Article Index

Boston-based and Irish-backed tech company signs Intel deal

By Tom Lyons

Stage

Review: Neither Either

By Christie Seaver

Indian sterilisation deaths attributed to tainted medicine

By Aditya Kalra

Monday: One Man, Two Govnors and Futures 14

Album Choice - Hookworms: The Hum

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Allen: Film Of Life

By Jim Carroll

Ed Sheeran turns gamekeeper with his new record label – but it’s tough game to poach

By Jim Carroll

Caitriona O’Leary: The Wexford Carols

By Joe Breen

Your Money

Irish pensions in trouble despite stock market recovery

Sunken Treasure: Awesome music you may have missed

By Donal Dineen

Sinn Féin’s legacy issues re-surface in Dáil as Gerry Adams persists with conditional apology

Jaime Nanci and the Blueboys: Toy

By Cormac Larkin

Flight Facilities: Down to Earth

By Jim Carroll

Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Third Person review: a cinema crash waiting to happen

By Donald Clarke

Life Itself review: a critical take on a critic’s life

By Donald Clarke

Goldfish Syndrome: A Drug Called Tradition

By Lauren Murphy

Fashion

Perfect shirts for men

By Deirdre McQuillan

Matt Brewer: Mythology

By Cormac Larkin

Rebecca Collins: Solar

By Lauren Murphy

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Urgent action needed to restore force’s moral authority

By Ian O'Donnell

Scotland and Ireland: why animosity between blues and greens is not what it seems

By Peter Geoghegan

The Case Against 8 review: sex and the singular homophobes

By Tara Brady

Standby review: terminal wellness

By Tara Brady

Fashion

Patek Philippe at Weirs

By Darragh Murphy

Set Fire to the Stars review: a warm Welsh bellow

By Tara Brady

Harney directed dossier information be given to tribunals

By Fiach Kelly and Martin Wall

Legal advice claims dossier investigation went on ‘too long’

By Fiach Kelly

Young tiger on loose near Disneyland

By Roisin Agnew

Hoping to find the perfect blend in a Finnish spirit

By Philip O'Connor

O’Sullivan urged to pull out of Garda commissioner race

By Gerry Moriarty

Ukraine braced for major attack by Russia and eastern rebels

By Daniel McLaughlin

Gaelectric to open €74m Dunbeg Wind Farm

By Pamela Newenham

Warming climate may fuel more lightning

By Will Dunham

State ‘better prepared than ever’ to respond to extreme weather

By Steven Carrroll

Katie Taylor and team-mates will wear head guards in South Korea

By Johnny Watterson

People

Do Buddhist relics have powers? See for yourself

By Manchán Magan

Father alleges access reduced after complaints of malpractice at care home

By Fiona Gartland

Gaelic Games

AFL back future of International Rules series

By Seán Moran

Schmidt set to make wholesale changes – with Australia on the mind

By Gerry Thornley

Newlands Cross junction to open next week

By Tim O'Brien

Gaelic Games

Galway full back Finian Hanley looking forward to Rules kickout changes

By Seán Moran

Owner of Spar and Mace shops shows revenue of €197m

By Mark Paul

All Blacks to start Richie McCaw at blindside

Food

Food file: Your weekly food news round-up

By Marie Claire Digby

People

Robbie Williams lets his wife entertain him during labour

By Hilary Fannin

Further heavy rain showers expected today

By Mark Hilliard

ESB workers seek 3.5% pay rise annually over three years

By Barry O'Halloran

Food

Give Me Five: Fried chicken with slaw

By Lilly Higgins

Negative review can be a positive thing

Scottish nationalists a genuine alternative to Labour voters

By Mark Hennessy

Bank robbers move to much more lucrative cybercrimes

By Mark Hennessy

Forces use drug to prevent malaria, not for legal reasons, says Minister

By Marie O'Halloran

Ex-senators and people outside politics to sit on working group for Seanad reform

By Fiach Kelly

US considers use of ground troops against IS in Iraq

By Spencer Ackerman and Raya Jalabi

Older workers can be a perfect match

By Peter Cappelli

Markets

Opening of new base boosts Ryanair

By Colm Keena

Strongs team clash in Irish Senior Cup

By Stephen Findlater

People

Alan Cumming: ‘Something was not quite right about my father’

