Article Index

Jacobs experience intercounty career highs and lows

By Malachy Clerkin

Beth McCluskey interview: How day of terror revived cyclist’s career

By Ian O'Riordan

Editorials

Tourism thrives but warning on staying competitive is timely

Inquiry into IBRC could be given High Court powers

By Sarah Bardon

Opinion: High third level drop-out rates are due to disatisfaction with courses not ability

By Derek O’Byrne

Luas staff to hold two 48-hour strikes in February

By Martin Wall

Climate change and Europeans go way back

By Juliana Adelman

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in sewers

By Dick Ahlstrom

Dáil to discuss proposals for wide changes to constitution

By Stephen Collins

Web Log: Close your eyes, breathe … and track

By Marie Boran

Iran releases US navy sailors detained in territorial waters

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr

Miriam Lord: Kenny left buoyant by Harris’s hand of God

By Miriam Lord

Web Log: Twitter co-founder ‘un-pivots’ with Q&A service

By Marie Boran

Teenagers risk being defined for life by their social media posts

By Karlin Lillington

Education

CAO Watch: College abroad is an option worth studying

By Carl O'Brien

Social Affairs

Humphreys defends response to community services scheme

By Marie O'Halloran

Greek bailout to be focus of EU finance meeting

By Suzanne Lynch

Enigmatic Antrim artist Basil Blackshaw gives BBC programme insight into work

By Gerry Moriarty

Opinion: If you think the health service is bad now, stick around for another 10years

By Padraig McGarry

Oxford University to appoint first woman vice-chancellor

Mary Lou McDonald to consider role as Sinn Féin leader

By Harry McGee

Simon Harris to press EU on lowering flood fund threshold

By Suzanne Lynch

Crime & Law

GSOC trawls journalists’ phone records in inquiry

By Conor Lally

Cantillon: Smell of fear permeates as oil prices plunge

Web Log: Intel and Lady Gaga team up to stop online harassment

By Marie Boran

O’Brien faces scrutiny from Revenue over 1999/2000 tax

By Colm Keena

Don Cossack primed to bounce back in style at Thurles

Ordeal sharpens Balkan camp refugees’ longing for Europe

By Daniel McLaughlin

French Jews split on call to stop wearing skullcap

By Lara Marlowe

An Irish Diary

Race memory – An Irishman’s Diary about the ‘Running Footmen’

By Frank McNally

An Irish Diary

1916: German espionage activities in the US confirmed

By Ronan McGreevy

Turkish forces detain 69 in raids after killing of 10 tourists

By Stephen Starr

Golf

Darren Clarke totally focused on Eurasia Cup challenge

By Ewan Murray

Government wary of Greek demands for debt deal

By Suzanne Lynch

Mike Sherry anxious for Munster to stand up and fight

By Gerry Thornley

IFA calls for action on competition in beef sector

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Q&A Canoeist Jenny Egan: Getting to Rio is the dream

By Mary Hannigan

Louise Quinn enjoying her football career in Sweden

By Mary Hannigan

Greece back on agenda as creditors demand pension reforms

By Suzanne Lynch

Report recommends 30 minutes of activity five days a week for adults

By Paul Cullen

Women and the Catholic Church

‘Passed away’

