Article Index

The website that liked books so much it published one

By Arminta Wallace

Middle East

Life under Isis: ‘At night they came and picked the women’

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Irish abroad: Here’s how to watch the Late Late Toy Show

Life & Style

Deirdre O’Kane: ‘This year I’m going to get Christmas right. I say that every year’

By Tara Brady

Editorials

Tension builds in Italy in advance of referendum on imperfect political reforms

Ten miners missing after earthquake in Poland

An Irish Diary

Picture Postscript – An Irishman’s Diary about Easter 1916 and Caravaggio’s ‘The Taking of Christ’

By Frank McNally

Martyn Turner

Ronnie Delany savours Olympic win, 60 years on

By Ian O'Riordan

How Ronnie Delany’s golden moment dawned slowly in Ireland

By Ian O'Riordan

ASTI deal may save pupils from being penalised in exams

By Carl O'Brien

Pay boost likely for public service staff after talks agreed

By Martin Wall

Water charges and property tax may be combined, says FF

By Sarah Bardon

Martin Comerford still has sleepless nights over 2011 club final

By Malachy Clerkin

Editorials

The 2018 visit of Pope Francis to Ireland offers a chance to heal

Denis O’Brien in High Court claims TDs guilty of ‘trespass’

By Peter Murtagh

Markets add to worries about ‘No’ win in Italian referendum

By Paddy Agnew

Gay community recalls dark days before decriminalisation

By Conor Gallagher

Thousands of Cubans continue to pay respects to Fidel Castro

Ulster await fitness updates on Jared Payne and Andrew Trimble

By John O'Sullivan

Kenny travels to US to meet business leaders

By Pat Leahy

Dutch parliament approves face veil ban in some public places

Fianna Fáil to vote against SF motion on rent increases

By Sarah Bardon

Generation X looking to change jobs, says Hays research

By Mark Hilliard

Inequality cannot be blamed for ‘driving’ populism, conference hears

By Hugh Linehan

Migraine sufferer finds relief in cannabis-derived oil

By Kitty Holland

European Investment Bank funds to help offset Brexit impact

By Suzanne Lynch

‘Stackable’ modular apartments to be built for homeless families

By Olivia Kelly

Gerry Adams insists information on murder suspects came from officer’s son

By Pat Leahy

Denis O’Brien: Separation of powers key to High Court case

By Colm Keena

Public unions want deteriorations in pay rolled back quickly

By Martin Wall

Bus Éireann drivers warn of industrial action on reform plan

By Martin Wall

Rock steady: Dublin’s place-kicker vows to be even better next season

By Seán Moran

A golden age of quackery?

Taking responsibility for litter

Tipp captaincy a timely lift for Pádraic Maher after painful Sarsfields defeat

By Jackie Cahill

People with disabilities

The economics of a united Ireland

Domestic violence

Oliver Callan – dismantling chauvinism?

Children’s programmes and funding RTÉ

President’s comments on Fidel Castro

Racing

Mouse Morris dreaming of Grand National success with Rogue Angel

By Brian O'Connor

Opinion

Kathy Sheridan: Michael D got it wrong on Fidel Castro

By Kathy Sheridan

60 Seat Alhambra: It delivers for value-conscious families

59 VW Up: Deceptively simple with plenty of vroom . . .

58 Nissan GT-R: devastatingly fast and capable supercar

57 Citroen C4 Picasso: Handsome MPV with comfort

56 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Unassailable luxury

55 Peugeot 308: It’s no road-rocket, but this won’t steer you wrong

54 Porsche Macan: SUV that’s seriously good to drive

53 Fiat 500: Plenty of bounce for your buck

52 Ford Mondeo: Stylish but lacking in substance

51 VW Passat: It’s a class act and feels artisan-built

50 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: An electric revolution but the price is too high

