Article Index

Redbrick gets a revamp

By Bernice Harrison

Referendum opinion polls in Scotland offer contradictory forecasts

By Mark Hennessy

First World War-era house with office for €795,000

By Frances O'Rourke

People

A piece of chocolate heaven in Belfast

By Fionola Meredith

Science

The brain likes to take the road it knows best

By William Reville

What is the debate on EU debt flexibility about?

By Derek Scally and Suzanne Lynch

US Supreme Court’s reinforces right to freely exercise one’s religion

A-rated efficiency in new Drumcondra scheme

By James Rogers

Women should not wear bikinis on beach, says Indian minister

By Rahul Bedi

Property Clinic: I can’t afford to pay the service charge

Education

Quinn’s reforms were never going to be realised but a start has been made

By Joe Humphreys

Yo, Hodor? Hodor!

By Marie Boran

Google modular phone measures up sizing challenge

By Jj Worrall

Light and space by the sea in Monkstown for €1.9m

By Gemma Tipton

Beijing weighs in after Hong Kong democracy demonstration

By Clifford Coonan

Absence of agreed ‘DNT’ definition means companies keep tracking us online

By Karlin Lillington

An Irish Diary

Liverpool pragmatic on issue of Suarez departure to Barcelona

By Andy Hunter

Nokia hopes its plans will ring true for future

By Ciara O'Brien

If you take away the quakes, Tokyo is an awesome place to live

By David McNeill

Limerick-based AMCS secures €8.25m funding facility

By Tom Lyons

Victorian charm with distinctive details for €1.25 million

By Gemma Tipton

Venoo mixes social networking with club culture

By Marie Boran

‘Greenhouse’ effect lets US voters see political funding

By Jj Worrall

Around the block: Edna O’Brien’s childhood home fails to make auction guide price

US perceives need for immigration reform, says Tánaiste

By Marie O'Halloran

Priory Hall developer’s former D4 home on market for €6m

By Madeleine Lyons

Lar Corbett poised for surprise return to Tipperary side

By Gavin Cummiskey

Nicolas Sarkozy says claims 'grotesque' and judges biased

By Kim Willsher

Father narrowly avoids jail over failure to pay €7.50 per week maintenance

By Fiona Gartland

Quinn says ‘new generation’ should get chance to rebuild

By Mary Minihan

Markets

Markets advance on positive US jobs news

By Barry O'Halloran

Coming soon to a bus shelter near you

By Bernice Harrison

Councillors warned over costs of cutting property tax

By Fiach Kelly

People

The enigma of my parents’ friends

By Pearse O'Caoimh

History

A war-time tragedy on two fronts

By Frank McNally

Defending champion Andy Murray falls quickly and cheaply to Grigor Dimitrov

By Johnny Watterson

Séamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett feels momentum will give Galway edge