Terms of reference for Shannon body next week, Dáil told

By Michael O'Regan

New clerk of the Dáil appointed after row and 30-month delay

By Marie O'Halloran

President’s holiday sparks further speculation on vote date

By Stephen Collins

Young scientists and technologists

Celebrity diets and other fads

Eircode and addresses

O’Connell Street and the capital

Teaching methods in schools

Taxation and services

The Eighth Amendment

Coming to terms with the 1916 Rising

Gaelic Games

Seamus Callanan’s mantra remains same: keep getting better

By Ian O'Riordan

David Drumm and extradition

Gaelic Games

Seán Boylan says time has come to revitalise Gaelic football

By Ian O'Riordan

Floods and insurance

Cantillon: Seven shades of strife if Brexit goes ahead

Cantillon: Formula for China relies on low breast-feeding rates

Suzanne Lynch: East-West divide in the EU is growing deeper

By Suzanne Lynch

Eamonn McCann: More reproductive rights for women in Sierra Leone than Ireland

By Eamonn McCann

Protein amazeballs

By Gareth Mullins

Travel

About to join a gym? Try a get-in-shape escape instead

By Sandra O'Connell

Fit and healthy places to stay

By Joan Scales

Healthy snacking in the shape of protein balls

By Marie Claire Digby

Beef and beetroot bone broth

By Gareth Mullins

Superfood granola balls

By KateTurner

How to say no to the cream

By Marie Claire Digby

Raw tracker bars

By Gareth Mullins

Sweet potato, spinach and cottage cheese frittata with watercress

By Gareth Mullins

Tropical immune boosters

By Kate Turner

Dates for your fitness diary: a guide to adventure and endurance events in 2016

By Manchan Magan

Antibiotic resistance in the pipeline

By Dick Ahlstrom

People

Banish daddy guilt: 10 tips for frazzled working fathers

By @manwhohasitall

Residential

Luxury apartments make a return to Dublin 4

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Fitness secrets from Leinster rugby stars

By Tim O'Brien

Excursions to Jupiter, Mars and beyond in 2016

By Claire O'Connell

Fit for exercise

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

G’day sport: Is exercise easier in Australia?

By Ciara Kenny

Music

'If you learn how to breathe properly, you learn how to sing'

By Michael Dervan

Interiors

Time to pare back with simple, clean aesthetics

By Denise O'Connor

Fashion

Wearable tech: the rise of the fitness tracker

By Tom Kelly

Fit exercise into your work day

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Exports of infant formula shield Ireland from worst of dairy crash

