01 September, 2016 Digital News Archive

Electric Picnic 2016: 25 Unmissable moments

Kevin Thornton: Losing Michelin star was ‘stab in the heart’

By Conor Pope

HSE rules out adopting UK’s meningitis strategy

By Paul Cullen

European and US equities weaken after strong month

Split over Apple tax ruling sign of Coalition going awry

By Pat Leahy

Courts

High Court orders Tramyard Cafe in Dalkey to close

Leading chef Kevin Thornton to close Dublin restaurant

By Conor Pope and Colm Keena

An Irish Diary

What’s On

Fine Gael tells Independents Apple tax appeal must go ahead

By Pat Leahy and Harry McGee

Motors

Apple may develop self-driving car with BMW

By Neil Briscoe

Ban on gay men donating blood formally lifted in North

By Gerry Moriarty

The fascinating world of boring tunnels

By Peter Lynch

William Reville: Copernicus might have been wrong about Earth

By William Reville

Lar Corbett sees nothing vulnerable about Kilkenny

By Gavin Cummiskey

Motors

Amazon moves closer to becoming online car retailer

By Neil Briscoe

Crime & Law

Cavan deaths: Hawe family to be laid to rest in home parish

By Conor Lally

Tipperary and Kilkenny hurling final lures families back home

By Conor Kane

North has fewer millionaires but is more prosperous overall

By Francess McDonnell

Transport

Harvey Norman seeks expansion as sales rise 10% to €170m

By Mark Paul

Retail outlets collateral damage of Chinese military reform

By Clifford Coonan

Revenue official says taxing 60% of profits here would be ‘travesty’

By Colm Keena

Efforts to recruit and retain nurses

Dell set to seal $63bn purchase of EMC

An Irish Diary

True Blues – An Irishman’s Diary about music and war

By Frank McNally

Tackling the housing crisis

Irish workers living illegally in Australia

‘Losing our past in budget cuts’

Level the field for women in Africa

Apple, Ireland, the EU and taxation – the €13 billion question

IRFU defends stance on Ruan Pienaar’s planned departure

By Gerry Thornley

Opinion

Out of Syria: I am in France and I am free

By Mustafa

Connacht braced for barrage from Glasgow Warriors

By Gerry Thornley

High-spec downsizer in Dalkey for €725,000

By Frances O'Rourke

Light, space – and a cedarwood studio in the garden

By Frances O'Rourke

Park life in Rathgar for €1.1m

By Alanna Gallagher

Georgian with bohemian feel close to Ranelagh village

By Alanna Gallagher

Ready to add your finishing touches

By Bernice Harrison

Split-level style off Serpentine

By Orna Mulcahy

Majority of mortgage seekers hit by new lending rules

By Charlie Taylor

Policy shift needed to address urban-rural imbalance, says KPMG

By Barry McCall

Period style refreshed for €3.7m

By Frances O'Rourke

Fine Crampton corner house for €1.35m

By Bernice Harrison

Georgian style with leisure and pleasure in mind

By Gemma Tipton

Davra and Orbiwise to help roll out IoT network nationwide

By Charlie Taylor

Restored glory in Rathgar for €1.6m

By Alanna Gallagher

Venture capital behind 20,000 new Irish jobs since 2003, study shows

By Ciara O'Brien

Interior designer’s Dublin 6 home for €2.2m

By Bernice Harrison

The builder’s take: why underfloor heating is worth considering

By Kevin Moran

How do I stop my neighbour’s overgrown garden invading mine?

Shipshape and party-ready in Dalkey for €1.9m

By Orna Mulcahy

Amateur drone users unable to get insurance in Ireland

By Mark Hilliard

Old-world charm in Terenure for €1.675m

By Gemma Tipton

Belgian developers eye Clarehall for apartment scheme

VFX tech advances leading to lazy film-makers, says Scott Ross

By Marie Boran

Gardening

Victorian terrace gets stylish turnaround

By Frances O'Rourke

Top end of Dublin property market growing faster than New York

What will €595,000 buy?

By Emma Cullinan

DNA origami puts a smile on researchers’ faces

By Vanesa Martinez

Isabelle Huppert: the best in the business?

