Article Index

What college course is right for you?

By Peter McGuire

Ask Brian: My new year’s resolution is to finally get a degree – but where do I start?

By Brian Mooney

How helping child abusers can keep kids safe

By Peter McGuire

Fashion

Never mind the Botox, here’s the retinol

By Dominique McMullan

Still getting spots? How to pierce the problem

By Maria McHale

In the buff: Draw your own conclusions

By Padraig O'Morain

‘There is a tsunami of third-level students with mental health problems’

By Sylvia Thompson

Under the weather

Editorials

Death of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has cast a shadow of uncertainty over Iran

Preparing for life after that Leaving Certificate

By Brian Mooney

An Irish Diary

Buffalo Bill – An Irishman’s Diary on William Frederick Cody

By Brian Maye

‘Silence’, faith – and dentistry

Curriculum reform and business

Memories of Trinity and the Soviet Union

Winter health crisis

Challenging opinions

‘Time to cut ties with Brexiting Britain?’

Key dates for CAO applications

By Brian Mooney

Ballaghadereen and Syrian refugees

TK Whitaker obituary

Timeline: Life and times of TK Whitaker

Finian McGrath ‘settled in, and I would love to serve another term’

By Fiach Kelly

Gaelic Games

All politics is local and so are club fixtures

By Seán Moran

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Irish Gold Cup next up for Zabana after Lexus failure

By Brian O'Connor

Cabinet to hear €11.5m needed to relocate 40 Calais minors

By Sarah Bardon

A secular State is best for religious and atheist citizens

By Michael Nugent

Robbie Henshaw welcomes World Rugby’s new directive

By Gerry Thornley

Finian McGrath backs Kenny to remain as Taoiseach

By Fiach Kelly

Theresa May is sending clear signals on a hard Brexit

By Janan Ganesh

Flanagan says North’s parties should ‘act responsibly’

By Pat Leahy

Finian McGrath calls for Independent to run for president

By Fiach Kelly

Crime & Law

Garda fined more than €16,000 for corruption

By Gordon Deegan

Government to establish commission over injury awards

By Sarah Bardon

Fine Gael top the poll when it comes to members’ fees

By Fiach Kelly

State agencies keen to play down Dublin-centric nature of economy

On The Fringe to return at Leopardstown under Jamie Codd

By Brian O'Connor

Tommy O’Donnell a doubt as Munster look to claim home quarter-final

State losing more than €1bn a year to vulture funds, says Donnelly

By Pat Leahy

Irish people to play their part in genomics revolution

Architect of modern Ireland TK Whitaker dies aged 100

By Marie O'Halloran

Fintan O’Toole: the alt-right is old fascism in new clothes

By Fintan O'Toole

Gerry Thornley: High tackle rule should not be an experiment

By Gerry Thornley

Merrion's €200,000 minimum investment for wealth clients

By Joe Brennan

Consumers increasingly cautious heading into 2017

By Fiona Reddan

Ignore warnings about Trump inauguration effect on market

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Me and My Money: Paul Dwyer

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Rise in online transactions masks slowdown in consumer spending

By Conor Pope

People

Michael Harding: The unbearable lightness of looking for garlic in Tallaght

By Michael Harding

Books

David Bowie: something happened on the day he died

By Eoin Devereux and Aileen Dillane and Martin J Power

Fashion

Put a stylish spring in your step with these new season tips

Leinster brace themselves for bruising Montpellier battle

By Gerry Thornley

Media

TV3 promises ‘new world’ of TV – but what about the ‘old world’?

By Laura Slattery

Art

The John Berger album: a 50-year photo-essay

By Aidan Dunne

The teenagers who are leading the digital charge in our schools

By Nora-Ide McAuliffe

Books

What to look out for in 2017 from independent publishers

By Fred Sculthorp

Will local property tax be left to slowly wither and die?

Sterling drops as May signals UK heading for ‘hard Brexit’

By Joe Brennan

Ballymena hit by the end of the ‘Boris Bus’

By Francess McDonnell

Five things you need to know today

Pocket money for a two-year old? How to teach children about money

By Fiona Reddan

Independent Alliance Minister against cut to drink-driving limit

By Fiach Kelly

TK Whitaker, supreme mandarin and good citizen - Fintan O’Toole’s assessment

By Fintan O'Toole

Gaelic Games

GAA Club Players Association aims to solve fixture chaos

By Seán Moran

World Cup with 48 countries ‘a fait accompli’

Gambling systems maker GAN performs ‘in line’ with expectations in 2016

By Fiona Reddan

KBC’s Irish staff face nail-biting wait to learn their fate

By Ciarán Hancock and Fiona Reddan

Any incentives for first-time buyers with an eye on a second-hand home?

