Article Index

Una Watters and the Sword of Light

Protests and climate change

Editorials

The Irish Times view on stress at work: Under pressure

‘Early speedbumps in new football rules’

Mars landing

Academic calibre of trainee teachers dips, report finds

By Carl O'Brien

Wrapping it in the flag

Fiscal council in stinging attack on Government’s budgetary policy

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

A typeface for irony

Work, stress and alcohol

Use of Eircodes

Confidentiality and repaying drug costs

Pharmacists and abortion

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the broadband report: Where next for the tender?

International air travel and security checks

Brexit – increasing uncertainty despite deal

Naughten told sole broadband bidder its price was too high

By Pat Leahy

Opinion

Little wonder EU is now the prime target of populists

By Bobby McDonagh

Opinion

Saudi crown prince’s position as leader of the Arab world is now questionable

By Michael Jansen

Renewal of children’s passport will be possible online from today

By Conor Pope

Dublin football agency kicks €17m dividend to Jorge Mendes

By Mark Paul

Middle East

Defiance in Bedouin hamlet as Israel prepares to demolish it

By Mark Weiss

Travel

Walk for the Weekend: Maximum scenic reward, minimum investment of time

By John G O'Dwyer

Kainos expands to Canada as revenue grows to nearly €68m

By Francess McDonnell

Racing

Footpad on course for a return to action over Christmas

By Brian O'Connor

Peace tourism: Building a shared future on the walls of Derry

By Freya McClements

Landmark office scheme in Dublin 8 for rent at €45 per sq ft

By Justin Comiskey

Rise in pupil numbers exempt from Irish study due to stress

By Carl O'Brien

Brexit overshadows Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil talks

By Fiach Kelly

‘You don’t know what you have to do to keep them happy’

By Colm Keena

74: Hyundai Kona – Striking looks sets off impressive compact crossover

Film

Sarah Silverman: You can't swear in front of a child but there are school shootings

By Donald Clarke

Opinion

Kathy Sheridan: We should follow Europe’s lead on daylight saving

By Kathy Sheridan

Music

Trick Mist: Both Ends review – Warmth, rage, complexity, beauty

By Zara Hedderman

Music

Sound ideas for musical equality, but still no wider vision

By Michael Dervan

Martyn Turner

National broadband plan was in crisis long before the Naughten controversy

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

73: Volkswagen Up – As far as small city cars go this is hard to beat

72: Toyota Yaris – providing reliable, safe, roomy transport for not a lot of money

71: Volkswagen Touran – Motoring’s answer to the Dunnes Stores anorak

70: Range Rover & Range Rover Sport – mobile luxury only a Rolls can beat

69: Volvo S90 (V90) – Smart looks and sharp handling from this Swede

68: Honda Jazz – van-like versatility comes with top level build quality

67: Jaguar XF – Showing its age but steering and chassis still top notch

66: Alfa Romeo Stelvio – More proof there is life left in this brand

65: Volkswagen Tiguan – Pleasant crossover but price is crippling its sales

64: BMW 4 Series & Gran Coupe – Exceptionally good to drive

63: Fiat 500 – Prolonging its career with successive visits to plastic surgeon

62: Seat Arona – May be an Ibiza on stilts but a good crossover bet

61: Peugeot 308 – a cracking hatchback lost in the rush to crossovers

60: Nissan Qashqai – best-selling contender surprisingly engaging to drive

New tenants take the last of the rental space at the Exchange

By Justin Comiskey

59: Audi Q5 – All you need in a premium crossover - except soul

European tech entrepreneurs call for reform of employee share option

By Charlie Taylor

58: Renault Megane – Arguably the best-looking family five-door out there

57: Volkswagen T-Roc – Positives are the looks but it’s generic inside

56: Skoda Kodiaq – Big, comfortable, beautifully made, and very, very roomy

55: BMW 7 Series – Not up to S-Class rival but a worthy contender

55: Audi A7 – Gorgeous premium car that deserves electric power

54: Jeep Compass – unquestionably Jeep’s best current product

52: Tesla Model S – Flawed poster boy of luxury electric

51: Hyundai Ioniq – Impressive multi-flavoured electric all-rounder

50: BMW X3 – Best of the Bavarian’s X range of SUVs

Swift’s children: ‘I don’t think there is a kid who isn’t fascinated with giants and little people’

