03 March, 2016 Digital News Archive

How do Irish literary festivals treat writers?

By Sarah Gilmartin

In search of the elusive Protestant protagonist in Irish fiction

By Angeline Kelly

Editorials

Rental accommodation failing to meet minimum standards in Dublin

Opinion

Eamonn McCann: Supreme court to rule on states’ thwarting of US abortion rights

By Eamonn McCann

Conor McGregor impresses at open workout ahead of Nate Diaz fight

By Philip O'Connor

Opinion

David Begg: A new politics is now a possibility

By David Begg

Republican opposition to Trump deepens divisions in party

By Simon Carswell

Election brings uncertainty but not radicalisation – Ibec

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Patricia Amond-Lawler: ‘Sprinting was always my speciality’

By Ian O'Riordan

The Norwegian genius who gave the Abel Prize its name

By PeterLynch

Revamped two-bed redbrick in South Lotts

By Rose Doyle

Geraldine Kennedy: How a new government can be formed

By Geraldine Kennedy

Commercial Property

BAM wins contract for Dublin student accommodation

By Ciarán Hancock

Social Affairs

Launch of book by David Begg comparing Ireland with other small economies

By Aine McMahon

Foreign office releases report to ‘smoke out’ Leave campaigners

By Denis Staunton

Tiger Woods still unsure when he will return to action

First election under gender quotas yields 35 women TDs

By Mary Minihan

Gold found but no rush expected to surveyed Irish rivers

By Dick Ahlstrom

Developer O’Flynn calls for creation of housing ministry

By Ciarán Hancock

An Irish Diary

A newspaper MD’s daughter gets married in style and 14 Benedictine nuns return home

By Ronan McGreevy

Worldview claims Petroceltic debt for sale at 70% discount

By Mark Paul

Cantillon: Setanta drives motor insurance debate

Environment

Q&A: What’s going on with Irish Water?

By Conor Pope

Tired Enda Kenny faces firing squad at National Museum’s 1916 exhibition

By Miriam Lord

Lana Del Rey announced for Electric Picnic

By Laurence Mackin

Ex-VW chief was sent emails on emissions before crisis emerged

Motors

Cantillon: Greens’ electric car dreams recharged

Clinton and Trump eye face-off in November

By Simon Carswell

Micro-homes: Japan’s big idea

By Edwin Heathcote

Markets

Financial groups lose top spot in FTSE 100

Househunting goes virtual with reality headsets

An Irish Diary

Slouching Towards Bethlehem Farm – An Irishman’s Diary about Adolf Hitler and the Ireland Peace Park

By Frank McNally

Discord among states over refugees gives way to panic

By Suzanne Lynch

No FG-FF truce in sight as new generation stress differences

By Carl O'Brien

Health

Doctor guilty of three counts of professional misconduct

Key tribunal witness in failed bid to be ‘forgotten’ online

By Colm Keena

Fianna Fáil grandee says party will be pragmatic

By Lorna Siggins

US ‘guarantees’ show that proposed Privacy Shield will not protect EU data

By Karlin Lillington

PayPal announces 100 new jobs in Dublin

By Pamela Newenham

Despair as authorities tear down Calais ‘Jungle’

By Lara Marlowe

Shatter says FG campaign strategy was a disaster

By Sarah Bardon

Building walls

Deirdre Gogarty – a trailblazer who fought her corner

By Malachy Clerkin

The case for electoral reform

What next for Irish Water?

Election 2016 – political deadlock or a unique opportunity for change?

Rory McIlroy puts faith in reverse putting grip as trump card

Detached house in Greystones for €1.42m

By Frances O'Rourke

Web Log: The future of books is serialised

By Marie Boran

Secluded four-bed on quiet Rathgar cul-de-sac

By Rose Doyle

World Rugby rejects proposal to ban tackles at schools level

By Johnny Watterson

Liverpool take sweet revenge as Man City slide continues

By Andy Hunter

Web Log: Google’s Project Shield shoots down DDoS attacks

By Marie Boran

Gaelic Games

Dick Clerkin ruled out for another month due to injury

By Paul Keane

Euro 2016 contingency plans include games behind closed doors

By Emmet Malone

Kim Garth hopes to reap benefits of Big Bash as Ireland prepare for World Cup party

By Cliona Foley

Web Log: Troll elimination by peer review

By Marie Boran

Sea views and green spaces in Greystones

By Frances O'Rourke

Elevated living in the lap of luxury in D4

By Bernice Harrison

Ranelagh redbrick – with a painting – for €1.1m

By Bernice Harrison

Spacious home in Goatstown for €695,000

By Rose Doyle

New homes: Malahide scheme launch after first phase sellout

By Aoife Valentine

Victorian with functional design in Phibsboro for €395,000

By Rose Doyle

What will €850,000 buy?

