Article Index

Panic at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor: time to turn off the lights and lock the doors behind them

By Lauren Murphy

Three Cane Whale - Palimpsest: atmosphere, shifting sonic patterns and an odd kind of originality

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Daughter - Not to Disappear: ebbs and flows but casts a hypnotic spell

By Lauren Murphy

Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow: a band finally gaining altitude

By Jim Carroll

Live at Foxrock Folk Club - The Parish Hall Tapes 1970-72: intriguing snapshot of the folk scene

By Siobhán Long

Lizzo - Big Grrrl Small World: weighty issues don’t get in the way of a good time

By Jim Carroll

Bruno Heinen & Kristian Borring - Postcard to Bill Evans: a balm to many a weary ear

By Cormac Larkin

Oran Etkin - What’s New? Reimagining Benny Goodman: swing era melodies meets contemporary jazz

By Cormac Larkin

Eleanor Friedberger - New View: embroidered with subtle guitar fireworks

By Jim Carroll

The Natural History Museum - Attenborough: a masterclass in texture and tone

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Editorials

A question of priorities for the Irish Cancer Society

Howes - 3.5 Degrees: add it to your witching hour playlist

By Brian Keane

Sam Outlaw – Angeleno: SoCal country music that’s fresh and true

By Joe Breen

Editorials

Poland: What price ‘law and justice’?

Martyn Turner

WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in west Africa

By Lisa O'Carroll and Sam Jones

Dáil to vote on allowing secret ballot on Ceann Comhairle

By Marie O'Halloran

Farming & Food

C&C in talks with Siptu over plan to close bottling plant

Arthur Beesley: Narrative of recovery must be tempered with caution

By Arthur Beesley

Michael Noonan orders insurance review as premiums soar

By Marie O'Halloran

AIB is in ‘good shape’ for IPO despite market volatility

By Ciarán Hancock

Wada report registers qualified vote of confidence in Coe

By Ian O'Riordan

An Irish Diary

Unfounded rumours that Kaiser Wilhelm II is gravely ill sweep Europe

By Ronan McGreevy

Village at Lyons goes sale agreed at €6m

By Ciarán Hancock

Media

One More Thing: Teneo out of Apco race

Children’s ombudsman disputes State claims

By Kitty Holland

Tánaiste defends Coalition against budget criticism in EU report

By Harry McGee

Noonan plans ‘clawback’ tax for high earners if USC abolished

By Marie O'Halloran

Group formed to manage Boland’s Quay development

By Ciarán Hancock

Planet Business

By Laura Slattery

School bias over religion may require referendum

By Kitty Holland

Fine Gael billboard was an effective attack, says FF

By Sarah Bardon

Paddy Harte jnr set to be announced as FG Donegal candidate

By Mary Minihan

Families of Troubles victims continue their struggle for truth

By Susan McKay

Flanagan tells Foster 1916 events will be inclusive

By Gerry Moriarty

Sailing awards to mark memorable year for Ireland

By David O'Brien

Lack of clarity in Ugandan abortion legislation ‘costing women’s lives’

By Louise McLoughlin

One More Thing: Plaudits for Central Bank

Ulster coach says players were taught valuable lesson against Oyonnax

By John O'Sullivan

Gaelic Games

Mayo’s Diarmuid O’Connor eager to return to action

By Seán Moran

Education

CAO Watch: Reduced points for disadvantaged students

By Brian Mooney

Bord Gáis owner Centrica likely to bid for rival Viridian

By Barry O'Halloran

Coping: How to survive life, love, death, depression and all the rest

By Laura Kennedy

PPS numbers could be used for voter registration, committee says

By Mary Minihan

Mixed trading conditions for Aurora Fashions

By Charlie Taylor

Chomsky rejects Erdogan’s charge of ‘ignorance’

