Article Index

Fast-moving and cosy charm from the Wallace and Gromit crew

By Donald Clarke

Endangered apostrophe

An Irish Diary

Penal cause – An Irishman’s Diary about Australia Day

By Frank McNally

Editorials

Social Democrats: fighting to be heard

Wealth and poverty

Terms of endearment?

Dublin not the only city

Education

Career-break teachers invited to return to ease staffing ‘crisis’

By Carl O'Brien

Cloning monkeys

Health insurance premiums

The case for homework

Threats of cuts no way to boost third level

Golf

Tiger Woods battles hard to card level par on Torrey Pines return

By Philip Reid

Taoiseach’s advice on house deposits

The Eighth Amendment

Opinion

Ireland may lose bond with US if diaspora dies out

By Niall O'Dowd

Nóirín O’Sullivan seems strikingly distant from legal team

By Colm Keena

Anonymous €3m donation to get new UCD athletics track up and running

By Ian O'Riordan

Carew says life in Division Three uniquely competitive

By Seán Moran

Social Affairs

Data analytics staff not obliged to work on abortion campaign

By Peter Geoghegan

Divided Czechs face stark choice in tight presidential run-off

By Daniel McLaughlin

Davos: Donohoe rejects race-to-bottom tax claims

By Joe Brennan

Education

Clonkeen College board faces axe over playing fields row

By Carl O'Brien

Colm Callanan pinpoints the day that changed his hurling career

By Seán Moran

Corruption claims threaten to destabilise Spanish government

By Guy Hedgecoe

Social Affairs

Number of vacant homes in Dublin said to be between 900 and 1,000

By Kitty Holland

Opinion

Momentum growing in UK for referendum on Brexit deal

By Catherine Bearder

Key Brexit MP: ‘astonishing’ no EU relationship negotiated

By Sarah Burns

Business sentiment jumps despite Brexit and rising wage costs

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Craig David: The Time Is Now – Comeback kid seizes the moment

By Louise Bruton

‘Three Billboards’ is not suffering a backlash: some people just didn’t like it

By Donald Clarke

Field Music: Open Here – Charming, clanking art pop with cheese on top

By Dean Van Nguyen

Five Grand Stereo: Sex and Money – the rock opera makes a natural progression

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Clear majority backs abortion on request up to 12 weeks, poll shows

By Pat Leahy

Inside Politics podcast: Repeal side leads, but the fight has barely begun

By Declan Conlon

Repeal side takes early lead after round one of abortion campaign

By Pat Leahy

Turin Brakes: Invisible Storm – no surprises from noughties indie survivors

By Lauren Murphy

The Friel Sisters: Before The Sun – Glasgow girls let their Donegal roots shine

By Siobhán Long

Opinion

Introduction of free votes a maturing development in Irish politics

By Noel Whelan

Editorials

Abortion: early signs of shifting opinion

Bryan Cranston: ‘I was going to become a police officer’

By Donald Clarke

‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’: Zany story of the National Lampoon

By Tara Brady

Abortion poll findings dramatic but attitude change has been gradual

By Damian Loscher

Economy ‘to hit full employment’ in 2019 with record 2.3m in work

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

‘Brexit’s long-term gain offers a massive opportunity for us’

By Michael McAleer

Making hay: the high finance world the GAA in 1950s Monaghan

By Pat Gilsenan

Residential

What can you buy for €399k in France, Spain, Caribbean, Italy and Meath?

By Emma Cullinan

Five of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Going to sleep in the dark and getting up in the dark is not my idea of fun

By Hilary Fannin

Tales from a hospital tea lady: ‘I memorise their names and how they take their tea’

By Graham Clifford

Impromptu days off, dresses with pockets and tiny Yorkies: what’s making you happy?

Work

Jobseekers, it's time to take a hard look at the ‘you’ package

By Olive Keogh

Piping hot performances: The best trad music this week

By Siobhán Long

Selfie protocol and staying on message in and away from the Davos spotlight

By Joe Brennan

Media

Irish-American media investor circles ‘Sunday Business Post’

By Mark Paul

Books

Why did my first book fail? Let me count the ways

Dublin pubs putting the ‘social’ back into corporate responsibility

By Mark Paul

EU has helped transform living standards of Europe’s people

By John FitzGerald

Books

How Party Granny’s WWII stories inspired a bestselling novel

By Jennifer Ryan

Anonymous donation can bring glory days back to Belfield

By Ian O'Riordan

Defending Ireland at Davos, a Business Post bid and 90,000 new jobs

By Úna McCaffrey

Financial Services

European Commission rules against developers in challenge to Nama building homes

By Barry O'Halloran and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

The movie quiz: How mad did Max 2 get in the US?