By Ian O'Riordan

Government sees opportunity amid debate on EU’s fiscal rules

By Arthur Beesley

Science

The profound beauty of a good proof

By Peter Lynch

Around the block: New guide has tips for tenants

Chilling in Carrigstown

By Bernice Harrison

TV goes to extra time as viewers tune in for longer

By Bernice Harrison

Middle East

Tensions escalate in Jerusalem after murder of Palestinian youth

By Mark Weiss

Buildings at Risk

By Sylvia Thompson

When Bruce Chatwin met Eileen Gray: the star writer and the elusive designer

By Patricia O'Reilly

Dual players Eoin Cadogan, Aidan Walsh and Damien Cahalane return for Cork

By Gavin Cummiskey

Accounting rule to blame for US crash, says top US economist Brian Wesbury

Taoiseach insists average metered charge for water will be €240

By Michael O'Regan

Clashes continue in Ukraine as foreign ministers hold talks

By Dan McLaughlin

Online ticketing platform goes box office

By Jj Worrall

100 days of happiness

By Marie Boran

French police ‘lose’ explosives at airport

By Kim Willsher

Reilly yet to appoint oversight group for maternity strategy

By Paul Cullen

Virtual view: there’s an app for that

By Bernice Harrison

Bitcoin spins into wider currency as banks brace for major change

By Pamela Newenham

OxyMem wins water innovation award

By Pamela Newenham

Irish Nationwide's difficulties were flagged for many years

By Tom Lyons

Consumers may be upbeat but they aren’t shopping

By Bernice Harrison

Scientists say they can predict if teenagers will become binge drinkers

By Colin Gleeson

Former solicitor stole €2.8m from clients’ accounts

Around the block: Ambitious refurb on Shrewsbury Road

With new power for European Parliament comes scrutiny

By Suzanne Lynch

Eugenie Bouchard books Wimbledon semi-final date with Simona Halep

By Johnny Watterson

Irish contingent target success in opening games

By Paul Buttner

Social Affairs

Grave errors of judgement in Roma children cases

Positive tax receipts will add to pressure to ease austerity

By Colm Keena

Bullying, surveillance and exile: a childhood in Ceausescu’s Romania

By Arminta Wallace

Accountant sues over alleged unfair dismissal by Thomas Crosbie Holdings

By Tim O'Brien

‘This is terrible! Every sorrow has befallen me on this earth.’

By Isabel Gorst

Syrian chemical weapons arrive in Calabria for destruction

By Paddy Agnew

Interiors

Bargain Hunter

By Alanna Gallagher

Social Affairs

Anti-discrimination training for gardaí to be developed after report - O’Sullivan

By Colin Gleeson

Your Wellness

Be good to your skin, it’s the first line of defence

By Dick Ahlstrom

KPMG wanted Fingleton back on INBS board in 2008

By Tom Lyons

Take 5 for around €300,000

By Emma Cullinan

Kerry’s Donnchadh Walsh ‘good to go’ and clear on his role against Cork

By Ian O'Riordan

Last of Killiney’s great estates for €8m

By Madeleine Lyons

Ruairí Quinn a model of prudence in finance role

By Stephen Collins

Fashion

Frockadvisor: wear stripes without looking like a clown

Six-bed house in Meath for €950,000

By Bernice Harrison

The price of tobacco products

Next European commissioner

Quinn resignation set to usher in sweeping changes in Cabinet

By Stephen Collins

A dizzy spell in hurling report

Sinn Féin’s meeting with Cameron

Sharing our roads

Fr Michael Cleary

Europe readies for internal battle on reform agenda

By Derek Scally and Suzanne Lynch

An Irish Diary

Ten-year-olds dabbling in drugs, deaths rise 50 per cent in Dublin, TD tells Dáil

By Marie O'Halloran

Remembering Dermot Healy

Fines and imprisonment

Ruairí Quinn and Cabinet changes

Women and the priesthood

Religious symbols in schools

‘Cycle of violence’

Call for rethink on PwC doing assessment

Unsporting tactics secure Ashley bonus

Roche to buy US biotech firm Seragon for up to $1.7bn

Allergan wins US approval for diabetic vision-loss treatment

Commercial Property

Aghadoe Heights sells for €6m to anonymous European purchaser

Transport

More than 4,000 new cars registered with ‘142’ plates

By Fiona Reddan

Life & Style

Rise and rave

Detailed guidelines on legal abortion released

By Kitty Holland

Taoiseach denies Cabinet rift on property tax

By Michael O'Regan

Golf

Colin Byrne: Underdogs starting to nibble at heels of superstars

By Colin Byrne

USA exit fails to dim enthusiasm for sport in long shadow of baseball and gridiron

By Tom Hennigan

Poor design blamed for GSOC’s lack of ‘oversight’

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Security stepped-up at airports in Europe over al-Qaeda bomb concerns

