Article Archive

December 6th 2013

• • News

  • We need to know if there were any further cases of collusion with IRA Politics Jeffrey Donaldson
  • The horror and absurdity of an adoption that sounds as if it came from fiction Social Affairs John Waters
  • No more excuses or delays: it’s time to give us all a vote for the Seanad Oireachtas Katherine Zappone
  • London Letter: A black and white picture of race in the legal system UK Mark Hennessy
  • Pope Francis to establish child protection commission in Vatican Religion & Beliefs Paddy Agnew
  • Palestinians reject Kerry’s plan for West Bank security Middle East Mark Weiss
  • France gets UN mandate for intervention in Central African Republic Africa Lara Marlowe
  • US fast-food workers strike for a wage they can live on US Simon Carswell
  • Doctors’ smartphones a potential source of fatal infection, studies find Europe Peter Cluskey
  • Summers getting drier but winters getting wetter, forecaster says Irish News Alison Healy
  • Former garda rejects tribunal findings Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Legion of Mary denies role in anti-gay poster Irish News Lorna Siggins
  • Nigella Lawson denies using trial for own ends UK Sam Jones and Robert Booth in London
  • US says Ukraine risks ‘chaos’ if protesters’ EU demands not met Europe Daniel McLaughlin
  • Author advocates ‘getting down and dirty’ to save environment Environment Peter Murtagh
  • Government accused of protecting ‘golden circle’ while burdening private pensions Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Consultation on widening abortion legislation in Northern Ireland Irish News Gerry Moriarty
  • Church of Ireland archbishops warn against extremism Religion & Beliefs Patsy McGarry
  • Former hurling coach Séamus Kilroy faces jail term for abusing boy Crime & Law Brian McDonald
  • Dáil sketch: ‘Amazeyballs’ as new procedures catch TDs off guard Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Case against veterinary inspector dismissed Irish News Tim O'Brien
  • Unsinkable House urged to name vessel Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Emergency accommodation meant for six weeks lasting six years, says Phil Hogan Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Ruairí Quinn rejects claims that Irish language services have been damaged Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Not just a symbol Africa Kader Asmal
  • Happy memories of asking the Nelson Mandela about his first vote Africa Charlie Bird
  • Mandela family fortunes Africa Joe Humphreys
  • Madiba has been like a benevolent grandfather to us all Africa Glynis Crook
  • US politician seeks cigarette packet change Politics Arthur Beesley
  • Increase in number of children trafficked into North Crime & Law
  • Investigation into intellectual disability services body Health Martin Wall
  • Nelson Mandela: Prometheus unbound Africa Fintan O'Toole
  • Nearly 70 patients not told of cardiac disease test results Health Martin Wall
  • ‘He no longer belongs to us, he belongs to the ages’ Africa Joe Humphreys
  • Crisis in Irish-speaking community following resignation, warn activists Irish News Éanna Ó Caollaí
  • Analysis: Kiev holds key to Putin’s hopes for a ‘Eurasian Union’ Europe Daniel McLaughlin
  • No objection by Ireland, UK nuclear hearing told Courts Mark Hennessy
  • Man for court over Longford seizure Crime & Law
  • Dunne loses court bid to overturn his Irish bankruptcy Crime & Law
  • Mandela a practitioner ‘of most incredible acts of magnanimity’ Africa Desmond Tutu
  • Not just a symbol but an architect of reconciliation Africa Kader Asmal
  • How 11 striking Irish workers helped to fight apartheid Africa Rosita Boland
  • Protest songs: music against apartheid Africa
  • Man admits €14,000 of damage to community centre Crime & Law
  • Death toll from hurricane-force storm rises to six Europe
  • What Mandela meant to me Africa
  • Man returned for trial on charges of murdering woman and daughter Irish News Barry Roche
  • Garda tells court he believes man is member of IRA Crime & Law
  • Church leaders mourn Methodist-educated Mandela Religion & Beliefs Patsy McGarry
  • Gardaí believe John Gilligan may have escaped would-be assassin Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Mandela ‘was the best of our values’, Mary Robinson says Africa Genevieve Carbery , Fiach Kelly
  • French troops arrive in CAR capital in effort to curb violence Africa
  • Sino-Japanese tensions more a matter of muscle-flexing than a lead-up to war Asia-Pacific Patrick Smyth
  • Egyptian police fire tear gas to end Cairo clashes Africa
  • Ben Dunne praises Mandela but defends position on strike Irish News Ronan McGreevy
  • Greece to restore power to homes cut off over unpaid bills Europe
  • Stylist Fusco pleads guilty to shoplifting groceries Courts Tom Tuite
  • The words of Madiba: the power to move minds Africa
  • Martin critical of changes to parliamentary question rules Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Higgins hopes Mandela’s vision ‘will come to be achieved’ Irish News Lorna Siggins
  • Ukraine’s Yanukovich meets Putin on pact despite protests Europe
  • Co Down paedophile barred from leaving UK for 18 months Courts
  • Mandela to get state funeral on Sunday, December 15th Africa
  • State entitled not to pay maternity benefit in surrogacy cases, lawyers argue Courts
  • Cab seeks striking out of notice being used by Gilligan to hinder sale of assets Courts Conor Lally
  • Court hears of vicious attack on two US tourists in Temple Bar area of Dublin Courts
  • Over 500 schools could close if ASTI dispute escalates Education Martin Wall
  • Johnny Giles conferred with honorary degree at Trinity Social Affairs Pamela Duncan
  • ESB unions threaten all-out strike as row escalates Irish News
  • Gilligan warned life in danger after botched plot to shoot him Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Hospital says patients unaffected by delays in getting genetic test results Health Martin Wall

