18 February, 2016 Digital News Archive

Claudia Cardinale: ‘Usually you live only one life. But I have lived 154 lives’

By Tara Brady

TV & Radio

Going viral: nine top tips to push your video through the noise

By Caitríona Mc Bride

Two Dublin homes offer style and space at a discount

By Bernice Harrison and Gemma Tipton

Editorials

Latest consumer spending figures indicate a loosening of the purse strings

Ireland ranked worst for labour market benefits

By Charlie Taylor

SMEs still not availing of technology and business grants

By Charlie Taylor

Martyn Turner

Social Affairs

First Minister of Northern speaks of role 1916 played in recent Troubles

By Patsy McGarry

John Bruton: UK risks shooting itself in the foot with Brexit reforms

By John Bruton

Culture

What’s On: a weekly selection of events around Ireland

Election 2016: On the canvass with Catherine Murphy

By Mary Minihan

Small business owner: ‘Minority parties are more in touch’

Fisherman: ‘I’d have a problem with Sinn Féin wanting to keep USC’

Annie Power the new favourite for Champion Hurdle

HSE audit urges review of medical card processing facility

By Paul Cullen

Irish arm of Russian state oil giant weighs impact of sanctions

By Arthur Beesley

Pensioner: ‘I would be in horror if Sinn Fein was in charge of finance’

Case against Joan Collins and water protestors dismissed

By Fiona Gartland

Kenny says 20% of public service panels will be for Irish speakers

By Harry McGee

Cantillon: German bond drama reaches endgame

All-rounder Elena Tice focusing on stick and ball games

By Mary Hannigan

Quit social media and clear some space in your life

By Ciara O'Brien

The future: health sensors that dissolve in the body

By William Reville

An Irish Diary

House of a fallen son – An Irishman’s Diary about the Musée Nissim de Camondo

By Frank McNally

Unemployed: ‘Established party leaders have been exposed as spoofers’

More than a sporting chance on smart Foxrock road

By Frances O'Rouke

High earner: ‘It’s got that feeling of 1982 all over again’

Person living with disability: ‘Public doesn’t want false promises’

Ian Keatley backs Robbie Henshaw to take Leinster move in stride

Cian Healy pledges another three years to Ireland and Leinster

By John O'Sullivan

Victoria Pendleton switches saddles to pursue Cheltenham goal

By Malachy Clerkin

Luas strike: State will stay out of dispute, Minister says

By Martin Wall

State may be allowed set migrant welfare benefit limit

By Suzanne Lynch and Fiach Kelly and Sarah Bardon

George Redmond’s death marks the end of an era

By Paul Cullen

Emergency brake on migrant benefits for UK key issue at EU summit

By Suzanne Lynch

Student: ‘Website matched me to Independent candidate Brendan Young’

Luas strike: What are the demands of employees?

By Dan Griffin

First time voter: Do migrants even matter to politicians?

Ulster Bank agrees pay increases for Irish staff

By Ciarán Hancock

Letterkenny-based alcohol-reduction charity had 14 bank accounts

By Colin Gleeson

Bombardier’s £500m investment in Belfast was not enough

By Francess McDonnell

Single parent: ‘I felt like punching the TV screen’

HSE audit raises questions over spending of public money

By Martin Wall

Apple pledges to fight FBI order to unlock iPhone used by gunman

Signs of spring

EU leaders have ‘no choice’ but to support deal to keep UK in union

By Denis Staunton

Excess claiming of travel allowances was ‘persistent’ at Sligo hospital

By Paul Cullen

Lights and bicycles

Students and advertising

Dublin Port and Poolbeg

Drugs and patents

Media coverage of funeral

Paying for third-level education

Election 2016 – policies and choices

Opinion: Cancelled TG4 leaders debate speaks volumes about attitudes to Irish

By Alan Titley

Cantillon: Luas idle as Siptu backs ‘left platforms’

Cantillon: Milk rout now blamed on overproduction in Europe

Ballot Capers: Animal kingdom asserts itself on the campaign trail

By Hugh Linehan

Web Log: Get some real life followers

By Marie Boran

Leopardstown four-bed with one careful owner . . . since 1969

By Alanna Gallagher

Web Log: Quitter appeals to Twitter deserters

By Marie Boran

Eamonn McCann: Use of cannabis for medicinal purposes should be legal

By Eamonn McCann

Web Log: Bosch’s Garden of Virtual Delights

By Marie Boran

Sunny home in Clontarf ready for revamp

By Rose Doyle

New homes: Royal Canal Park phase two launches

By Alanna Gallagher

Room to grow in Sandycove for €875,000

By Frances O'Rourke

Denis O’Brien linked to proposed development near UCD

O’Connor moves to Colliers

Clutter-free living in Dublin 4 for €1.05m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Ballyfermot’s PlayPark will be perfect for picnics and skateboarding

