Article Index

Six-storey apartments ‘are optimal height for affordability’

By Fiach Kelly

Upbeat mood in Westminster as Brexit talks move on to economics

By Denis Staunton

Moscow plays down US threat but Syria crisis hits Russian pockets

By Isabel Gorst

Ulster Rugby and IRFU officials under pressure from sponsors

By Amanda Ferguson

Opinion

Pregnancy after rape: The first step is to remove the Eighth

By Maeve Eogan

How DNA experts can identify Tuam babies: the full story

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Tuam mother-and-baby home remains ‘can be identified’

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Tuam babies campaigners call for exhumation of burial site

By Kevin O'Sullivan

INBS concealed decision to restrict lending from its staff

By Joe Brennan

Circle K to pump €55m into Topaz rebrand and new forecourts

By Mark Paul

Opinion

Noel Whelan: 20 things to remember about the Belfast Agreement

By Noel Whelan

Caveat: why was Buckley’s bodyguard involved in the alleged INM data ‘interrogation’?

By Mark Paul

Jinx Lennon: Grow a Pair!!! review – uplifting cosmic folk from Dundalk

By Eamon Sweeney

Ciaran Lavery: Sweet Decay review – mining darkness to unearth gems

By Lauren Murphy

John Prine: The Tree of Forgiveness review – sounds like an old friend already

By Joe Breen

Francesco Turrisi: Northern Migrations review – delicate, wistful, engrossing

By Cormac Larkin

Manic Street Preachers: Resistance Is Futile review – as edgy as a wet carrot

By Dean Van Nguyen

Culture

Donald Clarke: The curse of the ‘crying laughing’ emoji, aka Blubbing Dipstick

By Donald Clarke

Martyn Turner

‘Abused women know that danger can be lurking everywhere’

By Tara Brady

The Big Bang Brain Theory of reading to babies

By Benji Bennett

Hard Brexit is the most likely outcome - PwC warns

By Peter Hamilton

Commercial Property

UK property group Henley enters Ireland with Bartra venture

By Joe Brennan

Work

Mixing family and business: Recipe for disaster or match made in heaven?

By Eric Clinton and Martina Brophy

Farming & Food

Inside Track: Ania Szewczyk, chef and fitness trainer

By Susan Clarke

Colm Keena: Irish angle in audacious $230m Russian tax fraud

By Colm Keena

Technology

Eir plan to cut 750 jobs may cost over €100m

By Joe Brennan

Farming & Food

Kevin Donnelly, Britvic MD: ‘Our model is well positioned for a hard Brexit’

By Ciarán Hancock

Tighter focus means National Planning Framework more likely to deliver

By John FitzGerald

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

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Kenna hopes Dundalk match can kickstart Bray recovery

By Emmet Malone

Determined Glasgow ready to add to Connacht’s woes

By Gavin Cummiskey

What makes you happy? Rainbows, eggs and a birthday girl

Residential

What can you buy for €250,000 in Galway, Croatia, Italy, Spain and France?

By Emma Cullinan

Recipes

Chicken and mushroom casserole with celeriac mash

By Lilly Higgins

Fail. Fail again. Fail better – the story of my parenting life

By Róisín Ingle

There are worse things to fear than Friday the 13th

By Hilary Fannin

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Gaelic Games

Kerry and Dublin lead the way in availing of April club window

By Ian O'Riordan

Food

Never mind Dublin, is Cork the new culinary capital of Ireland?

By Marie Claire Digby

The movie quiz: Who is about to go (Han) Solo?

By Donald Clarke

Serving Mass on the front to serving pints in Dublin

By Margaret O'Leary

First-time buyers: top tips to help you buy your first home

Atlanta United’s ‘surreal’ rise draws record MLS crowds

By Amy O'Connor

Scouting Ireland’s €1m in State funding to be withheld

By Jack Power

Ulster Bank League: All the final-day permutations

By John O'Sullivan

End of an era as Bective depart the national stage

By John O'Sullivan

Controversial Goosen returns to the fray for Munster clash

By John O'Sullivan

Irish company to showcase ‘breakthrough’ breast cancer drug

By Dominic Coyle

Eir’s €100m redundancy bill, a new forecourt brand and Russian money in Ireland

By Úna McCaffrey

‘Stanford Analytica’, Russian sanctions and scenic airport landings

By Laura Slattery

Work

Imposter syndrome: A fraudulent feeling that’s no respecter of rank

By Olive Keogh

Liam Toland: Ireland must speculate to accumulate in future

By Liam Toland

Trump says US will only join Pacific trade pact if terms are improved

Volkswagen names new boss to steer sweeping overhaul

Asia-Pacific

Rape and murder of Muslim girl (8) in India raises religious tensions

Added Time: Katie Walsh on the race all jockeys dream of winning

Health

Labelling alcohol products: It’s time to put the facts where they belong – on the bottle

