Article Index

7,000 staff at ESB look set to get pay increases of 2 per cent from April

By Martin Wall

British voters 'left in dark' on fiscal plans of main parties

By Mark Hennessy

Farming & Food

Goodman Luxembourg firm paid 0.4% tax on profit of €52.6m

By Colm Keena

One More Thing: Luxury Irish train holidays at loco prices

‘I just wanted to try to do things my way’

By Pádraig Collins

Armenians urged to turn centennial into a watershed

By Daniel McLaughlin

Six ways to overcome burnout at work

Millington: just one of many Manx companies used by Denis O’Brien

By Mark Paul

Scott Evans hoping to make it big in Baku

By Johnny Watterson

Juggling dual careers and family life

By Monique Valcour

Commercial Property

Sale of Barclay brothers stake ends toxic London hotels row

By Úna McCaffrey

Markets

European stocks decline as Mideast bombing fuels move on oil prices

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Irish competitors fare badly at World Cup

By David O'Brien

Documents reveal tensions between IBRC and Department of Finance

By Cliff Taylor

Liquidator appointed to Carlyle Institute private college

One More Thing: Digicel diaspora moves on

One More Thing: Toronto gets Irish park life

Dublin’s code breaker Tomás Brady casts all doubts aside

By Ian O'Riordan

Tom McCartney is studying Rory Best to improve his own game

By Linley MacKenzie

No easy or quick fix for rolling crisis in the Mediterranean

By Suzanne Lynch

Dublin jobless rate falls below 9%

By Mark Hilliard

Banking inquiry: Ex-AIB chief’s admission on €21bn bailout

By Ciarán Hancock

Warning for Government as costs start to increase

By Arthur Beesley

Siteserv: KPMG men’s role in review likely to fuel controversy

By Mark Paul

World

Irish Armenians ‘descendants’ of escapees from genocide

By Ronan McGreevy

One More Thing: More power to Paddy Power

For Irish soldiers in Golan ‘it’s a unique mission; danger lurks around every bend’

By Peter Murtagh

Despite injuries Ciaran McGrath not in any rush to quit

By Eamon Donoghue

Former AIB boss admits €1.4m salary was ‘silly’ and ‘inordinate’

By Ciarán Hancock

Arthur Beesley: Economic turnaround in Dublin area already well under way

By Arthur Beesley

Higgins notes ‘silence’ that hung over Gallipoli dead

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Obama trades, Clinton hedges on US-Pacific economic deal

By Simon Carswell

Competitiveness fears rise with return to growth

By Arthur Beesley

Lorca executed by Francoists at start of civil war

By Guy Hedgecoe

Ulster clash gives Leinster chance to pick themselves up

By Gavin Cummiskey

Funeral in Malta for migration boat victims

Italy expects 200,000 may arrive by sea this year

By Philip Pullella and Antonella Cinelli

Those on lowest incomes 'suffered most' in the recession

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Colin Farrell: ‘Dig deep’ for Special Olympics Ireland

By Colin Gleeson

Golf

Pádraig Harrington optimistic about securing US Open slot

Two-year backlog in Special Criminal Court cases

Keith Earls taking measures to stave off injuries

Goodman company owner paid little tax on €52m profit

By Colm Keena

Cork City and Dundalk vie in sell-out top-of-the-table clash

By Paul Buttner

Mils Muliaina’s lessons show enduring value of culture

By Liam Toland

Migrant crisis continues as another boat arrives in Sicily

By Paddy Agnew

Referendums and voter turnout

History

An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Altman the Saltman’

By Frank McNally

Siteserv controversy

Nama and bailout

Trollope at the GPO

Pay cuts and pension levy

Hunting and field sports

Age of presidential candidates

Marriage referendum

Transport

Gibbons tees off with Tetrarch

Graduates need to be ready to proceed to the next level

By Charlie Taylor

Armenians, Turks and a century of genocide: a village where a serial killer is hailed as a hero

