Article Index

Gaeilge goes global: Irish-language works on world map

By Máirín Nic Eoin

CAO countdown: Mature students need to fine-tune their personal statements

By Brian Mooney

Editorials

Obama bows out: ‘Yes, we can. Yes, we did ...’

Editorials

Irish Water: Ever more bizarre details on funding issues emerge

Angling Notes: New rules for wild salmon and sea trout fisheries approved

By Derek Evans

An Irish Diary

Birds of fray – An Irishman’s Diary on avian wildlife

By Pól Ó Muirí

Silver lining for Minister?

Obituaries

Aodán Mac Póilin

By Gerald Dawe

Vulture funds

Removal of tax credits for renters

Religious or secular ethos in schools

State papers for 1986

TK Whitaker

Wearable technology

‘When government invaded kitchens’

Drop-out rates at third-level colleges

Your Money

Sixteen online aids to help you travel on the cheap

By Conor Pope

HSE consultants running ‘caring’ seminars for staff paid €130,000 last year

By Elaine Edwards

Social Affairs

Kelly’s flat sizes ‘too small to be wheelchair accessible’

By Olivia Kelly

North election likely to be called today as Assembly sits

By Gerry Moriarty

Munster face review over Conor Murray head injury after win in Glasgow

By Gerry Thornley

Health Service Executive paid consulting firm €2.2m in 2016

By Elaine Edwards

Racing

Turf Club expects rise in inquiries after ‘non-trier’ rules take effect

By Brian O'Connor

Leading works of art popping up in Sligo schools

By Marese McDonagh

Report says conditions at University Hospital Galway A&E unit ‘scandalous’

By Paul Cullen

Border tariff fears loom as UK edges towards hard Brexit

By Pat Leahy and Gerry Moriarty

Epileptic student urges State to fast-track cannabis legislation

By Paul Cullen

New orders drive recovery in construction, latest data shows

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Horgan shines as Preston dent Brighton’s promotion hopes

By Emmet Malone

May’s speech likely to suggest Brexit is getting harder

By Pat Leahy

Bus Éireann staff to be shown cost-saving proposals

By Pat Leahy

Cork council reform proposals expected by late February

By Barry Roche

Fashion

Fake tan tips: How to avoid a Hughie moment

By Aisling McDermott

Analysis: Grip of religious bodies on schools resonant of another era

By Carl O'Brien

Suspects questioned after two critically injured in attacks

By Conor Lally

Maureen Dowd: Judd Apatow freaking out over Trump

By Maureen Dowd

Review of corporate tax code must underpin Ireland’s advantage

By Kevin McLoughlin

Joe Mulholand: Brexit is not just about Ireland and the UK

By Joe Mulholand

Commercial Property

Competition for Dublin offices could squeeze Irish firms out of market

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Just eight Bills passed by Oireachtas in autumn session

By Marie O'Halloran

State papers: Officials feared unionist declaration of independence

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Let us stop repeating the lie that Irish people do not protest

By Una Mullally

Tipping Point: TV saved soccer – but viewers pay . . . and pay

By Malachy Clerkin

Music

Count Vaseline: ‘I’m following the music I hear in my head’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Irish house prices expected to rise 8% in 2017

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Army made Northern Ireland invasion plans in 1980s

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Technology

Wireless broadband still rivalling fibre in rural areas

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Northern momentum likely to slow, warns Ulster Bank economist

By Francess McDonnell

Fashion

Tried and Tested: products and places to tame your winter mane

By Dominique McMullan

‘Tactically we were 50-60% but we were 100% maximising our guts’

By Gerry Thornley

People

Why are basic manners, like thank you cards, seen as old fashioned?

By Arlene Harris

People

Today’s affluent twentysomethings have an abundance of choice

By Gerard O'Neill

Great adaptations? Books coming to a screen near you

By Ed Power

Tuarascáil

An Timire ar lorg tacaíochta ó lucht na teanga

Tuarascáil

Vorkfaidh mé mo bhutt off feasta

By Pól Ó Muirí

Tuarascáil

Éirimeacht ón Aontas

By Alan Titley

Financial Services

Lloyd’s actively examining Dublin as option for EU base

By Cliff Taylor

Work

Lucy Kellaway: Key ingredient in language of business is fudge

By Lucy Kellaway

Being kind to yourself at work doesn’t make you lazy

By Padraig O'Morain

Ken Early: Mourinho reverts to type with Fellaini substitution

By Ken Early

Munster sense and seize the moment to reach knockout stages

By Gerry Thornley

‘Record year’ for Kenmare Resources in 2016

By Fiona Reddan

No let-up from Justin Thomas as he makes it two-in-a-row and sets new scoring record

We could be looking at ‘hard Brexit’: But what does it mean?

