19 October, 2018 Digital News Archive

Working out workers’ pensions

Pension report reveals future challenges for retirees

Signposting your future

Counting the cost of living in retirement

AIB boss Bernard Byrne: ‘The economy is looking pretty good at this stage’

By Ciarán Hancock

In 1957, I spotted the 16th man in Croke Park

By AJ Hobbins

Peter Casey accused of playing Trump card on Tipperary trip

By Harry McGee

Next phase of Brexit negotiations will require much sleight of hand

By Patrick Smyth

Prosecutor says Act being used to impede drink-driving cases

By Conor Lally

Opinion

Oliver Callan: Higgins’s age is an asset, not a liability

By Oliver Callan

Merkel and Macron slip out for beers – without The Man Who Made Brexit

By Pat Leahy

Senator from Traveller background rows in on Casey remarks

By Fiach Kelly

Drug-driving testing levels vary dramatically across the State

By Jack Power

Science

Exams encourage idea maths is hard and boring, says top mathematician

By Kevin O'Sullivan

World

Brazil’s overhauled congress to be dominated by hard right

By Tom Hennigan

Middle East

Disillusioned Palestinians talk of new uprising in West Bank

By Mehul Srivastava

Aaron Parks: Little Big review – Jazz is in safe hands

By Cormac Larkin

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween – good, clean, family fun

By Tara Brady

Opinion

Noel Whelan: Ignorance of Ireland returns to bite Tories

By Noel Whelan

Touch Me Not: The transgressive sex is not the problem; it’s the lack of humour

By Donald Clarke

Martyn Turner

Karan Casey: Hieroglyphs that Tell the Tale review – A great leap forward

By Siobhán Long

Dogman: A Shakespearean tragedy with added bite

By Tara Brady

Halloween: Entertaining, scary, illogical sequel-slash-reboot

By Tara Brady

M&G backs Finance Ireland’s foray into mortgages

By Joe Brennan

Richard Ashcroft: Natural Rebel review – A craggy voice on an uninteresting album

By Dean Van Nguyen

Media

Electric Picnic generates €1.9m profit, up from €369k in 2017

By Colin Gleeson

John FitzGerald: Dublin’s bus network needs major overhaul

By John FitzGerald

FDI to Republic takes steep dive under Trump tax reforms

By Charlie Taylor

Work

Negotiating the first steps to networking on the international stage

By Stephen Onakuse

Irish firms are struggling to prepare for life after Brexit

By Cliff Taylor

Work

Getting to the Core of damaging business problems

By Olive Keogh

The Cranberries: ‘Everyone Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ – Still spellbinding after all these years

By Eamon Sweeney

‘I have made plenty of mistakes – and still do – but no regrets’

By Ruth O'Connor

The movie quiz: Who is the fake president?

By Donald Clarke

Fortnite furore, Trump’s climate change, and the ‘backstop to the backstop’

By Laura Slattery

People are forgetting what it's like to do their own ironing

By Hilary Fannin

What’s making you happy? Jinny’s reading, breastfeeding and a warm welcome home

Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ as a rock opera? Jesus Christ...

By Donald Clarke

‘I love to work with dogs. A clever actor can follow their lead’

By Tara Brady

Collins braced for the threat of Ballyea – and a rampant Kelly

By Seán Moran

GAA needs new referees as numbers continue to dwindle

By Ian O'Riordan

Are you Halloween ready? I’m scarily smug about it

By Róisín Ingle

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Daniel Kearney undaunted as he sets high targets for Cork

By Seán Moran

Residential

What will €270,000 buy in France, Italy, Spain, Latvia and Co Laois?

By Emma Cullinan

Buswells Hotel: ‘The third house of the Oireachtas’

By Graham Clifford

Leinster’s transformation still a thing of wonder to Guy Easterby

By Gavin Cummiskey

Scarlets and Leicester look to kickstart their campaign

By John O'Sullivan

Will Addison ready and willing to add to Joe Schmidt’s options

By John O'Sullivan

Health

Dear reader, your ‘acidity and flatulence’ explain your ‘noises’

By Louise Ní Chríodáin

Kosovo votes to create national army over Serb objections

Capital flows to US; bankers and bonuses; and a new mortgage market entrant

By Dominic Coyle

Dublin property owners to be told next month if they will lose front garden

By Sarah Burns

Abroad

New Zealand wants Irish teachers, but what are they offering?

