Article Index

Personal side of Bach complete with tragedies and triumphs

By ITE O'DONOVAN

FG claims 12% rise in trolley patients

By Mary Minihan

Rugby

Cheika chops and changes

Diouf comes on to deny Sunderland

Vaughan delivers on his delayed talent

By ANDY HUNTER at Goodison Park

Hundreds wish Minister well online

By Harry McGee

Early effort to reshape foreign policy has borne fruit

Caring sector could provide opportunity for jobs growth

By Lorna Siggins

Children benefit from small classes in early years - study

By SEÁN FLYNN Education Editor

Missing man found safe and well

GAA - weekly fixtures

Noughties have been nice to Irish Rugby Inc

By Gerry Thornley

Tween-age kicks in too soon

Friends across the water take Lexus

Familiar tests for new world order

Somali pirates seize two more ships

Ghosts of debt and jobs will haunt economy

By MORGAN KELLY

Liverpool can still challenge for top four, says O'Neill

By STUART JAMES ANDY HUNTER and

Government pay among highest

Fog brings a dramatic halt to proceedings

By Brian O'Connor

The year that was

Press Council seeks focus on media

By Deaglán De Bréadún

Plenty of good reasons to raise a glass to welcome 2010

By RORY GUINNESS

Drinking responsibly

Oral cancer rise feared as Budget cutbacks curb visits to the dentist

By LOUISE ROSEINGRAVE

Man charged with Wicklow murder

By Ronan McGreevy

In Short

Walsh strikes at Newbury

Pakistan urges calm after attack

Payment pledge not being met

By Mary Minihan

Council approves wind farm for Donegal

By CHRIS ASHMORE

Motorists urged to exercise caution on icy roads

Ringing in 1981 with lament on State's financial mess

By JOE JOYCE

Missing man

Closure of bioethics council

CCTV planned for Belfast student area

Critical comment

Man charged over assault

Number of Irish moving to Australia up by 25% as crisis bites

By JAMIE SMYTH

Ghosts of failed empires could emerge from 'graveyard' to haunt US president

Intel's R&D unit doubles operating profits to $3.2m

By Gordon Deegan

Wenger calls for calm heads

Efforts to revitalise economy will dominate in 2010

Tourism sector sheds 12,000 jobs due to fall in overseas holidaymakers

By Olivia Kelly

DUP's Iris Robinson to withdraw from public life for health reasons

By DAN KEENAN Northern News Editor

Eircom's rivals to offer free line rental

By Ciarán Hancock

Finnish former ski star in assault allegation

Culture is 'key part of Irish brand'

By MARY FITZGERALD

People

Coasting around Ireland

A Greek word for our government

Tottenham leave nothing to chants as they hit top four

By SACHIN NAKRANI at White Hart Lane

Family in plea for British man over scheduled execution today

By CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing

Iranian protests trigger Government crackdown

By ROBERT TAIT

US solider killed in Afghanistan

Tigers remain in the hunt

TV & Radio

My cultural year 1

Chernobyl charity makes Russian hospital aid plea

By OLIVIA KELLEHER

Turning our gaze outwards

By Charlie Taylor

Bomb attack prompts angry protests by Shia mourners

By FARHAN BOKHARI in Islamabad

Cutler leads Bears out of the woods

Wings help Chelsea to soar

By DOMINIC FIFIELD at Stamford Bridge

Fog draws curtain after Fat Frog's triumph

Shares rise across Europe and US

Health bills and bitter pills

Hospitals inundated as cold spell sees dramatic increase in accidents

By RONAN McGREEVY and LORNA SIGGINS

Abuse group calls for prelate to do 'honourable thing'

By PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent

Safety concerns at St Mel's delay forensic tests

Israel arrests whistleblower Vanunu

Jets stun too-casual Colts

Cardinal Daly seriously ill in hospital with heart trouble

By DAN KEENAN and PATSY MCGARRY

Social Democrat and mayor in Croatia run-off

Keeping the narrative going

By Sylvia Thompson

This year they said

Five charged over priest's murder

Dream Alliance holds on

China responds to execution row

Celtic's Kilmarnock trip postponed

'Unrest' over proposed US healthcare legislation

Gardaí question man following assault

By LORNA SIGGINS Western Correspondent

Rise in number of calls to embassies

Drastic steps needed to save native-spoken Irish

By CONCHÚR Ó GIOLLAGÁIN and BRIAN Ó CURNÁIN

Reforming the Oireachtas

People

As we all head into the teens, at least the sky won't fall in

Fabregas facing three-week lay-off

By DOMINIC FIFIELD

Time abroad could end up as permanent emigration

Guerrilla group may have caused explosion

Crowley brother to be buried today

By OLIVIA KELLEHER

Two charged over Roche murder

Christmas lull has become an endangered event

By ADAM BROPHY

Busy is best for balance

By Sheila Wayman

PSNI appeal over separate assaults

Jurys Inns expects profits to fall by 30%

By CIARÁN HANCOCK Business Affairs Correspondent

Sublimity to repeat last year's success

By Brian O'Connor

Van der Sar on leave as wife suffers brain haemorrhage

By DANIEL TAYLOR

Psychiatric wards report not surprising, says nurses' group

By ROB LOWNEY PAT FLYNN and

Another fine night in Mancini's honeymoon

By STUART JAMES at Molineux

CF patients face higher risk of liver disease

By Claire O'Connell

Travel

The Big 2009 Brainteaser

North's firms had to dig deep to survive a sombre year

By Francess McDonnell

Neville's return a welcome boost for United

Chinese police official warns of threats by 'hostile forces'

By CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing

Woman killed in Offaly crash named

From bemusing to bizarre

All-Ireland campaign for positive ageing

Uncle and nephew charged over St Stephen's Day assault

By Gordon Deegan

Religious influence in schools

Mad-as-hell Icelanders won't be taking it any more

By ELAINE BYRNE

Torres a hero at Villa

Israeli PM says time 'now ripe' for peace talks

By MARK WEISS in Jerusalem

Expulsions from Thai camp denounced

Pisa airport operator says it will fine Ryanair if flights cancelled

By Ciarán Hancock

Sports digest

Woman killed in diplomat's Vienna house

Flashing lights legalised as new cyclists' code planned

By Olivia Kelly

Sumitomo intent on expansion

Rugby

Rugby – weekly fixtures

Harney seeks plan for elective surgery

By Martin Wall

VHI share of market plunges to lowest level

By Martin Wall

Lack of women on State boards a concern, says Ahern

By Mary Minihan

The unforeseen costs of visiting Mozambique

By Bill Corcoran

We have choices on our public values

By Fintan O'Toole

Elderly at risk due to Garda cuts - Flanagan

By DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN Political Correspondent

Flight delays: new security checks

Leinster line up Schmidt to replace Cheika

Use the off switch often

By Ronan McGreevy

Iran warns Britain over interfering

Remembering loved ones at Christmas time

By MAURICE NELIGAN

Autumn brings a chill to year one of Obama

Abbey moving to the GPO

Bishop Drennan has questions to answer on case of Noel Reynolds

Drivers warned to slow down as fog and ice extend to main routes

By Ronan McGreevy

Dublin airport body blames economy for seat capacity decline

By ROB LOWNEY

Woman killed as minibus crashes

By EOIN BURKE-KENNEDY and MARK KENNEDY

Time for a tiger's tale?

INTO criticises slow pace of building projects in schools

By Seán Flynn

UCC graduates receive Canadian scholarly honour

By OLIVIA KELLEHER

German aircraft wartime crashes

No screening for 'silent killer'

Decoding the cancer genome

Brown still has fire for the fight despite a grim year

Loss of Drogba not an issue, claims Ancelotti

Drogba's duality on display

By KEVIN McCARRA at Stamford Bridge

Reporting of Brian Lenihan's illness

Am I at risk of cancer from a kidney cyst?

By THOMAS LYNCH

Suspect package found at Milan airport

Try to keep covered, if you can

'I'm finally myself again'

Long-term side effects of a working life

By MARION KERR

Burst pipes disrupt North water supplies

Jerome keeps run going

Mistletoe may help in treatment of cancer

By DÓNAL O'MATHÚNA

Obama 'illusion' is over, says Chávez

Weighing jokes in milli-titters and gigglebytes

By Dr Muiris Houston

Obama vows to track down US air attack plotters

Bad light stalls England's progress

Patient Cook puts England in control

By MIKE SELVEY in Durban

Getting used to flexing its fresh political muscle

Council criticises rail museum plan

By Gordon Deegan

Gunmen kill four in Iraq

Al-Qaeda branch flourishing in Yemen

Don't spoil your lazy skills with resolutions

By PADRAIG O'MORAIN

The mother of necessity

By Lorna Siggins

2m fund to fight hunger in Malawi

Answer to our energy needs?

That Friday feeling . . .

TD warns of policing crisis for Mayo

By Lorna Siggins

Dustman looks to clean up

By Brian O'Connor

Moving with the times

By Sheila Wayman

Busiest year on record for rescue services

By LORNA SIGGINS Marine Correspondent

Court turns down 40% pay claim by doctors

By MARTIN WALL Industry Correspondent

Smith seeks derogation from sheep tag scheme

By SEÁN Mac CONNELL Agriculture Correspondent

Beside himself

By DAVID COLEMAN

Murder inquiry begins as assault victim dies

By Gordon Deegan

Resolve to live in the now, not in fickle future

By MARIE MURRAY

Brinkmanship by both sides during time of Iran's 'martyrs'

By Michael Jansen

Kerry hospital to open in early 2010

By Barry Roche

Response to clerical child abuse report

Disinfectant could increase antibiotic resistance of bug

By Claire O'Connell

Pro-government rally in Iran

An Irishman's Diary

By Brendan Lynch

Hopes of millions cynically dashed