Article Index

Smart homes, smarter TVs for Samsung

By Ciara O'Brien

St James’s Hospital strike threat over staff car parking charges

By Martin Wall

Ministers opposing abortion policy should resign - Hayes

By Fiach Kelly

Martyn Irvine walks away three years after lifting gold

By Shane Stokes

An Irish Diary

Cowboy in India – An Irishman’s Diary about Gregory David Roberts’s ‘Shantaram’

By Frank McNally

Ireland one of the toughest countries in Europe to get a job

By Charlie Taylor

Sainsbury’s interest in Argos and Homebase rattles markets

By Fiona Walsh

The music scene in 1916: noise, jazz and John McCormack

By Michael Dervan

Life after the Leaving Cert: Where do you start?

By Brian Mooney

World

Latin America most dangerous place for human rights activists

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Tax receipts are Coalition report card for election

By Arthur Beesley

Life & Style

Michael Harding: Icons appear and my peak cap vanishes

By Michael Harding

Michael Noonan rules out tax exemption over flood losses

By Sarah Bardon

Kerry court stops accepting cash for poor box payments

By Anne Lucey

Kingsmill massacre anniversary: ‘We need to know the truth’

By Susan McKay

Flooding crisis: ‘Birds, frogs, and fish getting priority’

By David Raleigh

Financial Services

Mortgage holders’ organisation urges action on arrears

By Ciarán Hancock

Road Test: Fiat keeps 500 bristling with retro brio

By Neil Briscoe

First Drive: Jeep Cherokee falters on steep learning curve

By Neil Briscoe

Plans to attract investment in social housing

By Kitty Holland

Courts

Drink-drivers escape conviction regardless of how data is read

By Fiona Gartland

An Irish Diary

Balanced budget boosts State’s capital investment plans

By Arthur Beesley

Batteries not included as Peugeot makes the 508 RX more appealing

By Neil Briscoe

An Irish Diary

Letter from republican organiser The O’Rahilly on volunteers triggers sharp response

By Patrick Smyth

Studying Abroad: Options in Europe and the UK

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Ireland ‘regrets’ mass execution of 47 people in Saudi Arabia

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Budapest Letter: ‘Islamophobic’ Hungary’s Ottoman past recalled

By Daniel McLaughlin

Staff at teacher union complain about alleged cyberbullying

By Carl O'Brien

Mercedes-Benz SLK becomes the SLC

By Michael Taylor

Watches, fridges and cars go smart at Las Vegas trade show

By Ciara O'Brien

Student profile ‘I spoke to people on courses and found out what they thought of them’

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Opinion

Joe Humphreys: Why Irish atheists still need the Catholic Church

By Joe Humphreys

Leinster’s Zane Kirchner eyeing busy start to the year

By John O'Sullivan

Paris attacks: Police reports piece together night of terror

By Lara Marlowe

Brexit: Labour chief Corbyn’s tardy reshuffle saves PM blushes

By Denis Staunton

Ireland’s Rugby World Cup games biggest TV sports draw

By Shane Costello

Cian O’Neill realistic about the scale of the task in Kildare

Robb, Poolman, Connolly fit for Scarlets clash

By Linley MacKenzie

Emlyn Mulligan hungry for action with Leitrim again

By Malachy Clerkin

‘Stoked’

Martin Wolf: Disaster has always been a threat to world economy

By Martin Wolf

Shakespeare in Dublin

Unrequited tolerance for pastor’s ‘poor translation’ of theology

By Gerry Moriarty

Labour’s ‘marriage advert’

Nursing homes and pensions

Constitution and ‘women in the home’

Opinion

Michael Heney: The next director general of RTE may not be a journalist

By Michael Heney

Seanad elections

2016 – a year of commemorations

Coming to terms with the 1916 Rising

Responding to flooding crisis

Dáil Éireann and secret ballots

Injuries may force Liverpool to enter January transfer market

By Jamie Jackson

Pep Guardiola confirms he is Premier League-bound

By Jamie Jackson

Neil Doak: Ulster must shuffle deck ahead of Oyonnax

By Gerry Thornley

Iomann na hathbhliana

By Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh

Séideáin bhruithne

By Alan Titley

A barrage of choices: what do you look out for?

By Peter McGuire

Financial Services

Mortgage arrears: a blot on the positive economic landscape

By Ciarán Hancock

A step-by-step guide to applying for a college place this year

By Brian Mooney

Student profile: ‘I wouldn’t be one for sitting in the classroom’

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

The CAO – the theory and reality

By Brian Mooney

Dare, Hear, mature applications: some alternative routes to college

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Follow your heart, not just career prospects

By Peter McGuire

Opinion

When women are on the ticket, they get elected.