North’s first transgender election candidate bids for Assembly seat

By Amanda Ferguson

Gloves off in Leinster House as TDs look to the voters for approval

By Michael O'Regan

One More Thing: D’Arcy hits ground running at Investec

Bumper entry for Irish Indoor Championships

By Liam Gorman

One More Thing: Ingram in Valeant hot seat

Ryan Mullen pleased with first Cannondale camp in Spain

By Shane Stokes

Hockey: New CEO of national body will have to hit ground running

By Johnny Watterson

Profits at Intel beat market forecasts

An Irish Diary

Contested Will – An Irishman’s Diary about the Shakespeare authorship question

By Frank McNally

FF Senator urges more training for teachers marking exams

By Michael O'Regan

Planners knew of flood risks to €550m motorway - expert

By Lorna Siggins

Banking inquiry forced to water down final report

By Sarah Bardon

Ex-British soldier spared jail for rescuing Afghan girl

By Lara Marlowe

Environment

Dublin 4 residents battle underground cinema plan

By Gordon Deegan

Garda officers interviewed over ‘leaks’ to media

By Conor Lally

Challenge Cup: Time for Connacht to finish the job, says John Muldoon

By Linley MacKenzie

Hibernian prepare the ground for return of Anthony Stokes on loan

By Emmet Malone

‘Sofa-like squishiness’

Emergency EU funding for floods ‘highly unlikely’

By Suzanne Lynch

Bereaved family calls for dual mental health and addiction services

By Paul Cullen

Michael Lowry could face a new assessment of tax

By Colm Keena

Responding to flooding crisis

Patient on trolley experienced ‘institutional abuse’

By Paul Cullen

End of the line for the phone book?

London Letter: ‘Jerusalem’ may become English sports anthem

By Denis Staunton

Getting used to Eircode

Ireland sixth easiest place for firms to file and pay taxes

By Pamela Newenham

The Eighth Amendment

Patrick Pearse and education

Munster make move to sell Thomond Park naming rights

By John O'Sullivan

Choosing third-level courses

Project Maths – time for reform?

Tadhg Furlong hoping Bath game can further international claims

By Johnny Watterson

Courts and the poor box

Commemorating the 1916 Rising

David Drumm and the US legal system

Fianna Fáil’s election billboard

Hospitals and trolley crisis

Working with your other half: Three couples explain how it works for them

By Erin McGuire

Wada looks at relationship between Diack and Putin in 2013

By Ian O'Riordan

Gaelic Games

Brian Lohan: Munster colleges “at a massive disadvantage”

By Seán Moran

Opinion

Ireland’s flood problem is small but a rethink is required

By Eoin O’Neill

Opinion

Noel Whelan: Fine Gael’s new mantra is built on a false premise

By Noel Whelan

Care needed with whistleblower legislation

By Patrick Walshe

Judgments: Key cases in brief

Hunger striker turned lawyer in long-time fight for social justice

By Colm Keena

Donal Dineen’s Sunken Treasure: Officium by Jan Garbarek and Hilliard Ensemble

By Donal Dineen

Hazel Hayes: One woman, one camera, nine million views

By Aoife Valentine

Hilary Fannin: No more fasting and failing, failing and fasting

By Hilary Fannin

Food

Give Me Five: Sweet potato falafel

By Lilly Higgins

Rogue trader Rusnak ‘relieved’ at AIB settlement

By Simon Carswell

Culture

Going out: The best of what’s on this week

Tommy KD: the Dublin rapper with one of the toughest stories in Irish music

By Jim Carroll

Sixty companies to go forward to next round in Start-up Academy

Farming & Food

Chinese turmoil will have minimal effect on Ireland, say experts

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

‘Workplace bullying is like a cancer’

By Charlie Taylor

Liam Toland: Precision, not passion, is Munster’s challenge

By Liam Toland

Film

Irish Oscar nominations exceed all expectations

By Donald Clarke

Technology

Funding lifts Uber’s China unit valuation to $8 billion

Crude oil prices remain at 12-year low

House of O’Brien pays tribute to Ó hUigínn

Celtic Tiger purrs again as Finance Ireland seeks investors

China is facing into a period of painful economic adjustments

By Clifford Coonan

The Morning Sports Briefing

AIB bolsters its executive ranks

By Ciarán Hancock

Republican debate: Trump goads Cruz over Canadian birth

By Simon Carswell

Golf

Padraig Harrington makes solid start in Hawaii

Film

Adam McKay: ‘I just wanted people to understand that nothing has changed'

