Article Index

The Ticket Awards 2015: Music

By Jim Carroll

Work

Irish educator lands global role with tech giant

By Olive Keogh

History

Irish Roots: John O’Donovan’s glorious letters

By John Grenham

Study: Staying on top of the exam workload

By Aoife Valentine

Editorials

Pensioner poverty

Editorials

European rise belies global fall

Almost half of SMEs refused credit by banks in past 3 months

By Ciarán Hancock

Opinion

Una Mullally: Time to call out Fine Gael’s shirking on abortion

By Una Mullally

Opinion

A world class insolvency regime which we must now use

By Ross Maguire

Community co-operatives sign renewable energy ‘proclamation’

By Tim O'Brien

Innovation

No room for robots as leading hoteliers reveal simple secrets

By Frank Dillon

Garda staff groups dissatisfied at handling of policing report

By Conor Lally

New EU guidelines for products from Israeli settlements

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Irish prisons to release 104 sex offenders in 2016

By Marie O'Halloran

Provision of €10m flood relief scheme for Bandon a ‘priority’

By Barry Roche

Dutch court to hear action by tribesmen devastated by drones

By Peter Cluskey

Asia-Pacific

Bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan: crime and tradition overlap

By John Fleming

The climate & me: ‘I use the wind turbine to power the house heating system’

By Gordon Deegan

Rugby

Ian Madigan ready to consider his options

By John O'Sullivan

COP21: Aviation and shipping a climate law unto themselves

By Frank McDonald

World

Treasure-laden ship’s discovery sparks three-way legal battle

By Jonathan Watts and Stephen Burgen

Recycling scheme to oversee tyre disposal in Republic

By Tim O'Brien

Transforming the internet experience for broadband users

By Barry McCall

Africa

China’s development package aims to counter western influence in Africa

By Bill Corcoran

Angling Notes: Anglers expected to lobby against EU proposal to limit bass fishing

By Derek Evans

Front-line policing ‘reduced’ to fill garda admin jobs

By Conor Lally

Social Affairs

Residents say Traveller housing scheme unfit for habitation

By Kitty Holland

Culture

In a word . . . Cant

By Patsy McGarry

COP21: Crunch issues still to be decided in Paris

By Harry McGee

US COP21 stance stymied by opposition at home

Kerry priest (90) injured in collision with car while crossing road

By Anne Lucey

Taoiseach to address Fine Gael general election candidates

By Stephen Collins

Social Affairs

Ireland should take in 22,000 refugees, say agencies

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Rugby

Ma’a Nonu enjoys first run-out for Toulon ahead of Leinster visit

By John O'Sullivan

Family of missing Trevor Deely still ‘hopeful’ after 15 years

By Conor Lally

RSA targets return to profitability in Ireland in 2016

By Ciarán Hancock

Storm Desmond results in floods, power cuts and road closures

By Barry Roche, Lorna Siggins, Anne Lucey, Gerry Moriarty and Tom Shiel

Death knell tolling for Irish as community language – expert

By Lorna Siggins

An Irish Diary

An Irishman’s Diary on Dan Donnelly, Ireland’s undefeated bare-knuckle boxing champion

By Denis Fahey

Olympic ambition

Gender quotas in politics

Irish female playwrights

Storm Desmond

Japanese knotweed – a knotty problem

Health service and funding

The Eighth Amendment

Baptism, faith and education

Michael O’Reilly aiming for third national boxing title in row

By Ciaran Gallagher

Irish energy policy and climate change

New innovators: Glyconostics’s cow pregnancy test set to benefit farmers

By Olive Keogh

Commercial Property

Developers claim Nama will cause ‘state of crisis’

By Ciarán Hancock

Commercial Property

Work to begin on €111m office development at Nama site

By Ciarán Hancock

Work

Lucy Kellaway: Dentists and plumbers do not tell stories. Nor should you

By Lucy Kellaway

Transport

Aer Lingus Regional to add new routes from Cork Airport

By Barry O'Halloran

Your Money

You’ll never beat the Irish – at Christmas splurging

By Conor Pope

Scientific talent in Ireland needs to be backed by investment

By Claire O'Connell

Funding crisis: where the political parties stand on a student loan scheme

By Carl O'Brien

Marriage referendum tweets top charts in year of the emoji

By Ciara O'Brien

Economy

Republic’s economy expanding three times faster than North’s

People

Writing panto is no joke – I swear on my hair

By Aoife Valentine

Social Affairs

County councillor sought £10,000 from undercover reporter, RTÉ claims

By Patsy McGarry

People

GAA's Briege Corkery: ‘We were brushed aside and that was very disappointing’

