Article Archive

February 9th 2021

• • News

  • Cyberbullying soared during lockdown. What are schools doing about it? Education Michelle McBride
  • Covid-19: Nurses seek compensation for working during pandemic Irish News Martin Wall
  • Leaving Cert grades have no meaning beyond CAO Education Jim Gleeson
  • My son needs to choose his Leaving Cert subjects – but isn’t sure what to opt for Education Brian Mooney
  • Most children aged 8-12 have smart phone and social media profile Irish News Conor Pope
  • Q&A: How much progress has been made on Covid-19 travel restrictions? Politics Cormac McQuinn
  • Reconstructive surgery linked to breast cancer classed as ‘non-essential’ Health Sarah Burns
  • Booster vaccines may be needed to counter new Covid variants, Nphet hears Health Paul Cullen
  • Cabinet to end ban on identification of children who have been killed Politics Jennifer Bray
  • Covid-19: Over a third of February deaths linked to nursing homes Health Simon Carswell , Paul Cullen
  • NI residents who break southern Covid rules to get postal summonses Crime & Law Conor Gallagher
  • Chief scout and two others expelled from Scouting Ireland Social Affairs Jack Power
  • TikTok told Taoiseach it would help inform public on Covid-19, records show Health Cormac McQuinn
  • Covid response: Almost 12,000 flew into Dublin Airport in first week of February Health Simon Carswell
  • Una Ring: Harassment victim recalls ‘absolutely terrifying’ ordeal Social Affairs Sorcha Pollak
  • Revenue apologises for post-Brexit customs delays caused by IT issues Irish News Simon Carswell
  • Domestic violence as a migrant woman: ‘I was exhausted from abuse’ Social Affairs Sorcha Pollak
  • Migrant women in abusive relationships not being reached, say campaigners Social Affairs Sorcha Pollak
  • Colombia grants legal status to 1.7m Venezuelan migrants World Julie Turkewitz
  • WHO team in Wuhan says lab leak ‘extremely unlikely’ as Covid source World
  • Myanmar: Police fire rubber bullets on most violent day of protests Asia-Pacific
  • Oral history to shed light on Garda’s turbulent beginnings Crime & Law Mark Hilliard
  • Hackers in Florida try contaminate water supply via software breach US
  • ‘Hazardous’ conditions expected due to snow and temperatures of -5 Environment Jack Power , Mark Hilliard
  • New evidence challenges claim Tom Barry invented story of false surrender at Kilmichael Irish News Barry Roche
  • Pregnant women should ‘strongly consider’ getting Covid vaccine, NMH master Health Vivienne Clarke
  • Myanmar: Police fire rubber bullets as protesters continue to defy ban on gatherings Asia-Pacific
  • Clear shift in Fianna Fáil’s position towards Sinn Féin, Eoin Ó Broin says Politics Cormac McQuinn
  • Booster vaccines may be needed to counter new Covid variants Irish News
  • Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial: What to expect US Lauren Fedor , James Politi
  • Healthcare workers ‘abandoned by State’ after schools closed, committee told Oireachtas Martin Wall
  • Vaccine rollout began in haphazard manner, INMO claims Irish News
  • Jail for man who had sex with boy (16) he met on Tinder Criminal Court Isabel Hayes
  • Senior Canadian officer appointed deputy Garda commissioner Crime & Law Conor Lally
  • Medical card access for people with terminal illnesses to be doubled Health Martin Wall
  • Coronavirus: 68 further deaths and 556 cases reported in the State Politics Paul Cullen , Harry McGee , Jack Power , Vivienne Clarke
  • Woman accused of murdering two-year-old child is anonymised by court Criminal Court Alison O'Riordan
  • State failed to protect victims of ‘brutal’ child abuse, court hears Criminal Court Sonya McLean
