Article Index

Ruthless Na Fianna can thrive without Farrell

By Keith Duggan

Arafat reaffirms plans to visit Bethlehem

Six refused bail in Limerick

Tales of dark passions deftly told

By By MICHAEL PAINTER

Newcastle shock Leeds as title race hots up

Great theatrical mime, writer and teacher

Dutch to send six jets, 200 troops to Afghanistan

Six men refused bail on Continuity IRA charges

Man (19) remanded over nun's murder

Harvard scientist's body found

Shares in Capital Bars top offer price

Ivernia West to cancel listing

Stefan Heym buried in Berlin

Iraq ‘capable of resisting US assault’

Biography: Adam Nicolson

BSkyB warns regulator on licensing risk

By By JAMIE SMYTH

Navan and Ascot get the go ahead

7 teenagers die in disco crush

No sightings of Bin Laden for a week - US

Green teams class at home

American Taliban soldier could turn supergrass

By Patrick Smyth

Culture

I see myself in an evolving religious tradition

Criticising America

Presenting the good news so far

By By BRUCE BRADLEY

US official says Afghan convoy opened fire

PSNI move to quell Belfast disturbances

US refuses to discuss crisis, markets hold nerve

New Afghan ruler promises to end decades of war

Our lady of endeavour

By By JEANANNE CROWLEY

Reflections on relics

By By BRIAN MAYE

The Meaning Of Christmas

Former Serb leader seeks release

Wall Street shrugs off third quarter economic squeeze

By By CONOR O'CLERY

From Heaven Lake, by Vikram Seth (Phoenix, £7.99 in UK)

By Arminta Wallace

Protecting The New Afghanistan

Blair, Putin press for closer ties between NATO, Moscow

Bridge welcomed back with 'Molly Malone'

By Frank McNally

Riverside falls foul of the weather

DUP deputy leader calls judgment 'perverse'

By By SUZANNE BREEN

Research to examine 'vagaries' ... of economy

By Lorna Siggins

Spain glued to TV as lottery breaks all records

The Falls by Ian Rankin (Orion,£6.99 in UK)

By By BELINDA KELLY

Culture

Why wrinkly rockers have long passed their 'best before' date

Armed gang hold up Derry bank

The Last Straw

By Frank McNally

No closure for chairman in football's hot seat

Palestinian militants suspend suicide attacks

De Valera names five new members to board of IMMA

Quest 2 - The Good People Try Harder

By By GERRY COLGAN

US defends bombing after 65 Afghans reported killed

By By ELAINE LAFFERTY

6,000 pictures made a snow man famous

By By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS

Methodist Notes

Rover returns

By Peter Crawley

De Valera introduces draft plan for Boyne

By Eileen Battersby

Celebrating our first Noel

'Guinness Four' fail to overturn their convictions

Former soldiers to testify via video link

Man charged with attempted murder of girl

Criticising America

Search continues on intercepted cargo ship

Workers in Thurles get redundancy package

By By EIBHIR MULQUEEN

Criticising America

Christmas holiday Arrangements

Workers awarded £3,840 over party fiasco

Discretion among the wealthy is always to be admired

Bioglan deal fails to persuade

New trust chairman

Opposition focus turns to election

Bishop keen to impress O'Sullivan

Boston Red Sox going corporate for $600 million

Bestsellers

Couple agree to split disputed Lotto jackpot

By By IRISH TIMES REPORTERS

Horizons

By Sylvia Thompson

Record numbers are expected to travel over two-week Christmas holiday

By By CHRISTINE NEWMAN

Celtic slump to first defeat of season

Palestinian groups rethink suicide attacks

Inheriting the Shiants

Directorship Of IMMA

US Airways probes hate crimes after nooses found

Economic gloom casts long shadow over general election prospects

Doherty calls for British to back Ombudsman

By By MONIKA UNSWORTH

Man remanded for cloning credit cards

Spreading the gospel of U2

Blackburn wait for green light on Milosevic loan

By By JESSICA FAHEY

Five star McCoy rules at Ascot

Italy to reopen lines of credit

Ireland can learn from Leinster

By John O'Sullivan

Champions of local liberty

By By TOM GARVIN

Call for abortion poll to be abandoned

By Marie O'Halloran

Austria junior doctors will fill vacancies

By By EITHNE DONNELLAN

Elan chief makes €1m

Tanks bring sleepless nights to Ramallah

By Michael Jansen

FF hysterical about Sellafield - Ingham

By Tim O'Brien

Rough Rides in Dry Places by Gaye Shortland (Poolbeg, £6.99)

By Arminta Wallace

The seasonal spirit gives Footsie a welcome boost

Myths and the truce

By By BRIAN FALLON

Wood may miss Thomond reunion

By Gerry Thornley

Judges stop de la Rua from leaving Argentina

British troops deployed in Afghan capital

Baracouda cruises to victory

Intellectual leader of independent Senegal

Liam Lawlor's Christmas

Hurley 'too nice' for court battle

Retailers forecast bumper seasonal business

By By CIARAN BRENNAN

Michael Viney's Christmas Quiz Answers

Church Of Ireland Notes

Anelka makes his way to Anfield

Joseph's Christmas diary

Stocks rise following strong jump in consumer sentiment

Market only slightly affected by Zurich's profits warning

The Irish Times On The Web

Congress backs $25m for Ireland fund

By Tim O'Brien

Children of Iraq suffer from 'double alienation'

By By GERARD MCHUGH

Poet and duellist of Silent Street

By By S╔AMUS MARTIN

No peace for Palestine

This week they said

Russian Olympica skater found stabbed to death

This day in golf history .....

