06 June, 2017 Digital News Archive

Nuns would not have controlled new hospital, says Kearns

By Paul Cullen

Education

Leaving Cert: Meet our exam diarists

By Peter McGuire

Cancer drug combination trialled in Ireland shows only 1% benefit

By Paul Cullen

London attacks have forced a serious end to a frivolous election

By Janan Ganesh

Travel

Are city passes worth buying on holiday?

By Joan Scales

No ‘startling evidence’ of brain damage found in rugby study

By Conor Pope

Experts unite to explore safer contact sports

By Sylvia Thompson

Mullins seeks fifth French Champion Hurdle win with Shaneshill

By Brian O'Connor

Misery of Palestinian people is the result of two historic events marked this year

By Conn Mac Gabhann

Scotland’s strange blend of politics mixes it up in whisky capital

By Simon Carswell

Iarnród Éireann ‘nearly insolvent’ due to losses

By Martin Wall

Theresa May ‘playing with fire’ on Brexit’s impact on Ireland

By Simon Carswell

Fintan O’Toole: Corbyn’s nostalgia less of a fantasy than May’s

By Fintan O’Toole

Stage

No’s Knife: much ado about nothing? Absolutely not

By Fintan O’Toole

Uruguay error leaves Martin O’Neill with decision to make

By Emmet Malone

Is there another property bubble? The housing market in 4 charts

By Fiona Reddan

Eirgrid pays increased €4m dividend to State despite profit slump

By Mark Paul

Media

Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ still punches above its estimated weight

By Laura Slattery

Staycity targets €300m turnover by 2022 and flotation

By Fiona Reddan

‘Money doesn’t guarantee happiness, but it certainly helps’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Jim McGuinness: All counties equal, but some more equal than others

By Jim McGuinness

Your Family

You are never too young to tackle mental health

By Alana Kirk

Food

If meat is murder, is it killing us?

By John McKenna

‘You say identity politics. I say intersectionality. Can’t we get along?’

By Emer O'Toole

I me do wed: The marrying yourself trend

By Padraig O'Morain

Gerry Thornley: Sonny Bill Williams bristles as ghosts of 2005 resurface

By Gerry Thornley

Art

Anne Madden’s odyssey from the labyrinth to the heavens

By Aidan Dunne

Fashion

Fashionable and comfy? It’s possible via these Irish sweatshirts

By Louise McSharry

Amazon’s wild ride offers lessons for investors

By Proinsias O'Mahony

‘Time is running out’: My fight with stage 4 breast cancer

By Joanne Ryan

Nicholas Kearns: The NMH deserves support, not paranoia

By Nicholas Kearns

Significance of Blues battle now amplified for the Lions

By Gerry Thornley

Stocktake: Investors await AIB’s market return

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Insurer QBE sets up Brussels base in blow to Dublin

By Oliver Ralph

Health Beacon to hire 20 new staff in Dublin

By Mark Paul

Asia-Pacific

Melbourne siege ‘a terrorist attack’, says Australian PM

Boombox 2 review: When hip-hop moved out of the Bronx

By Jim Carroll

Cost of renting in London is falling fast

Work

Cpl Resources acquires RIG Healthcare group for £8.1m

By Colin Gleeson

London terror attack: who was Khuram Shazad Butt?

Clare not hiding importance of setting record straight in Munster

By Seán Moran

Irish services sector growth slips from 10 month high

Education

Leaving Cert: Record number taking higher-level subjects

By Carl O'Brien

Lidl hires model Heidi Klum to develop new clothing range

Tories target Labour seats in Thatcher-hating Yorkshire

By Simon Carswell

Books

The pub crawl that kept de Valera out of government in 1927

By Liam Weeks

Web Summit event move to Dublin ‘nothing to do with departure of Kenny’

By Conor Pope

Lions embracing chaos as they look to get up to speed

By Gerry Thornley

Insurer picks Luxembourg for post-Brexit EU base

Middle East

At least 12 people killed after airstrikes in Syria

Injury worries for the All Blacks ahead of Samoa warm-up

By Gerry Thornley

Markets

Dollar sinks to lowest in six weeks on unsettling data

Louth to play Longford in pick of round one football qualifiers

By Malachy Clerkin

NTMA to beat minimum funding target before UK election vote

By Joe Brennan

Real Madrid overtakes Barcelona as most powerful football brand

By Colin Gleeson

Boris Johnson ‘sees no reason’ to cancel Trump UK state visit

By Rowena Mason

Art

Eimear McBride: ‘Art with no sex in it leaves me cold’

