Article Index

Ostermeier’s ‘Hamlet’: what did you expect?

By Peter Crawley

Tom Murphy's new play draws on the source of all his storytelling

By Peter Crawley

Mark O’Rowe on the power to shock – and feel

By Sara Keating

Monto is back: the sex trade and the business of hope

By Peter Crawley

Irish policy on parental leave is ‘maternalist’

By Peter Moss

Pop Corner: One Direction heading the right way but Nadine still traumatised

By Ailbhe Malone

From the stage to the page: ten novels by great playwrights

By Sarah Gilmartin

From techno to The Fall - Girl Band find a fresh groove

By Jim Carroll

Barefoot foraging for wild herbs in Bavaria? Why not

By Victoria Mary Clarke

The chef: 'You don't get offered full-time contracts anymore'

By Carl O'Brien

Gardaí examine phone after drugs haul

By Barry Roche

Oireachtas

FF Senator calls on Minister to say who asked her to make McNulty appointment

By Michael O'Regan

Commercial Property

Tallaght shopping centre gets planning permission for extension

By Ciarán Hancock

Conan Byrne keen to see St Pat’s move one major step closer to qualification for Europe

By Paul Buttner

Garda not held accountable on penalty points issue, says PAC

By Fiach Kelly

Lebanon struggles under weight of Syrian refugee influx

By Michael Jansen

Ulster’s opposition threatens expanded Irish Hockey League

By Mary Hannigan

World

Opposition campaign fails to find political foothold in Brazil

By Tom Hennigan

Oireachtas Irish language festival returns to Connemara

By Lorna Siggins

Leinster lose Healy but gain Kane Douglas

By Johnny Watterson

Ground Espresso sees Dublin as its Next step

By Tom Lyons

Miriam Lord: Even selfie-aware Enda breaks a shweat

By Miriam Lord

Transport

Nearly nine in 10 guesthouses show increased business

By Ciarán Hancock

The haunting of Kate Middleton gets me thinking

By Hilary Fannin

The cleaner: 'Rent is soaring. Bills are going up'

By Carl O'Brien

Cork women eye title that would gild their already impressive reputation

By Gavin Cummiskey

Okay composer: Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood goes classical

By Peter Crawley

Programme for Imagine Arts Festival unveiled in Waterford

By Conor Kane

O’Leary defends Ryanair’s board against criticism

By Barry O'Halloran

Islamic State plans subway attacks in US and Paris, says Iraq

By Arshad Mohammed

Oireachtas

FF pass, but Sinn Féin run with the ball on Fine Gael’s Imma embarrassment

By Marie O'Halloran

NYSE listed Owens & Minor buys Kells’ ArcRoyal

By Tom Lyons

Defence key to Tipperary’s title dreams

By Ian O'Riordan

Film

Denzel Washington: ‘People retire because they think they should, but you need that work to live’

By Donald Clarke

Courts

Kivlehan not seen by specialist for 60 hours after diagnosis

By Marese McDonagh

Racing

Bolger team hopeful Moyglare runner-up Lucida can take Rockfel Stakes

By Brian O'Connor

Director ‘absolutely thrilled’ as crowds swell to 279,500

By Alison Healy

Liverpoool unfazed by FFP investigation

Capital gains tax exemption to be abolished in budget, says Noonan

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Kremlin tightens screws on tycoon who refused to play ball

By Isabel Gorst

Media

Irish TV in talks with Comcast and Time Warner

By Úna McCaffrey

Hockey takes pride in high numbers

By Johnny Watterson

Mothers claim midwife row has left them in limbo

By Paul Cullen

FG member resigns in protest at failure to nominate a woman

By Mary Minihan

Life & Style

The Yes Woman: daily stresses of my newly long tresses

By Laura Kennedy

Opportunity knocks for Leinster’s Dominic Ryan

By Gavin Cummiskey

Public and private sector award winner

By Caroline Madden

Unbeaten Connacht face unbeaten Glasgow

By Johnny Watterson

Art of stroke politics prompts mutinous mutterings

By Harry McGee

Commercial Property

BAM to switch focus from State-funded projects

By Barry O'Halloran

Islamist preacher among nine arrested in UK anti-terror raid

By Vikram Dodd and Josh Halliday

Food

Give Me Five: Who can resist the comfort of egg and chips?