By Dominic Coyle

Here’s where Goldman Sachs is telling clients to invest in equities

Media

Trinity Mirror in talks to combine with Desmond’s UK papers

A friendship of opposites that changed our view of human thinking

By Proinsias O'Mahony

The Morning Sports Briefing

Film

After Globes wins, ‘La La Land’ dominates Bafta nominations

By Donald Clarke

Golf

Different Strokes: Jim Furyk to make America great again

By Malachy Clerkin

Technology

Snapchat opts for London over Dublin for international HQ

By Fiona Reddan

UK supermarket Morrisons beats forecasts with strong Christmas

Crime & Law

Gardaí question woman (20s) over stabbing of Reece Cullen

By Dean Ruxton

Newton Emerson: Martin McGuinness’s departure represents failure on all sides

By Newton Emerson

The World Cup will exist forever; sometimes change is good

By Rory Smith

The revolving door of Northern Ireland politics

By Harry McGee

Icon targets revenue growth of 2-5% for 2017

By Fiona Reddan

Mary O’Rourke on staffless libraries: ‘Whose daft idea was this?’

By Mary O'Rourke

Sterling slides on ‘hard Brexit’ fears and dollar is jittery

UK trade department ‘reheated’ some of its £16bn FDI claim, says FT

Fifa approves plan to expand World Cup to 48 teams

Alibaba chief promises 1m jobs for US at meeting with Trump

European stocks tread water as FTSE heads for record streak

World Cup expansion: How will it work? What does it mean for us?

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Nick Kyrgios wears ’F*** Donald Trump’ t-shirt in interview

Man dies in house fire in Co Wicklow estate

Maria Sharapova set for comeback after drugs ban

‘An officer decidedly more than average’

By Anne Chambers

Books

Rules are made for breaking, especially for writers

By Frankie Gaffney

Asia-Pacific

South Korea creates hit squad to kill Kim Jong Un if war starts

By Bryan Harris and Kang Buseong

Chris Henry signs new deal to stay at Ulster until 2019

Over 500 patients on hospital trolleys as crisis eases

By Paul Cullen

TV & Radio

The Great Irish Sell-Off - turning the spotlight on Ireland’s vulture capitalists

By Peter Crawley

Staffless libraries ‘not there to replace workers’ – Simon Coveney

By Vivienne Clarke

The man who made modern Ireland

By Anne Chambers

Work

Where to go on holiday if you want to meet the heavy hitters

Kempton Park set to be bulldozed for housing

By Greg Wood

Technology

Confused about digital privacy? New EU rules plan to simplify it

By Ciara O'Brien

Swiss Muslim girls must attend mixed swimming lessons, court rules

Four appointed to Financial Services Ombudsman Council

By Charlie Taylor

Laya Healthcare sees profits soar as revenues jump by nearly 16%

By Charlie Taylor

Special Report

Pitching underway at AIB Start-up Academy 2017

Elderly man critically hurt after he is hit by car in Co Monaghan

Sports Diary 2017 - Key Dates

Because they’re worth it? L’Oréal to pay $1.3bn for Valeant brands

Sebastian Coe faces new questions about corruption

Japan seeks closer ties with Ireland after Brexit

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

A deal between Japan and the EU would send a positive signal on free trade

By Fumio Kishida

HSBC will move activities to France or Ireland post-Brexit

Formative influences emerged in contribution to modern Irish State’s evolution

By Anne Chambers

Middle East

Fierce debate on why Israeli soldiers fled truck attack

By Mark Weiss

Orders at Just Eat rise by nearly a third in slower growth

Kim Kardashian’s driver held over Paris robbery

Google’s new minivan seeks to transform the motor industry

By Bill Vlasic

Inquest hears man died after slipping on way home from pub

By Louise Roseingrave

Abroad

Bizarre, intense, enjoyable: My week tweeting for @Ireland

By JJ O’Donoghue

Offbeat

Man turns himself in after changing Hollywood sign to ‘Hollyweed’

Belfast vox pop: People speak out on Stormont crisis

By Amanda Ferguson

Detroit Motor Show: VW’s Microbus could be on sale by 2020

By Neil Briscoe

Download: 2016 cut-off points

Britain in ‘front seat’ for US trade deal, says leading Republican

Whitaker wanted Central Bank to be State’s ‘warning light’

By Anne Chambers

HSE unlikely to fund assessment for son of drug-using mother

By Liz Farsaci

VW manages record 2016 sales despite Dieselgate

Journalist who broke news of second World War dies

UCC conference on Israel sparks row with Israeli embassy

By Carl O'Brien

Trawler-owners fined over maritime safety breaches

By Barry Roche

London banks bring battle against Brexit to Europe

By Andrew MacAskill and Anjuli Davies

Coast, Oasis and Warehouse see sales decrease in Ireland

By Charlie Taylor

Technology

Marissa Mayer to resign from Yahoo’s board of directors

Middle East

At least 30 killed after Taliban attack near Afghan parliament

Golf

Rory McIlroy keeping his options open on clubs

Irish woman in critical condition after Queensland plane crash

Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong activist blames pro-Beijing forces after airport assault

By Clifford Coonan

S&P warns of risks in ‘crowded’ European elections year

By Joe Brennan

Man (43) with 473 convictions jailed for burglaries

By Stephen Maguire

Mother of dancer Michael Flatley laid to rest in Co Carlow

By Conor Kane

Irish woman killed in road accident in Morocco named

By Mark Hilliard

Sigmar Gabriel reported as set to run against Angela Merkel

By Derek Scally

Podcast: Could German elections be the next target of ‘fake news’?

