Article Index

Students are the guinea pigs in Trinity’s experiment

By John McAvoy

Housing costs ‘behind Fingal Council overspend’

By Tim O'Btrien

Policing of water protest criticised by South Dublin County Council

By Erin McGuire

Pandas: A little-known disorder with a large impact

By Arlene Harris

‘We know the best treatment for diabetes. We need funds to deliver it’

By Sylvia Thompson

Fiat Chrysler makes Wall Street debut

Childhood obesity rates stabilise in Ireland, but ‘global fattening’ highlights inequality

By Michelle McDonagh

Luxottica shares slump as second chief executive leaves group

Court to rule on ECB bond bailout

By Suzanne Lynch

Former Georgian hotel to be converted into homeless shelter

By Olivia Kelly

Hong Kong drivers clash with protesters over closed roads

By Clifford Coonan

Provisional human trafficking figures ‘very alarming’

By Mark Hilliard

Rethink of care urged after US Ebola infection

By Lauren Gambino, Ashifa Kassam and Sam Jones

A labour of love: celebrating 80 years of looking out for the unemployed

By Dominic Perrem

Seán Cronin ready to rise to challenge for position

By Johnny Watterson

Private patients to pay €400 even if treated on trolley or chair

By Martin Wall

Agency doctors to be banned from working for HSE for more than two months

By Martin Wall

EU climate summit to agree revision of Irish emission targets

By Suzanne Lynch

Santulli spots gap in market once again

Media

Drury PR paid €1.5m dividend to parent Omnicom last year

By Ciarán Hancock

Media

‘Racing Post’ bidder withdraws, blames limited information

By Tom Lyons

The Battle of Le Pilly

By Ronan McGreevy

An Irish welcome: how Australia recruits doctors and nurses

By Ciara Kenny

Lewandowski says Scotland are Poland’s main rival

By John Fallon

Your Family

Playground attraction: the new generation of outdoor play areas

By Sheila Wayman

Gardaí ready to begin search for remains of Fiona Pender

By Conor Lally

Your Family

Ask the Expert: Our girl is a street angel and a house devil

By John Sharry

Media

Publicis takes 20 per cent stake in digital advertiser Matomy Media

Stage

Baboró and beyond: Irish kids’ theatre comes of age

By Sara Keating

Life & Style

Our Lady of the Telephone and the Palestinian poet

By Michael Harding

People

Tell Me About It: I’m being snubbed at the school gates by other mothers

By Trish Murphy

Financial Services

Mortgage plans out of whack – or are they?

People

‘Animals feel pain’: why a farmer’s son turned vegan

By Ann Marie Hourihane

Islamic State fighting forces 180,000 to flee Iraq - UN

By Constanze Letsch

Dutch team retrieves items from MH17 crash site in Ukraine

Wonder Woman’s delinquent breakfast

By Pádraig O'Moráin

Greek literature risks getting lost in translation

By Richard Pine

‘Diagnosis was like a lightbulb going on’

By James Fogarty

Gecas pays €1.4bn for helicopter leasing firm Milestone Aviation

By Barry O'Halloran

Three-year house arrest term urged for Pistorius

By David Smith

Middle East

Gaza reconstruction limited by funds pledged and tight control

By Michael Jansen

Northern Ireland’s spending crisis not going to go away

By Francess McDonnell

Art

Peter Gallo’s intensely personal art of chicken bones and ‘skin’

By Aidan Dunne

Budget 2015: Budget to draw battle lines for next general election

By Stephen Collins, Fiach Kelly and Arthur Beesley

Me & My Money Brian Silke, CEO of miDough

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Stakeholders in a butchering tradition which goes back generations

By Fiona Reddan

Thurles business community detects uptick ahead of budget

Councillors resign from committee chairs

By Fiona Gartland

Gaelic Games

Kieran Donaghy one win away from claiming Kerry captaincy

By Ian O'Riordan

Professional vacancies rise as candidates drop

By Mark Hilliard

Madagascar’s former leader detained after return

Markets

Little movement in European stocks

By Barry O'Halloran

Righteousness is killing the global economy

By Paul Krugman

Controversy over home births continues to centre on dispute between midwife and HSE

By Paul Cullen

Commission vice-president promises fair scrutiny of budgets

By Suzanne Lynch

Science

Mathematician reveals Dali used to paint by numbers

By Dick Ahlstrom

In brief . . .

School ethos and admissions policy

Grade inflation?

