Article Index

Tradfest 2018 puts female artists centre stage

By Siobhán Long

History

Battle of Clontarf: It’s a mathematical question

By Kevin O'Sullivan

HSE and exceptional financial difficulties

An Irish Diary

Sore Subject – An Irishman’s Diary about unwelcome forms of address

By Frank McNally

Life’s rich tapestry

Editorials

Asylum seekers: Government must show leadership

Too familiar, mate?

Escalator etiquette

Editorials

Davos: A chance to make the case for solidarity

Bus etiquette

Endangered apostrophe

Presidential qualities and celebrities

The 50th anniversary of Concern

Eighth Amendment and Down syndrome

Vaccination and innoculation

Home truths and mortgage scheme

Scientologists hired firm to lobby politicians on church ‘ideals’

By Jack Power

Environment

Clontarf baths will only admit public if extra funding can be secured for staff

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Eight FF Oireachtas members at meeting to oppose repeal

By Sarah Bardon

No chink in O’Sullivan’s wall as she stands firm at tribunal

By Peter Murtagh

Middle East

Erdogan plays nationalist card with Syrian push against Kurds

By Michael Jansen

US companies seek removal of Ireland's school ‘baptism barrier’

By Carl O'Brien

Policing Authority wants all higher Garda posts opened to outsiders

By Conor Lally

World

Brazil braced for Lula’s high-stakes appeal of graft conviction

By Tom Hennigan

Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘contingent’ lovers fight over letters

By Lara Marlowe

Leaks designed to do ‘maximum damage’ to reputation, says O’Sullivan

By Colm Keena and Conor Gallagher

Asian workers seven times more likely to experience work violence

By Lorna Siggins

Negligence in some Celtic Tiger buildings ‘put lives at risk’

By Pat Leahy

Istanbul letter: Kadikoy – the weekend escape from Erdogan’s growing shadow

By Stephen Starr

Opinion

Having the political will to prevent another Priory Hall

By Eoin Ó Broin

Opinion

Denis Bradley: Sinn Féin unable to grasp opportunity talks present

By Denis Bradley

I know about my dad’s affair, and now I’ve moved home again to save for a deposit

By Trish Murphy

Stage

Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’: No Dublin, no pubs, no brothels, so German

By Derek Scally

Opinion

Kathy Sheridan: Martin embraces nuance on Eighth repeal

By Kathy Sheridan

Art

A vivid dissection of social mores of English society

By Aidan Dunne

Social media and canvassing will be focus for anti-abortion campaigners

By Pat Leahy

Travel

Horseshoe bats in a gnarly forest by a lake with a marl blue hue

By Lenny Antonelli

Four Celtic Tiger developments that had fire and safety issues

By Sarah Burns

Dublin-centric development ‘unsustainable’, warns ESRI

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Gordon D’Arcy: sacking Les Kiss won’t solve Ulster’s problems

By Gordon D'Arcy

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Director’s first full festival hoves into view

By Michael Dervan

Rents and property prices to rise 8% this year, surveyor body says

By Peter Hamilton

Motors

Low take-up of electric cars linked to confusion over tax

By Ken Foxe

Books

A book of islands, ancient and modernising

By Dan Griffin

Market returns up by 10.5% in 2017

Site near Jervis Centre sells for €22m-plus

Davos diary: ‘Global elite’ battles with record snowfall

By Joe Brennan

O’Sullivan creates impression of detachment from strategy on McCabe

By Colm Keena

‘It never crossed my mind that I was an alcoholic’

By Anthea McTeirnan

Stephen Ferris fumes at ‘all over the place’ Ulster

By Johnny Watterson

People

The worst part of getting old? Nobody knows who you are any more

By Michael Harding

Recipes

Blood orange, beetroot and fennel quinoa

By Lilly Higgins

Residential

Former Leinster player's Pearse Street home for €650,000

By Bernice Harrison

Dublin's southsiders may be getting their very own Ikea

By Peter Hamilton

People

‘College in Ireland was different – boys were really awkward talking to the girls’

By Sorcha Pollak

Food

Blood Orange is the new snack: try it in a beetroot salad

By Lilly Higgins

TV & Radio

Derry Girls: ‘I’m not enjoying this bomb. I’ve an appointment at Tropicana at 12’