By Dave Rudden

London Briefing: Ice-cream pioneer Thatcher shortlisted as face of £50 note

By Fiona Walsh

UK lender targeting ‘people with bad credit’ to move into Irish market

By Fiona Reddan

Fiscal council losing patience with annual budget trickery of finding €1bn

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Your Money

The 83,600 women still identified by the State as ‘wife’

By Fiona Reddan

Department of Education pays €24m for DIT building on Cathal Brugha Street

By Jack Fagan

First Drive: Mercedes-Benz B Class is as boxy as ever

By Michael Sheridan

Gaelic Games

Committee chairman mounts stout defence of new football rules

By Paul Keane

Advertising Feature

Irish Sponsorship Awards shortlist announced after record year

Residential

Expansive living off Killiney Hill for €1.195m

By Frances O'Rourke

‘I’m 35 years old and I feel like my life is turning into nothing’

By Sorcha Pollak

Food

Soup season is here again – bring on the broth

By Lilly Higgins

Film

There’s an eight-hour movie coming to the Irish Film Institute

By Donald Clarke

I’ve become an embarrassing feature in the world of my two daughters

By Conor Pope

Quality of life for older people increases with age, research shows

By Paul Cullen

Three years after my mother’s death I can’t remember her voice

By Laura Kennedy

Killiney site sold for €9.5m set for major apartment project

By Jack Fagan

Rugby

Chris Farrell: Ireland can prosper under namesake Andy

By Declan Rooney

Gaelic Games

Are new rules a thinly veiled attempt to take down Dublin?

By Paul Keane

Advertising Feature

‘Tis the season to be cosy – eight winter breaks from Ireland’s Blue Book

Rugby

Jared Payne: Schmidt will be eager to finish on a high

By Michael Sadlier

‘I’m disappointed my daughter didn’t tell me sooner she is gay’

By Trish Murphy

Is Brexit the apocalypse?

By Edwin Coomasaru

Gaelic Games

Change is a hard sell in the GAA and new rules are a big change

By Seán Moran

Republic ‘most prosperous in a decade’ but health system lags

By Colin Gleeson

José Mourinho praises David de Gea after wonder save

By Paul Wilson

Budget blues; no Amigo; and keeping the price down on broadband

By Dominic Coyle

World Chess Championships on the brink of Armageddon

By Bryan Armen Graham

Unilever, Nestle in fight to buy GSK’s Indian Horlicks business

A coffee community oasis, and not an unsmiling barista in sight

By Rose Doyle

Music

The Redneck Manifesto: The How review – Stellar return from Dublin instrumentalists

By Eamon Sweeney

Gordon D’Arcy: Farrell’s way of playing will bring Ireland in a new direction

By Gordon D'Arcy

World

Trump says he may cancel Putin meeting over Ukraine

Exaggerated rumours of death in Ballybrack; D’Arcy says Schmidt’s standards are here to stay

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Abroad

Irish teachers: Fancy a few years working in the US?

By Peter McGuire

Science

Chinese scientists defends work on ‘first genetically edited babies’

Under-fire Republican wins Mississippi Senate vote

Experian deal in trouble after watchdog warns of competition concerns

By Charlie Taylor

Dublin soccer club fake player’s death to get match called off

By Emmet Malone

€700,000 per acre sought for Maynooth residential site

Microsoft’s stock market value catches up with Apple

LinkedIn’s Irish subsidiary pays $127m on $2.67bn profit

By Charlie Taylor

TV & Radio

SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Harry Leslie Smith, ‘world’s oldest rebel’, dies aged 95