  • Children’s hospital behind schedule and may not open until 2024, PAC hears Politics Cormac McQuinn
  • Some Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland ‘likely to remain’ for next year Irish News Freya McClements
  • WHO team in Wuhan says lab leak ‘extremely unlikely’ as Covid source World
  • Legal duty of Northern Executive to fund scheme for Troubles victims – court Irish News Freya McClements
  • Travellers to England must pay £1,750 for quarantine after visiting virus hotspots UK Denis Staunton
  • Labour seeks clarity on why employees are being called into offices Politics Harry McGee
  • Irish lawyer in running for senior role at International Criminal Court Crime & Law Colm Keena
  • Man jailed for 13 years for unprovoked attack on pensioner Irish News Barry Roche
  • Affordable housing: One of State’s first schemes to be built in Lusk Social Affairs Olivia Kelly
  • Legislation on mandatory hotel quarantine may be ready next week, says Varadkar Politics Jennifer Bray
  • Man jailed for filming girls staying in his home with hidden camera Circuit Court Olivia Kelleher
  • Council aims to turn Lucan into ‘destination town’ with €2m project Environment Olivia Kelly
  • Navalny’s team urges UK to sanction Putin ‘allies’ including Abramovich Europe Daniel McLaughlin
  • Netherlands extends Covid curfew as snow storms discourage protests Europe Peter Cluskey
  • Covid-19: Warning poorer countries will not be vaccinated until 2023 or later Health Kevin O'Sullivan
  • Former vet wanted in UK on bestiality charges faces extradition High Court Alison O'Riordan
  • Mitt Romney points way out of mess for US conservatism US Janan Ganesh
  • Is the South African variant exposing weakness in Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine? Health Kevin O'Sullivan
  • Law on naming child victims of criminal offences to change Crime & Law Colm Keena
  • Traffic: Year-on-year volumes down over 50% last month Irish News Ellen O'Riordan
  • Dalkey school claims noise and dust interfering with functioning High Court
  • Europe’s oldest person beats Covid-19 and turns 117 Europe
  • Mainstream schools set to reopen over three-week period ahead of Easter Education Carl O'Brien
  • Public Accounts Committee to seek stall on hiring of Department of Health chief Politics Cormac McQuinn , Martin Wall
  • Trump faces 'most serious charges ever' against a US president US
  • Brexit checks to resume at NI ports following threats Irish News Freya McClements
  • EU hardens towards Russia after ill-fated diplomatic trip Europe Naomi O’Leary
  • Bus Éireann to phase out diesel-only vehicles in towns and cities Irish News Tim O'Brien
  • Man jailed for assaults and threats to kill former wife in Co Cork Irish News Barry Roche
  • ‘Reckless owners’ have caused farmers to close land to walkers with dogs – IFA Environment Mark Hilliard
  • Michael Gove rejects DUP call to scrap Northern Ireland protocol UK Denis Staunton
  • Ursula von der Leyen set to take questions from MEPs in the European Parliament Europe Naomi O’Leary
  • Olaf Scholz lays out case for SPD leading next German government Europe Derek Scally
  • Virtually all health staff groups seeking compensation for working in pandemic Health Martin Wall
  • ‘Please help us’: Parents write to Minister on special needs school closures Education Harry McGee
  • Government approves four nominees to the Policing Authority Irish News Ellen O'Riordan
  • Irish Coast Guard says volunteer teams may not take part in Jerusalema video Irish News Mark Hilliard
  • Miriam Lord: Zooming in and out of reality at the Public Accounts Committee Politics Miriam Lord
  • Safety officials blame pilot for crash that killed Kobe Bryant US
  • US senators vote to proceed with Trump impeachment trial US Suzanne Lynch