By Lilly Higgins

Places for Rio could come down to ‘gut feeling’

By David O'Brien

The builder: 'I end up borrowing off people... it's demoralising'

By Carl O'Brien

Martin Callinan PAC appearance was key step in final downfall

By Fiach Kelly

Women boxed in by secret pregnancy

By Sorcha Pollak

Northern Irish business leaders urged not to ignore female talent

By Francess McDonnell

Courts

Child moved from foster parents after alleged emotional neglect and abuse

By Fiona Gartland

History

The politics of art

By Frank McNally

After all the singin’ and bagpipin’, Ryder Cup gets going

By Mary Hannigan

Gloves off: It's out of Paul McGinley’s hands now

By Philip Reid

Disappointing lack of tackiness at Gleneagles

By Martyn Turner

Fine Gael row over McNulty appointment escalates

By Harry McGee

Pressure mounts on Hogan over legal battle with Childers

By Suzanne Lynch

Drug-smuggling operation may have taken gang a year to plan

By Barry Roche

Fashion

Vintage boudoir in Sharon Wauchob’s Paris collection

By Deirdre McQuillan

Long march to debt reduction has only begun

By Arthur Beesley

Key indicators

Government drops surrogacy plans from overhaul of family law

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Boom and bust

Move on Anglo debt set to boost exchequer earnings

By Arthur Beesley

Pet theory

The price of a pint

Legal and political considerations may lie behind removal of surrogacy plans

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

How do you explain the enigma that is ‘the Ploughing’?

By Alison Healy

All-Ireland football final

New BBC documentary asks ‘Who Won the War in North?’

By Gerry Moriarty

Denis O’Brien and sport

Death toll from Xinjiang attacks higher than reported

By Clifford Coonan

The Ryder Cup

Fatah and Hamas agree on Gaza unity government

By Shadi Bushra

Mixed messages on medical cards?

Housing and planning

Rule 68 and religion in education

Syria and international law

FG, the Seanad and the museum board

Wake-up Call: When cost-cutting can cost companies

By Karen Firestone

Media

Newbridge ad too sexy for its own good

Taxi takeover turns rank

Planet Business

By Laura Slattery

Executive decision making often relies on gut instinct

By Charlie Taylor

Will sparks fly again at Goffs sale?

Dukes says its time for us to show our iron in Europe

Can Tesco’s new boss spend his way out of trouble?

By Helen Power

New strategy for IFSC to be ready in first quarter of 2015

By Ciarán Hancock

Straight-talking Addison Lee founder is no back seat passenger

By Úna McCaffrey

Elena Mosuc Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra (Conductor – Ivo Lipanovic): Donizetti HeroinesHHH

By Colman Morrissey

Film

Salvatore Giuliano review: a complex portrait of Sicily’s citizens, the Mafia and the government

By Tara Brady

Seven years on, and Sonia’s silver shines

By Paul Cullen

Breathe easily, run faster, write freely and practise

By Mary Jennings

Death toll from violence in China’s Xinjiang revised to 50

Memorial for Ian Paisley to be held in Belfast next month

Education

Remembering TCD graduate who developed WWI vaccine

By Joe Humphreys

Africa

Global response to Ebola ‘not moving fast enough’ - Obama

Venture capitalist says start-ups are ‘burning through cash’

Album Choice: Prince - Art Official Age/Plectrumelectrum

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Qatar basketball team leaves Asian Games over hijab row

World

Numbers seeking asylum ‘to hit 20-year high’ - UNHCR

Four children stabbed to death in southern China

Environment

Fairness for farmers

Afghanistan’s accord

Manning picks off Redskins with Giant performance

Solid Munster play augurs well for season

By Liam Toland

Reputation of Irish students intact despite damage to apartment

By Colin Gleeson

PetroNeft Resources first-half loss narrows to $2.7m

By Pamela Newenham

More air strikes on IS as Britain prepares to join coalition

Lloyds Bank sells further 11.5 per cent stake in TSB

Cameron’s EU agenda is ‘biggest threat’ to Britain’s prosperity

Food

Food File: the weekly food news round-up

By Marie Claire Digby

South Africa and Australia playing for second place

Ryder Cup: clear skies as play starts at Gleneagles

Q&A about willpower with Frank Ryan

By Frank Ryan

What exactly is willpower and how do you sustain it?

By Barry O'Keeffe

Intel invests $1.5 billion in Chinese mobile chipmakers

Ulster bring in Raaymakers as cover

Would you get out of bed to queue for an iPhone6?

