Article Archive

March 6th 2021

• • News

  • Thinking Anew – A time to renew body, mind and spirit Religion & Beliefs Gordon Linney
  • Affordable housing: Can Land Development Agency succeed where others have failed? Social Affairs Olivia Kelly
  • Abortion legislation review to begin, Donnelly tells Cabinet Irish News Jennifer Bray
  • New website launched to ‘broaden debate’ on Northern Ireland’s future Irish News Gerry Moriarty
  • Housing is an acid test for Fianna Fáil in struggle to attract urban voters Irish News Jack Horgan-Jones
  • Miriam Lord: FF good-news merchants jump the gun in rush to start the party Politics Miriam Lord
  • Simon Coveney to meet Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on visit to Tehran Politics Pat Leahy
  • Careless couriers behind many horror stories from the online shopping boom Irish News Conor Pope
  • Covid-19: Government likely to miss target of issuing 1.25m vaccines by end of March Politics Jack Horgan-Jones , Simon Carswell , Martin Wall
  • Gardaí urge public not to attend anti-lockdown protest in Cork Crime & Law Olivia Kelleher , Conor Lally
  • Former Clongowes pupil says Fr Joe Marmion ‘screened’ him for abuse Irish News Conor Lally , Simon Carswell
  • Four-month suspension of US tariffs on Irish goods agreed Irish News Tim O'Brien
  • Bank of Ireland closure brings out true grit in Abbeyfeale Social Affairs Jennifer O'Connell
  • Hong Kong court delays release of pro-democracy activists Asia-Pacific
  • Protesters and police clash in Paraguay amid anger over Covid-19 management World
  • Pope Francis holds historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Middle East
  • EU seeks to access AstraZeneca vaccines produced in US Europe
  • President releases photos of new dog Misneach Irish News
  • Man arrested after €100k drugs find in Limerick Irish News Brian Hutton
  • Meet Misneach, the latest addition to Áras an Uachtaráin Ireland
  • Covid-19: 539 new cases, 14 further deaths reported, more than half a million vaccine doses given Health Brian Hutton
  • Nasa’s new Mars rover hits the dusty red road in first trip Science
  • Man’s body found on Dublin’s Moore Street Social Affairs Colin Gleeson
  • Q&A: What are the new award guidelines for personal injuries? Crime & Law Mary Carolan
  • Judges vote to adopt new guidelines to reduce personal injury damages Crime & Law Mary Carolan
  • Woman and man seriously injured in Dublin shootings Irish News Colin Gleeson
  • Pope Francis holds historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Middle East
  • Man accused of breaching Leinster House security is granted bail District Court Tom Tuite
  • Derry man charged with murder of woman (21) Irish News
  • Covid-19: Four further deaths, 172 new cases reported in North Irish News
  • Covid-19: Police break up restrictions protest in Stockholm Europe
  • Cork anti-lockdown protest, attended by hundreds, passes peacefully Irish News Barry Roche
  • Protesters block Beirut streets as Lebanese currency slips to record lows Middle East
  • Injury pay-outs overhaul won’t stop litigation ‘gravy train’, business leaders claim Crime & Law Brian Hutton
  • Coronavirus: US Senate approves $1.9tn relief bill US
  • Body of missing man (34) recovered from Co Kildare river Irish News Glen Murphy
  • Nigel Farage steps down as leader of Reform UK party UK
  • Barcelona sees further protests over imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel Europe
  • Another Life: The hardy alder relishes getting its feet wet on river banks Environment Michael Viney
  • Anyone care for a cola bottle? Readers’ nature queries Environment Ethna Viney

