06 June, 2014 Digital News Archive

Leaving Cert diary: what possessed me to do higher level?

By Rory O'Carroll

Badger controversy casts shadow over idyllic English countryside

By Mark Hennessy

Middle East

Israel to build 1,500 West Bank homes

By Mark Weiss

Brazil’s people: music producer David McLoughlin

By Tom Hennigan

Ian Baraclough wants Sligo Rovers to show cup spirit

By Paul Buttner

Simulated driving tests may be down the road

By Fiach Kelly

‘People create jobs, not the government’

By Pamela Newenham

Man fined €60 at Trim District Court for preventing water meter installation

By Richard McCullen

Tuam deaths need further investigation, says academic expert

By Ronan McGreevy

Gezi Park protests anniversary confirms Turkish resistance to Erdogan oppression

By Stephen Starr

Mockler moves from fast lane to disqualification pits

By Tom Lyons

Denis O’Brien company buys ‘Buy and Sell’

By Colm Keena

Catholic and Protestant schools to share facilities in North

By Kathryn Torney

Crime & Law

PSNI chief announces departure date with plea for new approach to the past

By Dan Keenan

Richard Keogh keen to put Wembley play-off nightmare behind him

By Emmet Malone

National Gallery staff stage one-day strike

By Sorcha Pollak

Review of mother-and-baby homes will not be confined to Tuam, says Flanagan

By Michael O'Regan

No further health cuts acceptable, says White

By Stephen Collins

Bring design thinking to your product

By Johnny Ryan

Howlin says he has ‘full confidence’ in Reilly amid medical cards row

By Marie O’Halloran

People

Anger ran beside us on the women’s mini marathon

By Hilary Fannin

Danes dominate ISAF women’s event at Royal Cork YC

By David O'Brien

Diplomatic tensions simmer at G7 summit

By Suzanne Lynch

Golf

Harrington opens with 68 in St Jude Classic

Study shows cannabis smoking affects male fertility

By Mark Hennessy

Ireland duty helps to get Wembley off Richard Keogh’s mind

By Emmet Malone

Kenny says Irish tax regime will be defended ‘strongly’

By Simon Carswell

History

Irish D-Day veteran remembers fateful day 70 years on

By Ronan McGreevy

People

The Miss World who gave a voice to rape victims

By Sinéad Gleeson

No guidelines drawn up on abortion, says Irish Council for Civil Liberties

By Kitty Holland

Car dealer is barred from directorships

By Tom Lyons

Planet Business

By Laura Slattery

Tech entrepreneurs should head west to Silicon Valley

By Barry O'Sullivan

Environment

TCD scientists discover ‘Wakatobi Flowerpecker’ bird

PR man from Donegal finds living in Vancouver is his dream come true

By Joanna Roberts

People

Choir as folk: Big Gay Sing stirs my inner teen

By Rory O'Neill

Talks resume in Aer Lingus dispute over rosters

By Martin Wall

Hunt continues for killer of three Canadian police officers

By Ian Austen

Draghi has spoken, with his boldest move since taking command

By Arthur Beesley

Robbie Keane happy to be part of Ireland’s Philadelphia experiment

By Keith Duggan

Katie Taylor expects a more aggressive approach from Bulgarian Denista Eliseeva

By Johnny Watterson

Racing

Weld’s Tarfasha and Gosden’s Taghrooda big Oaks contenders

Former Fiat managing director unlawfully removed, says judge

Reilly the scapegoat as medical card debacle tips colleagues over

By Stephen Collins

It’s a lub-in for RTÉ’s World Cup panel

By Mary Hannigan

Middle East

Syrians yearn for unity under re-elected Assad

By Michael Jansen

HSE defends sending helicopters to Aran Islands to rescue tourist

By Lorna Siggins

No check on prisoner who took his own life

By Conor Gallagher

Culture

Is the Irish media devoid of intellectual depth?

By Joe Humphreys

Too early to relax on budget

Council staff ‘subject to political interference’

By Colin Gleeson

Africa

Boko Haram suspected of killing 42 Nigerian villagers

Food

Food File: The weekly food news round-up

By Marie Claire Digby

Court decision will help integrated education in North, campaigners claim

By Alan Erwin

Seanad row over unexpected majority for Opposition on banking inquiry

By Marie O’Halloran

Travel

50 wild things to do in Ireland

Rugby

Cave gets Ireland number 13 jersey against Argentina

By Gerry Thornley

Cachaça: the drink that mirrors Brazil’s history and economy

By Tom Hennigan

Gaelic Games

Liam Sheedy believes Tipperary have the heads right

By Gavin Cummiskey

Bundoran alive with speculation as to who has scooped €12m jackpot

By Paddy Clancy

Maria Sharapova sets up French Open final date with Simona Halep

By Kevin Mitchell

Washington takes big step in right direction on carbon emissions

Women’s mini-marathon

Two dead after motorcyclists collide in north Clare

By Pat Flynn

ECB move triggers call to cut banks’ variable rate

By Arthur Beesley

Wartime neutrality

Making his mark in Cyprus

By Mark Paul

Commercial Property

Jennings back in

By Mark Paul

Time for a new political party?