By Emma Cullinan

Refurbished with love in old Portobello

By Alanna Gallagher

A window on Wilhelmina Geddes’s life

By Sylvia Thompson

Redesign with added character in Blackrock for €1.395m

By Rose Doyle

Bright Dún Laoghaire apartment with views of the big blue

By Alanna Gallagher

Designers set about updating side entrance to GPO

Property clinic: My chimney opening lets in rain and debris

British retirement housing developer scraps plans for Dalkey Manor site

Sonia O’Sullivan: Back at schools’ cross-country event that made me

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Abdullah Ibrahim’s Zen approach to music and interviews

By Cormac Larkin

Eir to reveal first 100,000 homes for high-speed broadband

By Mark Paul

Yann Martel finds Jesus – in the form of a chimp

By Catherine Conroy

Henrietta McKervey: books can be bridges between childhood and adulthood

By Henrietta McKervey

Facebook unveils movie maker tool

By Pamela Newenham

Lawyers drafted in as Longford-Westmeath recount continues

By Marie O’Halloran

People

A cure has been found for Irish-language phobia

By Aoife Valentine

AIB pretax profit up 72% on ‘higher quality new lending’

By Ciarán Hancock

West Ham take full advantage of Tottenham’s nervy showing

By Dominic Fifield

FG’s James Bannon ‘very hurt’ by negative online comments

By Marie O’Halloran

New York City mayor ends boycott of St Patrick’s Day parade

By Simon Carswell

Farming & Food

Total Produce full-year profits up 5.6% as revenues jump 10.4%

By Charlie Taylor

Paging Dr Watson: IBM’s supercomputer in patient care

By Marie Boran

Fashion

Fashion forward: Steal vs Splurge, backstage beauty and style tips

By Dominique McMullan and Deirdre McQuillan

Resistance in FF to backing minority FG government, say sources

By Michael O'Regan

New lending drives positive numbers at AIB

By Ciarán Hancock

AIB chief executive’s remuneration rises to €587,000

By Ciarán Hancock and Finance Correspondent

Colm Keena: Dismantling Irish Water could be costly mistake

By Colm Keena

Irish Water threat to Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil deal

By Stephen Collins, Fiach Kelly and Sarah Bardon

The Morning Sports Briefing

Ove Arup’s Irish division sees turnover rise 12%

By Charlie Taylor

UK house price inflation hits 10-month high, survey finds

Arsène Wenger admits Arsenal players have confidence issue

By David Hytner

New Zealand cricket legend Martin Crowe dies aged 53

Singaporean investors show growing interest in Irish property

By Clifford Coonan

Peter Burke and Willie Penrose elected in Longford-Westmeath

By Marie O’Halloran

An Irish Diary

Church Services

Bertram Allen takes second in Doha as Ireland start week brightly

By Margie McLoone

Markets

European shares snap winning streak as Evonik tumbles

Irish services sector growth decline in February

Aidan Coleman runs the rule over Victoria Pendleton

By Aidan Coleman

Esperanza Spalding - Emily’s D+Evolution: loud, funky, cosmic

By Cormac Larkin

Media

‘An Klondike’ among Celtic Media Festival nominees

By Laura Slattery

‘Labour’s back,’ Penrose says after winning the last seat

By Marie O’Halloran

Tiger Woods watches 11-year-old ace opening hole at new course

Shane Lowry: Reaction to my Honda blowout was over the top

By Shane Lowry

Trump and Clinton surge ahead in US presidential races

By Simon Carswell

‘These stories are tentative dates with a Belfast I’ve slowly fallen in love with’

