29 February, 2016 Digital News Archive

Me & My Money: Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Tullamore

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Review: For Two Thousand Years by Mihail Sebastian, translated by Philip Ó Ceallaigh

By Eileen Battersby

Environment

The bog boy of Girley

By Paddy Woodworth

Editorials

Conflicting interests on future development of Dublin Port

40 new jobs for Galway as USmedtech expands Irish operations

Recounts on Monday in two Dublin constituencies and Wexford

By Kitty Holland and Tim O'Brien

Election 2016 count: Results and main points from across the constituencies

By Steven Carroll

Business wants stability, but who knows now what it will get?

By Cliff Taylor

Pricewatch: How Ireland falls down on Fairtrade

By Conor Pope

Commercial Property

Markland Holdings pretax profits down 60% in 2014

By Charlie Taylor

An Irish Diary

‘Sinn Féin Volunteers’ try to break up Galway recruitment drive

By Patrick Smyth

Work

Booby-trapped breakfasts are a rotten way to choose staff

By Lucy Kellaway

Brexit would damage North’s economy, says Cameron

By Amanda Ferguson

What now for the party leaders?

By Michael O'Regan

Most candidates used Twitter but its influence unknown

By Derek Greene

Syrian ceasefire holds amid claims of sporadic breaches

Political party war chests not geared to two campaigns in single year

By Arthur Beesley

Celebrations as Healy-Rae brothers make history in Kerry

By Anne Lucey

Policewoman shot dead in Virginia on first day at work

AAA-PBP claims election success marks rise of left

By Fiach Kelly

Greens’ hard work at local level pays off as party secures two seats

By Harry McGee

People

Broadside: Dressing down for the big awards is no rebellion

By Tanya Sweeney

Kathy Sheridan: Unseated TDs make dignified exit

By Kathy Sheridan

Social Affairs

Co-op seeks to build on Ballymun modular houses site

By Olivia Kelly

A breath of fresh air in people’s lives

By Olive Keogh

Unity on left still pipe dream despite strong election showing

By Patrick Smyth

Record number of women TDs not just down to quotas

By Mary Minihan

Financial Services

Firms losing confidence in world trade prospects, according to PwC survey

By Pamela Newenham

The men and the message at heart of FF revival

By Harry McGee

Hassan Rouhani and reformists win landmark victory in Iran

Opinion

The winner of Election 2016 is social democracy

By Fintan O’Toole

New broom in Sinn Féin with swathe of young ‘baggage-free’ TDs

By Marie O’Halloran

Migrant crisis defined by Idomeni camp, misery writ large

By Daniel McLaughlin

The old and the new: Key facts about the 32nd Dáil

By Ciarán D'Arcy

The robots are coming! The robots are coming!

By Barry McCall

Gender and race still lively drama in US politics

By Maureen Dowd

Zika burdens Brazil’s already buckling health system

By Tom Hennigan

Five key moments that swayed the election outcome

By Harry McGee

Bill Gates cautions on unicorn valuations over short term

By Stephen Foley

FG-FF talks unlikely until Dáil resumes

By Michael O'Regan

Health

Feeling arty in the world of medicine

By June Shannon

Scotland hope to keep momentun going as French test awaits

Council of Europe critical of Poland’s legal reforms

Differing fortunes for Government parties as vote fragments in Dublin

By Fiach Kelly

Record number of women TDs not just down to quotas

By Mary Minihan

Isis suicide bombers kill 70 in Baghdad market

Swiss voters opposed to automatic deportations, according to poll

Nigeria removes 20,000 phantom workers from government payroll

Eddie Jones: 'I’m not that smart. I’m an Australian, I’m a convict mate’

By Gavin Cummiskey

FG pays dearly for choosing wrong ground to fight election

By Fiach Kelly

South Carolina rout boosts Clinton ahead of Super Tuesday

By Simon Carswell

First moves get under way in bid to form government

By Stephen Collins and Fiach Kelly

Frustration as Ireland fail to hold on to lead against England

By Gavin Cummiskey

Marcus Lawler sets record for indoor 200m in Athlone

By Ian O'Riordan

Gaelic Games

GAA Congress: Burn-out issues addressed but reforms fizzle out

By Seán Moran

State borrowing costs may be forced up

By Arthur Beesley

Legal advice – an excuse for inaction?

