Article Index

Government guarantee may ultimately lead to mergers

By Simon Carswell and Finance Correspondent

Virtual bricks and mortar

Think it out early

By CIARÁN BRENNAN

Numbers running out of fuel up 17 per cent

By Patrick Logue

Gunman fires shot into Cork city centre pub

Is it all going pear-shaped?

By FRANK DILLON

US warns Syria against interfering in Lebanon

Global icons

Online distractions on company time

By Karlin Lillington

Mandelson sought Blair's approval on cabinet post

By PATRICK WINTOUR in London

Iseq down 9.6 % as fear grips markets

By Fiona Reddan

Spain increases bank deposit guarantees

Simpson placed in isolation after conviction

Turkey launches attacks on Kurds

By Ellen Knickmeyer in Istanbul

Biden campaign on hold after bereavement

55 jobs to be created as Dew Valley Foods invests €21m in Thurles plant

Food enforcement orders reach monthly high

By Jason Michael

Forum highlights plight of children living with HIV

THUMBS DOWN

Fermanagh bomb linked to dissident republicans

Democrat opens commanding lead in Minnesota

Jury in McArdle trial begins deliberations

By KARL McLAUGHLIN in Malaga

NIB customers to be covered by Danish guarantee

By David Labanyi

Iceland suspends trade in its banks, finance firms

German deposit measures less likely to distort - EU

Earthquake kills at least 70 in Kyrgyzstan

Nobel prize for medicine won by virus researchers

Parlon defends actions over local authority projects

By Jason Michael

Ash calls for €2 increase in price of cigarettes

No shortage of useless advice on weathering recession

The experts' advice

Owen left out of England squad

Man still being questioned over Quinn murder

Suicide bomber kills 26 in Sri Lanka

Irish banking stocks fall sharply on Dublin market

By David Labanyi

Ireland should have consulted on guarantee - ECB

Timely investment seminars

By Michael McAleer

NI campaigners to lobby British MPs on abortion

Bomb attack on Pakistani politician kills eight

EU leaders preparing message for market - report

Carnival of Brazil's local elections sets the scene for presidential race

EasyJet traffic up but global jitters hit shares

Irish wave power

By JOHN REYNOLDS

Think before you cut

Quarter of mammals face extinction threat - report

Business activity to fall further - survey

O'Dea dismisses Dell report

Finding the missing link

By CHARLES LARKIN, AILBHE KENNY and DAITHÍ MACSÍTHIGH and JACCO THIJSSENN

Kinnear likely to escape sanction

The maths magician

Benedict begins TV bible-reading marathon

Bush gives go-ahead for US think tank in Tehran

By ROBERT TAIT

Pig with expensive taste and a strange coincidence

By ALAN FOSTER

Getting technical

By CIARÁN BRENNAN

Average personal injury award rises to €24,320

By Jason Michael

Denmark's slide has an eerily familar ring to it

Ballesteros recovering in hospital

IFG buys two pensions firms for €13.5

Singing life's song

Kidney finalises backroom team

Man dies in Co Tipperary car crash

Turning the corner

Liverpool's Skrtel suffers ligament damage

BNP Paribas to buy Fortis units for €14.5bn

Fás board's audit body at odds with Molloy

By Colm Keena

Russia accuses Georgia of provoking violence

Siamese fighting fish in a new battle

By Claire O'Connell

Harchibald in line for Dundalk return

THUMBS DOWN

British risk rift with US allies over Taliban

Governance improving in Africa, survey finds

Best fails to have ban reduced

Praise for OJ Simpson guilty verdict

Mandate leaders recommend national pay deal

Stars of clean tech

By JOHN REYNOLDS

Butcher hoping McCarthy jumps ship

McCarthy to be named Limerick manager

No reason to expect bank chiefs to be held to account

By John McManus

Outsource dilemma

More on genetics

Tipperary meat processor to create 55 new jobs

A meeting of minds

By JOHN REYNOLDS

Why the EU needs to flex its collective muscles to shape globalisation

In Short

Innovation

Innova success stories

Will we ever learn from our mistakes?

By WILLIAM COHAN

Uncertainty for Irish Open in Race to Dubai

By PAUL GALLAGHER

Thai protesters rally ahead of PM speech

Disgrace of the working poor must be faced

Light at the end of the tunnel

Technology giants invest in green energy

BMW retain their F1 drivers

Karlsson breaks into world's top 10

By PAUL GALLAGHER

Government to invest €30m in consumer foods sector

By Jason Michael

Intel conference address Ireland's economic future

By Karlin Lillington

Living through a political and economic perfect storm

Tipperary race meeting cancelled

State had to move on bank guarantee, says Cowen

By MARK HENNESSY Political Correspondent

Economics

CAREER CLINIC

Mabs clients' debts up by 50% - Labour

By Jason Michael

A beeline for prosperity

By Clifford Coonan

Danish government guarantees bank deposits

Death of McGuinness's mother announced

Identify theft crime affects 87,000 - survey

By Jason Michael

Farren secures top spot for Derry

No military victory possible in Afghanistan - UN

Martin urges Europe to allow time for Lisbon solution

By Jason Michael

Obama accuses McCain of 'smear campaign'

HEAD TO HEAD

The e-book club

By Conor Pope

Selection process starts now for McGeechan

THIS WEEK

Wry observations on Irish greed and excess are essential reading

Calls to NI suicide prevention helpline on increase

Doughty Connacht hit their target

By GERRY THORNLEY at the Sportsground

Best fails to have ban reduced

It's 'necessary' for China to land a man on the moon

By Clifford Coonan

Management speak has been downsized

Footballer jailed for seven years

Science

Judge told writer guilty of sex assault capable to reoffending

By ANNE LUCEY in Tralee

Throwing sustainable shapes

By DAVID ATKINSON

UCD Smurfit school of business

How failure and lingerie ignited fire in belly of business dragon

Plastic alchemy

By DR KEVIN O'CONNOR and UCD

Financial transparency

Russia pulls back from Georgian buffer zones

Oil price falls below $90 a barrel on demand fears

Citi and Wells Fargo in court battle for Wachovia

Watching from the wings

By Mark Hennessy

No smiles at cost of sending snapshots

Top tips

Six arrested over contaminated Chinese milk

Bank borrowing from ECB reaches 7-year high

Ramos vows to keep on fighting

Poland settle differences with Fifa

Management

Doing a U-turn on education

By PATRICK COSGRAVE and OISIN HANRAHAN

Obama's first-class intellect and temperament likely to elect him in Washington

High-tech car-pooling to ease congestion

By JOHN REYNOLDS

The master of marketing

By Michael McAleer

Public finances pose risk to investment - Ibec

HSE urges at-risk groups to get flu vaccine

By Charlie Taylor

Karlsson shines in Harrington's shadow

Women's work

Industrial action threat as Aer Lingus to cut up to 1,500 jobs

By Charlie Taylor

Awarding design

By Emma Cullinan

McCain lacked judgment on issue of visa for Adams

Regulators scramble to shore up banking system

Pope denounces 'destructive' modern culture

Rooms with a view

By HADYN SHAUNESSEY

Livni pledges to pursue peace negotiations with Palestinians

Euro falls to 13-month low against the dollar

The cures inside

Fenlon names Under-23 Republic squad

EU leaders pledge action on banking crisis

Study aims to boost organic growth in Kerry

By Jason Michael

Building a sound structure

VALUE FOR MONEY

By TESTED BY CONOR POPE

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Gaelectric in €30m US joint venture

By Colm Keena and Public Affairs Correspondent

Linking up ideas