Article Index

Property Clinic: Is OMC liable for leak in my apartment?

Richard Barrett plans luxury scheme on guesthouse site in D4

Bedside companion: Smartphones help us make it through the night

By Conor Pope

Life & Style

Magical Christmas markets around the world

By Sandra O'Connell

Residential

Third Victorian redbrick for sale on popular Ranelagh square

By Bernice Harrison

Property Clinic: How can I fix my pipe on adjoining boundary?

Residential

Remodelled Churchtown semi with south-facing garden for €575,000

By Alanna Gallagher

Science

The shaky foundations of mathematics

By Peter Lynch

Hundreds in foster care to become eligible for adoption

By Fiona Gartland

An Irish Diary

The Wild Goose who flew like an Eagle – An Irishman’s Diary about Gottfried Freiherr Von Banfield

By Frank McNally

What is the future for water charges and metering?

By Harry McGee

Play-off defeat disappointing for Colorado’s Kevin Doyle

By Emmet Malone

Alan Shatter: How to really improve the way we appoint judges

By Alan Shatter

Miriam Lord: Water torture goes off boil as Bertie swirls back

By Miriam Lord

Magic and merriment for all ages

By Alanna Gallagher

One in ten young couples row weekly over phone use - survey

By Conor Pope

Review: Panasonic Lumix G80

By Ciara O'Brien

Trump adviser more than tripled his money in Ireland

By Simon Carswell

Bertie Ahern willing to consider rejoining Fianna Fáil

By Fiach Kelly

Art exhibition confronts Belgium’s troubled Congo past

By Suzanne Lynch

Inis Mór residents may be left with no ferry due to levy row

By Lorna Siggins

Environment

Systematic illegal dumping revealed in north Dublin

By Tim O'Brien

Rent still rising but at slower rate, tenancy index reveals

By Conor Pope

‘I think Bertie Ahern was the best taoiseach ever’

By Dan Griffin

Gaelic Games

New rule will definitely make its mark on speed of game

By Paul Keane

Yellow app aimed at teenagers labelled ‘Tinder for kids’

By Kitty Holland

Home truths: the residential property highs and lows of 2016

By Madeleine Lyons

Choirs to crooners: all you need to know about Christmas shows

By Alanna Gallagher

Trial by jury

Around the bend with Brexit

Michael O’Leary and ‘half-wits’

Coming to terms with Fidel Castro

Pearse’s final order of surrender

Children’s programmes and funding RTÉ

Caring for the carers

FF and the return of Bertie Ahern

Taxation and paying for water

Hang up your landline – Three Ireland shift to managed mobiles

By Barry McCall

AbbVie’s social engagement projects in Cork, Sligo and Dublin win awards

By Barry McCall

PwC Global ICT 50 list sees big tech firms losing ground

By Ciara O'Brien

Teamwork offers incubation space to software start-ups in Cork

By Ciara O'Brien

Tenderscout scoops top prize in Eir Spider awards

By Ciara O'Brien

UK Investigatory Powers Act sparks major privacy fears

By Karlin Lillington

Pope’s visit gives pause for thought for Paisley’s children

By Newton Emerson

Culture

John Lithgow as Churchill: ‘I didn’t want it to be an actorish, hokey performance’

By Shilpa Ganatra

Denis O’Brien case could benefit everyone, claims his counsel

By Colm Keena

Dick Ahlstrom: All I want for Christmas is a (large) telescope

By Dick Ahlstrom

Medicinal marijuana has yet to hit expected highs

By John Holden

Call to better inform society of free trade’s benefits

By Barry O'Halloran

Artist breathes life into interactive teddy bears

By Olive Keogh

New innovators: Contomply

By Olive Keogh

Budget lessons of the past clearly not learned

Fingleton delay plea sparks Central Bank inquiry to life

By Ciarán Hancock

Ecomo bottle tests water quality and purifies it on the go

By Ciara O'Brien

Forgot where you put your wallet? Try Tile Slim

By Ciara O'Brien

Sonia O’Sullivan: Marcus O’Sullivan one of my real heroes

By Sonia O'Sullivan

‘I drape Christmas decorations on large plants, mirrors and even across the cooker’

My libido is suffering because I feel undermined at work

Chi-Raq's Teyonah Parris: ‘You have to be resilient to be a black person in America’

