Article Index

’Tis the season to keep my lolly: Tight festive spend planned

By Conor Pope

Editorials

Minds made up already on banking inquiry

Editorials

Divorce in Ireland 20 years on: Institution of marriage survives

Ireland falling behind with air pollution monitoring, charity says

By Fiona Gartland

‘Explosive belt’ found in Paris near where suspect’s phone detected

How to help a child suffering from constipation: Stay the course to get everything moving

By Ann Costigan and Stephanie Orr

Michael Lowry in court action against INM over tapes

By Colm Keena

Motors

LA motor show: Car makers revved up for a big sales year

By Michael Taylor

Aviva Health pays €11m dividend to shareholders

By Ciarán Hancock

UN climate summit to go ahead protected by 30,000 police

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Belgians keep state of alert and sense of humour in balance

By Suzanne Lynch

Environment

Vote puts Phibsborough shopping centre plan in doubt

By Olivia Kelly

Most schools not able to deliver Junior Cert reforms in spring

By Carl O'Brien

State may gain up to €620m in Pfizer’s Allergan deal

By Dominic Coyle

‘Mayo is a place where people never give up. Nothing is really impossible’

By Gemma Tipton

Oireachtas banking inquiry committee may not report

By Sarah Bardon

Stroke survivor: ‘I was fine. I felt a bit guilty about that’

By Paul Cullen

Ballyboden bid to retain Dublin club dominance in Leinster

By Ian O'Riordan

Moriarty Tribunal cost rulings delayed by Lowry case

By Colm Keena

Online betting business Intrade set to be wound up next week

By Barry O'Halloran

Vatican trial of five over leaks gets under way

By Paddy Agnew

Fixing America’s ‘inversion’ problem rests at home

By Simon Carswell

Stroke awards highlight dangers of condition, and urge people to act Fast

By Arlene Harris

Commercial Property

Property fund lets former Facebook HQ to Accenture

By Ciarán Hancock

Racing

€4.7m grant approved for Leopardstown redevelopment

By Brian O'Connor

Pfizer takes over Allergan in $160bn deal

By Dominic Coyle

‘Factory levy’ generates up to half of IFA income

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Cantillon: growing signs of life in euro economy

UK politics: illusion of control props up defence review

By Janan Ganesh

Fine Gael TDs urge IFA to be transparent on salary levels

By Mary Minihan

Let baby lead the way to weaning

By Sheila Wayman

Tribunals made wary by legal judgments in courts

By Colm Keena

Belfast briefing: all the elements for a success story

By Francess McDonnell

Cantillon: ghost of bank behaviour haunts inquiry

Can Ireland really prepare for a terrorist attack?

By Peter Murtagh

Technology and wellbeing: Mental health needs its place on campus

By Sylvia Thompson

Your Family

The when, what and why of baby weaning

By Sheila Wayman

Commercial Property

Dublin firm pays €26m for German retail centre near Dortmund

By Mark Paul

Cantor results value Irish Stock Exchange at €115m

By Mark Paul

Social Affairs

‘Hello Divorce, Goodbye Daddy’: 20 years after Irish said Yes

By Fiona Gartland

Pfizer and Allergan will have to find right mix

By Dominic Coyle

Art

Disappearing islands and a planet on the edge: visual art round-up

By Aidan Dunne

Luke Fitzgerald says World Cup not to blame for poor start

By John O'Sullivan

Opinion

Elaine Byrne: Banking Inquiry fiasco further erodes public belief in accountability

By Elaine Byrne

Man held after woman (61) killed in Cork

By Barry Roche

World after Paris attacks

Irish troops for Mali

An Irish Diary

An Irishwoman’s Diary: 1916 fighters from Ring

By Catherine Foley

Ferriter on Tim Pat Coogan

Nelson's Pillar is the clue

School patronage and Protestant schools

Tony O’Reilly’s bankruptcy

Martyn Turner

Lobbying for medical cards

Inquiring into banking inquiry

Finding ways to read Edna O’Brien

Honest debate about all-Ireland soccer team

Music

U2 come home with powerful, mesmerising Dublin stage show

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Coverage of Junior Eurovision

AIB shares and small investors

Opinion

Bishop William Crean: Halting climate change is our duty as Christians

By Bishop William Crean

Opinion

Fintan O’Toole: Still the best little parliament in the world for rubber-stamping budgets

By Fintan O'Toole

Exam body to explain why disabled students refused support

By Peter McGuire

China’s investment in Africa down 43%

By Clifford Coonan

China’s economic outlook uncertain but consumption should rise

By Clifford Coonan

Cog Notes: Young pianist wins Fr Frank Maher Classical Music Award

By Deirdre Falvey

Ask Brian: Can my son pick up tech drawing for the Leaving Cert?