By Cliff Taylor

Green Bay Packers strike late to get past the Cowboys

Financial Services

Saying goodbye to cash would help the world’s poor

Marco Gobbetti takes role at Burberry en route to chief executive

Luxottica and Essilor in €46bn merger to create eyewear giant

Life sciences firm Malin acquires 33% of Wren Therapeutics

By Colin Gleeson

Murray made to work while Federer makes winning comeback

By Kevin Mitchell

Ibec: Ireland should get exemption from state aid rules

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Five things you need to know today

The Morning Sports Briefing

Trump says he will offer UK ‘quick and fair’ trade deal

Technology

Tech Mahindra to create 150 new jobs with centre of excellence

By Colin Gleeson

Transport

Bus Éireann issue ‘being played out in media’ instead of with staff – NBRU

By Vivienne Clarke and Pat Leahy

Transport

Trump threatens German carmakers with 35% import tax

Your Money

Donor and beneficiary must live together under new dwelling house relief rules

By Dominic Coyle

EU needs new budget for security in Trump era, says Mario Monti

Shay’s Short Game: No joy for Kearney in Thailand

By Shay Keenan

Farming & Food

Investors back €751m takeover of Fyffes by Sumitomo

By Joe Brennan

Donald Trump should not be underestimated, Obama says

Trump predicts Brexit could be ‘great thing’ for Britain

By Derek Scally

Football abuse scandal: Barry Bennell denies all charges

Two arrested in Cork after €25,000 heroin seizure

By Barry Roche

Abroad

The life-changing words that brought us home to Ireland from London

By Erica Kelly

TV & Radio

Sherlock TV review: the show got hacked twice over the weekend

By Peter Crawley

Government revenue rises on back of increases in taxes

By Charlie Taylor

Property price inflation accelerates to 8.6%

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Police investigate shooting near Glasgow primary school

At least 37 dead after cargo plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan

Oxfam report reveals ‘obscene’ gap between rich and poor

By Suzanne Lynch

‘Fantasy’ to think others will follow Brexit, Moscovici tells Trump

TV & Radio

Dancing with the Stars: Hughie Maughan and viewers' verdicts

‘Devoted ladies’: the lives of Elizabeth Bowen and Molly Keane

By Ian d’Alton

Recipes

Winter chicken salad

By Eunice Power

Recipes

Spiced chickpea, sweet potato and spinach stew

By Eunice Power

Food

Eunice Power’s healthy lunches to make the night before

By Eunice Power

Recipes

Goats cheese and asparagus frittata

By Eunice Power

Moody’s to pay $864m penalty in US for ratings before financial crisis

Obituaries

Obituary: Zhou Youguang, the father of Pinyin

Dissident linked to car bomb attack on Newry court jailed

Music

Pop Corner: Ed Sheeran on the songs he gave away and the ones he kept for himself

By Ailbhe Malone

The ‘Get Cancer’ ad campaign is a disgrace

By Dr Muiris Houston

Markets

Pound hovers at $1.20 and also falls against euro

Ulster sign John Cooney and Arno Botha for next season

Racing

Sharon Dunphy disqualified for two years in Like A Diamond case

By Brian O'Connor

Environment

Illegal dumping leading to rat problem in Killarney, councillor says

By Anne Lucey

Johnny Sexton cleared to play after head injury assessment

By Johnny Watterson

More than 37,000 hospital operations cancelled last year

By Paul Cullen

Nominations open for EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards

Culture

Trump’s musical booking woes are unprecedented, even for a Republican

By Dean Van Nguyen

William Peter Blatty, from Pink Panther to The Exorcist

By Paul Vitellot

Bruton set to pledge end of ‘baptism barrier’ in schools

By Carl O'Brien

Obama’s secret to surviving White House: books

By Michiko Kakutani

After 40 matches, Real Madrid’s unbeaten run ended in five minutes of drama

By Sid Lowe

Germany hits back at Trump’s protectionist threats

By Derek Scally

Conor McGregor and Stripe founders on Forbes leaders’ list

By Charlie Taylor

Murderer caught with mobile phone in cell is fined €99

By Tom Tuite

Man charged over Co Offaly assault

By Tim O'Brien

Music

All tickets for U2’s Croke Park concert sold out - organisers

By Rachel Flaherty

Why business leaders need to become resilient realists

By Michael Carey

Abroad

Teaching in England: ‘If you want a life, I wouldn’t recommend it’