By Tara Brady

Tech gifts for all the family – from Furby to digital photoframes

By Ciara O'Brien

Family Fortunes: Divergent travels with my separated parents

By Meg MacMahon

Top property sales 2016 – who bought and sold

By Madeleine Lyons

Director general warns RTÉ staff of tough decisions ahead

By Laura Slattery

Ulster Bank reports increased share of new mortgage market

By Ciarán Hancock

Chi-Raq review: Spike Lee’s call to make love not gang war

By Donald Clarke

Donald Trump’s corporate tax cuts will hurt Ireland

Clash at INM over Newstalk is far from commonplace

Transport

Conrad Hotel sees profits double to €2.17m

By Barry O'Halloran

Colombia crash: pilot pleaded desperately to land plane

Taoiseach sidesteps questions on water charges refunds

By Simon Carswell

Gaelic Games

Inspirational Ciara Storey still focusing on the positive

By Cliona Foley

Plan to boost competition in electricity market faces delay

By Joe Brennan

Bryan Cullen pays back Nama debt linked to Jackson Homes

By Barry O'Halloran

Irish poverty rates for lone parents among highest in EU

By Elaine Edwards

Manufacturing gains momentum as export orders rise

By Ciara O'Brien

How can there be such thing as guilty or innocent HIV?

By Thomas Strong

UK house prices rise at slowest rate since January

Web Log: MIT works out how predict the future

By Marie Boran

Berkeley mother ‘will not rest’ until balcony rules introduced

By Simon Carswell

Football abuse scandal: ‘It was terrifying, his eyes were possessed’

By Daniel Taylor

Mortgage approval rate continues to rise

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Environment

Frosty, foggy commute as temperatures fall to -5

By Rachel Flaherty

Cables could keep currency trading routed through London

Football abuse scandal: Referrals from hotline triple the number in Jimmy Savile case

Gaelic Games

Football’s black card to be fine tuned, not scrapped

By Paul Keane

Fertility treatments: a starter guide to IVF, IUI and ICSI

Damien Jurado and Richard Swift – Other People’s Songs, Volume One review

By Tony Clayton-Lea

José Mourinho praises Henrikh Mkhitaryan after star performance

Fallout from water charges a current issue

Markets

Norway’s wealth fund plans equity shift to boost returns

Work

Irish work permit applications – and rejections – on rise

By Ciara O'Brien

Growth in German manufacturing points to rebound

Bank of Ireland shares jump as ECB target reignites dividend hopes

By Joe Brennan

Rental sector that is ‘fair to all’ needed for landlords and tenants

By Vivienne Clarke and Conor Pope

Daily Mail posts 11% drop in profits on falling advertising revenue

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Nathan Hughes replaces Billy Vunipola for England’s clash with Australia

Offbeat

Thief who stole bucket of gold from New York truck sought by police

Farming & Food

Can chocolate really taste the same with 40% less sugar?

Jonjo Shelvey given chance to argue against racism allegations

Science

William Reville: Science needs to remain free

By William Reville

Newborns can now avail of two new vaccines from their doctor

By Paul Cullen

Al Porter: ‘After wild sex with a priest, I realised the priesthood was not for me’

By Patrick Freyne

Moana review: If it walks like a Disney princess . . .

By Donald Clarke

Christine Tobin – Pelt album review: sprawling and enthralling

By Cormac Larkin

How to make it as a rural writer

By Brian Leyden

Colombia’s congress approves peace deal with Farc

By Tom Hennigan

Lara Marlowe: Trump’s Middle East policy left to Jewish relatives and friends

By Lara Marlowe

Environment

Public consultation opens for dog breeding guidelines

By Rachel Flaherty and Vivienne Clarke

Devin Toner signs new three-year deal with Leinster

Winklevoss twins claim bitcoin is ‘better than gold’

YA, romance, fantasy: RF Long’s much maligned influences

By Claire Hennessy

Middle East

Bad weather halts Aleppo air strikes but fighting continues

Tech firm Kastus gets €1.5m investment led by Atlantic Bridge fund

By Ciara O'Brien

Obituaries

Obituary: Mark Taimanov

Student Hub

Homophobia in the workplace keeping the closet door shut

Student Hub

Motley Tries… Online Poker

Wayne Rooney will stay as captain, says Gareth Southgate

Student Hub

Style over substance

Asia-Pacific

China may scrap childbirth restrictions to avoid low birthrates

Number on Live Register hits 8-year low as labour market improves

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Harry Kane pens new long-term contract at Spurs

