24 November, 2016 Digital News Archive

How the funding landscape is driving future growth

By Sandra O'Connell

Amazon reveals Greystones is Ireland’s self-publishing capital

By Martin Doyle

Three-bed Glasthule home is short walk from Dart station

Editorials

Central Bank mortgage controls: Looking beyond lending rules

Gardening

Dig In: Space . . . but not as we grow it

By Fionnuala Fallon

Life & Style

Dear Santa: Can I ask for the AIBA to just wise up and show fair play?

By Lauren Murphy

Editorials

A second crack at peace in Colombia

US investment is spreading countrywide

Keeping employees well at work

By Sandra O'Connell

Property

Arc Design triumphs with its art deco Wicklow home

Boom time for pharma industry

LinkedIn and Symantec initiatives helping parent employees succeed

By Sandra O'Connell

Awards honour research excellence

Hidden home on a hill in Killiney with views of mountains and sea

By Frances O'Rourke

Secluded grandeur near Limerick city centre for €1.75 million

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Getting the skill set right

By Barry McCall

Templeogue five-bed detached with mature 90ft garden

By Alanna Gallagher

Dalkey villa at knockdown price needs modernisation

By Frances O'Rourke

US firms in battle for Irish talent

By Sandra O'Connell

Property

Regional house sales on the rise, Real Estate Alliance finds

Report adds ‘weight’ to claims RUC officers involved in fatal assault

By Gerry Moriarty

Exports to UK at risk of 30% drop without trade deal

By Cliff Taylor

More symphysiotomy cases still in legal pipeline, says solicitor

By Paul Cullen

Dementia to rise threefold by 2046, says Minister of State

By Paul Cullen

EU vote on Turkey goes beyond membership of club

By Suzanne Lynch

Two-bed apartment in the heart of Temple Bar

By Rose Doyle

Food

What chemicals will we be eating and drinking this Christmas?

By PeterMcGuire

An Irish Diary

Duel mandate – An Irishman’s Diary about the romantic misadventures of Norman Leslie

By Frank McNally

Suicide rate among Traveller men is seven times higher

By Kitty Holland

Political mistrust cooling climate-change policies

By Aobhinn Ni Shuilleabhain

Miriam Lord: Kenny finds his ‘pojo’ as Vatican visit looms

By Miriam Lord

Science journalism award commemorates Mary Mulvihill

By Claire O'Connell

Denis O’Brien set to attack TDs in evidence to High Court

By Peter Murtagh

Stephen Kenny believes as Dundalk face into do-or-die stage

By Emmet Malone

Education

Major concerns emerge over students’ basic maths skills

By Carl O'Brien

Retired bishop John O’Riordan dies peacefully aged 92

By Aine McMahon

More than 50,000 adoptees to get right to birth certificates

By Sarah Bardon

Mikhail Khodorkovsky case told of Garda trip to Moscow

By Colm Keena

Trump and Clinton

Pay and conditions in the public sector

Gaelic Games

Corofin-St Brigid’s rivalry to make for fascinating Connacht football final

By Ian O'Riordan

Andrew Trimble still finding new ways to look up to Rory Best

By John O'Sullivan

Ireland vs All Blacks

Ireland a pioneer of post-truth politics

Luas and Minister’s priorities

Neutrality and the Constitution

Packaging of tobacco products

Parent and student charter

Commissioner’s email account

‘Priests are a lost tribe’

Brussels better prepared than London for Brexit talks

By Suzanne Lynch

Newton Emerson: Walking into the trap of the Sinn Féin numbers game

By Newton Emerson

Firms hear how Ireland can get slice of €85tn sustainable pie

By Barry McCall

The firm that sells a vegetable side dish every two seconds

By Olive Keogh

Joe Schmidt and Michael Cheika set to show strongest hands

By Gerry Thornley

Oisín Fagan: the best new writer in Ireland?