By Donald Clarke

Apple’s €13bn Irish tax bill does not contain seeds of change

By Karlin Lillington

CAO profile: Eamonn Fitzgerald, EMEA manager Linkedin

By Aine McMahon

School and college: Making the transition

Ten-year-old Howth mansion sold for €5m last year to be demolished

Coping with being pipped in the points race

By Mark Hilliard

Irish Times’ Leaving Cert diarists tell how the summer went after the exams

By Peter McGuire

The death of Louis Walsh, my eating disorder

By Joanne McNally

TV & Radio

Aidan Turner: ‘It would be embarrassing if Poldark bombed’

By Katy Harrington

Transport

Irish passengers may have to pay to complain about airlines

By Barry O'Halloran

UK proves the weakest link for Grafton

Designer mews with A rating in Blackrock

By Alanna Gallagher

How philosophy helped me out of depression’s mire

By Laura Kennedy

Will other EU states seek a piece of the Apple pie?

Student survival tip: learn how to budget

By Peter McGuire

Ken Early: Robbie Keane's Ireland contribution doesn't end now

By Ken Early

No CAO offer after the second round? You still have options

By Brian Mooney

Commercial Property

Grant Thornton to lease new headquarters in Dublin docklands

By Jack Fagan

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: 'You can’t even figure out lineout codes without moving your lips'

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

CAO round two offers hope in Arts and Science

By Brian Mooney

Organic skincare start-up Ocean Bloom sees sales growth

By Olive Keogh

Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 7

By Ciara O'Brien

Farming & Food

Jameson sales rise 12% by volume to 5.7m cases

By Charlie Taylor

Amundi seals Kleinwort Benson takeover

Student Hub

Embrace the sun at every opportunity you can

Chris Horn: Ireland can take the lead in using aerial drones for transport

By Chris Horn

Gmail Meter analyses your inbox

By Marie Boran

Fashion

Fashion Forward: patchwork deals and reasonable autumn luxury

By Deirdre McQuillan

Golf

Shane Lowry: Darren was right. I didn’t perform when it mattered

By Shane Lowry

Opera app offers unlimited free VPN

By Marie Boran

College guide: what to expect when you enter third level

By Kevin Donoghue

Silicon Valley start-ups narrowing their focus amid crash warnings

By Kate Bennett

Google app seeks to tap wisdom of the crowd

By Marie Boran

Crime & Law

Cannabis and seven luxury cars seized in Garda operation

By Niamh Towey

Canon unveils Eos 5D Mark IV

By Ciara O'Brien

Battle for industrial resources shifts to sand

By John Holden

The Wolfe gives your laptop graphics some bite

By Ciara O'Brien

Sonia O’Sullivan: Why I find a 10km run so hard

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Great potential? The truth behind the estate agent's lexicon

By Emma Cullinan

Trump rules out ‘amnesty’ in immigration speech

By Simon Carswell

The Morning Sports Briefing

Shazam! Captain Marvel fired our imaginations in 1940s Kildare

By Clare McCormick

World

Brazil swears in new president following Rousseff impeachment

Milos Raonic becomes the biggest casualty of the US Open so far

World’s oldest fossils found in Greenland

Eir broadband price hike unjustified, say rival telecom firms

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Orna Mulcahy’s big regret? Missing her chance to open a Dublin cafe

By Orna Mulcahy

Complete Premier League transfer window ins and outs

TV & Radio

Eamonn Holmes steps down from Sky News after 11 years

GAA Statistics: Staying with Kilkenny for 60 minutes only half the battle

By Eamon Donoghue

Quade Cooper confirms three-year deal with Wallabies

Five things you need to know today

Bastian Schweinsteiger had his farewell last night too

Europe

Vladimir Putin meets Eton schoolboys at the Kremlin

Environment

Usher’s Island Dublin’s ugliest area, says study

By Olivia Kelly

Opinion

Electric Picnic: Bourgeois, Overpriced, Clique-ridden and Twee

By Brian Boyd

Tuarascáil

Opry abú!

Martyn Turner

1,500 people apply for three jobs at Westmeath County Council

By Vivienne Clarke

Morgan review: letting the gene genie out of the bottle

By Donald Clarke

Books

More than a map: the Ordnance Survey’s huge but hidden cultural impact

By Cóilín Parsons

CAO issues 2,573 round two offers

James McCarthy ruled out of opening World Cup qualifier

Anyone for protein-rich insects and seaweed snacks?