Alex White accuses Kenny of firing Garda commissioner

By Fiach Kelly

Bang & Olufsen’s BeoVision Avant brings touch of class to homes

By Ciara O'Brien

Tackling the housing crisis

Cork city council opts for ‘inclusive’ d’Hondt system

By Louise Roseingrave

Farming & Food

Black pudding from farm to fork

By Mark Paul

‘Smart clubbing, unholy nights’

McGann joins board

By Mark Paul

Immigration policy

Getting to know the Independents

Opposition to SF demands for 2016 Lord Mayor of Dublin

By Dan Griffin and Fiach Kelly

Royal abdication in Spain

Medical card review

Entrepreneur onto sure thing with storage tanks

By Pamela Newenham

Future of Garda Síochána

Number of Catholic priests

Labour Party’s values

Garda National Immigration Bureau

Grasping the nettle on pensions

Mother-and-baby home deaths

Peres sensor puts an end to expiration date roulette

By Ciara O'Brien

C&C quits UK drinks group

By Mark Paul

Conservatives top UKIP to win significant byelection

By Mark Hennessy

Obama warns against British EU exit

By Suzanne Lynch

Gaelic Games

Ben Brosnan still craves that summer date with Dublin

By Ian O'Riordan

Yelp to create over 100 jobs with new Dublin office

By Simon Carswell

Coalition willing to widen Tuam inquiry to other institutions

By Harry McGee

Man arrested over fatal Canadian police shootings

German exports surge in April, widening surplus

Man held after killing one and injuring three in Seattle college

Rugby

Opportunity knocks if Irish tourists can take the pressure from Argentina

By Gerry Thornley

Aer Lingus numbers up despite drop in short haul traffic

Crucifix erected in Kerry County Council meeting chamber

By Anne Lucey

Military court hears of sexual assault

By Tim O'Brien

Bundesbank raises 2014 growth outlook for German economy

Bruton reaffirms target of 100,000 extra people at work by 2016

By Michael O'Regan

FG TD calls for the retention of small post offices

By Michael O'Regan

Bergdahl home town calls off festivities amid protest fears

By Alexandra Topping

Thousands of requests made to secretly track Irish phone calls

Mourinho admits Fábregas interest

By Dominic Fifield and David Hytner

Bradley Wiggins ‘gutted’ to be missing Tour de France

By William Fotheringham

Normandy veterans return to D-Day scene 70 years on

Ongoing BNP Paribas dispute ‘puts US-EU trade treaty at risk’

Fianna Fáil drops disciplinary threat against Mary Hanafin

By Mary Minihan

England’s lost decade

By Ken Early

Trade unions to host Labour leadership hustings

By Mary Minihan

Sword-wielding Sikhs clash at India's Golden Temple

World leaders gather in Normandy for D-Day memorial

Books

Class effort for debut young adult novel

By Sarah Gilmartin

Connacht Tribune group to shed staff as part of restructuring plan

By Lorna Siggins

Middle East

Two killed as blasts target Afghan presidential candidate

Gaelic Games

Championship form favours Cork but rivals Waterford not short of motivation

By John Allen

Dan Martin back in the saddle for Temple Street

By Shane Stokes

D-Day eyewitness account: ‘Hitler’s Atlantic wall cracked’

Franck Ribery due back in training with France

Greek economy shrinks at slowest pace since 2008

Amnesty calls for ‘thorough’ mother and baby homes inquiry

By Patsy McGarry

Algeria’s patriot games

By Ian Hawkey

Brazil 2014: Time for the hosts to deliver

By Emmet Malone

Löw aims for highs

By Emmet Malone

Uruguay: Brazil’s nemesis in 1950 . . . and in 2014

By Dave McKechnie

Vicente del Bosque: Spain’s quiet Conquistador

By Richard Fitzpatrick

Belgium’s blueprint for success

By Dave McKechnie

Cry for them

By Tom Hennigan

Racism repeats itself in the history of Brazilian football

By Tom Hennigan

My knee was banjaxed, so I went for a run

By Diarmaid Ferriter

‘To get this far given where I’m from feels like a big deal’

By Carl O'Brien

Rugby

Ireland close in on U-20s semi-finals after Wales win

By Gavin Cummiskey

Get Running graduation

Celtic appoint Ronny Deila as manager

Irish SMEs still shouldering €30.7 billion in property debt

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Pastor sorry for calling Islam a ‘doctrine spawned in hell’