  • Sport

  • Andy Farrell backs Ireland players to put things right against France International Gerry Thornley
  • O’Gara advises Burns to dust himself down and get ready to go again International Gerry Thornley
  • Different Strokes: Rory McIlroy’s issues plane to see as he looks to sharpen game Golf Philip Reid
  • Owen Doyle: Peter O’Mahony’s act of thuggery deserves tough sanction International Owen Doyle
  • Between the Lines: Hurling’s revolution years always worth revisiting Hurling Aonghus Ó Maicín
  • Gerry Thornley: France may learn it’s a bad week to run into this Ireland team International Gerry Thornley
  • Down hearing over unauthorised training session to take place on Tuesday Gaelic Games Seán Moran
  • Leeds into top 10 after Palace win; This may be a bad week to face Ireland Sport
  • GAA rules committee to clarify proposals to counter cynical play Gaelic Games Seán Moran
  • Rafael Nadal eases past Djere in first round of Australian Open Other Sports
  • IOC says Tokyo 2020 chief's comments ‘absolutely inappropriate’ Other Sports
  • James Anderson inspires England to famous fifth day win over India Other Sports
  • Jack Conan joins Irish squad ahead of French visit Rugby Eamon Donoghue
  • Ireland expecting Sexton and Ryan to be fit to face France Rugby Gerry Thornley
  • Davy Russell still has his sights set on Cheltenham Racing Brian O'Connor
  • Liam Gilligan to make further appeal against 10-day ‘non-trier’ ban Racing
  • Wales will have to make at least four changes for Scotland trip International
  • Distance-measuring devices to be used at USPGA Championships Golf
  • Specialist believes Johnny Sexton has had 30 concussions International Gavin Cummiskey
  • Barty blitzes error-prone Kovinic to breeze into second round at Australian Open Other Sports
  • Koeman not worried about PSG and Lyon talking about Messi International
  • Peter O’Mahony to miss Ireland’s next three games following red card International Gerry Thornley
  • Pádraig Harrington forced out of Pebble Beach Pro-Am after positive Covid-19 test Golf Philip Reid
  • Bournemouth take advantage of bungling Burnley to make FA Cup quarter-finals English Soccer Richard Jolly
  • Charles Byrnes must wait on verdict in appeal against six-month ban Racing Brian O'Connor
  • Jones confident Owen Farrell will rally after uninspiring form in Scotland defeat International Robert Kitson
  • José Mourinho believes Eric Dier will overcome crisis of confidence English Soccer David Hytner
  • Andrew Coscoran runs fifth fastest Irish 1,500m indoors in Liévin Other Sports Ian O'Riordan
  • Scott McTominay’s extra-time strike sends Manchester United into last eight English Soccer Jamie Jackson

  • Business

  • Nestlé’s facility first Irish site to achieve platinum rating for water stewardship Agribusiness & Food Kevin O'Sullivan
  • Stocktake: GameStop shows real-world David does not beat Goliath Personal Finance Proinsias O'Mahony
  • Stocktake: Populist GameStop narrative is simplistic Personal Finance Proinsias O'Mahony
  • Stocktake: Beware the house money effect Personal Finance Proinsias O'Mahony
  • Stocktake: Short sellers are not the enemy Personal Finance Proinsias O'Mahony
  • Media companies are adding subscribers but losing their crystal balls Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Will banks penalise us for switching our mortgage several times? Personal Finance Dominic Coyle
  • How Covid-19 has impacted the mortgage market Personal Finance Fiona Reddan
  • Malin investors cautious on investment doubling in value Health & Pharma
  • Virus outbreak halts production at Dermot Desmond-backed diamond mine Energy & Resources Mark Paul
  • PwC offers clarity about working from home Financial Services
  • Covid-19 tax headache awaits people stuck working overseas Work Colm Keena
  • Tax issues from remote working abroad, mortgage tips, and PwC’s office return Business Ciarán Hancock
  • French economy on track for 5% growth this year - central bank Economy
  • Huawei founder hopes Biden administration will have ‘open policy’ Technology
  • Bitcoin hits new record above $47,000 after Tesla invests $1.5bn Markets
  • Nissan posts surprise operating profit in third quarter Transport & Tourism
  • TUI bets on British demand to fill hotel rooms Transport & Tourism
  • Global stocks rise for seventh day to reach record high Markets
  • SMEs remain optimistic about future despite pandemic Economy Ciara O'Brien
  • Data regulator under fire over dated software Technology
  • Two new hotels for Dublin as council approves north inner city plans Commercial Property Seán McCárthaigh
  • EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big Tech pay for news Media & Marketing
  • Facebook faces legal action in Britain over ‘data protection failure’ Technology
  • Fórsa warns thousands of aviation jobs will be lost permanently Transport & Tourism Barry O'Halloran
  • Fingleton bid to halt court proceeding to be heard Financial Services Mary Carolan
  • Staff at Wipro vote for pay increase of 2.5% after talks Financial Services Colin Gleeson
  • High Court refuses to approve personal insolvency for car salesman Financial Services Aodhan O'Faolain
  • Consumers ‘will pay price’ if banks impose charge on solicitor accounts Economy Colin Gleeson
  • State must not withdraw business supports ‘abruptly’ Financial Services Colin Gleeson
  • Tullow seals $180m deals in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Energy & Resources Colin Gleeson
  • Shares stutter as hopes for post-Covid recovery diminish Markets Barry O'Halloran
  • Irish aviation group lands RAF maintenance contract Transport & Tourism Barry O'Halloran
  • Top Anglo Irish banker Tom Browne says he was treated as ‘scapegoat’ Financial Services
  • Grant Thornton resigns as auditor to firms owned by Pornhub operator Economy Gordon Deegan
  • Donohoe signals no extension of temporary VAT reduction Economy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
  • Leo Varadkar: ‘I want to make sure this pandemic is a lost year, not a lost decade’ Economy Ciarán Hancock
  • Twitter warns user growth will slow as it beats sales and profit targets Technology