By Tara Brady

Golf

EurAsia Cup: Darren Clarke’s Team Europe assume control

Transport

Aer Lingus owner IAG signs flight deal with LATAM Airlines

Watford double up in monthly Premier League awards

Germany offers €10,000 rewards for leads on Cologne sex attacks

Technology

Intel shares fall on concerns about slowing growth

In defence of Jonathan Franzen

By Paul Ring

Film

Oscars success has been a long time coming for the Irish film industry

By Hugh Linehan

Asia-Pacific

Jakarta in lockdown following attacks that killed seven

By Clifford Coonan

Dublin-based Experian profit hit by volatile currency rates

By Charlie Taylor

Liverpool’s Firmino targets consistency after Arsenal goal haul

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Confidence and a winning attitude in dynamic Dutch city

By Ruth O'Connor

Opinion

Colum Kenny: Cologne assaults raise questions for the media

By Colum Kenny

Data Analytics

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Government unveils €40m regional jobs fund

By Charlie Taylor

Transport

Volkswagen’s market share falls for first time since 2007

Restaurants

Meal Ticket: Brother Sister, Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2

By Aoife McElwain

Pop Corner: Selena marks her ex’s spot; Zayn chaffed at control

By Ailbhe Malone

Rosita Sweetman on becoming a writer – again

By Rosita Sweetman

PJ Mara: Tributes paid to ‘extraordinarily intelligent’ man

By Sorcha Pollak and Mary Minihan

Stocks, commodity currencies slide as oil falls back below $30

Irish Cancer Society chief executive takes €10,000 pay cut

By Paul Cullen

James McGee one win away from Australian Open

By Johnny Watterson

Restaurants

Restaurant review: Iyer’s, Cork

By Catherine Cleary

Irish SMEs still worried about access to finance

By Charlie Taylor

Munster make three changes for visit of Stade Francais

Alan Rickman’s Snape charms, intrigues and by series end breaks our hearts

By Claire Hennessy

Leo Cullen opts for youth ahead of visit of Bath

Adams plans to stand for Sinn Féin leadership at Ardfheis

By Barry Roche

25 ways to leave your love handles

By Paula Mee

Jared Payne returns for Ulster against Saracens

Jurgen Klopp: ‘Alex Ferguson is the John Lennon of football’

By Andy Hunter

Social media key tool for B2B firms

By Laurence Minsky and Keith Queensberry

Saying No to things you want to do

Connacht make 10 changes for trip to Brive

Bus Éireann unveils €50m fleet with power sockets, more leg room

By Tim O'Brien

Austrian moves on asylum seekers ups pressure on Merkel

By Derek Scally

‘I’m only the oil rag’ – PJ Mara in quotes

Pharmaceuticals account for two-thirds of jump in exports

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

TV & Radio

PJ Mara on his screen persona: ‘Colin Firth should play me’

By Patrick Freyne

January hurricane in Atlantic is first since 1938

Domhnall Gleeson: The Force is strong in this one

By Donald Clarke

PJ Mara: five attributes that defined former strategist

By Harry McGee

Rafael Nadal strikes Andy Murray with low blow at Australian Open

By Kevin Mitchell

Second-level teachers to stage one-day strike before election

By Martin Wall

Motors

From Tesla, a new car smell that vegans can get behind

By Diane Cardwell

Citigroup beats expectations with profit growth

US retail sales end 2015 with lowest reading since 2009

TV & Radio

Television: A sugar-crash course in how we are poisoning ourselves

By Bernice Harrison

Golf

Paul Dunne impresses with 63 in Johannesburg

Nasdaq hits lowest since late August on low oil prices

Abroad

Was I right to stay in Ireland instead of emigrating?

By Conor Hynes

Art

Rembrandt masterpiece goes on display at Ulster Museum

By Amanda Ferguson

Number of drivers in North detected drink driving up 40%

By Amanda Ferguson

‘Ming’ Flanagan apologises in court for Facebook post

By Marese McDonagh

Anti-bullying ambassadors share experiences at Facebook HQ

By Conor Pope

Boy (15) guilty of raping girl (14) at Donegal disco

By Declan Brennan

Did Philip K Dick dream of electric sheep? Much worse

By Ed Power

Asia-Pacific

Taiwan frontrunner conciliatory towards China ahead of poll

By Clifford Coonan

Woman who was asked to leave River Island awarded €7,500

TV & Radio

David Bowie gets short shrift on 2FM as Eurovision glory beckons

By Mick Heaney

Drink

Gin: the most fashionable drink around

By John Wilson

Life & Style

So what’s hot and what’s not this week?