  • Sport

  • Ulster’s new breed of backline boys can return silverware to Belfast Pro14 Gerry Thornley
  • Jockey Hugh Morgan and Young Dev return to Navan after wonder ride Racing Brian O'Connor
  • Ian O’Riordan: You can’t put in what God left out (and other coaching secrets) Other Sports Ian O'Riordan
  • Ulster’s Pro14 season reaches familiar point of no return Pro14 Gerry Thornley
  • Sports organisations collaborate on plans for a return of crowds Gaelic Games Seán Moran
  • Gordon Elliott has ‘no complaints’ following one-year ban Racing Brian O'Connor
  • England all in a spin once again as India seal the series Other Sports
  • Kilmacud Crokes and a 25-year boom in women’s football Gaelic Football Mark Duncan
  • The story behind the amazing growth of women’s Gaelic football Gaelic Games Malachy Clerkin
  • Lions tour will not take place in Australia this summer International Robert Kitson
  • Owen Doyle: Culture of ‘clip memory’ among modern referees not cutting it on the pitch International Owen Doyle
  • European Indoors: Sarah Lavin and Sean Tobin clock lifetime bests to advance Other Sports Ian O'Riordan
  • Burnley hold on for a point to leave Arsenal stuck in 10th English Soccer
  • Mícheál Naughton appointed president of the LGFA Gaelic Games
  • Gordon Elliott confirms Denise Foster will take over licence Racing
  • Southampton send Sheffield United further into the mire English Soccer
  • Rangers get the party started with title in touching distance Soccer
  • Aston Villa and Wolves draw a blank in west midlands derby English Soccer
  • Saracens put to the sword by Cornish Pirates on tier two bow Rugby
  • Phil Healy runs a PB but just misses out on a medal in Poland Other Sports Ian O'Riordan
  • Lewandowski trumps Haaland in Bayern Munich comeback Soccer
  • Ruthless Leinster play their cards right in rout of Ulster Pro14 Gerry Thornley

  • Business

  • Waxwork drinkers, Europe’s new tech prince and logos that look like something else Economy Laura Slattery
  • Extent of workplace gender inequality remains conveniently hidden Work
  • Liam Carroll’s legacy in property market will be debated for years to come Construction
  • ‘Essential’ retailers milk the Covid restrictions Retail & Services
  • Officials may release beef carcasses from a herd whose location was unknown Agribusiness & Food Barry O'Halloran
  • Women on Air calls for ‘hard data’ and broadcasting quotas Media & Marketing Laura Slattery
  • Davy chief executive and deputy chairman resign in fallout from €4.1m Central Bank fine Financial Services Joe Brennan
  • Dior to open boutique in Brown Thomas later this year Retail & Services Ciarán Hancock

  • Opinion

  • Martyn Turner Opinion
  • NI Protocol and British diplomacy Letters
  • Ceta trade deal requires scrutiny Letters
  • University representation in the Seanad Letters
  • A murmuration of starlings Letters
  • Golf courses and exercise Letters
  • Postman Pat Letters
  • Gordon Elliott controversy Letters
  • Dogged pursuit Letters
  • The call of the sea Letters
  • Carbon-neutral banking Letters
  • Central Bank – fitness and probity Letters
  • White Paper a big step towards ending direct provision Opinion Catherine Day
  • Jennifer O’Connell: We did not need Pontins to teach us about anti-Traveller discrimination Opinion Jennifer O'Connell
  • Return to austerity would be bonkers, but so is idea deficits do not matter Opinion Pat Leahy
  • Cliff Taylor: Davy story will not blow over with a bit of corporate box-ticking Opinion Cliff Taylor
  • Breda O'Brien: Our healthcare workers need care, too Opinion Breda O'Brien
  • How the fortunes of Nicolas Sarkozy and Michel Barnier diverged Opinion Ruadhán Mac Cormaic
  • Fintan O’Toole: The Covid-19 pandemic should be the last hurrah for Irish stoicism Opinion Fintan O'Toole
  • David McWilliams: This St Patrick’s Day, Ireland should do a vaccine deal with the US Opinion David McWilliams

