05 May, 2015 Digital News Archive

Literary listings: Cúirt; Franco-Irish Literary Festival; Howth; Kells; West Cork; Wilde weekend

By Sarah Gilmartin

Paul Weller: ‘If you don’t die of a drug overdose you’re always going to end up an elder statesman’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Real slip-up against Juventus may signal the end for Carlo Ancelotti

By David Hytner

Cameron a thorn in side of Scottish Tories

By Mark Hennessy

Verses forged in blood

By Lara Marlowe

McIlroy feeling on top of the world as busy schedule beckons

By Philip Reid

Brian Cowen to be called to four meetings of banking inquiry

By Sarah Bardon

All change: women write about what the menopause means

Menopausal breast health: cysts, symptoms and screening

By Jill Nesbitt

Out of the wasteland: the first World War and modernism

By Suzanne Lynch

Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in east Cork

By Barry Roche

UK elections: Big jobs on the line in Northern Ireland power play

By Gerry Moriarty

The first World War: “Never such innocence again”

By Patrick Smyth

Business

Investors rap Buffett for ‘brutal’ lay-off links

Greek deputy PM set for talks with ECB president

Business

Arts groups secure €2.6m in private investment

Methadone ‘not working’ for some addicts, says Minister

By Kitty Holland

Extract: ‘The Great Push’ by Patrick MacGill

By Patrick MacGill

Some No posters are ‘sad and demeaning’, says Tánaiste

By Sarah Bardon

Bus unions defiant over strikes in spite of High Court threats

By Sarah Bardon

A welcome for migrants

Dutch deep-thinker says like-minded ‘elites’ must oppose racism of Wilders

By Peter Cluskey

NUIG president says university is committed to gender equality

By Lorna Siggins

Litter more important than crime, road safety and drug abuse for 12 per cent

By Marie O’Halloran

Rudyard Kipling’s first World War tragedy

By Ronan McGreevy

Luke Fitzgerald to miss final two games of season for Leinster

By John O'Sullivan

Farming & Food

Freshways branching out in lunchtime market

By Ruth O'Connor

Me & My Money: Conor Rhatigan

By Tony Clayton-Lea

New Lusitania museum opens at Old Head of Kinsale

By Barry Roche

Delayed honour: the Irish war poets

By Gerald Dawe

Francis Ledwidge: Farm labourer to war poet

By Gerard Smyth

Dublin City Council’s anger over 4% drop in State funds

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Opinion: Vote No to block deconstruction of marriage

By Prof Ray Kinsella

Banks’ repossession targets are homes, not buy-to-lets

By Conor Pope

Four councils took up funding concerns with Government

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Reclaiming the war: Army of ghosts

By Eileen Battersby

Financial Services

Ulster Bank to join Credit Review Office

By Arthur Beesley

All Quiet on the Western Front: Portrait of Germany’s Generation War

By Eileen Battersby

Recasting legal definition

School teacher acquitted of abusing children entitled to have defamation case before jury

By Fiona Gartland

Safest Tory seat in Britain: no campaign and no suspense

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Repossession orders rise by more than 500%

By Kitty Holland

Health Service Executive deficit doubles to €56m in February

By Martin Wall

Lost for words: Irish writing on the first World War

By Fintan O’Toole

Two UN soldiers injured in mortar bomb attack on Golan Heights

By Peter Murtagh

Oireachtas

Commissioner reminds gardaí to be ‘apolitical’ after photo controversy

By Marie O’Halloran

Dubliner who survived Everest avalanche set on return to Nepal

By Lorna Siggins

Unions criticise NUIG research contracts and creche changes

By Lorna Siggins

Policy due on lead contamination of drinking water

By Olivia Kelly

Art

Visual Art round-up: Painters who break the rules

By Aidan Dunne

Gaelic Games

Noel Connors delighted to answer critics and have hard work rewarded

By Keith Duggan

Skyline

An Irish Diary

An Irishman’s Diary on pioneering lexicographer T O’Neill Lane

By Seaghan Mac an tSionnaigh

Asylum seekers, students and swimmers volunteer for clean coasts week

By Lorna Siggins

Great wall of Dublin

Economic migration

Gaelic Games

Peter Canavan denies Tyrone go out to play cynical football

By Gavin Cummiskey

Union calls on UCC to withdraw student letters claiming strike will affect exams

By Fiona Gartland

The price of alcohol

Humanitarian crisis in Nepal

Siteserv controversy

Age of presidential candidates

Marriage referendum

Paul Krugman: Tens of millions of lives poisoned by grotesque inequalities

By Paul Krugman

Stuart Bingham’s decades of graft rewarded with World Championship title

By Barry Glendenning

Mixed mailing compounds fury for Standard Life investor

By Dominic Coyle

Stocktake: European selloff, sleepy states, IPO perils, Apple’s cash pile

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Customers forced to box clever as banks pull out of safekeeping

By Fiona Reddan

Can the FTSE shrug off election uncertainty?

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Cog Notes: Could a third-level savings bond solve the fees problem?

By Joe Humphreys

My Health Experience: Cancer, catheters, three Hail Marys and a waddling waltz

By Des Allen

Toulon may be hard to like but there’s no questioning their dominance

By Gerry Thornley

Culture

Unthinkable: What’s the use of poetry?

By Joe Humphreys

Fashion

Aisling McDermott on Beauty: 10 great products that cost less than €10

By Aisling McDermott

Your Fitness

Puff, the magic formula; slow and steady like a yogi

By Conor Pope and Dominique McMullan

Fashion

Art and sole: Irish artists convert their Converse

By Deirdre McQuillan

Step by Step: Exercising in the supermarket queue? I’m too busy hiding the biscuits

By Damian Cullen

And So I Watch You From Afar: producing Heirs after a decade in the game

By Lauren Murphy

Ask the Expert: Our toddler wakes three times a night

By John Sharry

The religious and lay of the land: school ethos in flux

By Cian Traynor

World

Rape victim (10) denied abortion in Paraguay

Fintan O’Toole: Religious conservatives want to have cake and eat it

By Fintan O’Toole

Another 1,300 letters to Standard Life from shareholders found

By Dominic Coyle

Farming & Food

McDonald’s turnaround plan fails to excite markets

Irish property top asset class for financial advisers, survey shows

By Dominic Coyle

Lufthansa narrows losses but signals more action needed

Nanny accused of baby’s murder in new bail plea

Financial Services

Swiss bank UBS close to deal on forex rigging allegations

Structural defects found in two Dublin city centre bridges

By Olivia Kelly

Ryanair reports 16% jump in passenger numbers

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

The Morning Sports Briefing

Nepal’s government asks aid workers to go into countryside

By Clifford Coonan

Garda says deaths in Co Wexford may be linked to drugs

By Fiona Gartland and Conor Lally

New York police officer shot in head dies from his injuries

At least five recalled by Wexford General suspected of cancer

By Paul Cullen

Obama discusses Baltimore on Letterman

Local authorities to be given €312m for social housing

By Mary Minihan and Conor Kane

Nepal earthquake: Teams search region buried by mudslide

Belfast Briefing: Parties united on need to create jobs in North

By Francess McDonnell

Bombs partially explode at Derry army base

Alastair Cook thinks he’s ‘untouchable’ as England captain

Business

British construction growth slowed sharply in April

LÉ Eithne to be dispatched in migrant search on May 8th

By Sorcha Pollak

Public pay: strive for parity not a premium

By John FitzGerald

Greek bonds rise on reports that IMF may cut off funding lifeline

Surgery set to end hopes of Manny Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather rematch

France to seal billions of euros in Saudi deal ‘quickly’

Spanish unemployment falls as tide turns on economy

Brendan Rodgers: ‘Modern football is very much short-termism’

By Andy Hunter

Arsene Wenger: Alexis Sanchez surpassing all my expectations

Trinity tradition: college’s new fellows and scholars say ‘cheese’

Jean de Villiers ahead of schedule in World Cup fitness race

Fox News anchor apologises over Baltimore shooting report

Irish MEP attendance rate ‘one of lowest in EU’ in second half of 2014

By Suzanne Lynch

A sneak preview of next Saturday’s Irish Times books pages

New climate legislation has ‘critical weaknesses’

By Harry McGee

Adam Jones and Alex Cuthbert invited to Barbarians squad

Ireland top economic performer but debt poses ‘uncertainty’

By Suzanne Lynch and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

The Grit Doctor: ‘I have spent half my life trying to be something I’m not’

By Ruth Field

Liam Adams loses appeal against sexual abuse conviction

By Gerry Moriarty

Mary Costello on the twinkle in Edna O’Brien’s eye

Jury in Seán FitzPatrick trial asked to return on Thursday

The 20 Dublin homes with the highest levels of lead in water

By Olivia Kelly

Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth paired together in Players Championship

People

US survey declares Irish men as world’s sexiest nationality

By Damian Cullen

Nialler9's New Irish Music: Ajo Arkestra, Spies and Lyttet

By Niall Byrne

Dave Goldberg died after ‘falling off treadmill’ in gym

Over 500 retired teachers employed during last school year

By Joe Humphreys

Man who killed pedestrian (77) ordered to do community service

Abroad

‘I needed to leave Ireland to come out as a gay man’

By David Hoctor

Robert Lewandowski included in squad for Barcelona game

UK election: Labour hopes 5m doorstep conversations will win ‘ground war’

Electric Picnic: Blur confirmed as headliners for Stradbally

By Ronan McGreevy

Napoli fans don’t know whether to laugh or cry

Journalist leaves ‘Sunday Independent’ to join Renua Ireland

By Fiach Kelly

Middle East

Syrian barrel bomb attacks condemned by Amnesty

Stuart Bingham says Mark Allen remark motivated him to be World Champion

Financial Services

EU inquiry into Apple’s tax arrangement in Ireland delayed

Serena Williams on fast track to break Margaret Court’s record

Brian O‘Donnell: ‘We’re not looking for sympathy’

By Conor Pope

Technology

JetBlue Airways and Amazon.com agree to stream media in-flight

Nick Abendanon named European Player of the Year

Boy injured in scaffolding fall awarded €25,000 damages

Tinnitus therapy: hearing problems, seeing solutions

By Ciara O'Brien

Just good friends: why a gay/straight friendship is at heart of The Organised Criminal

By Jarlath Gregory

Katherine Zappone says she is ‘worried’ about referendum

By Mary Minihan

Chelsea and Mourinho’s agent Mendes set for contract talks

By Dominic Fifield

Phil Jones nearing return to action for Manchester United

Theme parks and merchandise sales see Disney beat expectations

US service sector growth rose to a five-month high in April

US trade deficit largest since 2008 as imports surge

Thief endangered lives of many when he drove recklessly through Dublin traffic

International students hold protest in Dublin city centre

By Sorcha Pollak

President Michael D Higgins honours children killed in 1916

By Ciarán D’Arcy

People

‘You need social, not educational, skills’: the citizens who teach English to migrants

By Julia Hildebrand

Hennessy short story of the month: Grace

By Anne Griffin

April VAT below target, but overall return remains ahead

By Arthur Beesley

Aer Lingus CEO denies breach of contract at Belfast Airport

By Alan Erwin

Darron Gibson ruled out until next season despite injury progress

Nathaniel Clyne says he’s happy to stay at Southampton

Jean-Marie Le Pen disowns daughter after party suspension

Man stole €9,800 from friend’s savings while he was in hospital

Science

New way of teaching science receives funding for expansion

By Dick Ahlstrom

Hearing on costs in Ian Bailey case to proceed next week

By Mary Carolan

Second suspected human trafficking camp found in Thai south

Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy released on bail

By Simon Carswell in Woburn and Massachusetts

Áine Collins: Why the 30 per cent ‘gender quota’ rule will work

By Aine Collins

Tiger Woods had a ‘brutal’ three days after Vonn split

Man charged with driving at 120km through Killarney

By Anne Lucey

Homeless man found dead in Phoenix Park had €140,000

Doctor who assaulted PSNI officers while on date rape drug appeals conviction

Iona Institute claims referendum could change adoption laws

By Mary Minihan

Three years for father-of-four who threatened to burn shop

Stage

Ballet review: Tutus and Beyond makes no leap forward

By Christie Seaver

Stage

Theatre review: Before Monsters Were Made

By Peter Crawley

Catholic group says Yes vote would be an ‘act of injustice’

By Colin Gleeson

Locals and tourists thought to be buried in Nepal avalanche

Man jailed for threatening gardaí during barricade

Sports stars call for Yes vote in marriage referendum

By Barry Roche

Gunman in Muhammad cartoon attack in Texas monitored for years

Republican Mike Huckabee announces US presidential bid

By Steve Barnes and in Hope

Middle East

Amnesty says Syria’s warring sides guilty of ‘grave abuses’

By Elaine Edwards

Italy says 5,800 migrants rescued in less than 48 hours

Profile: Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison

Garda whistleblower challenges legal expenses guidelines

Dublin Port to host some of world’s largest cruise ships

By Aine McMahon

Foul play ruled out in death of couple in Co Wexford

World

Ex-president ‘Lula’ dragged into Brazil corruption crisis

By Tom Hennigan

Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao again in a year

By Tom Lutz

Oireachtas

Seanad reform authors expect seriousness ‘to be matched’

By Marie O’Halloran

April tax take below target but 2015 still ahead of schedule

By Arthur Beesley

Receiver to seek jail for Grangegorman squatters

Cuba’s Raul Castro to meet Pope Francis

By Paddy Agnew

Family of Joe Duane says court hearing is end of long road

By Barry Roche

Voter registration deadline sees late surge in applications

By Mary Minihan

Galway bypass option would involve Corrib bridge

By Lorna Siggins

Bankruptcy term cut will be in place by end of year, says Labour

By Sarah Bardon

Fidelma Healy Eames to vote No in marriage referendum

By Aine McMahon

Care worker fined €500 for assault on man with autism

By Barry Roche

Tax relief for restoring historic buildings now available

By Olivia Kelly

EU trade pact with Ukraine from next year to go ahead

Police do not know motivation for murder of Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison

By Gerry Moriarty

Austria files legal complaint over suspected German spying

First blood to Juventus in Champions League semi-final

By David Hytner

Florida couple convicted of beach sex face 15 years in jail

Government to remove jail threat for non-payment of water charges

By Sarah Bardon

Abortion controversy: Paraguay’s ‘X’case

Tiger Woods sleepless ahead of Players at Sawgrass

By Ewan Murray

The continuing threat of lead poisoning underlines the scale of shortcomings in Irish water quality

Yes is the healthy option for LGBT patients and doctors

By Susan Smith

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By Martyn Turner