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy and Charlie Taylor

Culture

Nialler9's New Irish Music: Little Green Cars, Ivy Nations, Toby Kaar and more

By Niall Burne

No Europuddings as Channel 4 dishes up foreign drama

By Laura Slattery

Data case has huge implications for personal privacy

By Karlin Lillington

Cord-cutters wooed by Saorview’s new media campaign

By Laura Slattery

Tesco snaps negative trend with Irish Christmas sales

Penneys owner says warm weather stalled winter sales

UTV to return €73m in cash on completion of sale to ITV

By Mark Hilliard

Africa

Zimbabwe presidency dismisses Mugabe heart attack rumour

Motors

Hyundai and Kia aim to shake up the hybrid market

App developer 3D4Medical to recruit 70 in Dublin

By Charlie Taylor

Radio l boosts comedy output through festival recordings

By Laura Slattery

The Morning Sports Briefing

Argos reports 2.2% drop in sales despite rise in digital trade

Irish rhinoceros horn trafficker jailed in US

Arsène Wenger left frustrated after Arsenal concede late on

By Andy Hunter

Claudio Ranieri laughs off talk of Leicester City winning title

By Davie Hytner

US oil benchmark dips below $30 for first time in over 10 years

Bank of Ireland rugby sponsorship contest winners line out

By Laura Slattery

Jared Payne in line to return for Ulster against Saracens

By John O'Sullivan

Education

Irish vice-chancellor pledges ‘innovative’ future for Oxford

Three winners of record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot

Chinese stocks rebound in late day gains

Muslims denounce immigration website as fake

By Ronan McGreevy

Technology giant Oracle to create 450 new jobs in Dublin

By Karlin Lillington

Books

George Moore, Zola and their publisher sacrificed on altar of Victorian prudery

By Eileen Horne

Gardening

This week in the garden: prune wisteria and introduce winter-flowering

Irish TV viewers switch on to more screen time

By Laura Slattery

Al-Jazeera America to cease broadcasting by end of April

By Mark Hilliard

Record employment drives German economic surge

People

Family Fortunes: My glamorous parents gave us a wide view of the world

By Anne O'Farrell

World

Drug lord Joaquín Guzmán had never heard of Sean Penn

Transport

Japan to build $2 billion monorail across Panama Canal

WADA report to say corruption was embedded in IAAF

Garda acquitted of expenses fraud by direction of judge

By David Raleigh

Markets

Gold investment highest in a year following market uncertainty

Culinaria: Celeriac and bacon soup

By JP McMahon

Noonan orders review of insurance sector, particularly motor costs

By Marie O'Halloran

Arsenal complete signing of Mohamed Elneny from Basel

By David Hytner

Noonan: home repossessions being handled reasonably well

By Marie O'Halloran

Transport

Renault shares fall following emissions scandal investigation

Hockey: Emma Russell and Zoe Wilson set for Ireland debuts

By Mary Hannigan

Un De Sceaux leads entries for Champion Chase at Cheltenham

Man remanded in custody charged with Donegal murder

Vautour one of a record 22 Irish entries for Ryanair Chase

UK interest rates remain unchanged at record low

Consumer prices down marginally in December

By Charlie Taylor

Tech Tools: Discov3ry

By Ciara O'Brien

Tech Tools: Edwin the Duck

By Ciara O'Brien

Tech Tools Review: Canon EOS M10

By Ciara O'Brien

Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid hit with transfer bans

Sonia O’Sullivan: Wiping out all world records not way forward

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Europe agrees €200 million for Irish flood protection

By Suzanne Lynch

Africa

West Africa confirmed clear of Ebola by WHO

Children took camera phone pictures of murdered criminal

By Louise Roseingrave

Work

Government to review worker protections in Clerys-type deals

By Ciarán Hancock

Music

David Bowie cremated in New York, reports claim

Chris Hadfield expresses disbelief over death of David Bowie

By Ronan McGreevy

JD Sports enjoys 10.6% jump in sales in five weeks to January

Offbeat

Clonmel or 7 Playboy Mansions: How to spend the Powerball

By Niamh Towey

The Revenant review: Beautiful but grisly exercise in suffering

By Donald Clarke

Ted Cruz did not disclose 2012 US Senate campaign loan

Social Affairs

Ireland challenged on children’s rights record

By Kitty Holland

Creed review: a fresh glint in the eye of the tiger

By Tara Brady

Select: Geographical lunches and the stories behind the names

By Aoife McElwain

What led to troubled ex-NFL star Lawrence Phillips’s suicide?

By Rory Carroll

Irish talent front and centre in the 2016 Oscar nominations

By Donald Clarke

Ulster Bank approved by SBCI to offer low-cost loans

By Charlie Taylor

Acclaimed British actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69

Room review: home is where the room is

By Donald Clarke

Crime & Law

Court must assume jury abided by directions, Anglo appeal told

By Fiona Gartland

Don Poli leads Willie Mullins’ seven entries in Irish Gold Cup

Stade Francais’ Josaia Raisuqe banned for 15 weeks

Transport

New car sales rose by almost a third in 2015

By Mark Hilliard

Jack Daniel’s owner to sell Southern Comfort, Tuaca brands

Lowry company transaction ‘had shades of Father Ted’, court hears

By Mary Carolan

Education

Nine Irish institutions make international education list

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

James Cronin on brink of move to the English Premiership

By John Fallon

Wada report says Seb Coe must have been aware of doping

Don Cossack defends Kinloch Brae title in Thurles

Breakthrough Manifesto for Women attracts 100 candidates

By Anthea McTeirnan

Music

Jim Carroll: Touring is still where it’s at for the music industry

By Jim Carroll

Abroad

‘After being away a year, I still don’t consider myself an emigrant’

By Dara Bree

Fiat Chrysler shares hit by accusations of inflating US sales

Blood on shoes of Athy accused matches deceased’s DNA, trial told

Bernie Ecclestone: Woman F1 driver ‘would not be taken seriously’

J.K. Rowling pays tribute to ‘magnificent’ Alan Rickman

Commercial Property

Over €2m for Santry site beside planned Metro

By Jack Fagan

Books

‘To laugh reading these stories is to feel a release, as you’ll go through the wringer’