By Orla O’Connor

Bípeáil agus béicíl

By Caoimhe Ní Laighin

7 common mistakes in choosing a college course

By Peter McGuire

Student profile: ‘I’m delighted I changed my mind on the CAO form’

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Key dates for CAO applications

Flood bill may exceed €100m - with more rain due

By Sarah Bardon and Suzanne Lynch

Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow: ‘You can follow all the rules and still commit fraud’

By Clifford Coonan

Art

Antony Gormley: ‘Sculpture is the greatest agent of change of all art forms’

By Aidan Dunne

People

New to the Parish: ‘Athlone has more of a social life than we thought’

By Sorcha Pollak

Books

Detective fever: why we are addicted to Sherlock Holmes and Victorian crime

Cúrsa nua ‘ceannródaíoch’ Idirbhliana le seoladh sa Rinn

By Catherine Foley

Irish services sector ends 2015 with solid growth

Vinyl turns high-tech for Sony at CES

By Ciara O'Brien

Apple expected to cut iPhone 6S, 6S Plus production

Fitbit aims to Blaze fitness trail with new smartwatch

John Lewis maintains profit guidance after strong Christmas

Dunnes Stores slims down its Irish corporate structure

By Mark Paul

Rural GP position in Bansha, Co Tipperary, advertised again

By Rachel Flaherty

Markets

China stocks rise amid government efforts to shore up market

Irish researchers help develop radiation detector for ISS

By Charlie Taylor

The Morning Sports Briefing

Farming & Food

Inside Track Q&A: Katie Cantwell, KC Peaches

By Kirstin Campbell

Roddy L’Estrange: Mirror-mirror has some hard facts for Vinny

By Roddy L'Estrange

Offbeat

Video website records 100 trucks hitting low bridge in US

By Dean Ruxton

Everton boss Martinez targets Champions League, not cups

Manuel Pellegrini: League title, not new contract, is my priority

Science

Young Scientist: winning formula of experiments and discovery

By Dick Ahlstrom

Fifa ethics committee extends Valcke suspension

Euro zone manufacturing and services activity rises

From college to employment

Careers: Resources for jobseekers

VW tries to Budd-e up to US again as car makers seek the spotlight at CES

By Neil Briscoe

Migrant crisis: Seven young among 34 dead in Turkey

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

The job offer: Should you accept the first offer – what if it’s not really what you want?

The Interview: What to do if the interview is slipping away

The Curriculum Vitae: What are the most important aspects of your CV?

Travel

A Walk for the Weekend: The Comeraghs

By John G O’Dwyer

Facebook’s Oculus Rift set to go on sale today

Black Friday spending boosts retail sales in November

By Charlie Taylor

Athlone floods: ‘Youths were kicking sandbags into the river’

By Conor Pope

Books

Silence, exile and coming second: women writers get same raw deal as in theatre

By Fiona O’Connor

Toyota hires Google’s former head of robotics

Chris Gayle controversy is sexist and certainly not funny

By Marina Hyde

Insolvencies down as start-ups at highest level since 2000

By Charlie Taylor

PCH signs global partnership with L’Oreal

By Ciara O'Brien

Dozens of school buses cancelled, rain warning issued

Liverpool to recall Tiago Ilori from Aston Villa loan

By Andy Hunter

Media

Pat Kiely appointed managing director of TV3

By Laura Slattery

Woman’s head encased in concrete found next to husband’s body

Transport

Ryanair poaches Uber lobbyist Cristian Samoilovich

By Pamela Newenham

Christy O’Connor Jnr remembered as ‘Ryder Cup hero’

