04 April, 2017 Digital News Archive

Nialler9's New Irish Music: Le Galaxie, Joni, David Keenan, Orange Tree Edits and more

By Niall Byrne

Lifting the diamond to a higher level

Mystery of body found on Bray beach is still unsolved

By Ronan McGreevy

Education

Is this the end of job security in academia?

By Peter McGuire

Oblates came from France to set up at Inchicore in 1856

By Patsy McGarry

Firm paid €25,000 annual salary for no apparent work, court told

By Colm Keena

Janan Ganesh: Angry voters are nostalgic for powerful elites

By Janan Ganesh

Analysis: New taoiseach’s rise to power a strategic game for FG

By Fiach Kelly

Government was forced to set up redress scheme, say Oblates

By Patsy McGarry

Seán O’Brien has his eye on the Lions

By Johnny Watterson

Horsebreeding family fined over unauthorised animal remedies

By Marie O’Halloran

Irish man shot in Libya criticises Government’s refusal to help

By Paul Cullen

Charleton chairman grants representation in Garda inquiry

By Colm Keena

Matt Holman lands a blow for democracy

By Cormac Larkin

Shane Lowry hoping it’s third time lucky at Augusta

By Philip Reid

Rassie Erasmus dismisses reports of South Africa job

By John Fallon

‘I put my hand on my left eye. I couldn’t see out of the other one’

By Paul Cullen

Objections to hotel plans for Loreto hostel on St Stephen’s Green

By Olivia Kelly

Philly McMahon: If Kerry need to mix it to win, so be it

By Seán Moran

An Irish Diary

Council revenue from Cliffs of Moher car park under threat

By Gordon Deegan

Racing

Best Irish hopes for Aintree rest with dominant trainers

By Brian O'Connor

Seán O’Brien salutes eagle-eyed Sexton’s role in disallowed try

By Johnny Watterson

Eoin Doyle says fiery start was the key to promotion

By Seán Moran

Kenneally abuse victims seek inquiry into Garda investigation

By Barry Roche

OPW seeks permission for €8m Leinster House refurb

By Olivia Kelly

Eye patients at risk of irreversible sight loss due to delays - charity

By Paul Cullen

Congregations proven right about cost dangers of redress scheme

By Patsy McGarry

Kerry’s Donnchadh Walsh is a man in scoring form

By Seán Moran

O’Brien judgment is a blow in favour of free debate

By David Gwynn Morgan

Passion play for our times takes to streets of Ballyfermot

By Peter Finnegan

Culture

How finding oil can be a country’s downfall

By Gemma Tipton

Government risks legal action over broadband plan

By Sarah Bardon and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

The HSE is still delivering too much of the wrong things

By Jacky Jones

Nothing distorts earnings data like messy, moveable Easter

IBRC liquidators examine INBS tracker rate concerns

By Ciarán Hancock

Businesses plug into ESB’s €10m energy-saving division

By Barry O'Halloran

‘We need to spend and buy Irish as much as possible’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Sigmoid Pharma signs landmark deal with Dr Falk Pharma

By Dominic Coyle

Fashion

Statement sleeves and sheer delights: Spring trends for every shape

By Corina Gaffey

Art

Immigrants make their influence felt, and old masters get worked over

By Aidan Dunne

The case for a vaginal birth after a Caesarean

By Danielle Barron

Your Family

Is my son’s imaginary friend a real problem?

By John Sharry

Can you stop yourself getting dementia?

By Dr Marilyn Glenville

Computer says . . . invest: the robo-advisers are coming

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Fashion

The most expensive beauty products are not necessarily the best

By Dominique McMullan

From smart beds to smart sticks: The health technology transforming our lives

By Michelle McDonagh

Broadband and digital technology essential for Irish business growth

Media

‘Peak TV’ shows no sign of abating just yet

By Laura Slattery

MPs urge May to carry out review of leaving EU without deal

By Denis Staunton

How low can they go? Savers in trouble as deposit rates fall

By Fiona Reddan

Brexit talks will continue amid nonsensical scaremongering

Milestones galore for soaring Amazon

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Belfast briefing: taking on the banks on Great Victoria Street

