13 October, 2016 Digital News Archive

Is Bob Dylan really a poet?

The man in the long black coat: Bob Dylan on Leeson Street

By Ian O'Riordan

An open letter to Bob Dylan from Joseph O’Connor

By Joseph O'Connor

A taste of Bob Dylan: 10 songs to beat The Band

By Joseph O'Connor

Pat Shortt: ‘There are mad f**kers out there’

By Donald Clarke

Health

Only free eye clinic for children closes waiting list

By Paul Cullen

Blue-collar whites still honking for Donald Trump in Ohio

By Simon Carswell

Irish Times/Sports Ireland Sportswoman Award for September

By Mary Hannigan

Miriam Lord: Kenny assures Brexit VIP of his insignificance

By Miriam Lord

Ireland’s unique relationship with Britain pushed into the spotlight

By Suzanne Lynch

Environment

Irish-built yacht sails round Arctic in seven weeks

By Lorna Siggins

Gaelic Games

End of era as Kerry’s Marc Ó Sé retires from intercounty football

By Ian O'Riordan

ESRI: Lower-income groups gain most from budget

Developers withdraw planning application for Raheny scheme

By Barry O'Halloran

Help-to-buy scheme will allow developers get back to work

By David Duffy

Business group called for tax incentives for returning emigrants

By Harry McGee

Environment

Local authorities to share €50m for infrastructure

By Olivia Kelly

Budget 2017: Childcare providers voice concerns over extra places

By Kitty Holland

Residential

Georgian-style grandeur by the lake

By Madeleine Lyons

Theresa May agrees to allow MPs debate Brexit plans

By Denis Staunton

Clare man charged with shovel attack on his brother

By Gordon Deegan

An Irish Diary

Curator’s Egg – An Irishman’s Diary about history and art

By Frank McNally

GAA in Dublin – a capital advantage?

Garda Commissioner holds ground amid fresh accusations

By Conor Lally

Child in care had 20 changes of access supervisor in two years

By Fiona Gartland

Faith in humanity

Donegal’s railways

Cyclists, motorists and road safety

‘An epidemic of loneliness’

The Eighth Amendment

Budget 2017 – choices and priorities

Lynn Harvey relishing life as a professional boxer

By Mary Hannigan

Childcare measures in budget a good start but we still have long way to go

By Tom Healy

Chief executive resigns as Goal reels from Syria inquiry

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Facebook Workplace app takes on Slack to connect work colleagues

