Article Archive

January 21st 2016

• • News

  • The myths about vaccination debunked Science William Reville
  • Entropy is the key to a tuneful piano Science Peter Lynch
  • UCC president threatens to issue apology over appointments Health Paul Cullen
  • Couple split up after Lotto winnings ran out, court hears District Court Fiona Gartland
  • Pyrite damage to Dublin social housing will cost €7m to fix Environment Olivia Kelly
  • Gardaí search canal murder victim Kenneth O’Brien’s house Crime & Law Mark Hilliard
  • Irish Glass Bottle site report criticised by ex-chief of authority Politics Sarah Bardon
  • Travellers claim they were ‘tricked’ over offer of housing Irish News Tim O'Brien
  • Teenagers admit being violent at Burton protest in Jobstown Courts Tom Tuite
  • Good progress in Portlaoise, but what about accountability? Health Paul Cullen
  • Jan O’Sullivan pledges to cut third-level fees by €500 Education Carl O'Brien
  • ‘Irish Times’ correspondent returns from the trenches Irish News Ronan McGreevy
  • Miriam Lord: Talkative Mary has relationships with all sides Oireachtas Miriam Lord
  • Labour TDs’ confidence boosted by poll findings Politics Harry McGee
  • Garda granted access to 11,500 phone records over two years Politics Sarah Bardon
  • Public surveillance review would take too long, Fitzgerald says Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Conor Lally: Data retention laws struck down across Europe Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Marco Rubio casts himself as the alternative to Donald Trump US Simon Carswell
  • France will be a reservoir for jihadists for years to come Europe Lara Marlowe
  • Switzerland needs to get act together on foreigner quotas Europe Suzanne Lynch
  • David Cameron faces headache over migrant rule change Europe Denis Staunton
  • State does not support the UK staying in the EU ‘at any cost’ Politics Ruadhán Mac Cormaic , Eoin Burke Kennedy
  • Mass attendance in Dublin to drop by one-third by 2030 Religion & Beliefs Patsy McGarry
  • Students have unrealistic expectations, academic says Education Carl O'Brien
  • The planet’s dangerous appetite for meat Science Conor Purcell
  • Russia criticises Britain’s ‘biased’ Litvinenko report Europe
  • Cork University Hospital postpones all non-urgent procedures Health Niamh Towey
  • Man dies after car he was driving hits wall in Co Galway Irish News
  • Leaked Jimmy Savile report sharply criticises BBC UK
  • EU should sanction China for ‘confessions’, says press group Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan
  • Ebola is ‘over’ in Africa but the wounds run deep Africa Cian Kearns
  • Evidence of new planet ‘10 times size of Earth’ in solar system Science
  • Varadkar disappointed at rejection of rural GP proposals Health Rachel Flaherty
  • Maynooth University team makes diabetes treatment breakthrough Science Dick Ahlstrom
  • Assaults on 65 Oberstown staff result in 3,005 sick days Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • China pollution falls despite smog red alerts, says Greenpeace Asia-Pacific Clifford Coonan
  • Pubs to remain closed on Good Friday, says Frances Fitzgerald Irish News Dan Griffin
  • McDonald insists Sinn Féin will be in government eventually Politics Sarah Bardon
  • Prehistoric ‘dragon’ bones discovered on Welsh beach Offbeat
  • Islamic State destroys one of Iraq’s oldest Christian sites Middle East Steven Lee Myers
  • Court hears of ‘savage and vicious’ assault on elderly man Circuit Court Kathryn Hayes
  • Cork drug ‘rarely encountered’ by State forensic laboratory Health Colin Gleeson
  • Suspected IRA member denied bail to drive wife to INLA event Courts
  • Fines needed to ensure parties meet gender quotas, court told High Court Mary Carolan
  • Taxi drivers face costs of failed challenge to deregulation High Court Tim Healy
  • Anglo sought €1bn at same time as €7.2bn conspiracy, court told Circuit Court