By Erin McGuire

Stage

Event guide: Beautiful and beastly Christmas fun for kids

By Sylvia Thompson

Teenagers in hospital after being swept out to sea in Wexford

By Rachel Flaherty

Medtech Awards to highlight Ireland’s role as a global industry leader

By Pamela Newenham

Microsoft invites schools to ‘hour of code’

By Pamela Newenham

An Irish Diary

For your diary

By Pamela Newenham

Tipping point: Public proves ineffectual army in doping fight

By Brian O'Connor

A chemistry set can be bang on for a potential innovator

By Dick Ahlstrom

Digital Skills Academy expands with South African contracts

By Charlie Taylor

Creating the code for a better country

By Sorcha Pollak

Ken Early: Neville may be first to replicate Fergie effect

By Ken Early

Media

Eir moves into TV with Setanta Sports takeover

By Fiona Reddan

U2 return to Paris for concert called off after terrorist attacks

Markets

Asia stocks wary of China data as oil drops

Economy

Why ECB’s quantitative easing won’t work and how it can be fixed

Swrve helps companies think straight on how apps are used

By Ciara O'Brien

History

Restored Four Courts dome set for seal of approval

By Olivia Kelly

The Morning Sports Briefing

Kenmare Resources secures $100m investment

By Fiona Reddan

Rich drivers should pay heavier fines for speeding – watchdog

By David Labanyi

National Australia Bank announces terms of UK exit

Commercial Property

Cairn Homes, Lone Star to buy Project Clear loans for €503m

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

St Joseph’s Community College Feeder

Offbeat

The Last Message Received Tumblr: heartbreaking farewells

Schweinsteiger can lead Man United, says Van Gaal

World

Venezuela election: Nicolas Maduro’s Socialists thrashed

Arsenal will go for it in Greece, says Arsene Wenger

Third-level fees debate: the case for and against

By Ferdinand von Prondzynski

Tens of thousands of euros scattered in Danube

Jack Grealish to return from Villa exile against Arsenal

Books

Art versus War: an Irish writer in Paris takes heart from a city of culture

By Evelyn Conlon

Gaelic Games

Darragh Ó Sé criticised over Diarmuid Connolly comments

By Seán Moran

People

Broadside: What a state that women have been written out of Irish theatre

By Emer O'Toole

Other Voices: turning a one-room TV show into a multimedia music festival

By Niall Byrne

Fashion

Beauty tips: Why you should always opt for oils

By Eimear Hutchinson

UCD Smurfit slips down the rankings

By Fiona Reddan

Film

“Sex with you is really a Kafkaesque experience” - unpicking the genius of Annie Hall

By Thomas Hodgkinson

Christmas 2015 shaping up to be a bumper season for retailers

By Conor Pope

Obama says terror threat has ‘evolved into a new phase’

By Simon Carswell

Morgan Schneiderlin to miss United trip to Wolfsburg

Transport

EU to tackle competition with new aviation strategy

Books

Maurice or Diary of a Short Story by Danielle McLaughlin

By Danielle McLaughlin

Indian software firm to create 250 jobs in Dublin

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Restaurants

Meal Ticket: Little Bird Café, Dublin 8

By Aoife McElwain

Sporting Advent Calendar #7: Ireland stun world champions in Dublin

By Emmet Malone

Offbeat

The internet’s take on Teresa Mannion: what you need to know

By Dean Ruxton

Hailo to add hackney drivers countrywide to fleet

By Ciara O'Brien

Calls for Oireachtas inquiries Act to be radically amended

By Sarah Bardon

Finalised bank report calls for action against ECB

By Sarah Bardon

Books

Mayo God Help Us, a novel whose main character is Mayo itself

By Patrick Moran

Man appears in court over ‘terrorist incident’ in London

Creighton accuses Doherty of ‘irresponsible politics’

By Sarah Bardon

Pedestrian struck by car following attempted robbery

Man given eight year jail term for killing in Christmas ‘duel’

Varadkar to press ahead with calorie counts on food menus

By Paul Cullen

Your Money

Taxpayers urged to apply for 2011 refunds now

By Fiona Reddan

Motors

VW remains Ireland’s top-selling brand despite emissions scandal

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

DPP to appeal sentence of man who raped girlfriend in sleep

Travel

Remembering John Lennon with pilgrimages to musical pasts

By Joan Scales

Other Voices day three review: Keaton Henson, Gavin James, Gaz Coombes

By Laurence Mackin

Climate talks are not worlds away from flooded homes

By Frank McDonald

Icon acquires US clinicial trial specialist

By Fiona Reddan

Abroad

‘Being Irish has always been a considerable asset in Serbia’

By Patricia Gannon

Grammys: Kendrick Lamar leads Taylor Swift in nominations

Existing laws make helping flood-hit businesses ‘difficult’

By Barry Roche

Economy

Noonan believes banking inquiry is ‘progressing well’

By Suzanne Lynch

Middle East

Syrian political and armed opposition figures gather in Saudi capital

By Michael Jansen

Judge grants order overturning dissolution of Siteserv

By Mary Carolan

New details reveal the cruelty of 1972 Olympic attackers

By Sam Borden

GAA coach brings legal challenge to finding he is risk to children

Climate change: Will Ireland’s coastal cities and towns be under water?

