Article Index

Piano tracks

Editorials

Health funding: internal tensions on view

Escalator etiquette

Arts degrees

Leadership contests

Prize bonds – are they worth it?

Powerlifting’s anti-doping programme

‘He was calling me ‘mate’’

Remembering Fr Brendan Bradshaw

The Eighth Amendment

Editorials

European values: illiberal challenge must be faced

Jürgen Klopp says Liverpool got what they deserved in Swansea

By Ben Fisher

Michelle O’Neill might face contest for deputy leadership of Sinn Féin

By Harry McGee

Education

Fall in applications for key second-level teaching courses

By Carl O'Brien

Teenage sex offenders a growing challenge for social workers

By Conor Gallagher

Micheál Martin is no Repeal hero

By Áine Carroll

‘Red Rock’ is back on air, but the big cliffhanger is: for how long?

By Laura Slattery

Child predator still ‘haunts’ family, father tells court

By Peter Murtagh

Minister seeks Cabinet approval for 2,500 hospital beds before 2031

By Sarah Bardon

State to release significant land sites for affordable housing

By Harry McGee

Tory party should rekindle its warmth for business

By Janan Ganesh

Irish banks should offer cheaper loans rather than cashback gimmicks

Ecumenism must be advocacy and action not mere unity

By Bishop John McDowell

By time Davos is over, global elite will be $8bn richer

By Winnie Byanyima

Martyn Turner

Financial penalties for jobseekers over lack of engagement rise

By Jack Power

Health

‘I was crying nearly every day of the week about my son’

By Sheila Wayman

Maisie Williams: ‘I really should get a house in Ireland’

By Tara Brady

Fintan O’Toole: Child with Down syndrome will be face of anti-abortion campaign

By Fintan O'Toole

Carillion collapse shows audits have social consequences

Sales and marketing group to double Dublin workforce to 200

By Peter Hamilton

US tax overhaul may ‘slow momentum’ for EU digital tax

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

O’Sullivan’s baffling evidence leaves us none the wiser

By Miriam Lord

Cabinet to consider compensation for Hayes over Kerry babies case

By Sarah Bardon

Call for Fitzgibbon Cup hurlers to be exclusively available to colleges

By Seán Moran

Doherty to propose partial solution to pensions anomaly

By Harry McGee

Derek McGrath and Waterford ready to go again

By Seán Moran

Davy Fitzgerald ‘shocked’ at Brian Cody's comments

Say no to antibiotics and learn to deal with common winter illnesses yourself

Food

Deli counter: Where is someone looking to be healthier to start?

By Marie Claire Digby

Searching for the perfect first home? Download this free guide to getting it right

Noel McNamara ready to prepare the next generation of Irish rugby

By Johnny Watterson

Health

ADHD at 38: ‘Even when I’m sitting still, my brain is bouncing’

By Colette Sheridan

Your Fitness

‘Regular running provides the same tonic as a glass of wine’

By Ruth Field

Music

Neil Diamond retires from touring due to Parkinson’s disease

Why are landlords leaving the market in large numbers?

By Fiona Reddan

Am I excluded from the dwelling house tax exemption?

By Dominic Coyle

Snow and optimism in Davos, IBRC and the Quinns back in court, and Red Rock returns

By Ciarán Hancock

Books

The emperor’s new nose: a new poem about Donald Trump

Books

You've read Cat Person, now read this Irish bad-sex short story

Asia-Pacific

Avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts in Japan

Embassy assisting in search for Cork man missing in Thailand

By Barry Roche

Simon Zebo and Keith Earls revel in more expansive Munster

By Gerry Thornley

John Meyler: GAA could learn a lot from soccer

By Seán Moran

Gerry Thornley: Let’s hear it for the Pro14 revival

By Gerry Thornley

Me & My Money: ‘I bought a Calvin Klein coat right out of college’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Guesswork masquerades as expertise in stock market forecasts

By Proisias O'Mahony

Airbnb popularity rises in Ireland as guest numbers grow 63%

By Ciara O'Brien

Food

Deli counter lunch: bread v wraps, butter v margarine, mayo v mustard

By Marie Claire Digby

Congress poised for battle on migration as US settles shutdown

By Suzanne Lynch

Kyle Edmund stuns Dimitrov to reach Australian Open semi finals

By Kevin Mitchell

More former players accuse Chelsea coaches of racism

By Martha Kelner

UK regulator says Murdoch’s Sky deal ‘not in public interest’

Stocktake: Has the bitcoin bubble finally burst?