Seven finalists shortlisted for Europe’s Car of the Year 2017

By Michael McAleer

Sale of retail unit at busy Dublin city centre corner

By Justin Comiskey

49 Jaguar F-Type: An old-fashioned, loud-as-heck sports car

48 Audi A1: Probably the best of the small premium hatchbacks

47 Mazda CX-5: A crossover that’s ageing but still very much game

46 VW Polo: Small, sturdy hatch offers reliability and quality

45 Porsche 718 Boxster & Cayman: More power and not so thirsty

Harold’s Cross zoned residential infill site for €1.8m

By Justin Comiskey

44 Renault Scenic: A looker, and great for hauling kids

43 Ford Fiesta: Classic design let down by a dated interior

42 Suzuki Vitara: small 4x4 possesses impressive off-road ability

41 VW Touran: A sensible, upright and very useful family car

Sandyford office block sells for €13.65m after year on market

By Jack Fagan

Technology

Digicel plots earnings rebound after $2.3bn investment

By Joe Brennan

Nama to sell Ballycullen housing site by way of licence agreement

By Jack Fagan

Insurance lobby groups to merge amid Brexit push

By Joe Brennan

Georgian building on Leeson Street to let at €457.47 a sq m

By Jack Fagan

Offices in Dublin’s south docklands to let for 7-8 years

By Jack Fagan

Aogán Ó Fearghail sparks timely debate on place of flag and anthem in GAA

By Seán Moran

Google may buy office block in Dublin docklands

By Jack Fagan

Miriam Lord: Senators lose selfie control during Sturgeon visit

By Miriam Lord

IFSC office block sale nets investors substantial profit

By Jack Fagan

RTÉ not making right noises about musical movements

By Michael Dervan

Food

Sometimes it's pleasant to eat like a peasant

By Lilly Higgins

‘In Ireland I’m like, come on, just hug me. It’s the Latin way’

By Sorcha Pollak

Recipes

Lilly Higgins: Ribollita and Parmesan toast

By Lilly Higgins

‘Women can’t be sexist’ – I’ve rarely heard anything as sexist in my life

By Laura Kennedy

INM’s extraordinary boardroom spat raises host of questions

By Ciarán Hancock

From the Archives: Delany wins 1,500 metres in brilliant style

Skechers opens new shop in MacDonagh Junction

By Jack Fagan

Shop and cafe opportunity in Tallaght Hospital

By Jack Fagan

CJ Stander is named Rugby Writers’ Player of the Year

By John O'Sullivan

Commercial building in Dublin city centre for over €2.25m

By Jack Fagan

Dublin City Council to sell two-acre ‘Convent Lands’ site

By Jack Fagan

Clinton supports recount of Wisconsin ballots by hand

Work

Sorrell nets extra £11m as crackdown on executive pay announced

By Fiona Walsh

Five things you need to know today

Gordon D’Arcy: Problem solving in heat of battle is a real positive

By Gordon D'Arcy

Science

Putting the marine life back into ocean sprawl

By Lorna Siggins

Royal Bank of Scotland fails UK’s toughest ever stress test

The Morning Sports Briefing

Opinion

The ugly truth about Trump’s fixation with looks

By Mary Lou Quinlan

Eric Bristow apologises for calling football abuse victims ‘wimps’

Noonan defends use of €1bn corporation tax windfall

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Jurgen Klopp hopes to protect Liverpool’s youngest goalscorer

Pay hikes will mean spending cuts, warns fiscal watchdog

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Irish man refused bail after alleged assault in Australia

By Pádraig Collins

Jose Mourinho set to return to dugout for crucial League Cup quarter-final

Tiger Woods has 10 more years in him, says Jack Nicklaus

Bertie Ahern to be asked to rejoin Fianna Fáil in Dublin Central

By Aine McMahon

Taoiseach had ‘no hand’ in securing €20,000 for his local cycling club

By Tom Shiel

Film

Dog Eat Dog review: Paul Schrader out-Tarantinos Quentin

By Donald Clarke

Offbeat

Madrid to double farmers’ compensation fund for wolf attacks

Irish arm of Eversheds in strategic tie-up with US law firm

By Ciarán Hancock

Ford shifts upmarket with new high-tech Fiesta

Eileen Gray first woman to appear on commemorative coin

By Mark Hilliard

I nearly quit on my first day on a dementia ward in Australia

By Philip Lynch

Busby’s Babes, the Andes Survivors - A history of air disasters in sport

By Dan Bilefsky

Environment

Spike in number of starving hedgehogs after mild weather

By Dan Griffin

Fred Rosehill, leading figure in Cork Jewish community, dies at 88

By Barry Roche

Six Nations introduce bonus point system to reward attacking play

Rushed changes to finance sector could harm EU, says Bank of England

Martin John by Anakana Schofield: The Irish Times Books Club Podcast

Chapecoense plane crash: Experts search for answers

The Six Nations’ new bonus point system explained

By John O'Sullivan

Woman awarded €37,500 over skin damage from ‘high-end’ cosmetic

By Saurya Cherfi

Remembering Garrett Barry: The Blind Piper of Inagh

By Howard Marshall

Food

‘Everything has its place, except truffles. Hidden underground is just where they should stay’

By Marie Claire Digby and Lilly Higgins

Resettled in the Baltics, refugees flee for wealthier countries

Number sleeping rough in Dublin rises 56% in a year

By Kitty Holland

Water shortages deepen misery on Ukraine’s front line

By Daniel McLaughlin

A Walk for the Weekend: A grand parade around Spike Island

By Tony Doherty

Environment

Severe frost and fog ahead as temperatures to fall to -5

By Rachel Flaherty

German unemployment level remains at record low

Film

IFI to screen film to raise awareness of nuclear disarmament

By Sorcha Pollak

Fianna Fáil bill on judges blocked by Government ‘stroke’