By Ian Maleney

Fashion

Fashion Forward: Party jumpsuits and velvet wrap dresses

By Deirdre McQuillan

Changes to first-time-buyers rules are ‘surprising and crafty’

By Ciarán Hancock

Irish firms ramp up connections to internet of things

By Ciara O'Brien

Google in Dublin for the engineers, not just the back-up and tax breaks

By Ciara O'Brien

Cantillon: EU aims to tighten grip on banking sector

A worldwide effort to stop the web losing its memory

By Mic Moroney

Rugby statistics: Connacht not as clinical as last season

By John O'Sullivan

Sonia O’Sullivan: It's important to step outside your comfort zone

By Sonia O'Sullivan

People

Facing bankruptcy and attending Trinity: How I started my new life

By Matthew Moore

People

Trump: guardian of democratic values or the new Caligula?

By Laura Kennedy

Hurleys on sidelines, painting in schools: how charity begins at US multinationals

By John Cradden

People

From Kate Bush to Deirdre Barlow – my hair-raising adventures

By Christina Hession

Johnny Marr: The Smiths were 30 years ago. Move on

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Sherry FitzGerald posts 7% rise in revenues

By Ciarán Hancock

Do not take the independent Irish judiciary for granted

By Paul McGarry

Meet the Aussie Rules bloke who helped mould Dan Carter

By Gavin Cummiskey

Have your doodles judged by Google’s AI software

By Marie Boran

Weblog: separate the signal from the noise

By Marie Boran

Set your message to self-destruct with Kaboom

By Marie Boran

BionicGym: Now you can run a marathon on your sofa

By Ciara O'Brien

Dublin startup wins Seedcorn InterTradeIreland award

By Michael McAleer

Siac seeks more than €210m from Polish authorities over motorway dispute

By Barry O'Halloran

Imposing French-style wealth tax would only yield €22m

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Student Hub

‘This is it. I have waited twenty-seven years for this degree’

AIB has repaid €6.5bn of State’s bailout funding

By Ciarán Hancock

Tariffs could be crucial issue for Ireland in hard-Brexit

Food

Winters come and go, but hot chocolate is never out of favour

By Aoife McElwain

Review: Tired of the background hum? Try Sony’s MDR 1000X headphones

By Ciara O'Brien

Bad Santa 2 review: You better watch out - all over again

By Tara Brady

Rumer - This Girl’s in Love album review: Promising, promising

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Five things you need to know today

This weekend's gig guide: ECM Weekend, Biffy Clyro, Ré, Jack Talty and more

Entrepreneur Ray Nolan lifted as Skyscanner sold for £1.4bn

By Ciara O'Brien

Draper Esprit buys 30.8% of UK venture capital trust

By Joe Brennan

UCC secures loan for ‘largest investment in our history’

By Barry Roche

Thyssenkrupp cautious on profit as cost cuts remain key

McDowell and Lowry make solid start in Melbourne

Unsecured creditors owed €26m from Siac deal may get part of it back

Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving message

The Morning Sports Briefing

Markets

Oil prices static on uncertainty over planned production cut

Domino’s steps up UK expansion plans with 1,600 store target

Consultant calls for Alcohol Bill to go through ‘as quickly as possible’

By Vivienne Clarke and Harry McGee

Euro zone stability risk on the rise with some countries vulnerable

Conor McGregor issued challenge by Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Les Carpenter

Student Hub

UL students protest fees during Kenny visit

Ferrero Rocher ‘very important’ at bash for ‘Ambassador’ Farage

Chris Horn: Irish startups have always had their eye on the great game

By Chris Horn

German Ifo business climate unchanged in November

Unions call for referendum to repeal the eighth amendment

By Rachel Flaherty

Weak trade put brakes on German growth in third quarter

Racing

Champagne Fever to make return at Thurles on Thursday

Clever cube makes for easier shared viewing

By Ciara O'Brien

Trinity lecturer loses discrimination case at European Court

By Suzanne Lynch

Catholic Church launches ‘Sindr’ app to help people find nearest mass

No political pressure to change mortgage rules, deputy governor says

By Vivienne Clarke

For the Garda, Gmail’s free service comes at a high price

By Karlin Lillington

Indonesia eyes Facebook as part of new tax crackdown

OECD calls for more public spending on growth-friendly policies

Matt Molloy & John Carty - Out of the Ashes album review: tunes with verve and vitality

