Article Index

Syrian civil war intensifies privation for all

By Michael Jansen

Giffords launches gun-control initiative

Culture

Taoiseach, Nazi, soldier, spy

By Declan Burke

Medical experts' frank presentations go right to the heart of abortion debate

By Mary Minihan

Medics pursue 'any chance of preserving the life of the baby'

By Kitty Holland

Enforcement director to quit Central Bank

By Barry O'Halloran

German bishops halt abuse inquiry

Dublin agency Gordon MRM retains NTMA-Nama contract

Australian heatwave set to hit 52 degrees

By Frank McDonald

Head of ComReg to run new British competition authority

Ganley lawyer says dozens of cases pending

By Ronan McGreevy

Blaze destroys Chinese restaurant in Ranelagh

By Colin Gleeson

Supporters turn out to back striking Chinese journalists

By Clifford Coonan

Food and drink exports top €9bn

Coverage of women in sport

Binchy warns on liberal abortion law

By Michael O'Regan

Doubt over HSBC's sale of stake in Ping An

Culture

A Renaissance man who sounded out ideas

By ENDA O'DOHERTY

Armstrong to break silence to Oprah

Pair held over suspicious device

Political forum to meet as flag battle rages

By Gerry Moriarty

Magdalene report due next month

Benitez calls on the Chelsea faithful to look to the future

By DOMINIC FIFIELD

Talk of 'rights' will fail to clarify abortion debate

By DESMOND M CLARKE

An Irishman's Diary

By Frank McNally

'Love/Hate' dominates Ifta nominations

By Ronan McGreevy

Doctors begin debate with call for legislation

By Marie O'Halloran

Frustration in the ranks as Garda cutbacks and moratorium bite

By Conor Lally

Manchester City return one third of Arsenal tickets over price

By EWAN MURRAY

Rugby

Clark handed England return after ban

Siptu votes for Bus Éireann action

On the right road to postcodes?

Investors welcome new boss at Anglo American

Tenants move to secure office lettings

Gilmore and Rabbitte built their careers on cynicism

By Vincent Browne

Brady and Meyler complete Hull move

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Australia remains on high alert as wildfires burn on

By ALISON ROURKE

Gardaí pursue gang responsible for spate of robberies in Donegal

By STEPHEN MAGUIRE and JOHN FALLON

Fund set up to help woman (96) who was punched and robbed

By STEPHEN MAGUIRE

Donegal come back to earth

By Ian O'Riordan

Hospital chiefs detail level of terminations

By Mary Minihan and Derek Scally

A midterm appraisal

Soccer

Fifa hand out 41 lifetime bans for fixing

Broadband for schools

Time for an honours system?

Student fund given extra allocation

Healthcare plans prompt staff to resign

By Guy Hedgecoe

Laudrup believes Swansea have the depth of squad to flourish

Soccer

Swansea add to Benitez's blues

Byrne to team up with Els

By John O'Sullivan

Ferry crashes into New York dock

State plans more bank stock sales

Intercity routes to see journey times cut by up to 25 minutes

By Ronan McGreevy

Stricker takes a major step back from golfing carousel

Flemenstar named in Gold Cup field

Transport

New car sales fall 12.3% in 2012

By ROBERT ALLEN

A lovely bit of window dressing going on at the Seanad

By Miriam Lord

Spielberg, Bigelow, Affleck and Ang Lee feature on director award list

Meteor Choice nominees announced

By Ronan McGreevy

Irish spoken nine times at EU meetings

By JUDITH CROSBIE

Mortgage approvals increase by 25%

Patience pays off for Johnson

Sony and Samsung push new TV format

By Ciara O'Brien

Harty looks set for double

By Brian O'Connor

Black cards proposal set for Congress

By Ian O'Riordan

State taking landlords to court over registration

By Carl O'Brien

Anonymity on the internet is the cloak of the coward

By Joe Humphreys

Filipinos pray to 'Black Nazarene'

Huawei to double Irish workforce

Birthday surprise from long-silent Bowie with first album in 10 years

By JIM CARROLL

Priest to display details of people leaving church over pope's message

By Peter Cluskey

National Trust doesn't want golf resort near Giant's Causeway

By Gerry Moriarty

Young scientist show kicks off at RDS

By Dick Ahlstrom

We've had our ups and downs but I still think Eddie O'Sullivan is a good fit for Connacht

