01 April, 2016 Digital News Archive

Will Microsoft’s AR hologram technology change live music forever?

By Laurence Mackin

Seven years on, shadow of earthquake still hangs over L’Aquila

By Paddy Agnew

Central Bank issues warnings to debt management firms

By Pamela Newenham

Zach Tuohy set to play 100th AFL game

By Daragh O Conchuir

An Irish Diary

Footfalls and phonecalls – An Irishman’s Diary about a night at the National Concert Hall

By Frank McNally

Another 130 credit unions expected to merge by end of year

China’s first gay-themed movie to open in cinemas

By Clifford Coonan

Martin Mansergh criticises secular readings of Proclamation

By Ronan McGreevy

Part-time coroners defend earnings of more than €100,000

By Gordon Deegan

HSE had a ‘spend, spend, spend’ attitude before election

By Paul Cullen

Greece punished for its border while Turkey plays cynical game

By Richard Pine

Queezybags take the panic out of car sickness

By Eimear McGovern

Education

ASTI may risk losing members over stance on junior cycle reform

By Carl O'Brien

My start-up story: Ciara Clancy of Beats Medical

By Pamela Newenham

India flyover collapse kills 14, injures more than 100

Parties propose housing solutions as talks on government continue

By Mary Minihan

Argentina to re-enter market after settling debt dispute

By Tom Hennigan

Cullen Communications reports increase in retained profits

Stephen Kenny outlines task lying in wait for Derry

By Paul Buttner

FBD chief Fiona Muldoon receives €449,000 pay package

By Pamela Newenham

Dublin-based hedge fund Abbey records big jump in profits

By Charlie Taylor

Canadian firm paid €258m in cash for Denis O’Brien’s Topaz

By Arthur Beesley

Beetle from Asia poses threat to Ireland’s ash trees

By Lorna Siggins

Youth championships to give glimpse of Ireland’s prospects

By David Branigan

Calls for Jacob Zuma to resign after South Africa court ruling

By Bill Corcoran

The end of packing cardboard boxes

By Eimear McGovern

Eir responds to Government concerns over rural broadband

By Mark Paul

Next government will face spending ‘time bombs’

By Pat Leahy and Paul Cullen

Patience and trust crucial for big parties’ pow-wow

By Pat Leahy

Josh van der Flier learning that small margins make a big difference

By John O'Sullivan

Farming & Food

Fyffes executive chairman’s pay left unchanged at €1.25m

By Barry O'Halloran

Education

Private school teachers ‘are treated like second-class citizens’

By Carl O'Brien

Dáil faces another stalemate in taoiseach vote

By Fiach Kelly and Sarah Bardon

Ronnie Corbett: Diminutive titan who brought laughter to millions

AOL's Tim Armstrong targets ‘unstoppable’ mobile ad trend

By Laura Slattery

Sinn Féin says it tried to form a government

By Sarah Bardon

Sean Casey stepping down at New Ireland Assurance

By Mark Paul

Opinion

Noel Whelan: We should be proud of 1916 commemorations

By Noel Whelan

Opinion

Niall Crowley: Landlord discrimination row is very revealing

By Niall Crowley

History

Rising rebels’ ‘white flag’ on sale after being rescued from skip

By Michael Parsons

Homelessness crisis: Five ways to tackle the issues

By Kitty Holland

Opinion

Cody Mitschelin: Boy meets girl. Boy mows lawn. World goes bananas

By Brian Boyd

Irish Muslim leaders unveil anti-extremism declaration

By Patsy McGarry

Woman who gave birth died after internal bleeding

Seaton and McGovern make move in Mallorca

By David Branigan

Sam Bennett and Matt Brammeier to compete in the big Classics

By Shane Stokes

The price of water

Senior figures in North back talks with dissident republicans

By Brian Rowan

Doctor worked with children after sex abuse convictions - report

By Gerry Moriarty

Flags

Census question on the Irish language

Rural concerns are being overlooked

Europe’s future and the Brexit debate

‘Micro’ canines reported following microchipping

By Damian Cullen

Elegy for an urban greenspace

Arlene Foster and the Rising

Forming a government

‘A psychological milestone’

Ombudsman, the HSE and complaints

The Rising and ideas of blood sacrifice

Gaelic Games

Dublin’s under-21s now thriving after half-hearted beginnings

By Seán Moran

Gaelic Games

John McIntyre not worried by prospect of Galway relegation

By Seán Moran

Road Warrior - summer schedules back, Delta to profit share, Boom supersonic aircraft coming, loos with views