By Peter McGuire

Crime gangs trafficking children from Nigeria to Ireland for sex trade, says Europol

By Conor Gallagher

Toulouse not as fearsome as they once were; GAA needs more referees

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Health

Mental health and the workplace: ‘I was told to cheer up and not be so negative’

By Geraldine Walsh

China’s economic growth weakest since global crash

By Clifford Coonan

Catholic Church faces federal inquiry into sex abuse

Fit out company Mivan to create 40 jobs in North

By Francess McDonnell

Middle East

Turkish police search forest, coastal city for Khashoggi’s remains

National 24-hour crackdown on speeding motorists begins

By Ronan McGreevy

Uber takes a detour with plan to provide temporary staff

Prince Harry and Meghan join mental health group hug on Bondi Beach

Golf

Graeme McDowell falls back at CJ Cup as Koepka charges

TV & Radio

What other unsexy dances might Seann Walsh and Katya Jones do on Strictly?

By Gavin Haynes

Golf

Leona Maguire’s LPGA hopes ended by a single shot

By Ruaidhrí Croke

UK’s Brexit transition period may be extended

By Denis Staunton, Patrick Smyth and Pat Leahy

Not all fridges are the same - things to consider before buying a new one

Transport

One third of Irish planes could be grounded by a no-deal Brexit

By Colin Gleeson

Mytaxi app gets Storm Ali boost to achieve record quarter

By Colin Gleeson

Your Money

Irish Sky subscribers may lose access to dozens of channels in no-deal Brexit

By Conor Pope

How will U2’s pro-EU message go down in the UK? ‘It will be interesting’

By Deirdre Falvey

Anna Burns: from rank outsider to No 1 bestseller

By Martin Doyle

José Mourinho faces another defining moment at his old haunt

By Barney Ronay

Irishmen killed in forgotten first World War battle to be remembered

By Ronan McGreevy

TV & Radio

Nine of the best TV shows to watch this weekend

By Kevin Courtney

Niall Scannell out of Munster’s clash with Gloucester

Marty Moore earns starting place for Ulster’s meeting with Racing

Jordan Larmour in at fullback for Leinster’s trip to Toulouse

Brexit: Varadkar says transition extension is not alternative to Border backstop

By Pat Leahy

Wimbledon will bring in final set tie-breaks from 2019

Grant of €1m for ‘updating’ of National Opera House in Wexford

By Mark Hilliard

Technology

Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg joins Facebook

‘I am responding to requests to stand’: Higgins defends contesting second term

By Vivienne Clarke

Student wins case over refusal of place at Army Cadet School

By Mary Carolan

Peter Casey considers withdrawing from Áras race after Traveller comments

By Harry McGee and Vivienne Clarke

Aryzta cost-cutting advisor hired by Australian poultry giant

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy and Joe Brennan

UK Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary released from prison

Kevin De Bruyne set for Manchester City return against Burnley

Bakery at centre of ‘gay cake’ case closes Belfast city centre outlet

Transport

Average cost of an Irish hotel room in now nearly €150 per night

By Colin Gleeson

Procter & Gamble enjoys surprise rise in first-quarter sales

Woman injured ‘tram surfing’ on Luas awarded €550,000

French tyre maker Michelin warns of declining sales

Technology

Hands On: Does Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro live up to the hype?

By Ciara O'Brien

Environment

Council agrees to help rid Dublin neighbourhood of hated weed

By Conor Pope

Trump criticised after he praises politician for assaulting reporter

By Peter Walker

Sligo council and Lissadell owners agree on aspects of €5m legal bill

By Mary Carolan

Africa

Hong Kong-flagged ship guards repel Somali pirates in gun battle

Education

Teachers overseas may be interviewed for jobs at home via Skype

By Carl O'Brien

Brexit transition period extension ‘not a threat’ to UK, Coveney says

By Simon Carswell

Victim’s brain ‘swirled around skull’, Swords murder trial told

By Eoin Reynolds

DowDuPont to take $4.6bn charge prompting share fall

Javier Bardem condemns ‘public lynching’ of Woody Allen

Education

End CAO points race to ease pupils’ anxiety, says school principal president

By Carl O'Brien

Obituaries

Paul Allen obituary: Microsoft co-founder who was a billionaire philanthropist and sports team owner

Asia-Pacific

West trying to smear China over Xinjiang detention centres – newspaper

By Clifford Coonan

Bayern Munich threaten media over ‘disrespectful’ reporting

Gaming

Candy Crush: It’s back, and this time it brought friends

By Ciara O'Brien

‘The Lost Letters of William Woolf’ is a powerful call to slow down

By Maria Dickenson

Environment

‘IFSC of the bioeconomy’ announced for Co Tipperary

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Dundalk food company to close with 169 job losses

By Elaine Keogh

Brexit and beyond: EU ready to move on even if Britain cannot

By Pat Leahy

Asia and Europe send strong message to Donald Trump

By Patrick Smyth

Kerry farmer found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of neighbour

By Anne Lucey

‘I am a poet without a landscape, a woman poet without a narrative heritage’

By Christine Murray

Middle East

Jordan economy groans under the weight of refugee crisis

By Michael Jansen

Weekend Premier League team news

Brexit: Barnier says Border problem could cause talks to fail

By Lara Marlowe

Jose Mourinho warned over Manchester United’s late kick-off

Social Affairs

Travellers have ‘no respect for land or people’, Tipperary councillor says

By Jack Power

Obituaries

Mary Midgley obituary: Moral philosopher and critic of Dawkins and academic imperialism

Has Greencore’s Coveney saved his job by unravelling his US strategy?