‘Gods of Egypt’ flops at box office

Labour Party waking up to a nightmare

By Sarah Bardon

An Irish Diary

An Irishman’s Diary on Arthur Griffith – a shortsighted man of great vision

By Colum Kenny

Television and making history

Northern Ireland Assembly to crack down on animal cruelty

National schools and religion

Election 2016 – the people have spoken

Game of throwns as Ireland miss multiple chances

By Gerry Thornley

Cogadh agus síocháin – coimhlintí na hÉireann faoi scrúdú ag lucht ollscoile agus teilifíse

Pádraic Ó Conaire ag siúl inár measc arís

By Pól Ó Muirí

Leanaí liteartha

By Máire Zepf

Lá an chomhairimh

By Alan Titley

Hunger strikes and teenage angst – the world of @NrnIrnGirl1981

By Oonagh Murphy

Stage

Dramatic awakenings: the theatre that changed my life

By Peter Crawley

People

Life and death: the Rotunda and the Rising

By Anthea McTeirnan

Music

Life after Republic of Loose is still funky for CC Brez

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Anger, opportunism, grudging respect: how unionism reacted to hunger strikes

Apple case shows beauty is in eye of software engineer

By Chris Horn

Ken Early: Arsenal have lacked courage not money

By Ken Early

Outsourcing: the world is your recruitment agency

By Pamela Newenham

Scientists get closer to dream of capitalising on magnesium

By John Holden

Film

Oscars 2016: Key winners at the 88th Academy Awards

Eddie Jones may have inadvertently hit nail on head in concussion debate

By Brian O'Connor

Financial Services

Double digit premium increases on the way for FBD customers

By Fiona Reddan

Commercial Property

Cairn reports full-year pretax loss on revenues of €3.7m

By Charlie Taylor

Asian stocks retreat after G20 meeting

Farming & Food

Will Italians exchange their perfect espresso for a Starbucks?

Ireland’s title hopes over but still chance to boost self-belief

By Gerry Thornley

Liam Toland: Some green shoots but England were wise to Ireland plan

By Liam Toland

The Morning Sports Briefing

Angela Merkel defends Germany’s open border for migrants

Racing

Vautour and Don Poli schooled in Leopardstown workout

By Brian O'Connor

Man dies after car veers into ditch in Co Limerick

One-third of UK retail jobs to vanish by 2025

Stafford to build €3m smokeless fuel manufacturing facility

By Charlie Taylor

New Everton majority stakeholder Farhad Moshiri to increase stake

By Andy Hunter

Gaelic Games

Patient Dublin work themselves past other-worldly McManus

By Malachy Clerkin

Grifols sees net profits rise 13.2% as revenues jump 17%

By Charlie Taylor

Asia-Pacific

China closes social media accounts of property developer

By Clifford Coonan

Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness released from prison

Gold becomes the biggest winner of 2016

Sinn Féin TD expresses concern over prospect of FG/FF coalition

By Barry Roche

Cardinal Pell: Church made ‘enormous mistakes’ over abuse

By Paddy Agnew

Farming & Food

Spending on Fairtrade up 10% to €250m last year in Ireland

By Charlie Taylor

Miriam Lord: This was a FF election - not Fianna Fáil, but fractured and fragmented

By Miriam Lord

EU is now facing an existential crisis

By Wolfgang Münchau

NTR closes wind investment fund as its secures extra €85m

By Charlie Taylor

Euro zone dips into deflation, raising heat on ECB

Fashion

Tried and Tested: Spring make up palettes

By Aisling McDermott

Farming & Food

Nestle’s Irish subsidiary reports sharp rise in revenues

By Charlie Taylor

Profile: Peter Fitzpatrick (FG)

By Mark Hilliard

Profile: Imelda Munster (SF)

By Mark Hilliard

Profile: Fergus O’Dowd (FG)

By Mark Hilliard

Profile: Declan Breathnach (FF)

Profile: Pat Deering (FG)

By Colm Keena

Financial Services

First-time buyers flee the property market figures show

By Fiona Reddan

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF)

By Barry Roche

Profile: Pat the Cope Gallagher (FF)

By Gerry Moriarty

Profile: Richard Bruton (FG)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Louise O’Reilly (SF)

By Conor Pope

Profile: Brendan Ryan (Lab)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Alan Farrell (FG)

