Article Archive

December 5th 2013

• • News

  • Scores killed in Central African Republic violence Africa
  • Overpopulation: will we have enough to go around? Education Peter Lynch
  • Inauspicious start for euro zone banking union project Europe Suzanne Lynch
  • Little to show from 42-year war on cancer Education William Reville
  • The land of saints, scholars and engineers Education Dick Ahlstrom
  • Space for everyone in the history of the Negev – except the Bedouins Middle East Eamonn McCann
  • US vice-president Biden says relations with China must be based on trust Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan in Beijing
  • Kerry returns to Israel to kickstart West Bank peace talks Middle East Mark Weiss
  • Smithwick’s verdict Crime & Law
  • Mr Keaveney’s move Oireachtas
  • Council told to reconsider Roma case Courts
  • Atlantic Philanthropies’ $1.1bn is ‘drop in ocean’ next to what State can invest Social Affairs Kitty Holland
  • Southern species moving north due to warming seas, report says Irish News Lorna Siggins
  • Cork pub owner seeks to prevent IBRC selling his loans to NAMA Courts Mary Carolan
  • Coroner criticises insufficient funding for Mayo Mountain Rescue Courts Tom Shiel
  • Retailers support call to bring back ‘Christmas bonus’ payment Social Affairs Kitty Holland
  • Barack Obama’s cousin escapes conviction over road crash Courts Gordon Deegan
  • ‘I do not have a drug problem, I have a life problem’ UK Sam Jones in London
  • Smithwick report strengthens case for inquiry into Finucane killing, says Gilmore Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • No more scope for cuts in Defence Forces, says representative group for officers Irish News Conor Lally
  • National Crafts and Design Fair lights up RDS Irish News Rosita Boland
  • Late Garda commissioner criticised over handling of collusion warnings Irish News Gerry Moriarty
  • CRC accounts say €3m loan is long term Social Affairs Colm Keena
  • Varadkar calls for light in dark areas Politics Arthur Beesley
  • Judge Smithwick finds force where ‘loyalty is prized over honesty’ Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Childcare costs prevent 26% from returning to jobs Social Affairs Pamela Duncan
  • Kevin Myers’s collusion article helped ‘reignite debate’ Crime & Law Dan Keenan
  • Mexico radioactive material found World
  • ‘Since freeing myself from a brilliant and brutal man, I am now drug-free’ World Mark Hennessy
  • Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan rejects criticism of Garda culture Crime & Law Arthur Beesley , Ronan McGreevy
  • Coordinated attacks in Iraq kill 11 and wound 70 Middle East
  • Man critical after armed standoff ends in shooting Crime & Law Conor Lally , Mark Hilliard
  • Smartphone app to help find lost children launched Irish News Ronan McGreevy
  • Survival time for common cancers shorter in Ireland compared to European average Health Muiris Houston
  • At least 20 killed in Yemen attack Middle East
  • Catholic bishops plan major pastoral conference for next year Religion & Beliefs Patsy McGarry
  • Surreal moments on last day of Enda’s Japanese adventure Politics Miriam Lord
  • Thai king urges people to ‘do their duty’ Asia-Pacific
  • 911 calls made during Sandy Hook school shootings released US Simon Carswell
  • SPD leader woos party faithful to back coalition deal Europe Derek Scally
  • Emotional Shatter promises support for families of missing Social Affairs Ronan McGreevy
  • Solidarity warms protesters as rallies freeze heart of Kiev Europe Daniel McLaughlin
  • Two polls offer two different perspectives on plain packaging Bill Health Damian Cullen
  • Man held over unclaimed 1998 Northern Ireland bombing Politics
  • Protests and government threats grow as Ukraine turmoil deepens Europe Daniel McLaughlin in Kiev
  • Ukraine urged to respect anti-government protests Europe
  • Almost half of consumers let gift vouchers go out of date Consumer
  • Dementia epidemic looms with 135 million patients by 2050 Health
  • Claim Rob Ford ‘tried to buy crack video’ World
  • Former solicitor charged with €2.8 million fraud Courts Tom Tuite
  • Man in armed stand-off with gardaí dies of gunshot wound Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • An Taisce challenges plans for Somerset nuclear plant Environment
  • Contingency plans ‘in place’ should ESB strike occur Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran , Michael O'Regan
  • Corrigan rejects findings of Smithwick Tribunal Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Seán Quinn feels ‘stupid’ for getting too involved in Anglo Irish News Ronan McGreevy
  • Report shows similar lung cancer rates for smokers and ex-smokers Health Genevieve Carbery
  • Olympian John Joe Nevin given benefit of Probation Act Crime & Law Claire O'Brien
  • NSA ‘tracking millions’ of mobile phones US
  • Video: Aengus Ó Snodaigh enters ‘amazeyballs’ into Dáil record Oireachtas Genevieve Carbery
  • Jury unable to agree on verdict in Monet damage trial Courts
  • Maternity benefit refusal is ‘unlawful discrimination’ Crime & Law Mary Carolan
  • Smithwick findings ‘won’t sour’ PSNI-Garda relationship Crime & Law
  • Syrian opposition alleges new poison gas attack Middle East
  • Two men released after questioning over Belfast bomb Crime & Law
  • Power restored to thousands of homes after storm Irish News
  • Fines for cigarette smuggling ‘derisory’, says McGrath Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Britain prepares for ‘most serious coastal surge’ for 60 years Europe
  • ‘Important issues’ raised over IBRC’s plans in Cork pubs case Courts Aodhan O'Faolain
  • Adams denies ‘blaming’ RUC officers for their own murders Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • US unhappy about China’s new air defence zone, Biden tells Beijing Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan in Beijing
  • Nigella Lawson: ‘cocaine users do not look like this’ UK Catherine Wylie and David Mercer
  • Rabbitte asks LRC to mediate in ESB pension row Irish News Steven Carroll
  • Jury fails to reach verdict in drunk driving case Crime & Law Brian McDonald
  • UK calls for overhaul of EU rules on migrants Europe Suzanne Lynch
  • Waterford twins honoured as Volunteers of the Year Irish News Aine McMahon
  • Denying gay couples marriage rights is barefaced discrimination Social Affairs David Robert Grimes
  • Mandela to be accorded state funeral Africa
  • Mandela ‘belongs to the ages’ - Obama Africa Simon Carswell , Steven Carroll
  • Nelson Mandela: A timeline Africa
  • Obituary: Freedom fighter turned premier Africa Seamus Martin
  • Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘great light’ Mandela Politics Aine McMahon , Steven Carroll
  • World leaders pay tribute to Nelson Mandela Africa Mary Fitzgerald