By Gavin Corbett

Turkey: Baby and toddlers dead after Kurdish truck bomb

Fashion

Wear it out: A teenager turns to subcultures of old for fashion ideas

By Emma Fraser

Put gender ahead of party loyalty, FG councillor tells voters

By Mary Minihan

Rights body distances itself from Muslim migration website

By Ronan McGreevy

Four-fold rise in flu cases prompts warning from HSE

By Paul Cullen

Ronnie O’Sullivan books Masters semi-final spot

Alan Rickman: acclaimed performer who became a hero with a villain’s manner

By Donald Clarke

State should hold copyright to national anthem, Daly says

By Ronan McGreevy

Restaurants

Meal Ticket: LEGIT Coffee Co, Meath Street, Dublin 8

By Aoife McElwain

Widow sues Twitter claiming it aids spread of Isis message

Student Hub

Over-educated and unproductive: the reality of third-level today

James Cronin and Mike Sherry sign new Munster deals

No Doctor No Village campaign to run GP candidate in election

By Rachel Flaherty

ECB sees scope for further deposit rate cuts

Michael Fingleton must pay costs of failed High Court challenge

By Mary Carolan

Open verdicts on deaths of homeless man and woman

By Barry Roche

Banking inquiry to change report after developer letters

By Sarah Bardon

Claim 61% of households paying Irish Water charges rejected

By Elaine Edwards

Markets

US shares gain and EU markets pare losses as oil rebounds

Roofer convicted of scamming €3,000 from woman (84)

Golf

Rhys Davies makes bright start at Joburg Open

Court of Appeal reserves judgment in MIBI appeal on Setanta liability

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Asia-Pacific

Indonesia blames Isis for Jakarta attack killing seven

By Clifford Coonan

Middle East

Iran to gain swift access to €46bn if sanctions lifted

By Michael Jansen

Doctor’s treatment of patient constituted assault, says surgeon

By Liz Farsaci

Simon Harris plays down idea of new Irish push for debt relief

By Suzanne Lynch

Crime & Law

Use of women’s Facebook pictures on porn site investigated

By Elaine Edwards and Barry Roche

FBI investigates threat to UFC fighter Tim Kennedy from Islamic State followers

Late stand gives South Africa edge over England on first day

By Mike Selvey

Snow warning extended as temperatures set to fall to -6

By Rachel Flaherty

Goals from O’Donoghue and Cargo help Ireland defeat Canada

Belgian-Moroccan was third person killed in Paris police raid

Top executive at Tallaght hospital attempts to stop inquiry

By Mary Carolan

Skerries make the most of their chances to overcome CUS

Cool Adam Curry guides Wesley College to victory

Water grant total cost is over €94 million, Social Protection says

By Sarah Bardon

Ballyedmond pilot ‘not very happy’ to take off before crash

By Denis Staunton

The Oscars: vote for your favourite films and actors

Denmark says asylum Bill was misunderstood

By Derek Scally

Middle East

US sailors made ‘navigational error’ into Iranian waters

Markets

Market slump resumes after two days of gains

By Ciarán Hancock

AIB, Citigroup settle litigation over rogue trader John Rusnak

An Irish Diary

Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh resigns seat on medical grounds

By Michael O'Regan

Fianna Fáil school plan favours proximity over religion

By Sarah Bardon

Oscars: ‘You have to mark an event like this,’ Lenny Abrahamson says

By Aine McMahon

Poroshenko vows to regain lost regions and restore peace under Minsk accord

By Daniel McLaughlin

Middle East

More aid reaches trapped Syrians in town of Madaya

Avalanche deaths: Teacher suspected of involuntary manslaughter

Asia-Pacific

Analysis: Jakarta attacks an Isis attempt to emulate Paris

By Clifford Coonan

Care staff find no food in house of eight young children, court hears

By Ann Healy

Gaelic Games

Cork run amok early on to rout holders Waterford

Siptu ballots for action over St James’s car park charges

By Aine McMahon

Mauricio Pochettio provides port in storm for Spurs

By Barney Ronay