Government not out of the woods on broadband issue

By Jennifer Bray

TV & Radio

Netflix reveals plans to adapt Roald Dahl stories

British chancellor admits UK will be worse off after Brexit

Irish technology company Exaxe acquired in deal worth up to €11.6m

By Charlie Taylor

Full facts of CervicalCheck scandal ‘debacle’ yet to emerge, conference hears

By Paul Cullen

Food

Quick and easy comfort food without the heaviness

By Grainne Kelliher

Property

Fairy-tale castle on its own island for €90k in grand pre-Christmas auction

By Orna Mulcahy

Facebook Ireland pays €38m tax on €251m profit

By Peter Hamilton

‘Dead’ Ballybrack player learned of demise from friends’ calls

By Vivienne Clarke

Golf

Ever made a hole-in-one? The odds are very much against you

By Philip Reid

Harvesting: a tale of two covers

By Lisa Harding

‘I was a street footballer full of hope’ – Robbie Keane retires

Axa raises profit targets in wake of $15 billion XL deal

Retail sales remain flat in October but up in year-on-year terms

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Film

Creed II: Little else this season has been so entertaining

By Donald Clarke

Food

Food Month tour takes readers on restaurant safari

AIB confirms move to sublet Eir’s headquarters in Dublin 8

Criminal Assets Bureau seizes vehicles worth €130,000 in raids

By Conor Lally

Varadkar and Donohoe defend budget against fiscal council attack

By Harry McGee

Number of hospital patients on trolleys passes 100,000 mark for this year

By Paul Cullen

Work

Irish companies encountering recruitment difficulties, survey finds

By Peter Hamilton

32 county winners announced in Irish schools competition

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

CervicalCheck controversy helping to improve uptake of HPV vaccine

By Paul Cullen

History

Funding of €4.3 million to save historic buildings

By Olivia Kelly

Greyhound racing to start at 8.18am in Kilkenny and Waterford

By Conor Kane

Limerick man jailed for seven years for child abuse

By Declan Brennan

Transport

CityJet named regional airline of the year

By Peter Hamilton

Environment

Log cabin housing ‘would set a dangerous precedent’

By Olivia Kelly

Lion Air crash plane was ‘not airworthy’ on penultimate flight

Last remaining broadband bid ‘has not changed’, says Taoiseach

By Marie O'Halloran

Mother of forcibly removed newborn seeks damages against agency

By Mary Carolan

May’s Brexit plan to make people £1,100 worse off, UK government says

Central Bank leaves mortgage rules unchanged

By Laura Slattery

Move-in dates for luxury development unchanged after water leak

By Peter Hamilton

China vows to retaliate if US imposes sanctions over Xinjiang

By Clifford Coonan

AIB pay negotiations with union move to WRC

By Peter Hamilton

Sarri put Kante in his place after Spurs defeat

Dutch rail company to pay compensation over role in Holocaust

By Daniel Boffey

Conor McGregor gets six-month driving ban for speeding

By Conor Forrest

Stolen Renoir triggers police hunt for three suspects

Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel due out next year

Sinn Féin chief rails against State permit for UK moneylender

By Marie O'Halloran

Abroad

Novelists Edna O’Brien and William Kennedy among winners of award for Irish abroad

By Elaine Edwards

Man pleads guilty to publishing name of woman at centre of Belfast rape trial

By Alan Erwin

Dolphin spotted swimming up river Liffey in Dublin city centre

By Sarah Burns

EU plans to be climate neutral by 2050

By Patrick Smyth

Jail for thief who failed to see consequence of robbing clairvoyant’s

By Sonya McLean

Convicted rapist entitled to unpaid pension arrears

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Ukraine imposes martial law and warns of ‘full-scale war’ with Russia

By Daniel McLaughlin

Media

Newspaper publishers seeking payment from online tech giants

By Patrick Smyth

William Goldman’s adventures in the sports trade

By Dave Hannigan

Interiors

Playboy mansion contents go on sale: silk pyjamas and velvet slippers anyone?

