08 November, 2014 Digital News Archive

The Book Quiz: bless me father for I have quizzed

Obama hopes Republicans keep legislation on the menu

By Roberta Rampton and Richard Cowan

Auction Results

By Michael Parsons

Bust of ‘Man of Aran’ star

By Michael Parsons

Francis Bacon’s pope as “tragic hero”

By Michael Parsons

Travel Desk: from the Sistine Chapel to an Austrian footbridge

Restaurants

Review: Brookwood on Baggot Street is all style, no substance

By Catherine Cleary

‘Great cat’ Cartier jewels out of the bag again

By Michael Parsons

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Will new plan for water be enough to take the heat out of voters’ anger?

By Stephen Collins

Four letters and a bailout: why Ireland still has a case for financial relief

By Cliff Taylor

Europe is at a crossroads: will we push forward a united Europe of peace and freedom?

By Dr Helmut Kohl

World

Welcome to the precariat: a new class born

By Paul Gillespie

A gifted leader of the opposition: Turner’s Taoisigh: My Brush With Kildare Street

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Ireland

Humphreys compares Hurricane Katrina to Irish Famine

By Simon Carswell

World

Obama’s challenge: schmooze or lose

By Simon Carswell

Tale of a not so dear old dad: Not My Father’s Son

By Molly McCloskey

A worthy rival to Colm Tóibín and David Mitchell: Academy Street

By Sarah Gilmartin

Firm hand at the tiller of The Irish Times

Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Hawke’s Bay 13% €14.99

By John Wilson

The Memory Palace: A Book of Lost Interiors, by Edward Hollis

By Eimear McKeith

Word for Word: Who’d be a poet? Ask Clive James

By Maureen Kennelly

Recipes

White Bean Gratin

By Domini Kemp

TV & Radio

Television: High-flyer who crashed to earth – Tony O’Reilly’s airport-blockbuster life

By Bernice Harrison

Catalan nun sees independence as a chance to implement radical change

By Guy Hedgecoe

Six of the best: Davy Byrnes Stories 2014

By Martin Doyle

Food

Blind tasting: David Hurley, Gregans Castle

By Trish Deseine

Food

Competing with meat

By Domini Kemp

Haughey settled bill for 1979 postal strikers’ food and drink

By Stephen Collins

Music

Chris Thile on being bold and audacious

By Cormac Larkin

At a Glance: former journalist dreamt of being ‘hunted like an animal’

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Your Money

What’s On

By Mark Hilliard

Life & Style

Kylie on stage? It’s almost as if she’s an actor or something

By Laura Slattery

Gaelic Games

New boss Ger Cunningham eager to impress with Dublin

By Malachy Clerkin

Gaelic Games

Seánie Johnston and Cavan Gaels now in bonus territory

By Malachy Clerkin

Morton Estate Syrah 2010, Hawke’s Bay 13.5% €14.99

By John Wilson

Travel Gear: Folding e-bike, camping cutlery and hard cases

By Tom Kelly

“Stand on the airstrip, wave your hands in the air and the pilot will pick you up”

By Kevin Pilley

Technology

Mavericks. Moguls. Millennials. It must be the Web Summit

By Patrick Freyne

Fashion

Stylish life of an art director

By Deirdre McQuillan

In praise of . . . Gavin Sheridan

By David Cochrane

TV & Radio

The loss of axe-grinding journals lamented in new volume of essays

By Peter Murtagh

Like a Woody Guthrie to the Dylans who came after him: Selected Poems of Seán Ó Ríordáin

By Róisín Ní Ghairbhí

More than 250,000 people a year are ‘Garda vetted’ – but what exactly does it involve?

By Sylvia Thompson

John A Murphy: ‘I grew up speaking a language which is now extinct’

By Ann Marie Hourihane

Tax evasion at heart of allegations by whistleblower

By Martin Wall and Fiach Kelly

Business

Official who made tax evasion claims investigated Ansbacher accounts

By Martin Wall and Fiach Kelly

Germany worried by claims Russia is aiding Ukraine’s rebels

By Daniel McLaughlin

100 artworks: a century of creativity

By Fintan O’Toole

Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 1916 – A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce

By Fintan O’Toole

Health

Varadkar abandons two-hospital plan

By Paul Cullen

Gardening

Gardens: Meet the fruity medlar

By Fionnuala Fallon

Van Gaal says it may take three years to make United a force again

By Jamie Jackson

Peter Fallon finds beauty in a broken world: Strong, My Love

By Bernard O'Donoghue

Courts

Judgment gives clear guidance for legislation on surrogacy

By Fiona Gartland

Financial Services

Digicel ‘concern’ at C&W transaction

TV & Radio

Radio: Astute questioning brings Irish Water debate to boiling point

By Mick Heaney

Commercial Property

CRH subsidiary in Luxembourg has €2.5bn and no staff

By Colm Keena

Ich bin ein Irish shopkeeper - tales from the fall of the Berlin Wall

By Derek Scally

Middle East

Netanyahu orders home demolitions as violence continues

By Mark Weiss

Soviet wartime parade re-enacted in Red Square

By Isabel Gorst

Film

Irish brothers in arms: the soldier and the film director

By Ruth Barton and Michael James Ford

Racing

Hopes high for Clonard Street in today’s Grade One showpiece in Paris

By Brian O'Connor

Everything is awesome! Especially the internet

By Donald Clarke

History

Remembering the Greystones victims of the first World War

By Peter Murtagh

History

Buy and sell: the life of a Waterford Viking

By James Eogan

Abroad

Mortgages for emigrants: buying a house at home in Ireland

By Fiona Reddan

Far East Fu fighting: The Yellow Peril – Dr Fu Manchu and the Rise of Chinophobia

By Rod Stoneman

How do we build a church without walls?

By Michael Commane

Crime: Murder most historic, from Roman Britain to 1870s Paris

By Declan Burke

Durable performer who moved from pop to TV and stage acting

Environment

Frank McDonald: Why I love Dún Laoghaire library

By Frank McDonald

Trinity Hills Syrah 2011, Gimblett Gravels 13% €29.99

By John Wilson

Ask Joan: Where should we go for our honeymoon?

By Joan Scales

Time Present and Time Past, by Deirdre Madden

By Claire Looby

Markets

Former Ryanair executive sells share options for almost €5.8m

By Ciarán Hancock

Life & Style

Róisín Ingle on . . . the end of a Eurovision dream

By Róisín Ingle

100 Artworks: where the list came from

By Conor Goodman

Life & Style

Ask.fm may base itself in Ireland, but social-media abuse isn’t about geography

By Brian Boyd

Culture Shock: Our museums and galleries must stay free for all

By Fintan O’Toole

Donetsk theatre dances to its own tune amid war drums

By Daniel McLaughlin

Asia-Pacific

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd murder plot charge dropped

Business

BD hails Limerick firm as ‘great opportunity’

By Tom Lyons

Health

Physiotherapists say confusion with ‘physical therapist’ misleads public

By Paul Cullen

A very special relationship: Amnesia

By Eileen Battersby

Business

Ford Europe chief and global marketing head to switch jobs

New Zealand reds are ripe and ready to go

By John Wilson

Media

RTÉ seeks new deal on transmission fees

Long-term city boss who delivered the goods for Boston

Ireland’s most expensive hotel rooms

By Sandra O'Connell

Recipes

Super Simple Celery Zing Salad

By Domini Kemp

Courts

Surrogacy legislation promised after Supreme Court judgment

By Fiona Gartland

Environment

Eye on Nature

By Michael Viney

Behind the News: Raw-milk supplier Owen Crawford

By Sylvia Thompson

Gaelic Games

Club previews

By Seán Moran

Commercial Property

Dunne pulled legal bid hours before Nama deposition

By Simon Carswell

Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2006 Gimblett Gravels 13.5% €28

By John Wilson

Courts

Man to get lump sum over brain injury

First Encounters: Aisling Franciosi and Aoife Page

By Frances O'Rourke

Marian Keyes stays in sparkling, moving form: The Woman Who Stole My Life

By Anna Carey

The anarchy of the everyday: The Playground

By George O'Brien

Bags of Time

By Billy Collins

The Betrayers, by David Bezmozgis

By Freya McClements

England ready to punch above its weight against New Zealand

By Robert Kitson

Markets

Europe shares fall amid economic gloom

By Tom Lyons

History

The campaign for death relief

By Frank McNally

Priest, scholar and champion of Medjugorje shrine

Environment

Another Life: 10m larvae, 2 survivors, then 100 years protecting our rivers

By Michael Viney

Go Walk: Glenamong, Co Mayo

By Deirdre Davys

Kildare designer knows how to make the most of leather

By Alanna Gallagher

Oireachtas

Marriage equality referendum ballot paper must be in plain English, says Ó Snodaigh