By Jamie Ball

Books

The Guyliner on comfort reading: why do I read same books over and over again?

By The Guyliner

Boy (11) on bicycle dies after being hit by car in Co Offaly

By Conor Lally and Eoghan Mac Connell

Motors

Skoda Kodiaq: elite SUV may woo Audi and BMW motorists

By Neil Briscoe

Apple tax ruling not political, says EU competition commissioner

By Suzanne Lynch

Apple to pay further ‘billions’ of tax on 2014 European profits next year

By Joe Brennan and Vivienne Clarke

Leinster name their team for Pro12 opener against Treviso

Retired Australian judge (88) offers to swap places with refugee

By Ben Doherty

World

Mexicans accuse president of ‘historic error’ in welcoming Trump

By Azam Ahmed and Elisabeth Malkin

Charles Piutau among three Ulster debutants for Pro12 opener

Coca-Cola announces plans to invest €26m in Co Mayo facility

By Ciara O'Brien

Seasonal Suppers: choose what you eat and where it comes from

By JP McMahon

Injury forces Johnny Holland to retire aged 25

Europe

Swiss launch criminal investigation into Franz Beckenbauer

Isobel Joyce joins Tasmanian Roar to become first Irish cricketer in the WNCL

Your Fitness

Top 10 free apps that will help you get fit

By Ciaran D'Arcy

Ireland faces fewer EU friends with Apple tax appeal, S&P signals

By Joe Brennan

An Irish Diary

Church services

Fashion

Beauty Report: Magical glow – without the grease

By Laura Kennedy

Life & Style

Not going to Electric Picnic? Events to keep you entertained this weekend

By Gráinne Loughran

Middle East

Air strikes kill 25 people in attack on Syrian rebels

Spending in Ireland by overseas visitors increases 9.5%

By Rachel Flaherty

Ireland needs a ‘crusade’ against poverty, archbishop says

By Patsy McGarry

Africa

Great Elephant Census shows animal facing extinction in many parts of Africa

By Bill Corcoran

EC’s Apple tax ruling will not endanger Government - Coveney

By Mark Hilliard

Equity review: lame financial thriller offers low-yield returns

By Donald Clarke

Environment

Inflatable boat needed for Electric Picnic but Croke Park to stay dry

By Rachel Flaherty

US jobless claims fewer than expected as labour market firms

Abroad

I don’t spend my time in London pining for Ireland

By Amanda Coakley

Work

CPL enjoys record year as revenue increases 10% to €433m

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Australia’s new $5 note has features to help blind people

Is breaking the billion-pound spending barrier a good thing?

By Amy Lawrence

Zomby - Ultra review: short on both inspiration and energy

By Chris Jones

UK factory activity rebounds after sterling slump

Tipperary supporters in exile prepare for Kilkenny clash

By Conor Kane

George Gershwin - An American in Paris: a breath of fresh air

By Michael Dervan

Man who shot Ronald Reagan to be freed from psychiatric hospital

Cyrus Christie bids farewell to housemate Jeff Hendrick

Alton Towers rollercoaster passengers stuck mid-air for half-hour

Live Register total below 300,000 for first time since 2008

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Fashion

Wear it out: Mastering the ‘bottom of the bag’ look

By Emma Fraser

New car sales up 14% in August amid budget concerns

By Michael McAleer

Chlorine gas leak forces staff evacuation at St Vincent’s

By Paul Cullen

The Divine Comedy - Foreverland review: first-rate examples of contemplative, classic pop music

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Cody’s will to win strongest when stakes are highest

By Ciarán Murphy

German manufacturing growth slows in August

LCD Soundsystem: Disco ball breakers at Electric Picnic

By Dean Van Nguyen

Café Society review: Woody Allen in old Hollywood

By Donald Clarke

A Date for Mad Mary review: the wedding zinger you’ve been waiting for

By Donald Clarke

Financial Services

Former adviser to Taoiseach begins role as EIB vice-president

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Courts

Cleaners should be used after deaths at home, family says

By Louise Roseingrave

Commercial Property

Sale of Blanchardstown centre was State’s biggest property deal

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Body found in Co Donegal in search for missing man