By Brian Mooney

Second Opinion: Acute hospitals should be for acute cases only

By Jacky Jones

Help yourself and the world by eating more green, less red

By Paula Mee

A testing system for Leaving Cert students with difficulties

By Peter McGuire

Music

Drum school: ‘The drums kept me out of trouble’

By James Mackin

People

Question time on The Women’s Podcast: ’What’s the most creative thing you’ve done lately?’

Despite all the predictions Obamacare is working

Beware of depending on tax bonus from multinationals ’ exceptional profitability

By John FitzGerald

US issues global travel alert citing ‘increased terrorist threats’

Investors should fear themselves

By Proinsias O'Mahony

The Grit Doctor: Don’t let your motivation to exercise run out of steam

By Ruth Field

People

Tanya Sweeney: Where it all went wrong between exercise and me

By Tanya Sweeney

UDG Healthcare reports 10% jump in revenues in 2015

By Fiona Reddan

Markets

Asia markets struggle as Chinese shares wilt

B&Q owner misses earnings estimates

Gerry Thornley: poor outlook for provinces in Champions Cup well-founded

By Gerry Thornley

Travel

Ring in the new: 12 travel breaks to start the New Year

By Sandra O'Connell

John Hourican to return to the Bank of Cyprus

By Fiona Reddan

Global debt defaults near milestone

Stocktake: Euro parity is no one-way bet

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Its biggest battle – beating the recession

By Gordon Smith

Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers readers’ queries

By Dominic Coyle

The Morning Sports Briefing

Chelsea ‘without fears’, says José Mourinho

By Dominic Fifield

Arsene Wenger questions validity of Zagreb’s tarnished win

By James Riach

Leinster and Ulster have chance to exorcise demons

By John O'Sullivan

Deliveroo raises $100m, moves into Galway

By Fiona Reddan

Galway and Dublin players to escape sanction for Fenway schemozzle

Philly McMahon calls for the return of a two-Test series

By Ian O'Riordan

Racing

Gigginstown armed for assault on Fairyhouse festival

By Brian O'Connor

Film

Dress worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz sells for €1.4m

Rolls-Royce to unveil major restructuring programme

Environment

Donegal golden eagles starving and at risk of extinction

By Sorcha Pollak

New England Patriots survive physical war to go 10-0

Tyson Fury: free-for-all is solution to doping issue in sport

Medical Matters: Getting to the heart of blood pressure rates

By Dr Muiris Houston

Hospitals given 28 days to make plan for antibiotic resistance

By Paul Cullen

Explosive vest ‘contained same materials used in Paris attacks’

William Fry to open third office in US

By Ciara O'Brien

Lawyers for boy arrested over home made clock seek $15m

German business morale shrugs off VW scandal

Fashion

Aisling on beauty: Be comfortable in your skin as you age

By Aisling McDermott

Ronan Fanning: Why is Éamon de Valera so unpopular on both sides of the Irish Sea?

By Ronan Fanning

Lowry claims Moriarty Tribunal has breached his human rights

By Colm Keena

Golf

McIlroy recharges batteries to focus on Major ambitions

By Philip Reid

Wifi provider MyPlace Connect reaches 1m milestone

By Ciara O'Brien

David Haye announces January return to the ring

IFA deputy president pledges to rebuild trust after pay scandal

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Racing

Cheltenham hero Coneygree out of Hennessy Gold Cup

Italy’s banks to shoulder €1.8bn burden for rescue

Art

How to buy a masterpiece and get free flights for life

TV & Radio

Ah, Baz! 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy wins Emmy

Martial and Rooney return to training ahead of PSV clash

Philippe Coutinho could return in time for Swansea fixture

Transport

German prosecutors open tax evasion investigation at VW

Major privacy conference cancelled due to Brussels alert

By Elaine Edwards

Farming & Food

Greencore revenue rises as convenience plan drives growth

By Ciara O'Brien and Ciarán Hancock

General secretary of INMO refuses to disclose salary details

By Paul Cullen

PSNI discovers 700 bullets as part of dissident weapons haul

Boy (15) is first Ebola fatality in Liberia since July

Next census confirmed to take place on April 24th, 2016

By Rachel Flaherty

Limerick’s Stephen Lucey announces retirement

New crime: Bosch and Rebus dust off their gumshoes

By Declan Hughes

Woman awarded damages against Dunnes over fridge fall

James Joyce in Zürich: lust and wanderlust

By Padraig Rooney

TV & Radio

Baz Ashmawy: It was all down to his Mammy

By Conor Pope

Abroad

‘London can be the capital of isolation’