By Marie O’Halloran

Commercial Property

Six bidders on shortlist to build new Central Bank on former Anglo site

By Tom Lyons

Supreme Court rules genetic mother of twins is not their legal mother

By Mary Carolan

Britain gets delay on disputed EU payment

By Suzanne Lynch and Mark Hennessy

Callan gets his kicks in the Dáil bar

By Miriam Lord

Ireland

Internet access figures point to hidden Ireland

By Conor Pope

Ombudsman says office should be given constitutional status

By Peter Murtagh

Your Wellness

Prostate cancer service records 41% diagnosis rate

By Pamela Duncan

Ireland braced for huge battle against might of South Africa

By Gerry Thornley

Food for thought

Poppies

Yours, etc

The darknet: an Amazon.com for the drug trade

By Conor Lally

Children in restaurants

Same-sex marriage

Tax affairs of multinationals

European Central Bank letters

The price of water

Guantánamo images failed to give full picture, says photographer

By Simon Carswell

Johnny Sexton: ‘My wife and mum tell me to relax and be happy but I can’t do that’

By Gerry Thornley

Noonan expects Apple tax inquiry to be dropped

By Suzanne Lynch

Four Seasons Hotel owners used company with no employees

By Colm Keena

CRH subsidiary has €2.5bn in assets and no staff

By Colm Keena and Suzanne Lynch

Oireachtas banking inquiry faces legal hurdle over ECB

By Arthur Beesley

Financial Services

KBC paid €1.39 million in exit payments last year to two former executives in Ireland

By Ciarán Hancock

Farming & Food

Farmers to go ahead with meat plant protests as talks collapse

By Sorcha Pollak and Mark Hilliard

Much more to the Springboks than ‘heads down, bums up, straight ahead’

By Matt Williams

Media

Luxleaks: a very modern scoop

By Colm Keena

Media

What Luxleaks found

By Colm Keena

Help sought in tracing Dublin woman, Athlone boy

Tendai Mtawarira overcomes life’s obstacles with power of body and mind

By Gavin Cummiskey

Middle East

Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands

World

Mexican officials say drug gang killed 43 missing students

Film

Death of Robin Williams officially ruled a suicide

Film

Maureen O’Hara to receive honorary Oscar in the US

Changing nature of Tartan Army reflects the declining influence of Old Firm

By Michael Walker

Serial flasher appears in Belfast court accused of ‘lewd’ act

‘This doesn’t seem to faze him at all. A 34-year-old man with a 17-year-old son. Then it’s soccer, I suppose. He must see a lot’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Abroad

Generation Emigration: What’s new?

Cocaine worth €378,000 found in sweets at Dublin airport

Austrian politician calls asylum seekers ‘cave men’ on Facebook

Irish trad group performed jigs for Rudolf Hess

By Michael Parsons

Nora Owen starts Twitter storm with comments on Christmas spending

By Sorcha Pollak

Celtic connections: Hoop dream alive and well in Donegal

By Keith Duggan

Panti speaks of isolation as a gay man living in rural Ireland

By Declan Conlon

Cannabis seized in Kerry with a street value of €177,000

SF calls on Kenny to outline contacts with tax claims official

By Aine McMahon

Honohan hints 20% mortgage deposit rule may be eased

By Aine McMahon

Golf

McDowell maintains grip at top of Shanghai leaderboard

Martin says tax claims material was handed to key bodies

By Kitty Holland

Brendan Rodgers says Liverpool denied a ‘clear penalty’ against Chelsea

Diego Costa maintains Chelsea’s unbeaten start with winner against Liverpool

Asia-Pacific

North Korea frees US citizens Kenneth Bae and Mathew Miller

Africa

Higgins visits the Hamlin Fistula hospital in Addis Ababa

By Patsy McGarry

Bruton insists tax evasion claims fully examined

By Martin Wall

Roscommon stonecutter owes a lot to pope’s decree . . . and nose

By Marese McDonagh

Adams comments at US fundraiser defended

By Aine McMahon

Wales come up short yet again as Australia triumph in Cardiff

Juan Mata gets United over the line at Old Trafford

Sport

Nico Rosberg dominates in Brazil to earn 10th pole of the season

Shane Long brace sends Saints four points from the summit

Peter Robinson says legal action over cake row is ‘bonkers’

By Aine McMahon

Hard-nosed Ireland display sets up victory over South Africa

By John O'Sullivan at the Aviva Stadium

Joe Schmidt praises courage of Irish players after famous win over South Africa

By Johnny Watterson at the Aviva Stadium

Sergio Aguero’s double saves City blushes against QPR

Scotland score five tries to see off Argentina at Murrayfield

Teddy Thomas scores hat-trick on debut as France fillet Fiji