Article Index

10,000 patients in HSE facilities attacked, intimidated by other patients

By Martin Wall

An Easter surprise?

An Irish Diary

London Palling – An Irishman’s Diary on my lifelong struggle to love Britain’s capital city

By Frank McNally

Editorials

Apprenticeships: A welcome growth in numbers

By Carl O'Brien

Facebook and democracy

Take me to your leader

Tracker ‘compensation’

Pope Francis to visit Ireland

Editorials

Politics: Countdown to an election

Counting the cost of Brexit

Waste services and public control

Anglo-Russian relations

Dáil vote on abortion referendum

Man threatened wife with axe on St Patrick’s Day

By Sarah Burns

More accountability in handling personal data is essential

By Helen Dixon

Technical examination continues at Ballymun hotel fire

By Mark Hilliard

Golf

Paul Dunne makes strong start in Dominican Republic

Netherlands and Luxembourg join Ireland as wary of digital tax

By Patrick Smyth

Row over planned 24/7 consultant roles at National Children’s Hospital

By Martin Wall

Taxpayers face €200m bill for underused toll road

By Carl O'Brien

Denis O’Brien notches up his first big win in Red Flag case

By Peter Murtagh

Rise of the standing ovation still runs foul of English theatre etiquette

By Denis Staunton

EU tax proposals are a political move dressed up as a technical argument

By Peter Reilly

The Third Murder: One of the most polarising films of the year

By Tara Brady

Work

Should you erase your digital footprint to progress your career?

By Olive Keogh

Culture

The great Jeremy Corbyn Russian hat conspiracy?

By Donald Clarke

TDs well within rights to vote against holding of referendum

By Noel Whelan

A Winter Light: A Winter Light review – art-inspired music collective

By Lauren Murphy

I Got Life: a marvellous, menopausal mini-odyssey

By Donald Clarke

‘I just want to be an artist. I don’t want to be the queer Christian artist’

By Ed Power

Preoccupations: New Material review – fresh start for band formerly known as Viet Cong

By Eamon Sweeney

Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker: Seedlings All review – Songs of depth and sensitivity

By Joe Breen

Jack White: Boarding House Reach review – Sonic experiments with riffs big enough to burst dams

By Dean Van Nguyen

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

George Ezra: Staying at Tamara’s review – Cheery pop and pep talks

By Louise Bruton

Dear, dirty, lecherous Dubliners...

By Frankie Gaffney

Commercial Property

IBRC unravels web around Seán Quinn family’s assets in India

By Colm Keena

Reflections on a night out with ‘the fam’ – the friends who might as well be family

By Hilary Fannin

The Irish Laboratory Awards announce shortlist packed with ‘vibrant talent’

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

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Captain Coleman back but bearing no grudges

By Emmet Malone

My West Cork dad, a chief petty officer in the British Navy, kept his exploits to himself

By Eileen Walsh

Food

A foolproof recipe for hot cross buns

By Felicity Cloake

Magic words: 'Mum, we made the dinner. It's pan-seared sea bass'

By Róisín Ingle

Ireland hold out hopes for striking difference against Turkey

By Emmet Malone

Repeal campaign seeks to follow marriage equality example

By Pat Leahy

Gaelic Games

Sun shining brightly just now on Limerick hurling

By Seán Moran

Residential

What can you buy for €285,000 in Meath, Italy, Turkey and Bali?

By Emma Cullinan

What makes you happy? Italian men and no Facebook

Waterford hoping to make it four straight home wins when Rovers call

By Paul Buttner

Women feel need for abortion ‘cover stories’ for work, survey author says

By Olivia Kelleher

Katherine Zappone: Twelve-week period is right way to respect women

By Katherine Zappone

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

The story of a street: Douglas Street in Cork is dilapidated no more

By Graham Clifford

Jordan Larmour: ‘I know it’s not always this easy’

By John O'Sullivan

Bundee Aki out of Connacht team due to head injury

By Johnny Watterson

‘The housing crisis started 10 years ago . . . well before Airbnb’

By Ciarán Hancock

TV & Radio

‘Eyes Wide Shut’ meets ‘Father Ted’ in the wesht of Ireland

By Jennifer O'Connell

Belvedere and Blackrock set to serve up cracking schools final

By John O'Sullivan

‘Would you miss me if I was gone?’ ‘Are you talking about . . . suicide?’

By Gabrielle Cummins

I stole €1.75m from An Post to fuel a gambling addiction

By Tony O’Reilly

John FitzGerald: How increasing property tax will make Ireland a fairer society

By John FitzGerald

#WheresZuck, Weinstein debts and the city with best quality of life

By Laura Slattery

Anti-abortion TDs in talks to form cross-party alliance

By Sarah Bardon and Fiach Kelly

Oireachtas

Embarrassment for Taoiseach as Dáil votes by 85-49 to disband ‘spin unit’

By Marie O'Halloran

Airbnb could double Irish workforce to 1,000 within five years

By Ciarán Hancock

Energy specialist UrbanVolt raising €2.5m for US expansion

By Barry O'Halloran

Bank of Ireland chief buys home in Dalkey

By Ciarán Hancock

Ireland has traded jobs for managing the world’s online data

By Mark Paul

Airbnb expansion, a new home for BofI’s chief and alleged forgeries thwart IBRC

By Úna McCaffrey

Two women die after being struck by car in Co Galway

By Aine McMahon

The movie quiz: Who is directing the next Bond film?

