Article Archive

June 11th 2015

• • News

  • Animal intelligence: a controversial science Science Juliana Adelman
  • Patient criticises decision to clear doctor of poor performance Health Paul Cullen
  • Holy See tribunal for bishops accused of abuse cover-ups Europe Paddy Agnew
  • European Parliament rebukes Hungary’s migration stance Europe Dan McLaughlin
  • Man killed and another critically injured working in sewer Irish News Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Cliff Taylor: What we may yet find out at IBRC inquiry Irish News Cliff Taylor
  • No change in priests’ role in civil aspect of marriage - primate Religion & Beliefs Patsy McGarry
  • FG TDs call for pensioners’ telephone allowance to be restored Politics Sarah Bardon
  • Stopping welfare transactions is ‘threat to post offices’ Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Holidaymaker awarded €40,000 over loss of fingertip High Court Mary Carolan
  • Paul Murphy: Government hiding low water figures Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Two Áras an Uachtaráin advisers leave their posts Politics
  • Registered employment rules key part of new Bill Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Independent TDs in talks on forming a new party Politics Harry McGee , Sarah Bardon
  • Shane Ross criticises ‘partisan’ tribunal practices Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran , Michael O'Regan
  • Ibrahim Halawa goes on hunger strike in Egyptian prison Middle East Mark Hilliard
  • Ibrahim Halawa’s family ‘deeply concerned’ after receipt of letter World Mark Hilliard
  • O’Brien-IBRC: Inquiry can cover all dealings, says Government Politics Stephen Collins , Suzanne Lynch
  • Miriam Lord: The Toddler, the Baby Brute and the questions Politics Miriam Lord
  • Young people present report to UN on pressures they face Social Affairs Carl O'Brien
  • Eurosceptics urge bias audit for BBC referendum coverage UK Mark Hennessy
  • Leaving Cert diary: Art college, and freedom, beckons Education
  • Bodies of 44 Germanwings dead flown home to Germany Europe
  • Coolest Projects Awards: Young coders show tourists the way and come to the aid of journalists Science Claire O'Connell
  • A clash between birds and green energy Science Amy Lewis
  • Hungary’s Viktor Orban leads slide in democratic mores Europe Suzanne Lynch
  • Man (25) dies after car hits ditch in Co Cork Irish News
  • Nobel scientist quits job after ‘trouble with girls’ comments UK
  • New York prison employee questioned over escape of two killers US
  • Fennelly interim report on Callinan’s resignation completed Politics Fiach Kelly
  • HIQA concern at use of chemical restraints at Cregg House Social Affairs Carl O'Brien
  • Gun Ian Paisley gave to Bertie Ahern was loan, not gift Irish News Michael Parsons
  • Search for 14-year-old boy after teacher stabbing in UK UK
  • Vatican tribunal ‘must deal retrospectively’ with abuse Social Affairs Sorcha Pollak , Patsy McGarry
  • Court challenge to proposed Meath wind farm fails High Court Mary Carolan
  • Marriage referendum challenge adjourned until Friday High Court
  • Arrested tourist ‘sorry’ after naked photo on sacred mountain UK
  • China’s ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang gets life in prison Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan
  • Church with €18m debt loses appeal over three properties High Court Aodhan O'Faolain
  • Men arrested following armed robbery in Clontarf Crime & Law
  • BSE: what is it and where does it come from? Irish News
  • Creating new party a tough task so close to election Politics Harry McGee
  • Court approves €6.5m for boy brain damaged at birth High Court
  • Simon Harris sceptical about ‘idle chit chat’ on new party Politics Mary Minihan
  • Investigations into death of man working in Portmarnock sewer Social Affairs Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Energy and chemical sectors among biggest polluters in 2013 Environment Elaine Edwards