By Dan Keenan

Algeria confident of mixing it with the big boys

Lesser-known Luis Suarez hoping Honduras can make a name for themselves

Iran coming into World Cup slightly undercooked

Still addictive, still timeless: Tetris turns 30

By Ciara O'Brien

Irish borrowing costs fall to new record low on foot of stimulus

Planet Leaving Cert

Lagarde rules herself out of running for Commission job

Ukraine crisis: Putin and Poroshenko talk at D-Day event

Chrome overtakes IE to become most popular browser

By Charlie Taylor

PSNI ‘must provide’ intelligence files on unsolved murders

By Dan Keenan

Europe to force Google, Facebook to abide by EU privacy rules

Leaving Cert Geography: Thought provoking

By Grainne Faller

IMF tells Britain to rein in riskier mortgages to cool market

Katie Taylor to meet Estelle Mossely in final

By Johnny Watterson

Room for women in politics means ‘unseating men’

By Mary Minihan

Roadside assistance firm AA to list on London Stock Exchange

US recoups jobs lost in recession as economy picks up

Civil War ‘over’ as FG backs FF member for council chair

By Anne Lucey

Dublin ‘the most expensive location in Europe in which to be buried’

By Marie O’Halloran

ECB will not know until year-end ‘if latest measures work’

Sargent on Savile Row

By Deirdre McQuillan

INM signals cuts of €20m as it pursues digital strategy

By Laura Slattery

What’s hot, what’s not

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How The Irish Times reported D-Day in 1944

Two for joy

By Frances O'Rourke

Books

Womens talk

By Niamh Towey

Summer Ball

By Sarah Geraghty

Novak Djokovic a step closer to French Open title

FG take top spots on Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council

By Dan Keenan

Alex White describes Callinan departure as ‘very bad practice’

By Ronan McGreevy

France’s Franck Ribery out of World Cup

Gay men’s health service sees growing number of clients

By Elaine Edwards

Iarnród warns it will bring in cuts if no progress on talks

By Martin Wall

Farming & Food

Glanbia appoints new global corporate affairs director

Backsliding on austerity would risk another crisis

By Chris Johns

Brazilian traders down tools as country gears up for World Cup

Racing

Taghrooda shows a clean pair of heels in the Oaks

A full-blown singing habit: Sr Cristina wins TV talent contest

By Paddy Agnew

Your Wellness

Confusion adds to thyroid problems

Andy Murray beaten all ends up by Nadal

Leaving Cert Maths: bridges and baby milk

By Grainne Faller

Christy Burke elected Lord Mayor of Dublin

By Dan Griffin and Simon Carswell

Our boys in Brazil

Speed van staff in court ‘a waste’ until after legal challenge

By Gordon Deegan

Israeli, Palestinian leaders to pray with Pope in Rome

By Patsy McGarry

Nine-year sentence for defilement of 14-year-old girl

Michael Dunlop wins 11th Isle of Man TT title

New UPS chief outlines expansion package

S&P raises Ireland’s debt rating due to improving economy

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Hertz to correct results for past three years, shares plunge

No plans to revive Metro North project, says Varadkar

By Ciaran D'Arcy

Russia leave injured captain Roman Shirokov at home

Junior Cert geography and maths: old and new

By Grainne Faller

Fire chief issues barbecue warning after women burned

By David Raleigh

SF councillor seeks to stop eviction in attic conversion row

By Aodhan O'Faolain and Ray Managh

Golf

Ben Crane looking down on leaderboard in Memphis

ECB rates cut only after tough wrangling, says Weidmann

Two more strikes planned as Aer Lingus talks collapse

By Martin Wall

Patronage key to judicial appointments, claims Shane Ross

By Marie O’Halloran

Melanie Griffith files for divorce from Antonio Banderas

Crime & Law

Cooke report on alleged bugging of GSoc received, says Kenny

By Simon Carswell and Fiach Kelly

Cork City cruise by St Mochtas

Dundalk dump holders Sligo Rovers out of the FAI Cup

IBRC liquidators prepare final €2.5bn tranche of loans for sale

By Mark Paul

China on target to meet 7.5% growth, says World Bank

By Clifford Coonan

Suspect charged in shooting spree that claimed three Canadian Mounties

By Christinne Muschi

Ruthless Rafael Nadal makes short work of Andy Murray

By Kevin Mitchell

Golf

Mikael Lundberg sets the pace at the Lyoness Open in Austria

Limerick hospital overcrowding 'putting patients at risk'

Labour must win argument for social democratic values in government

By Alex White

Why we need to keep track of the pivots and poles

By Paul Gillespie

First big obstacle for new Labour leader will be agreeing the 2015 budget

By Stephen Collins

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner