02 November, 2019 Digital News Archive

Eddie Jones has England primed and ready for finale with Springboks

By Gerry Thornley

Should Brittas Bay become a nature reserve?

By Sylvia Thompson

Design Moment: S-Chair, 1980s

By Bernice Harrison

Fine Art & Antiques

Opium armchair, porcelain pipe: bygone-era drug paraphernalia at Adam’s

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Life & Style

The Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week?

By Una Mullally

Browser: A tender story of love and memory

Gardening

Gardening: Go lush, go dense with winter evergreens

By Fionnuala Fallon

Interiors

Ten rugs to add colour and comfort to your space

By Alanna Gallagher

In a Word....

By Patsy McGarry

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: The legacy of reunification

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the QIH security situation: Facing down a grave threat

Northern Ireland’s health system ‘at breaking point’

Truck death migrants all believed to be Vietnamese

By Mark Hilliard

Sport without borders?

On My Culture Radar: Mary McEvoy

By Shilpa Ganatra

Germany has a vision for the future of Europe

By Heiko Maas

Nuns avoid vacant site levy, saying field used for prayer

By Sean McCárthaigh

Politics

Minister says he will proceed with Achill asylum seeker plan

By Jennifer Bray, Edwin McGreal and Sorcha Pollak

New Munster Rugby logo

A journey to Galway

Obituaries

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi obituary: a solitary figure who ran a global terror network

Losing out on Luggala

Harassment in the hospitality sector

Defence Forces’ pay settlement

Bringing The Dead to life

A promise to sit if they stand

Hypocrisy over fossil fuels

‘Auto-enrol’ pension proposal

Safety, sustainability of smaller hospitals at risk – HSE

By Martin Wall and Paul Cullen

An Irish welcome for asylum-seekers?

Poor protection for mortgage holders

‘We just won’t put up with it’: Truckers on Irish Sea border delays

By Simon Carswell

Media

Apple joins battle with Netflix, Amazon and Sky for Irish subscribers

By Charlie Taylor

The best jazz concerts this week

By Cormac Larkin

Look at this picture. What do you see?

By Gemma Tipton

Not to be missed trad gigs: Luinn, M’Anam and Domhnall Ó Braonáin

By Siobhán Long

Martyn Turner

Stage

Abomination: A DUP Opera – ‘It’s not anti-DUP. It’s anti-hate speech’

By Jane Coyle

Fine Art & Antiques

French connections in Durrow sale and Ming vase found in Cork

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Art

The best visual art shows this week

By Aidan Dunne

An Irish Diary

Church services

The best classical music to see this week

By Michael Dervan

Art

Art in Focus: Portrait by Aches

By Aidan Dunne

Farming & Food

Glanbia has whey to go to regain investor confidence

Martyn Turner

Cocaine use has become ‘almost like having a packet of Tayto with a pint’

By Jennifer O’Connell

Technology

Ibec chief quick off mark against ‘populist’ objections to 5G roll-out

Meet the artist who is ‘just itching to make more silk scarves’

By Seamas O'Reilly

Amarone: The bad boy of wine doesn’t have to be a clumsy brute

By John Wilson

Technology

Ibec urges Ministers to address councillors’ concerns over 5G

By Charlie Taylor

Business

Zombie parliament dissolved as Brexit debate rumbles on

By Colin Gleeson

It’s a Dirrty job, but Xtina’s gonna do it: This week’s best rock and pop gigs

By Tony Clayton-Lea and Louise Bruton

Your Money

Insurance sector reform inches along with move on premium advice

Baked eggs with chorizo, cream and Parmesan

By Paul Flynn

Apples and pears with brown sugar, cream and hot croissants

By Paul Flynn

Flynny’s lamb hotpot

By Paul Flynn

Commercial Property

Nama and Ulster Bank lend $3m to pursue Sean Dunne in US courts

By Christopher Hoffman

‘The little village’ team Thomas Davis back in the big time

By Malachy Clerkin

Poem of the week: An Informant

By Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

Europe

United Berlin at 30: A city still in search of its true soul

By Derek Scally

Crime novels: The pick of the criminal crop

By Declan Burke

Joey O’Brien eager to help Shamrock Rovers end their long cup hoodoo

By Emmet Malone

Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone review – From messiah to lonely lady

By Chris Mullin

Fine Art & Antiques

Rare Irish silver, gold teeth and Jack B Yeats paintings: November auction rooms

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

I thought I knew everything about grief, until my 21-year-old son died

By David Kessler

Married priests and pregnant statues distract from church’s real issues

By Breda O'Brien

David McWilliams: Burger King, Irish farmers and the end of meat

By David McWilliams

Peamount’s Áine O’Gorman hopes it’s third time lucky for in FAI Cup final

‘I want to be the man who brought poitín out from under the bar’

By John Wilson

Make a move to North Strand and stay in the heart of the city

By Tanya Sweeney

Fintan O’Toole: Boris Johnson has joined the undead

By Fintan O’Toole

Life as an Airbnb host: ‘A stag party had a huge egg fight in our kitchen’

By Tanya Sweeney

TV & Radio

‘Narcissist’ Ivan Yates needs to feel the love

By Mick Heaney

‘She just showed up’: Elizabeth Strout on the return of Olive Kitteridge

By Catherine Conroy

What are these creatures I found on a beach? Readers’ nature queries

By Ethna Viney

20 years of Aldi in Ireland: How discount supermarkets changed the way we shop

By Conor Pope

The two big parties are not ready for a general election

By Pat Leahy

How to make pizza beautiful again

By JP McMahon

Everything you need to know about death (but were afraid to ask)

By Caomhán Keane

Me and my cookbooks: the culinary collectors who are running out of space

By Marie Claire Digby

The Commons at Moli, Dublin: A new favourite from Domini and Peaches Kemp

By Catherine Cleary

Find Me - a bold sequel to Call Me By Your Name

By Barry Pierce

The great TV recycling swindle – they’ve been at it for decades

By Donald Clarke

Chocolate ganache tart

By Vanessa Greenwood

Interiors

Róisín Lafferty : ‘Design can be hugely impactful on people’s lives’

By Jacqui Corcoran

UK election: Six possible results and how they’d affect Brexit

By Denis Staunton

Brexit: Remainers should beat a tactical retreat and allow UK to leave

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

The immigrant investors: Ireland welcomes you (and your €2m)

By Colm Keena

‘Center Porcs is kind of like a south Dublin version of The Truman Show’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Get ready for another Tweedledum versus Tweedledee election

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Fantasy world of Brexit politics rolls on detached from economic reality

By Cliff Taylor

Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill: Women’s stories at the heart of the #MeToo movement

By Anne Harris

Film

Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen: ‘She seemed very up-to-date in a way I couldn’t be’

By Tara Brady

Stir fried noodles

By Lilly Higgins

It Would Be Night in Caracas review: Dystopian nightmare in Venezuela

By Sarah Gilmartin

Dim the lights: Our world without darkness is an unnatural disaster

By Michael Viney

Katie Taylor in confident mood as she bids to expand her belt collection

By Johnny Watterson

Who shot my 14-year-old brother Peter in 1973?

By Johnny Watterson

Middle East

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death: a propaganda, not military, success

By Vincent Durac

Film

30 of the funniest, weirdest, scariest, loveliest short films – and all free to watch online

By Darragh Geraghty

From the Berlin Journal by Max Frisch (1974): A brain grinding itself down

By Rob Doyle

Dundalk bid to round off a perfect season at Rovers’ expense

By Emmet Malone

Dancer says Ireland will focus on attacking Canada in Olympic qualifier

By Johnny Watterson

Seán Moncrieff: Is there such thing as the perfect present?

By Seán Moncrieff

Planning to renovate? You need to know about NZEB

By Alanna Gallagher

Jennifer O’Connell: Am I having a midlife crisis?