  • Government criticised over handling of Halawa case Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran , Mark Hilliard
  • MEPs want Blatter to resign as Fifa president ‘immediately’ Europe Suzanne Lynch
  • Feed being investigated in possible BSE case in Louth Irish News Alison Healy
  • Leaving Cert business: Delighted students may have succumbed to Stockholm Syndrome Education Peter McGuire
  • Judge dismisses challenge to planning procedures for Meath wind farm High Court Mary Carolan
  • Enda Kenny says suspected BSE case ‘a setback’ Irish News Joe Humphreys
  • St James’s Hospital chief criticises objectors to children’s hospital Health Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Finance prevented from giving evidence on IBRC information Politics Sarah Bardon
  • Irish Water Safety appeals for basic skills to be taught in school Irish News Kirstin Campbell
  • Drink-driving conviction triggers ban and fine for man (76) District Court Anne Lucey
  • Arrest follows alleged assault on girl in Killarney National Park Crime & Law Anne Lucey
  • Fitzgerald tells ‘Feminist Futures’ women helped her get ‘where I am’ Irish News Anthea McTeirnan
  • Temperatures to be back in the twenties by next week Environment Sorcha Pollak
  • Islamic State poses limited threat to EU and Ireland, Seanad told Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Q&A: What does latest BSE case mean for Ireland? Irish News Alison Healy
  • Unemployment ‘greatest risk’ for young, says Enda Kenny Irish News Tim O'Brien
  • Iranian support of Assad regime in Syria amounts to billions Middle East Michael Jansen
  • Judge would be ‘serving womankind’ by getting rid of high heels High Court
  • Donald Trump for US president? ‘Dramatic announcement’ to follow Irish News Finnian Curran
  • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to provide over 100 council houses Irish News Tim O'Brien
  • Suspended sentence handed down for stalking ex-girlfriend Crime & Law
  • Taste of Dublin gets started under cloudless skies Irish News Ronan McGreevy
  • Banks, insurance companies not releasing bonds for unfinished housing estates Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Bill paves way for introduction of new ‘Eircode’ postcodes Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Cannabis worth €1m found in soap shipment Crime & Law Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Banking inquiry: More could have been done, says Patterson Politics Elaine Edwards
  • American teenager pleads guilty to charge of aiding Islamic State US
  • Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’ listing urged by lawyers Environment Joshua Robertson
  • Husband sues over late wife’s undiagnosed breast cancer Crime & Law
  • Ghanaian woman says she fears servitude at pagan shrine High Court Aodhan O'Faolain
  • FAI chief contacting politicians a ‘dangerous precedent’ Politics Sarah Bardon
  • Cyclists should have insurance, says judge Crime & Law
  • Case against same-sex marriage referendum result adjourned Crime & Law
  • Hunt for US fugitives focuses on area close to prison US
  • France opens criminal inquiry into screening of Germanwings crash co-pilot Europe
  • Leaving Cert art history: a clear and accessible paper Education Peter McGuire
  • Junior Cert science and religion: plenty to grapple with Education Peter McGuire
  • Work of forming new party speeds up following leaking of plans Politics Harry McGee
  • Twitter’s Dick Costolo to step down as chief executive Technology
  • Pioneer of science journalism Mary Mulvihill dies aged 55 Irish News
  • Man dies while operating stone crusher in Mayo quarry Irish News Tom Shiel
  • Protesters occupy the Greece finance ministry Europe
  • Watch out: jeweller fights off masked gunman UK
  • A flying success with 1,000 rescues for EAS Health

