Article Archive

October 2nd 2014

• • News

  • Old-fashioned preparation key to Phil Hogan’s success Politics Suzanne Lynch
  • 15,000 to have medical card eligibility extended Health Paul Cullen
  • Irish emigrant women took part in fight for independence Politics Anthea McTeirnan
  • One of Michael Collins’s most trusted aides, Seán Hyde, was a determined gunman Politics Stephen Collins
  • Yet another security lapse final straw for US secret service director US Simon Carswell
  • One good thing may come out of turmoil over McNulty affair Politics Jane Suiter
  • New hospital group chief to earn €220,000 Health Martin Wall
  • Why the Irish abroad should be given a vote in our general elections Social Affairs Colum Kenny
  • ‘You could not get into Fortress Garda,’ says former GSOC commissioner Crime & Law Kathy Sheridan
  • Teenager charged over robbery of Cork taxi driver Courts Barry Roche
  • Barrister seeks to stop sanctions over breach of code of conduct Courts Aodhan O'Faolain
  • Ryanair calls time on its calendar of cabin crew in bikinis Irish News
  • Case against Irish woman for concealing birth dropped Crime & Law Padraig Collins
  • Burqa-clad women at Australia parliament to be separated from rest of public Asia-Pacific
  • NI Executive set to ‘bust budget’ over €282m cuts requirement Politics
  • Live: Phil Hogan questioned by EU committee Politics
  • Despite promises to cut out cronyism, coalition has a blemished record Politics Harry McGee
  • Hauliers warn thousands will re-register outside State Irish News Tim O'Brien
  • Facebook says sorry for deleting drag queens’ accounts Technology
  • Water charges too high for woman with rare genetic disorder Irish News Barry Roche
  • Noonan again signals tax cuts in forthcoming budget Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Cross-border raids target cattle rustling Crime & Law Patsy McCardle
  • Growing number of TDs, Senators to vote for McNulty Politics Fiach Kelly
  • The Greek island whose happy people ‘forget to die’ Science William Reville
  • Miriam Lord: Enda fed up with flawed system where those who want to serve take abuse Politics Miriam Lord
  • Gasps of astonishment as France’s Pierre Moscovici struggles to convince lawmakers Politics
  • Seventh day of Hong Kong protests peaceful as Chinese celebrate national day Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan
  • Anti-water charges protest due for Dublin on October 11th Politics Tim O'Brien
  • Hong Kong protesters demand top official quits today Asia-Pacific
  • Body found in search for Brendan Megraw to be tested Crime & Law Irish Times Reporters
  • Tánaiste hits out over Megraw when challenged on McNulty Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Texas officials say 80 people may have been exposed to Ebola patient Health
  • Department to investigate claims soldiers sleeping in cars Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Graduates face kinder job market with more potential Education Peter McGuire
  • Islamic State in Iraq has abducted girls as sex slaves, says UN Middle East
  • Direct provision a denial of family life, say bishops Social Affairs Patsy McGarry
  • Ominous lack of intensive care beds in the Republic Health
  • Noonan weighs in at Fine Gael meeting to defuse McNulty controversy Politics Harry McGee , Fiach Kelly , Mary Minihan
  • Graduate profile: Stephen Scully, PhD candidate at Maynooth University Education Peter McGuire
  • The marketplace for graduate jobs Education John Holden
  • Graduate Profile: David Crow, administrative officer, Department of Taoiseach Education Peter McGuire
  • Lifeboat required after swimmers off Salthill report ‘intimidating’ dolphin Irish News Lorna Siggins
  • More classes, or go it alone? Taught v research master’s Education Peter McGuire
  • File of 1916 veteran whose death changed Irish literature is released Politics Ronan McGreevy
  • Graduate Profile: Latifat Abisola, Maynooth University Education Peter McGuire
  • Working abroad: good personally, good professionally Education Peter McGuire
  • Who’s recruiting graduates and what are they looking for Education Peter McGuire