  • Fitzgerald defends Garda access to telephone records Crime & Law Dan Griffin
  • Olivia Mitchell delivers emotional Dáil farewell Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Renewed appeal for missing mother and one-week-old baby Irish News Colin Gleeson
  • Telecoms firm Yourtel fined €5,000 over unsolicited calls District Court Elaine Edwards
  • Hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ by overcrowding, admits Varadkar Health Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Breaking down most mystifying lines of Sarah Palin’s speech US Michael Barbaro
  • Niall Breslin tells of great epidemic unhinging mental health Health Rachel Flaherty
  • Two 17-year-old students killed in Co Armagh crash Irish News
  • ‘Do you want to rant a bit more?’ Burton challenges McDonald Politics Michael O'Regan
  • Evidence of massacre 10,000 years ago found in Kenya Africa Maev Kennedy
  • Baptisms to gain school entry ‘wrong’, Archbishop says Religion & Beliefs Patsy McGarry
  • Taliban’s attack on university in Pakistan renews fears Asia-Pacific Declan Walsh , Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud and Ismail Khan
  • Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti Middle East Kareem Shaheen
  • Kenneth O’Brien killing: Gardaí run rule over relationships Crime & Law Mark Hilliard , Conor Lally
  • Children’s welfare should be an election issue, group says Social Affairs Sorcha Pollak
  • Moldovan protesters vow to oust new government Europe Daniel McLaughlin
  • Paramilitaries may be behind drug-related murder - PSNI Crime & Law
  • My grandfather signed the Ulster Covenant, Minister says Irish News Ronan McGreevy
  • National Library employee to face trial over theft of 216 books District Court Tom Tuite
  • Celestial treat on way as five planets set to loom into view Science Dick Ahlstrom
  • State seeks protection from being sued by sex abuse victims High Court
  • Man has jail term reduced over McCarthy McNamara killing Crime & Law
  • Phone mast ruling will disrupt criminal trials, court hears Crime & Law
  • Abba reunite in Stockholm for restaurant opening Europe
  • Easter Rising relatives gather at launch of oral history collection Irish News Ronan McGreevy
  • Islamist gunmen attack beachside café in Mogadishu Africa
  • Fifty-nine Syrians, 139 Afghans denied entry to State in 2015 Crime & Law Ruadhán Mac Cormaic
  • States of emergency declared across US east coast US
  • Special needs assistants often made do extra work - report Education Carl O'Brien
  • Councillors demand legal action over pyrite damage Environment Olivia Kelly
  • Joan Burton accuses Mary McDonald of ’tsunami of hate and invective’ Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Seanad row as FF Senators claim Government abandoned rural Ireland Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Tourism worth €5bn annually to economy, Michael Ring tells Dáil Oireachtas Michael O'Regan
  • Dáil Sketch: What’s seldom is emotional as Olivia Mitchell gives thanks Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Spy ‘probably’ killed in 2006 on Putin orders UK Denis Staunton
  • Suspected Islamic militant bomb attack kills six in Cairo Africa
  • Kerry says talks to end Syrian civil war set for Monday Middle East Michael Jansen
  • Thomas Pringle says 40% of disposable income in Donegal is welfare Oireachtas Marie O'Halloran
  • Palin criticised for linking son’s arrest to PTSD and Obama US Simon Carswell
  • Republican Dole warns of ‘cataclysmic’ losses if Cruz chosen US Simon Carswell
  • The life and death of Alexander Litvinenko UK Denis Staunton
  • Researchers discover possible ninth planet in our solar system Science
  • Passenger miraculously survives being thrown from crashed car World
  • Burton to McDonald: 'Have you finished your tsunami of hate and invective?' Politics
  • TD sheds a tear in emotional farewell to Dáil Eireann Politics
  • Chloe Agnew: My great-grandfather was in the GPO Ireland