By Eimear McBride

Witness in Bill Cosby sex assault trial describes hotel incident

Books

Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction: shortlist reviews

By Martin Doyle

Head of Irish Islamic centre warns of those spreading hate

By Vivienne Clarke and Sean Dunne

Muslims ‘terrified’ after Galway mosque attacked during prayers

By Seán Dunne

Clontarf Energy awarded offshore rights by Equatorial Guinea

By Peter Hamilton

Imams refuse funeral prayers to London Bridge attackers

Six people killed on the roads over the past four days

By Tim O'Brien

Arsenal to sign Schalke left back Sead Kolasinac on a free

Revenue readies its website for smartphone users

By Fiona Reddan

Getting a fix on the price of AIB shares

By Dominic Coyle

Books

Empire of Things by Frank Trentmann review: consumerism’s roots

By James Sheridan

Technology

Siri enters the living room as Apple debuts HomePod speaker

London terror attack: Who was attacker Rachid Redouane?

RBS settles landmark lawsuit over 2008 cash call

Southampton ask Premier League to probe Liverpool van Dijk approach

Brexit: Ireland faces battle to win insurance business

By Cliff Taylor

Sport

Katie Taylor hoping to make professional US bow next month

By Johnny Watterson

Forget the haters, tech is here to save you

By Terence O'Rourke

London terror attack: who was Youssef Zaghba?

Obstetrician found guilty of poor professional performance

By Liz Farsaci

Food

Irish female cheesemakers win gold at British Cheese Awards

By Marie Claire Digby

Vogue Williams is not an idiot, she’s a sinister totalitarian

By Donald Clarke

Motors

UK diesel sales slump could spell disaster for Irish car values

By Neil Briscoe

Preston’s Irish cohort will be hoping Simon Grayson stays put

By Emmet Malone

Belfast East: Alliance and DUP go head to head in tight battle

By Amanda Ferguson

London attacker used Rathmines address when he got married

By Peter Murtagh

David McGoldrick ruled out of Austria qualifier

By Emmet Malone

Bob Dylan’s Nobel lecture: I was ‘pals with the wild Irish rover’

By Mick Heaney

Deep divisions as Government looks to save €550m in pensions

By Martin Wall

London attacker lived in Ireland and got married here

By Denis Staunton, Conor Lally and Suzanne Lynch

Sniffer dog finds tobacco worth €1m at Rosslare port

Abroad

Birth, death, tears: Earwigging on emigrants’ Skype calls

By Marie Claire Digby

Contractor charged with leaking document about US election hacking

Strategic Banking Corporation lends €113m to SMEs in first quarter

By Peter Hamilton

Health events: from men’s health to motor neuron disease

By Sylvia Thompson

Romelu Lukaku has reached an ‘agreement’ with another club

Technology

YouTube bans ad revenue on ‘hateful content’

By Marie Boran

Train passengers could face widespread travel ‘chaos’, union warns

By Martin Wall

Asia-Pacific

Californian leader visits China in boost for climate change fight

By Clifford Coonan

Residential

Wooden it be nice: Unique Rathmines cottage for €650K

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

British Airways ‘working hard’ to compensate grounded passengers

By Barry O'Halloran

Woman charged with fraud says money was ‘resting in my account’

By Stephen Maguire

More ‘nuisance’ bus changes for passengers in Dublin Bus overhaul

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Ireland arrive in New Jersey with clean bill of health for latest US mission

By Gavin Cummiskey

Locals need not apply: a planning problem in west Kerry

By Lorna Siggins

Golf

Pádraig Harrington suffers freak injury during coaching outing

Report into Olympic ticket touting scandal to be given to Minister

By Sarah Bardon

Motors

General Motors’ investors reject hedge fund restructuring proposals

Podcast: Terror dominates debate while Tories target Labour strongholds

By Declan Conlon

Remembering Bob Marley’s ‘Exodus’ 40 years on

By Jim Carroll

Confirmed: How 2018 hurling championship might look

By Ian O'Riordan

Amal and George Clooney’s twin babies are born, spokesman says

Procedures cancelled at Galway Clinic amid legal dispute

By Ray Managh

CCCC proposes 12-week ban for Diarmuid Connolly

By Seán Moran

Dry & Fly sets the beauty bar high on Wicklow Street

By Rose Doyle

Belfast South: Can Peter Robinson’s protege beat canny SDLP campaigner?