By Jan Carson

Car insurance premiums to rise after Setanta court decision

By Mary Carolan

French minister warns Brexit could end Calais border controls

People

Family Fortunes: A Limerick mother of 13 who ended up with none

By Mike Burke

Katie McCabe eager to grasp big opportunity at Arsenal

By Emmet Malone

Numbers on Live Register down 10% on annual basis

By Charlie Taylor

William Reville: Forgiveness is healthier than holding a grudge

By William Reville

Ireland move up to 29th in latest Fifa world rankings

The city trees that pose a threat to human health

By Anthony King

Global business growth slows amid waning demand - survey

Film

Hitchcock/Truffaut review: essential viewing for fans of the master

By Donald Clarke

World

Cardinal insists he was ‘kept in dark’ about child abuse

By Paddy Agnew

Transport

Ryanair launches seven new routes from Belfast

By Francess McDonnell and Charlie Taylor

Cantillon: erudite reports butter no parsnips

Pat Lam makes four changes as Connacht look to stretch lead

BT Ireland pretax profits up 42% to €44.1m last year

By Charlie Taylor

Martin O’Neill sweats on Shay Given fitness ahead of Euro 2016

By Emmet Malone

Democracy 2.0: Five steps to give power back to the people

By Joe Humphreys

Supreme Court dismisses dentists’ appeal over funding

By Mary Carolan

Rob Herring returns to captain Ulster against Zebre

Tech Tools review: Ivy Health wireless blood pressure monitor

By Ciara O'Brien

Tech Tools: Part pet entertainment, part home security with LG’s Rolling Bot

By Ciara O'Brien

TV & Radio

House of Cards season four gets ready for a cabinet reshuffle

By Shilpa Ganatra

Tech Tools: Sony Xperia Ear tries to make bluetooth fashionable

By Ciara O'Brien

Travel

Tasmania – penal colony to art island

By Tamara Thiessen

High Court rejects UK request to extradite alleged sex offender

Northern Ireland’s Chris Brunt out of Euro 2016

North’s Attorney General to be party in baker’s ‘gay cake’ appeal

By Alan Erwin

Culture

Nialler9's New Irish Music: Foy Vance, Bell X1, Ailbhe Reddy and more

By Niall Byrne

Judge says rapist ‘wise’ to withdraw appeal against sentence

Shortage of seed finance could hold back firms, conference told

By Francess McDonnell

Transport

New shipping service to offer faster access to Mediterranean, Africa

By Charlie Taylor

Firms need more focus on detecting IT attacks, event hears

By Karlin Lillington

Father (26) shot dead on his birthday, inquest hears

By Louise Roseingrave

Middle East

Gay poet blacklisted in Iran seeks asylum in Israel

By Isabel Kershner

Music giant Live Nation continues to grow – but has it become too big to fail?

By Jim Carroll

League of Ireland teams to split €475,500 in 2016 season prize money

US investment in Ireland totals $310bn, report finds

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Offbeat

Joyful occasions can trigger ‘happy heart syndrome’ study finds

Judge says applicants for anonymity must prove death threats

By George Jackson

Green Party and RTÉ must each pay costs of court case

By Mary Carolan

Songs of the Week: M83, Jack White, Charlie XCX and Richard Ashcroft

By Eoin Butler

Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong’s cherished freedoms under threat

By Clifford Coonan

Trainee Montessori teacher jailed for abusing girl (4)

Abroad

What did Jimmy Deenihan achieve as first Irish diaspora minister?

Basil McCrea cleared of serious allegations by Stormont watchdog

Former Labour and SF councillor admits making hoax calls

Welcome to the city of Tralee – population 22,200

By Anne Lucey

Fashion

Wear it out: Bring the colour back in with spring pastels

By Emma Fraser

Media

Profits up at Anton Savage PR firm

By Charlie Taylor

RTÉ and TV3 announce schedules for live Euro 2016 matches

By Emmet Riordan

At least 59 TDs favour repeal of Eighth Amendment, group claims

By Dan Griffin

Film

Hail, Caesar! review: the Coen brothers let loose in la-la land

By Donald Clarke

Africa

Oscar Pistorius denied right to appeal murder conviction

Naas meeting on Sunday set to proceed

Levy betting system replacement in Britain welcomed

Food

Select: 2,000-year-old bread and a brief history of the kitchen

By Aoife McElwain

Man jailed for stealing visually impaired victim’s groceries

Your Fitness

Get Swimming: Week 9: ‘A monumental fall after being so, so good’

By Rachel Collins

Donald Tusk urges migrants to stop coming to Europe

Public complain about unsolicited calls from politicians

By Elaine Edwards

Film

Time Out of Mind Review: Richard Gere excels in this meditation on homelessness

By Tara Brady

Asia-Pacific

North Korea fires volley of missiles into sea after UN sanctions

By Clifford Coonan

Petroceltic urges shareholders to take no action on Worldview bid

By Charlie Taylor

Jordi Murphy forcing his way back into the picture

By Johnny Watterson

Bankers’ trial hears further detail on alleged transfers

By Declan Brennan

Environment

Ringaskiddy locals and students join Cork incinerator protest

By Barry Roche

Supreme Court to hear appeal over Tipperary wind farm

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Sam Allardyce: Sunderland feel ‘extremely let down’ by Adam Johnson