By Joan Scales

‘People buy from people, so build networks’

By Olive Keogh

Staying the course proves a winning gamble

By Fiona Alston

Living and working the American dream

By Olive Keogh

Hilary Fannin: My tough days are fleeting. Not everyone is so lucky

By Hilary Fannin

Liam Toland: Buckley showing the benefits of brain over brawn

By Liam Toland

Food

Lilly Higgins: St Clement’s cake

By Lilly Higgins

Film

Michael Shannon: ‘The performance is an escape for an actor as much as it is for an audience’

By Donald Clarke

Film

Rachel Griffiths: 'I can walk into a scene, break balls, and cause shit to go down'

By Tara Brady

Those magnificent Ulster men and their flying machines

By Róisín Ingle

Donal Dineen’s Sunken Treasure: John Martyn’s ‘Bless the Weather’

By Donal Dineen

Laura Gibson: Empire Builder: not uplifting but something very worth listening to

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Planet Business

By Laura Slattery

Julian Lage – Arclight: guitar virtuoso finally goes electric

By Cormac Larkin

Andrew Trimble not interested in excuses for Ulster

By Gerry Thornley

An extract from God Is No Thing: Coherent Christianity by Rupert Shortt

By Rupert Shortt

Connacht may find it harder to break new ground against Ulster

By Gerry Thornley

Steering the fishing industry through choppy waters

By Lorna Siggins

Ireland's obesity rate among world's worst

By Paul Cullen

Markets

Asia shares dragged lower by Japan

Tesla unveils $35,000-Model 3 with range of 215 miles

Food

Food file: Your weekly food news round-up

By Marie Claire Digby

Manufacturing growth reaches eight month high in March

By Fiona Reddan

Atlantic Bridge launches new fund for Irish firms

By Ciarán Hancock

UDG completes €400m disposal to McKesson

By Fiona Reddan

The riddle of the ‘New Day’, a newspaper launched in 2016

By Laura Slattery

Fools of rock: weird and wonderful April 1st musical pranks

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Is your business ready for robots?

By Charlie Taylor

Greece wants its money back

US content giants threaten to steal crown from European broadcasters

By Laura Slattery

India flyover collapse death toll rises to 23, with 90 rescued

Farming & Food

Fyffes acquires Highline Produce for €97.7 million

By Pamela Newenham

Caveat: Wetherspoon may need a bar extension for its Irish invasion plan

By Mark Paul

The Morning Sports Briefing

By No By

‘Fair City’ and ‘Bridget & Eamon’ in RTÉ’s brochure for TV fair

By Laura Slattery

China’s Anbang abandons $14 bn bid to buy Starwood Hotels

Dublin Bus to keep up with irate passengers

By Laura Slattery

Golf

Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadows have work to do in California