By Siobhán Long

Billy Hart & the WDR Big Band - The Broader Picture album review: Drum roll please

By Cormac Larkin

Providence signs deal to drill Druid exploration well off Irish coast

By Joe Brennan

Almost Christmas review: Danny Glover's getting too old for this sh*t

By Donald Clarke

In Pursuit of Silence review: a bit too noisy for a quiet metitation

By Donald Clarke

Property

Grafton Architects wins international best building prize for “modern day Machu Picchu”

By Madeleine Lyons

‘A giant of our game’ - Steven Gerrard announces retirement

By Ben Fisher

Fact checking Trump: President-elect’s quotes from ‘New York Times’ interview explained

Value of service exports rose €6.3bn to €121.6bn last year

By Charlie Taylor

‘I was a slow convert to Vincent Browne’s style of broadcasting’

By Andy O'Mahony

Gaelic Games

Down football great Joe Lennon dies aged 81

By Seán Moran

Obama lets bad puns fly at Turkey pardoning tinged with sadness

Protect your digital life in seven easy steps

By Jonah Engel Bromwich

Pavee Point welcomes recognition of Traveller ethnicity

By Pat Leahy and Sorcha Pollak

Mum’s List review: An incoherent attempt at tear-jerking

By Donald Clarke

Media

Virgin Media records full-year loss as revenues dip

By Charlie Taylor

Amiina - Fantômas album review: a spooky, beautiful classical, post-rock cocktail

By Brian Keane

Christine Otten on writing The Last Poets, empathy and cultural appropriation

By Christine Otten

Leinster’s Ireland fledglings return for Scarlets clash

US election facts that may surprise

Ireland in pre-Brexit alliance with ‘like-minded’ countries

By Suzanne Lynch

Jill Stein raises over $2m to request US election recounts

Dating apps warning after serial killer convicted in Britain

By Caroline Davies and Sandra Laville

Disabled residents sought refuge from attacks in bedrooms - report

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Fashion

Bold, feminine, extroverted: lipsticks to suit everyone

By Laura Kennedy

Food

Seasonal suppers: Money down and squids in

By JP McMahon

Media

TV3 losses widened to €17m last year

By Laura Slattery

Marnitz Boshoff included in Connacht squad for Cardiff Blues

CEO Experiment – CEO Experiment review: a trio with added funk and sax

By Cormac Larkin

Tayto crisps the ‘most missed’ food among Irish emigrants

Luke Marshall and Craig Gilroy return to Ulster squad

Stage

Whatever happend to Francie Brady?

By Peter Crawley

Stage

The Heiress review: youthful desire versus elder tyranny, with a cash prize

By Peter Crawley

Civilians flee dystopian Mosul as fight against Islamic State bogs down

By Tim Arango

Tánaiste launches sharp Dáil attack on Fianna Fáil

By Michael O'Regan

Michael Cheika welcomes back big guns for Ireland Test

Ireland’s most popular Christmas toys, according to Google

By Niamh Towey

Transport

Motor insurance industry accused of cartel-like behaviour

By Conor Pope

Rob Kearney and CJ Stander start against Australia

By Gavin Cummiskey

Walpurgis Family - Live Your Life Around It album review: less melancholy, more merriment