Welsh Rugby Union chief: cleaning up domestic game won’t be easy

European wide scheme for deposit insurance proposed

By Fiona Reddan

Putin furious at ‘stab in the back’ from Turkey

Man whose flat was used by suspected Paris attacks leader in court

Man who left bag of heroin behind in Garda car is jailed

Man shot in both legs in Derry after threat to his life

By George Jackson

Independent Ireland was a cold house for ‘undeserving poor’ and ‘incorrigible idle’

By Donnacha Sean Lucey

US economic growth revised upwards to 2.1% for third quarter

Irish teachers well paid, but work longer hours in larger classes

By Carl O'Brien

Bombs hit Egyptian hotel where election judges were staying

Oireachtas

Irish troops may go to Mali to replace French, Coveney tells Dáil

By Michael O'Regan

David Drumm loses appeal against rejection of bankruptcy

By Simon Carswell

Abroad

This year has been my happiest in Dublin, but it’s time to leave again

By Andrew Graydon

Freak wave swept couple into sea at Baltimore, inquest hears

By Barry Roche

Man paid friend to make hoax bomb call to Intel to avoid work

Cavan-Monaghan TD Seán Conlan resigns from Fine Gael

By Mary Minihan

Longboat Quay has 18 months to complete fire safety modifications

By Tom Tuite

Researchers may get health data under Patient Safety Bill

By Elaine Edwards

Girl (14) settles case over injuries at birth for total of €11.6 million

Government ‘not compliant’ in sharing citizen data - TD

By Elaine Edwards

Lifetime bans proposed for Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini

Drumm’s bankruptcy setback could weaken him in extradition fight

By Simon Carswell

Oireachtas

Taoiseach ‘disappointed’ at nurses’ decision to strike

By Michael O'Regan

Emergency department nurses vote in favour of strike action

By Paul Cullen and Martin Wall

Special needs woman tells court man took her to house for sex

Seizure of CRH document comes before High Court

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Garda got drivers to give to charity lieu of penalty points, court hears

By Richard McCullen

Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial back for Manchester United

DCU named in league table of top ‘young’ universities in the world

By Carl O'Brien

Downing of Russian jet follows steady rise in tensions

By Stephen Starr

New €20 to enter circulation from Wednesday

By Elaine Edwards

Science

Irish botanists discover previously unknown tree species in Honduras

By Dick Ahlstrom

Specialist family law courts to be set up through legislation

By Colm Keena

Will of woman who left €500,000 estate to builder friend annulled

Rethink on prisoner visits by unrelated children requested

By Mark Hilliard

US, France agree to step up strikes against Islamic State

Hostage situation ongoing in French town near Belgium border

12 dead in bomb attack on Tunisian presidential guards

Pilots of Russian jet shot down near Syrian border believed dead

Conlan expected to be charged over alleged pub assault

By Mary Minihan

Child restrained with mother by one seatbelt killed in crash

By Barry Roche

IRFU stance on goggles doesn’t make sense, say eye experts

By Johnny Watterson

Banking inquiry report fears reveal incompetence - Donnelly

By Dan Griffin

New PwC and Google innovation lab will be located in Belfast

By Francess McDonnell

Irish hero honours Paris victims on receiving Legion d’Honneur

Putin accuses Turks of stabbing his country in back and trading with Isis

By Daniel McLaughlin

Trident debate highlights Labour divisions on defence

By Denis Staunton

Rugby memories help tackle dementia

By Mark Hilliard

Pope Francis to visit Africa amid security fears

By Paddy Agnew

Social Affairs

Conference on gender violence seeks to transform men’s attitudes

By Elaine Edwards

Amazon pulls ads for Nazi-themed TV show from NY subway

Europe should take no more refugees, says French prime minister

By Lara Marlowe

Downing of the Russian fighter jet: How events unfolded after incursion

By Luke Harding

Arsenal’s great escape on track after Zagreb cast aside

By Daniel Taylor

Judge dismisses 15 cases of drink-driving

By Gordon Deegan

Belgium issues warrant for man seen with Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam

Tension grows between José Mourinho and Diego Costa as Chelsea win in Israel

By Dominic Fifield

Andy McGeady: Different versions of ‘Moneyball’ finding way into football boardrooms

By Andy McGeady

Banking inquiry agrees to team to finalise report

By Sarah Bardon

Obama and Hollande pledge to intensify fight against Islamic State

By Simon Carswell

Deutsche Bank’s new CEO claims big salary doesn’t make him work harder

Ankara has repeatedly expressed concern over attacks on Turkmen

Barcelona hit Roma for six as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez grab doubles

Louis van Gaal gives ‘fed up’ Luke Shaw time off

By Paul Wilson

Stormont split on UK defence after MP says North could house Trident

Man to appear in court in relation to Cork killing

By Barry Roche