By Stephen Maguire

History

The original Cosby: a murderous swindler who makes Electric Picnic seem tame

By Brian Boyd

Songs of the week: Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Hazel English and Chromatics

By Eoin Butler

Weight control: Immune system battles efforts of many - research

By Paul Cullen

Experience model village life at A Fair Land

By Aoife McElwain

Berkeley tragedy: US law aimed at preventing repeat passed

By Mark Hilliard

Nairo Quintana maintains red jersey after stage 12

Blow to Samsung as Galaxy Notes ‘catch fire’

World

Analysis: Dilma Rousseff ousted in Brazil because she was utterly incompetent

By Tom Hennigan

Learning Pool has acquired British competitor Mind Click

By Francess McDonnell

Irish-US relationship remains strong, Richard Bruton says

By Tim O'Brien

Your Money

Consumers sold unsuitable savings products warns Central Bank

By Ciarán Hancock

Middle East

UN warns of mass evacuations from Syrian towns

By Patrick Wintour

Thom Sonny Green – High Anxiety review: surprise move from Alt-J drummer

By Jim Carroll

Almost Holy review: Crocodile tears for a holy tough guy

By Tara Brady

Ex-EU commissioner criticises Apple tax ruling

Slump in foreign exchange contracts traded in Ireland

By Joe Brennan

Jamie T - Trick review: at best tiring and at worst predictable

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Pro-life group says abortion helpline is a ‘stunt’

By Aine McMahon

Global shares snap losing streak as oil ends its decline

Africa

Gabon violence escalates following disputed election result

Brexit will not lead to a hard Irish Border, David Davis says

By Amanda Ferguson

Sergio Aguero to contest violent conduct charge

Courts

Doctor admits woman should have been in hospital days before stillbirth

Manufacturing activity picks up despite caution in sector

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Meal Ticket: Two Boys Brew, Dublin 7

By Aoife McElwain

Oil prices fall more than 2% amid talk of US stockpiles

Caterpillar could close one of its three plants in the North

By Francess McDonnell

Golf

Willett resurrects some form in Crans as Paul Dunne struggles

Campbell Soup results hit by carrot costs and product recall

Sharon Courtney playing a key role in Monaghan’s renaissance year

By Sinead Farrell

Focus Ireland says family homelessness ‘is getting worse’

Environment

Distraction by children big cause of near misses, say drivers

By Aine McMahon

IMF urges G20 leaders to boost demand and trade

John Beasley - Monk’estra Vol. 1: proving once again the extraordinary resilience of Monk’s legacy

By Cormac Larkin

Jim: The James Foley Story review: no happy ending

By Tara Brady

Global markets await US jobs report on Friday

By Mark Paul

Your Money

Almost 1,500 cases of gas meter tampering found since 2014

By Aine McMahon

Transport

Ryanair to cut four flights a day from Dublin

By Barry O'Halloran

NTA is designing bus corridors it cannot build, chief says

By Tim O'Brien

Leicester City complete deal for UCD teenager Dylan Watts

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Ireland on the brink of victory over Hong Kong

Fishermen death inquiry urges warnings over toxic gases

By Lorna Siggins

Crime & Law

Two women held after seizure of cannabis worth €150,000

By Aine McMahon

Things to come/L’Avenir review: a rich, beautiful, oblique drama

By Donald Clarke

Angel Olsen - My Woman: Oddly, intoxicatingly spellbinding

By Lauren Murphy

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse delights astronomy fans

Psychotherapists and counsellors to be regulated

By Paul Cullen

SpaceX rocket blast a major blow to Facebook expansion plans

Florida braces itself ahead of Hurricane Hermine

Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon - Same Language, Different Worlds review: a pretentious mess

By Lauren Murphy

Public’s help sought in finding missing Kerry teenager

By Aine McMahon

Farming & Food

Seafood processor Errigal Bay returns to profit

By Charlie Taylor

Gardaí issue appeal for information on missing teenager

By Aine McMahon

Lydia Loveless - Real review: the sparks don’t fly often enough

By Joe Breen

Powerful earthquake strikes off New Zealand coast

Cathal Hayden - Hooked on Banjo review: complex and elegant in equal measure

By Siobhán Long

Franz Beckenbauer facing fraud investigation over 2006 World Cup bid

By Ed Aarons