By Lauren Murphy

Asia-Pacific bosses subdued on growth outlook, survey finds

By Clifford Coonan

Racing

Champagne Fever makes winning return at Thurles

The global reach of John Banville’s imagination

By Eoghan Smith

Dáil suspended in heated row over water charges committee

By Marie O’Halloran

Abroad

Deep fried turkey, anyone? Thanksgiving dinner, West Virginia style

By Patricia Hopper Patteson

The story of the last ‘witch’ burned alive in Ireland

By Dean Ruxton

Cannabis a ‘tantalising horizon’ for combating severe seizures

By Rachel Flaherty

PR firm FleishmanHillard upbeat on its prospects

By Charlie Taylor

Campaigner wins right to challenge road through Seamus Heaney homeland

By Alan Erwin

Islands of invention: Irish literature in the Caribbean

By Dawn Miranda Sherratt-Bado

Roscommon safe as boundary review recommends no change

By Patsy McGarry

Income inequality in Ireland ‘relatively unchanged’ since crash

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Dundon brothers refused leave for new appeals against convictions

By Mary Carolan

Man (28) charged with murder of musician Matt Kivlehan

By Paddy Clancy

Terror suspects were ‘planning attacks’ at landmark Paris sites

Aid agencies ‘unable’ to access 250,000 in need in Aleppo

By Sorcha Pollak

Caring for our disabled daughter: ‘I fear for our marriage’

By Rosita Boland

Spaghetti bolognese claims fuel controversy in Italy

Garda chief says ‘no evidence’ Gmail use harmed security

By Conor Lally

Taxi driver who harassed ex-girlfriend ordered to leave State

Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus album review: full of excitement and diversity

By Jim Carroll

Media

Journal Media records €574,000 loss for 2015

By Laura Slattery

Gardaí sought interview with Mikhail Khodorkovsky

By Colm Keena

Blue Teapot performance arts students graduate in Galway

By Lorna Siggins

Peter Doherty - Hamburg Demonstrations album review: Pete’s enduring duality

By Siobhan Kane

Law cannot be obeyed without more judges, says court president

By Ray Managh

Paterson review: Jim Jarmusch takes poetic licence to the end of the line

By Tara Brady

A United Kingdom review: A glossy account of a nasty time

By Tara Brady

Transport

Lufthansa walk-out disrupts 315,000 passengers

South review: Low-key Irish drama is a real indie charmer

By Tara Brady

US ambassador speaks of ‘wave of sentiment for change’ sweeping globe

By Joe Brennan

Ards look to continue league run against Cork Harlequins

By Mary Hannigan

Archbishop urges food donations in lead-up to Christmas

By Patsy McGarry

Attacks on prison staff cost State €26m since 2008, review finds

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Berlusconi returns to limelight with withering attack on Renzi

Jürgen Klopp says ‘door is always open’ for Steven Gerrard

By Andy Hunter

TV & Radio

Many ‘were in tears’: Abrupt end to RTÉ programmes for young

By Hugh Linehan

Art

A mind for art? Dublin Gallery Weekend can help with that

By Laurence Mackin

Model train company Hornby tracking fall in revenues of 25%

Ethiopian ants could spread worldwide and wipe out natives

By Dick Ahlstrom

Boy in playground fall awarded €40,000

World

Colombia and Farc sign peace deal in sober ceremony amid opposition

By Andres Schipani

Wilbur Ross set to be named as US commerce secretary

Woman in 6” heels settles Rody Bolands ankle-break case

Mairead McGuinness confirms bid for European Parliament presidency

By Derek Scally and Suzanne Lynch

Mairead McGuinness well placed to lead European Parliament

By Suzanne Lynch

Daniel Avery - DJ-Kicks album review: finding the the sweet spot between techno and electro