By Susan Turner

Obama interview: the books that guided him

By Michiko Kakutani

World

At least five killed in shooting at Mexican music festival

Financial Services

Anglo director Pat Whelan fined €3,000 for failing to record loan

By Conor Gallagher

European power prices jump as extreme cold grips

An Irish Diary

The major business events happening this week

Bruton plans removal of ‘baptism barrier’ in schools

By Carl O'Brien and Vivienne Clarke

Mozambique to miss $60m payment on Irish-listed bond

By Joe Brennan

IMF raises UK growth forecast but global outlook unchanged

Culture

Unthinkable: The Islamic thinker who ‘proved’ God exists

By Joe Humphreys

Hillary Clinton to suffer peculiar torture at Trump inauguration

By David Smith

GPs drafted in to treat Galway hospital patients

By Paul Cullen

Leitrim: a county where one in four houses lie empty

By Fiona Reddan

Enda Kenny urged to boycott St Patrick’s Day Trump meeting

By Michael O'Regan

Six jailed over death of Dale Creighton in Tallaght

Irish shoppers spend an extra €92m over Christmas period

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

ECB prints money at record pace amid bank bonds bonanza

Ukraine urges Donald Trump to maintain tough line on Russia

By Daniel McLaughlin

Watch Eimir McSwiggan tie herself into and out of knots at Ice Climbing World Cup

Timeline: Events leading to fresh Northern Ireland elections

Africa

Gambians flee to Senegal fearing war over Barrow inauguration

By Lorraine Mallinder

Teenage girl with anorexia making ‘good progress’, court told

By Mary Carolan

Ireland is better than France, Germany, UK for pay and living standards

By Fiona Reddan

Business confidence up despite instability, PwC survey shows

By Suzanne Lynch

Passenger who held knife to taxi driver’s throat left him in constant fear

Blood donation ban lifted for men who have had sex with men

By Paul Cullen

Serbia wants to annex part of Kosovo, president claims

Liverpool facing a further month without Joel Matip

Creed takes on Donegal supertrawler fleet over multimillion euro mackerel fishery

By Lorna Siggins

Markets

Irish importers buying sterling in bet that currency has bottomed

By Joe Brennan

Homeless family claim they were evicted from Dublin hotel

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Gaelic Games

‘I have not met anyone who does not enjoy playing for Tyrone’

By Ian O'Riordan

Social Affairs

Housing list case study: ‘There are four of them in one room’

By Olivia Kelly

Commercial Property

AIB pursues Dublin solicitor over €4.7m loan

Judge criticises legal advice to people representing themselves

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Markets

Investors turn wary as Brexit, Trump uncertainty grows

By Charlie Taylor

Diego Costa must improve his attitude to regain Chelsea first-team place

By Dominic Fifield

Refinancing of FitzPatrick loans ‘never queried’ by Anglo auditors

By Declan Brennan

NCT inspector fined for passing unworthy vehicle

Gay donor: ‘Tooth and nail’ battle to give blood at an end

By Ronan McGreevy

Full service resumes on Luas green line after partial suspension

By Kitty Holland

Rib injury forces Rory McIlroy to withdraw from Abu Dhabi Championship

Editorials

Davos 2017: Who are those guys?

Michael Gove’s sycophantic interview with Donald Trump reeks of neediness

By Jonathan Freedland

Man told to stay out of Birr after being charged over stabbing

By Tom Tuite

Minister to tackle Baptism barrier in lifetime of Government

By Carl O'Brien

Dale Creighton case: ‘Not one of seven young people before court shouted stop’

By Peter Murtagh

British to consult NI politicians on Brexit despite looming vote

By Denis Staunton

Northern Irish election will be Orange versus Green

By Gerry Moriarty

Bus Éireann plans fast cost-savings over ‘precarious’ finances

By Martin Wall

Trump plans to replace Obamacare with ‘insurance for everybody’

By Simon Carswell

China to restrict ‘irrational’ spending by soccer clubs

HSE warned of legal action over Limerick hospital fire safety

By David Raleigh

The Dutch con artist, the Hell’s Angels and the heiress

By Conor Gallagher

Governments urge calm, respectful election campaign in North

By Gerry Moriarty

Rib injury to delay Rory McIlroy’s world number one quest

By Philip Reid

Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has no plans to return to coaching

Two pedestrians die after crash near Ardee in Co Louth

By Elaine Keogh

West Ham want Payet to apologise after they reject new bid

By Ed Aarons

Ibrahimovic backs Pogba’s ability to handle ‘24-hour pressure’

By Jamie Jackson

Diego Costa will not return to Chelsea team unless his attitude improves

By Jamie Jackson

Istanbul nightclub attack suspect ‘has been captured’