Science and religion

Overseas aid

House demolitions in Limerick

Alcohol industry and RTÉ board

Byelection results

Central Bank’s mortgage lending rules

Hyundai makes a ‘Gangnam style’ bid to raise its global profile

By Clifford Coonan

The story behind Beyond the Stars

By Sarah Webb

Hit with €11,000 shortfall on €28,000 endowment mortgage

By Dominic Coyle

Shoppers in Hong Kong undaunted by protests

By Clifford Coonan

Brazilian politics gives boost to Petrobras

South Korea spends to avoid Japan-style stagnation

By Clifford Coonan

Avoiding the decisions that often lead to financial self-sabotage

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Working group announced to examine direct provision

By Ronan McGreevy

Watery depths: a drop by drop guide to charges

By Fiona Reddan

China (sort of) overtakes US as biggest economy

By Clifford Coonan

As European rugby’s new dawn arrives off-field battles for control are set to continue

By Gerry Thornley

G20 watchdog toughens up new rule for securities financing

UN to give evidence in Australian asylum seeker test case

Obama meets defence chiefs from 20 countries to discuss IS

Tributes paid to teenager Kym Harley killed in Donegal road crash

By Stephen Maguire

Irish Water waits on possible changes to charging system

By Rachel Flaherty

North Korea leader appears in public after five-week absence

PetroNeft says Arbuzovskoye well drilling near completion

By Charlie Taylor

Oil drops close to $88 in well-supplied oil market

Dragon Oil still in talks with Petroceltic over offer

By Charlie Taylor

Ireland invited to Armistice Day event in London

By Peter Murtagh

Luxury handbag firm Mulberry warns on profit again

Up to 30 homes evacuated as explosive device found in Derry

Dudko asked about charred passport in murder trial

By Natasha Reid

Cork schoolgirls make ‘Time’ list of most influential teenagers

By Ronan McGreevy

Aminex to sell 13% stake in Tanzania licence for $7 million

By Charlie Taylor

Roy Hodgson questions Brendan Rodgers’ methods

By Daniel Taylor

Cork man on hunger strike over water charges

By Barry Roche

Justice to get more funds for first time since 2008

By Conor Lally

Easy as ABC: how Oliver Jeffers hops between physics, picture books and fine art

By Sara Keating

UK inflation slides in Sept, market sees delayed rate hike

German investor morale at lowest level in almost 2 years

Steffon Armitage could make Bath switch

By Rob Kitson

FG TD claims Kenny tried to hurt reputation after email leak

By Harry McGee

Music

Red Bull Music Academy touched down in Belfast ahead of its Tokyo debut

Stage

The Arc, part VIII: La Reine Claude builds towards its conclusion

By Brokentalkers

UN medical official dies of Ebola in German hospital

Revenues at Etihad Airways soar during third quarter

By Charlie Taylor

Government deficit falls to 3.8 per cent of GDP

By Charlie Taylor

Euro 2016: Scotland and Poland may have lit German fires

By Brian Kerr

It could be a long night for Ireland against Germany

By Emmet Malone

Crowd violence on the rise in German soccer

Germany primed to be hunters again after setback in Warsaw

By Keith Duggan

Man loses €60,000 fall claim against St James’s Hospital

By Saurya Cherfi

David Meyler ready to take advantage of Germany’s recent wobble

By Emmet Malone

Farming & Food

SABMiller beer sale trend worsens in second quarter

Racing Metro prepared to offload Roberts and Lydiate immediately

By John O'Sullivan

Man jailed for child sex abuse images is ‘danger to society’

By Sonya McLean

Need for reform of direct provision ‘as urgent as it could be’