  • Sport

  • UCD’s success serves to highlight plight of old rivals Trinity Other Sports Johnny Watterson
  • Sailing strategic review group a good start to address issue of declining numbers Other Sports David O'Brien
  • Pollock has potential and confidence to make impact at European Cross Country Other Sports Ian O'Riordan
  • Rob Kearney keen to avoid ‘dip’ after high of All Black performance Rugby Gavin Cummiskey
  • Sky Sports apologises for ‘unacceptable comments’ made by analyst Helen Alfredsson Golf
  • Joe Schmidt outlines challenges facing Ireland’s elite playing group Rugby Gavin Cummiskey
  • Jagielka says Moyes needs more time to make his mark at Old Trafford English Soccer Jamie Jackson
  • Northampton Saints a teak-tough test for Leinster Rugby Liam Toland
  • Team managers in Ó Fiaich tournament decided to trial black cards Gaelic Games Seán Moran
  • Davy Fitzgerald won’t try to stop players’ dual ambitions Gaelic Games Seán Moran
  • Australia turn the screw as Clarke and Haddin make centuries Other Sports Mike Selvey
  • Heineken Cup could face boycott by English clubs Rugby Gerry Thornley
  • Kruger goes top in Hong Kong as Higgins falls back after 74 Golf
  • Richie McCarthy and James O’Donoghue take Munster awards Gaelic Games Seán Moran
  • Mitebeall Forluck makes winning handicap debut Racing
  • Mike Sherry ruled out for season with cruciate injury Rugby
  • Penalty fails to keep Donaldson off top spot Golf
  • Europeans aiming to conquer new world International Emmet Malone
  • Ian Madigan to start at outhalf for Leinster in Northampton Rugby
  • South Africa and Australia to highlight November series International
  • World Cup 2014 organisers admit major grounds for concern International Tom Hennigan
  • England put in a sticky position by World Cup draw International
  • Brazil to open 2014 World Cup against Croatia International
  • Spain will seek to avoid early meeting with hosts Brazil International
  • Munster go down to Plymouth Albion in B&I Cup Rugby
  • Anthony Stokes on target as Celtic put five past Motherwell Soccer
  • Dazzling Mesut Özil provides the bullets as Gunners continue to shoot out the lights English Soccer David Hytner
  • Spectacular Cuthbert try seals Cardiff’s victory over Glasgow Rugby
  • Graeme McDowell says mentally he needs another long break Golf Philip Reid
  • David Moyes’s selection policy driving Rio Ferdinand mad English Soccer Jamie Jackson
  • Ospreys put up a fight but Castres pull through Rugby