By Jim Carroll

Schulz switch to Berlin complicates SPD strategy

By Derek Scally

Crewe director of football ‘knew nothing’ of Barry Bennell’s abuse until arrest

Transport

Ryanair welcomes ruling against eDreams website

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

North’s proposed 12.5% tax rate ‘will not be enough’ to attract investment

By Francess McDonnell

Murder trial halted over 29-second gap in CCTV footage

By Eoin Reynolds

European Parliament votes to suspend EU entry talks with Turkey

By Arthur Beesley

Gareth Bale to have surgery in London on ankle injury

Farming & Food

Rémy Cointreau upbeat as demand in China and US improves

Republic of Ireland leapfrog rivals to go 23rd in Fifa rankings

By Emmet Malone

€10,000 for ‘accident-prone man’ in ninth personal injury claim

By Andrew Carey

Senator criticises suggestion ‘Oireachtas Report’ may move online

By Marie O’Halloran

Your Money

Non-executive directors to get tax-free expenses for meetings

By Cliff Taylor

Pyrobel Killester and KUBS clash in national basketball cup

By Mary McGuire

It’s not the end for dropped Springboks star Bryan Habana

Woman denies delusions amid legal challenge of mother’s estate

By Mary Carolan

Retired solicitor to set up LGBT support group in Presbyterian church

By Patsy McGarry

Poland recognises ‘unique position of Ireland’ on Brexit

By Pat Leahy

Zika-carrying mosquito spreading into new territories

By Dick Ahlstrom

Leicester’s Danny Drinkwater banned for three games

Asia-Pacific

Power plant accident in China kills more than 60 people

By Clifford Coonan

Wicklow hillwalker denies she gave different versions of fall

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Holles Street Hospital move to St Vincent’s campus confirmed

By Paul Cullen and Martin Wall

Inside Story Podcast: Carers in crisis reveal their story

An Post Chain Reaction team finalises line-up for 2017

By Shane Stokes

Suicide bombing kills more than 100 south of Baghdad

Taoiseach joins FAI party as Dublin logo for Euro 2020 is unveiled

By Emmet Malone

TD accuses IPT, Mercer, Irish Life of pension scheme mismanagement

By Marie O’Halloran

Anarchy in the UK: ‘£5m’ of Sex Pistols mementoes to be burnt

Lewis Hamilton still smarting at Mercedes for switching crew to Rosberg

By Paul Weaver

Public service pay cuts yield €1.4bn annually in savings, Dáil told

By Michael O'Regan

Teenager jailed for attack on pregnant woman

By Barry Roche

EU agrees in principle on visa-free travel for Ukrainians

By Suzanne Lynch

Garda representatives angered by pay strike ‘mutiny’ claim

By Martin Wall

Three Cork suicides in November, not 16, says research group

By Barry Roche

Jones Engineering says sales up 9 per cent to €340 million

Council building occupants in threat to dump hazardous chemicals

Mental health service provision must be monitored, says Minister

By Michael O'Regan

Former Newcastle player tells police of abuse in youth system

By Daniel Taylor

Number of tourists to Ireland in 2016 set to top nine million

By Tim O'Brien

Iceland to challenge retail chain Iceland over name use

By Sarah Butler

Education

Graduates could pay up to €150 a month for 15 years under loan scheme

By Carl O'Brien

Slight rise in European shares while Iseq edges up .65%

By Joe Brennan

Charities deny receiving donations from foundation linked to vulture funds

By Mark Paul

Slow pace of moving gardaí out of desk jobs a concern, says Policing Authority

By Conor Lally

Policing Authority says Garda chief breached email policy

By Conor Lally

Tens of thousands flee wildfires across Israel

Defeat in Prague leaves Southampton’s qualification hopes in the balance

Environment

Weather warnings issued ahead of freezing overnight conditions

By Colin Gleeson

Supreme Court allows appeal against ruling on possession orders

By Mary Carolan

New online memorial honours human rights defenders

By Rachel Flaherty

Commercial Property

Ex-Nama executive Ronnie Hanna remains under police caution

By Barry O'Halloran and Mark Hilliard

Wayne Rooney to the fore as United take Feyenoord apart

By Jamie Jackson

Fourteen AIB customers may have lost homes over error

By Ciarán Hancock

Law society says it is ‘vindicated’ on motor insurance

By Conor Pope

AZ Alkmaar defeat leaves Dundalk with tough Tel Aviv task

By Emmet Malone

Stephen Kenny laments slow start which cost his team dearly

By Emmet Malone

South Africa switch to plan B in bid to thwart Wales

By Paul Rees

CofI questions if public vote appropriate to resolve abortion issue

By Patsy McGarry