By Gerry Moriarty

Independent Alliance says it wants more free votes as it meets Varadkar

By Sarah Bardon, Suzanne Lynch and Fiach Kelly

Middle East

Trump backs Saudi decision to cut ties with Qatar over ‘terror support’

By Simeon Kerr

Dublin crane count rises to 70 as building boom spreads

By Justin Comiskey

Alleged Cosby victim withdrew emotionally after attack, mother says

Alternative property investments trend set to grow in Irish market

By Justin Comiskey

Man jailed for stealing from pensioners while impersonating a garda

By Barry Roche

Alliance accuses loyalist umbrella group of issuing ‘sinister’ statement

By Gerry Moriarty

Johnson ridicules idea of Labour coalition negotiating Brexit

By Denis Staunton

Science

MDMA use among young Irish adults rising – drugs report

By Aine McMahon

€8m asking price for industrial building in Stadium Business Park

Poland rejects ‘protectionist’ EU labour market reform

By James Shotter

Europe

Paris police shoot man after attack at Notre-Dame cathedral

Second man arrested by gardaí over documents link to London attacker

By Conor Lally, Sarah Bardon and Suzanne Lynch

Emerald Star to invest €2m in new Shannon cruisers

By Tim O'Brien

Terrorist funding case awaits ‘imminent’ directions from DPP

By Conor Kane

Potential AIB investors voice concerns about tax benefits and PTSB

By Joe Brennan

One season of rugby enough to cause brain damage, expert says

By Jack Power

Third London attacker named as authorities face questions

By Denis Staunton

Galway Muslim group ‘heartened’ by support after mosque damaged

By Lorna Siggins and Seán Dunne

Protest in Galway as 10 Traveller families face eviction

By Lorna Siggins

Europe

Berliners feeling unchristian towards cross on Humboldt Forum

By Derek Scally

Middle East

Amid talk of economic growth, Palestinians still struggle daily

By Michael Jansen

Sam Baker - Land of Doubt: a compelling return for the Texan survivor

By Joe Breen

Woman dies following crash in Co Mayo on Sunday

By Aine McMahon

Norwegian’s Irish flights to proceed despite delay with new aircraft

By Barry O'Halloran

Kenny ponders history as he meets Collins’s descendants

By Suzanne Lynch

Ecocem may get planning approval for California plant

By Barry O'Halloran

Child protection legal system was ‘culture shock’ to Tusla head

By Fiona Gartland

Europe

Asylum seekers must be reunited with families, conference hears

By Sorcha Pollak

Multiple interviewing in child abuse cases can ‘re-traumatise’ victims

By Fiona Gartland

Mother-and-baby home survivors accuse Zappone over redress

Woodford Asset Management ramps up stake in Hostelworld

By Joe Brennan

Foyle: Anti-Sinn Féin vote to help SDLP’s Durkan hold seat

By Freya McClements

Markets

Markets down as investors wait for outcomes of UK election and Qatar row

By Barry O'Halloran

Fermanagh-South Tyrone: Can UUP incumbent keep Sinn Féin out?

By Gerry Moriarty

File relating to Waterford woman’s murder to be sent to DPP

By Conor Kane

Sport

Birthday clash looms for French Open giant killers

By Kevin Mitchell

Turf Club doctor ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Prendergast recovery

By Brian O'Connor

Wings of Eagles is ‘joint-lowest rated Epsom Derby winner this century’

By Brian O'Connor

Lions Diary: Players take a moment for London

By Gerry Thornley

Jessica Harrington says saddling Royal Ascot winner is her ‘next ambition’

By Brian O'Connor

No Haka, but Cabinteely and New Zealand throw up seven goals

By Patrick Madden

Dave Ellis singing the Blues after golden spell at Connacht

By Gerry Thornley

Manchester attack: Bomber may have stored components in car

Familiar faces give Lions a strong spine against Blues

By Gerry Thornley

Loyalist paramilitary support for unionists prompts debate clashes

By Gerry Moriarty

Just a few drinks will damage the brain, research shows

By Paul Cullen

The Redmonds: tragedy of Ireland’s first political family

By Ronan McGreevy

Fiscal watchdog warns housing boom may overheat economy

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Almost half of Irish employees believe bribery and corruption is widespread

By Peter Hamilton

An Irish Diary

From Leitrim to New Zealand to the Western Front: An Irishman’s Diary on Sir Alexander Godley

By Ronan McGreevy

Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Liam Cosgrave – is this a record?

Japan and police powers

State support for fee-paying schools

Editorials

UK election: the North’s neglected crisis

‘Lost Protestants of ‘Kingstown’’

Trump, the US and climate change

Top-ups for managers but not for respite services

Leo Varadkar and a sense of change