By Sorcha Pollak

Google hits back at Murdoch allegations of piracy

Your Money

Food chain a ‘soft target’ for criminals, FSAI chief warns

By Genevieve Carbery

Cork should have too much for Dublin

By Jackie Cahill

Tipperary better poised for improvement

By John Allen

Review: If These Spasms Could Speak

By Rosaleen McDonagh

Captaincy could be worth up to €2m for McGinley

By Philip Reid

Officials working to establish ‘buffer zone’ in east Ukraine

Dave Lee Travis gets suspended sentence for sex assault

Chiquita and Fyffes revise merger terms

Review: Réiltin

By Manchán Magan

Munster name side to face the Ospreys

Review: Hamlet

By Peter Crawley

Dublin Theatre Festival review - Vardo

By Peter Crawley

Education

Rise of 4% in support grant for Protestant fee-paying schools

By Joe Humphreys

Motors

Renault Espace re-invented - but it won’t be coming here

By Neil Briscoe

Your Money

Overseas visitor numbers up by 9.7% in summer months

By Sorcha Pollak

Stephen Fry admits taking cocaine in Buckingham Palace

Thursday: Cymande, Jonny Greenwood, Soak, Frequency 783

Review: Zoo

By Helen Meany

Squatters from around the world gather in Dublin

By Barry Creed

Courts

Nurse denies telling Michael Kivlehan to stop ‘eavesdropping’

By Marese McDonagh

President praises contribution of Sisters of Mercy

By Patsy McGarry

Cartographer Tim Robinson honoured by NUI Galway

By Lorna Siggins

Taliban storms Afghan district ‘leaving at least 100 dead’

What is a living wage?

By Carl O'Brien

Fifa to ban third-party ownership of players

Unearthing the distressing detail of how Famine hit Leitrim

By Gerard MacAtasney

Anthony Cunningham to get three more years with Galway

By John Fallon

Second boat linked to Cork cocaine haul seized in UK

By Barry Roche

Weekend Premier League team news

Jose Mourinho ignores Manuel Pellegrini’s ‘small team’ taunt

Spain raises growth forecasts on back of recovery in demand

Oireachtas

Five farmers overpaid by average of €116,000 each last year

By Marie O'Halloran and Martin Wall

Property debt overhang still hampering many Irish SMEs

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Labour and Ukip go at it hammers and tongs in wake of Rochdale

By Mark Hennessy

Sunken Treasure: Awesome music you may have missed

By Donal Dineen

Foal in a hole: small horse rescued from Co Meath drain

By Barry Creed

Sweden moves towards minority centre-left government

By Derek Scally

The word is out on Lingo

Qualtrics to create additional 95 jobs at its Irish operation

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Dublin syndicate collect €86 million jackpot winnings

By Barry Creed

British MPs vote for air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq

Markets

‘Bond King’ Gross leaves Pimco for rival Janus

Europe take 5-3 Ryder Cup lead as lesser lights shine

Non-compliant procurement at a ‘significant level’ in HSE

By Paul Cullen

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice for their wedding

The season is over. On your marks, get set, party!

By Ian O'Riordan

Pope sends clear, strong message on sex abuse

By Paddy Agnew

Paul McGinley delighted with record foursomes show from Europe

What’s on around Ireland this weekend

By Sorcha Pollak

Rocket brings IPO forward due to ‘exceptional’ demand

Dundalk keep their noses in front as Cork defeat Sligo

BlackBerry loss smaller than expected

US economy growing faster than previously thought

European players spring to Garcia’s defence after Faldo's ‘useless’ comment

Government agrees to train African military officers

By Simon Carswell

Three men charged in connection with €80 million cocaine seizure on yacht

By Barry Roche

Glasgow turn on the power and pace to deny Connacht

Curious collectibles at Sheppard’s sale

By Michael Parsons

A big score for this Tipperary hurler

By Michael Parsons

Shortage of top quality art, says auctioneer

By Michael Parsons

Valuable medals from a Tipperary hero

By Michael Parsons

Thousands of items at free fair

By Michael Parsons

Drink

Kasarí Areni Noir 2012, Zorah, Armenia 14% €34.99

By John Wilson

Travel

Travel Gear: A carry-on electric scooter, a survival camera strap and classic mug tech

By Tom Kelly

Watercolours in Dun Laoghaire show

By Michael Parsons

Travel

Traveldesk: if you wish upon a five star

History

Pouring water on the flames of ‘what if’ history

By Diarmaid Ferriter

Cooking up something savoury to please voters in the byelections

By Aodh Quinlivan

Environment

Naomi Klein applauds climate change demonstration as the start of a worldwide popular resistance movement

By Paul Gillespie

Get the kids off the sofa

Obituaries

Tennessee lawyer and champion of US civil rights

Obituaries

Leading anatomist who revelled in teaching

Obituaries

Missionary who showed courage in divided South Africa

Liberty’s Dawn: A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution, By Emma Griffin

By Lorraine Courtney