By Jennifer O’Connell

Racing

US trainer Chad Brown could be European Breeders' Cup bogeyman

By Brian O'Connor

Racing

Nicholls tries to end O’Leary’s winning streak in Down Royal feature

By Brian O'Connor

New TB vaccine could save millions of lives, study suggests

By Donald McNeil

Paul Flynn: simple recipes that give comfort all year round

By Paul Flynn

This chocolate tart might be the holy grail of dinner party desserts

By Vanessa Greenwood

Prince’s last days: ‘He seemed so strong. He was still burning with ambition’

By Peter Murphy

A sizzling chicken noodle treat you can make in no time

By Lilly Higgins

Weekend GAA club previews

By Seán Moran

Thinking Anew: Stinging words from Greta Thunberg

By Gordon Linney

Stage

Corsets and arias: Tara Erraught on life as a mezzo-soprano

By Deirdre Falvey

Ian O'Riordan: Are we wrong to be amazed by ageless running wonders?

By Ian O'Riordan

The Joe Schmidt era: Burnout the inevitable result of a regime based upon excessive control

By Gavin Cummiskey

Mary Cullen demonstrates true grit as she fights toughest battle

By Cliona Foley

Rugby World Cup: Gerry Thornley's best and worst moments, top five tries and more

By Gerry Thornley

Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking due to earth tremor concerns

Pedestrian (70s) dies in road crash in Co Meath

Golf

Rory McIlroy cruises into third round lead in Shanghai

Asia-Pacific

Vietnam says human ‘traffickers must be strictly dealt with’

Woman, whose parents were both in the GPO in 1916, dies at the age of 97

By Ronan McGreevy

Roberto Lopes’ ‘surreal’ journey from bank to Cape Verde

By Paul Doyle

Technology

US ‘launches review of China-owned video app Tiktok’

Stephen Cluxton Q&A: Footballer of the Year on success, self-criticism and life

Séamus Callanan on the small changes that got Tipp back to the top

Cher at the 3Arena review: Big voice, big wigs and workplace-inappropriate costumes

By Patrick Freyne

England 12 South Africa 32: How the England players rated

Council rejects Taoiseach’s proposal for electric cars in bus lanes

By Shauna Bowers and Kevin O'Sullivan

England wilt when it matters as Springboks conquer the world

By Gerry Thornley

England 12 South Africa 32: How the South African players rated

Ex-policeman jailed for drug offences after being caught on phone while driving

By Barry Roche

Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong protesters target Chinese state-owned news agency

England will be ‘kicking stones for four years,’ says Jones

Margaret Atwood says Ireland is a ‘little point of light’ globally

By Shauna Bowers

Politics

Fine Gael youth wing appeals to Varadkar to contest NI elections

By Jack Power

Southern California blaze sears homes, orchards, threatens oil fields

Siya Kolisi: ‘We can achieve anything if we work together’

By Gerry Thornley

Cocaine worth €100,000 seized in Lucan search

By Jack Power

Ireland’s bowlers lead their side to victory and third place at World Cup Qualifier

Business

Rise in price of stamp saved An Post from ‘examinership’

By Shauna Bowers

Man United brought back down to earth by Bournemouth

Springboks pluck away Red Rose petals: the world press react to South Africa’s win

By Patrick Madden

Trump calls Beto O’Rourke ‘pathetic’ as he rallies supporters against impeachment

Families of disappeared hold annual silent walk at Stormont

Church of Ireland leader to retire early next year

By Shauna Bowers

Politics

DUP steps aside from Fermanagh South Tyrone contest

By Amanda Ferguson

Scotland’s future ‘on the line’, says Sturgeon at independence rally

Robertson and Mane conjure victory from defeat at Villa Park

Manchester City survive huge Southampton scare

Film

Leonardo DiCaprio praises Greta Thunberg as a ‘leader of our time’ after meeting

Ciaran Clark and Shane Duffy both score in Newcastle and Brighton wins

Premier League explain VAR decision: Firmino’s armpit was offside

Middle East

At least 13 dead after car bomb attack in Syrian border town

Connacht withstand Ospreys comeback to win again

Man arrested over Cork hit and run released without charge

By Barry Roche

Chelsea beat Watford to make it five league wins in a row

Weather warning put in place as rain sweeps across Ireland

By Jack Power

Ireland unable to break Canada down in first leg of Olympic qualifier

By Mary Hannigan

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17100 by Crossheir – Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

By Lorna Kernan

McAleese urges Ireland to show kindness to strangers and speaks of ‘cowardly’ bishops

By Patsy McGarry

Business-like Katie Taylor becomes a two-weight world champion

By Johnny Watterson