Brewbot starts shipping smart beer systems to US and Europe

Property clinic: Tax liabilities trouble returning emigrant

People

‘What are the tingles in my head?’ The strange subculture of ASMR

By Ed Power

New homes: Second phase of luxury Howth homes

By Alanna Gallagher

Interiors

Owners of historic properties urged to apply for conservation grants

Of mice and medicine: the ethics of animal research

By John Holden

Want to have a say in European health policy? Take our survey

By Dick Ahlstrom

Freiburger orchestra monkeys around with Mozart

By Michael Dervan

Eventbrite to create 50 jobs in Cork

By Ciara O'Brien

Golf

Shane Lowry: ‘I’m happy with a decent start to the season’

By Shane Lowry

Wearable tech, virtual reality and 5G centre stage at Mobile World Congress

By Ciara O'Brien

London Games event presses ‘Start’

By Joe Griffin

Ex-sports coach to be sentenced for abusing 10 teenage boys

By Barry Roche

Cork medtech company aims to grow jobs tenfold by 2020

By Colin Gleeson

Strict checks on medical card eligibility urged

By Paul Cullen

Nestle sees “softer” pricing in 2016 after FY profit miss

Comreg to meet telcos amid row over fault repair times

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Luas strike: 90,000 to be hit as stoppage gets under way

By Martin Wall and Rachel Flaherty

World

Pope Francis denounces ‘tragedy’ of forced migration to US

Future of KBC to be decided by Belgian parent this year

By Charlie Taylor and Ciarán Hancock

Motors

New Lexus LC500h set for Irish roads in Spring 2017

By Michael McAleer

The Morning Sports Briefing

At least 28 dead in Ankara after car bomb attack

Glanbia Ingredients Ireland plans €35m plant expansion

By Ciara O'Brien

Gaelic Games

Jury still out deliberating on future of underage football

By Ian O'Riordan

Wexford hospital: ‘Timing is everything with bowel cancer’

By Tom Rowley and Paul Cullen

Fashion

Fashion forward: Steal vs Splurge, Pulling Strings and style advice

Petroceltic completes sale of Egyptian licences

By Charlie Taylor

Student Hub

Yeats is Dead. This is the new breed of Irish writers

Enda Kenny says Fine Gael will not alter message despite poor polls

By Sarah Bardon

Nine arrested after car bomb kills 28 people in Turkey

Temperatures fall to -4 as cold snap bites

By Aine McMahon

Fine Gael shows signs of urgency - or is it panic?

By Harry McGee

Election 2016: Fine Gael attacks Fianna Fáil on public pay

By Arthur Beesley

Sebastian Coe says Kenya could be banned from Rio Olympics

An Irish Diary

Germany holds off on submarine order while a dispute in Dublin rages over 28 shillings

By Patrick Smyth

Alan Kelly denies Labour is hiding him away for campaign

By Sarah Bardon

Luas strikes: ‘This is not what Larkin had in mind’