Sheryl Sandberg donates $100m in shares to charity

One third of people think HIV can be caught from toothbrush - survey

No longer forgotten: women activists from the decade of centenaries

By Margaret Ward

Fashion

Tested by our readers: the best mascaras for all budgets

By Laura Kennedy

A close-up view of Ireland’s hills

By John Kenny

Denis O’Brien portrays himself as champion of ordinary citizen’s rights

By Peter Murtagh

Peter O’Mahony returns to captain Munster

More than 3,500 fathers claim new State paternity benefit

By Elaine Edwards

Food

Do you really know what you’re eating? How looks can trick your tastebuds

By Aoife McElwain

Mark Little to step down as Twitter’s Irish boss

By Ciara O'Brien

Irish consumers remain cautious amid uncertain outlook

Church of Ireland clergy express ‘concern’ after allegations of sexual assault at Dublin school

By Patsy McGarry

UTV Ireland job losses ‘unavoidable’ as TV3 announces restructuring

By Laura Slattery

Simon Jenkins: How liberals paved way for populism to emerge

By Simon Jenkins

New search for body of rapist whose arm found on Dollymount

By Rachel Flaherty

Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

By Damian Cullen

US veterans to form human shield at Dakota pipeline protest

Aran islanders protest against cut to winter ferry service

By Lorna Siggins

Paper on extending vote to Irish abroad to be published by Coveney

By Marie O'Halloran

Markets

UK-based firms seeking Irish authorisation, says Central Bank

By Joe Brennan

Tiger’s comeback: nine mind-boggling statistics

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Football abuse scandal: Unlikely any cover-ups – FA boss

Denis O’Brien got ‘chilling’ email about ‘slitting throat’, court told

By Mary Carolan

Crash and Burn review: Tommy Byrne - Far beyond driven

By Donald Clarke

Boy (13) allegedly sexually assaulted by pupils at boarding school

By Patsy McGarry

Jared Payne set for at least three months out injured

Shane Ross says people should get refunds for water charges

By Dan Griffin

Eddie Hobbs-backed firm to lose 90% of investors’ cash

By Mark Paul

Avenged Sevenfold - The Best of 2005-2013 album review: Hellishly good headbanging

By Lauren Murphy

Racing

Un De Sceaux to run in Tingle Creek as Douvan withdrawn

Arlene Arkinson: Authorities in Republic criticised on documents

The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome album review: rugged romance and twisted expectations

By Joe Breen

Micheál Martin does not ‘anticipate’ Bertie Ahern return

By Fiach Kelly

Would bonus point system have affected last five Six Nations?

By Eamon Donoghue

Controversial Syrian cleric denies Russian atrocities

By Harry McGee

Songs of the Week: I Am Niamh, Laura Marling, Margo Price and Corvus

By Eoin Butler

Erasure album reviews: One relevant reissue, anyway

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Ulster Bank says up to 15 homes were lost due to tracker denials

By Ciarán Hancock

New car registrations up 17% this year with Hyundai out in front

By Michael McAleer

Adoption via fostering must be ‘motivated by child’s best interests’

By Fiona Gartland

How writers sought to make sense of the Troubles

By Conor McCloskey

Frightened by Donald Trump? Wait until you see his staff

By George Monbiot

Ukraine tests missiles despite Russian warnings over Crimea

By Daniel McLaughlin

Abroad

The Late Late Toy Show: ‘You can’t explain it to non-Irish people’