Part-Time Work Act in effect

IFA mutterings of discontent

Extra bus and train services laid on for weekend

By By CHRISTINE NEWMAN

Invented new literary form to deal with human tragedy

Ryan embodied two generations of idealism

By By GARRET FITZGERALD

Dissecting accounts

‘Spy’ ship sinks after gunfight with Japan’s navy

Thinking Anew: Bringing home the message of Christmas

Bethlehem's Santa Claus held up by Israeli troops

America's Queen by Sarah Bradford (Penguin, £7.99 in UK)

By By BERNA COX

Snared by 'Wipeout'

Culture

New leader of farmers part of militant crop

Among Insurgents: Walking Through Burma by Shelby Tucker (Flamingo, £8.99 in UK)

By By SARAH MARRIOT

Brady could join in Moors search for last victim

The ghost of Christmas

By By EDDIE HOLT

Robinson to appeal ruling on Assembly

Nevada upbeat despite slowdown

By Francess McDonnell

Galen moves to open up US market for product

George warns of interest rate risk in euro zone

My Dream of You by Nuala O'Faolain (Penguin, £6.99)

By Arminta Wallace

Who's for Cox?

Dry Gordon deadly serious about Saints

By By JON BRODKIN

Negotiations continue to avert strike in Bank of Ireland call centre

By By ELLA SHANAHAN

The Meaning Of Christmas

Gardaí name victim of Cork city crash

National League Previews

Microsoft asks for antitrust hearing delay

Loose Leaves

Rubbish builds up in Athens streets

The last stand-up story

Drinking And Driving

Maximum of nine to take on Istabraq

By Brian O'Connor

Created some of the world's best fishing flies

Economy contracted 4.9 per cent

Choosing our advisers more carefully

By By DERMOT GILLEECE'S

Musharraf says strong possibility bin Laden dead

Bush: US grieves this Christmas over Sept 11

Aer Lingus threatens to force pilots' departure

By Arthur Beesley

Rallying the troops

Masters of the seasonal message

By By HARRY BROWNE

England's chances blighted by the weather

By By DAVID HOPPS

Trying to beat Barbie's many winning ways

By Breda O'Brien

The people's choice

By By MARK BRENNOCK

US attack victims to get $1.6m each

By By CONOR O'CLERY

Rescuing the Ha'penny place

Adair challenge to parole decision

How European!

Michael Viney's Christmas quiz

Kabul ready to greet a historic new government alliance

Indian and Pakistan exchange fire on border

Hotel will be highest in State

Prison officer's challenge to harassment decision upheld

Nothing found yet in cargo ship search

Nortel to trim planned job cuts

Kilrush marina project repays cost

Bush wants more funding for domestic security

Criticising America

Trophy lost in a Celtic mist

By Gerry Thornley

Bowyer scores on Leeds return

Post Mortem being carried out on murder victim

By Pádraig Collins

Unravelling the MacDiarmid mystery

By By PATRICK CROTTY

An Irishwoman's Diary

By Eileen Battersby

India recalls its envoy to Pakistan and cuts travel links over attack

By Rahul Bedi

Treasury chief moves to Irish Nationwide

By By BRENDAN MCGRATH

Anelka ‘fantastic bargain’ claims Houllier

Coria hit with doping ban

SA Jews critical of Israeli policies

Disability Bill

Pontifical helifers

Rain-hit final Test headed for draw

Rock star who struggled to cope with success

Sinn Fein MPs 'should go into commons' - Reid

Informer's gun application is refused

Odds shorten on a white Christmas

By Frank McNally

Marketing of animal medicine suspended

Latin American neighbours seek urgent international aid for stricken economy

Soccer matches postponed

SportsSpeak 2001

By COMPILED By MARY HANNIGAN

France calls for talks with Argentina

Gotthard tunnel reopens after fire

Give people what they want and they'll always turn up

Derby dump hapless Villa

Gardai not given fair procedures by superiors, court rules

By Mary Carolan

A roster of riches

By By ROBERT O'BYRNE

No room for evil as darkness turns to day in a blaze of morning glory

By Eileen Battersby

Industrial turnover falls 11.6%

ABN Amro appointment

IFG placing raises €6m

British forces set to secure Kabul before inauguration

Woods working hard on a possible change to Nike clubs

Head of credit union to resign in new year

By Arthur Beesley

US doctor wins High Court appeal

Cult Hero: Santa Claus

By By STEPHEN DIXON

Children in care may be placed abroad by District Court, not health board, judge rules

By Mary Carolan

Afghanistan's young elder takes control

The mad monk of the mid-west

Footprints in the sand

DEA says it was not bomb target

The parting shot

Excellent final trading day driven by good news in US

By By BRENDAN MCGRATH

No grand plan for EU superstate, says Commissioner

By By DEAGL┴N DE BR╔AD┌N

Man critical after being shot outside Dublin home

By Ed Power

Not guilty verdict in rape, assault case

New body will promote education through Irish

By By COLMAN CASSIDY

Clare man faces jail on charge of air rage

Armed raid on Carlow jewellers

FA Premiership: Weekend team news

Argentines brace for record default, new leader

The Constant Gardener, by John le CarrΘ (Coronet, £6.99 in UK )

By By BERNICE HARRSION

Youghal staff endorse plan

By By OLIVIA KELLEHER

Government will seek to pass the Disability Bill before next election

By Marie O'Halloran

Man gets life for wife's murder

Charles' lean spell well and truly ended

By By GRANIA WILLIS

Rapid plans to focus on sales

Beausheram and Shvera to give Geraghty double

By Brian O'Connor

As funny and horrible as life itself

By Eileen Battersby

Pass the Parcel

By Sylvia Thompson