24 October, 2016 Digital News Archive

French officials begin evacuation of Calais ‘Jungle’

By Lara Marlowe

Virgin Media and customer in communication breakdown

By Conor Pope

Aidan O’Brien may enter Found in Breeders’ Cup Classic

By Brian O'Connor

Ireland's barbershop boom: ‘Men are a lot more savvy now’

By Conor Pope

Pricewatch: Value for Money

By Conor Pope

Brexit: ‘Farmers are a resilient bunch. We have to get on with it’

By Gerry Moriarty

Seanad should not be allowed move into museum and disrupt its activities

By Aidan O'Sullivan

Environment

Council risks DIT legal challenge over restrictive zoning

By Olivia Kelly

Teachers and gardaí betraying fellow public sector workers

By Bernard Harbor

Extended solitary confinement ‘cruel, inhuman and degrading’

By Niall McCracken

Fianna Fáil no longer the public sector’s best friend on pay

By Fiach Kelly

Letterkenny has record level of emergency childcare requests

By Fiona Gartland

Hungary: Viktor Orban accuses EU of ‘Sovietisation’

By Daniel McLaughlin

Hillary Clinton makes push for victory in ‘firewall’ state

By Simon Carswell

An Irish Diary

Capital menu – An Irishman’s Diary on the rise and rise of pretentious restaurants

By Derek Scally

Obituaries

Patrick J Rogan – chief veterinary officer and devoted public servant

By Colm Gaynor

Martyn Turner

Directory inquiry

Time to move on?

The future for past exam papers

The race for the White House

Offshore accounts and a ‘tax window’

Children’s rights – every child matters?

Bahrain-UK co-operation on rights

Where has all the opera gone?

Ireland must ensure more progress on safety of complicated childbirths

By Paul Cullen

Carrick-on-Suir: Rail station unused due to unreliable timetable

By Eamon Lacey

Report urges State to provide €125m to Iarnród Éireann

By Ciarán Hancock

Future of Irish Rail: Difficult choices unavoidable for Ross

By Pat Leahy

Rail report: Routes around country at risk of closure

By Martin Wall

Books

Claire Kilroy: ‘The Irish Times ran a series on how to be a man. Read Solar Bones’

By Claire Kilroy

Ken Early: Mourinho’s shock therapy isn’t enough

By Ken Early

Your Fitness

Health tip of the day: Combat winter weariness

Tuarascáil

Marú fuilteach cois teorann i bhFear Manach

People

The last ‘witch’ executed in Boston was an Irish speaker

Property

Airbnb helped me stop hating my negative equity apartment

By Ceire Sadlier

Dear Paddy. Thank you for your vile, racist, sexist letter

By Mary Carolan

Demand for tech skills remains high in Irish jobs market

Tuarascáil

Bainne glas na heasóige

By Pádraic Breathnach

Iarnrod Eireann funding crisis puts lines at risk, report warns

By Martin Wall

Stander proud to relinquish famous ‘8’ jersey for a day

By Gerry Thornley

Vayu heralds ‘normalisation’ of wholesale gas prices

Tuarascáil

Ní féidir go raibh sé i gceist...

By Alan Titley

Farming & Food

Brexit demands new efficiencies from Irish food industry

By Joe Gill

Fire erupts at Tipperary furniture plant Tippo International

By Olivia Kelly

Lobby group for Dublin tourism businesses launched

By Mark Paul

Microsoft to increase UK prices, citing falling pound

Playing way Anthony Foley coached us was priority – Erasmus

By Gerry Thornley

Tax harmonisation is back on EU’s agenda – but Ireland is alone

By Jonathan Stearns

World rugby family pauses to remember Anthony Foley

By Gerry Thornley

Your Fitness

Who is most likely to hit the ‘wall’ during the Dublin marathon?

By Emmet Malone

How to ...boost your wifi signal

By Ciara O'Brien

Irish internationals protected from rigours of club game

By Gavin Cummiskey

Rivada Networks vies for $7bn Mexican mobile deal

By Mark Paul

TV View: Witness the power of Pádraig’s death stare

By Mary Hannigan

Four people die in road incidents over weekend

By Tim O'Brien

José Mourinho accuses Antonio Conte of humiliating him

By Dominic Fifield

Banks mark first international trade using blockchain tech

EU-Canada trade deal talks continue in bid to break impasse

By Suzanne Lynch

Five things you need to know today

Samsung offers upgrade to South Korean Note 7 customers

Fashion

Serums and masks so good they’re addictive

By Niamh Towey

Plenty of time develop infrastructure for Brexit opportunities – Minister

By Vivienne Clarke

Website attacks show vulnerability of having default passwords

Up to £7,000 charged in UK for visas issued in Ireland

By Colm Keena

UCC Express interviews Kay Cairns

UCC Society Wins Big in First Model UN of the Year

Lucy Kellaway: Obama and I share the ‘arriving early’ trait

By Lucy Kellaway

Education

Public sector pay commission ‘will have no power,’ says ASTI

By Vivienne Clarke

Union warns special pay deals will trigger knock-on claims

By Fiona Gartland, Carl O'Brien and Marie O’Halloran

40 common treatments are of little or no use, say doctors

Dozens of Irish prisoners held in solitary confinement

By Niall McCracken

AT&T-Time Warner deal faces major regulatory hurdle

Politics: How to Play the Game (and Lose)