Focus of presidency to be stability, jobs, growth, says Gilmore

By MARY FITZGERALD

Retailer Morrisons failing to deliver

By Fiona Walsh

Illegality issue doesn't deter women from seeking abortions, says IFPA chief

By Marie O'Halloran

Pooping penguins reveal secret hideout

Work

Unemployment to rise, warns NERI

By PAMELA NEWENHAM

Legal clarity sought on issue

By Michael O'Regan

Fitch warns property prices could fall another 20%

By Dominic Coyle

O'Connell Street reopens after crash

People

Politicians: try using social media before you start legislating for it

By Jennifer O'Connell

Marriage debate intensifies in France

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Raw figures conceal richness of life behind Greek economic collapse

By RICHARD PINE

Tyrone man gets leave to attend father's funeral

Cooler weather brings fire respite

Losses double at Irish arm of Gamestop

By Gordon Deegan

€7m donor to Barretstown revealed

By KATHRYN HAYES

Navan clash postponed by fog

Winters keeping options open for Rebel Fitz

By Brian O'Connor

Briefs

Rite likely to go for Gold Cup, says Weld

By Brian O'Connor

India rape accused plead not guilty

Fraud defendant's past 'distorted'

Manufacturing production falls 2.1% in November

By Dan O'Brien

Tuarascáil

Cuimhní cinn agus comórthaí náisiúnta

By Alan Titley

Motors

Motor news

The Gathering

Christians oppressed globally, says group

Mixed-use D4 investment makes €22.5m

By Jack Fagan

Concern in Israel over Hagel policies

By Mark Weiss

Ireland generates €2.5bn on bond market at lower yield level

By Fiona Reddan

Homophobia and aid for Uganda

OECD inflation up 1.9%

By ROBERT ALLEN

Sharp exchanges between Crown and Casey at debate

By Michael O'Regan

Bradford's dream close to realisation

By DANIEL TAYLOR

Fishermen rescued after boat runs aground off Hook Head

By Barry Roche

Man showed liquidators off with gun

By PADDY CLANCY

Social rights and the Constitution

Police to report on Savile inquiry

Treatment of gang rape victim criticised

Leveson failed to learn lesson from credit crisis

By JOHN KAY

Rugby

Four Connacht players extend contracts

Objections to controversial art

Man held over Donegal robbery

Luck of the Irish finally runs out for Notre Dame

Pension fund to help SMEs

Woman fined for using car to lead horse

A national pensions crisis

Books

Mon dieu! It's an Irish pope

By ANDREW NUGENT

Panasonic faces second annual loss

Fianna Fáil urge intervention by Coalition to avert disruption

By Martin Wall

Rich land, poor land

Number of visits to State up by 3.9%

Bumblebees and snowdrops

Connacht keep looking forward

By Keith Duggan

Transport

Peugeot Citroen posts fall in sales

Briefs

Pension funds back in the black with average gains of 14.4%

Grafton records revenues of €2.1bn

Not-so-dirty Dublin

Previews

Briefs

Gutsy line-up for BT young scientist show

By Dick Ahlstrom

Ringing in new era for corporate communications

Shatter denies cut in Garda numbers

By Conor Lally

Protests over flags

Divisions exposed as MPs back 1% welfare cap

By Mark Hennessy

Chavez swearing-in postponed

McCririck takes legal action over dismissal

Anscombe hopes injuries won't hobble Ulster

By Gerry Thornley

Motors

Magical touch lacking in BMW's small crossover

By Michael McAleer

Ultimate cost of domestic bin collection is unclear

By Colm Keena

Obama 'pressing on with gun laws'

Van Rompuy backs Irish bid for special deal on bank debt

Doctor accused of harassing nurses

By Tim O'Brien

Weakness in EU weighing on German exports

By SARAH MARSH and MADELINE CHAMBERS

Investors focus on US earnings season

By Fiona Reddan

Fifth record quarter at Samsung

Reverend left reeling as Vinny comes up trumps

Books

Five new self-help books

By HOMA KHALEELI

The high price of recycling

Taoiseach tells Merkel allies deal on Irish bank debt would not set precedent

By Derek Scally

Technology shown to change lives

By Dick Ahlstrom

Motors

Dacia's refreshingly simple, sale-rail offering

By Neil Briscoe

Dublin flags protest postponed

Britton makes it a hat-trick of December titles

Tuarascáil

Aoibhinn beatha an aisteora agus drámaí Shakespeare ar stáitse

By BRIAN MAYE

Tuarascáil

Fáilte is fiche roimh an deoraí

By POILIN NI CHIARAIN

Floods close Ring of Kerry

By ANNE LUCEY

Precariously placed Leinster and Munster need some tricky permutations

By Gerry Thornley

Assad offer 'one-sided and sectarian'