By Brian Kilmartin

Cabinet to discuss emergency funding for flood-hit areas

By Fiach Kelly and Suzanne Lynch

Labour TD accuses banking inquiry members of hypocrisy

By Fiach Kelly

David Cameron applauds ‘You ain’t no Muslim’ remark

Eight year sentence for driver who caused eight deaths

Pollution of Rio waters to dominate IOC meeting

Alex Ferguson: Jose Mourinho ‘will eventually find a solution’

ESB warns of Cork floods as it releases water from dams

By Barry Roche

Your Christmas 2015 sporting gift guide

By Patrick Madden

Binding deal on 1.5 degree target unlikely to gain political support, says Kelly

By Harry McGee

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper tests positive for banned substance

Dublin church-goers robbed at gunpoint during service

By Dan Griffin

Ireland’s John Mooney retires from international cricket

Pop Corner: Christmas with Kylie or a pyjama party with Adele?

By Ailbhe Malone

Global carbon emissions growth to stall in 2015, study predicts

Crude oil prices fall to near seven-year low

Oireachtas

Kenny hopes banking report will be published by deadline

By Sorcha Pollak and Fiach Kelly

Q&A: What to do if your property has been flooded

By Conor Pope

Ask the expert: My daughter is struggling with friendships

By John Sharry

Credit Suisse faces claim of misleading investors

By Cliff Taylor

Media

David McRedmond exits TV3 as Virgin completes deal

By Laura Slattery

Nigel Dodds rules himself out as next leader of DUP

By Gerry Moriarty

Abroad

Changes made to Canada working holiday visa scheme

By Ciara Kenny

Ukrainian president under pressure to intensify reforms

By Daniel McLaughlin

Middle East

US denies it was responsible for attack on Syrian forces

Opec abandons all pretence of acting as a cartel

Community work and suspended sentence over insurance fraud

Melting icebergs make no impact on climate change ‘skeptics’

By Frank McDonald

Hospital waiting lists fall for first time this year

By Paul Cullen

Injury claim for €38,000 in lawnmower case struck out

Motors

First Drive: Toyota Prius boasts 94mpg and family space

By Michael McAleer

Bastian Schweinsteiger charged with violent conduct by the FA

Eurosceptics smell a rat in Cameron and Tusk face-off

By Denis Staunton

McGuinness retracts claim SDLP chief did not vote on welfare

Favourable ties for Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool in FA Cup

By Jamie Jackson

Oireachtas

St Patrick’s youth detention centre to shut its doors

By Marie O'Halloran

Asia-Pacific

Beijing issues first ever red alert over air pollution

Specialised €2.3m CF unit will enhance care, says consultant

By Barry Roche

Scouting Ireland launches review following injuries

By Sorcha Pollak and Ciaran D'Arcy

Louis Van Gaal ‘pleased’ with Manchester United performances

By Daniel Taylor

San Bernardino killings: Couple had attended target practice

Rugby

Ulster’s Iain Henderson set to be out for six months

By Gavin Cummiskey

Donald Tusk calls for swift action on Britain’s EU demands

By Suzanne Lynch

About 1,500 attend protest over Bandon’s flood defences

By Barry Roche

Data centres will add to electricity demand challenge, says Minister

By Harry McGee

Mother challenges refusal of child benefit application

Africa

US citizen surrenders after fighting for Somalia’s al-Shabaab

Residents calculate cost of third inundation in 15 years

By Tom Shiel

Lowry and Harrington win achievement awards

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Holocaust denier’s jail term suspended

By Gordon Deegan

Romelu Lukaku rescues a point for Everton

By Andy Hunter

Louis van Gaal keen to avoid repeat on United’s knockout anniversary

By Daniel Taylor

Man believed to have drowned in Co Monaghan

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Fianna Fáil councillor resigns from party over RTÉ programme

By Fiach Kelly and Stephen Maguire

Man who sexually assaulted woman after party remanded

Trump calls for ‘shutdown’ on Muslims entering US

Manuel Pellegrini makes light of Vincent Kompany’s absence

By Jamie Jackson