By Marie Boran

Hinge takes swipe at hook-up apps

By Marie Boran

Searching for a new TV provider? We're spoilt for choice - and a little confused

By Ciara O'Brien

Planning dispute puts brakes on New Generation housing scheme

Advice from the dream homemaker: how to get that show house look

By Alanna Gallagher

Newton Emerson: We could not reinstate the Border even if we wanted to

By Newton Emerson

New innovators: EnteraSense diagnosis aid is fast and user-friendly

By Olive Keogh

Queen's University spin-off secures £500,000 investment

By Dominic Coyle

How to be a good keynote speaker at a tech conference

By John Holden

How Science Foundation Ireland makes a difference

By Barry McCall

Weblog: Anna Faris is ‘Unqualified’ but great fun

By Marie Boran

Innovation Talk: Today’s entrepreneurs are modern missionaries

By Jerry Kennelly

New report reveals public’s attitude to health service

By Barry McCall

Tax is not only reason tech firms come to Ireland

By Karlin Lillington

Developer Michael O’Flynn criticises budget over VAT

By Ciarán Hancock

Saudi Arabia plans first bonds in Ireland as kingdom tackles budget gap

By Joe Brennan

Review: Xbox One S - a slimmer, sleeker console

By Ciara O'Brien

Code First: Girls initiative hoping to make its mark at Dublin event

By Ciara O'Brien

Innovation: Portable blood cell counter

By Olive Keogh

Property

Allsop online auction features wide range of multi-unit lots

People

Joyce Hickey’s big regret: I wish I had got over my fear of water sooner

By Joyce Hickey

Property

Wyse staff pay tribute to founder with Croagh Patrick climb

Commercial Property

Vulture fund clampdown merely ‘cosmetic’, says Sinn Féin

By Joe Brennan

Your Fitness

Health tip of the day: try to opt for a rainbow of foods

People

Hilary Fannin: The most important quality in a second husband

By Hilary Fannin

Books

Paul McVeigh’s Polari prize win a triumph over very strong shortlist

By Martin Doyle

Science

Light relief: the best way to defeat jet lag

By Anthony King

Rugby

Rugby statistics: Champions Cup openers don’t point to success

By John O'Sullivan

The art of the sleeve: every album cover tells a story

By Jim Carroll

History

Open House: through the keyhole of Dublin's most iconic buildings

By Catherine Conroy

Transport

Tourism sector keeps its low VAT rate – for now

Oculus brings virtual reality closer to home

By Ciara O'Brien

Media

Digital detox is hard to do for most Irish people, research finds

By Laura Slattery

Lidl planning ‘state of the art’ Shankill store

By Mark Paul

Five things you need to know today

Goal resignation: Full statements from Barry Andrews and Anne O’Leary

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Wonder Woman named UN girls’ empowerment ambassador

Fashion

Which one of these dresses costs €100 and which one will set you back €1,665?

By Dominique McMullan and Deirdre McQuillan

Financial Services

Date for IPO of AIB shares drifts further out of view

By Ciarán Hancock

Life & Style

Janet Jackson expecting first child at 50

Sonia O’Sullivan: Lance Armstrong’s story continues to fascinate

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Asia-Pacific

Two teenagers charged with planning terror attack in Sydney

Kenmare Resources reports record production at Mozambique mine

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Sports Direct chief financial officer resigns

TomTom warns on sales but maintains 2016 earnings target

By Ciara O'Brien

Budget 2017: Late rise in funds surprised some Ministers

By Pat Leahy

The Morning Sports Briefing

The word ‘menopause’ frightens the life out of most people

Budget 2017 was the easy part, now come more tests

By Pat Leahy

Tyson Fury vacates world heavyweight titles to focus on recovery

Residential

Large suburban redbrick on Highfield Road

By Bernice Harrison

Women’s Aid: Social media ‘provides new level of abuse’

Snapchat tees up bankers for potential $25bn IPO

Skipper’s ‘terrifying experience’ of being towed by submarine

Samsung updates Irish customers on Note 7 options

By Ciara O'Brien

Middle East

US launches cruise missiles against rebel-held Yemen

Oliver Callan: Do not begrudge pensioners their budget day fiver

By Oliver Callan

NTMA sells €1bn of debt as bonds rally globally

By Joe Brennan

Inferno review: Hell is another Dan Brown movie

By Donald Clarke

Analysis shows UK Brexit bill could reach €20bn

Tesco removes Unilever goods from website over price row

Scott McGarvey feels responsible for Sam Allardyce exit

Ensemble Ériú - Imbas album review: A modern approach to tradition

By Siobhán Long

The Flag review: Pat Shortt gets one over the Brits

By Donald Clarke

Bell X1: A strange journey to their ‘difficult’ seventh album

By Lauren Murphy

Wadada Leo Smith: America’s National Parks album review – stormy studies of nature, environment and ownership

By Cormac Larkin

2012 Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill announces retirement

Abroad

‘Australia is a great place to be if you are dealing with depression’

By Neil O'Sullivan

Tyson Fury has had his boxing licence suspended

Books

‘Richard’s untimely death was not only a great loss to his family, but to literature’

By Ann Power

Middle East

Kerry and Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row

#Repealthe19th calls for women to be denied right to vote in US

By Niamh Towey

Mercedes insist Lewis Hamilton will be fit for US Grand Prix despite missing testing

Liverpool and Manchester United warn fans about illicit chanting

People

Moving from New York to Ballycastle (population: 195) in 1954 was a shock

By Kathleen Forde

Budget 2017: Who will benefit from childcare package?