By Prof Frank Murray

Wenger’s heart made to beat much quicker in Russian scare

Bank of Ireland names former bookmaker boss as chairman

By Joe Brennan

Iraqi Frankenstein story shortlisted for Man Booker international prize

Ulster look to keep knock-out hopes alive against Ospreys

By Gerry Thornley

Norwegian Air to fly from Shannon to New York daily

By Peter Hamilton

Environment

Irish household carbon emissions worst in EU

By Jack Power

Many adults lack basic knowledge of Holocaust, survey finds

Hungarian journalists admit role in forging anti-migrant ‘atmosphere of fear’

By Dan Nolan and Shaun Walker

Call for debate on sexual violence after ‘rape list’ found in school

By Barry Roche

Travel

The future of flying: Smart seats, gyms, robot waiters and bunk beds

By Conor Pope

Flights by Olga Tokarczuk: ‘enchanting meditation on metamorphosis and connection’

By Tim Groenland

Róisín Meets: From legal briefs to luxury knickers

By Jennifer Ryan

Abroad

Can my American boyfriend work in Ireland as a teacher?

Minella Rocco declared a non-runner in Grand National

SuperValu products to go on sale in Bahrain in €5m deal

By Peter Hamilton

Body found during search for missing swimmer in Galway Bay

By Mark Hilliard

Commercial Property

Hammerson shares slump as Klepierre walks away from deal

When Russian sanctions bite in rural Limerick

By Arthur Beesley

Asia-Pacific

China’s navy to conduct live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait

By Charles Clover and Edward White

Food

Afternoon tea fit for a lord (mayor) at the Shelbourne

By Marie Claire Digby

Farming & Food

Ornua appoints insider John Jordan as new chief executive

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Harvey’s Point invests €1.5m in new conference facilities

By Peter Hamilton

Russia bans Telegram online messaging service

By Isabel Gorst

Employment scheme supervisors may strike over pensions

By Martin Wall

‘Love/Hate’ makers to produce new crime drama for RTÉ

By Laura Slattery

Wait for driving tests could rise to more than a year, union warns

By Martin Wall

Woman loses €60,000 claim over go-kart crash buttock injury

By Ray Managh

JPMorgan posts record $8.7bn first quarter income

Liverpool get the semi-final draw they were after

Arsenal will face Atlético Madrid in Europa League semi-finals

By Stuart James

I’m not anti-Semitic, Lord Mayor of Dublin says after Palestine trip

By Mark Weiss

Bayern Munich confirm Niko Kovac as new manager as of July

Yorkie dog found in plastic bag in rural Co Longford laneway

‘Western’ offers a clever study of toxic masculinity

By Tara Brady

Russia claims Syria chemical attack a ‘fabrication’ by a foreign power

Judge refuses to award Ryanair damages against pilot

By Ray Managh

Aintree Grand National: 10 things you need to know

By Eamon Donoghue

TV & Radio

TV this weekend: The Rock takes on Graham Norton

Abroad

Why did I risk my privacy with home DNA testing?

By Arwa Mahdawi

O’Connell Tower in Glasnevin reopens 47 years after bomb blast

By Ronan McGreevy

Sean O’Brien and Jordan Larmour return to Leinster team

Head of Nobel literature prize panel quits over sex abuse scandal

VAR will not be used in Premier League next season

Players in Blackrock Clinic case urged to consider mediation

By Mary Carolan

Bondholders in Denis O’Brien’s Digicel seek reassurance after rough ride

Prisoner who claimed State failed him as a child gets €50,000

Charleton tribunal: C&AG says Callinan tried to ‘shake belief’

By Gerard Cunningham

Student Hub

Eighth Amendment, Study on profile of med students, Emojis and The Student Digestive

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Obituaries

Cork theologian and lecturer who went to missions in Kenya

East-West relations and mafia violence dominate election in Montenegro

By Daniel McLaughlin

Ipswich fans may regret calling for Mick McCarthy’s head

By Barry Glendenning

Woman settles case over fall in Marks & Spencer store

By Mary Carolan

Politologue pips Min to take JLT Melling Chase at Aintree

‘Deconfliction hotline’ crucial as West prepares to strike Syria

By Michael Jansen

Barrister sues politicians over tweets after abortion radio debate

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Twitter rejects charges from Irish anti-abortion campaigners

By Peter Murtagh

Jaguar Land Rover to cut 1,000 jobs, says source

Thousands expected in Dublin for Irish language street festival

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Record number of home-buyers choosing fixed-rate mortgages

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Klopp braced for showdown with ‘outstanding’ Roma