By Joe Brennan

Markets

European shares eke out weekly gains

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

EU court orders Poland to suspend contested judicial appointments

By Derek Scally

An Irish Diary

Talking Turkey – Frank McNally on what the Johnsons could learn from the past

By Frank McNally

Asia-Pacific

Afghanistan postpones Kandahar elections after police chief killed

Conservatives urged to unite behind Theresa May over Brexit transition time

By Denis Staunton

INBS inquiry hearings delayed by Fingleton ill health

By Joe Brennan

Children among those honoured for bravely saving others from drowning

By Sarah Burns

Man to be sentenced for sexually assaulting his four cousins

By Jessica Magee

Brexit: May gets small comfort in Brussels, even smaller back home

By Denis Staunton

DUP hits out at Taoiseach’s ‘despicable, low and rotten’ Brexit comments

Jury out in case in which woman accused of slicing civil servant’s throat

By Ruaidhrí Giblin and Natasha Reid

Ireland on course for lowest number of road fatalities since records began

By Conor Gallagher

Golf

Ashley Chesters remains top dog at Valderrama as weather hits again

Khashoggi murder sends ‘chilling’ press freedom message - Coveney

By Simon Carswell

Dilosk to buy Leeds Building Society’s €182m Irish mortgages

By Joe Brennan

Stephen Rochford joins Donegal management team

Asia-Pacific

At least 59 killed as train hits crowd in northern India

Innovation

Finalists explore new ways to fight disease and help foreign pharmas access EU markets

By Barry McCall

Man was serving suspended sentence for sexual assault when he raped woman

By Sarah Jane Murphy and Jessica Magee

Brexit: ‘It is an unknown and nobody likes uncertainty’

By Simon Carswell

Bath to make unprecedented request for Toulouse game to be replayed

By Gerard Meagher

Full details of fare changes across rail and bus networks announced

By Ronan McGreevy

Barcelona coach Valverde plays down Neymar rumours

A dispute between neighbours that ended on a quiet country lane

By Anne Lucey

Eoghan Murphy defends paying €300m-plus to private landlords

By Tim O'Brien

Lewis Hamilton revving towards potential fifth Formula One title

Social Affairs

Irish Rail warns of delays on Maynooth line after vehicle damages level crossing

By Aine McMahon

Galway 2020: no sponsorship raised in six months and almost €130,000 spent on fees

By Lorna Siggins

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16778 by Crossheir – Friday, October 19th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Leicester bounce back with bonus-point win over Scarlets

Five-star display sees Dundalk break points record in style

Underdogs have their day as they feel Dublin’s bite at Parnell Park

By Cóilín Duffy

Klopp happy for Liverpool to prioritise solidity over swagger

By Andy Hunter

Macedonia’s parliament approves name change deal with Greece

By Daniel McLaughlin

Manchester United try to play on front foot, Mourinho insists

By Jamie Jackson and Dominic Fifield

Fine Art & Antiques

Design moment: Wendon, 1930

By Bernice Harrison

Interiors

Why use a boiler when you can heat your home from thin air?

By Manchán Magan

Property

Where the heart is: The forever rental with friends in Dublin 8

By Jacqui Corcoran

In a Word... Memory

By Patsy McGarry

Interiors

Cold front: how to make your home winterproof

By Tanya Sweeney

Property

Time to come clean on the perfect home

By Emma Cullinan

Fashion

Frizz be gone: Five ways to manage all types of damaged hair

By Laura Kennedy

Music books: Telling the rock star stories, for better or worse

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Gardening

This week in the garden: Plan and plant now for the festive season

By Fionnuala Fallon

Interiors

Home is where the hearth is

By Alanna Gallagher

Dublin plaza

Social Affairs

Thinking Anew: The Christian answer to suffering

By Gordon Linney

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Anna Burns’s Man Booker win: A timely triumph

Food for thought

Snobbery and the housing crisis

Adoption – the right to know

ATMs to go the way of phone boxes

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the probable brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi: Brazen act needs strong response

Plastic waste – a global challenge

Brexit and Northern Ireland

The race for the presidency