By Shilpa Ganatra

People

How to do what you need to do, even if the idea paralyses you

By Laura Kennedy

Food

First Look: Clontarf Baths after €2.4m revamp

By Marie Claire Digby

Ireland could be drawn against familiar faces in Nations League

By Emmet Malone

Seven-story office building in Cork for sale for €1.75m

Work

Feel like packing in your job today? You’re not alone

By Colin Gleeson

Jessie Barr injury-free and daring to dream again

By Johnny Watterson

Merger and acquisition activity in Ireland expected to rise in 2018

By Laura Slattery

Investors primed for fresh AIB share sale, says Citi executive

By Joe Brennan

Books

‘I often reward writing a thousand words with a latte and eight jammie dodgers’

By Louise Beech

Starbucks brothers set for new Coffee Hub at Ballsbridge kiosk

By Fiona Reddan

Cliff Taylor: The success of Trumponomics has confounded sceptics

By Cliff Taylor

RIAC members approve €35m plan for Dawson Street premises

By Ciarán Hancock

Turnover in Irish commercial property market drops to €2.3bn for 2017

By Justin Comiskey

Motors

This particular cat feels a little declawed

By Michael McAleer

Davos voices, planning in Dublin and Ikea eyes another south Dublin location

By Dominic Coyle

Dublin and London in fresh attempt to end Stormont deadlock

By Gerry Moriarty

Rohan embarks on 50,000sq ft building at Airport Logistics Park

By Jack Fagan

Mixed-use site in Santry for sale for €2.8m-plus

Gaelic Games

Duffy frustrated at GAA’s continued blind eye to payment of managers

By Seán Moran

Transport

Hostelworld grew bookings by 6% last year

By Colin Gleeson

Everything you need to know about the Uefa Nations League

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Chung Hyeon’s stunning run continues with Sandgren win

Financial Services

Ulster Bank chief executive Gerry Mallon to resign

By Colin Gleeson

Brexit: Wetherspoon’s attacks IMF, OECD, and UK press

By Colin Gleeson

Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber set up intriguing semi-final

Amryt Pharma appoints new head of regulatory affairs

By Colin Gleeson

‘Lots of us did’: Varadkar says he was among housebuyers who got deposit from parents

By Marie O'Halloran

Sandgren accuses media of ‘demonising’ him for alt-right retweets

Davy sees ‘clear signs’ property recovery broadening

By Colin Gleeson

Film

Downsizing: A film reeking of Long-Cherished Project Syndrome

By Donald Clarke

Vaping can be addictive and may lure teenagers to smoking – US report

By Sheila Kaplan

‘A boob job for the missus – ten grand to get me started’

By Barney Thompson

Abroad

Returning to live in Ireland with a child? Here's everything you need to know

A night at the Dorchester: women groped and harassed at ‘most un-PC event of the year’

By Madison Marriage

UK Brexit minister denies it will be ‘vassal state’ after it leaves EU

Fianna Fáil TD says ‘we don’t wash our linen in public’

By Vivienne Clarke and Sarah Bardon

Lagarde calls for wealth tax to span income gap between young and old

By Joe Brennan

Online payments firm Stripe ends support for bitcoin

By Charlie Taylor

Ireland seen as more innovative than in previous years

By Charlie Taylor

Supreme Court rejects State’s bid to halt environmentalist’s challenge

By Mary Carolan

Qualcomm fined nearly €1bn by EU over Apple payments

Fashion

Don't rub plastic into your skin: 5 microbead-free exfoliants

By Laura Kennedy

Media

RTÉ Radio 1 adds Sarah McInerney and Fionnuala Sweeney to new daily roster

By Peter Hamilton

Financial Services

Parents helping housebuyers ‘since Adam a boy’

By Peter Hamilton

Trump’s Davos advance party delivers mixed messages to global elite

By Joe Brennan

Out of bounds: Tiger and Rory make welcome returns but injuries on the rise

By Philip Reid

Middle East

Palestinian refugee agency tries to raise $500m after US slashes aid

By Michael Jansen

Imperious Roger Federer glides into Melbourne semi-finals

Connacht captain John Muldoon to retire at end of season

Your Money

Most Irish homes need to be retrofitted by 2050 to reduce emissions

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Martin calls Bruton ‘lethargic and inept’ over teacher shortage

