Article Index

Parents are feeling ‘overwhelmed’, survey finds

By Kitty Holland

‘Blackguarded’

An Irish Diary

The Sweeney – An Irishman’s Diary about a new version of an ancient epic

By Frank McNally

Editorials

Syria: seven years of conflict

Remembering Stephen Hawking

Green bin charges are outrageous

Markievicz and Mallin

Editorials

Irish-US relations: Diplomatic skills to be fully tested

For the price of a shovel

Brexit, EU and a digital tax

The Eighth Amendment

Depression and social stigma

The trouble with globalisation

University challenge

Teacher supply and pay discrimination

Misogyny and organised religion

Eddie Jones apologises for ‘scummy Irish’ comment

By Robert Kitson

Irish tech firms raise almost €1bn in funding in 2017

By Ciara O'Brien

Syria’s seven-year war: How Assad has kept his grip on power

By Michael Jansen

Science

Cubic skulduggery and intrigue

By Peter Lynch

Miriam Lord: US gets glimpse of ‘Global Ireland’ that borders on the incomprehensible

By Miriam Lord

Garda to mount anti-terror operation for St Patrick’s Day parade

By Conor Lally

Google founder plans autonomous flying taxis

By Neil Briscoe

Europe Letter: My personal jihadist was a strange fish

By Patrick Smyth

Opinion

Stephen Collins: It is no surprise unionists suspect a conspiracy

By Stephen Collins

‘Syrians are still human beings, they deserve to survive and live normal, respectful lives’

By Sorcha Pollak

Opinion

Is Poland still a legitimate subscriber to the European project?

By Derek Scally

Sinn Féin MLAs ‘very uneasy’ about abortion policy

By Fiach Kelly and Sarah Bardon

Varadkar to offer US visa deal to protect undocumented Irish

By Suzanne Lynch

Property

What will €125,000 buy in Kerry and Dublin?

By Emma Cullinan

New research to focus on impact of EU policy on labour movements

By Barry McCall

Music

‘Sweeney’ – the result of a series of serendipitous events

By Siobhán Long

Business lender Capitalflow to invest €10m in its Dublin office

By Ciara O'Brien

Opinion

The Belfast Agreement is fading, not with a bang but with a whimper

By Newton Emerson

Dyson cuts umbilical with new cordless cleaner

By Ciara O'Brien

Data flows from smart water bottle

By Ciara O'Brien

Lexi teaches a living language that people use in everyday work situations

By Olive Keogh

Hitachi’s new Irish subsidiary will offer IoT solutions

By Ciara O'Brien

Property

How can we minimise tax bill selling small commercial property?

Lofty living in a D8 warehouse for €450k

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Garden surprise on Shelbourne Road just a stroll from the Aviva

By Bernice Harrison

Unowhatimeanharry can prove age no hurdle in the Stayers'

By Brian O'Connor

Ultra modern boomtime house in Glenageary for €1.395m

By Frances O'Rourke

A gardener’s world on Woodbine for €995k

By Alanna Gallagher

Domhnall Gleeson on Peter Rabbit: `It's Peadar . . . What’s ‘rabbit’ in Irish?'

By Donald Clarke

Killiney boom-time home with sauna and au pair quarters

By Frances O'Rourke

Gaelic Games

Downes and Na Piarsaigh eager to add to Limerick’s revival

By Ian O'Riordan

Clutter-free Sandymount semi with storage galore for €725k

By Bernice Harrison

Property

Mayfair-style scheme planned for Kilternan

By Aidan Murphy

People

Ruth Fitzmaurice: Stephen Hawking was a bit of a god to us

By Ruth Fitzmaurice

Fantastic light in Clontarf contemporary for €795K

By Bernice Harrison

‘Puppy’ will have to muster all his power to ride Supasundae to victory

By Brian O'Connor

Not strictly Portobello, but redbrick villa comes close for €550k

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Conditions give Sub Lieutenant a chance for Ryanair glory

By Brian O'Connor

Thurles school giving presentation on sporting achievement

By Philip Reid

Information overload: why companies need to manage their data

By Charlie Taylor

Can we trust Facebook and Twitter to self- regulate?