  • Opinion

  • Martyn Turner Opinion
  • Intelligence briefing Letters
  • United we stand? Letters
  • NCT – the roads less travelled Letters
  • Brand ambassadors Letters
  • Rugby rethink Letters
  • Catholic schools Letters
  • Vaccine expectations Letters
  • The trials of Oscar Wilde Letters
  • Time to tune out? Letters
  • ‘Palestinians deserve better’ Letters
  • Michael O’Dwyer and Amritsar massacre Letters
  • Cruelty and abuse of power were not the preserve of religious orders Opinion Eoin O'Sullivan and Ian O'Donnell
  • Fintan O’Toole: Why no laptops for schoolchildren? Opinion Fintan O'Toole
  • Battle for the soul of the Republicans begins with second Trump impeachment Opinion Suzanne Lynch
  • Light-ball Moment – Frank McNally on discos, donkeys, and learning Latin Opinion Frank McNally

  • Life & Style

  • As a landlord, what can I do at the end of a fixed tenancy if Part 4 rules apply? Homes & Property
  • How to make that internet-breaking baked feta recipe – only better Food & Drink Marie Claire Digby
  • Bungalow blitzed and made modern in Dublin 18 for €825,000 New to Market Alanna Gallagher
  • Being a single mother and frontline worker is no easy task in Covid times Parenting Geraldine Walsh
  • Eat, move, think: What you need to know about children’s health (teenage boys) Parenting Jen Hogan
  • Lives Lost to Covid-19: Nigel Pim – Quaker and kidney donor – died in January, aged 50 People Jennifer O'Connell
  • Gareth Jones: Well-loved Welshman and former chief executive of Bon Secours hospital People Niamh Towey
  • Audi finally reveals its Tesla Model S challenger – the e-Tron GT Motors Neil Briscoe

  • Culture

  • Jesse Plemons: ‘I must get some kind of sick enjoyment out of the pressure’ Film Ryan Gilbey
  • Writes of passage: The books that got me through the growing pains Books Bashirat Oladele
  • Breaking the silence: a unionist perspective on the Seamus Heaney HomePlace Books Philip Orr
  • Francesca Simon: ‘I was very much an “Out of my way, worm” kind of sister’ Books Sara Keating
  • ‘I’m a cinephile... arthouse, martial arts, porn, horror. Everything’ Film Glen Murphy
  • Flanndemic: Frank McNally on the appeal of Flann O’Brien Books Frank McNally
  • Britney Spears: The horrifying, look-away moments of a pop star’s life tv-radio-web Adrian Horton
  • The Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson dies aged 76 Music
  • Abbey Theatre and Father Ted actor Rynagh O’Grady has died Culture Ellen O'Riordan
  • ‘It’s more than a pandemic. It’s a plague that’s taking hold of people’s lives’ tv-radio-web Ed Power