By Donald Clarke

SSE and Greencoat tipped as potential buyers of Coillte’s wind farm stakes

By Barry O'Halloran

Liam Toland: The best sides know that information is not intelligence

By Liam Toland

Who is John Bolton, Trump’s hawkish national security adviser?

Work

Wild Geese: A new leaf and three careers in Cape Town

By Barbara McCarthy

SF’s Conor Murphy says notorious paedophile priest abused him

Commercial Property

Forgeries allegedly used to thwart seizure of former Quinn property

By Colm Keena

‘I started a business out of necessity’ – Róisín Lafferty of KLD

By Ruth O'Connor

John Bolton to replace HR McMaster as US security adviser

By Suzanne Lynch

Róisín Meets: Moms Demand Action on US gun control

By Jennifer Ryan

Commercial Property

Former Ires chief executive David Ehrlich chalks up €286,000 bonus

By Charlie Taylor

EU recalls ambassador from Russia in support for UK

Aran Islands pub flooded with beer after burglar leaves taps on

Work

EU data protection regulation: what you need to know

By Jack Nagle

Bernard MacLaverty and Sally Rooney on shortlist for Irish Novel of the Year

By Martin Doyle

Dart services resume after incident on the line

By Ronan McGreevy

Ryan Giggs hails Gareth Bale as he breaks Wales record

Zuckerberg’s slow response reveals long-standing disregard for privacy

By Karlin Lillington

Dublin’s literary pub scene gets a makeover

Rain offers England brief respite after Williamson century

Property

Before and after: bungalow blitzed to capture superb views

By Declan O'Donnell

China’s Tencent loses $51bn in market value in two days

TV & Radio

TV this weekend: Anthony Scaramucci on the Ray D’Arcy show

Cyrus Christie flags racist abuse after World Cup games

By Emmet Malone

Obituaries

Passionate historian who was deeply affected by wartime upbringing

Your Money

Revenue chases ‘handful’ of Help to Buy applicants after audit

By Dominic Coyle

Abroad

'Irish Heart, Coventry Home': City’s Irish share their stories

By Ciaran Davis

Stockdale named Six Nations Player of the Championship

State hires three firms to manage Apple back taxes

By Joe Brennan

GSK pulls out of $20bn race for Pfizer consumer assets

By Martinne Geller

Cate Blanchett: I don’t think I’ve stayed silent on Woody Allen

Patrick Boomer takes gold in Sydney International

By Liam Gorman

Taoiseach defends Brexit talks strategy

By Simon Carswell

MSF pilots new drug regimen to combat tuberculosis in Afghanistan

By Winston Mulanda

Ireland considers expelling Russian diplomats over UK attack

By Simon Carswell

China squares up to Trump over $60bn tariff move

By Clifford Coonan

Woman in critical condition after being hit by cyclist in Ranelagh

By Sarah Burns

‘Weak’ Irish industrial output recorded in January

By Peter Hamilton

Jacob Stockdale and Iain Henderson return to Ulster XV

Added Time: From Antalya to Ballybofey

Johann van Graan makes six changes for Scarlets visit

Larmour out for Leinster’s Ospreys clash as Carbery starts

Roofer convicted of three random violent attacks over five years

By Declan BRENNAN

‘Breakthrough’ drug could offer hope for multiple sclerosis patients

By Sorcha Pollak

Retirement of Ryan report judge an ‘enormous loss’

By Mary Carolan

Cork coroner calls for schools course on dangers of drugs

By Barry Roche

FAI stands to receive up to €2 million from Nations League

There is no ‘classic reaction’ to being raped, Belfast judge says

By Conor Gallagher

Child shot dead during Easter Rising given headstone 102 years on

By Ronan McGreevy

Former AIB boss David Duffy named as England ‘fintech envoy’

By Joe Brennan

Parsons Green Tube bomber Ahmed Hassan jailed for life

By Ian Cobain

Residential

Get Metro smart: homes to buy beside Dublin’s new transport line

Pedestrians killed in Ballinasloe crash named locally

By Daragh Small

Ireland skipper Porterfield hits out at 10-team World Cup

Opel workers demand investment plan from parent

Former solicitor Michael Lynn appears in court via video-link from prison

Middle East

Rebels continue to evacuate besieged eastern Ghouta

Next upbeat after toughest trading in 25 years

‘Inconclusive’ inquiry into drain cleaner use in dental clinic criticised

By Pat Flynn and Gordon Deegan

Judge ‘alarmed’ man with history of paedophilia could move freely in community

By Mary Carolan

€100m Limerick docklands plan could create 1,000 jobs

By Colin Gleeson

Stocks find some support after China-linked jitters

Aer Lingus worker jailed for helping smuggle illegal immigrants into Ireland

Man’s jail term for role in kidnap robbery increased by six years

By Ruaidhri Giblin

Racing

Fairyhouse manager ‘very optimistic’ Easter Festival will beat predicted cold snap

By Brian O'Connor

Is there political method in Trump’s trade madness?

