Article Archive

May 2nd 2015

• • News

  • Eye on Nature Environment Michael Viney
  • Another Life: Barnacles of a different feather Environment Michael Viney
  • Siteserv controversy exposes the lack of accountability in our political system Politics David Farrell
  • Murdered by the Glenanne gang: ‘Patrick lived till the ripe old age of 13’ Crime & Law Susan McKay
  • Bus staff in India attack girl (14) and throw her to her death World Rahul Bedi , in New Delhi
  • Marine Le Pen loses control of May Day to topless activists and elderly father Europe Lara Marlowe
  • Baltimore police called ‘an army of occupation’ US Simon Carswell
  • Conor Pope: Why won’t some banks budge on mortgage interest rates? Irish News Conor Pope
  • America Letter: Supreme court arguments mirror Irish marriage equality debate US Simon Carswell
  • Bus workers say industrial action lawful Irish News Éanna Ó Caollaí , Barry Roche
  • Bus firms’ legal action an ‘attempt to intimidate’ workers Irish News Martin Wall
  • Swathes of Kathmandu still to be cleared after earthquake Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan
  • Leaving Certificate old fashioned, claims report Education Joe Humphreys
  • East Belfast: Alliance has Long shot in edgy grudge match Irish News Gerry Moriarty
  • SNP, Tories and Murdoch press keen to derail Labour – Miliband UK Mark Hennessy
  • Bomb left in Belfast could have caused carnage, PSNI warns Crime & Law
  • Changing times: Dublin Bay as it was 300 years ago Environment Paddy Woodworth
  • ‘Violent thugs’ will not ruin Milan Expo, says government Europe Paddy Agnew in Rome
  • Six Baltimore police officers charged over death of Freddie Gray US Simon Carswell
  • Miriam Lord: FF byelection effort faces rise of Mé Féin Politics Miriam Lord
  • Final coffins from MH17 crash to be brought home to Netherlands Europe Peter Cluskey
  • British crime writer Ruth Rendell dies aged 85 UK
  • Thousands of trade union activists mark May Day in Belfast Irish News Amanda Ferguson
  • Civilian toll from a US-led strike in Syria rises to 52 Middle East
  • Alert issued as heavy rain forecast for Bank Holiday Environment
  • Bus strike causing major drop in trade, businesses claim Environment Martin Wall , Ciarán D'Arcy
  • No jobs, no shops: forgotten Welsh valleys struggle UK Ruadhán Mac Cormaic
  • Profile of officers charged over Freddie Gray death US
  • Man sought in UK for rape of girl arrested in Co Antrim Crime & Law Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Nepal earthquake: toll passes 6,600 as UN warns of disease Asia-Pacific
  • Interfering with definition of marriage not a ‘trivial matter’ Religion & Beliefs Aoife Carr
  • Two men appear in court over fatal Limerick stabbing Crime & Law Kathryn Hayes
  • Dave Goldberg, husband of Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, dies US
  • Royal birth means babies born on May 2nd will get lucky penny UK Anthea McTeirnan
  • Another college closure leaves students in limbo Irish News Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Police charged over Freddie Gray death released on bail US
  • Kate Middleton leaves hospital with baby daughter UK
  • It’s a girl: Kate Middleton gives birth to a daughter Irish News
  • Nepal earthquake: 'we are just happy to be alive' World