Abroad

Stress dominates every aspect of life in South Korea

By Ciaran Maguire

Draper Esprit names new finance chief as it sells software investment

By Joe Brennan

Midwifery experts recruited post-Savita have resigned

By Paul Cullen

Una Mullally: US gays take aim at gun violence

By Una Mullally

Asia-Pacific

China’s Communist Party gathering set to empower president

By Clifford Coonan

Daniel Coyle wins $100,000 Prix De Penn

By Margie McLoone

Anxiety Versus Activism; how to have it all

Two people die in separate traffic collisions on Monday

Golf

Shay’s Short Game: Hickey and Ryan victorious at intervarsities

By Shay Keenan

Eating well on a budget? It’s a doddle, with Conor Pope's help

By Conor Pope

People

Corrie’s Kevin Kennedy: ‘To anyone struggling with alcohol, there is an answer’

By Jennifer Ryan

Asia-Pacific

China’s Xi seeks tighter grip on power as Communist Party meets

By Clifford Coonan

UCC Express interviews Fiona Kearney

Racing

Former Irish Derby winner Harzand has been retired

Film

Cumberbatch as Dr Strange: expect $1 billion at the box office

By Tara Brady

Books

Christopher Marlowe credited as Shakespeare’s co-writer

Micheál Martin should ‘stop taking cheap shots’, says Doherty

By Vivienne Clarke and Marie O’Halloran

Renato Sanches beats Marcus Rashford to Golden Boy award

By Ed Aarons

An Irish Diary

For your diary: the business events happening this week

By Pamela Newenham

UK exports grow at fastest level in two years on weak pound

Property tax deadline looms: how much do you owe?

By Fiona Reddan

Broken sleep and bad eating: welcome to shift work

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Middle East

Asma al-Assad: woman behind Syria’s president speaks out

By Esther Addley

Pop Corner: Lady Gaga opens her Diamond Heart - and steps away from the Madonna comparisons

By Ailbhe Malone

Davy shaves Smurfit Kappa earnings estimates by 1.3%

By Joe Brennan

Chris Johns: What if . . . Theresa May resigns and Boris takes over

By Chris Johns

Dart customers face delays after level crossing fault

By Dean Ruxton

French defence officials among five dead in Malta plane crash

Dunnes leapfrogs Tesco to take second place in supermarket league

By Conor Pope

Shoe dunnit: Garda injured after man kicks off shoes and hits him in groin

By Stephen Maguire

Private sector growth in euro zone hits 10-month high

Appeal over liablility arising from Setanta collapse hears of costs

By Mary Carolan

Staff statements sought for inquest into pregnant woman who died during surgery

By Paul Cullen

German government withdraws approval of Aixtron takeover

Gaelic Games

Ulster GAA reveal plans for re-development of Casement Park

By Gerry Moriarty

Physicians did not have vascular clamps, inquest hears

By Louise Roseingrave

Brexit could boost Irish life sciences sector, says Malin

By Charlie Taylor

Joe Schmidt commits to Ireland until 2019 World Cup in Japan

Tottenham accept FA charge for Moussa Sissoko

Golf

Florian Fritsch retains Tour card without one air mile

Middle East

Isis sets fire to oil wells near Mosul to unleash lasting revenge

By Erika Solomon

Blood on accused’s clothes matches that of dead prisoner, trial hears

By Alison O'Riordan

Left-wing activist and ‘political giant’ Tom Hayden dies aged 76

Public to be consulted on railways amid closure warnings

By Martin Wall

United Airlines jet in emergency stop at Shannon Airport

Arizona becomes battleground as Democrats scent rare victory

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Burglar gets two years for trying to rob Dublin apartment

By Conor Gallagher

Mark Nash loses appeal for delay in prosecuting him for murder

By Tim Healy

Social Affairs

Growing opposition among west of Ireland county councils to any new Sky/GAA deal

By Patsy McGarry

Social Affairs

Kilmainham Gaol a ‘sacred place’, says Archbishop Martin

By Patsy McGarry

Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

By Damian Cullen

Chicago Cubs on the cusp of recapturing the glory days

By Billy witz

Education

How teacher unions have been divided and conquered

By Barry O'Rourke

‘I asked my surgeon if I would live and he said he didn’t know’

By Clara Caslin

Leading tennis figures question process of appointing Tennis Ireland chief

By Johnny Watterson

Environment

European eels take epic slippery route to breed before death

By Lorna Siggins

Ross Hutch gets bail in relation to phone theft case

By Tom Tuite

Africa

ANC split widens as chief whip calls on party leaders to quit

By Bill Corcoran

Volkswagen faces renewed pressure over emissions scandal

Tom Curran, partner of Marie Fleming, disappointed at inquiry

By Fiona Gartland

US-based Irish businessman funds anti-Trump video

By Ciarán D'Arcy

If EU can’t do deal with Canada, how will it do one with UK?