Friday midnight deadline looms for removal of #ge16 posters

By Sorcha Pollak

Paramedic suffered ‘survivor’s guilt’ after colleague’s death

Two female militants shot dead in Turkey after attack on police bus

If water investment funded by tax it ‘simply won’t happen’

By Elaine Edwards

Commercial Property

Cerberus sells strategic 11-acre Belfast site to London group

By Francess McDonnell

Deportation order to Jordan challenged in High Court

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Gridlock in Dublin city after truck fire near Port Tunnel

Social Affairs

Dean Victor Stacey of St Patrick’s Cathedral to step down

By Patsy McGarry

Oireachtas

Profile: Peter Burke (FG)

By Stephen Collins

Steve Mason - Meet The Humans: soaring choruses bring brighter, breezier feeling

By Chris Jones

Porterfield leads Ireland to T20 warm-up win over Hong Kong

Brexit campaign failing to address how EU relations will be recast

By Denis Staunton

Mitt Romney labels Donald Trump ‘a fraud’ and a misogynist

CSO survey shows SMEs heavily dependent on bank finance

By Pamela Newenham

Garda operation to begin as Vinnie Ryan’s funeral details set

By Conor Lally

Various - Studio One Showcase: roots, dancehall, lovers’ rock in the reggae mix

By Jim Carroll

Tuesday’s Luas strike called off to allow for talks

By Martin Wall

History

Historic Gal Gréine banner returns to Dublin 100 years on

By Tim O'Brien

Statistics not adding up for mentally weak Arsenal

By Jonathan Wilson

Belvedere see off St Michael’s and set sights on Roscrea

Elena Xanthoudakis, Jason Xanthoudakis, Clemens Leske - The Captive Nightingale: Schubert in context of neglected works

By Michael Dervan

Black Bank Folk - Rising: stories of love and loss told with fluency and grace

By Siobhán Long

Midterm and Foundation among contenders for Epsom Derby

Social Affairs

Easter Sunday services to go ahead at Christ Church Cathedral

By Patsy McGarry

Seanad elections: Neither Fianna Fáil nor Fine Gael will control Upper House

By Stephen Collins

Farming & Food

Agri Careers shuts doors for a time due to 7,000-strong crowd

By Tim O'Brien

Markets

Five-day European rally comes to an end

By Pamela Newenham

Former ‘Dragons’ Den’ investor Sarah Newman bankrupt

By Barry O'Halloran and Mary Carolan

Graham Barrett: ‘The time for action in Irish football is now’

By Graham Barrett

Cadbury’s staff in Dublin go on indefinite strike

By Dan Griffin and Mark Hilliard

Dovecote - Dovecote: dig these dusted down tunes by archaeologist Niall Colfer

By Lauren Murphy

New York mayor hails lifting of Patrick’s Day parade gay ban

By Simon Carswell

Hermitage Green - Save Your Soul: personality pipped by pristine production

By Lauren Murphy

Britain’s financial watchdog targets six life insurers over fees

Another election likely within two years, Michael Noonan says

By Fiach Kelly

Health

Finding of misconduct against doctor involved in €1.9m will conspiracy

By Paul Cullen

Valeant insists key executive resigned and was not asked to go

Pablo Díaz-Rexia’s El Guincho: Hiperasia - abrasive experiments, twitchy sounds

By Jim Carroll

Dieselgate hits Audi profit in sign of cost to VW

Social media did not have significant impact on #GE16 outcome - analysis

By Colin Gleeson

Lake Street Dive - Side Pony: retro ’70s soul with a steely edge and velvet touch

By Joe Breen

Donald Tusk tells migrants not to come to Europe

By Derek Scally

Barcelona set La Liga record of 35 games unbeaten

Lionel Messi’s 35th club hat-trick puts Barcelona nine points clear

Soak scoops Choice Music Prize at Vicar Street

By Colin Gleeson

Fianna Fail has opened lines of communication with smaller parties

By Harry McGee

SSE Airtricity League preview: FAI must keep the recovery going

By Emmet Malone

PGA Tour facing a tricky decision on WGC’s future at Doral

By Ewan Murray