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Body of missing Kerry man found in Ecuador

By Sorcha Pollak and Anne Lucey

Jurgen Klopp regrets altercation with Swansea fan

Music

One more time: Britney Spears announces Dublin tour date

Wind warning issued as temperatures become milder

Trump angers trade partners with protectionist tariffs

Financial Services

Ulster Bank to pay €1.5bn dividend to parent

By Fiona Reddan

Davos: Business chiefs clash over Trump tax ‘sugar high’

By Joe Brennan

O’Sullivan and the McCabe dilemma

By Harry McGee

Abroad

Irish in America: Share your immigration story

Stage

Grace Dyas: 'Do nothing until you know exactly what to do'

By Jennifer Ryan

Health

Why are rich and famous men exposing themselves to women?

By Pádraig O'Moráin

The crystals that could help predict volcanic eruptions

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Davos: Narendra Modi calls for global effort to ‘eliminate rifts’

Bradley: Sinn Féin-DUP differences ‘have narrowed’

By Vivienne Clarke

US gymnastics doctor confronted in court by women he abused

By Christine Hauser and Maya Salam

Local authorities ‘will significantly increase building delivery’

By Sarah Burns

Racing

Horse racing trainer Richard Woollacott dies aged 40

By Greg Wood

Golf

Different Strokes: Brooks Koepka facing a long layoff

By Philip Reid

Nóirín O’Sullivan tells tribunal she felt like ‘political football’

By Conor Gallagher

Technology

Musk may forgo salary and bonuses unless Tesla hits milestones

Life & Style

‘Ireland’s Fashion Radicals’ celebrated in new exhibition

By Deirdre McQuillan

Nadal concerned about player welfare after Australian Open exit

PR company Wilson Hartnell appoints new head of corporate practice

By Peter Hamilton

Four Irish rugby players nominated for European Player of the Year

Asia-Pacific

India’s minister for education dismisses theory of evolution

By Michael Safi

Páraic Duffy says GAA must fight to retain amateur status

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy will not seek deputy position

By Sarah Bardon

World

Tsunami warning issued for Alaska and Canada after earthquake

Germaine Greer: Women who ‘spread their legs’ for parts in movies are ‘whinging’

By Jennifer O'Connell

Voice of Dolores O’Riordan fills church at her funeral

Offbeat

Venice authorities intervene in row over €1,100 restaurant bill

Saoirse Ronan, ‘Three Billboards’, Cartoon Saloon and Daniel Day-Lewis nominated for Oscars

By Donald Clarke

Books

Self-published Leitrim crime writer wins award

By Ronan McGreevy

Séamus Coleman returns to action after 10 months out

Davos: Fashion gets a seat at the table

‘Things aren’t that bad’ - Procter and Gamble tells Nelson Peltz

Transport

Dublin Airport passengers hit record 29.6m in 2017

By Barry O'Halloran

Asia-Pacific

UN urges rethink of Rohingya repatriations without safeguards

Irish Life Health to cut premiums by up to 9.5%

By Fiona Reddan

Gardaí seek help tracing missing Sligo man Michael McGowan

Girl secures €70,000 settlement with HSE over injury to shoulder

By Mary Carolan

No extra money without reform, Taoiseach warns HSE

By Michael O'Regan

Zidane defends Ronaldo for using doctor’s phone to inspect face

Motors

New Golf lands in just 18 months’ time

By Neil Briscoe

Europe

North Korea may stage military parade on eve of Olympics in South

By Clifford Coonan

Coveney calls on all dissidents to declare ceasefire

By Gerry Moriarty

Judge rules €875,000 held in bank accounts are ‘proceeds of crime’

Oscars 2018: full list of nominations

Man under ‘spiritual dominance’ when he donated €200,000 to House of Prayer, court told