By Dan Griffin

Marouane Fellaini to be assessed for possible hamstring tear

By Jamie Jackson

Zlatan Ibrahimovic hints he is open to Premier League move

By Dominic Fifield

Offbeat

‘Hairy panic’ tumbleweed clogs up Australian town

Uber is losing $1bn a year to compete in China

OECD urges world leaders to tackle flagging growth

Golf

Hazel Kavanagh: Why beating the boys at their own game isn’t always enough

By Cliona Foley

Sonia O’Sullivan: Enjoyment is an important part of winning

By Sonia O'Sulivan

Shipwreck off Irish coast yields up precious cargo of nearly 100 tons of silver

By RMCGREEVY

Motor insurance costs up 30% in year to January

By Charlie Taylor

Bord na Móna secures planning permission for a new fuel plant

By Charlie Taylor

Golf

Danny Willett in Kuala Lumpur contention after sizzling back nine

Miriam Lord: Enda Kenny is on hand for a robotic display

By Miriam Lord

Obafemi Martins becomes latest recruit for Chinese Super League

Free GP promise ‘politicisation’ of health service – Renua

By Mary Minihan

West Ham’s Andy Carroll to miss Blackburn FA Cup tie

Providence continues discussions on Barryroe farm-out

By Ciara O'Brien

Walmart reports in-line fall in quarterly profit

Apple vs the Feds: Here’s what’s going on

Dublin-based Perrigo reports lower-than-expected profit

Africa

Ugandans vote for president amid long delays

By Edith Honan and Elias Biryabarema

Tommy O’Donnell returns to Munster side for Glasgow trip

Tech Tools: Pod Pro sorts your power problems. $79.95

By Ciara O'Brien

Tech Tools: AirDog drone designed for extreme sports

By Ciara O'Brien

Tech Tools: Edwin the Duck

By Ciara O'Brien

Stage

Juno and the Paycock review: The jagged charm of an interrupted song

By Peter Crawley

Crime & Law

Cannabis and cocaine worth €2.1m seized in Dublin

Africa

Kenya says it has killed al-Shabaab’s head of intelligence

By Humphrey Malalo

Simon Coveney accuses Micheál Martin of ‘misleading’ voters

By Sarah Bardon

Former Tayto factory to become funeral home complex

By Ciarán D'Arcy

ECB minutes show some favour ‘pre-emptive’ action

FF says it has not provided for public pay increase in manifesto

By Stephen Collins

Food

Culinaria: what does 100% Irish beef mean?

By JP McMahon

Shuffle: Lady Gaga is more Bette Midler than Ziggy Stardust at her Bowie tribute

By Eoin Butler

Gerry Adams denies misleading public on water charges

By Tom Rowley and Marie O’Halloran

Kenneth O’Brien murder accused remanded in custody

By Tom Tuite

Barack Obama to visit Cuba on presidential tour

Brown Thomas granted pub licence for Grafton Street store

By Saurya Cherfi and Ray Managh

An Irish Diary

Church Services

Vox pop: Striking Luas workers elicit little sympathy

By Colin Gleeson

Eurovision Song Contest to change voting process

The environmentally conscious householders’ guide to canvassing

By Paddy Woodworth

Just a minute: a draft environment questionnaire for canvassers at your doorstep

By Paddy Woodworth

World

No abortions for pregnant women exposed to Zika, says Vatican

Radovan Karadzic: war crimes verdict due next month

On the record: High ticket prices come down to gigonomics

By Jim Carroll

Middle East

Turkey blames Ankara car bombing on Kurds in Syria

Suspicious bets mostly around tennis in 2015 according to industry report

Number of Zika cases in Ireland rises to three, HSE says

By Paul Cullen

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola - Bach: Sonatas and Partitas: a darkening of tone that takes some getting used to

By Michael Dervan

Opinion: Where do the parties stand on equal access to primary education?

By Paddy Monahan

Walesa was paid informant for communists, historian claims

Jared Payne signs a new two-year Ulster and Ireland deal

Election 2016: Parties are avoiding key issues, forum says

By Stephen Collins

Tuarascáil

Coalition parties come to the céilí with empty hands

By Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí

Fashion

Wear it out: Find fashion inspiration in your own home

By Emma Fraser

Poll in Clare suggests two Government TDs will lose seats

By Gordon Deegan

Markets

US and European stocks looking tired after recent rally

Asia-Pacific

North Korea ‘preparing terror attacks’ for South

By Clifford Coonan

Google and WhatsApp founder back Apple in FBI fight

Joan Collins’s €31bn promissory note appeal an ‘enormous’ case

By Mary Carolan

TV & Radio

Coming soon: say 'Hayu' to more trash TV than you could ever possibly want

By Katy Harrington

'Journalism is in a lot of trouble right now' - Mary Mapes on the road to Truth

By Tara Brady

Restaurants

Meal Ticket: DeSelby’s, Camden St, Dublin 2

By Aoife McElwain

Group wants minister put in charge of State’s infrastructural strategy

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Middle East

MSF report reveals extent of attacks on its Syria hospitals

By Sorcha Pollak

Brexit talks are ‘of national importance for Ireland’, Kenny says

By Sarah Bardon and Tom Rowley

Irish woman arrested in Spain in anti-organised crime operation

Tullow Oil shares slump on fears that technical woes will hit production

Vote on abortion ‘likely early next term’, if Labour in power

By Fiach Kelly

Former anglo bonds manager says they were ‘all paid off in full’