By Sarah Bardon and Pat Leahy

Dana loses High Court application for legal costs security

Doctor tried to ‘induce labour’ without woman’s consent

World’s biggest tobacco company may stop selling cigarettes

Michael J Malone Q&A: ‘I wish the books with The Girl … titles would do one’

By Martin Doyle

Opinion

Philippe Sands: The Nazis, human rights and me

By Philippe Sands

Falling commercial property prices threaten UK banks

EU reveals plans to boost spending on military capabilities

By Suzanne Lynch

Drink

Mid-week tipple: a dry Pinot Blanc and an unoaked Rioja

By John Wilson

Joint property and water charge idea is ‘madness’, says Coveney

By Sarah Bardon, Tim O'Brien and Michael O'Regan

Farming & Food

Britvic Ireland says it is well prepared for Irish sugar tax

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Euro zone inflation inches up again in November

Technology

Europe’s booming tech sector to see record investment this year

TV & Radio

Rillington Place review: a house of horrors that sucks you in

By Kevin Courtney

Transport

London’s famous red buses are about to go green

Your Money

Late night Dublin Christmas rail services start this weekend

By Olivia Kelly

Aisling Franciosi: Staying grounded in an industry of inflated egos

Bertie Ahern career timeline: where did he come from?

Where are the jobs for Irish healthcare workers worldwide?

By Fiona Reddan

Older generation not eating enough dairy, says report

By Paul Cullen

Earth tremor at Polish copper mine leaves four dead

Nialler9's How Music Works: On the Music Trail at Other Voices

By Niall Byrne

Racing

Heartbreak City could return to action at Huntington

Thomas Barr is the Irish athlete of the year for 2016

By Ian O'Riordan

The Banning Of The Burkini – A Security Measure Or Act Of Discrimination?

A Global Problem with a Global Solution

Planning granted for Educate Together school in Castlebar

By Aine Ryan

Conor McGregor: Ireland’s Greatest Ever Athlete?

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love! album review: a deeper, wider groove

By Jim Carroll

Family food bill tops 30% of income in pursuit of healthy option

By Conor Pope

Interview: Saint Sister

Middle East

Tens of thousands flee Aleppo as humanitarian crisis worsens

By Erika Solomon

Donald Trump to leave businesses to focus on presidency

JC4 – Can You Believe It? album review: Sanford goes improv

By Cormac Larkin

Opec agrees to cut oil production for first time in eight years

Travel

Road Warrior: brainy hotel and card charges

By Joan Scales

Man loses challenge to conviction over Israeli Embassy protest

Encores After Beethoven album review: One more curtain call

By Michael Dervan

Dáil committee failed to ‘police’ TDs, Denis O’Brien case told

By Mary Carolan

New teachers to get 22% pay rise under latest pay proposals

By Carl O'Brien

‘Irish nurses are held in very high regard in Australia’

By Jennifer Kelly

Fine Art & Antiques

Maureen O’Hara auction in New York draws strong Irish interest

By Michael Parsons

Dangerous driving: Ross rules out changing maximum jail term

By David Labanyi

Free legal service benefits 3,000 in Dublin and Limerick

By Fiona Gartland

HSE faces €1.4bn bill to replace ageing equipment

By Paul Cullen

Interiors

Home is where the art is for Cavan couple

By Gemma Tipton

Eithne Shortall debut novel out next year

By Martin Doyle

Just two 69-year-olds screened for breast cancer this year

By Paul Cullen

Media

FM104 broadcast ‘vile abuse’ of special needs children, BAI finds

By Rachel Flaherty

Tullow Oil shares soar after Opec agrees deal

By Joe Brennan

Technology

Shortage of digital skills an ‘emergency’ for Ireland and EU

By Elaine Edwards

Food

Inventor of the Big Mac dies at 98

By Marie Claire Digby

Schwartzel returns home to defend title at Malelane

Quest to cure Alzheimer’s disease exhibits symptoms of failure

By David Crow

Dublin school denies liability for ‘nasty’ hockey injury

Jack Talty – In Flow album review: concertina renaissance man

By Siobhán Long

Farming & Food

IFA seeks retail ombudsman on concerns of low-cost selling

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Film

The Edge of Seventeen: funny, heart-breaking and keenly observed

By Tara Brady

Castro’s ashes in marathon procession to revolution’s birthplace

Editorials

Water charges issue moves to next stage informed by some sensible options proposed by commission