By Cliff Taylor

A taxi ride to prison

By Ellie Brennan

At peace in a sacred temple in Laos

By Sam McGrath

Motors

Alfa Romeo reveals Irish prices for new Giulia saloon

By Neil Briscoe

Racing

Harzand retired to Aga Khan’s Gilltown Stud

By Brian O'Connor

Fionola Meredith: Gay cake ruling is all wrong and this is why

By Fionola Meredith

Suspended sentence for man who sexually assaulted carer

By Fiona Ferguson

Questioning of EU human rights infrastructure ‘frightening’

By Colm Keena

Whitegate refinery officially launched by new Canadian owners

By Olivia Kelleher

Markets

Sterling bolstered by better risk sentiment across markets

Real Madrid rally around Ronaldo

Gaelic Games

Munster Council deny influencing venue for Tipperary football final

By Ian O'Riordan

AIB says online services working again after technical issues

Diplomats resorting to typewriters over 'fears of spying'

By Ronan McGreevy

Corofin’s Michéal Lundy has Galway return in sights

Gelatina, Gelatina... selling jelly for a living

By Ciara Lyster

Ashers bakery loses Bert and Ernie ‘gay cake’ appeal

By Gerry Moriarty

Slow start to campaign for directly-elected Dublin mayor

By Harry McGee

Film

Jim Sheridan short film to go online ahead of US election

By Hugh Linehan

May’s call for unity on Brexit highlights rifts with devolved regions

By Denis Staunton

World

National assembly calls for rebellion as Venezuela referendum is suspended

By Tom Hennigan

Foster and McGuinness tell May they want central role in Brexit process

By Denis Staunton

Asia-Pacific

British banker pleads not guilty to Hong Kong murders

Anthony Foley’s son launches Facebook prayer appeal

By Gordon Deegan

EU-Canada trade deal ‘still possible’ amid hopes of solution to Belgian resistance

By Suzanne Lynch

Iran, land of the thousand welcomes

By Genevieve Essa

Science

Greenhouse gases pass frightening new milestone

By Dick Ahlstrom

Father guilty of sexual abuse of daughter sentenced to 10 years

By Fiona Ferguson

Drunk driver, jailed over death of boy, has prison time cut

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

Iseq unchanged as Glanbia, Kerry and Smurfit Kappa among fallers

By Joe Brennan

American pop singer Bobby Vee dies aged 72

Dale Creighton case: One of accused asked not to be told of death

By Natasha Reid

Your Family

Is it possible to balance college and parenthood?

By Gráinne Loughran

Jamie Vardy on 30-man Ballon d’Or award list but no place for David De Gea

No breakthrough in talks on averting Garda strike plans

By Martin Wall

Woman fined for keeping 26 dogs in ‘appalling conditions’

By Stephen Maguire

Inhabitants of Calais ‘Jungle’ treated ‘like cattle’, say Irish volunteers

By Lorna Siggins

Thousands of refugees and migrants leave Calais ‘Jungle’

State body to prevent cyber attacks on networks, databases

By Harry McGee

Joe Schmidt staying until after World Cup

By Gerry Thornley

Airbnb host claims he sub-lets 40 rented rooms in Dublin

By Ronan McGreevy

TV & Radio

Patrick Freyne on the return of The Walking Dead

By Patrick Freyne

Golf

Harrington changes schedule to take in series finale

By Philip Reid

Trump critical of polls showing extended Clinton lead

By Simon Carswell

Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns dies of cardiac arrest at 57

Into the depths of horror at Smokey Mountain

By Kate Lawlor

Moussa Sissoko’s ban bad timing for Tottenham, manager concedes

By Paul MacInnes

Mourinho needs to reignite fire after humiliating defeat to Chelsea

By Rob Smyth

Klopp confirms Loris Karius as first-choice goalkeeper

By Andy Hunter

Pete Burns – pop provocateur with a sensitive side

By Alexis Petridis

Social Affairs

Mood in the Calais ‘Jungle’ resigned as camp slowly cleared

By Kitty Holland

Editorials

A coherent rail policy is essential

No turning back: why the switch to an electric car is forever

Education

Ask Brian: I finally have my first choice following an upgrade. What should I do?

By Brian Mooney

Editorials

Hungary 1956: A legacy betrayed

Caesarean rates soar as age of first-time mothers rises

By Paul Cullen