  • Sport

  • Munster Council bans live video analysis at grounds Gaelic Football Gavin Cummiskey
  • Limerick’s Cian Lynch named GAA/GPA hurler of the month for May Hurling Ian O'Riordan
  • Tipperary’s Steven O’Brien looking forward to Kerry test Gaelic Games Ian O'Riordan
  • O’Neill stresses importance of a strong start and set-pieces in Scotland game International Emmet Malone
  • Robbie Brady confident he can deliver on big stage International Emmet Malone
  • Annika Sorenstam’s triple a crown for Park’s desire Golf
  • Mikael Lundberg aiming for repeat success at Lyoness Open Golf
  • Fifa postpones bidding process for 2026 World Cup Soccer Owen Gibson
  • Justin Slattery’s Ocean Race Log Other Sports Justin Slattery
  • Manchip has structures in place to keep Ireland on winning tee Golf John O'Sullivan
  • On Tennis: Giving Davis Cup a real sense of importance Other Sports Johnny Watterson
  • Caddie’s role: Colin Byrne’s column Golf Colin Byrne
  • The Morning Sports Briefing Sport
  • Lance Armstrong compares himself to Lord Voldemort Other Sports
  • Ireland to face Wales for a place in 5th place play-off International Gavin Cummiskey
  • Qatar sign up for biggest sponsorship deal in British racing history Racing Chris Cook
  • Liverpool wouldn’t suffer from Sterling departure, says Owen International Paul Doyle
  • Munster could be drawn as top Champions Cup seeds European Cup
  • Azerbaijan government ban The Guardian from Baku games Other Sports Shaun Walker
  • Fifa head of communications fired by Sepp Blatter over TV joke International
  • Robbie Keane takes full part in training after death of cousin International Emmet Malone
  • Angling notes: Nasco session on salmon farming to focus on Ireland’s poor record Other Sports Derek Evans
  • USA joins Ireland in bidding for 2023 Rugby World Cup International Johnny Watterson
  • Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche finding form ahead of Tour de France Other Sports Shane Stokes
  • Women’s hockey team show good form despite German win Other Sports
  • Bogey-free Bourdy leads the way at Lyoness Open in Austria Golf
  • Colin O’Riordan has air of confidence as Tipp face Kerry Gaelic Football Ruaidhri Croke
  • Leona Maguire eases her way to last 16 at Portstewart Golf Carl Field
  • Graeme McDowell struggles to six-over 76 in Memphis Golf
  • Colm Cooper returns to Kerry starting line-up for Tipperary Gaelic Football Gavin Cummiskey
  • When Harry met Jonny: Prince Harry kicks off countdown to Rugby World Cup Rugby
  • EU votes in favour of Blatter's immediate step down from FIFA Soccer