By Declan Brennan

Woman refuses to testify after alleging assault by husband

By Olivia Kelleher

Woman alleged to have bombarded radio DJ with threats and abuse

By Tom tuite

Irish/US underwater solar cell breaks voltage record

By Dick Ahlstrom

ADiff review: A spooky possession in Poland

By Tara Brady

Poll of polls: Independents on the move

By Tom Louwerse

ADiff review: A posthumous victory for Hubert Butler

By Tara Brady

Social Affairs

Pope suggests contraception permitted in Zika crisis

ADiff review: Portrait of a charismatic eccentric in We Are Moving

By Donald Clarke

Social Affairs

Irish are most afraid of poor health as they age, survey says

By Rachel Flaherty

France’s Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema allowed to meet

‘Narrow’ approach taken on broadband report request

Galway radio boss invited to St Louis for St Patrick’s Day

By Lorna Siggins

Ireland urged to make its voice heard in Brexit debate

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

David de Gea ruled out of Manchester United side with warm-up injury

Frank Woeste - Pocket Rhapsody: the fresh and invigorating sound of a pianist daring to be different

By Cormac Larkin

Abroad

‘I’m flying #hometovote in the election thinking of 1916’

By Daithí Ó Sé

Animal Collective - Painting With: structured, short, direct yet tainted with a nagging sense of incompletion

By Brian Keane

Substance may be used to kill drugs resistant bacteria

By Dick Ahlstrom

Mother died nine days after routine surgery, inquest hears

By Louise Roseingrave

Rabobank earnings rise on sharp fall in loan provisions

HSE defends BowelScreen after missed cancers controversy

By Paul Cullen

Commercial Property

Tipperary hotel that shut suddenly, leaving 43 weddings in limbo, is sold

By Rachel Flaherty

Prins Thomas - Principe del Norte: an invitation to the sweetest chill-out session on the block

By Jim Carroll

Government will approve new school in east Galway

By Lorna Siggins

Do not sacrifice workers’ benefits to help Cameron – Podemos

Crime & Law

North murder cases could be reopened after court ruling

By Gerry Moriarty

Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne - Kind Providence: dark gems

By Siobhán Long

Africa

Opposition candidate detained as Ugandans vote for president

Corrib gas pipeline monitoring put out to tender

By Lorna Siggins

Pope Francis says Donald Trump is not a Christian

By Simon Carswell

Middle East

Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement

David C Clements - The Longest Day in History: skillfully balanced between anthemic, heartfelt and Springsteenesque

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Freeheld review: an elaborate game of hide and weep

By Tara Brady

Coach told abuse victims nobody would believe their claims

By Barry Roche

Tottenham well placed after draw away to Fiorentina

Donald Trump deploys pope’s remark as campaign fuel

By Simon Carswell

Josef Salvat - Night Swim: Salvat is still figuring his own sound out

By Lauren Murphy

Number of swine flu deaths this winter rises to 12

By Colin Gleeson

Arlene Arkinson inquest hears from Robert Howard victim

Ryanair replace Ladbrokes as sponsors of Cheltenham World Hurdle

By Chris Cook

Ballot capers: Battle of the bands as ‘No Direction’ takes on Status Quo

By Hugh Linehan

Donald Trump calls Irish investment ‘small potatoes’

By Simon Carswell

Jago - Microphones & Sofas: an album of tough, hard-edged renegade soundwaves

By Jim Carroll

Jürgen Klopp frustrated as Liverpool fluff their lines in Germany

By Andy Hunter

Manchester United reach new low with Midtjylland defeat

By Jamie Jackson

Twins may be buried in Cork after next of kin comes forward

Malcolm Holcombe – Another Black Hole: dystopian but uplifting country soul

By Joe Breen

Triple 9 review: bursting at the seams with criminal intent

By Donald Clarke

John Ruggie urges Fifa to get serious on human rights policy

By Owen Gibson

Ryanair to sponsor World Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival

By Chris Cook

Editorials

Luas dispute: A delusional pay claim

Junior Boys - Big Black Coat: a serving of rich, warm, vibrant and shapeshifting electronica

By Jim Carroll

Emmanuel Adebayor determined to shine against Tottenham

By David Hytner

How To Be Single review: a film that dearly needs a good, stern talking to

By Donald Clarke

Chronic review: unfolds like the most elegant of jigsaw puzzles

By Donald Clarke

Bone Tomahawk review: Kurt Russell's on top form in a way-out western with bite

By Tara Brady

The Finest Hours review: the waves crash hard, but the derring-do doesn’t

By Tara Brady

Album of the week: Jack Garratt - Phase: firing and pinging on all cylinders

By Lauren Murphy