By Andy Hunter

A Higher Loyalty review: James Comey has a story to tell. It’s very persuasive

By Michiko Kakutani

Mother hit son with cricket bat for not tidying his room

Commercial Property

Regulator approves €95m sale of Elysian Tower

By Barry O'Halloran

Asia-Pacific

Anger in India over two rapes puts government in bind

Church of Ireland bishop supports repeal of Eighth Amendment

By Ronan McGreevy

The weekend’s Premier League team news

Aintree Grand National 2018: The pinstickers’ guide

Taoiseach describes ‘rape list’ at secondary school as ‘worrying’

By Barry Roche

Pensioner attacked taxi-driver after pleasant chat about farmer

By Stephen Maguire

Technology

€500m in European funding for National Broadband Plan

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Markets

European shares rise, but Wall Street turns lower

‘This is Kilkenny, not Mecca’: angry opposition to mosque plan

NI citizens should get vote in referendum on 8th, court told

Relatives of Stardust victims want new inquiry

By Kitty Holland

Varadkar backs decision to withhold funding from Scouting Ireland

By Jack Power and David Raleigh

Jockey who punched taximan has community service reduced

By Sarah-Jane Murphy

Final journey home to Cork for Ireland and Man Utd legend

By Barry Roche

Golf

Paul Dunne leads by three going into weekend at Spanish Open

Senior bankers ‘scared shitless’ as Anglo transactions carried out

By Sarah-Jane Murphy

Taoiseach meets Aughinish management over US sanctions

By David Raleigh

Gardaí investigating after man discovered in park dies

By Colin Gleeson

INM announces plan to protect journalists’ data

By Colm Keena and Pat Leahy

Former INBS executives did not abide by lender’s guidelines, inquiry told

By Barry O'Halloran

Clashes continue as Palestinians gather for third Friday protest

By Mark Weiss

Trump calls Comey a ‘slimeball’ after book details emerge

Aughinish Alumina supply contract hit by Russian parent’s US sanctions

Health

Number waiting for outpatient treatment rises to record level

By Mark Hilliard

Women’s rights activists stage rally outside Ulster rugby ground

By Amanda Ferguson

Bill Cosby’s main accuser tells trial: ‘I am here for justice’

Wall St drops as JP Morgan leads bank stocks lower

Michael Goolaerts' death puts sports tragedies in perspective

By Ian O'Riordan

Garda communications chief denies he was told to brief against McCabe

By Gerard Cunningham

Girl bitten on the lips by dog settles case for €92,000

Dysfunctionality of DUP suggested at public inquiry

Health

Orla Tinsley feels like ‘a teenager again’ after double transplant

By Colin Gleeson

Outrage over lyrics of prizewinning duo accused of anti-Semitism

By Derek Scally

Varadkar reveals his inner Trekkie at Limerick’s Troy Studios

By David Raleigh

Trinity pip UCD in men’s eights final at University Championships

By Liam Gorman

Conor Murray lands huge kick to give Munster narrow win

Fine margins may make all the difference in Shanghai

By Giles Richards

Obstetricians to agree principles if Eighth Amendment repealed

By Elaine Edwards

Man arrested after truck driver dies at Rosslare Europort

By Colin Gleeson

Trump attorney Michael Cohen under criminal investigation

Repeal campaigner accuses anti-abortion campaigner of ‘sustained attack’

By Colin Gleeson

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16616 by Crossheir – Friday, April 13th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Ulster keep playoff hopes alive with battling win over Ospreys

By Gerry Thornley

Connacht’s woes get no better as Glasgow run out easy winners

Dundalk forced to work harder than expected in seeing off Bray

By Emmet Malone

Bohemians strike a late, late winner to break Rovers hearts

Roma a force to be reckoned with under Di Francesco

By Paolo Bandini

Guardiola says it is possible for Man City to blow 13-point lead

By Jamie Jackson

Surge by Etel Adnan

By Ian Maleney

Brexit or UKExit? Twelve predictions about Northern Ireland’s future

By Brendan O'Leary

Murmur by Will Eaves

By Houman Barekat

Daphne by Will Boast

By Seán Hewitt

An Irish Diary

An Irishman’s Diary about Noel Hill’s Connemara nightmare

By Frank McNally

Divorce leave

Thinking Anew – The slow road to enlightenment

By Fergal Mac Eoinín

Editorials

Tuam babies: the case for exhumation

A sure thing

Not tonight, Lady Hamilton

Rhetorical questions

The Belfast Agreement

Glass half full

Garda vetting frustration

Cystic fibrosis and genome project

Legal writing and gobbledygook

Editorials

Democracy and the media: time to face reality

Lord mayor in Ramallah

The Eighth Amendment