By Patrick Freyne

UCD host rivals Railway Union in round two fixture of Irish Senior Cup

By Mary Hannigan

Martyn Irvine still awaiting surgery for fractured collarbone

By Shane Stokes

Republic of Ireland’s away days woes

By Emmet Malone

Dave Mannion appointed Connacht development coach

By Liam Gorman

Keane sideshow forgotten as Glasgow cast takes centre stage

By Keith Duggan

Basketball heavyweights UCC Demons and Killester set for men’s National Cup clash

The price of water

Dublin Bus looking at possibility of all-night services in city

By Martin Wall

Man in court on dangerous driving charge following crash that killed boy (4)

‘Modern Ireland in 100 artworks’

Barrington’s Fly Leasing to spend €480m

By Barry O'Halloran

Netherlands accused of subsidising tax bill for US coffee chain Starbucks

Dún Laoghaire library building

Donohoe to appoint new group to drive Dublin tourism

By Fiach Kelly

Catalonia, Spain and national identity

Weakened Northern Ireland look to maintain unbeaten record in Romania

By Michael Walker

What’s hot, what’s not

Same-sex marriage

An ungovernable Ireland?

Prostitution and the law

Commemorating 1916

‘I believe to this day there is a French connection’

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Striking home for top bank

Ian Bailey cross-examination puts spotlight on narratives

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Whiskey, gin, rake it in

The Drop review: a walk on the waterfront

By Donald Clarke

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘It’s fantastic to realise how insignificant you are’

By Tara Brady

Noonan headlines Mayo event

Farming & Food

Farmers frustrated by beef prices despite talks progress

By Steven Carroll and Mark Paul

Various: Annie Mac Presents 2014

By Jim Carroll

Planet Business

By Laura Slattery

Liquidation of the Republic, and the Irish banks?

A fine front as Ulster Bank’s Jim Brown picks up ‘working responsibly’ gong

Banks hedge bets at finance committee on pace of recovery

By Ciarán Hancock

Motors

Driving seat at VW in Dublin empty

By Michael McAleer

Taking inspiration from coming-out of Tim Cook

By Charlie Taylor

Farming & Food

Meat protests: biggest beef yet to be resolved

By Mark Paul

Ps & Qs

By Rachel Murphy

Fashion

Wear it out: Back to basics for Christmas

By Emma Fraser

Patrick Freyne on Made in Chelsea, Life is Toff and How Rich Are You?

By Patrick Freyne

Too Many Cooks – internet outsider art or a glimpse into hell?

By Una Mullally

Gentle stirring is Sodexo boss’s recipe for success

By Úna McCaffrey

Paul Haggis: “I do feel quite guilty sometimes . . . This is who we are. We’re vampires”

By Tara Brady

Andy Irvine: 70th Birthday Concert at Vicar St 2012

By Siobhán Long

The week’s best clips, singles, downloads and audiostreams

By Eoin Butler

TV & Radio

Serial: A killer podcast

Interpol’s Daniel Kessler on soundscaping

By Emily Longworth

Regatta to double Irish workforce through retail expansion

By Mark Paul

Travel

Christmas in Belfast

By Marie Claire Digby

Your Money

Arthur Cox accuses Minister of making gift tax unworkable

By Dominic Coyle

Commercial Property

Brehon Capital buys Jacobs Inn hostel in Dublin for €7m

By Ciarán Hancock

Commercial Property

Ronan on verge of Nama exit backed by $20bn US fund

By Tom Lyons

Talk of a third Bush president as attention shifts to 2016

By Simon Carswell

ABN AMRO to slash up to 1,000 jobs

Mary Lou McDonald accused of damaging reputation of Dáil

By Harry McGee

Germany just escapes recession, France beats low expectations

The Morning Sports Briefing

By Eamon Donoghue

Asia-Pacific

G20 summit in Australia set to focus on Ukraine and Russia

AIB could pay back €21bn bailout fund within 10 years

By Ciarán Hancock

Middle East

A decade on from Arafat’s death, Palestine ‘lacks leadership’