By Vicken Cheterian

Dan Martin hoping to start Liege-Bastogne-Liege

By Shane Stokes

Restaurants

Meal Ticket: Shells Café and Little Shop, Sligo

By Aoife McElwain

Long journey from one Boston to another as Primark boss takes on US

By Mark Paul

Siteserv: Tensions between IBRC and Department of Finance

By Cliff Taylor and Fiach Kelly

Ireland’s Siobhán Killeen juggling studies and soccer

By Gareth Maher

Head to head: A son with two mothers argues in favour of same sex marriage

By Finn Murray

Head to head: A daughter of a lesbian mother argues against same-sex marriage

By Heather Barwick

London Letter: Tories rub regional press up the wrong way

By Mark Hennessy

How is the Government shaping up on key human rights?

By Noeline Blackwell

Noel Whelan: No side posters may prove counterproductive

By Noel Whelan

Have your say: Should Irish voters pass the same-sex marriage referendum?

Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos is excited about the future after a tough few years

By Jim Carroll

Select: Discover a new place through its food

By Aoife McElwain

People

‘Sex workers are some of the strongest women you’ll meet’

By Tanya Sweeney

Give Me Five: Roast chicken with fennel and radish salad

By Lilly Higgins

People

Dublin Devils level the playing field for gay men

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Le Galaxie’s way with gravity

By Lauren Murphy

Film

Roy Andersson: “You can look at us with humour or fear. But we are all vulnerable”

By Tara Brady

Barry Lyttle receives suspended sentence for Sydney assault

By Pádraig Collins in Sydney

Low-key launch as Apple Watch finally goes on sale

Primark director criticises low-hour work contracts

By Mark Paul

Euro zone warns Greece no cash till full reform deal

EU ‘should not target US tech firms’ in digital single market plan

By Elaine Edwards

Film

The Good Lie review: Collapses under the weight of its worthiness

By Donald Clarke

Asia-Pacific

Indonesia signals executions are close

McKillen investors buy out Barclays’ hotel shares

By Barry O'Halloran

Latvian man (55) charged with Limerick City murder

By Kathryn Hayes

Microsoft shares up as profit and revenue beats expectations

Amazon’s cloud-computing more profitable than expected

Ireland to participate in migrant search and rescue mission

By Suzanne Lynch

The Morning Sports Briefing

The Flaws: Springtime for The Flaws | Album Review

By Tony Clayton-Lea

German business morale rises to highest level in almost a year

Luxembourg charges French journalist over LuxLeaks

Joe Schmidt insists player management systems ‘are not broken’

French PM Manuel Valls to meet Enda Kenny in Dublin

By Lara Marlowe

New French embassy opens in Merrion Square Georgian townhouse

By Lara Marlowe

Britain cuts stake in Lloyds Banking Group to below 21%

Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind | Album Review

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Editorials

Let us have all the facts

Scandal-hit HSBC mulls moving HQ away from UK

Jim Bolger only ever had one cross word with ‘gentleman’ Tony McCoy

Agora Publishing to create 100 jobs in Co Waterford

By Charlie Taylor

NI election: Constituency profile of Newry and Armagh

By Gerry Moriarty

Life & Style

What’s on: Something for the weekend

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Restaurants

Meal Ticket: La Cucina, Limerick

By Aoife McElwain

Property

Restoring your period home: all you need to know

By Sylvia Thompson

Environment

Don’t whip out the shorts just yet - wintry weather is on the way

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Social Affairs

Disabled residents ‘shouted at’ in Tipperary care centre

By Pamela Duncan

Take it home: some Boyne valley cider and one of Tuscany's finest

By John Wilson

Photography

It's street vs nature in this week's roundup of entries for the Amateur Photography award

By Frank Miller

Abroad

‘On arriving in Africa, I felt I didn’t need electricity any more’

By Adrian Corish

Fashion

Street style: easy ways to inject your wardrobe with colour

Daniel Sturridge not named in Liverpool squad for West Brom

An Easter Rising timeline: Monday, April 24th, 1916

By Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly

Peter Sutherland: EU more concerned with border control than saving lives

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Man in court over Mediterranean boat deaths