  • More head injuries in A&E as concussion awareness grows Health Steven Carroll
  • Housing is biggest barrier to escaping homelessness - report Social Affairs Barry Roche
  • Hogan confirms he sought Irish Water jobs for constituents Politics Suzanne Lynch
  • Phil Hogan wins backing for EU agriculture commissioner role Politics Suzanne Lynch
  • Paudie Coffey welcomes driver’s decision to resign from Irish Water Irish News Barry Roche
  • Ireland’s ‘absolute drought’ breaks records for September Environment Mark Hilliard
  • Royals take action over ‘surveillance’ of Prince George by photographer UK Mark Sweney and Caroline Davies
  • Humphreys: ‘I'm not at liberty to say’ who mentioned McNulty Politics Mary Minihan
  • Final destination for Ryanair’s Calendar girls Irish News Anthea McTeirnan
  • Wild mushroom warning as 11 children and 7 adults poisoned Health Eoghan MacConnell
  • Taoiseach defends Ireland’s corporate tax rate Irish News Barry Roche
  • Millions on streets to take part in prime minister Modi’s Clean India mission Asia-Pacific Rahul Bedi
  • PSNI can’t afford to maintain its 7,000 officers - chief constable Irish News Gerry Moriarty
  • Donegal Council to appear in court over local water quality Environment Stephen Maguire
  • Nobel Peace Prize summit cancelled over protest Africa Bill Corcoran
  • Dublin shop owner fined for selling viagra-like drugs Courts Tom Tuite
  • Hong Kong chief executive says he will not resign Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan
  • Three men remanded in custody after €80 million drugs seizure Irish News Barry Roche
  • Court quashes rape conviction of Laois brothers Courts Brian Kavanagh
  • IRA tried to kidnap Prince of Wales in 1922 Politics Ronan McGreevy
  • Turkey votes to join war against Islamic State Europe
  • Cameron promises tax cuts for low and middle-income earners UK Mark Hennessy
  • Revised social housing plans described as ‘missed opportunity’ Social Affairs Kitty Holland
  • Texas students possibly exposed to Ebola US Simon Carswell
  • Incoming Nato chief signals ‘constructive’ approach to Russia World Suzanne Lynch
  • Inquest hears Dublin man was shot dead in front of son Courts Gareth Naughton
  • Man arrested over 1999 murder of IRA ‘supergrass’ Crime & Law Aine McMahon
  • Poland’s new prime minister promises economic reform Europe Derek Scally
  • Running against Brazil’s vested interests – on a campaign budget of €2,000 World Tom Hennigan
  • No systematic ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, claims Karadzic Europe Julian Borger
  • Pluralist Ireland can only happen through ‘dialogue and respect’ Religion & Beliefs Patsy McGarry
  • Court orders restored against nine water meter protesters Courts Aodhan O'Faolain
  • Ireland wriggles uncomfortably in EU spotlight on Apple deal Politics Suzanne Lynch
  • Enda Kenny’s feet of clay Politics
  • Brazil goes to the polls World
  • Troubled times for North talks as the truth about the past is withheld Politics Eamonn McCann
  • No order given to Minister on McNulty, says Kenny Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Senator confirms son affected by medical student loans issue she raised Education Joe Humphreys
  • Tories target Miliband as Labour weak link UK Mark Hennessy
  • Independent TD criticises lobbying influence of construction industry Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Ten children among dead in Syria bombings Middle East
  • 140 road deaths so far this year, down four from last year Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Fianna Fáil demand that Taoiseach answer Seanad questions on byelection controversy is rejected Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Doctors warned about blood tests on those with Ebola symptoms Health Paul Cullen
  • Planning law did not deliver on vision of creating socially mixed communities Social Affairs Carl O'Brien
  • Partnership between ‘The Detail’ and voluntary groups receives £500,000 grant aid Irish News Carl O'Brien
  • New law means builders must provide social housing Social Affairs Carl O'Brien