By Michael Jansen

Dylan Thomas notebook goes under hammer

By Mark Hennessy

Dutch government says tax agreement not state aid

EU: Starbucks tax deal in Netherlands may be state aid

Twitter gets junk bond rating sending shares down

Celts collide: special night beckons for Ireland and Scotland

By Emmet Malone

Health

O’Brien calls on internet giants to help pay for broadband in developing world

By Paul Cullen

Micheál Martin proposes all-Ireland IRA child abuse inquiry

By Gerry Moriarty

SDLP rejects Sinn Féin call for Westminster electoral pact

By Gerry Moriarty

Motors

Driving tips for making it through heavy rain and floods

By Neil Briscoe

Get with the programme! Henry’s heroics impress the three wise men

By Liam Toland

Revenue Commissioners chairwoman appointed to head Policing Authority

By Conor Lally and Gerry Moriarty

Farming & Food

Asia’s richest woman to make next billion from Chinese babies

Conroy Gold granted exploration licences in northern Finland

By Pamela Newenham

Nokia’s Irish sales plummet by 50%

By Fiona Reddan

French police hunting tiger on the loose near Paris

Wednesday: Carte Noir IFI French Film Festival; Eoin McHugh's "hyper-surrealism"

Kenny says Bristol-Myers Squibb decision ‘a vote of confidence’

By Pamela Newenham

Tuesday: The Blizzard, Chet Faker and Charles Lloyd Quartet

Thursday: La Roux; Rhythm Method CD Launch

Tuarascáil

Asterix the Gael

By Pól Ó Muirí

What does a priest make of John Boyne’s portrayal of Fr Odran Yates?

By Martin Boland

Middle East

Afghan president visits Pakistan to try to repair damaged ties

Ripped bodies and, finally, some jeans to fit

Beef company must provide security for horsemeat defamation costs

By Mary Carolan

Gap’s Old Navy range blasted for higher cost of its plus-size jeans

Motors

Nissan urged to take Go off the road after crash test awards it no stars

By Neil Briscoe

Helping colleges reconnect with their worldwide alumni

By Aidan Murphy

Images capture Ireland’s role in first World War

By Ronan McGreevy

Dublin kitchen scale start-up wins Apple retail deal

By Tom Lyons

A week of sparring about tickets and eligibility comes to a head in Glasgow tonight

By Brian Kerr

History

Frank McNally: The bare-faced truth about beards

By Frank McNally

Southeast badly hit by flooding

By Conor Kane

French co-op takes 50% stake in Irish R&D company

By Fiona Reddan

Steven Gerrard: Too much hype hampered Rooney and now Sterling

By Eamon Donoghue

Food

‘Twice this week, lunch was water – feeding the reporter isn’t in the contract’

By Rosita Boland

Ian Bailey claims ‘strong, complete xenophobia’ by gardaí

By Mary Carolan

Abroad

‘Culture can provide home away from home for Irish in London’

By JP O'Malley

Funeral held for IRA murder victim Brendan Megraw

By Gerry Moriarty

Again? US radio host wants to know if Ireland plans to leave UK

By Ronan McGreevy

Innovation

Guitar project becomes first to reach Kickstarter target

By Ronan McGreevy

Elderly women killed in separate road incidents

By Olivia Kelleher

Wheelchair user rammed police officer in Belfast protest

By Alan Erwin

Gaelic Games

Stephen O’Neill joins Martin Penrose in hanging up his boots for Tyrone

By Eamon Donoghue

Darren Cave comes in from the cold as Ireland make 13 changes

By Gavin Cummiskey

Education

Irish universities ‘years behind’ US counterparts in alumni relations

By Joe Humphreys

Taoiseach pushes for immigration reform on NY visit

By Simon Carswell

Mancini in line to return to the San Siro

Equatorial Guinea step in to replace Morocco in hosting African Nations Cup

Something amiss with Fifa corruption report

By Ken Early

Brian Farrell had a healthy scepticism of politicians but was never cynical about politics

By Noel Whelan

Banking inquiry committee writes to possible witnesses

By Barry O'Halloran

Losses shrink to €1.4m at B&Q in ‘challenging’ environment

By Fiona Reddan

Nicola Sturgeon elected as leader of Scottish National Party

By Mark Hennessy

Selection of Policing Authority chair not ‘opaque’