By Ciara Kenny

André Schürrle ruled out of German team with flu bug

By Emmet Malone

J&J sales top forecast, helped by hepatitis drug

Jail term for Stephen Carroll murder increased by four years

By Alan Erwin

Racing

Weld keeping Free Eagle options open

By Brian O'Connor

Financial Services

Citi pulls consumer banks from 11 markets

Austerity budgets expected to end after six years

By Harry McGee

Why the signs of economic recovery are nothing to crow about

By Fintan O'Toole

More employees suspended in Tesco investigation

Two men arrested after taxi hijacked in Dublin

By Rachel Flaherty

Recipes

Wild chanterelle, caramelised onion, caraway and buffalo cheese galette

By Imen McDonnell

Recipes

Butternut squash fritters with crumbled blue cheese

By Michelle Darmody

Recipes

Upside down pear tart

By Martijn Kajuiter

Food

New GIY book takes the mystery out of growing vegetables

By Marie Claire Digby

Schoolgirl hit with chair by pupil is awarded €22,500

By Saurya Cherfi

Prison sentence ‘would break’ Oscar Pistorius

Children’s heart surgery to be centralised in Dublin

By Gerry Moriarty

Murder-accused nurse ‘didn’t get along very well’ with mother

By Natasha Reid

Budget 2015: Coverage on irishtimes.com

People

X Factor's Dermot O'Leary: why Brendan Shine is Top of my Pops

Middle East

Kurds accuse Turkey of violating ceasefire

Golf

Mickelson and Woods part of new US Ryder Cup task force

Waypoint agrees helicopter lease deals with Avincis and Bristow

By Barry O'Halloran

New exhibition features unseen photographs of Titanic

By Gerry Moriarty

Food

Too many farmers ‘afraid’ to go organic, says junior Minister

By Alison Healy

U2 to buy Hanover Quay site from DDDA for €450,000

By Charlie Taylor

Sport

Daniel Martin finishes second in Tour of Beijing

By Shane Stokes

Full text: Michael Noonan’s Budget 2015 speech

Russia’s Gazprom says second quarter net profit up 13%

Human Rights Commission intervenes in Ali Charaf Damache case

By Niamh O'Donoghue

Gaelic Games

McHale to join Cavan as player performance coach for 2015

By Ian O'Riordan

Comfort food recipes from Neven Maguire’s Avonmore Cooking Cream Collection

Government confirms top rate tax cut to 40 per cent

By Mark Paul

TDs Michael Fitzmaurice and Paul Murphy take seats in Dáil chamber

By Michael O'Regan

Neymar puts aside sniffles to snuff out Japan with four-goal blitz

Pack of cigarettes to cost €10 but alcohol untouched

By Conor Pope

Budget 2015: main points

By Ciara Kenny

Workers will gain from income tax and USC changes

By Cliff Taylor

Noonan cuts USC for lower paid but ‘sting in tail’ for higher earners

By Mark Paul

Government to axe 80% development land windfall tax

By Barry O'Halloran

Killorglin murder accused attended party on day pair last seen alive

By Anne Lucey

Golf

Title-holder Graeme McDowell backs World Matchplay event

Retention of 9 per cent tourism VAT rate in Budget welcomed

By Tim O'Brien

Jack Grealish signs long-term deal to stay at Aston Villa

It’s no giveaway - but Budget 2015 will cost over €1bn

By Harry McGee

Oil falls to the lowest level in almost four years

Top EU court hears German challenge to ECB bond-buying

Budget 2015: Top income tax rate cut, USC rates changed

By Steven Carroll

Middle East

Kurdish fighters retake strategic Kobani hill

Farming & Food

Tax measures to support farming in Budget 2015

By Alison Healy

Markets

European stocks pull out of eight-month low

Doctor found guilty of poor professional performance

By Aine McMahon

Judgment reserved in pyrite pre-trial application

By Mary Carolan

Budget to end ‘double Irish’ tax scheme

By Arthur Beesley

Spending on public transport, roads in budget largely unchanged

By Barry O'Halloran

Dublin Zoo pleads guilty to safety breach in tapir attack on child

By Tom Tuite

More than 1,700 staff to be recruited in education

By Ciara Kenny

Four judges to be promoted to High Court

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Drink

Allegrini Palazzo della Torre IGT Veronese, 13.85%, €25.99

By John Wilson

Indian billionaire joins race for assets sought by CRH

Michael Noonan’s poetry gets a Frosty response

By Martin Doyle

Abolition of ‘double-Irish’ in Budget 2015 welcomed by EU tax commissioner

By Suzanne Lynch

Technology

No additional funding for Data Protection Commissioner

By Elaine Edwards

Irish Rail faces uncertainty as no extra funds allocated in budget

By Tim O'Brien

Author Hugo Hamilton honoured by Germany

By Martin Doyle

Full text: Brendan Howlin’s Budget 2015 speech

Corporation tax certainty starting to crumble - FF

By Marie O'Halloran

No-one will feel poorer after budget - that’s the point

By Arthur Beesley