  • Sport

  • Five former players sue Kansas City Chiefs over head injuries Other Sports Ken Belson
  • Meath’s Menton believes Dublin’s sponsorship millions won’t kill off rivalry with Royals Gaelic Games Ian O'Riordan
  • Protesters will be met by force, says World Cup security adviser Andre Pruis International
  • James So’oialo exit leaves Connacht in even worse pickle as Toulouse loom Rugby Gavin Cummiskey
  • Volatile father of Steffi Graf dies in Germany aged 75 Other Sports Douglas Martin
  • Intense nature of back-to-back Heineken Cup ties will prove pivotal Rugby Gerry Thornley
  • Rob Penney in happy place as Munster are ‘masters of our own destiny’ Rugby Gerry Thornley
  • Queen’s to host all four third-level finals next year Gaelic Games Ian O'Riordan
  • Callum Clark determined to make up for 2011 final defeat Rugby Gavin Cummiskey
  • Adelaide Ashes test in the balance after first day Other Sports
  • David Higgins leads by one in Hong Kong Golf
  • John Afoa to leave Ulster for Gloucester Rugby Gavin Cummiskey
  • Sprinter Sacre ruled out of Tingle Creek Racing
  • Liverpool’s Luis Suarez targets Champions League spot English Soccer
  • Uefa president Michel Platini makes case for the sin-bin Soccer
  • Leinster fan’s video wins him tickets home from Canada Rugby Genevieve Carbery
  • Roberto Martinez ‘couldn’t be prouder’ after Old Trafford win English Soccer
  • United expected to target Ander Herrera again English Soccer Jamie Jackson
  • Women’s national Cup holders Huskies to defuse Ulster Rockets Other Sports
  • Cricket Australia apologises to Monty Panesar Other Sports Andy Wilson
  • Situation at World Cup stadium in Curitiba ‘a mess’ International Owen Gibson
  • English rugby clubs pull out of next season’s Heineken Cup Rugby
  • Video: Rory McIlroy ‘in a great mood’ Golf
  • Simon Dyson given suspended two-month ban Golf
  • Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell fail to sparkle in California Golf

