Article Index

Ghost Maps: The Ocean from the River

By Lauren Murphy

Film review: Carrie

By Donald Clarke

Free Birds

By Tara Brady

The Best Man Holiday

By Tara Brady

Inside Llewyn Davis

By Joe Breen

Leviathan

By Donald Clarke

Lego Marvel Super Heroes

By Ciara O'Brien

John Lennon McCullagh: North South Divide

By Tony Clayton-Lea

“It’s a part I’ve waited 77 years for” - Bruce Dern on ‘Nebraska’

By Tara Brady

Oh Land: Wish Bone

By Jim Carroll

Youngblood Brass Band: Pax Volumi

By Jim Carroll

Arcade Fire go for the gold on formal wear world tour

By Brian Boyd

Stage

Ouch! When it comes to pain, theatre can take it on the chin

By Peter Crawley

Jeune et Jolie (Young & Beautiful)

By Donald Clarke

Soul Calibur II HD

By Joe Griffin

Losing Our Virginity: the First 4 Years ’73-’77

By Tony Clayton-Lea

The Claudia Quintet: September

By Cormac Larkin

Juana Molina: Wed 21

By Jim Carroll

The 50 best videogames of all time

By Joe Griffin

Ger Wolfe: I Have Been Loved

By Lauren Murphy

Dvorák: Works for Violin and Orchestra

By Michael Dervan

Ramon Humet: Niwa

By Michael Dervan

Killzone: Shadow Fall

By Joe Griffin

The 50 best videogames of all time

By Joe Griffin

Eddi Reader: Vagabond

By Siobhán Long

Piotr Beczala: Heart’s Delight

By Colman Morrissey

Shearwater: Fellow Travelers

By Siobhán Kane

Cuatro

By Michael Dervan

Little Details

By Ciara O'Brien

Film review: Saving Mr Banks

By Donald Clarke

Aoife Woodlock: A woman with perfect voice control

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Matt Mitchell: Fiction

By Cormac Larkin

The Swell Season: the documentary that’s stranger than fiction

By Donald Clarke

Festival Fit: Druid, where’s my cauldron?

By Mark Graham

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Irish may point way to a deeper sense of EU identity

By John Coakley

Berlusconi will be fondly remembered only for his antics and playacting

By Vittorio Bufacchi

Books

Irish novelist Donal Ryan wins ‘Guardian’ first book award

By Richard Lea in London

Man (19) charged with murder of woman in Kerry

By Barry Roche

New devices will detect drivers on drugs

By Marie O'Halloran

Professional fees should be advertised, says Calleary

By Michael O'Regan

Element Six deliberately orchestrated pension pot wind-up, court hears

By Barry O'Halloran

Cameron’s tough talk on immigration sparked by Ukip electoral threat

By Mark Hennessy

Markets

Portugal preparing for first IPO in more than five years

People

A home for the homeless: ‘I put a smiley face on my stump. Life’s life’

By Patrick Freyne

Roche signals intention to concentrate on Giro d’Italia

By Shane Stokes

Paul O’Connell’s selection timely for Munster with Heineken Cup looming

By Johnny Watterson

English match-fixing scandal – two charged with conspiracy to defraud

By Owen Gibson

Tánaiste says Labour paying for decisions that ‘saved State’

By Stephen Collins

ERC-run Heineken Cup to go ahead next season

By Gerry Thornley

Players were ‘secretly concerned’ over Keane appointment, O’Neill admits

By John Fallon

Dáil Sketch: King Willie plays knockabout on role reversal

Harte signs professional hockey papers

By Johnny Watterson

Longer hours proposed for Central Bank staff

By Ciarán Hancock

Unthinkable: How do you eat with a clear conscience?

By Joe Humphreys

Wales the big draw when it comes to ticket prices for Ireland’s home Six Nations fixtures