By Michael O'Regan

Financial Services

Insurance sector assets in Ireland eclipse €300bn

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Liam Williams could miss Wales' entire Six Nations

Inside Politics podcast: Fianna Fáil divided on Eighth Amendment

By Jennifer Ryan

Rory McIlroy has a spring in his step after impressive return

Charleton tribunal: O’Sullivan says she fully supported Garda whistleblower

By Conor Gallagher

Joe Schmidt: Jordan Larmour picked ahead of Simon Zebo on form

By Gerry Thornley

Down syndrome group calls for respect during abortion referendum

By Kitty Holland

Drogheda man accused of trying to murder man twice in same day

By Natasha Reid

Martin O’Neill ‘didn’t break any rules’ with Stoke City talks

By John Fallon

Profits at Coca-Cola Ireland up 56% as cost of sales falls

By Colin Gleeson

European Commission says only two member states ready for GDPR

By Charlie Taylor

Missed opportunities in spotting Wexford cancer misdiagnoses, report finds

By Paul Cullen

Globalisation faces ‘major crisis’ Macron warns in Davos

By Joe Brennan

Environment

Roads operator cuts amount it spends on salt for de-icing roads

By Tim O'Brien

NI unemployment falls to lowest level in 10 years

By Francess McDonnell

Apple to add battery features after slowdown row

SSE Irish electricity generation arm books loss as it gears up for I-SEM

By Peter Hamilton

Government prepares for Pope’s arrival as if it were State visit

By Marie O'Halloran

James McCarthy says ‘operation went well’ following double leg break

Charges dropped against man accused of Jason Derulo tour bus rape

By Declan Brennan

‘It looks like a Gaviscon ad’ - Leeds United criticised for new club crest

By Paul MacInnes

Fears over school project delays after Carillion collapse

By Jack Power

Car test centre inspector awarded €65,000 over rear-ending

Asia-Pacific

EU calls for release of Swedish citizen held by China

By Clifford Coonan

Abortion vote: ‘no friction’ with Micheál Martin, says McGrath

By Barry Roche

General Electric says it is under SEC investigation

Southampton agree €22m deal to sign Monaco striker Guido Carrillo

By Dominic Fifield

Man (26) was on phone to girlfiend when he was shot, inquest hears

By Louise Roseingrave

Man who perpetrated ‘vicious’ assault on his brother gets suspended sentence

By Aoife Nic Ardghail

Taoiseach got 100% tracker mortgage for 40 years

By Marie O'Halloran

Garda challenges refusal to allow damages claim over fingernail injury

By Mary Carolan

Teenager admits tricking boys into sending him indecent photos

By Michael Donnelly

Podcast: Enjoying the Trump bump, AIB and trackers and Davos

By Declan Conlon

‘Big question mark’ remains over Tiger’s future - Sergio Garcia

By Ewan Murray

Gaelic Games

Ciarán Murphy: Gaelic games need the shame of penalty shoot-outs

By Ciarán Murphy

‘Terrorist landlord’ on trial for sheltering Paris attackers

By Lara Marlowe

Roads authority has spent €20m on unopened motorway services

By Tim O'Brien

Bohs v Rovers derby to be shown live on opening night

Qualcomm’s €997m fine latest in Margrethe Vestager’s long list

By Colin Gleeson

Charleton Tribunal: ‘Conflicts of interest’, ‘impossible dilemmas’

By Colm Keena

European Commission asks Romania to rethink judiciary laws

By Patrick Smyth

Growing doubt over completion of six major school-building projects

By Carl O'Brien

Markets

US crude oil tops $65 for first time since 2014

Technological universities a step closer following passage of Bill

By Carl O'Brien

Media

TG4 launches archive of its súil eile on news and current affairs

By Laura Slattery

Ireland ‘behind the curve’ in legislation to tackle revenge porn

By Sarah Bardon

All Irish people look forward to welcoming Pope Francis, President says

By Patsy McGarry

Taoiseach to give main address at Holocaust commemoration

By Patsy McGarry

From Dolores O’Riordan to Ground Zero: TG4 releases news archive

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Ireland must invest in higher education to benefit from Brexit