By Karlin Lillington

Books

Irish writers and the pub: a dying tradition

By Eamon Maher

Generation Z comes of age determined to be different

By John Holden

Irish tech firms make their mark at the ever-growing SXSW event

By John Holden

Peak employment isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

KBC mobile customers to receive loans within one hour of application

By Charlie Taylor

Joanne O’Riordan: How zoom zoom on two blades won my heart

Books

Jury is still out on Julius Caesar’s killing

By Harry Sidebottom

Sonia O’Sullivan: A bike ride into the unknown hits the heights

By Sonia O'Sullivan

PTSB back to black and direct flights to China

By Dominic Coyle

Rugby Statistics: Dominance at the breakdown key for Ireland

By John O'Sullivan

Toys ‘R’ Us to close US stores as it fails to reach rescue deal

PTSB fails to address its gender imbalance

Ditch Jamie Oliver and get creative with Persian delights

By Marie Boran

People

Finland happiest country in the world as Ireland ranks 14th

Law firm at centre of Panama Papers leak to close down

Transport

Hainan Airlines to start first direct Beijing to Dublin flight

By Clifford Coonan

Antonio Conte: Lionel Messi a player ‘born once every 50 years’

By Dominic Fifield

Moment wants you to put down your smartphone

By Marie Boran

Cutting the cord: will Dyson’s latest gamble pay off?

By Ciara O'Brien

Amryt reports strong 2017 as revenues rise to almost €13m

By Ciara O'Brien

Transport

Lufthansa eyes stable pricing after record 2017 profit

Unilever’s Rotterdam move ‘nothing to do with Brexit’

Scientists prove lies spread faster than the truth on Twitter

By Marie Boran

Irish values are American values, Taoiseach tells US audience

ECB tells banks to get tougher on bad loans

EU ombudsman calls for review of Barroso’s Goldman Sachs role

Jacob Stockdale: Ireland's nomad at home on the wing

By John O'Sullivan

Peter Rabbit: A family comedy that will spawn many sequels

By Tara Brady

‘Damo & Ivor: The Movie’: It’s a bad time to make dire jokes about working class wasters

By Donald Clarke

Abroad

What has made Irish-Americans so alienated from their ancestors?

By Aodhan O'Riordain

Cork-based Wisetek creates 25 jobs in US with new Texas facility

By Ciara O'Brien

Books

Garech Browne, thank you. And sorry. And goodbye

By Rosita Sweetman

Losses before tax at Malin increase by a quarter

By Colin Gleeson

Judges condemn ‘personalised attacks and invective’ by Polish media

By Mary Carolan

Fingleton’s impatience irks INBS inquiry chairwoman

Fingleton’s impatience irks INBS inquiry chairwoman

Transport

Ryanair announces flights to Turkey from June

By Colin Gleeson

Music

Electric Picnic 2018 line-up revealed

By Ronan McGreevy

Your Money

Cash is still king but contactless payments lure consumers

By Ciara O'Brien

Farming & Food

Simon Coveney expects beef exports to China by summer

By Clifford Coonan

Gardaí foil murder attempt on Hutch family member in Gorey

By Conor Lally

Environment

Almost all bottled water contains microplastics, study shows

Champions Cup games to be broadcast free-to-air next season

Graham Cummins named Player of the Month

By Emmet Malone

Trump admits making up ‘facts’ in trade meeting with Canadian PM

Environment

Widespread flooding across the southeast after heavy rain

By Ronan McGreevy

British law firm Lewis Silkin opens Dublin office

By Ciara O'Brien

Italian election results expose euro zone inadequacy

By Martin Wolf

No prosecution in case of fisherman’s death off Skerries

By Louise Roseingrave

Belfast rape trial told alleged attack ‘a throwback to days of male entitlement’