  • Sport

  • Women’s GPA busy doing it for themselves Gaelic Games Mary Hannigan
  • David Moran denies Dublin are Kerry’s ‘bogey’ team Gaelic Games Paul Keane
  • New Ireland captain Rory Best has a tough act to follow International Gerry Thornley
  • Lidl got attention, now they must step up positive promotion Sport Mary Hannigan
  • Irish coach Conor O’Shea keeping coy as Italy come calling Rugby Johnny Watterson
  • Paul Flynn defends GPA following criticism from Colm O’Rourke Gaelic Games Paul Keane
  • Danielle Murphy striving for success as a woman in a man’s world Sport Malachy Clerkin
  • Harty Cup squad lists and fixtures: Will Ardscoil Ris’ experience tell? Hurling Eamon Donoghue
  • Shane Lowry: I hope this year is even better than 2015 Golf Shane Lowry
  • The Morning Sports Briefing Sport
  • Rory McIlroy wins first duel of the year with Jordan Spieth Golf
  • Nine Premier League clubs make football’s rich list Soccer Jamie Jackson
  • The illusion of the Premier League academy Soccer Barney Ronay
  • Andy Murray demolishes Sam Groth in Australian Open Other Sports Kevin Mitchell
  • Georgia Drummy qualifies for junior Australian Open 2016 Other Sports
  • Lleyton Hewitt bows out in Melbourne Park with emotional goodbye Other Sports
  • Rory McIlroy ‘masterclass’ dimmed by rules controversy Golf Ewan Murray
  • The John Ryan Cup squad lists and fixtures: Athenry and Gort do battle Hurling Eamon Donoghue
  • Toulon ask English clubs if they can join Premiership European Cup
  • Liverpool make bid for Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Alex Teixeira English Soccer Marcus Christenson
  • Confusion as to whether Ruby Walsh has reached 2,500 wins Racing
  • Javier Mascherano sentenced to a year in prison for tax fraud Soccer
  • Leinster schools football squad lists and fixtures: Mix of old and the new in last four Gaelic Football Eamon Donoghue
  • What must Ulster do to make the Champions Cup quarter-finals? European Cup Ruaidhrí Croke
  • Bryson DeChambeau upstages the stars in Abu Dhabi Golf
  • Connacht senior football squad lists and fixtures: Sligo schools could end long wait Gaelic Games Eamon Donoghue
  • Conor McGregor: “I’ll drag his head through the streets” Other Sports
  • Georgia Drummy qualifies for Australian Open girls singles Other Sports Johnny Watterson
  • Anthony Stokes ready to compete for Euro 2016 spot Soccer
  • Ronald Koeman adamant that Shane Long won’t be moving English Soccer
  • Alpha Des Obeaux delivers Galmoy Hurdle success at Gowran Racing Greg Wood
  • Gareth Bale’s agent demands inquiry after details of £85m transfer leaked Soccer
  • Gary Neville’s Valencia continue to stutter with another draw Soccer
  • Mesut Özil and Alexis Sánchez on track to face Chelsea English Soccer Dominic Fifield