By Niamh Towey

Oil falls to 11-year low on Saudi Arabia-Iran row

Restaurants

Meal Ticket: Eathos, Baggot St, Dublin 4

By Aoife McElwain

Drink

Take it home: Bog Hopper Hairy Bullocks and a little not so sweet one

Boy (2) dies after being crushed by chest of drawers in Co Antrim

By Gerry Moriarty

Three Labour frontbenchers quit after Corbyn reshuffle

Transport

Transpoco to create 20 jobs in Dublin

By Pamela Newenham

Christy O’Connor Jnr mourned for the man as much as the golfer

By John O'Sullivan

Farm deaths fall but numbers still ‘way too high’, says HSA

By Tim O'Brien

Science

Young Scientist: Brothers bring separate projects to competition

By Dick Ahlstrom

Soldier sexually abused children at care home, inquiry told

By Gerry Moriarty

Shuffle: Radiohead's rejected Spectre track and Aretha Franklin's comeback

By Eoin Butler

Property

Richard Harris’s Bahamas party mansion at auction for $10m

One-in-five now employed by foreign multinationals

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Middle East

Iraq’s fight against Isis threatened by Saudi-Iran feud

By Ben Hubbard, Anne Barnard and Somini Sengupta

Baby, it’s cold outside: vaginal speaker plays music to foetuses

By Anthea McTeirnan

US trade deficit narrows as goods imports near 5-year low

Marko Grujic is Jurgen Klopp’s first signing at Liverpool

Courts

Cllr John O’Donnell ordered to appear in court or face arrest

Coca-Cola apologises for map showing Crimea as part of Russia

Christy O’Connor Jnr dies suddenly aged 67

Eva Carneiro begins court case against Chelsea

GPs set to offer online consultations via smartphones

By Charlie Taylor

Christy O’Connor Jnr: Four of the best

By Philip Reid

Hozier’s Take Me to Church named as the third-biggest song of 2015 in the UK

By Shilpa Ganatra

Abroad

I’ve the January blues in Canada after our Christmas trip to Ireland

By Nicky O’Brien

Sunderland close in on signing Bayern Munich’s Kirchhoff

Cian Healy ruled out for three weeks with knee injury

Ulster’s Jared Payne set to return from injury in next few weeks

By John O'Sullivan

Your Money

Star Wars heroine Rey to be added to Monopoly game

Books

Infra-Eireann: Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016

By Hugh Campbell

Choice Music Prize Shortlist announced

By Laurence Mackin

England rescued as bad light forces a draw in Cape Town

By Mike Selvey

NTMA expected to raise €3bn in new 10-year borrowings

By Cliff Taylor

Rejoice! RTÉ to broadcast third night of the Rose of Tralee

By Ronan McGreevy

Government urged to raise abuses despite risk of damaging ties

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Yahoo urged to overhaul its management

Andy Farrell appointed as Ireland defence coach

By John O'Sullivan

Work

Four ways to keep your schedule in check

Leinster’s Fergus McFadden receives three week ban

Judge will no longer tolerate ‘noise and filth’ at Tralee Court

By Anne Lucey

British authorities accused of stalling over ‘Hooded men’ inquiry

Floods: FF leader swerves areas outside home county of Cork

By Fiach Kelly

Nurses strike will compromise patient safety, claims Varadkar

By Martin Wall

New space business centre to help Irish start-ups reach for stars

By Laura Slattery

Intel has Irish inside for its new wearable tech

By Ciara O'Brien

USI joins with TUI to campaign 'against erosion' of higher education

Björk and Bieber: Musical tag teams we’d pay to hear

By Una Mullally

Film

Bolshoi Babylon Review: A visceral look inside the famous ballet company

By Tara Brady

French conductor and composer Pierre Boulez dies aged 90

Ability of Wesley Burrowes to ‘capture character’ recalled

By Peter Murtagh

Boiling oil thrown on female Chinese kitchen worker

By Anne Lucey

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre chief to step down to run for Seanad

By Colin Gleeson

Racing

Sacre Sprinter and Sire De Grugy could renew rivalry at Ascot

Sian Blake: Family of ex-Eastenders actor ‘want answers’

Adventurer thanks RNLI for recovering abandoned vessel

By Barry Roche

Asia-Pacific

Britain accuses China over suspected bookseller abduction

By Clifford Coonan

Asia-Pacific

UN condemns North Korea over hydrogen bomb test

By Clifford Coonan

Netflix to launch (almost) everywhere except China

Asia-Pacific

Doubts over North Korea test will not stop fear spreading

By Clifford Coonan

Middle East

Anger grows in Saudi Arabia’s Shia areas after executions

By Angus McDowall

World

Danish call to lessen obligation to take in refugees criticised

By Patrick Kingsley

Media

Netflix launches in 130 countries as US growth slows

Taoiseach concedes Government must do more on flooding

By Dan Griffin and Sarah Bardon

Flood crisis: ‘We want to be generous’, says Coveney

By Rachel Flaherty and Dan Griffin

Ex-Chelsea doctor’s constructive dismissal case fails to settle

Homeless families: Delayed homes expected by mid-January

By Mark Hilliard

Fianna Fáil ‘a bit to the left’, says Micheál Martin

By Fiach Kelly

Markets

Markets suffer Chinese burns after currency woes

By Mark Paul

Nursing home residents were being wakened by 6am - Hiqa

By Kitty Holland

Dissident republican weapons becoming ‘more sophisticated’

By Colin Gleeson

Offbeat

What a time to be alive: Internet captivated by ... a puddle

Africa

Fires erupt at Libyan oil ports after Islamic State attacks

Commercial Property

Rise in property activity in North predicted

By Francess McDonnell

Blair denies halting compensation for victims of Libya-backed IRA attacks

Labour backs complete removal of Eighth Amendment - Burton

By Mark Hilliard

America at Large: Peyton Manning drug story being ignored

By Dave Hannigan

O’Byrne Cup: Costello the hero for Dublin

McKenna Cup: Antrim get off the mark as they cruise by Queen’s

Romelu Lukaku strikes late on as Everton draw first blood

By Andy Hunter

Veteran urges flood victims to unite and form action group

By Rachel Flaherty

Two injured in aggravated burglary in Galway

By Mark Hilliard

Hashim Amla steps down as South Africa captain

By Mike Selvey