  • Sport

  • Brendan Rodgers demanding a lot more from Balotelli English Soccer Andy Hunter
  • Germany call up Karim Bellarabi after superb start to season International
  • Roy Hodgson leaves Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge out of England squad International
  • Jared Payne returns from injury as Ulster make 10 changes Pro12
  • Seán O’Brien faces up to six months out after surgery International Gavin Cummiskey
  • Brian O’Driscoll more than pulls his weight at St Andrews Golf
  • Uefa open disciplinary proceedings against Arsenal over stadium flares Soccer
  • Oliver Wilson rolls back the years with 64 at Carnoustie Golf
  • Samuel Eto’o earns point for Everton on Russian return Soccer
  • Jim Gavin hints at a possible change to Dublin’s blueprint Gaelic Games Gavin Cummiskey
  • Commons’ touch gets Celtic past Dinamo Zagreb Champions League
  • Tottenham pay the penalty against Besiktas Champions League
  • Only elderly, white, middle class men care about baseball these days Other Sports Dave Hannigan
  • Chris Farrell launches his climb back to the top at foot of the Alps Rugby John O'Sullivan
  • Shane Lowry: Confidence high ahead of Alfred Dunhill Links Golf Shane Lowry
  • Ravenhill to host novel GAA football clash in aid of charity Gaelic Games Gavin Cummiskey
  • David Wallace stands by coach Anthony Foley Rugby Johnny Watterson
  • Ger O’Brien focused on ending St Pat’s 53-year wait for cup glory National League Emmet Malone
  • Gaelic football is most attended sport, according to Sports Council survey Sport Johnny Watterson
  • Munster’s Copeland primed for big occasion Rugby Gerry Thornley
  • Coolmore may supplement Tapestry for Arc Racing

  • Business

  • Key tax yields below target ahead of Budget Economy Arthur Beesley
  • Goldman Sachs Dublin arm makes loss of €1.8 million Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Pensioners face income cut over levy, industry warns Personal Finance Dominic Coyle
  • Tesco’s £250m black hole: Who was minding the shop? Retail & Services
  • Virgin Money aims to raise £150 million in London IPO Financial Services
  • Baileys among world’s best-selling duty-free brands Agribusiness & Food Charlie Taylor
  • Passenger numbers on the rise at Ryanair in September Transport & Tourism Charlie Taylor
  • PayPal better placed than eBay to profit from spin-off Technology Karlin Lillington
  • Shannon Airport’s turnaround scoops top prize Transport & Tourism
  • Waterford gets 150 jobs in €100m West Pharma investment Health & Pharma Tom Lyons
  • Sky Ireland makes management changes as it targets broadband Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Opposition to tobacco plain packaging grows Health & Pharma Simon Carswell , Suzanne Lynch
  • UK lender Wonga writes off debt for 330,000 customers Financial Services
  • Rocket Internet shares fall on first day of trading Technology Derek Scally
  • Central Bank may introduce income limits for mortgages Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Investment firm takes stake in Denis O’Brien’s Aergo Transport & Tourism Charlie Taylor
  • Step up and lead: five tips on staying ahead of the pack Business
  • Getting your company to go digital pays off, in hard cash Business Karlin Lillington
  • Brown Thomas to take on 200 seasonal workers Retail & Services
  • Beckman Coulter to close Galway plant with 140 job losses Health & Pharma Lorna Siggins
  • ECB seeks tenders on asset-backed securities losses Economy
  • Patrick Kinsella: There's more austerity on the way Economy Patrick Kinsella
  • The game is on – how one couple made it big in a virtual world Technology Tom Lyons
  • Agri-food firms say new labelling rules threaten business Agribusiness & Food Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • BoE backs flagship government mortgage guarantee scheme Economy
  • Even Warren Buffett makes mistakes Retail & Services
  • IMF's Lagarde says global recovery 'not good enough' Economy
  • Irish companies behind the curve in cloud computing Technology Karlin Lillington
  • ECB targets bundled-debt market to boost economy Economy
  • Irish start-ups try their luck at investment bootcamp Technology Charlie Taylor
  • Analysis: Exchequer returns show little leeway for big tax cuts Economy Arthur Beesley
  • Irish VCs need to raise €750m to support tech firms Financial Services Dominic Coyle
  • IBI appoints O’Shaughnessy and Donegan as directors Companies Tom Lyons
  • Morgan Freeman tells us ‘What’s Possible’ for Planet Earth Technology Marie Boran
  • Feedspot injects life into RSS feeds Technology Marie Boran
  • Keep safe with Kitestring Technology Marie Boran
  • Rentview speeds up rental process helping landlords to rent properties faster Technology Pamela Newenham
  • Putting big data and the Internet of Things to work on the factory floor Technology Karlin Lillington
  • Review: Apple iPhone 6 Plus Technology
  • Review: Surface Pro 3 docking station Technology
  • Review: Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury FPS Gaming Mouse Technology
  • Media industry searches for the right words Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • TV3 looks ahead to ‘Life’ in 2015 Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Advertisers spent total of €206m on TV last year Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • CircleCI doubles headcount to 19 people Technology Tom Lyons
  • Artfetch expands into Asia and the US Technology Pamela Newenham
  • Software ransom attacks increase sharply Technology John Parsons
  • Swiss pilots to fly solar plane around world Technology
  • €3bn bond sale to fund early IMF loans repayment Economy Arthur Beesley
  • Ulster Bank opposes withdrawal of Dunne bankruptcy case in US Commercial Property Simon Carswell
  • Too early for any pats on the back about falling unemployment Economy
  • Almost time for DCC to bin its ambitions in the waste sector Energy & Resources
  • Five Irish banks to meet ECB to get preliminary results of stress tests Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Pension pots much loved in the land down under Economy
  • European stocks fall to five-week low Markets Ciarán Hancock
  • Builders say temporary VAT cut would boost house construction Commercial Property Barry O'Halloran
  • O’Flynn and Kildare development will allow Abtran to employ 1,000 Commercial Property Tom Lyons
  • Civil servant who stepped down from Justice to move to HSE Business Martin Wall
  • New appointments to RTÉ board and BAI Media & Marketing Aine McMahon