  • Sport

  • PJ Banville confident New York can put it up to Galway Gaelic Football Ian O'Riordan
  • Schools make for grounds of a great celebration Other Sports Ian O'Riordan
  • Gordon D’Arcy’s career scaled heights after few early stumbles Rugby Gavin Cummiskey
  • Dan Shanahan interview: Passion still burns for man who loved to conquer Cork Hurling Keith Duggan
  • Gordon D’Arcy’s dancing feet a trump card in stellar career Rugby Gerry Thornley
  • Rebecca Ellison, wife of Rio Ferdinand, dies of cancer Soccer
  • West Indies dominate first day despite Alistair Cook ton Other Sports Mike Selvey
  • Harry Arter reaps rewards of his and Bournemouth’s hard work English Soccer Emmet Malone
  • Rory McIlroy survives, Spieth knocked out at Match Play Golf
  • Arsène Wenger accuses José Mourinho of disrespecting managers English Soccer Amy Lawrence
  • Forgotten no more: Patrick O’Connell, the Dubliner who managed Barca Soccer Michael Walker
  • Bournemouth hit the big time after asking Howe English Soccer Emmet Malone
  • European Cup’s unique sense of occasion wins out despite final flaws European Cup Gerry Thornley
  • Punchestown Festival: Willie Mullins closes in on €4m for season Racing Brian O'Connor
  • Ryan Moore partners Ballydoyle number one Gleneagles in 2,000 Guineas Racing Brian O'Connor
  • Arter scores as Bournemouth go up as champions English Soccer
  • Blackpool game abandoned after fans protest on pitch English Soccer
  • Shaun Murphy dispatches Hawkins to reach World Championship final Other Sports
  • Aston Villa end Everton’s run and inch closer to safety English Soccer
  • Mayweather has despicable streak and no skill can hide it Sport Keith Duggan
  • Liverpool strike late to sink 10-men QPR English Soccer
  • Leicester send Newcastle spiralling further towards drop English Soccer
  • Annie Power cruises to victory in Mares Champion Hurdle Racing
  • Gleneagles gives Aidan O’Brien seventh 2000 Guineas win Racing
  • Mairead Daly inspires Offaly win over Limerick Gaelic Football
  • Toulon crowned kings of Europe a third successive year European Cup
  • Tyrone see off Tipperary to win Under-21 Championship Gaelic Football Gavin Cummiskey
  • Turgid Manchester United go down at home to West Brom English Soccer
  • Allianz HL final: Cork have the firepower to breach Waterford’s defence Gaelic Games Seán Moran

  • Business

  • ‘Allegations’ prompted Central Bank inquiry into Siteserv sale, says governor Economy Arthur Beesley , Mark Paul
  • Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan steps down ‘at a very good time’ Economy Arthur Beesley
  • Cantillon: Was share trading at Siteserv analysed? Financial Services Mark Paul
  • Cantillon: Banking inquiry becomes Night of the Differing Memories Financial Services
  • Deal likely as IAG talks on Aer Lingus conclude Business Cliff Taylor
  • Iseq edges ahead while the rest of Europe gets that holiday feeling Markets Mark Paul
  • State gains €1.7bn from Central Bank profit Economy Arthur Beesley
  • Analysis: Gary McGann’s Smurfit Kappa tenure a compendium of highs and lows Manufacturing Mark Paul
  • Gary McGann eyes Paddy Power chair following retirement from Smurfit Kappa Manufacturing Mark Paul
  • Eircom seeks go-ahead to spend €500m and to sell Temple Bar site Technology John McManus , Mark Paul
  • IMF sounds warning note over economic recovery Economy Arthur Beesley

  • Opinion

  • Cannabis and the law Letters
  • Banking inquiry Letters
  • Variable-rate mortgages Letters
  • Bus strike Letters
  • Assisted suicide and the law Letters
  • Private health insurance deadline Letters
  • Gender quotas and candidate selection Letters
  • Marriage referendum Letters
  • Twin-track approach – An Irishman’s Diary about the joys of rail travel, fast and slow Opinion Frank McNally
  • Diarmaid Ferriter: The ghost of WB Yeats lingers over referendum and beyond Opinion Diarmaid Ferriter
  • Stephen Collins: Spring statement set out FG and Labour election stalls Opinion Stephen Collins
  • British election: It’s all down to the cold arithmetic of the party seats Opinion Mark Hennessy
  • Donald Clarke: There’s something about Nicola Opinion Donald Clarke
  • Derek Scally: Spying scandal grips the land of self-fulfilling assertions Opinion Derek Scally
  • Cliff Taylor: The eight-point post-bailout guide to Ireland Opinion Cliff Taylor
  • Diarmaid Ferriter: Why the interest in the royal birth? Opinion Diarmaid Ferriter
  • Breda O’Brien: Garda body’s call for a Yes vote undermines democracy Opinion Breda O'Brien

  • Life & Style

  • Cauliflower, almond & goat’s cheese tart Recipes Domini Kemp
  • Brussels sprout and miso salad Recipes Domini Kemp
  • A shop to go to in Cork Fashion Deirdre McQuillan
  • Kick off the sumnmer with Vantastival this weekend Travel Alanna Gallagher
  • Shoeniversity courses in Bantry House Fashion Manchan Magan
  • Oh lord: next generation takes the keys to Waterford county People Patrick Freyne
  • Fashion and art: young creatives in the West of Ireland Fashion Deirdre McQuillan
  • Our wedding story: a pot of marmalade for everyone, labelled 'Spread the Love' Life & Style Sarah Geraghty
  • Our wedding story: ‘a choice between a 1980s disco and a traditional band’ Life & Style Sarah Geraghty
  • Our wedding story: 'Growing up in Ireland I never thought that I could have a wedding day' Life & Style Sarah Geraghty
  • Cabin Fever - holiday in a woodland wonder Travel Alanna Gallagher
  • Ten cruises that combine education and exploration Travel Sandra O'Connell
  • Neglected vegetables get a makeover Food & Drink Domini Kemp
  • Claire Cullen, 17: ‘I try not to think about how I look, but I’m obsessed with it’ People Rosita Boland
  • Bartosz Walusiak, 16: ‘Who is Enda Kenny? I don’t know’ People Rosita Boland
  • Katie Goldsmith, 19: ‘It was always normal to me having an Asian sister' People Rosita Boland
  • Behind the News: Fidelma Healy Eames, WB Yeats devotee People Sylvia Thompson
  • ‘A forty-foot fall wouldn’t kill you . . . you’re about 90 per cent rubber from the waist up’ People Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • DUP politician and gifted criminal barrister with a maverick side People
  • Fearless solicitor behind report on Greencore affair People
  • Telephonist who modelled for image of US war icon People
  • Crusader for natural childbirth who campaigned against its medicalisation People
  • Barfly: John Kavanagh’s (The Gravediggers), Glasnevin,Dublin Food & Drink Gary Quinn
  • Rest and recuperation at Provencal pleasure palace Beauty Alanna Gallagher
  • Richard E Grant speaks about life and childhood experiences Life & Style
  • Róisín Ingle on . . . saying yes to kindness Life & Style Róisín Ingle
  • Sinéad McGuinness, 14: ‘Before my dad died he said my name’ People Rosita Boland
  • Sticky Sesame Chicken Recipes Domini Kemp
  • Culinaria: JP McMahon on the wonders of wild garlic Food & Drink JP McMahon
  • Journalist who led the field in horse racing People

  • Culture

  • Get inside the heads of our best theatre and dance makers Culture Anthea McTeirnan
  • The horns of a dilemma Books Keith Payne
  • Departure Books Gerard Hanberry
  • Matthias Schoenaerts: ‘I have a very interesting problem with authority’ Film Tara Brady
  • The joy of discovering lost literary gems Books Anne O'Neill
  • ‘You want to kill the woman?’: An extract from ‘The Green Road’, by Anne Enright Books Anne Enright
  • A Tale of Two Plantations: Slave Life and Labor in Jamaica and Virginia review Books Nicholas Canny
  • After the Tall Timber review: Renata Adler returns Books Molly McCloskey
  • Who’ll take home a children’s book award? Louise O’Neill, for one Books Robert Dunbar
  • The Green Road by Anne Enright review: So Irish it’s almost provocative Books Belinda McKeon
  • The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East review Books Mary Russell
  • The Irish Garden by Jane Powers review: a feast for the eyes Books Fionnuala Fallon
  • The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave review: in-flight doodling from a dark master Books Sinead Gleeson
  • Satin Island by Thomas McCarthy review: A story that doesn’t believe in stories Books Kevin Gildea
  • The Birthday Buyer by Adolfo García Ortega review: a Spanish take on the Holocaust Books Eileen Battersby
  • Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett review: a rewarding voyage into the interior Books Sarah Gilmartin
  • Nepal: ‘We are terrified of another earthquake’ Heritage Clifford Coonan
  • Radio: A bit of fine tuning and Iarla Ó Lionáird will hit all the right notes tv-radio-web Mick Heaney
  • Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 1940 – Tinkers’ Encampment: Blood of Abel, by Jack B Yeats Culture Roisin Kennedy
  • No smoking guns: the 100-year controversy about what the ‘Lusitania’ was carrying Heritage Lorna Siggins
  • The sinking of the ‘Lusitania’ Heritage Ronan McGreevy