By Johnny Watterson

Former Central Remedial Clinic chief executive Paul Kiely had Fianna Fáil links

By Fiach Kelly

Environment

One way or another, unfinished housing schemes appear to be resolved

By Frank McDonald

Racing

Foildubh denies hot favourite Rubi Ball in Thurles

Middle East

‘Outstanding’ society delivering aid in Syria

By Michael Jansen and in Damascus

The political reform shortfall remains

Alitalia raises less than two-thirds of cash call

History

A blessing in disguise

By Frank McNally

Gaelic Games

Cratloe aiming beyond the near miss

By Ian O'Riordan

An affront to society

Katie Taylor begins her road to Rio Olympics

By Johnny Watterson

Qualification from group out of their hands as Wigan let it slip

Commercial Property

Firm connected with ex-developer John Fleming working on £50m London deal

By Barry O'Halloran

Sex offender posed as nightclub boss

By Anne Lucey

Doherty out of UK Championship but Kilkenny man Morris progresses

Central Remedial Clinic: where the money comes from

By Carl O'Brien

Stocks nudge up in subdued Thanksgiving trade

Planet Business

By Laura Slattery

Labour senator calls for mandatory jail sentences for burglars

By Michael O'Regan

Is jazz dead? It smells just fine to Brad Mehldau

By Jim Carroll

Running university is serious business for Trinity’s provost

By Pamela Newenham

Teenager jailed for letterbox ‘fishing’ burglaries

By Tom Tuite

Asia-Pacific

Thai leader survives confidence vote

By Thomas Fuller in Bangkok

Russia still wielding its power over eastern Europe

By Suzanne Lynch

Mark Keenan hoping UL Eagles get back on track

Tim Bresnan gives England another option

By Andy Wilson

Ireland look to extend impressive winning streak against UAE

By Emmet Riordan

New time for Tonic

By Mark Paul

Thomas Cook ramps up targets as overhaul yields leap in profit

Media

Wild Geese: Paul Herrick, MD of HR, EMEA, Burson-Marsteller, Madrid

By Joanna Roberts

50,000 Irish language terms on EU database of nine million

By Marie O'Halloran

UN watchdog asks State to clarify abortion policy

By Patsy McGarry

McKeown signs up for second indoor test

By Liam Gorman

Gilmore critical of banks sending alarming letters on mortgage debt

By Michael O'Regan

Robbie Henshaw’s return can steel Connacht for difficult away assignment

By Johnny Watterson

Education

Call for Government to support schools to deal with bullying

By Dick Ahlstrom

Gaelic Games

Hurler of the Year Kelly savouring the ample rewards of an extraordinary season

By Seán Moran

US aviation player explores Lufthansa Technik takeover

By Úna McCaffrey

Post office manager denies tampering with urine sample

By Brian McDonald

Little progress as Yanukovych meets EU leaders at Vilnius

By Suzanne Lynch

Shay Given joins Middlesbrough on month-long loan from Aston Villa

By Emmet Malone

Laya Healthcare posts almost €5m profit after increase in membership

By Gordon Deegan

Christmas on the cards

Many questions remain to be answered on top-up payments in the health sector

By Martin Wall

State Street hires

By Mark Paul

Iranian nuclear agreement

It’s too early for talk of recovery but signs are good

By Chris Johns

Is nuclear an option for Ireland to consider?

By Dan Griffin

O’Leary rears up on racing bosses

By Mark Paul

‘American Idol’ Richardson bows out at AmCham lunch

By Mark Paul

All the colours of an Irish fall

Amentum Capital sells 25% stake to Tokyo-based investor

By Ciarán Hancock

Paul McGinley swings into town for Brown Thomas

By Mark Paul

ESB pension dispute

Irish companies part of Berlusconi fraud case

By Colm Keena

Gettysburg war dead

How can bitcoin be anything but a fad?

By Andrew Ross Sorkin

MSD closure has an impact on ‘whole Swords area, the wider community’

By Pamela Duncan

Davy weather report: lots of sun, no clouds

By Mark Paul

‘A Day in the Life’

Protecting the European border

The burial of Tom Gilmartin

Digicel growth slows in its core markets

By Mark Paul

Assessing school league tables

State sell-offs on the back burner after gas failure

By Barry O'Halloran

Drug giant MSD sheds 570 jobs

By Pamela Duncan and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Malawi seeks to win back donor support

By Bill Corcoran in Lilongwe

Firms to be forced to negotiate with workers under new plan

By Stephen Collins

Draft Egypt constitution strengthens power of the army

Middle East

Attack on Irish troops in Syria indicates UN has become a target of warring elements

By Conor Lally

Home defeat to Valencia leaves Swansea with some work to do

Video: Tubridy ready for record-breaking Late Late Toy Show

By Aine McMahon

More than 40 killed in Libyan depot explosion

Family of Chelsea Manning lobby TDs for her early release

By Peter Murtagh

ESB unions to serve strike notice today

By Colin Gleeson

Environment

Donegal driving dangers revealed in new report

By Conor Pope

Asia-Pacific

Anti-government protesters break into Thai army compound

Concerns over aftercare for Cork foster children in Hiqa report

By Barry Roche

CRC admits five senior staff still get top-up payments

By Carl O'Brien and Martin Wall

Quarterly earnings stabilise at Eircom

By Ciara O'Brien

Alitalia raises less than two-thirds of emergency cash

Smithwick report on Garda collusion due for handover today

S&P cuts Netherlands rating, lifts outlook for Spain

Sunday still hurts but now it’s less about finding fault, more about learning lessons