Expulsion of Russian diplomats from Ireland would be ‘unfriendly action’

By Pat Leahy

Leaders demand EU remain exempt from US import tariffs

By Patrick Smyth

Mallow Credit Union to buy Charleville loans

By Barry O'Halloran and Mary Carolan

Prince Harry and ‘great addition’ Meghan Markle visit Belfast

By Amanda Ferguson

Blackrock College blitz Belvedere in first half to win 69th senior cup

By John O'Sullivan

John Tighe given life sentence for murdering 6½-month-old son

By Eoin Reynolds

Greece optimistic on ending 27-year name row with Macedonia

By Daniel McLaughlin

Bombardier welcomes end to Boeing trade case

Markets

Dropbox a bright spot on negative week for Silicon Valley

By Peter Hamilton

World

US charges Iranians with hacking hundreds of universities

BoI to swap logo for charity’s at rugby matches

Gaelic Games

Mayo need to improve to secure top-flight status

By Malachy Clerkin

Datalex signals continued double-digit growth after strong performance

By Charlie Taylor

Carphone Warehouse cuts losses by 70% in Ireland

By Barry O'Halloran

Two arrested as drugs valued at €1.4m seized in west Dublin

Gaelic Games

Na Piarsaigh have capacity to improve to seal replay win over Cuala

By Seán Moran

Possibility of white Easter as snow and ice expected next week

By Ronan McGreevy

Power of Irish bookshops makes for upbeat story

By Laura Slattery

Bad Wolves - from metal hardcore to global success with tribute to Dolores O’Riordan

By Ronan McGreevy

Golf

Fatigued Rory McIlroy bows out of Match Play after Harman defeat

By Ewan Murray

Environment

Environmental ministers: Non-native species must be contained

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Asia-Pacific

More than 150 whales stranded on Australian beach

Environment

Metro Link plan causing ‘concern among generations of people’

By Sarah Burns

World

Incoming president of Peru under pressure to quit

By Tom Hennigan

Gap between Premier League elite and the rest continues to grow

By Jonathan Wilson

Irish fintech start-up Plynk faces funding crisis

By Charlie Taylor

Five Catalan politicians jailed over independence drive

By Guy Hedgecoe

Man jailed for making child porn featuring friend’s sleeping children

By Fiona Ferguson and Isabel Hayes

Avolon sells 41 aircraft to its special purpose company Sapphire

Corbyn sacks Owen Smith as shadow Northern secretary

By Heather Stewart

Rapist left woman with life changing injuries, court told

By Aoife Nic Ardghail

Elon Musk joins #DeleteFacebook effort as Tesla and SpaceX pages vanish

By Julia Carrie Wong

Gunman killed after three shot dead in French attacks

Kilkenny College claim first All-Ireland schoolgirls championship

Environment

Planning permission for 50-acre solar farm in Co Meath refused

By Sorcha Pollak

Salisbury bench where Skripals became ill taken as potential exhibit

By Steven Morris

Varadkar calls for ‘real engagement’ from Britain as EU summit ends

By Simon Carswell

Nationwide protests in Poland against move to restrict abortion

By Derek Scally

Dublin airport scores on social media

Governance issues see ‘valued members’ quit GP group

By Martin Wall

Brexit Border ‘backstop’: Tusk challenges UK to come up with solutions

By Patrick Smyth

Thousands to take part in ‘March for Our Lives’ gun protests

By Suzanne Lynch

Gardaí fear Russian interest in Ireland increasing due to US tech giants

By Conor Lally

Northern Ireland call up U-21 duo Smyth and Lavery

Ireland’s brave new dawn fails to appear in Turkey

By Emmet Malone

Investigators enter Cambridge Analytica’s London offices

Woman who ‘shared’ French supermarket gunman’s life arrested

By Lara Marlowe

Former England women’s boss banned by Uefa for three games

Science

New €30m programme for ground-breaking research

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Martin O’Neill impressed with Declan Rice’s drive on debut

By Emmet Malone

Shane Ross’s judges Bill a ‘dog’s dinner’, claims Attorney General

By Fiach Kelly

Science

Work of geologist, psychologist recognised by Royal Irish Academy

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Education

Enrolment restrictions lifted for five Educate Together schools

By Aine McMahon

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16598 by Crossheir – Friday, March 23rd, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Duncan Weir comes in to steer Edinburgh past Connacht

By Linley MacKenzie

Courtney Duffus double helps Waterford leapfrog Shamrock Rovers

Talks on GP fees in return for improved services expected soon

By Martin Wall

Three arrested, two stolen cars seized after burglary in Tipperary

By Aine McMahon