By Sheila Wayman

Donald Trump finds an unlikely ally in Wikileaks

By Patrick Healy and David E Sanger and Maggie Haberman

Minister has ‘serious concerns’ over Goal as Andrews resigns

Billionaire property magnate retains title as China’s richest person

By Clifford Coonan

The Big Interview: The Riptide Movement

Rugby

Beauden Barrett a call back to the romantic age of the outhalf

By Paul Rees

Samsung’s Note 7 recall biggest in history but not the worst

Africa

Boko Haram releases 21 kidnapped girls after negotiations

FF renews criticism of Government’s housing initiative

By Michael O'Regan

Food

Seasonal suppers: Forget spring, October is the time for lamb

By JP McMahon

Jakob Bro – Streams album review: Dark but beautiful

By Cormac Larkin

Storks review: The truth about the birds and the bees

By Tara Brady

Stag ‘running loose’ in Newry shot dead by police

By Amanda Ferguson

Fashion

Pregnant pause: the best beauty and skincare buys when you're expecting

By Laura Kennedy

Ministers will not take €12,000 raise due under pay deal

By Marie O’Halloran and Fiach Kelly

Gardaí prepare report for coroner after boy (9) dies in Dublin

Overnight ‘rampage’ in Co Meath leaves 17 cars damaged

Pharmacist supplied steroids to allow brother avoid illicit drugs

By Tim O'Brien

Bob Dylan awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow album review: stuffed with melody and colour

By Lauren Murphy

Goal timeline: From small beginnings to Ireland’s largest aid agency

By Fiona Gartland

Farming & Food

‘Used’ Marmite on eBay for £100,000 amid Tesco/Unilever spat

Dario Fo, Nobel-winning playwright, dies aged 90

Dario Fo: a master storyteller and fearlessly critical artist

By Peter Crawley

Asia-Pacific

Duterte orders joint Philippine-US naval exercises scrapped

By Clifford Coonan

José Mourinho must adapt to progressive style of Jürgen Klopp et al

By Jonathan Wilson

Two had blood on clothing after assault, murder trial told

By Natasha Reid

Christ Church dean apologises over poster depicting satanic imagery

By Ronan McGreevy

Revenue chairman disputes Apple claims of 2% tax deal

By Ciarán D'Arcy

The vinyl frontier: coming soon to a furniture store near you

By Jim Carroll

Financial Services

Wells Fargo chief Stumpf steps down amid sales scandal

Stage

It’s Not Over review: Trapped by the Troubles

By Mick Heaney

Chelsea confirm €66m a season kit deal with Nike

By Ed Aarons

Consumer prices fall for third straight month

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Nicola Sturgeon makes move for Scottish independence vote

By Peter Geoghegan

Greyhound exports - an Chú Dhílis condemned

Alex Murphy: The Young Offender

Taking a Bite Out of Apple

Stage

First Love review: Beckett’s bold tale of beauty and baseness

By Sara Keating

Heavy Garda presence as Bandidos launch Limerick chapter

Dean Strang on US Social Justice

Stage

Donegal review: family saga is Chekhov in cowboy boots

By Peter Crawley

One in five households spending more than they earn

By Ciara O'Brien

Your Money

Dealz recalls Halloween wigs for falling “below standards”

By Rachel Flaherty

Generation Erasmus: First impressions

Generation Erasmus: A Year Living Nicely

Luas, Dublin Bus and other strikes cost Siptu €500,000

By Martin Wall

Government’s handling of ASTI strike will have wide implications

By Martin Wall

Farming & Food

Milk price recovery gives some hope to bruised EU farmers

Residential

Villa style and very stylish in Ranelagh

By Bernice Harrison

Q&A: How will the ASTI teachers’ dispute affect schools?

By Carl O'Brien

Secondary school closures loom as ASTI backs industrial action

By Carl O'Brien

Media

Chelsea agree Nike deal worth reported £60m a season

Mick Flannery - I Own You review: Socially aware if a bit risk-averse

By Lauren Murphy

Kate Plays Christine review: the anatomy of an on-air suicide

By Tara Brady

Farming & Food

Unilever sees fall in shipments after raising prices

Social entrepreneurs can solve the problems the State will not tackle

By Darren Ryan

Generation Erasmus: 'University in Nice is not what I expected at all'

American Honey review: United States of grace under pressure

By Donald Clarke

German police under fire after terror suspect dies in prison cell

By Derek Scally

Laois man convicted of raping and beating wife

By Conor Gallagher and Sonya McLean

Asia-Pacific

Thais mourn death of King Bhumibol and fear for the future

By Clifford Coonan

Sterling halts rally as negative news flow continues

Wealth of billionaires shrinks $300 billion to $5.1tn

Pressure on France over failure to reform patent box system

By Suzanne Lynch

USI praise Irish universities for continuation of consent education

Golf

Strong start for Irish contingent at British Masters

Obituaries

Dario Fo: Writer and provocateur whose satires incensed the censors

Hull City appoint Mike Phelan as permanent manager

Environment

Boat that sailed around Arctic arrives in Westport

By Lorna Siggins

Clare Daly dismisses warrant for her arrest as a ‘distraction’

Is the GAA preventing Ireland from being successful on the world sporting stage?