  • Life & Style

  • Meal Box Review: There’s a touch of magic to this food Food & Drink Corinna Hardgrave
  • Lives Lost to Covid-19: Michael Lynch was a loving husband who overcame many obstacles People Mark Hilliard
  • Lives Lost to Covid-19: Mary Kate O’Donohoe was ‘loved and respected by all who knew her’ People Marie O'Halloran
  • Lives Lost to Covid-19: Dan Moore dedicated his life to helping others in need People Sorcha Pollak
  • Lives Lost to Covid-19: Anna O’Faherty – ‘a force of nature’ People Patsy McGarry
  • Ian Broad obituary: Educator who inspired many People
  • Tanya Sweeney: When the gossip stops, you know it’s true love People Tanya Sweeney
  • Arts&Antiques: Hunting crops and equestrian art at Eyrefield Lodge sale Fine Art & Antiques Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • Lives Lost to Covid-19: Vincent Buckley – a family man above all else People Conor Pope
  • Helping hand: Initiative to help mothers in direct provision People Deirdre Falvey
  • How lockdown has changed the way men dress Fashion Corina Gaffey
  • Art&Antiques: Warhol, Still and Diebenkorn in Sotheby’s sale Fine Art & Antiques Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • Paul Flynn’s Sunday roasts: traditional, exotic and vegetarian Food & Drink Paul Flynn
  • Spiced lamb shoulder, bulgur, roast veg, tahini dressing Recipes Paul Flynn
  • Caramelised banana and rum cake Recipes Aoife Noonan
  • Covid-19: Vaccine rollout – and resistance – in Baltimore, Maryland Health & Family Suzanne Lynch
  • Gardening: Culinary herbs from your garden or windowsill Gardens Fionnuala Fallon
  • Sheila Washington obituary: Catalyst behind Scottsboro Boys exoneration People
  • Mike Burns obituary: Popular journalist who helped transform RTÉ’s news output People
  • A woman’s life: ‘I got married at 16. I’ve nine kids. I don’t worry’ People Jennifer O'Connell , Róisín Ingle , Gemma Tipton
  • Ireland’s young adults on dating, youth-blaming and being bored People Róisín Ingle
  • Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘We’d be a lot better off if we’d remained port of Britain’ People Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • Stuff happens: Why you have so much household clutter – and how to get rid of it Interiors Tanya Sweeney
  • ‘He strangled me to the point where I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t scream’ People Una Mullally
  • Laura Whitmore: ‘I’ve had enough of being trivialised and gossiped about’ People Róisín Ingle
  • Trade up from banana bread to this rum spiced upside-down cake Food & Drink Aoife Noonan
  • Wine feels the heat: How Bordeaux is adapting to climate change Drink John Wilson
  • Pork steak and friends Recipes Paul Flynn
  • Salt baked vegetables with wild garlic aioli Recipes Paul Flynn
  • Back to beauty basics: How to buy and wear blush Beauty Laura Kennedy

  • Culture

  • Old Favourites: Torregreca (1969) by Ann Cornelisen Books Brian Maye
  • Children’s books: From a good monster to a not-so-good undead sorceress Books Sara Keating
  • St Patrick’s Day Festival 2021: A year on, Paddy’s Day has changed utterly Culture Deirdre Falvey
  • Generational wars are created by ad executives. Don’t let them win Culture Donald Clarke
  • Sisters With Transistors: Pioneering women and electronic music Music Una Mullally
  • De Valera and Roosevelt by Bernadette Whelan: Irish-US relations in the 1930s Books Sean Donlon
  • The Disconnect: Stark thoughts on the lonely dystopia of the internet Books Kevin Power
  • Johnny Ronan replies to Frank McDonald: Tall buildings must be part of Dublin’s future Art & Design Johnny Ronan
  • Michael Fry: ‘I’ve never done live stuff ever. It absolutely terrifies me’ Stage Patrick Freyne
  • Father of the Cyborgs: The Irish neurologist who hacked his own brain Film Tara Brady
  • The killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Dial MBS for murder Film Hugh Linehan
  • Mary McAleese: My ‘heart went out’ to Mary Robinson – and to Princess Latifa Culture Tanya Sweeney
  • Gainor Crist, a new poem by Harry Clifton Books Harry Clifton
  • Browser: Fidel Castro, Elizabeth Bowen, urban animals and more Books