Partner of GP says child she is accused of killing ‘was her top priority’

Violence at Oberstown detention centre cited by staff in strike notice

By Kitty Holland

Lewis Hamilton voted best driver by Formula One bosses

Gareth Southgate confirmed as new England manager

‘Says No’ groups in Cork to continue water charge protests

By Olivia Kelleher

Man who invented McDonald’s Big Mac dies at 98

Stanton says Ireland never accepted UK claim to all Lough Foyle

By Michael O'Regan

Socialist Gianni Pittella enters race for European Parliament president

By Suzanne Lynch

Media

Journal Media to sell ads for Daft and DoneDeal

By Laura Slattery

Smurfit Kappa confirmed as new entry to FTSE 100

By Joe Brennan

Fault in gas cooker likely cause of Galway Bay yacht explosion

By Lorna Siggins

Leinster’s Barry Daly handed one-match ban

America at Large: The high-wire life of the NFL kicker

By Dave Hannigan

Racing

Douvan’s 5-1 odds in Sandown chase ‘crazy’ – Ruby Walsh

Reflections on Fidel Castro’s passing, from an Irishman in Cuba

By Brendan O'Driscoll

Foxrock-Cabinteely’s bumpy ride to the All-Ireland final

Bruton refuses to say water charges will be refunded

By Michael O'Regan

Versatile GAA talents take chance to shine in a different code

By Ciarán Murphy

Oil soars to $50 a barrel as Opec agrees production deal

Referee regrets not dismissing Dublin defender John Small earlier in replay

By Paul Keane

Court hears of bomb on bus and phone threats during queen’s visit

Move to revoke licence of firm that built Berkeley balcony

By Colin Gleeson

Middle East

Israel hits Damascus in second attack on Syrian territory this week

By Mark Weiss

FBI raises Isis and al-Qaeda link in Ohio State University attack

‘Considerable scope’ for private sector pay hikes, unions say

By Martin Wall

Ibrahim Halawa: ‘If I die away from you take me back from them’

Gardai settle action over right to take work breaks

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Tiger Woods primed and ready for long-awaited comeback

By Karen Crouse

ASTI executive to meet on proposals to avert school closures

By Carl O'Brien

Stephanie Meadow makes steady start at LPGA Tour School

Simon Harris vows not to oppose medicinal cannabis Bill

By Sarah Bardon

Colombia plane crash: ‘pilot indicated fuel problem’

By Tom Hennigan

Parachute club urged to develop packing protocols

By Elaine Edwards

Bruton says no attempt to talk down cystic fibrosis drug

By Marie O'Halloran

Prison doctor refused cash for course prior to TB outbreak

By Conor Gallagher

Science

Minister signals ban on fracking to continue in Ireland

By Dick Ahlstrom

Silvio Berlusconi joins calls for No vote in Italian referendum

By Paddy Agnew

Incoming US treasury secretary to cut corporate tax

By Cliff Taylor

State is pushing for badger TB vaccination, Dáil hears

By Marie O'Halloran

Register of judges’ interests will go ahead, says Minister

By Fiona Gartland

Michael Fingleton seeks to delay Irish Nationwide inquiry

By Ciarán Hancock

Trump selects key members of economic team

By Simon Carswell

Government blocks Fianna Fáil Bill on judicial appointments

By Pat Leahy

Potential Bertie Ahern return reminds of dark cloud exit

By Fiach Kelly

Markets

Shares hit high as rising oil prices jump-start energy stocks

FF ‘hiding and snuggling behind comfort blanket of confidence and supply deal’

By Marie O'Halloran

German Grand Prix dropped from F1’s 2017 calendar

Liquidator appointed to Mayo Renewable Power as rescue plan fails

By Joe Brennan and Mary Carolan

Judge questions customs’ raids on homes of accountants

Government will not give UN commitment to change abortion laws

By Pat Leahy

Castro dispute prompts call for guidelines on Dáil tributes

By Fiach Kelly

Pretax profits trebled at John Paul Construction last year

By Barry O'Halloran

Science

Fracking ban could be lifted if issues are rectified

By Dick Ahlstrom

Fingleton calls for Central Bank inquiry to be postponed

By Ciarán Hancock

Southampton stroll past Arsenal

By Dominic Fifield

FG must act on water charges prior to next election, says Noonan

By Sarah Bardon

Fine Gael TDs urge refunds for those who paid water charges

By Sarah Bardon

Manchester United to face Hull after overwhelming West Ham

By Jamie Jackson

Ford focuses on mobility as it seeks to future-proof itself

By Michael Sheridan

Ireland’s low penalty count will worry Six Nations coaches

By John O'Sullivan

Gareth Southgate is a safe pair of hands for England

By David Hytner