Brangelina: the media plays the Blame Game

Hey there, Delamere

Gaelic Games

Roscommon unable to negotiate ‘behind scenes’ influences as Dineen drops out

By Eamon Donoghue

Making a millennial marvel

Rugby

Ian Madigan: ‘Reality is there are steroids out there that are perfectly legal’

By Gavin Cummiskey

Books

Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize divides Irish writers and literary critics

Nicolas Jaar - Sirens review: Step out, take stand

By Jim Carroll

Health

Waterford psychiatric unit criticised in new report

By Paul Cullen

Noted disability campaigner Martin Naughton dies at 62

By Mark Hilliard

German court gives green light to EU trade deal with Canada

Recently graduated nurses to receive €1,000 pay boost

By Martin Wall

Science

How many galaxies are there? Tough question, even for Hubble

By Dick Ahlstrom

Bob Dylan the poet: songs and lyrics that delivered Nobel prize

By Donald Clarke

Sterling trades close to record low on ‘hard Brexit’ concerns

Bob Dylan’s Nobel win rekindles debate over ‘high’ v ‘low’ culture

By Hugh Linehan

Central Bank fines unit of Capita €1.15m for rules breach

By Joe Brennan

Niall O’Dowd: Irish can be proud of history on racism and slavery in US

By Niall O'Dowd

Bob Dylan’s Nobel: Better to have gone to a ‘complete unknown’?

By Eileen Battersby

RTÉ is refused documents in David Norris libel action

Ex-chief of NI animal cruelty charity charged with fraud

Gorilla recaptured after getting loose at London Zoo

François Hollande’s comments raising hackles across France

By Lara Marlowe

It’s hard Brexit or no Brexit for UK, says Donald Tusk

By Denis Staunton

Tributes paid to activist and Nobel laureate Dario Fo

By Paddy Agnew

Dana Rosemary Scallon: Judge hopes to rule in December on costs

Gordon Strachan to remain as Scotland manager

By Ewan Murray

Pamela Scott parent company posts €860,000 loss

By Ciara O'Brien

Trump lashes out against ‘false smears’ over sexual behaviour

Profits at Joe Duffy jump by close to 60%

By Dominic Coyle

Artists’ tax exemption may be in line for a future tweaking

By Ciarán Hancock

Middle East

Unesco vote on Jerusalem holy site angers Israel

Ministers to forgo pay rise, Richard Bruton tells Dáil

By Marie O’Halloran

Liverpool cap academy players’ salaries at €44,000

By Andy Hunter

Unilever settles Tesco row but still at odds with SuperValu

By Ciarán Hancock and Conor Pope

Irish Paralympic medallist banned for doping violation

By Shane Stokes

Universities should not chase world league tables - HEA chief

By Carl O'Brien

Chinese trade concerns weigh on global markets

By Mark Paul

Media

Sky shareholders register protest over James Murdoch

Budget move will start property price race, says Fianna Fáil

By Michael O'Regan

Gardaí seek witnesses after woman in 70s hit by a car

By Colin Gleeson

Editorials

Changed Times: Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

Racing

Racing body chairman apologises for how executive was reappointed

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Michelle Obama: Trump’s brags have ‘shaken me to my core’

By Simon Carswell

Michael O’Loughlin rides aggressively at World Championships

By Shane Stokes

Learner driver who hit and killed teen to be sentenced next week

By Fiona Ferguson

Racing

Five-star show from Three Stars at Punchestown

Donald Trump hits back at media over groping allegations

By Simon Carswell

Green TD accused of playing ‘political football’ with ASTI dispute

By Marie O’Halloran

International interest in Rowing Ireland coaching roles

By Liam Gorman

Gaelic Games

Dublin could be set for the road in 2017 championship

By Malachy Clerkin

N’Golo Kante about to remind Leicester what they’re missing

By Stuart James

Koeman accuses Martin O’Neill of ‘killing’ James McCarthy

By David Hytner and Andy Hunter

US issues new rules to clamp down on tax ‘inversions’

By Colin Gleeson