By Declan Conlon

Complete policy reversal taken on civil service advice

By Arthur Beesley

Environment

Met Éireann warns of icy weather, wind and snow in parts

By Elaine Edwards

Girl (15) forced into car by youths feared rape, court hears

By Tom Tuite

Home entertainment retailer Golden Discs slips into red

By Charlie Taylor

Employees ‘sexually harassed’ at restaurants run by Trump nominee

By Oliver Laughland

Normal politics in the North still a pipe dream

By Stephen Collins

North’s businesses pessimistic about what lies ahead in 2017

Sterling steadies after slide to two-month lows

Sinn Féin TD accuses the DUP of ‘arrogance’

By Elaine Edwards

Sudan envoy freed from sex abuse charge because of diplomatic immunity

Media

Pearse Doherty questions Government will to curb vulture funds

FTSE hits new record as miners help European shares inch up

By Charlie Taylor

Middle East

Iranian ex-president funeral draws huge crowds in Tehran

Food

Hungry after a few pints? Scientists reveal why we get the munchies

Bird flu fears at Dublin Zoo leave animals out of sight

By Mark Hilliard

Art

National Gallery of Ireland to reopen refurbished wings in June

By Hugh Linehan

Mary Lou McDonald launches scathing attack on DUP

By Pat Leahy

Science

Students set for eureka moment ahead of Young Scientist event

By Dick Ahlstrom

Vascular surgeon to be ‘key witness’ at inquest into woman’s death

By Louise Roseingrave

Corbyn vows to ‘manage migration’ post-Brexit

Commercial Property

Directors’ pay dips at Savills as profit and turnover edge higher

By Charlie Taylor

Schiphol airport calls for greater security due to terror threat levels

By Peter Cluskey

No issues for Coast Guard helicopters after safety checks

Belfast Agreement ‘unimaginable’ without Whitaker – Higgins

By Colin Gleeson

Punchestown ‘cautiously optimistic’ about beating Arctic weather

By Brian O'Connor

TV & Radio

David Bowie: The Last Five Years - a final flourish that was a lifetime in the making

By Peter Crawley

Man accused of attempted murder in grilled cheese row

OCI election a battle between old guard and those seeking change

By Johnny Watterson

Music

David Bowie remembered: What we’ve learned since his death

Ibrahim Halawa tells TDs of being beaten by prison authorities

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Northern Secretary: ‘Clock is ticking’ towards Assembly elections

By Gerry Moriarty

Gaelic Games

Rory Kavanagh, Christy Toye and David Walsh no longer with Donegal

Coe defies House of Commons over corruption scandal

By Sean Ingle

Norway appeals ruling it violated Anders Breivik’s rights

Social Affairs

Limerick woman vows to fight eviction notice

By David Raleigh

Sessions rejects Trump’s election rhetoric at Senate hearing

By Jon Swaine and Oliver Laughland

Music

U2 delay new album due to Donald Trump’s victory

New Nissan Micra confounds the expectations of history

By Neil Briscoe

Kia Niro review: hybrid crossover fits bill for family buyers

By Michael McAleer

Source of €11m to relocate 40 minors from Calais not identified

By Sarah Bardon

North looking at a new election landscape

By Nicholas Whyte

Both Sinn Féin and DUP damaged by ‘cash for ash’ row

By Harry McGee

Crime & Law

Gardaí have no suspects or witnesses in Kym Owens case

By Conor Gallagher

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to divorce in private

Call for ban on Russia participating in all international sport

United reported to have sold Schneiderlin to Everton for £22m

Statue of Lionel Messi in Buenos Aires cut in half

Arlene Foster says she is open for discussions with Sinn Féin

By Gerry Moriarty and Sarah Bardon

New database will allow insurance companies share details of motor claims

By Sarah Bardon

Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

By Damian Cullen

Volkswagen close to $4.3bn US emissions settlement

Social Affairs

Apollo House activists claim breakdown in trust with Minister

By Kitty Holland

McGuinness only person capable of making SF in government work, ex-IRA member says

By Shane Hickey

Connacht bring in three players to alleviate injury crisis

By Linley MacKenzie

Andy Murray uncomfortable with being called ‘sir’ after knighthood

By Sachin Nakrani