27 December, 2017 Digital News Archive

Pig out, then get out: How exercise cancels Christmas excess

By John McKenna

Aviation authority asks pilots to help correct charts

By Lorna Siggins

Editorials

Politics in 2017: A year of living dangerously

Ireland must switch from muscle to charm in Brexit phase two

By Shane Fitzgerald

A glow in the deep midwinter

An Irish Diary

An Irishman’s Diary on Brian Friel and Dev

By Deaglán De Bréadún

Gift voucher expiry law could ‘recoup millions’ in VAT

By Marie O’Halloran

Call from home: reaching out to Ireland’s new wave of diaspora

By Simon Carswell

Varadkar warns of consequences if wages grow too fast in 2018

By Pat Leahy

Diaspora should be represented in Dáil, says Ciarán Cannon

By Simon Carswell

Steady. Unspectacular. Dull. Boring: Paschal Donohoe’s ‘magic mediocrity’

By Pat Leahy

Two rural TDs plan political lobby group with anti-abortion stance

By Michael O'Regan

Significant drop in the number of stolen firearms

By Conor Gallagher

Moscow claims US and Canadian weapons will only inflame conflict

By Daniel McLaughlin

New country reports should be made public

Ming’s report on the banks

Trump’s first wall – in Ireland

Remembering 1916

Joseph Conrad and his message for our times

Rents on the up and up

Creating jobs outside the main cities

A Shannon Trail would have greater appeal than Ireland’s Ancient East

By John O' Dwyer

Brexit, a second referendum?

Scale of tracker mortgage ‘rip-off’ comes into view

By Conor Pope

Social Affairs

Initiatives but few results for homelessness crisis

By Conor Gallagher

News review 2017: Paul Murphy, Joan Burton and the Jobstown trial

By Colm Keena

‘I think people who met him found it hard not to like him’

By Gerry Moriarty

A month-by-month look back at 2017 in Ireland

By Mark Hilliard

Ryanair buffeted by turbulence in a year of cancellations chaos

By Conor Pope

Bad smell and more from breath-test scandal

By David Labanyi

Sense of growing political polarisation does not augur well

By Gerry Moriarty

Border deal a triumph for Government in Brexit talks

By Stephen Collins

Music

Arts Council’s attacks on Government a strange strategy

By Michael Dervan

Culture

From Baby Ed to gay Babadook: The web was a tonic in a dispiriting year

By Seamas O'Reilly

‘That was some weird sh*t’: an eyeball-scratching year of Trump and Brexit

By Kathy Sheridan

Economy

Four in 10 Irish people concerned by rising rents and house prices

By Barry O'Halloran

Farming & Food

Irish whiskey lifted spirits with exports of €412m

By Barry O'Halloran

Hyper-tourist hub Barcelona at the crossroads

By Guy Hedgecoe

Higher betting tax was shelved amid warnings on job losses

By Ken Foxe

Books

Turlough’s Dream, a short story by Louise Hall

By Louise Hall

2017 politics: Varadkar’s solid start after roller coaster year

By Stephen Collins

Oscar Knight can prove Geraghty wrong in Paddy Power Chase

By Brian O'Connor

People

‘I don’t understand people who move abroad and then stick with their own’

By Sorcha Pollak

Conor O’Dwyer goes for more big race success with Go Darsi Go

By Brian O'Connor

People

At this time of year we notice everything wrong in our lives

By Laura Kennedy

Rachael Blackmore in pursuit of glory at Leopardstown

By Brian O'Connor

Recipes

Forbidden rice and squash salad

By Lilly Higgins

Food

A dramatic dish with Forbidden Rice

By Lilly Higgins

People

I’m in the sauna with an angry Brexiteer as large as a sumo wrestler

By Michael Harding

Transport

Bus Éireann to get extra €7m from State for free travel scheme

By Barry O'Halloran

Ballymore’s UK property arm posted profit of €587m in 2016

By Peter Hamilton

Bank of Ireland has €1bn fund for property development lending

By Ciarán Hancock

Middle East

Medical evacuations begin from Syria’s eastern Ghouta

Rugby

Coaches united in praise of Jordan Larmour’s memorable try

By Gerry Thornley

My brain scan: a look at the organ I have carried in my skull for half a century

By Tim O'Brien

Abroad

I thought I was ready to leave America. 2017 changed my mind

By Carmel McMahon

US sanctions North Korean’s top missile officials

Food

What were we cooking? Our top recipes of 2017

By Marie Claire Digby

Christmas storm brings record level of snow to US city

Soccer Review 2017: Cork double up even with only half a Seani

By Emmet Malone

Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

By Damian Cullen

Should you get up early or sleep in during winter holidays?