By Francess McDonnell

Farming & Food

Tayto-related company Montagu in multi-million deal

By Francess McDonnell

Transport

Tesla’s market capitalisation overtakes Ford

Brexit’s biggest loser may not be Ireland – it may actually be Poland

Asos raises full-year sales forecast after strong H1

Mike WiLL Made-It: Ransom 2 – mixtape magic from Atlanta master-blaster

By Jim Carroll

Game on: Judge rules school yard chase should not be banned

By Ray Managh

Bastian Schweinsteiger forgets World Cup and shines on MLS debut

By Gideon Nachman

A Georgian-style house with 21st-century comforts

By Frances O'Rourke

Gerry Thornley: Irish are back, but they never really went away

By Gerry Thornley

Consumer authority has ‘serious concerns’ about efforts to cut mortgage rates

By Fiona Reddan

Trump donates salary to parks agency – which faces budget cuts

By Peter Baker

Who guards the Guards?

By Harry McGee

Fitzgerald to outline independent review of Garda to Cabinet

By Sarah Bardon

Jeff Sessions orders review of Obama-era police reforms

Why we are blocking illegal film streaming sites in Ireland

By Stan McCoy

‘When I played with him I looked for him and in training I steered clear of him’

Colm Cooper retires from inter county football

By Malachy Clerkin

Offbeat

Easter egg hunt ‘spits on the grave of Cadbury’ - Archbishop

Amber Heard sues film-makers over body-double sex scenes

By Gwilym Mumford

Changes to State broadband scheme may bring legal challenge

Your Family

Want the baby to stop crying? Be Danish. Or don’t breastfeed

By Jennifer O’Connell

Former forge cottage in Ranelagh for €525,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

US withdraws funding for UN’s family planning fund

Work

Women overtaken by men as they climb corporate ranks

Fintan O'Toole: Nóirín O’Sullivan makes even Enda Kenny seem defeatist

By Fintan O’Toole

Books

Michèle Forbes: why I set up a book(writing) club

By Michèle Forbes

Colm Cooper Q&A: ‘It’s the hunger that keeps you going’

By Seán Moran

Taxi drivers and others lukewarm on new 30km/h speed zones

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Slane 2017: Guns N’ Roses reveal full line-up for concert

By Sorcha Pollak

Abroad

Referendum on ‘token’ emigrant vote is a waste of money

By Conor McCoole

Berlin’s tolerance tested by anti-Semitic and anti-gay incidents

By Derek Scally

Future Islands - The Far Field album review: trademark meloncholy and a throbbing backbeat

By Lauren Murphy

‘Michaela deserves justice’: John McAreavey offers €50,000 reward to catch killers

Pig rescue? Rabbit recovery? Sheep liberation? An Garda can help . . .

By Ciaran D'Arcy

Carphone Warehouse’s Irish unit reports huge jump in pre-tax losses

By Charlie Taylor

Want to cultivate wellbeing in older age? Get involved

By Padraig O'Morain

Former Dublin captain Denis Mahony dies, aged 88

By Seán Moran

PSNI failed to meet 23% of performance targets in 2016

Property

Too many buyers, too few homes: what’s the story?

By Fiona Reddan

Sport

Carlow-based company sign with FEI to work on safety in eventing

By Margie McLoone

Moyes, Mourinho and the potentially disastrous post-match interview

By Emmet Malone

Bible accounts of resurrection may be wrong - ‘silenced’ priest

By Patsy McGarry

Sinn Féin: Our plan to persuade unionists to support a united Ireland

By Matt Carthy

Media

Bank of Ireland tees up new sponsorship deal with Shane Lowry

By Ciarán Hancock

‘Some people are full of shit’ – Lee Westwood on ignoring criticism

By Ewan Murray

Harrison Ford will not be punished for runway near-miss

Married couple jailed for years of sexual abuse of vulnerable woman in Co Armagh

By Gerry Moriarty

Environment

Wet and windy March saw worst rainfall on record in Shannon

By Sorcha Pollak

A Quiet Passion review: Emily Dickinson, from lively girl to thundering wagon

By Tara Brady

Ireland women’s team change in toilets and share tracksuits

By Emmet Malone

Hungary passes law that threatens Soros-funded university

By Daniel McLaughlin

Thousands of Greek pensioners protest against austerity cuts

Bye bye P45: Revenue moves to modernise PAYE

By Fiona Reddan

Media

Q&A: What’s the story on blocking streaming sites?