By Liam Toland

Middle East

Irish troops fired on by Syrian rebel units

By Conor Lally and Peter Murtagh

Man who ‘fell’ against Monet painting later had heart surgery

Science

No sign of Comet Ison after it flies too close to the sun

Peaches Geldof apologises over abuse case tweet

Furrier to pay €9,000 over alleged punch during protest

By Ray Managh

Sony launches Playstation 4 in Ireland

Praise for ‘outstanding service’ of State solicitor for Cork

By Barry Roche

Rough Magic and OTC win €230,000 Sky Arts award

By Peter Crawley

Lloyds set to appoint Lord Blackwell as chairman - source

Golf

Rory McIlroy back playing with a smile on his face

Newfound Sounds for December

By Aoife Barry

Property tax deadline expires at 5pm today

By Peter Smyth

Human remains from serial killer’s victims secretly destroyed by police

UK sells off ‘ghost’ London tube station in austerity drive

Son charged with mother’s murder in Co Kerry

By Anne Lucey

Aiden McGeady placed on transfer list by Spartak Moscow

Jobs and price growth offer hope for euro zone

Politics needs a new force, and Lucinda has the ability and insight to provide it

By John Waters

Education

Construction of 37 new schools to begin in 2014

By Fiona Gartland

Mairead Philpott loses second bid to challenge sentence

Scaling the popularity stakes

By Harry McGee

GAA announces fixture list for next season

Commercial Property

Premises makes €927,000

By Jack Fagan

Irish workforce is paying a heavy price for global challenges facing pharma sector

By Dominic Coyle

Commercial Property

Briefs

Apple reseller iConnect to open new stores in Dublin and Kildare

By Pamela Newenham

Environment

Fáilte Ireland warns pylons may damage character of countryside

By Fiona Gartland

Policeman held on killing of man he met on cannibal site

Before there were foodies, there was coddle and cheek

By Hilary Fannin

Fiona Muldoon to leave Central Bank next year

Marks & Spencer staff vote for industrial action

By Pamela Newenham

UK housing market picks up speed, business lending down

Five Finger Death Punch – on the wrong side of heaven, but doing just fine

By Ronan McGreevy

Woman ‘breaks arm’ in stampede for cut-price televisions

Charity donations not for ‘lavish salaries’ - Burton

By Steven Carroll and Pamela Duncan

CRC revelations show need for more transparency, says Howlin

By Ronan McGreevy

Competition in ports services ‘could be improved’

By Ciara O'Brien

HSE criticised for five-year delay as boy awarded €8.5m

By Mary Carolan

The hunt for Michael Freyer’s Fudge

Ask the experts: our Friday food forum

Ireland’s top bankers paid an average of €1.4m last year

By Pamela Newenham

EU-IMF postpone visit to Athens in dispute over reform

Ulster make six changes ahead of Zebre clash

Leo Cullen to start for Leinster against Scarlets

RSA Ireland chief quits claiming to be ‘fall guy’ for alleged irregularities

By Ciarán Hancock and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

England’s Marland Yarde out of Six Nations

Neil Lennon’s ‘heart sank’ when he saw Celtic banners

Concern over mortgage solutions offered to distressed borrowers

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Daughter of Sean Quinn secures orders for tax payments

By Mary Carolan

Men dragged butchered soldier into middle of London street, court told

Europe warns against Russian interference in Ukrainian affairs

By Suzanne Lynch

Lending to households continues to decline

By Ciara O'Brien

High rate of undiagnosed HIV detected in Mater screening

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Ireland hammer UAE to set up decider with Afghanistan

By Emmet Riordan

Self-motivation: the missing ingredient?

Dutch privacy watchdog says Google breaks data law

Books

Eimear McBride’s books of the year

By Anna Carey

Premier League team news

Smithwick report is to be vetted by the DPP

By Tim O'Brien

Central Bank to seek orders for release of material on Newbridge Credit Union

Words We Use: Nor

By Diarmuid O Muirithe

Romelu Lukaku should explain Chelsea exit, says José Mourinho

‘After half a lifetime searching, my father agreed we had finally perfected pomodoro’

DSPCA and gardaí at odds over horse cruelty incident

By Ronan McGreevy

Golf

Schwartzel and Madsen set to renew rivalry at Alfred Dunhill Championship

Contingency plans in place for ESB strike

By Colin Gleeson

Murder inquiry after man’s body found in Phoenix Park

By Conor Lally

Whistleblower sues Irish subsidiary of JPMorgan Bank

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Shane Long ready to get greedy

By Stuart James

Calls for Zuma to repay cost of home upgrades

By Bill Corcoran and in Cape Town

Saatchi tells court he still ‘adores’ Nigella Lawson

Dublin firm loses case against Dun & Bradstreet

Weekend Guide to Sport on Television

By Damian Cullen

Farming & Food

ADM considers options after Australian snub

S&P cuts rating on Netherlands but upbeat on Spain

Farming & Food

Glenisk profits up more than fourfold last year to €700,337

By Gordon Deegan

Edinburgh pile on the pain for Connacht

Ian Keatley snatches points for Munster

‘My brother is home from Australia this Christmas . . . all our catching up will be done around the table’

Cabinet condemns ‘shocking’ CRC charity top-ups

By Arthur Beesley

Daniel Sturridge injury poses serious problem for Rodgers

By Andy Hunter

Taylor secures 100th win in last 102 bouts