Irish services sector growth hits 7-year high in June

Woman fined for flying in from Spain to claim social welfare

By Barry Roche

French playmaker Valbuena in line for starring role

By Emmet Malone

Facebook acquire video advertising start-up LiveRail

Winner of bitcoin auction plans to expand currency’s use

Golf

US Masters champ Bubba Watson at home in West Virginia

Woman with 460 criminal convictions jailed

Farming & Food

Chocolatier Thorntons forecasts profit to rise 51 per cent

Siptu shop steward hit by van outside Greyhound plant

By Rachel Flaherty

BBC’s Panorama ‘lost files’ on British army unit in North

Markets

Shares near all-time highs before ECB update

Video of Japanese politician crying at press event goes viral

Stranded Jedward rescued by Coast Guard in Malahide

From Africa to Kerry to Korea: try this week's Book Quiz

Waterford e-cigarette maker creates 80 jobs and hints at more

By Conor Kane

Suspicious object found in Lisburn army barracks

Farming & Food

Bulmers maker C&C on track to deliver earnings growth

By Charlie Taylor

Applegreen to create 360 jobs in six new service stations

By Pamela Newenham

Medical Matters: Documenting decisions about end-of-life care

By Dr Muiris Houston

Literary twitterati: from hand-drawn spreadsheets to hay

American success will take extra time

By Sam Borden

Economy grew by 2.7 per cent in the first quarter

By Charlie Taylor and Colm Keena

Euro zone business growth at slowest in six months

Deschamps ‘a water carrier’ who can stir France’s footballing soul

By Christopher Clarey

Cold, hard cash makes or breaks soccer talent in home of the brave

By Dave Hannigan

Women’s rights central to ruling on business owners’ religious beliefs and contraception

By Eamonn McCann

Man in serious condition after Wexford beach rescue

Tuarascáil

Radio documentary follows foreigners learning Irish

By Pól Ó Muirí

Tuarascáil

Dúil Dúigh na ndéagóirí

By Pól Ó Muirí

Education

CAO to offer thousands of college places to mature, deferred applicants

By Brian Mooney

Insider Derek Moran selected for top job in Department of Finance

By Tom Lyons

Rabbitte denies Cabinet ‘squabble’ over property tax

By Michael O'Regan

ECB leaves interest rates unchanged at record lows

Orangemen barred from parading in Ardoyne on Twelfth

By Gerry Moriarty

Education

Most students considering emigration, survey finds

By Ciaran D'Arcy

Africa

Oscar Pistorius trial hears of athlete’s ‘stress and anxiety’

Kenny gets rock-star welcome as he opens Primark store in Berlin

By Derek Scally

Files on FG, FF political donations referred to gardaí

By Mary Minihan

Third tech wave reflects vibrant Irish-Silicon Valley links

By Karlin Lillington

David Gray: Mutineers

By Lauren Murphy

History

Sligo council withdraws objection to Lissadell boundary fence

By Ciaran D'Arcy

Former FF councillor Gary O’Flynn jailed for theft

By Barry Roche

Food

We want the Best 99

Andy Murray’s demise sees some fans try to sell their men’s final tickets

Warren Buffett praises Jamie Dimon over cancer disclosure

Rare disease plan aims to provide better patient care

By Ciara Kenny

60 health managers claiming entitlement to top-up payments

By Martin Wall

Court rules Christmas figure ‘Black Pete’ is negative stereotype

Stage

Review: Kanye West

By Una Mullally

Emre Can now call himself a Red

Your Money

Consumer rights and the Garth Brooks concerts

By Genevieve Carbery

Google sparks BBC criticism after removing search results

Smokers ‘hammered’ with punitive legislation, TD claims

By Marie O'Halloran

New director of insurance supervision confirmed

By Charlie Taylor

Taoiseach quotes Wilde ahead of reshuffle

By Mary Minihan

Brazil not vulnerable, warns Colombia’s Pablo Armero

Explorer Tullow finds oil at offshore Norwegian well

By Charlie Taylor

Abortion guidelines show law’s ‘narrowness’, Coppinger says

By Genevieve Carbery

Social Affairs

Changes to One Parent payment will ‘discourage work’