Christmas bonus back at reduced rate, as Child Benefit increases €5 per child

By Kitty Holland

Financial Services

Company director and wife must repay €111,000 loaned for golf lodge fit-out

Germany’s ambassador: in praise of Hugo Hamilton

By Matthias Höpfner

Groups supporting emigrants to get additional €1 million

By Ciara Kenny

Wigan Warriors’ Ben Flower banned for 6 months

How conservative Kansas could save Senate for Democrats

By Simon Carswell

Koch brothers pump funds into Republican Party for US midterms

By Simon Carswell

Bishop regrets use of corporal punishment as a teacher

By Lorna Siggins

Change comes dropping slow at church synod on the family

By Patsy McGarry

Losses in luxury goods sector knock back UK's FTSE

History

Budget allocates €4m for Easter Rising commemorations

By Ronan McGreevy

Investment in teachers ensures ‘stand-still’ situation for education

Levy on private pension funds to end in 2015

By Dominic Coyle

Budget day protesters urge emergency action on homeless crisis

By Rachel Flaherty

98 drivers escape speeding sanctions as judge dismisses cases

By Gordon Deegan

Mark Zuckerberg gives $25 million to fight Ebola

Garda to recruit 200 by end of January under Budget

By Conor Lally

Music

Iggy Pop takes a bite out of U2 over Apple deal

Health budget increased for first time in seven years

By Paul Cullen

Interactive: What does Budget 2015 mean for you?

Ebola mortality rate jumps to 70%

End to public service staff moratorium announced in Budget

By Martin Wall

Reaction to Budget 2015

By Ciara Kenny

Dunnes ignored Aldi complaints about adverts, court hears

By Mary Carolan

Focus on marine projects in budget welcomed

By Lorna Siggins

US lawyer suing FAI must put up security for case costs

State plans to build 18,000 social houses by 2018

By Ciarán Hancock

Horse trainer Deirdre Bourns sues over incident that paralysed her

No water charge relief for thousands of poor households

By Olivia Kelly

Man arrested in connection with Dublin car bomb

By Colin Gleeson

US media reacts positively to ending of ‘double Irish’ scheme

By Simon Carswell

Golf

Martin Kaymer takes two-shot lead in Bermuda

Abuse victim agrees to eat food for two weeks

By Aodhan O’Faolain

Blairs may have been UK terrorist attack target

By Ian Cobain

Hassan Taiwo died of natural causes, postmortem on teen finds

By Lorna Siggins

Our Budget 2015 town: What Thurles thinks

By Colm Keena

Fleeing Kobani for uncertain future in Turkey

By Kareem Fahim

Turkish attack on Kurd positions complicates Islamic State fight

By Tim Arango and in Istanbul

Budget 2015 focused on ‘squeezed middle’

By Harry McGee and Steven Carroll

World

Ebola cases in west Africa to hit 9,000 this week, says WHO

By Tom Miles and Kate Kelland

Ukraine approves corruption laws as Kiev hit by violent clashes

By Richard Balmforth

In at the deep end: TDs make maiden speeches on Budget day

By Marie O'Halloran

Markets

Europe rallies as Wall Street rebounds

By Pamela Newenham

Budget 2015: Cigarette cost increase passed by Dáil

By Michael O'Regan

Poland peg Scotland back in Warsaw

By John Fallon in Warsaw

Iona Institute says document ‘not reflective’ of all opinions at synod

By Colin Gleeson and Elaine Edwards

Centurion John O’Shea strikes late for Ireland in Germany

By Emmet Malone in Gelsenkirchen

Renovation of historic Kilmainham courthouse to go ahead

By Fiona Gartland

Northern Ireland take control of Group F with win in Greece

Stunning and comprehensive 1-1 victory for Ireland

By Keith Duggan

Republic of Ireland player ratings

Hong Kong police move to break up protest

German player ratings

Over €80 million to be spent on recruiting 1,700 school staff

By Joe Humphreys

German scalp breeds ‘belief’ in Ireland camp

By Emmet Malone in Gelsenkirchen

Budget housing numbers are impressive – if capacity is there to build them

By Ciarán Hancock

Story book ending for Ireland’s unlikely hero

By Keith Duggan in Gelsenkirchen

Car ownership in Europe plummets

By Neil Briscoe

In-car wifi and emergency call-out on the way from Opel

By Michael McAleer

Voice activated devices prove distracting

OECD targets diesel and company cars

By Neil Briscoe

BMW’s M3 grows to M4 - so does it add up?

By Michael McAleer

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Why wind is not the answer to Ireland’s energy question

By Anthony White

Budget decisions framed by strong economic recovery and looming election

By Prof Alan Ahearne

The end of austerity as Noonan gambles on growth

Ukip’s challenge gathers momentum with by-election wins which heap pressures on Conservatives and Labour

Docklands authority sells U2 key site for €450,000

By Tom Lyons and Charlie Taylor

Are Irish university students getting smarter?