  • Business

  • Cantillon: So many job initiatives, so little time Economy
  • Cantillon: USC is fundamental to revenue base Economy
  • Bank of Ireland’s new mortgage product offers 10% bonus to first-time buyers Financial Services Ciarán Hancock
  • Airline chiefs to press for cuts in air traffic control and airport charges Transport & Tourism Barry O'Halloran
  • Aircraft leasing giant SMBC set to issue bonds Transport & Tourism Barry O'Halloran
  • Take a look inside Adare Manor before it closes until 2017 Commercial Property Ciarán Hancock
  • Cantillon: Petroceltic woes signal flagging energy Energy & Resources
  • Musgrave buys Wexford-based foodservice supplier Retail & Services
  • Journalists, this GSOC story isn’t all about you, you know Technology Karlin Lillington
  • Davos 2016: Global economy fears overshadow forum Markets Suzanne Lynch
  • Web Log: The elephant in Silicon Valley Technology Marie Boran
  • Web Log: Apple’s Night Shift softens the glow Technology Marie Boran
  • Web Log: The List – a social app for list lovers Technology Marie Boran
  • Wearable tech’s time has come Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Smoking, drinking, texting: public service advertising can change bad habits Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Newstalk fires the gun on its general election campaign Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Hostelworld says second-half bookings up by 21% Technology Charlie Taylor
  • Sharp shares up 20% on ipad maker Foxxconn’s $5.3bn bid Technology
  • Roses bloom and Reality Bites again for RTÉ Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Deutsche Bank’s record loss revives capital increase fears Financial Services
  • Pearson to cut 4,000 jobs, cap dividend due to weak earnings Media & Marketing
  • European shares rebound from lows as Asia stocks slide Markets
  • Advertising and PR group Ogilvy & Mather posts lower revenues Media & Marketing Charlie Taylor
  • Lagarde wins backing for second term as IMF managing director Economy
  • Celtic Media Festival adds pitching forum Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Doyenne awards open for third year Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • SABMiller quarterly sales beat expectations Agribusiness & Food
  • Citigroup warns of increasing risk of global recession Economy
  • Dublin-based Escher Group forecasts lower revenues Technology Charlie Taylor
  • Bicycle sales put retailer Halfords back on track Retail & Services
  • Stiglitz: Ireland would have fared better by burning bondholders Economy Suzanne Lynch
  • Three firms to create more than 120 jobs across Ireland Economy Charlie Taylor
  • Oil prices near 2003 lows on oversupply, global demand fears Markets
  • The epic Davos networking schmoozefest Economy
  • Brexit would be a ‘tragedy’, says French PM Economy
  • Tech Tools: Belkin WeMo Switch connected plug a smart choice Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Tech Tools: Code-A-Pillar – a toy that teaches coding to children Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Tech Tools review: Samsung Gear S2 Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • Ambitious targets for iCabbi as it seeks to expand in US Technology Ciara O'Brien
  • House prices in the North could rise by as much as 5% Business Francess McDonnell
  • Passage East Ferry Company goes on the market Transport & Tourism Charlie Taylor
  • Green Property plans €1bn sale of Blanchardstown Centre Retail & Services Ciarán Hancock
  • ECB opens door to lower rates as ‘downside risks’ flagged Economy
  • Barclays to cut about 1,000 investment bank jobs worldwide Financial Services
  • Wall Street weighs into Brexit vote as Cameron talks up EU Economy
  • US jobless claims rise to six-month high as market loses momentum Economy
  • Dart services to increase in frequency from April Transport & Tourism Ciarán D'Arcy
  • Quiet ‘anaesthesis’ for spouses as Brown Thomas plans pub Retail & Services Ray Managh
  • Analysis: Mario Draghi ready to redouble stimulus efforts Economy Arthur Beesley
  • Sky signs deal with CBS for Showtime rights Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Oil and stocks rebound on ECB comments Markets
  • Tim Cook meets Vestager as Apple tax decision looms Economy
  • Davos elite fears weakened European Union Economy
  • Dump hotel ‘bed tax’ plan, industry representatives urge Transport & Tourism Olivia Kelly
  • Carmel and Martin Naughton named Philanthropists of Year Business Sorcha Pollak
  • Respite for stock markets as Draghi remarks prompt calm Markets Laura Slattery

  • Opinion

  • In defence of the USC Opinion
  • Like peas in a pod Editorial
  • Eavesdroppers Letters
  • Public transport and fuel prices Letters
  • Responding to flooding crisis Letters
  • Government spending on arts Letters
  • Executive jobs – help wanted Letters
  • Language and migrants Letters
  • Mathematics and the curriculum Letters
  • Roscommon – a ‘man place’ Letters
  • 1916 Rising and ‘just war’ Letters
  • The answer to school patronage model? Letters
  • Good Friday and selling alcohol Letters
  • Wild deeds, rough justice – An Irishman’s Diary about the Wildgoose Lodge massacre and its aftermath Opinion Frank McNally
  • Shauna Keyes: I lost Joshua in childbirth at Portlaoise hospital Opinion Shauna Keyes
  • Eamonn McCann: Britain deliberately refuses to ‘deal with the past’ in the North Opinion Eamonn McCann
  • Opinion: Hunger must not be used as a weapon in Syrian war Opinion Dominic MacSorley