Tánaiste installed Begg as pensions chief via ‘exceptional’ clause

By Ronan McGreevy and Conor Kane

Special Kosovo war crimes court to be set up in The Hague

Dozens of Kenyan soldiers killed in attack on Somalia base

Lowry case told Revenue keen to ask ‘pertinent’ questions

By Mary Carolan

Burglars mint it by stealing £15,000 in coins

Brexit one of ‘biggest risks’ facing North’s economy - report

By Francess McDonnell

UN reports gang-rapes and mass graves in Burundi

One brain dead and five seriously ill after French drug trial

Former government press secretary PJ Mara dies

Macedonia PM tenders resignation in crisis deal

By Daniel McLaughlin

Uganda moves to meet women’s contraceptive needs

By Louise McLoughlin

PJ Mara: Faithful political operative who flattered to deceive

By Peter Murtagh

Former INBS director’s challenge to inquiry adjourned

Premier League weekend team news

Deleted Facebook messages of ‘cyberbullied’ teenager recovered

By Louise Roseingrave

Netherlands police remove dead pigs from refugee centre

By Peter Cluskey

Serbian weather report falls foul of handgun incident

European shares plunge, US markets sink

Joe Root dodges South African bullets to nail brilliant century

By Mike Selvey

Cantillon: Tesco turns its Christmas figures around

Doctor displayed ‘gross lack of knowledge’, inquiry hears

By Liz Farsaci

Science

Spacewalk cut short after possible leak found in spacesuit helmet

Woman sues OPW over ankle injury in Castletown House

Media

Netflix to block subscribers from using proxy access services

Dart drivers to ballot for strike action over 10 minute frequency

By Martin Wall

Sean Penn denies he was key to recapture of Mexican drug lord

Court refuses to restrict developer Seamus Ross

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Mining shares suffer as oil prices tumble

Begg appointment: Tánaiste flags guidelines exception

By Elaine Edwards

Lord Ballyedmond’s death in helicopter crash ruled accidental

By Denis Staunton

Citigroup shares drop due to ‘one-time items’

Prison officer arrested on suspicion of affair with inmate

Middle East

UN confirms severe malnutrition in Syrian town of Madaya

Group opposed to bailout of banks meet Central Bank chief

By Tim O'Brien

Ice reported on roads as snow warning in place

By Ronan McGreevy

US Episcopal Church censured by Anglican Communion over same-sex marrige issue

By Patsy McGarry

Reform key to IMF action on Greek bailout, says Lagarde

By Suzanne Lynch

Offbeat

Siberian hermit airlifted to hospital to treat leg pain

‘Grizzly Adams’ star Dan Haggerty dies at 74

Court told woman sent obscene messages to Áras and Uachtaráin

By Aoife Nic Ardghail

Rennes drug trial leaves one person brain dead

By Lara Marlowe

History

Coalition has struck right balance on Rising centenary – Roy Foster

By Paddy Agnew

Anglo and ILP trial delayed until Wednesday

By Conor Gallagher

Court told of mother forcing sons to swallow washing-up liquid

By Ann Healy

European stocks hit one-year low as turmoil continues

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

It’s only a matter of time before Sinn Féin is in government, says Adams

By Barry Roche and Harry McGee

Judgment reserved on appeal by ex-Anglo officials

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

Sinn Féin seeks to emulate Dublin success nationally, says Adams

By Harry McGee

Obituaries

PJ Mara obituary: flamboyant character who was central to FF for three decades

By Stephen Collins

Recount next month of Kerry local election ballots

By Anne Lucey

Louth council agrees to rehouse evicted Travellers

By Elaine Keogh

Tánaiste Joan Burton faces motion of no confidence

By Fiach Kelly and Lara Marlowe

Republican debate: Gloves come off as fight intensifies

By Simon Carswell

Fine Gael adds two candidates to general election ticket

Micheál Martin to tell ardfheis FF capable of government

By Harry McGee

Soccer Angles: Survival scramble forces Howe to cast prudence aside

By Michael Walker

Owen Farrell has no issue with Andy Farrell’s Ireland move

By Robert Kitson

Louis Van Gaal: ‘United too big to go 26 years without title’