  • Business

  • Tech tools: Lumen Smart Bulb Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Tech tools: Cube 3D printer Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Web Log: Google Santa Tracker Technology Marie Boran
  • Soon you can leave things to their own devices Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • 2050 vision: Google and Apple among few tech giants to survive Technology Karlin Lillington
  • TV industry looks to a brighter 2014 Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • The way we watch TV will ‘evolve’, says producer Avril MacRory Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Funky duo go overseas after Christmas jumper sales hit their peak Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • The next star of Irish tourism marketing is the landscape Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Padraic White joins board of UTV Ireland Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • NTR strikes US windfarm deal with Italy’s Enel Energy & Resources Mark Paul
  • Acid test ahead for Ardagh Packaging Manufacturing
  • Radio talk proves costly for O’Brien Media & Marketing Colm Keena
  • European shares fall on stimulus fears Equities Barry O'Halloran
  • O’Leary not dismissing deal with troubled Alitalia Transport & Tourism
  • Standard Chartered set to end 10-year boom with 2013 drop in profit Financial Services
  • Aer Lingus Regional to add 100,000 seats on Shannon services next year Transport & Tourism Barry O'Halloran
  • Poland said to be in talks to buy 1-2% of aerospace group EADS Manufacturing
  • Former Aer Lingus workers claim pension proposals discriminate against them Transport & Tourism Barry O'Halloran
  • Kenmare taxes in Mozambique queried Energy & Resources Bill Corcoran
  • Aldi to sue Dunnes as supermarket price war intensifies Retail & Services Mark Paul
  • Achmea plans to cut fifth of workforce in next three years Financial Services
  • Amazon’s drones concept gives us a fit of the vapours Technology Davin O'Dwyer
  • Half of Shelbourne Hotel loan is sold Retail & Services Mark Hennessy
  • French unemployment rate hits 16-year high of 10.9% Europe
  • Noonan’s recovery roadshow goes on but stress tests are a potential speed bump Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Providence offered new licensing option in the South Celtic Sea Energy & Resources
  • State to make €2bn from sale of BoI shares Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Facebook paid €1.9m in Irish tax on €1.7bn turnover Technology Colm Keena
  • Aer Lingus reports 5% fall-off in passenger numbers Transport & Tourism Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Forbes names Ireland as ‘best country for business’ Business Colin Gleeson
  • Far from doomsday for pharma sector Health & Pharma Dominic Coyle
  • Review: TomTom Runner Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Osborne doubles growth forecast for UK Energy & Resources
  • No ECB Christmas present for home-owners Business Suzanne Lynch
  • Nama selects Australian firm to manage €1.8bn loan portfolio Energy & Resources Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Draghi predicts ‘prolonged’ period of low inflation Europe Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Central Bank sets new, tougher mortgage resolution targets Energy & Resources Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Markets slide amid worries over US tapering and European consumer confidence Equities Mark Paul
  • China’s central banks bars Bitcoin transactions Economy
  • Non-resident property owners to pay capital gains tax on UK sales Economy
  • Qantas faces downgrade after profit warning Transport & Tourism
  • Merck in £1.6bn takeout to boost offering to electronics industry Technology
  • GM to drop Chevy brand in Europe to focus on Opel Transport & Tourism

  • Opinion

  • Troika turnoff Letters
  • Dealing with medical errors Letters
  • Harsh realities in Colombia Letters
  • Keaveney switches to Fianna Fáil Letters
  • The jailing of Thomas Byrne Letters
  • Getting the facts straight Letters
  • The Pope’s survey Letters
  • Smithwick report reaction Letters
  • Hounding stags Letters

  • Life & Style

  • Bargain Hunter Interiors Alanna Gallagher
  • Around The Block Homes & Property
  • Around The Block Homes & Property
  • Around The Block Homes & Property
  • Reality bites in top house sales of 2013 Homes & Property Madeleine Lyons
  • Analysis: Rising prices won’t solve underlying problems in property market Homes & Property Madeleine Lyons
  • More people are pining for a real Irish Christmas tree, say growers Life & Style Alison Healy
  • Take Five Take 5 Emma Cullinan
  • At the business end in Terenure for €1.495m New to Market Alanna Gallagher
  • Spacious on the inside in Glasthule for €345,000 New to Market Rosemary Mac Cabe
  • Family homes fuel upturn in sales Homes & Property Fiona Reddan
  • If I were a woman, I’d have fallen in love with the man Life & Style Michael Harding
  • Ford’s new Mustang set to ride into Ireland Motors Michael McAleer
  • Property Clinic Homes & Property

  • Culture

  • Dún Laoghaire students get to grips with the future of television and film Culture Arminta Wallace
  • Painful break-up: why do we want art collections to stay together? Culture Gemma Tipton
  • A hard end in the Ardennes Heritage Frank McNally
  • Competition: Win tickets to Other Voices Culture Laurence Mackin
  • Best Games of 2013: Let battle commence Culture Joe Griffin