By Ciara O'Brien

Bank of Ireland seeks court approval for reorganisation

By Mary Carolan

Loyalist given evidence over killings of Catholic workmen

By Alan Erwin

Garda Traffic Corps set to be replaced by unit with wider remit

By Conor Lally

Books

Portrait of the artist as an older woman

By Ainna Fawcett-Henesy

Cork city centre infill office site for €1.2m by private treaty

Sport

Battle for fairer treatment of women’s sports teams a long unending one

By Damian Cullen

Unemployment falls to 6.4% as labour market improves

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Rory McIlroy changes brand of woods on eve of Masters

By Ewan Murray

Cabinet approves setting up Commission on Future of Policing

By Sarah Bardon

TV & Radio

Big Week on the Farm review: RTÉ’s agents of F.I.E.L.D.

By Peter Crawley

TV & Radio

Ireland’s Property Crisis: Tales from the battlefront

By Peter Crawley

Jared Kushner: the man oiling the wheels of US foreign policy

By Suzanne Lynch

Books

Chairman Mao’s most timid lover

By Rory Maclean

Murder-accused ‘confessed’ to sister-in-law 20 years ago

By Natasha Reid

Sunderland stand by David Moyes despite ‘slap’ remark

Extending maternity leave for mothers of premature babies proposed

By Paul Cullen

319 Dún Laoghaire apartments for €130m

By Jack Fagan

UK executives say Ireland has most attractive tax regime

By Fiona Reddan

FBD paid former CEO €179,000 for consultancy work in 2016

By Ciarán Hancock

Real estate veterans are ‘now running US’

Fennelly recommendations ‘to be included’ in Garda reform

By Marie O’Halloran

Man discussed financial problems before suicide, inquest told

By Louise Roseingrave

Wolfgang Munchau: Here’s how to get the Brits back in

By Wolfgang Munchau

European sea bass: the fish that is a home bird

By Lorna Siggins

Income tax take undershoots Government target

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Gibraltar claims Spanish ship illegally entered its waters

Woman who went on €25k ‘spending spree’ after bank error gets suspended sentence

By Declan Brennan

Klopp ready for worst as Sadio Mane’s injury still unknown

Asia-Pacific

Envelope-lickin’ good: New Zealand postal service delivers KFC

By Eleanor Ainge Roy

National broadband plan to cover quarter of all Irish households

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Podcast: What could Brexit mean for Gibraltar?

By Jennifer Ryan

Banks pay out €120m over tracker mortgage scandal

By Ciarán Hancock

Man taken to hospital after Luas incident

Judge may visit brain-injured man to decide case of ‘major importance’

By Mary Carolan

Royal Bank of Scotland faces review over bailout condition

Mars Capital to refinance €332m of Irish mortgages

By Joe Brennan

Rural Broadband: It’s faster to drive from Longford to Dublin than download a film there

By Conor Pope

Threat to small traders from black-market cigarettes

By Conor Pope

Terenure site with planning permission for 66 homes

Nama receiver wants to sell Dublin city-centre hotel

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Jailed nurse who stole €45,000 from patient struck off register

By Mary Carolan

Racing

Mouse Morris feeling relaxed as he aims for more National glory

Masters tee times and pairings for first two rounds revealed

Farming & Food

Kerry Group’s outgoing chief’s pay falls to €3.75m

By Joe Brennan

Nicola Collins: woman killed in Cork is laid to rest

By Anne Lucey

Offbeat

Love machine: Man ‘marries’ robot he built himself

Sales of cannabis oil ‘skyrocket’ in Limerick, says shop owner

Man settles case over collision with heifer’s hoof

Talks aimed at resolving Bus Éireann strike to begin on Wednesday

By Martin Wall

Spanish police sanctioned for torture 'were promoted'