  • Business

  • Review: Canon EOS M3 Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • A classic reborn with Grim Fandango Remastered Technology Marie Boran
  • Drawing app for iPad puts lead in Pencil Technology Marie Boran
  • Rex recommendation app short of leads at present Technology Marie Boran
  • A world where cyberwarfare is the weapon Technology Karlin Lillington
  • New research reckons robots are unlikely to eat our jobs Technology Steve Lohr
  • New Moky keyboard packs an ‘invisible’ touchpad Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Immerse yourself in virtual reality with cut-price headset Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • How to create a socially conscious start-up Technology John Holden
  • WWDC 2015: Apple aims to take big bite out of music-streaming market Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Microsoft’s giant 84-inch Surface Hub arrives in September Technology
  • For the Beeb, the death of Queen Elizabeth will be no joke Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • ‘The Clangers’ return to Earth’s TV screens Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • RTÉ seeks ‘accessible and popular’ science proposals Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Nursing Homes Ireland campaign seeks to reassure public as to nursing home care Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Value of messaging market expected to fall by $600m by 2019 Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Naming rights game demands INM patience Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Irish software firm SoftCo expands US customer base Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Tokio Marine to purchase HCC Insurance for $7.5bn Financial Services
  • Irish firm Havok unveils latest games software Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Gone in 224 seconds: the perfect pitch by start-ups Technology Karlin Lillington
  • Michael O’Leary, Peter Sutherland attend Bilderberg conference Economy Derek Scally
  • Setanta moves on pubs pirating service Media & Marketing Barry O'Halloran
  • AIB staff to seek pay rise of about 3% Business Martin Wall
  • Saudi Arabia increases oil production to new level in May Energy & Resources
  • Cantillon: Insurance job awaits Prof Patrick Honohan’s successor Financial Services
  • Austerity policies work, claim ECB economists Economy
  • Cantillon: Years to wait for end of Anglo nightmare Financial Services
  • Rigging bankers face jail, warns Mark Carney Financial Services Mark Hennessy
  • Pay rises will endanger jobs and recovery, claims Small Firms Association Economy Pamela Newenham
  • Cantillon: Was Teagasc put on the climate council to placate the IFA? Economy
  • Germany’s 10-year bonds slump as growth picks up in euro zone Economy
  • Lloyds Pharmacy to create 500 new jobs Retail & Services Mark Hilliard
  • Banking Inquiry told supervision will not stop cyber-crime Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Eran Hammer joins Waterford firm NearForm Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • No breakthrough for Greece at ‘constructive’ talks Economy Suzanne Lynch
  • Home Retail says Argos sales dented by poor electricals market Retail & Services
  • IMF’s ‘never again’ experience in Greece may get worse Economy Suzanne Lynch
  • UK regulator says Ryanair must still reduce Aer Lingus stake Transport & Tourism Ciara O'Brien
  • Spotify founder plays down Apple Music threat Technology
  • RBS shares rise after British government unveils sale plan Financial Services
  • Britain raises £750 million from Royal Mail stake sale Retail & Services
  • NTMA raises €750m in bond auction Financial Services Dominic Coyle , Pamela Newenham
  • Healthcare investor Malin buys stake in Altan Pharma Health & Pharma
  • Banking inquiry told IMF provided ‘false comfort’ Financial Services Sarah Bardon , Ciaran Hancock
  • State’s annual inflation rate remains negative at -0.3% Economy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Hellblade takes on mental health and psychosis Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Value of Irish-domiciled funds jumps to nearly €2 trillion Financial Services Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • European Commission opens Amazon antitrust investigation Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Suspected BSE case threatens industry’s restored reputation Agribusiness & Food Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Tourist numbers continue to increase in 2015 Transport & Tourism Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Rupert Murdoch preparing to step down as CEO of Fox Media & Marketing
  • Former regulator chairman will ‘forever regret’ shortcomings Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • IMF breaks off Greece negotiations in Brussels Economy
  • Gold miner Galantas gets permission for Omagh site Energy & Resources Dominic Coyle
  • Director of Corporate Enforcement secures convictions Financial Services Mark Hilliard
  • Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo quits Media & Marketing
  • Drumm, Fitzpatrick, McAteer, Whelan given inquiry date Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Admissions about lack of banking experience in regulator are shocking Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Banking inquiry: O'Reilly 'deeply regrets' failings in system Financial Services

  • Opinion

  • Amnesty report and the case for repeal of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Editorial
  • Sam Maguire Cup’s silversmith Letters
  • Turkey and voting Letters
  • ‘My Obituary’ Letters
  • Hurley or hurl? Letters
  • Leaving Cert mathematics Letters
  • Fifa and the FAI Letters
  • Social housing and child welfare Letters
  • Vulnerable citizens and advocacy Letters
  • Dermatology and general practice Letters
  • Lead in drinking water Letters
  • Amnesty International and abortion Letters
  • ‘Star Wars’ and Skellig Michael Letters
  • Sisterhood and jam – An Irishman’s Diary on 100 years of the Women’s Institute Opinion Brian Maye
  • At last, blood from a stone Editorial
  • Seán Sherlock: ‘It takes a generation of work to change a generation of hurt’ Opinion Sean Sherlock
  • Eamonn McCann: FBI’s Swiss swoop on Fifa challenged Opinion Eamonn McCann
  • Minister could seek clarity on IBRC’s engagements with Denis O’Brien Opinion Arthur Beesley
  • Funding cut will erode service for victims of sexual violence Opinion Cliona Saidlear