By Steven Carroll

Ebola patient in Sierra Leone to be flown to US hospital

Friday: Sam Amidon, Dave Harrington, Art Source and more

Golf

Weather halts Lowry in full-flight

By Philip Reid

Sweden says it has proof of foreign submarine intrusion

New mortgage rates almost 1% higher than European average

By Fiona Reddan

Gardaí identify body found in Dublin recycling facility

KBC to offer customers investment opportunities

By Ciarán Hancock

Horror Stories/Revival reviews: going for the gross-out

By John Connolly

Education

Future direction of the teaching profession at stake in Junior Cycle dispute

By Joe Humphreys

Man ‘seriously injured’ after shots fired at Bray house

Them and You

By Kevin Higgins

Former chief justice pays tribute to broadcaster Brian Farrell

By Tim O'Brien

Middle East

Islamic State leader Baghdadi urges attacks in Saudi Arabia

UK government to cancel passports of returning Isis fighters

Banks to answer EU Euribor rigging complaint

Djokovic secures ATP semi-final spot

Man jailed for shooting workmate in buttock

Science

Rosetta: Scientists mull ‘hopping’ Philae probe on comet surface

‘Scattergun’ Irish peacekeeping role needs review, says Clare Daly

By Marie O'Halloran

Kurtley Beale to rejoin Australia squad to face Ireland next weekend

By Eamon Donoghue

Roy Keane incident was a ‘very minor matter’, says Garda source

By Conor Lally

Ivana Bacik says 1916 commemoration should not be ‘over-militaristic’

By Michael O'Regan

Charlie Flanagan rejects UK demands on EU free movement

By Mark Hennessy

Health

Cavan patients at high risk of superbug

By Paul Cullen

What’s on around Ireland this weekend

By Sorcha Pollak

The Imitation Game review: the highest form of flattery

By Donald Clarke

Formula One is for the fogies, says Ecclestone

New weather alert issued as flooding hits country

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

US consumer confidence rises

Victims of crime need more information, says rights group

By Steven Carroll

Dublin teen sentenced to five years for ‘unprovoked’ attack

Media

High-flying German manager comes down to earth

Fears of pre-Christmas bus strikes calmed after LRC talks

By Barry O'Halloran

Who is not against the Mafia in Italy? Author Roberto Saviano raises controversial question

By Paddy Agnew

Art

Sligo-based Nick Miller wins inaugural Hennessy Portrait Prize

By Aidan Dunne

Scots must gain promised home rule powers, warns Alex Salmond

By Mark Hennessy

Africa

Riot police clash with deputies in chamber after report clears Zuma

By Bill Corcoran

Irish vote against sovereign debt mechanism puzzling

By Arthur Beesley

Asia-Pacific

Rat poison behind sterilisation deaths, India authorities suspect

Twink ‘released’ from Limerick Christmas panto

By Kathryn Hayes

Literary listings

By Sarah Gilmartin

Virgin America raises $307m in US IPO

Faber CEO Stephen Page talks positive at Dublin Book Festival

By Sarah Gilmartin

Hello kitty: Elusive Paris feline is not a tiger

By Roisin Agnew

Rampant Poland put four past Georgia

By John Fallon

Dublin seen as ‘dusty and dull’ by tourists, report says

By Ronan McGreevy

Psychology profession criticised for stigmatising gay people

By Ronan McGreevy

Two men die in separate workplace incidents

By Mark Hilliard

Social Affairs

Past can ‘disable future’, President Michael D Higgins says

By Patsy McGarry

Water meter installer claims more harassment by protesters

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Mexican mayor charged with murders linked to students’ disappearance

Donegal council calls for water charges to be abolished

By Chris Ashmore

Man accused of threatening neighbour says he told him ‘to smile’

By Gordon Deegan

Tusla granted 2½ year care order for Ms Y baby

Africa

Boko Haram recaptures site of schoolgirl abductions

Ireland lose ground as Scotland seize the initiative

By Emmet Malone

Romania halt Northern Ireland’s charge

Glut of goals doesn’t come for world champions

Preparation pays off for Strachan and Scotland

Asia-Pacific

Obama says Suu Kyi election ban ‘doesn’t make sense’

Racing

Cheltenham: Indian Castle can shake off rust to find winning form

England look to rise above tired old debates against Springboks

By Robert Kitson

Gilesie lucky to miss out on ugly war of attrition

By Mary Hannigan

New Uefa rule stops England bringing in Luke Shaw for Leighton Baines