By Donald Clarke

Róisín Meets podcast: Swapping beer for buddhism

By Jennifer Ryan

Work

What it takes to be a great leader in the 21st century

By Ann Masterson

Liam Toland: Cronin and Ryan show power of motivation

By Liam Toland

Health

My daily routine living with . . . inflammatory bowel disease

Fine Art & Antiques

Guggenheim to White House: No Van Gogh, but here’s a gold toilet

Casey Affleck withdraws from presenting best actress at Oscars

Spacey write-offs, snowy Davos and the world’s richest football clubs

By Laura Slattery

Health

Flu leads to death of 34 people in recent weeks

By Ciarán D'Arcy

New regulations the route to success for IT disposal company

By Eimear McGovern

Your guide to the weekend’s best sporting action

By Patrick Madden

Limerick-based software group AMCS makes another acquisition

By Charlie Taylor

Dell reportedly considering acquisitions or possible IPO

Work

‘It’s still a special place. It’s just so beautiful down here’

By Barbara McCarthy

Life sciences firm Malin looking to raise €31m in new share placing

By Charlie Taylor

One day there’ll be nobody to nag about homework. ‘The little hands will be gone’

By Róisín Ingle

Gardaí seize jewellery worth €100,000 and arrest two people

By Ronan McGreevy

NHL Division 1B: All you need to know ahead of the new season

By Seán Moran

Federer sets up Cilic showdown after Chung retirement

Life & Style

What are your memories of Good Fridays past?

Oireachtas

Weary of dry Good Fridays? Green light for alcohol sale on holy day

By Marie O'Halloran

Gardaí paid €5.7m compensation for injuries while on duty

By Gordon Deegan

UK economy unexpectedly picks up speed but Brexit effect felt

Travel

Want your flight upgraded? Follow these nine tips

By Conor Pope

Science

Oldest known human fossil outside Africa discovered in Israel

By Hannah Devlin

Rugby World Cup 2019 tickets on sale from Saturday

Media

Senior BBC male journalists agree pay cuts after inequality row

Trump says report on firing Mueller is ‘fake news’

Racing

Beer Goggles set for Cheltenham after Richard Woollacott death

Australia avoid ODI whitewash after England’s early collapse

By Vithushan Ehantharajah

Books

Ursula Le Guin: an appreciation by Adrian McKinty

By Adrian McKinty

Bus routes to be diverted from College Green on Monday

By Sarah Burns, Sorcha Pollak and Olivia Kelly

Farming & Food

Sligo healthy snacks company agrees €2m deal with Primark

By Peter Hamilton

Student Hub

Is social media the right platform for #MeToo movement?

Legal team not behind incorrect McCabe allegation, Charleton told

By Colm Keena

The Irish Times Sports Podcast: Episode One

Claims by Rihanna destroyed my firm, woman tells court

Civil servant jailed for a year for selling social welfare records

By Stephen Maguire and Elaine Edwards

Court overturns Birmingham pub bombings inquest ruling

€75k for report examining how to help returning emigrants

By Marie O'Halloran

Health

Group calls for decriminalisation of minor drugs possession by 2022

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Martin says Northern Ireland should still have MEPs after Brexit

By Gerry Moriarty

Brexit may force HSE to provide more services here, court told

By Mary Carolan

Financial Services

Credit unions’ house loan practices ‘concerning’, Central Bank warns

By Laura Slattery

Iain Henderson looking at the bigger picture

Travel

The real Ebbing, Missouri: Welcome to Sylva, North Carolina

Bruton warns primary teacher supply panels may be ‘expensive’

By Ronan McGreevy

Support for repeal will fall in campaign, anti-abortion group says

By Sarah Bardon

Wenger: Arsenal were at fault for Sanchez's missing drugs test

Dermot Earley steps down from position as GPA chief executive

Oprah and Reese Witherspoon gain extra limbs in Vanity Fair photo shoot

By Fiachradh McDermott

Lucy Mulhall’s roundabout journey to Ireland captaincy

By John O'Sullivan

Motors

10 monkeys and a rigged Beetle: Inside VW’s campaign for ‘clean diesel’