Toulon confirm signing of Quade Cooper

Usian Bolt: Tyson Gay’s reduced ban sends wrong message

Film

A Pigeon Sat in a Branch Reflecting on Existence review: Deadpan surrealism – plus the kitchen sink

By Tara Brady

Ulster University awards £150m contract to develop campus

By Francess McDonnell

Paul McVeigh on The Good Son, about a little boy who takes on the Troubles

By Paul McVeigh

DUP minister apologises over abuse comments

Biogen results disappoint as Tecfidera sales slow

Man charged with Karen Buckley murder appears in Glasgow court

By Peter Geoghegan

Connacht make three changes for Glasgow challenge

By Eamon Donoghue

Le Galaxie: Le Club | Album Review

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Donnacha Ryan makes first start of the season for Munster

By Eamon Donoghue

Review: Avi Avital and Ksenija Sidorova

By Michael Dungan

Asia-Pacific

Death sentence suspended for woman who killed abuser husband

By Clifford Coonan

Tony McCoy booked for only two rides on his final day at Sandown

By Chris Cook at Sandown

Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich draw Barcelona in semi final

Blur: The Magic Whip | Album Review

By Kevin Courtney

What we learned from FoI documents on Siteserv sale

By Cliff Taylor

Denis O’Brien says he did not run Siteserv sale process

By Cliff Taylor

Media

Comcast abandons $45bn Time Warner Cable merger

Art

A little bit of monkey magic shows how art can liven up a city’s dead space

By Una Mullally

TV & Radio

Television: Fashion gets fat friendly while Harley Street is keeping up appearances

By Bernice Harrison

Woman who slipped on broken eggs loses €38,000 claim

By Saurya Cherfi

Terror suspects ‘planned attack on Vatican’

Oireachtas

Government rejects Bill allowing gardaí to go on strike

By Marie O'Halloran

Mike Aynsley claims FoI material designed to damage him

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Lisa Bickmore wins €10,000 Ballymaloe Poetry Prize with ode to love and loss

By Martin Doyle

Unauthorised family home must be demolished by January 31st

By Ronan McGreevy and Mary Carolan

Tony McCoy: ‘I really like Roy Keane. He seems as mad as I am’

By Donald McRae

The 10 moments which capture the essence of Tony McCoy

Three sentenced for €300m cocaine smuggling operation

By Barry Roche

Tony McCoy Legend’s landmarks

'Take this you pop music fascists' - UL host a symposium on music in social protests

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Environment

Earth Day aims to break through politics of the environment

By Davin O'Dwyer

Siptu: Spend 2 cent on services for every 1 cent in tax cuts

By Martin Wall

Who bakes Ireland's best scone?

By Marie Claire Digby

Priest sexually abused girl while hearing her first confession

By Barry Roche

Golf

Tiger Woods to make PGA Tour return at Players Championship

Golf

Blow to organisers as four cry off Wentworth

Brian Cowen confronted by protesters in Dublin

By Sarah Bardon

Fourteen migrants killed by train in remote Macedonian gorge

Education

Overseas aid to education down 10% since 2010

By Joe Humphreys

Taoiseach’s solidarity with Armenians on massacres’ centenary

By Ronan McGreevy

Armenia marks centenary of mass killings with ceremony

Environment

Dangerous dogs alert after 50% rise in hospitalisations – study

By George Winter

Social Affairs

Councillors told to find ‘concrete’ solutions to family homelessness

By Kitty Holland

Fans to be charged for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weigh-in

EU approves CRH purchase of Holcim, Lafarge assets

By Pamela Newenham

Scottish authorities release body of Irish student Karen Buckley

By Barry Roche

Social Affairs

Róisín Meets: ‘Let us live our lives for as long as we have left’

