Fund

By Mary Carolan

Sprinkle some fairy dust on Christmas shopping

By Alanna Gallagher

TD urges banks to be 'more compassionate'

By Marie O’Halloran