By Alanna Gallagher

CarTrawler sees profits increase as it eyes new opportunities

By Charlie Taylor

Former Labour TD wins dangerous driving appeal and has driving ban lifted

By Gordon Deegan

CervicalCheck controversy: Lessons must be learned, says Harris

By Paul Cullen

Digit explores new frontier with ‘Star Trek’ game

By Ciara O'Brien

‘I live my life so that others can have a better life’

By Arlene Harris

Ireland face daunting task in World Cup opener

By Johnny Watterson

Man who touched bus passenger’s shoulder with penis is before court

By Sonya McLean

World

Chile enables gender change over 14 years of age in official records

Trump steps up attack on Federal Reserve’s monetary policy

Accela opens European hub in Dublin

By Ciara O'Brien

Brexit: No deal may see pound tumble, inflation soar – Bank of England

China’s richest capitalist Jack Ma revealed as Communist Party member

By Clifford Coonan

An Irish Diary

A soldier’s song (of sixpence) the real man behind the ballad of Patrick Sheehan

By Frank McNally

A pub with a difference: Czech in at the robot bar

Father killed when parked car struck by speeding vehicle pursued by gardaí

By Patsy McArdle

Magnus Carlsen retains his world chess crown

Parents pay tribute to ‘wee fighter’ baby Cormac after inquest

By Louise Roseingrave

Farming & Food

UK watchdog to probe Lakeland-LacPatrick merger

By Barry O'Halloran

Former US envoy to Ireland rails against ‘troubling’ Trump

By Simon Carswell

Dublin woman died after nightdress became entangled on bed post

By Louise Roseingrave

‘Hundreds’ of extra PSNI officers needed for Border after Brexit

By Gerry Moriarty

Sterling crash forecast by Bank of England would crush Irish exports

By Cliff Taylor

News of dead ringer’s demise greatly exaggerated by Ballybrack

By Mary Hannigan

Businessmen claim ‘vulture fund’ has ‘concocted’ receiver appointment

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Digicel earnings rise as bondholder talks enter crunch phase

By Joe Brennan

Adviser told Paudie Coffey to focus on trying to keep Dáil seat

Taoiseach slates ‘Seanad filibuster’ of judicial appointments law

By Marie O'Halloran

Four arrested over assault of referee after Co Offaly soccer match

By Eoghan MacConnell

Germany flags fiscal and monetary integration as priorities

By Derek Scally

Schools awarded yellow flags for efforts to increase diversity

By Daniel Comer

Cliftonville striker convicted of distributing indecent image of child

By Alan Erwin

Selfless acts of bravery marked at water safety awards

By Daniel Comer

Hate speech against immigrants and Travellers ‘widespread’ online

By Carl O'Brien

India has no plans to recover body of missionary killed by tribe

Attacks on British contractors’ compound in Kabul kill at least 10

Bill banning Israeli settlement goods moves a step closer to passing

By Marie O'Halloran

How rugby and the NFL found common ground on concussion

By Ian McMahan

Wind warnings for Storm Diana lifted after gusts of 120km/h

By Conor Pope

Pharmacist admits dispensing painkillers not in accordance with prescriptions

By Mark Hilliard

Ireland 95% short of emissions reduction target, Bruton admits

By Harry McGee

Firefighter claims career ended by injury during training exercise

Migrant caravan languishes in filthy conditions on Mexico-US border

Respite hours for disabled fall as demand increases

By Paul Cullen

Scouts dealing with 80 more cases of alleged sexual abuse

By Jack Power

Markets

Trade war fears ease on news that Trump will meet Xi

By Barry O'Halloran

A quarter of suicides connected with perceptual difficulties - study

By Conor Pope

Do ‘senior republicans’ decide Sinn Féin policy, Taoiseach asks

By Marie O'Halloran

Amazon to open up machine-learning algorithms to Web Services customers

By Ciara O'Brien

Rugby

O’Gara open to linking up with Ireland under Andy Farrell

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach issues most vicious threat - banning doughnuts

By Miriam Lord

Democrats back Pelosi for US Congress speaker role

By Suzanne Lynch

Judge asked to release papers on US bid to force Facebook to decrypt Messenger dialogues

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16812 by Crossheir – Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Liverpool down and almost out in Paris

By Andy Hunter

Eriksen keeps Tottenham’s heads above water

By David Hytner

Chilling Brexit report might send MPs running to a ‘Norway plus’

By Denis Staunton

Chelsea players called in for individual Sarri meetings after Tottenham debacle

By Dominic Fifield

Dáil votes down proposal to fully decriminalise abortion

By Jennifer Bray

New US visa deal for Irish citizens passes first Congress hurdle

By Suzanne Lynch