Home Retail backs Sainsbury’s £1.4bn takeover of Argos

China’s manufacturing activity rebounds in March

By Clifford Coonan

‘Spotify of journalism’ Blendle makes leap to US

By Laura Slattery

Listicle: how to deal with a workaholic boss

Dublin Airport Authority faces runway deadline

By Barry O'Halloran

Conor Swail wins 1.45m speed class in Florida

By Margie McLoone

Dublin Airport needs new runway to fulfil its wider ambitions

By Barry O'Halloran

Wake-up Call: Handling peers who can’t stick to a plan

By Amy Jen Su

Take care when talking to people with a different mother tongue

By Michael Skapinker

Gardaí find car used by gang to ram patrol car

By Barry Roche

China warns against April Fools’ Day jokes

By Clifford Coonan

Uptake on examinership falls dramatically in first quarter

By Pamela Newenham

Golf

Charley Hoffman one clear of chasing pack in Houston

Argentina shows why an Irish default would have been folly

By Arthur Beesley

Gabriel Agbonlahor left out of Aston Villa squad amid investigation

Farming & Food

DropChef on a mission to make meals easier

By Eimear McGovern

New government will have to act on obesity, Donal O’Shea says

By Vivianne Clarke

Food

The long history of food packaging, and why we have become so attached to it

By Aoife McElwain

Central Bank revises 2016 growth upwards

By Fiona Reddan

Racing

Ruby Walsh all set for Aintree after fall at Clonmel

Nialler9's New Irish Music: Evvol, exmagician, D.A.R.K. and more

By Niall Byrne

Guerilla Toss – Eraser Stargazer: avant-garde punks take weirdbeard route

By Jim Carroll

Matt Corby – Telluric: extraordinary voice and tough-but-tender songs

By Jim Carroll

The Last Shadow Puppets: Everything You’ve Come to Expect - album review

By Lauren Murphy

Remembering the genius and lunacy of legendary music promoter Bill Graham

By Jim Carroll

Film

Ewok of Ages: A Star Wars Story review - a playfully subversive tour de Force

By Donald Clarke

Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin agree to postpone talks

By Sarah Bardon

Property

Pieces of me: Aoibheann McNamara, proprietor of Ard Bia at Nimmos

By Deirdre McQuillan

40 years of Apple is a timeline for innovation and personal computing

By Davin O'Dwyer

Roberto Martínez not afraid Everton will lose Romelu Lukaku

Arsène Wenger: Roy Hodgson should take a punt on Jack Wilshere

Offbeat

April Fools’ Day: The best and worst pranks for 2016

By Sorcha Pollak

New car sales up 28.5% as Toyota becomes best-selling brand

By Michael McAleer

Student Hub

Mental health not just confined to anxiety and depression

Viewing outside the box - how television is changing

By Hugh Linehan

Hijackers, bulls, bears, grenades: the dangerous art of the ultimate selfie

By Aoife Valentine

Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray both to start in derby

Drink

Drink: Why Fernet-Branca is popular in San Francisco

By John Wilson

Autism affects 1% of Irish population, study shows

By Paul Cullen and Elaine Edwards

Culture

Going Out: The best of what’s on around Ireland this weekend

Google pulls minion email option after April Fool prank backfires

Life & Style

Shopping Spraoi: Drogheda

By Alanna Gallagher

Diego Costa handed further one-match ban and fined €25,000

Fáilte Ireland introduces VR tours of the Wild Atlantic Way

By Charlie Taylor

Parents shunning cervical cancer vaccine, IMO forum hears

By Paul Cullen

Mortgage lending rules may not be changed in upcoming review

By Fiona Reddan

Television: Bob Geldof busts his baggage allowance in a poetry-political broadcast

By Bernice Harrison

Culture

Olivia O’Leary: This week, we were the stars of our own show

By Olivia O'Leary

Sue Ronan names Ireland women’s side for Euro 2017 qualifiers

IMO brings legal case over €250m consultant pay debt

By Paul Cullen

Travel

Fancy sleeping with the fishes – or in Bowie’s bedroom?

By Joan Scales

Dee Forbes appointed next director general of RTÉ

By Pat Leahy

Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back

Iarnród Éireann announces disruptions to Dublin to Portlaoise line

By Tim O'Brien

Abroad

It’s tempting to leave Brussels, the city that has become home

By Anne O'Brien

Science

Venomous varmint could offer ways to deal with cancer

By Dick Ahlstrom

Dee Forbes: Cork woman with impressive track record takes the top job in Irish media

By Hugh Linehan

Rights groups alarmed ahead of EU-Turkey migrant swap

By Daniel McLaughlin

Drink

Staying in? Stock up on 'session beers'

By Sorcha Hamilton

History

Atheists label Rising rebels ‘undemocratic killers’

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Donald Trump on back foot heading to Wisconsin

By Simon Carswell

Environment

Weather warnings issued for counties around coast

By Olivia Kelleher

Restaurants

Duck restaurant review: A whip-smart spot to try in Co Wexford

By Catherine Cleary

This is the Ritual by Rob Doyle is April’s Irish Times Book Club choice

By Martin Doyle

Yaya Toure a serious doubt for PSG Champions League tie

By Jamie Jackson

So what’s hot and what’s not this week?

By Una Mullally

Radio: Untold stories breathe new life into old myths

By Mick Heaney

Funeral of drowned Tyler Joyce (3) recalls happy boy

By Ronan McGreevy

Courts

Schoolboy (16) charged with murder of teenager in Co Mayo

By Tom Shiel

‘Gràcies Johan’ - Barcelona to wear Cruyff tribute shirts in clasico

Kieran Mulvey rejects Siptu call to step down

By Martin Wall, Vivienne Clarke and Sarah Bardon

Environment

Circular Economy: Time to get serious on ‘recycle, repair, reuse’

By Karmenu Vella

Hiqa finds failures over protection of residents at care homes

By Kitty Holland

Middle East

France accuses Syrian government of violating ceasefire

By Patrick Wintour

‘Very bad news’ - Rafael Benitez salutes ‘positive’ Rob Elliot

Nico Rosberg continues form to lead after opening practice in Bahrain

World

Dilma Rousseff’s cry of ‘coup’ is based on flawed logic

By Tom Hennigan

Crime & Law

Boy (15) charged with murder of Lorcan O’Reilly

By Tom Tuite

Business Week: The business of looking to the future . . .