By Ciara Kenny

Müller puts Germany critics in their place

Stage

Review: The Price

By Sinéad Gleeson

Man who drove stolen van at garda jailed for 12 years

By Barry Roche

Eugenie Bouchard makes first Grand Slam final

It’s Czech-mate as Kvitova beats compatriot Safarova

Brooks decision a ‘lose-lose’ for residents and concert goers

By Rachel Flaherty

Review: Eels

By Lauren Murphy

China bans civil servants in restive Xinjiang from observing Ramadan fast

By Clifford Coonan

Golf

Stadler pitch perfect on and off the course

Author Colum McCann describes ‘cowardly’ assault

Nicotine replacement product to go on general sale

By Paul Cullen

Irish Aid funding amounts to €637 million in 2013

By Peter Murtagh

State urged to help families of babies sent to US for adoption

By Mark Hennessy and London Editor

Motors

New Volkswagen Passat moves the big seller upmarket

By Michael Taylor

Middle East

Israel steps up forces along Gaza border after rocket attacks

Man held over €50,000 drugs seizure in Cork

By Barry Roche

Middle East

Fresh gains and new enemies for Isis

Garda Ombudsman Commission insists it will not resign

By Conor Lally

Commercial Property

Siac bounces back from examinership and into profit

By Charlie Taylor

Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2

By Tara Brady

Garth Brooks: ‘For us, it is five shows or none at all’

By Olivia Kelly and Rachel Flaherty

Murder trial halts over legal argument

Corruption crackdown in China continues

By Clifford Coonan

Pollyanna McIntosh: Out of this world

By Donald Clarke

How the heck did Ed Sheeran become the most popular singer in the world?

By Brian Boyd

John Cale & Terry Reilly: Church of Anthrax

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Lee Fields: Emma Jean

By Jim Carroll

Eno/Hyde: High Life

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Super Ultra Dead Rising 3: Arcade Remix Hyper Edition Ex Plus Alpha 18 cert, Capcom, Xbox One

By Joe Griffin

Ensemble Marsyas: Fasch – Quartets and Concertos

By Michael Dervan

Walton: Symphony No 1; Violin Concerto

By Michael Dervan

Mrs Brown’s Age of Extinction could soon be upon us

By Donald Clarke

Review: Mr Morgan’s Last Love

By Donald Clarke

Review: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

By Tara Brady

José James: While You Were Sleeping

By Jim Carroll

Tammy review: much of it is best passed over with a firmly held nose

By Donald Clarke

Killzone Shadowfall: Intercept

By Ciara O'Brien

Pizzetti & Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Sonatas

By Michael Dervan

Review: A Hard Day’s Night

By Tara Brady

Theo Parrish: fresh from Detroit

By Siobhán Kane

The Old 97’s: Most Messed Up

By Joe Breen

Eugene McGuinness: Chroma

By Lauren Murphy

Manic Street Preachers: Futurology

By Brian Boyd

America Ferrera: From Ugly Betty to dragon training

By Tara Brady

Review: Cycling with Moliere

By Donald Clarke

Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden: Last Dance

By Cormac Larkin

Culture

Westport Festival: Sinéad on top form – and swan paddle boats

By Mark Graham

Coda: Mouthmusic

By Siobhán Long

SLINGSHOT

By Ciara O'Brien

New Music: Bang the Beat #9

By Ian Maleney

Valiant Hearts: The Great War 16 cert, Ubisoft, PS3 (also PC, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One)

By Joe Griffin

Marc Ribot Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard

By Cormac Larkin

Sia: 1000 Forms of Fear

By Lauren Murphy

Strings theory: it’s busy in Owen Pallett’s multiverse

By Jim Carroll

Matti Bye: The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

By Jocelyn Clarke

White Lung: Deep Fantasy

By Jim Carroll

Labour must defend – not apologise for – its role in Government

By Brendan Howlin

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

France ready to make the step up against Germany

By Emmet Malone