  • Life & Style

  • Take five for €300,000 Take 5 Emma Cullinan
  • Fine Strain-built home on spacious corner site in Glasnevin New to Market Bernice Harrison
  • Rural retreat in Wexford for €225,000 New to Market Kate McMorrow
  • Filter your options to improve tap water quality Interiors Denise O'Connor
  • Large historic house in Meath on 72 acres New to Market Rose Doyle
  • Luxury style to a tee for €2.95m New to Market Alanna Gallagher
  • Views to the lighthouse in Howth for €1.695m New to Market Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • Seclusion in the heart of Galway for €2m New to Market Alanna Gallagher
  • Lofty lair with Dublin Bay views for €575,000 New to Market Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • ‘Splendid’ home on landmark row in Sandymount for €875,000 New to Market Rose Doyle
  • Sliding doors and cosy spaces in Drumcondra New to Market Bernice Harrison
  • Development opportunity on former orchard for €1.2m New to Market Alanna Gallagher
  • Donnybrook redbrick with a tale to tell New to Market Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • Victorian grandeur in Glenageary for €2.7m New to Market Gemma Tipton
  • Blackrock mansion with room for improvement asking €2.25 mn New to Market Bernice Harrison
  • Little and large: Meath pile and Lego-style house next door New to Market Madeleine Lyons
  • Incoming IPAV president proposes to revitalise rural towns and villages Homes & Property James Rogers
  • Michael Flatley sells Knightsbridge townhouse for £7.3 million New to Market
  • ‘People still want net curtains’ Homes & Property Deirdre McQuillan
  • What will €150,000 buy? Homes & Property Emma Cullinan
  • How can I get my neighbour to cut his Leylandii hedge? Homes & Property
  • Bargain Hunter: The best barbecues, Italian furniture and seaside style Interiors Alanna Gallagher
  • A sneak peak at Ireland’s next top makers Fashion Dominique McMullan
  • Design superstar Martyn Lawrence Bullard drops into Ireland Homes & Property
  • Family Fortunes: The year I learned to cook for my siblings (nobody died) People Eugene O'Connor
  • Surfing Strandhill to reunite with friends Travel Dominique McMullan
  • Select: Foodie gifts and feasts for Father’s Day Food & Drink Rachel Collins
  • The Yes Woman: The self-imposed oppression of high heels People Laura Kennedy
  • Chinese car cloners become ever more blatant Motors Neil Briscoe
  • Women scientists tweet their #distractinglysexy photos from the lab People Gary Quinn
  • Ireland's newest tailors measure up Fashion Dominique McMullan
  • Science, sexism and the 'trouble with girls' Life & Style Kate Holmquist
  • Tributes paid to chef and critic Paolo Tullio at funeral People Patsy McGarry
  • Our Test Drive: the Honda Civic Type-R Motors

  • Culture

  • Forgiven, not forgotten: The Corrs are back and we have 10 reasons to celebrate Music Una Mullally
  • The rocky relationship of James Joyce and his publisher Books Keri Walsh
  • A song for Nora Barnacle: ‘James Joyce wouldn’t have been the writer he was without her’ Books Siobhan Long
  • Patrick Freyne: meet the medium confusing the recently bereaved for money tv-radio-web Patrick Freyne
  • A big day for Dubray: ‘A bookshop in Bray? This is never going to work!’ Books Maria Dickenson
  • Celebrating Bloomsday in 2015: from Stephen Fry to high-brow high teas Books Sarah Gilmartin
  • British actor Christopher Lee dies at the age of 93 Film
  • Donald Clarke: Remembering screen legend Christopher Lee Film Donald Clarke
  • What’s on Friday: Yeats celebrations, Television, Robert-Johnson on Tour and Tini Culture
  • Live at the Marquee to give Cork economy €30m boost Music Olivia Kelleher
  • Tana French: ‘I love the Eureka! moment when I realise that what she’s suggesting is perfect’ Books Sarah Bannan
  • Queen and Country review: All quiet on the nostalgia front in John Boorman's latest Film Donald Clarke
  • West review: Fascinating procedural anchored by clever and frequently carnal performances Film Tara Brady
  • Star Wars: Battlefront – what’s on the way for fans? Games Ciara O'Brien
  • First trailer for Lance Armstrong film released Film
  • Black Coal, Thin Ice review: A chilling Chinese spin on hardboiled noir tropes Film Tara Brady
  • The Look of Silence review: an optician peers into the heart of darkness Film Donald Clarke
  • Christopher Lee dies aged 93 Film
  • The graduates: NCAD students exhibit their final projects Visual Art
  • The Irish Times Film Show: Jurassic World & The Look of Silence Film