By Jane Ohlmeyer

Judge calls for ‘safe refuge’ outside prison for convicted paedophile

By Gordon Deegan

Travel

TripAdvisor reveals Ireland’s top hotels

By Joan Scales

Car falls into Howth harbour; emergency services at scene

By Aine McMahon

IDA plays second Brexit angle as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar prepares to court Davos leaders

By Joe Brennan

Republic of Ireland to play home games in the space of three days

By Emmet Malone

Déjà vu as Ireland draw Wales and Denmark in Nations League

By Emmet Malone

Appeal over €453,000 award for digger injury dismissed

By Mary Carolan

Work

Ballydoyle stables appeals excessive working ruling to Circuit Court

Davos: Macron says globalisation facing ‘major crisis’

Chelsea agree €50m deal for Roma duo Dzeko and Palmieri

By Fabrizio Romano

Middle East

Gunmen storm Save the Children aid group office in Afghanistan

Cannabis crop valued at €2.7m found in north Dublin warehouse

By Conor Lally

Racing

Ucello Conti takes aim at Thyestes Chase at Gowran

Woman who had kidney removed ordered to pay part of legal bill

Politicians have duty to outline Eighth Amendment stance, Dáil told

By Sarah Bardon

Film

Dublin International Film Festival: the must-see movies

By Tara Brady

Dave Hannigan: The brutal regime at the heart of US gymnastics

By Dave Hannigan

Obituaries

Ursula K Le Guin, acclaimed fantasy and science fiction writer, is dead at 88

By Gerald Jonas

World

Brazil’s former president Lula loses graft conviction appeal

By Tom Hennigan

EirGrid warned it faces ‘long battle’ to build North-South interconnector

By Sarah Burns

O’Sullivan denies being kept in dark about Garda whistleblower strategy

By Conor Gallagher

Your Money

Q&A: What do reforms of the State contributory pension mean?

By Dominic Coyle

Asia-Pacific

Chinese scientists break key barrier by cloning monkeys

‘I just signed your death warrant’: Judge jails disgraced US Olympics team doctor

By Suzanne Lynch

Markets

Dollar slump hits European shares with CRH and Kingspan among losers

By Charlie Taylor

Elton John to retire from touring . . . with 300-date world tour

Macedonia and Greece agree concessions in talks on name dispute

By Daniel McLaughlin

New model of care for treatment of eating disorders

By Sarah Burns

Ryan Mullen wins time trial stage in Vuelta a San Juan

By Shane Stokes

Presidents Club to shut after Dorchester charity gala harassment claims

By Simon Carswell

FG Senator welcomes examination of Kerry babies tribunal report

By Michael O'Regan

Mark E Smith, lead singer of The Fall, dies aged 60

By Kilian Doyle

UCD student at centre of impeachment wins award from UK anti-abortion group

By Aine McMahon

Sandgren ends Australian Open run on sour note as Chung advances

By Kevin Mitchell

Tender for childcare IT system ‘runs to 1,000 pages’

By Ronan McGreevy

Transport

Avolon chief Dómhnal Slattery says aircraft lessor has $5bn cushion

By Barry O'Halloran

O’Sullivan saw no conflict in retaining same lawyers as whistleblower

By Conor Gallagher and Colm Keena

Tiger Woods: ‘I’ve got to start somewhere, I’ve got to get my game back’

Martin defends handling of support for repealing Eighth Amendment

Environment

Irish Co-operative Organisation Society says Irish milk ‘most carbon efficient in Europe’

By Kevin O'Sullivan

TV & Radio

‘Baby Hater’: You’re never your own person again

By Peter Crawley

Flu leads to a six-fold increase in heart attack risk, study shows

Gardaí seek help tracing missing teenager Kevin Wall

Mark E Smith: passionate, occasionally psychotic high priest of post-punk

By Ed Power

Rüdiger rues bad luck as Xhaka sends Arsenal to Wembley

By David Hytner