  • Life & Style

  • Two classic Dublin homes on the market for €1.2m New to Market Bernice Harrison , Alanna Gallagher
  • Downtrading: Former gate lodge to Maud Gonne home New to Market Gemma Tipton
  • Downtrading: Upside down refurbishment New to Market Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • Sonia O’Sullivan: Don’t be afraid to take on a new challenge Get Swimming Sonia O'Sullivan
  • Spacious and sleek in Dundrum for €1.695m New to Market Gemma Tipton
  • Carefully considered renovation in Sandymount for €1.75m New to Market Alanna Gallagher
  • A celebration of Ireland’s Modernist heritage Homes & Property Emma Cullinan
  • Why should I pay for lift maintenance when I don’t use it? Homes & Property
  • Looking for . . . a spacious apartment in south Dublin Homes & Property Aidan Murphy
  • A lot done, more to do? Time to take another look at new lending rules Homes & Property
  • Drumcondra convent to be redeveloped Homes & Property
  • Scholarly suburban retreat for €875,000 New to Market Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • Blackrock Victorian priced to sell New to Market Bernice Harrison
  • Room to grow in Dundrum New to Market Gemma Tipton
  • What will €1.5 million buy? New to Market Emma Cullinan
  • Downtrading: Sea views and elegant proportions New to Market Alanna Gallagher
  • Downtrading: Compact in Dalkey with putting green New to Market Gemma Tipton
  • Finding a space for the imagination Homes & Property Gemma Tipton
  • Workshops on creating shared experiences in unexpected spaces Homes & Property
  • Paddy McKillen Jnr to open boutique hotel in Ranelagh Homes & Property Aidan Murphy
  • Holidays – where will we be going this year? Travel Joan Scales
  • Aloe vera: Say hello to a wonder plant Gardens Fionnuala Fallon
  • This week in the garden: check dahila and sweet pea for sings of damage Gardens
  • Family Fortunes: My father’s love of general knowledge led us to believe we were geniuses People Jane Clare
  • ‘You’ve made your bed’: life as a single mother People Emma O
  • Culinaria: JP McMahon on tender is the herb garden Food & Drink JP McMahon
  • Coping: I no longer feel powerless in the face of depression People Laura Kennedy
  • Meal Ticket: Wine & Brine, Moira, Armagh Restaurant reviews Aoife McElwain
  • How to get suited and booted in style without breaking the bank Fashion Emma Frazer
  • Select: famous foods and the people who inspired them Food & Drink Aoife McElwain
  • Want a fit brain? Here are 12 tips to do it Health & Family

  • Culture

  • ‘GPO’ Proclamation to be auctioned in Dublin Heritage Michael Parsons
  • Weir science: a stellar artistic voyage that poses big questions Art & Design Gemma Tipton
  • And then there were five: Poetry Now shortlist announced Books Laurence Mackin
  • Ride Along 2 review: Ice Cube returns in a sequel barely believable in its awfulness Film Donald Clarke
  • Confessions of an Irish publisher: a sex secret laid Bare Books Seán O’Keeffe
  • Nik Cohn: ‘I was right: the Stones, after the age of 30, didn’t create anything good’ Books
  • Constance Markievicz: a fighter whose legacy has been fought over for decades Books Lauren Arrington
  • Eurosonic highs: 10 of the best acts coming to a festival near you Music Jim Carroll
  • Our Brand is Crisis review: Just about makes a drama out of a crisis Film Tara Brady
  • The 5th Wave review: Some decent action between the YA longing and the clichés Film Tara Brady
  • Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America’s Fight for Irish Freedom, by Terry Golway Books Frank MacGabhann
  • Album of the Week: Adore Life by Savages - a relentless, rebellious joy at work Music Siobhan Kane
  • Ben Monder - Amorphae: the sound of great musicians listening to one another Music Cormac Larkin
  • Fat White Family - Songs For Our Mothers: We truly need more bands like this Music Jim Carroll
  • Suede - Night Thoughts: refashioned into a less predictable beast Music Tony Clayton-Lea
  • Cara - Yet We Sing: reaching high with a heady mix of reels and a highland Music Siobhan Long
  • The Big Short review: nailing the crux of the crash Film Tara Brady
  • The Assassin review: Tang tale and the Tao of technique Film Donald Clarke
  • Abbey’s Theatre of Change opens with the body politic Culture Peter Crawley
  • Will Smith joins Oscars boycott over nominations Film
  • The Besnard Lakes - A Coliseum Complex Museum: Eerie echoes of the 1990s Music Lauren Murphy
  • Tindersticks - The Waiting Room: Masters of understated, vaporous cabaret Music Lauren Murphy
  • NZCA Lines - Infinite Summer: doesn’t hide its futuristic desires for some sci-fi boogie Music Jim Carroll
  • Locust Honey - Never Let Me Cross Your Mind: earthiness and energy pulses through Music Joe Breen
  • Our Brand is Crisis: Sandra Bullock on 'once in a lifetime' role Film
  • Ride Along 2 trailer Culture
  • The Irish Times Film Show: The Assassin, The Big Short & The 5th Wave Film