  • Business

  • The man who put the fizz back into Coca-Cola Retail & Services Mark Paul
  • Alitalia veers onto O’Leary’s radar Transport & Tourism Paddy Agnew
  • Planet Business Business Laura Slattery
  • Testing times for Australia’s ‘open for business’ mantra World Fiona Walsh
  • One More Thing: Could O’Brien and Digicel still win in Burma? Technology Mark Paul
  • One More Thing: Toe pain, no gain for Nolan Technology Mark Paul
  • One More Thing: It’s a wonderful life, or so the staff of UPC are told Technology Mark Paul
  • The high cost of childcare Employment
  • Wild Geese: Chris Gilliam, technology specialist, al-Jazeera, Doha, Qatar Media & Marketing Vanessa Conneely
  • Permanent TSB deal approval to take ‘months’ Europe Una McCaffrey
  • George Osborne forecasts budget surplus by 2018 and says plan is working Economy
  • Chris Johns: Pope Francis has a point about poverty, if not its causes Economy Chris Johns
  • Stormont to get extra €136m from Westminster over next two years Economy No Byline , Francess McDonnell
  • ‘Vulnerable’ variable mortgage holders may need protection Ireland Colm Keena
  • Paddy McKillen seeks to have hotels case heard in Ireland Financial Services Mark Hennessy
  • One More Thing: A star, or Watt? Business Mark Paul
  • One More Thing: The good times are back – just don’t get left with the bill at the Marker Retail & Services Mark Paul
  • Germany’s use of Irish tax advantages must be seen ‘in the context of the time’ Europe Derek Scally
  • Fitzwilliam buys €140m of Arnotts’ loans Retail & Services Tom Lyons
  • Banks given June deadline over mortgage arrears problem Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Commissioner predicts calm after the storm Retail & Services Una McCaffrey
  • Bundesbank raises growth forecast for German economy Europe
  • Lloyds to sell portfolio of Irish retail mortgages for €308m Financial Services
  • Anglo liquidators scrap bond sale after bids fail to meet reserve Financial Services
  • Swiss banks delay participation in plan to settle tax evasion Financial Services
  • Property vehicle Hibernia REIT places shares with investors Financial Services
  • Shares in Domino’s Pizza slump after chief executive quits Retail & Services
  • Housebuilder Abbey reports 29% jump in profit on strong UK sales Commercial Property
  • European Central Bank cuts inflation forecast for next year to 1.3 per cent Economy Suzanne Lynch , Derek Scally
  • Element Six put ‘gun’ to pension trustees’ heads Transport & Tourism Barry O'Halloran
  • Central Bank warns of fragile banking system Financial Services Colm Keena
  • Noonan hopes bailout exit will trigger Moody’s upgrade Ireland
  • Industrial production drops by 12.1% in October Manufacturing Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Markets report: global values advance on US jobs data Equities Colm Keena
  • Strikes close Marks & Spencer stores for today Retail & Services

  • Opinion

  • Commissioner resigns over failures on Irish Letters
  • Martyn Turner Opinion Martyn Turner
  • Diplomatic mission to Japan Letters
  • Voucher vexation Letters
  • Why Ireland is No 1 Letters
  • Bringing back the Christmas bonus Letters
  • Switching parties Letters
  • Left in the dark? Letters
  • On the frontline of emergency medicine Letters
  • Down memory lane to Purcell’s Corner Letters
  • Impact of ‘top-up’ controversy Letters

  • Life & Style

  • When reality television is preferable to reality Life & Style Hilary Fannin
  • I’m with the choir: the group therapy of singing in unison People Una Mullally
  • Farmer and musician who kept Irish alive in Fermanagh People

  • Culture

  • Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s Film Tara Brady
  • Marius Film Tara Brady
  • Unthinkable: Is scepticism a sustainable philosophy? Culture Joe Humphreys
  • My Pilot: For Winter Music Lauren Murphy
  • Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music Music Nigel Wood
  • Britney Spears: Britney Jean Music Louise Bruton
  • Laurel Halo: Chance of Rain Music Jim Carroll
  • The Leitrim Equation 3 Music Siobhan Long
  • Neil Young: Live at the Cellar Door Music Joe Breen
  • Il Cor Tristo Music Michael Dervan
  • American Piano Concertos Music Michael Dervan
  • Antonio Faraò American Quartet: Evan Music Cormac Larkin
  • Britten: String Quartets 1, 2 & 3 Music Michael Dervan
  • Brian Kennedy: A Love Letter to Joni Music Tony Clayton-Lea
  • Keith Jarrett: Concerts – Bregenz/München Music Cormac Larkin
  • The Swell Season Film Donald Clarke
  • Dott: Swoon Music Lauren Murphy
  • Punk 45: Kill the Hippies! Kill Yourself! Music Jim Carroll
  • Saint Heron Music Jim Carroll
  • Neko Case: “You can blow the whole wad on trying to be famous – which I definitely don’t want” Music Lauren Murphy
  • Best bad films have that special X Factor Film Donald Clarke
  • Fans are all one Live Nation under a groove Music Brian Boyd
  • Band of brothers: the Lockout with music and dancing Culture Arminta Wallace
  • Toy: Join the Dots Music Tony Clayton-Lea
  • Best Film 2013: A year of box-office ups and downs Film Tara Brady
  • My problem with banks Heritage Frank McNally
  • Best film of 2013 - vote for the top ten films of the year Film Donald Clarke
  • Best Music 2013: our favourites but your final say Music Jim Carroll
  • Film review: Frozen Film Donald Clarke
  • Kill Your Darlings Film Donald Clarke
  • Nebraska Film Tara Brady
  • Black Nativity Film Donald Clarke
  • Just a Sigh/Le Temps de l’Aventure Film Donald Clarke
  • Getaway Film Tara Brady
  • Oldboy Film Tara Brady
  • Fanny Film Tara Brady
  • Ticket Awards 2013 - Irish acts of year and best Trad, Roots, Jazz, Classical Music Tony Clayton-Lea
  • Best Festival 2013: A harvest of heavenly happenings Culture
  • Video: Interview with Avenged Sevenfold Music Ronan McGreevy
  • Dingle plays host to glittering array of musical talent Music Una Mullally
  • Bang the Beat #2 Music Ian Maleney