By Deirdre Falvey

Issue of mortgage overcharging has still some way to go

By Joe Brennan

Suu Kyi ‘avoided’ discussing alleged rape of Rohingya during UN meeting

Alastair Cook completes century as England take fight to Australia

By Vic Marks

Missing walker found safe on Carrauntoohil after search

By Vivienne Clarke and Anne Lucey

Australian woman escapes death penalty for drug trafficking in Malaysia

Rugby

Bath fined for allowing Taulupe Faletau to feature for Wales

Fashion

What were the top 20 beauty products of 2017?

By Laura Kennedy

Obama warns against divisive nature of social media in Prince Harry interview

Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad turn up at the end of the party

By Ali Martin

Thursday’s Leopardstown card subject to morning inspection

By Brian O'Connor

Australian man likely to face more serious charges after death of Irishman

By Barry Roche

Wild Oats XI wins Sydney to Hobart race in record time

By Nick Vindin

Irish man dies after stabbing in Australia over Christmas

By Barry Roche

Middle East

Israeli minister plans ‘Trump rail station’ near Western Wall

Leopardstown: Stewards show no mercy as Min loses out to Simply Ned

Chinese ships accused of breaking sanctions on North Korea

By Charles Clover

Murder inquiry stood down following death of boy (16) in Co Down

By Amanda Ferguson

More than 95,000 properties vacant across State - report

By Peter Hamilton

Judge apologises to journalists for exclusion from court hearing

By Simon Carswell

José is right, Manchester United are not a big team

By Paul Wilson

Calling ambulance no guarantee of faster treatment, NI service warns

Reuters journalists in Myanmar remanded in custody for another 14 days

Media

‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ tops Christmas television ratings

By Laura Slattery

Dublin Vinyl gets set to give records another spin

By Charlie Taylor

Environment

Ireland to generate 83,000 tonnes of packaging waste over Christmas

By Sarah Burns

Transport

Credit Bank of Moscow sells Irish aircraft leasing business

By Peter Hamilton

Film

The Greatest Showman: misguided biopic of PT Barnum

By Tara Brady

Vitaly Mutko steps down as head of World Cup organising committee

‘Diamond standard’ Dr Maurice Hayes remembered at funeral

By Amanda Ferguson

Goldman Sachs chooses Dublin as post-Brexit home

By Laura Noonan

Middle East

Critically ill evacuated from besieged Syrian rebel stronghold

By Michael Jansen

Markets

Bitcoin falls to $15,000 as recovery fades

Delayed hospital discharges preventing progress on trolley crisis – FF

By Michael O'Regan

High Drama at Leopardstown as Whiskey Sour enjoys sweet surprise

By Brian O'Connor

Markets

Slow iPhone sales pushes European tech stocks down

By Peter Hamilton

Romanian NGOs demand halt to judicial and anti-graft overhaul

By Daniel McLaughlin

Tokyo flight makes U-turn after passenger boarded in error

Environment

Snow forecast for final days of 2017

By Sorcha Pollak and Vivienne Clarke

Paulinho has spoken to Coutinho about joining him at Barca

Rathmines women died of natural causes, postmortem finds

By Ciarán D'Arcy and Jack Power

Opponent of Vladimir Putin calls for election boycott rallies

Technology

Christmas tech: What to do with your old gear

By Ciara O'Brien

Shell and Barclays warn of temporary hit from Trump tax

Vince McMahon plots to take on NFL again with rival league

By Dave Hannigan

Rugby

Jacques Brunel named as the new head coach of France

By John O'Sullivan

Tesco apologises after complaints of ‘rotten’ Christmas turkeys

By Scott D'Arcy and Ciaran D'Arcy

South Africa thrash Zimbabwe inside two days

Liverpool get their man at last as fee agreed for Virgil van Dijk

By David Hytner

Media

Disney deal with Fox reopens battle for TV’s creative talent

Tributes for ‘gentle giant’ killed in pre-Christmas road incident

By Sorcha Pollak

Cocaine worth €3,000 found at Rathmines barracks

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to assault on taxi driver at Baggot Street

Mourinho must ‘learn to cope’ with being outspent, says Wenger

By David Hytner

Africa

George Weah’s camp says he is set to win Liberian election

Ukrainian forces and rebels exchange POWs as war grinds on

By Henry Foy

Number of Irish citizens dying abroad rises by 21% in 2017

By Michael O'Regan

Snow and ice cause disruption on UK roads and at airports

Sheep killed in three separate dog attacks in Louth over Christmas

By Louise Walsh

Irish Water refund donations to homeless charities reach €675,000

By Sarah Burns

Ten injured in supermarket explosion in St Petersburg