Homeless crisis: 62 extra emergency beds to be available in Dublin

By Rachel Flaherty

Ulster Bank facing more cuts as RBS seeks capital boost, say analysts

Seven-week ban for Argentina prop Enrique Pieretto for stamping

Man who attacked worshipper with knife at Dublin mosque avoids jail

By Conor Gallagher

Food

Meal Ticket: The Fat Fox, Camden Row, Dublin 2

By Aoife McElwain

Bernadette Scully trial hears extracts of note found at scene

By Natasha Reid

Ex-garda settles case for €250,000 after ‘vicious, terrifying’ assault

By Saurya Cherfi

Ibrahim Halawa: TDs will travel to Egypt and lobby for release

By Pat Leahy

John Legend - Darkness and Light album review: A little bit political

By Jim Carroll

Public Service Broadcasting - Live at Brixton album review: Sample sound effects

By Lauren Murphy

France’s Socialists set to crank up election machine

Paul Dunne in share of lead at Alfred Dunhill Championship

Offbeat

Better late than never? Library book due in 1949 returned

By Anne Lucey

Five Star’s ascent threatens Italy’s Matteo Renzi

By James Politi

Travel

Donegal named coolest place on planet by National Geographic

By Marie Claire Digby

Middle East

Syrian rebels ‘in secret talks with Moscow’ to end Aleppo fighting

By Erika Solomon and Mehul Srivastasa and Geoff Dyer

Cristiano Ronaldo accused of using Dublin to avoid Spanish taxes

By Mark Paul

UK Brexit minister says paying EU for market access a possibility

Stephen Clancy and his team building a bond for the new season

By Shane Stokes

Science

Nuclear incident off our coast has potential to bankrupt Ireland

By Dick Ahlstrom

Farming & Food

Action over alleged contamination of feed ingredient settled

Austrian presidential poll test of left-right grand coalition model

By Derek Scally

Drink-driving becoming more acceptable again, says Ross

By Dan Griffin

Ireland set the pace in Melges 24 World Championships

By David O'Brien

Tesco apologises for including anti-abortion group in charity drive

By Elaine Edwards

French foreign minister reiterates plans for Israeli-Palestinian talks

By Lara Marlowe

New Orleans Funk 4 – Voodoo Fire In New Orleans 1951-75 album review: Puts a smile on your face

By Jim Carroll

Middle East

Iraqi forces’ assault to retake Mosul ‘may take months’

Conor McGregor responds to UFC by obtaining boxing licence

By Les Carpenter

UK police investigating 350 child sex abuse in football claims

By Vikram Dodd

Micheál Martin says Bertie Ahern return to FF not a ‘prospect’

By Fiach Kelly

Healthcare firm Maryland to create 140 jobs in Belfast

By Francess McDonnell

Many doctors would welcome ability to prescribe cannabis

By Dr Muiris Houston

Michael Cheika suggests England will try and ‘influence the referee’ in meeting

Challenging immunity of TDs in Constitution a difficult case to make

By Colm Keena

Chapecoense tragedy: Gabriel regrets not making birthday call

Abroad

‘I came to Oregon for a year and never went back to Ireland’

By Barbara McKenna

Will NFL return to its more brutal self under Donald Trump?

Citizen Denis takes stand to champion rights of ordinary citizen

By Peter Murtagh

Mother of child with epilepsy heartened by Coalition support for cannabis Bill

By Olivia Kelleher

Glencore to pay $1 billion dividend in 2017

Librarians vote against rollout of staffless libraries

Four held following seizure of narcotics worth over €1m

By Mark Hilliard

Government Ministers at odds over water charge refunds

By Sarah Bardon

Tourism boost expected in North on back of weaker sterling

By Francess McDonnell

FAI strikes deal over extra tickets for Wales game in Cardiff

By Emmet Malone

State approves extra budget of €800m for various departments

By Harry McGee

Former chaplain claims ‘revenge’ behind girl’s sex assault allegations

By Mary Carolan

Missing woman: Garda divers search lakes in resumed inquiry

By Lorna Siggins

Your Money

Dublin home construction up 45 per cent

By Olivia Kelly

‘UK cannot have free trade if it bars access to EU citizens’

By Lara Marlowe

Bolivia suspends small charter airline after Colombia disaster

EU plans simpler system for VAT payment across union

By Suzanne Lynch

Connacht Rugby ‘close to disbandment’ seven years ago

By Lorna Siggins

Markets

European markets fall but energy stocks a bright spot after oil rise

By Mark Paul

Obstetrician made ‘astonishing mistake’, inquiry told

By Liz Farsaci

Stephanie Meadow is one shot off top 20 at LPGA Tour School

Lack of low-protein foods an issue for people with rare illnesses

By Michael O'Regan

Donald Trump visits Indiana to celebrate Carrier jobs deal

US growth hopes and oil surge fuel worst bond rout since 1990

Aran islanders face second day with no ferry service

By Lorna Siggins

King’s Hospital board to discuss alleged sex assault of pupil

By Patsy McGarry

The Muckross head draws some accomplished young internationals

By Liam Gorman

Man shot himself in leg during shooting incident, court told

By Alison O'Riordan

UN chief apologises to Haiti for agency’s role in cholera outbreak

PSNI officer urges mediation on Carrickfergus loyalist dispute

Farming & Food

Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz to step down

Some Ministers wary of any move making cannabis more available

By Sarah Bardon and Pat Leahy

SF chief rebuked over failure to disclose information on Brian Stack

By Simon Carswell

Kenny plays down chance of further Apple tax revelations

By Simon Carswell and Suzanne Lynch

Trump picks retired general James Mattis for Pentagon chief

Racing

Johnny Murtagh speaks of alcohol struggles to help jockeys battling addiction

By Greg Wood

State spends twice as much on fighting maternity claims as on recruiting nurses

By Marie O'Halloran

Tiger Woods back into the swing of things with 73 in the Bahamas

Denis O’Brien wants courts to ‘censure’ two TDs over Dáil statements

By Mary Carolan

TDs cannot be made explain utterances or be sued over them, court hears

By Mary Carolan

Tiger Woods focus: Analysing his long-awaited return