By Guy Hedgecoe

Marvel boss says diversity to blame for falling sales

By Donald Clarke

Racing

Minding the star name among entries for Naas on Sunday

Broadband nightmares: No signal, no salary

By Marese McDonagh

Miniature Martin Luther beats Angela Merkel and Darth Vader

By Derek Scally

‘A degrading, humiliating, horrific, shocking and terrifying ordeal’

By Mary Fogarty

Judge raps Garda authorities over ‘embarrassing’ speeding prosecutions

By Gordon Deegan

St Petersburg attack death toll reaches 14 as suspect named

By Isabel Gorst

Labour publishes Bill to criminalise ‘revenge porn’

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Over €3.5m expected for prime Carrickmines development site

Middle East

UN investigates poison gas attack in northern Syria

By Erika Solomon and Arthur Beesley

Property magnate Peter Curistan alleges fraud against Anglo Irish Bank

Markets

Europe inches higher despite drag from banks and carmakers

By Joe Brennan

Consultant gynaecologist struck off medical register

By Mary Carolan

PSNI’s disgust at sexual abuse of vulnerable woman

By Gerry Moriarty

Privatisation of Bus Éireann ruled out by Minister

By Michael O'Regan

Pharmacist jailed for six months over €70,000 fraud

By Barry Roche

Drug company Pfizer has settled pensions row at Cork plant

By Dominic Coyle

Irish priest to head Vatican Congregation disciplinary section

By Patsy McGarry

World

Venezuela security forces clash with anti-Maduro protesters

Fashion

Pink Star diamond sells for world record $71.2m

Former Irish Olympian jailed by Cork court

By Barry Roche

Government sent Irish doctor to Cairo to assess Ibraham Halawa’s condition

By Michael O'Regan

Four people die in Belfast in one day from possible drugs misuse

By Gerry Moriarty

Rescue 116: Coast Guard extends search area for two missing crew

By Lorna Siggins

Young borrowers would suffer most from interest rate rise

No date set for Project Eagle commission of investigation

By Marie O’Halloran

Labour suspends Ken Livingstone for further year

Beacon South Quarter apartments evacuated after fire

By Olivia Kelly

Boy with narcolepsy blocked from seeking documents, Dáil told

By Michael O'Regan

Jason Day prepared for emotional overload if he wins Masters

Water committee deeply divided on charges as FG loses votes

By Sarah Bardon

Richmond Fed chief quits over 2012 leak of confidential information

Gibraltar is not Ireland, says Kenny in defence of Brexit stance

By Marie O’Halloran and Pat Leahy

Wexford hope league breakthrough bears fruit

By Seán Moran

Senator asks why UK has right to scramble fighter jets in Irish airspace

By Michael O'Regan

Rural areas have most to gain from drink-driving Bill, says Ross

By Aine McMahon

Housing site in Malahide for €2.5m

Firms take ‘crazy risk’ of going without insurance to stay in business

By Marie O’Halloran

Oireachtas water committee at odds over excessive usage charge

By Sarah Bardon

Zlatan’s late penalty rescues a point for Manchester United

By Paul Wilson

Leicester win again to pile more pressure on David Moyes

Conte’s provocative words suggests there is title race and Spurs are in it

By Dominic Fifield

Top Tips: Five contenders who can down Dustin at the Masters

By Philip Reid

Make a castle your home on Sandymount Green for €2.75m

By Bernice Harrison

Editorials

‘America first’ meets ‘China first’

People

‘Do you have your wee pennies, love?’ The question filled me with childish ecstasy

By Michael Harding

Killiney cottage beside ‘Rapunzel’ turret for €625,000

By Frances O'Rourke

Cyclists, motorists and speed bumps

An Irish Diary

Harry’s Story – The Irish slave-labourers of the second World War

By Frank McNally

Editorials

Unemployment figures confirm a robust recovery is in progress

Oireachtas prayers

‘Cowtown’ and buying ‘loose’ milk

The Oblates and redress scheme

Education and inequality

ASTI ballot over redundancies

Casualisation of employment in academia