By Jack Ewing

Middle East

Palestinians erupt over Trump aid threat without Israel talks

By Mark Weiss

Davos: Trump says ‘America First’ does not mean America alone

By Joe Brennan

Cork-based tech firm Over-C secures contracts worth €20m

By Charlie Taylor

Gardaí warn children of exceptional danger of sharing images online

By Patsy McGarry

Boylesports buys JP Bookmakers

By Barry O'Halloran

Parents need to monitor their children’s internet use, says ISPCC

By Mark Hilliard

Golf

Rory McIlroy closing in on lead in Dubai as play suspended

By Ewan Murray

Loughinisland judge steps down after ‘subconscious’ bias claim

Garda report said ‘evidence’ collected by McCabe indicated ‘paranoia’

By Colm Keena

All of the weekend’s FA Cup team news

Czech vote pits Kremlin-friendly populist against pro-EU liberal

By Daniel McLaughlin

Man who grabbed woman’s genitals caught by victim’s photo

By Tom Tuite

Abroad

America is home to many brave people, but it's no longer the land of the free

By Lisa Tierney-Keogh

12 Strong: A film as pointless as the war that inspired it

By Tara Brady

Offbeat

Police called over Nutella ‘riots’ in French shops

By Lara Marlowe

Cap personal injury awards and tackle fraud, insurance report urges

By Ronan McGreevy

Asia-Pacific

Fire at South Korean hospital with no sprinklers kills 37

NFL Division One: All you need to know ahead of the new season

By Seán Moran

One hundred children make an Irish thriller

Environment

Plastic packaging: Exactly how green are our supermarkets?

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Martyn Turner

Racing

Crackerdancer tries to beat big guns on route to Cheltenham festival

By Brian O'Connor

Judgment reserved on sentence appeal by sex abuser Bill Kenneally

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

Africa

Kabila denies repression in DR Congo in rare press appearance

Power plants face closure as energy market is reorganised

By Barry O'Halloran and Francess McDonnell

LVMH shares climb on back of upbeat outlook and solid results

Angela Merkel wants to wrap up coalition talks within two weeks

By Derek Scally

Science

Ancient jawbone ‘a revolution’ in understanding of human evolution

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Women’s National Football League: Division One previews

USA Gymnastics quiet on board resignation call after abuse scandal

Women’s National Football League: Division Two previews

Farming & Food

Around €803m wiped off Aryzta market cap as analysts downgrade stock

By Peter Hamilton

Caroline Wozniacki has eyes on first grand slam title

By Simon Cambers

Darragh MacAnthony: An FA Cup run means I save cash

By Paul MacInnes

Public fury over online abuse must push big tech to act

By Karlin Lillington

Markets

Aryzta continues to slide but the rising euro that spoils the day

Racing

HRI boss says ‘Dublin Racing Festival’ a long-term project

By Brian O'Connor

Electric Dublin Buses may start running this year

By Harry McGee

World

Canadian billionaire and his wife were murdered, police conclude

Davis backs EU proposals on managing UK’s Brexit transition

By Patrick Smyth

Police raid Moscow cinema showing banned Stalin film

By Marc Bennetts

Rapist told schoolgirl he was a garda, court hears

By Declan Brennan

Body of missing Irish man found in Vienna

By Colin Gleeson

No need for security for costs of appeal over dismissal of damages claim

By Mary Carolan

Uniphar retail margins ‘subbornly low’, shareholders told

By Peter Hamilton

Financial Services

Canada Life claims former executive removed confidential data

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Manchester City won’t rest players in hunt for a quadruple

By Jamie Jackson

Tottenham believe deal to sign Lucas Moura is close

By David Hytner

Horan jailed for coercing girls to send sexually graphic pictures

By Declan Brennan and Aoife Nic Ardghail

Gardaí warn against vigilante activity after latest confrontation

By Elaine Keogh and Sorcha Pollak

Transport

Bombardier wins US trade case taken by Boeing

By Francess McDonnell

Almost 60,000 on ‘unacceptable’ waiting list for driving test

By Marie O'Halloran

Cyclist killed in Donegal following collision with car

By Colin Gleeson

Man dies after fall while taking down Christmas lights

By Pat Flynn

Loughinisland families welcome judge’s stepping down from case

By Gerry Moriarty

Sheffield Wednesday book their place in FA Cup fifth round

At least one dead following shooting in Amsterdam

By Colin Gleeson

Trump returns from Davos to host of Russia inquiry claims

By Suzanne Lynch

Visa delays of more than a year may breach European directive

By Mary Carolan

Alexis Sanchez debuts as Man United ease past Yeovil

By Dominic Fifield

Jurgen Klopp: Daniel Sturridge not assured of game time if he stays at Liverpool

By Andy Hunter