  • Opinion

  • The living wage Opinion
  • Correction Opinion
  • Science and religion Letters
  • Pope Francis and change in church Letters
  • The price of water Letters
  • Smoking outside buildings Letters
  • Breakfast rap Letters
  • Most dangerous Hamlet ever? Letters
  • John Bruton, home rule and 1916 Letters
  • Rule 68 and religion in education Letters
  • Standards in public life Letters
  • The pension levy Letters

  • Life & Style

  • Take Five for €400,000 Homes & Property Emma Cullinan
  • Take Five for €400,000 Homes & Property Emma Cullinan
  • Paris Motor Show wrap: Germans steal the show from under French noses Motors Michael McAleer , Neil Briscoe
  • Paris motor show: BMW X6 is no shrinking violet Motors Neil Briscoe
  • Express sexual freedom with animal print Fashion Sonya Lennon
  • French car makers chase 141mpg target Motors Neil Briscoe
  • Paris motor show: Aston’s Lagonda to go global Motors Neil Briscoe
  • Paris Motor show: Fiat 500X aims for quality high ground Motors Neil Briscoe
  • Paris Motor show: Hyundai targets 100,000 sales a year for i20 Motors Neil Briscoe
  • Paris Motor Show: Peugeot plans sexier Qashqai rival Motors Neil Briscoe
  • WOW: fly straight from Dublin to Reykjavik Travel
  • Wear it out Fashion Emma Fraser

  • Culture

  • Dracula Untold review: you'll be Vlad you didn't Film Donald Clarke
  • Unbreakable: The Mark Pollock Story review - an utterly life-affirming film Film Tara Brady
  • Little Museum’s newspaper office recreates ‘Times’ past Heritage Ronan McGreevy
  • Exclusive album stream: Join Me in the Pines debut album Inherit Music
  • Banksy mural removed after complaints it was ‘racist’ Visual Art
  • Conor Brady: ‘readers need never be lonely; writers need never be idle’ Books Martin Doyle
  • Review: Ganesh Versus the Third Reich Stage Peter Crawley
  • Review: Adishatz/Adieu Stage Helen Meany
  • The week’s best downloads, singles and audiostreams Music Eoin Butler
  • Hard Working Class Heroes 2014: How to get ahead in rock’n’roll Music Lauren Murphy
  • Patrick Freyne: on Connected, the camera never blinks back tears Culture Patrick Freyne
  • David Fincher, the unflinching auteur Culture Tara Brady
  • Pop Corner: Tove Lo runs for love while 1D and Britney are staying put Culture Ailbhe Malone
  • The Morning Tree: The Morning Tree Music Siobhan Long
  • Philip Selway: Weatherhouse Bella Music Lauren Murphy
  • There will be Vlad: an audience with young Dracula in Antrim Film Donald Clarke
  • Roy Foster on Hubert Butler, WB Yeats and Phineas Finn Books
  • Shelf-diagnosis Heritage Frank McNally
  • Caribou: Our Love Music Lauren Murphy