By Conor Pope

Angling Notes: Concerns over fish farming raised at salmon conference in Norway

By Derek Evans

Profile: Noel Rock (FG)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Seán Kyne (FG)

By Lorna Siggins

Profile: Martin Ferris (SF)

By Michael O'Regan

Profile: Regina Doherty (FG)

By Marie O’Halloran

Gerard Pique: love for Manchester United rules out City move

Sharp rise in car sales boost January retail figures

By Charlie Taylor

Profile: Marc MacSharry (FF)

By Ronan McGreevy

Profile: Martin Kenny (SF)

By Ronan McGreevy

Profile: Simon Harris (FG)

By Carl O'Brien

Technology

PCH to cut 250 jobs in China

By Ciara O'Brien

Profile: Simon Coveney (FG)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Jim O’Callaghan (FF)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Seán Barrett (FG)

By Mary Minihan

Profile: Noel Grealish (Ind)

By Lorna Siggins

Profile: John Brassil (FF)

By Anne Lucey

Beowulf and Isis: Grendel is alive and well, bloody and burning books

By Yusuf Toropov

Profile: Frank O’Rourke (FF)

By Fiona Gartland

Profile: James Lawless (FF)

By Fiona Gartland

Profile: Tony McLoughlin (FG)

By Ronan McGreevy

Profile: Jackie Cahill (FF)

By Rachel Flaherty

Profile: Andrew Doyle (FG)

By Carl O'Brien

Profile: Pearse Doherty (SF)

By Marie O’Halloran

Political permutations of the different coalition options

By Fiach Kelly

Profile: Eamon Ryan (GP)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Kate O’Connell (FG)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Joan Collins (Ind)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Catherine Connolly (Ind)

By Lorna Siggins

Profile: Brendan Griffin (FG)

By Anne Lucey

House prices climb 8% in year to January

By Fiona Reddan

Profile: Bernard Durkan (FG)

By Fiona Gartland

Profile: Helen McEntee (FG)

By Marie O’Halloran

Drugmaker Valeant pulls forecasts as Pearson returns

By Caroline Chen and Cynthia Koons

Profile: Catherine Byrne (FG)

By Marie O’Halloran

Profile: Séamus Healy (Ind)

By Rachel Flaherty

Profile: Pat Casey (FF)

By Carl O'Brien

Motors

Geneva motor show preview: A to Z guide of what’s new in the car world

By Neil Briscoe

Middle East

Iran’s reformists win big election gains in blow to hardliners

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

Education

The best summer escapes for students

By Peter McGuire

Profile: Mick Wallace (Ind)

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Profile: Eamonn Scanlan (FF)

By Ronan McGreevy

Golf

Shane Lowry caught dropping an ‘f-bomb’ during Honda Classic

Profile: Niamh Smyth (FF)

By Aine McMahon

Abroad

Irish abroad: Have your say on the general election result

France begins to dismantle part of Calais migrant camp

Street trees proliferate in wealthy areas, reveals city research

By Olivia Kelly

Health

Can you teach wellbeing? Martin Seligman thinks so

By Ronan McGreevy

Ads for e-cigarettes and gambling will be subject to new rules

By Conor Pope

Danny Rose remaining cautious over Tottenham title charge

Migrants in Greece break gate on border with Macedonia

Irish borrowing costs little changed after election results

By Cliff Taylor and Charlie Taylor

Consumer queries: The self-raising prices of gluten-free flour

By Conor Pope

Ruben Loftus-Cheek signs new Chelsea deal

Amazon to attack UK grocery market with Morrisons deal

Film

Oscars 2016: Host Chris Rock pokes fun at diversity controversy

Fashion

Beauty tips: Soothing serums to heal your skin

By Eimear Hutchinson

Film

Oscars 2016: Two Irish films win, best actor for DiCaprio

By Donald Clarke in Hollywood

Racing

Annie Power likely to be supplemented for Champion Hurdle

Profile: Mary Mitchell-O’Connor FG

By Mary Minihan

Golf

Adam Scott wins as Graeme McDowell takes fifth at Honda Classic

Profile: Maria Bailey (FG)

By Mary Minihan

Motors

Opel Astra named car of the year 2016

By Michael McAleer

Mayo results: Two Fine Gael and two Fianna Fáil TDs elected

By Peter Murtagh

Dublin Central results: Maureen O’Sullivan retains seat in tight contest

By Harry McGee and Marie O’Halloran

How to sell a $1,000 pill for $10 without losing money

Abroad

Irish emigrant in Dubai: ‘I’m amazed at Fianna Fáil’s success’