By Conor Gallagher

Boy died of asphyxia after becoming entangled in blind cord

By Louise Roseingrave

Eddie Jones drops George Ford for visit of Ireland

US anti-abortion groups urge Taoiseach to retain Eighth Amendment

By Sarah Bardon

Moto Z2 Play’s snap-on accessories set it apart

By Ciara O'Brien

Culture

MyTaxi appoints Alan Fox as new general manager for Ireland

By Ciara O'Brien

Doherty: 12-week time frame necessary for abortion in cases of rape, incest

By Sarah Bardon

Doctor accused over baby’s death failed to act in time, council hears

By Brian Hutton

Woman who died after being hit by car had been dropped off by gardaí

By Stephen Maguire

Grand Slam memories . . . share your stories

By Patrick Madden

Mother-of-four attacked in Drogheda home remains in hospital

By Sarah Burns

Motors

Lamborghini’s SUV is a sell-out weeks after it is unveiled

By Michael Taylor

Civilians flee besieged eastern Ghouta as army advances

Judge hears cases under Garda surveillance after Facebook threat

By Ray Managh

Nominations open for annual Business to Arts awards

By Colin Gleeson

Eddie Jones struggles to put out the flames of video comments

By Gavin Cummiskey

Hopes for EU backing on Brexit transition plan ‘may be premature’

By Patrick Smyth

Joe Schmidt brushes off ‘scummy Irish’ comments

By John O'Sullivan

Henderson to start as Ireland bid for Grand Slam glory

By John O'Sullivan

Student Hub

Why we’re ‘taking back Trinity’

By William Foley

Work

State relaxes rules on work permits for foreign chefs

By Ciara O'Brien

Interim settlement agreed for Cork girl with cerebral palsy

England v Ireland: 10 things you really should know

By Patrick Madden

Education

Yes vote will bring about an Ireland that cares better for women

By Annie Hoey

Joe Schmidt hits back at Matt Williams’ criticism

Balko Des Flos takes flight as Michael O’Leary finally lands a Ryanair

Michael Lowry wins appeal over Moriarty Tribunal legal costs

Belfast rape trial told ‘drunk consent is still consent’

By Conor Gallagher

US hits Russia with sanctions over election meddling

By Sam Fleming and Katrina Manson

Former garda settles action against Channel Islands newspaper

Donald Trump tells Taoiseach he plans to visit Ireland

By Suzanne Lynch

Suspended sentence for man whose mother called garda about cannabis

By Natasha Reid

Art

Winners of Golden Fleece arts and crafts award announced

By Aidan Dunne

Woman admits running unregistered charity shop in Mayo

By Tom Shiel

Man who laundered €600,000 for crime gang jailed for eight years

By Jessica Magee and Aofe Nic Ardghail

Abroad

St Patrick’s Day quiz: 100 questions to test your Irishness

INBS assurances to financial regulator not followed through, inquiry hears

By Laura Slattery

Van der Westhuizen replaced by Nigel Owens for Twickenham game

By Gavin Cummiskey

Should Ireland host Donald Trump? We ask opposing TDs for their views

Travel

Fancy an Easter getaway? Here are a few late offers

By Joan Scales

Facebook offers stripped down version for Irish users with poor connections

Diplomatic war comes to Dublin as Russians invite media to embassy

By Simon Carswell

Education

Students announce end of TCD occupation

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

People

Women’s Podcast: No drama with the Unmanageable Sisters

By Jennifer Ryan

Asia-Pacific

Myanmar willing to take fewer than 400 of 8,000 Rohingya listed

By Hannah Ellis-Petersen

The name’s Boyle ... Danny Boyle to direct next James Bond film

By Donald Clarke

Victims of parliamentary privilege ‘a part of life’, court hears

By Mary Carolan

Spotify sets IPO date for April 3rd

Slovak PM steps down amid protests in wake of murder of journalist

Long-term outlook for Palestinian aid agency in doubt despite pledges

Varadkar reveals aid he gave to Trump over Doonbeg golf course

By Suzanne Lynch

Phone data use ‘did not breach’ Graham Dwyer’s privacy rights

By Aodhan O'Faolain

‘I did all I could,’ father said of child dying in his arms

By Eoin Reynolds

Greater Garda presence only a precaution – St Patrick’s Festival CEO

By Sorcha Pollak

Abroad

Begorrahs begone: Educating my Canadian neigbours about the real Ireland on St Patrick's Day