By Declan Conlon

Martin claims Government twisting Siteserv inquiry to suit itself

By Sarah Bardon

Generic drugmaker Mylan goes hostile in bid for Perrigo

Prince Charles and Prince Harry meet Gallipoli relatives

Supreme Court rejects appeal on Children’s Referendum

By Mary Carolan

State Street reports rise of 5.9% in first- quarter profits

Thierry Henry lacking on-screen Va Va Voom

By Barney Ronay

Most senior criminal judge in country Paul Carney retires

By Mary Carolan

Louis Van Gaal urges Marouane Fellaini to keep focus

By Jame Jackson

TV & Radio

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ child star takes own life

Education

Staff at Tyndall National Institute in Cork to strike next month

By Colin Gleeson

Is Europe opening its eyes to the unfolding migrant crisis?

By Suzanne Lynch

Health

Suspected rabies patient in NI hospital being tested

Markets

World stocks hit record high

By Pamela Newenham

New Ireland cricket coach could be named within next seven days

By Emmet Riordan

Chalet that earned Wicklow council’s wrath is well out of sight

By Ronan McGreevy

Siteserv: Dukes ‘angry’ at suggestion of criminality

By Mark Paul

Radcliffe’s greatness will endure despite Olympic failures

By Ian O'Riordan

Carl Frampton will not fight Scott Quigg this summer, says Barry McGuigan

Premier League weekend team news

Tributes paid to Valentine Lamb, who has died aged 76

By Tim O'Brien

Clinton cash claims brings Hillary camp out swinging

By Simon Carswell

French prime minister Manuel Valls praises Ireland’s economy

By Lara Marlowe

Malaria vaccine trials yield positive results

Gardaí seek assistance in tracing missing 16-year-old

Madeline Perry through to Irish Open Squash final

Statue of Liberty deemed safe after bomb threat

Yiyun Li is first woman to win world’s richest short story award

By Martin Doyle

Connacht need to recapture form to keep Champions Cup hopes alive

By Gerry Thornley

Ryan’s return boosts Munster prospects in potential five-pointer

By Gerry Thornley

Sinn Féin see Adams as a ‘god’, claims Calleary

By Sarah Bardon

Middle East

UN aid chief and Angelina Jolie urge action on Syria

Croke Park’s open spaces may prove rewarding for nimble Down

By Seán Moran

Final more than Leinster dress rehearsal for Longford and Offaly

By Seán Moran

Surprise table-toppers Fermanagh ready for Armagh battle

By Seán Moran

Abroad

I’m still engaged in Irish politics, even though I live in London

By Audrey Eager

Gail O’Rorke acquitted on two of three charges against her

Leinster’s season all but over admits Matt O’Connor

By Gerry Thornley

Dominant Ulster lay waste to Leinster’s top four hopes

By Gerry Thornley

Richie Towell strikes twice as Dundalk turn over Cork City

Late Kavanagh strike sends Bohemians into third

Second half Salmon brace gives Longford win at Drogheda

Aaron Greene brace sees Pat’s stretch unbeaten run to seven

Brendan Rodgers bemoans long absence of Daniel Sturridge

By Andy Hunter

Classic last four line-up sees Pep Guardiola return to Barcelona

By David Hytner

Arsène Wenger confident his team can do talking against Chelsea

By David Hytner

La Grange Vieilles Vignes 2013 Domaine Luneau-Papin Muscadet Sèvre & Main Sur Lie, 12%, €15.95

By John Wilson

Clos Cazalet, Carpe Diem 2014, Tursan, 13.5%, €17.50

By John Wilson

Recipes

Anything Asian dressing

By Domini Kemp

Morgon ‘Côte de Puy’ 2012, Jean Foillard, 12.5%, €34.75

By John Wilson

Robinson’s crusade: wine expert Jancis Robinson

By John Wilson

Fine Art & Antiques

Art auction in Kelly’s Hotel, Rosslare

By Michael Parsons

Banks secure judgments of almost €53m in last three months

By Pamela Newenham

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By Martyn Turner