By James Taplin

England’s Mike Brown escapes sanction for Conor Murray incident

New father Andy Murray: I believe I can win more Grand Slams

By Donald McRae

Woman died hours after being allowed out of psychiatric unit, inquest told

By Marese McDonagh

Garda rammed in patrol car awarded €49,000 damages

Off duty garda ‘rugby tackled’ by officers awarded €95,000

Fine Gael’s Coveney and Buttimer split on efforts to form government

By Barry Roche

Asia-Pacific

Tepco bosses indicted on Fukushima negligence charges

By David McNeill

Social Democrats blossom as Renua withers

By Mary Minihan

‘Slab’ Murphy a good republican despite jailing - Gerry Adams

By Sarah Bardon

Senator’s car vandalised near election count centre

By Tim O'Brien

Product reviews: Cheddar cheese

By Conor Pope

Profile: Eugene Murphy (FF)

Clerical worker ‘corruptly’ took €12,500 to process passports

Tegral returns to profit on rise in turnover

By Michael McAleer

Music

How Music Works: how BD Festival is taking full advantage of Good Friday law

By Niall Byrne

Transport

Irish Hotels Federation urges action on rates, water and energy

By Tim O'Brien

More time for Denis O’Brien’s side to address Red Flag concerns

By Mary Carolan

Bring a Book, Buy A Book; Ennis Book Festival; Mountains to Sea; World Book Day

By Sarah Gilmartin

Profile: Thomas Pringle (Ind)

By Gerry Moriarty

Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong booksellers confess to illegal sales in mainland China

By Clifford Coonan

Health

‘They told me Archie had Down syndrome. I worried if I would love him’

Wright Group wins £62m bus order for London

By Francess McDonnell

Leicester lose Kante for two matches

Technology

‘Lurkers are the most important people on social media’

By Pamela Newenham

Media

UTV rebrands as Wireless Group and shifts focus to radio

By Francess McDonnell

Woman filmed brandishing child’s severed head in Moscow

By Isabel Gorst

Election 2016: Fine Gael takes final two Wexford seats

By Sorcha Pollak

Middle East

Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal

Racing

Willie Mullins warns National Hunt racing could ‘disappear’

By Brian O'Connor

Jared Payne back in training with Ireland

By John O'Sullivan

Fashion

Oscars 2016 and the best dressed who graced that red carpet

By Dominique McMullan

East Cork residents receive third boil water notice of year

By Barry Roche

One child policy: China couple’s refugee bid must be reconsidered

By Mary Carolan

Priest who ‘hired Continuity IRA’ to threaten nephew loses appeal

Transport

€232m Center Parcs resort in Longford granted planning

By Ronan McGreevy

Wexford: Elections of Michael D’Arcy and Paul Kehoe a bright spot for Fine Gael

By Tim O'Brien

Leap day baby Oliver must wait four years for first birthday

By Conor Pope

Garda seeks to halt inquiry over passing information to media

By Aodhan O'Faolain

No ‘blindingly obvious’ solution to Irish flooding, conference told

By Peter Murtagh

Ultan Dillane likely to return for Connacht after Ireland debut

By Linley MacKenzie

Rotating-taoiseach plan key to any FF-FG alliance - party sources

By Michael O'Regan and Kathryn Hayes

China’s economic plans lift stocks

By Pamela Newenham

Former TD Lucinda Creighton says finding a new job the priority

By Mary Minihan

Golf

Donald Trump to visit Blue Monster

By Philip Reid

Rural Independents may set up group to push community issues

By Barry Roche

Valeant shares slump on new SEC investigation

Dublin South-West: Independent Katherine Zappone elected

By Kitty Holland

Fianna Fáil calls for Dáil reform in first post election move

By Harry McGee

Argentina and holdout creditors settle 14 years after default

Editorials

Election fallout

Commercial Property

Frank Cushnahan claims he was owed €7.7m over Nama sale

By Barry O'Halloran and Gerry Moriarty

Roberto Martinez happy to be involved with ‘new era’ for Everton

By Andy Hunter

Gaelic Games

Declan O’Mahony loses All-Ireland club final appeal

By Ian O'Riordan

Around the counts: Longford may end up without a TD

By Eoghan MacConnell