By Patrick McKenna

Willie Mullins passes Nicky Henderson’s record with 61st Cheltenham winner

By Brian O'Connor

David meets Goliath in Leinster hockey cup final as Corinthians face Rovers

By Johnny Watterson

China wants pragmatic Brexit negotiations, says Coveney

By Clifford Coonan

Sun to set this year on Dublin’s special St Patrick’s vampire

By Mark Hilliard

Markets

European markets buoyed up by insurance heavyweights

Young dancing girls end career of Tehran’s mayor

By Thomas Erdbrink

Orban urges Hungary to vote against migrants and liberal foreign elite

By Daniel McLaughlin

Tony Keenan’s Cheltenham Day Four tips

By Tony Keenan

Suspended sentence for man with child rape video on phone

By Alison O'Riordan and Jessica Magee

President calls for electricity and running water for all Traveller sites

By Kitty Holland

Neighbours’ row over flower beds comes before High Court

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Adam Griggs makes three changes to Ireland side to face England

US joins Nato allies in closing ranks against Russia

Men paid 2½ times more per hour than women at HSBC

Brexit and Trump facilitated by post-crash monetary policy, claims expert

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Bumper Irish growth rate comes with health warning

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Your Fitness

The women using barbells to lift themselves to strength and health

By Sarah Chamberlain

‘Brutal reality’ of forced migration key to legacy of St Patrick

By Mark Hilliard

Cheltenham shows horses could fall at Brexit’s many hurdles

By Tom Peacock in Cheltenham

Priest urges Catholics not to attend Holy Thursday Mass

By Patsy McGarry

Dublin plaza ‘would see 1,600 buses a day’ on Parliament Street

By Elaine Edwards

EU plans 3% digital tax on turnover of large firms - draft

Dublin overtakes London in terms of expense, city report finds

By Aine McMahon

Health

Health inspectors withdraw proposal to close Áras Attracta

By Sorcha Pollak

Gardaí raid illegal cigarette-making factory near the Border

By Elaine Keogh

Irish-trained horses come up just short of unprecedented clean sweep

By Brian O'Connor

Puppy death in-flight: Senators seek to bar animal endangerment

Broadband services getting better despite criticism

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Railway Union closing in on cup double

By Mary Hannigan

Ireland urged to clamp down on corrupt Russian officials

By Jason Corcoran

Rowing: UCD seek a 10th Gannon Cup in the past 11 years

By Liam Gorman

Leo Varadkar under fire for telling Trump Doonbeg anecdote

By Fiach Kelly

Basketball: Killester and UCD Marian battle it out for Super League title

Banks may use bond markets to refinance split mortgages

By Joe Brennan

Cycling: Mark Downey takes the lead in Portugal

By Shane Stokes

Environment

Brown bin waste for recycling increased by 22% in 2016, says EPA

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Trump firm ordered to turn over documents for Russia inquiry

By Michael S Schmidt and Maggie Haberman

Bishop to visit Laois parish where NI abuser priest served in 1950s

By Patsy McGarry

Double All-Ireland wins for Coláiste Pobail Setanta and Scoil Chriost Rí

Bank of Ireland invites applications for New York incubator

By Ciara O'Brien

Filmbase enters liquidation after Arts Council audit

By Donald Clarke

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16591 by Crossheir – Thursday, March 15th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Eddie Jones attempts to put ‘scummy Irish’ slur to bed

By Gavin Cummiskey

Miriam Lord: When a delighted yet tense Leo met Uncle Donald

By Miriam Lord

Arsenal push home their advantage and move on to quarter-finals

By David Hytner

TV & Radio

The Young Offenders: As hilarious as it is touching. A perfect finale

By Peter Crawley

Kerry vet given suspended sentence in dangerous driving case

By Anne Lucey

Limerick braced for the visit of champions Cork City

By Emmet Malone

Golf

Tiger Woods's brush with out-of-bounds shows fire still burning

By Philip Reid

Southgate calls up four uncapped players for friendlies

Sailing: Joan Mulloy targets starting spot in Solitaire du Figaro

By David Branigan