By Colin Gleeson

Stage

Inside the GPO review: At the centre stage of the action

By Peter Crawley

Racing

Foxrock favoured by freshness for Navan grade two race

By Brian O'Connor

Barcelona versus Real Madrid: The Talking Points

Being Clasico underdogs no problem for Zinedine Zidane

Indian police file homicide case after flyover collapse kills 23

Courts

UCC rejects claim of ‘shambolic’ academic appointments process

Racing

Ryan Moore flies in for trio of rides for Aidan O’Brien at the Curragh

By Brian O'Connor

Good eggs: youngsters point out burglars to police chopper

Jurgen Klopp: ‘Maybe for Tottenham it is like a final’

Borussia Dortmund hit with injuries as Europa League tie looms

Courts

Three of five teens accused of sex with girl (15) sent for trial

Manu Tuilagi chasing the ‘triple threat’ in shift to inside centre

Tesco Ireland workers to ballot for industrial action

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Obituaries

Ronnie Corbett created some of the most memorable moments in British comedy

Eoin Morgan: Irishman hoping to lead England to cricket glory

By Ronan McGreevy

Church investigating cardinal’s apartment renovation

By Paddy Agnew

Numbers making personal claims via Injuries Board up 6%

By Conor Pope

Michaella McCollum released from Peru jail, solicitor says

By Conor Lally

When the winds of changes shift, some athletes stay forever young

By Ian O'Riordan

Luke Shaw’s Euro 2016 dream looks over as Wayne Rooney returns to training

Ryanair plane forced to return to land after bird strike

Angel di Maria: I left Manchester United to win things

Endangered tigers could make comeback, experts claim

Irish duo still have work to do to secure gold in Palma

By David Branigan

Six Nato vessels in Dublin open to public over weekend

By Colin Gleeson

Culture

Not so sober remembrance for Brian O’Nolan 50 years on

By Frank McNally

Sailing: British crew member dies after being swept overboard in Pacific

Kilkenny and Tipperary set to progress to hurling league semi-finals

By Seán Moran

Jack McGrath: ‘I had this horrible knot in my stomach. Now it’s gone’

By Gavin Cummiskey

Gaelic Games

Weekend’s football previews: Allianz League deciders and Under-21 provincial finals

By Seán Moran and Keith Duggan

Enda Kenny rules out backing Fianna Fáil minority government

By Sarah Bardon

Golf

Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington to miss cut in Texas

By John O'Sullivan

Gary Neville’s elevation to Mourinho’s level down to powers of British TV

By Michael Walker

Africa

Jacob Zuma denies dishonesty over spending on S Africa home

Salty sea captain who is steering Barça towards historic waters

By Richard Fitzpatrick

US maintains solid jobs growth with wage rises beating forecasts

Bohemians secure second league win at Longford’s expense

Top two can’t be separated as Dundalk and Derry draw

Hungrier Ulster halt league leaders Connacht

Pochettino confident of overturning poor Anfield form

By David Hytner

Arch-rivals set up for high-stakes game to secure vital points

By Gerry Thornley

Arsenal must keep believing they can win title, Arsène Wenger insists

By Amy Lawrence

Hugo Lloris: the quiet man who leads by example

By Paul Doyle

An Irish Diary

Church of Ireland notes

Environment

Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney

Editorials

Considering the ultimate gift in organ donation week

Editorials

Time for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to inhale deeply and get on with government formation

Editorials

Apple FBI iPhone case presents a critical choice for a digital world

Poetry versus prose: a passionate debate

By Bert Wright

The Bulgarian Truck by Dumitru Tsepeneag review: A dazzling maze

By Eileen Battersby

Ebook reviews: Blackbar and Dictionary Stories

By Sara Keating

Review: Love + Hate: Stories and Essays by Hanif Kureishi

By Freya McClements