By Mary Carolan

Caroline Wozniacki flickers on and off on way to semi-finals

By Kevin Mitchell

Commercial Property

Ecofin gives new impetus to monetary union

By Patrick Smyth

Policing priorities not part of Stepaside station reopening, PAC finds

By Jack Power

Boris Johnson rebuked for calling for more NHS cash after Brexit

By Laura Hughes, Henry Mance and Jim Brunsden

Prop Kyle Sinckler out of England training camp with injury

Judge rules Audi car is proceeds of crime and can be seized

By Aodhan O'Faolain

State to receive more European Parliament seats after Brexit

By Patrick Smyth

Woman in €140,000 social welfare fraud had two PPS numbers, court told

By Isabel Hayes

Clubs recognised for their work with refugees and asylum seekers

By Emmet Malone

Man on head shop drug appeared ‘possessed’, inquest hears

By Louise Roseingrave

Middle East

US and Russia urge Turkish restraint in Syrian offensive

Tesco opposes College Green civic plaza plans

By Peter Hamilton

Burnley secure manager Sean Dyche on new long-term contract

Oscars 2018: 10 talking points from the nominations

By Donald Clarke

Europe

Monitors warn of preparations for fresh surge of fighting in Ukraine

By Daniel McLaughlin

Properties to continue to become less affordable for Irish buyers - Fitch

By Peter Hamilton

Civil servant passed information to PIs for more than €20,000

By Stephen Maguire

TV & Radio

A day in the life of Ireland’s food supply

By Peter Crawley

Identification of Patrick Hutch ‘unfair’, Regency trial hears

By Daniel Hickey

Europe

Russian release of ‘despicable’ Death of Stalin movie withdrawn

Davos: Warnings on the next financial crisis

By Joe Brennan

Abroad

Irish man brought to US as child to be deported from Boston

By Deirdre Falvey

Your Fitness

I’ve found my madness, what’s yours?

By Daniel Stewart

Davos: Trudeau emphasises women’s rights and corporate responsibility

By Joe Brennan

Páraic Duffy says freeing April for club fare a necessary rebalancing

By Seán Moran

Farming & Food

Origin acquires Belgium fertiliser firm Pillaert-Mekoson

By Ciara O'Brien

Education

DCU targets global diaspora with free Irish language course online

By Carl O'Brien

Directly elected mayors for Dublin, Cork at least six years away

By Harry McGee

Markets

Iseq outperforms Europe as Dax reaches record high

By Peter Hamilton

Commercial Property

Moyola plans £10m investment and 50 new jobs in North

By Francess McDonnell

Couple to lose home after mortgage not paid for five years

By Ray Managh

Residents object to development on Magdalene site in Cork

By Olivia Kelleher

Regulator leaves door ajar for Murdoch in his pursuit of Sky

By Fiona Walsh

Transport

EasyJet secures revenue boost from faltering rivals

Eighth Amendment: Varadkar trusts Irish people to make ‘right decision’

By Marie O'Halloran

Middle East

Egypt arrests former army chief who made presidential bid

By Heba Saleh

Social Affairs

Housing movement like anti-water charges campaign urged

By Kitty Holland

Financial Services

AIB chief admits bank benefited by up to €100m from tracker scandal

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Charleton tribunal: Nóirín O’Sullivan accused of ‘dark lie’

By Conor Gallagher

Move to ban single-use plastic not properly costed, say retailers

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Racing

O’Brien 9-4 to break his own world record in 2018

By Brian O'Connor

Racing

John Oxx says racing is ‘astounded’ at new stable staff legislation

By Brian O'Connor

All to lose and nothing to gain by splitting Dublin GAA – Duffy

By Seán Moran

Special counsel expected to interview Donald Trump as Russian investigation advances

By Suzanne Lynch

Miriam Lord: Dolores O’Riordan send-off not so much a funeral as an enfolding

By Miriam Lord

Sipo’s Údarás na Gaeltachta expense claims inquiry costs €500,000

By Harry McGee

Transport

SMBC Aviation Capital eyes deal with Asian airline

By Barry O'Halloran

In Davos, Cate Blanchett jokes about playing Melania Trump

Former Labour TD ‘shocked’ to be pepper sprayed by garda, court told

By Gordon Deegan

Africa

Cardinal compares Congo under Joseph Kabila to an open prison

Crash course: Today at the Charleton Tribunal

By Conor Gallagher

Social Affairs

Hospital trolleys: 668 awaiting admission to hospital bed on Tuesday

By Patsy McGarry and Sarah Bardon

Martin O’Neill signs two-year extension to Ireland deal

New Pacific trade agreement reached in Tokyo

Volvo Ocean Race Diary part 10: Fisherman's death has affected all crews

By Annalise Murphy

Social Affairs

Artist Brian O’Doherty to receive Freedom of Roscommon

By Patsy McGarry

State acts to remove pension anomaly penalising 40,000 people

By Harry McGee

Minister to consult Hayes family before next move on Kerry babies controversy

By Sarah Bardon

Golf

Tiger Woods gets back into his old routine for return to action

Open dedicated office for NI Irish passports, urges Senator

By Michael O'Regan

Permission granted for North-South electricity interconnector

By Gerry Moriarty

New Bulloch Harbour redevelopment plan ‘worse’ than original

By Mark Hilliard

Leigh Griffiths sends Celtic 11 points clear with cool finish

Africa

Double car bombing in Libya’s Benghazi kills at least 22 – officials

Two teens dead as student fires on classmates in Kentucky

Bristol City’s brave run ended as Man City head for Wembley

By Stuart James

Difficult for Government to act if people attend Scientology centre of ‘own free will’

By Marie O'Halloran

Wenger vents his frustrations with press coverage

By David Hytner