Article Index

Angling Notes: ‘Salmon of the River Lee’ an engaging read

By Derek Evans

Claim Aer Lingus staff stealing from passengers is ‘outrageous’

By Ronan McGreevy

Editorials

Irish Times view on arson attack in Donegal: calling out racism

Editorials

Irish Times view on teaching standards: Matching reality and ambition

Five direct provision centres oversubscribed with others almost full

By Sorcha Pollak

Departments clash over changes to short-term rentals

By Jennifer Bray

Abortion services helpline being finalised for new year

By Jennifer Bray

Minister’s plans for gift-voucher expiry charge falters

By Conor Pope

Access to new drug to be extended to all cervical cancer sufferers

By Jennifer Bray

Providing mobile broadband could cost up to €1.8bn

By Colm Keena

Dublin team invents way to drive superbugs around the U-bend

By Paul Cullen

HSE ordered to ensure abortion availability from January 1st

By Jennifer Bray and Paul Cullen

Government lambasted for approach to big social problems

By Brian Hutton

Health services on offshore islands need range of improvements

By Paul Cullen

At least 18 affected by CervicalCheck issue still waiting for slides

By Jennifer Bray

Irish citizens in North unlikely to have vote in European elections

By Jennifer Bray

Leo Cullen wary of Dempsey’s input to Bath think-tank

By Gavin Cummiskey

Aer Lingus passengers who do not use flight mode risk sky-high charges

By Conor Pope

TV View: Republic breathe a sigh of relief as North draw the short straw

By Mary Hannigan

As Poland hosts climate talks, Paris agreement looks frayed

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Gaelic Games

Cavanagh believes attacking mark may change shape of things for forwards

By Seán Moran

Harris must explain his volte face on abortion

By William Binchy

An alternative to ‘carbon-intensive’ lifestyle

Season’s roadworks

Why did the dolphin swim up the Liffey?

Demolishing Dublin's heritage

The height of the Hauntings Soldier

‘Toxic masculinity’: is the term obligatory?

Steps to resolve housing crisis

North Down on Brexit: ‘The DUP threatens the union more than Sinn Féin’

By Simon Carswell

Farming & Food

Rise in sales of Tullamore Dew helps Scottish parent reduce losses

By Charlie Taylor

IMI makes FT’s business school rankings for the first time

By Charlie Taylor

Music

Kate Bush: The Heathcliff, Peter Pan and Othello connections

By Patrick Kelleher

EU ‘will miss UK’ amid slow capital markets union progress

By Joe Brennan

Abject lack of clarity over religious role in new maternity hospital

By Una Mullally

How Waterford uses the arts to heal minds as well as hearts

By Sylvia Thompson

Households to spend average of €2,700 on Christmas shopping

By Conor Pope

Work

Personal assistants are a delightful luxury few bosses need

By Pilita Clark

Media

Netflix’s next big push is on kids’ content

By Laura Slattery

Developer Crean buys Apollo House in Dublin for more than €50m

By Conor Pope

Bank of America completes Brexit switch with 100 staff moving to Dublin

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Books

Opposing violence against women through literature

By Lynn Buckle

Insurer Laya in good health as profits jump to €19.9m

By Charlie Taylor

Tuarascáil

Leabhar nua, Our Tangled Speech, le seoladh

Burning question: what’s the best citrus-scented candle?

By Conor Pope

Cobalt mining shows clean energy revolution comes at a price

By Zoe Dawson

Government watchdog continues to monitor money-laundering scandal

By Charlie Taylor

Pricewatch: Apple won’t replace MacBook Pro after two breakdowns

By Conor Pope

The hand-made tale: Christmas presents with real heart

By Conor Pope

State companies still highly exposed to UK as Brexit looms

By Charlie Taylor

Cautious Ireland rightfully wary of a Chinese ambush

By Stephen Findlater

Racing

O’Leary warns against Irish racing being ‘shoved down some internet pipe’

By Brian O'Connor

An Irish Diary

Rev Henry Cooke, the ‘Presbyterian pope’ acted on unionist fears

By Denis Fahey

Checking out Brexit

A credit to Ireland

Tuarascáil

An chritic úr agus Irisleabhar Mhá Nuad

By Liam Mac Amhlaigh

Tuarascáil

Athrú réime

By Alan Titley

State companies and Brexit, Apollo House’s sale, and Christmas shopping

By Ciarán Hancock

Your Fitness

Weight-loss diary: It’s time to face my nemesis – running

By Rachel Flaherty

Markets

Asian shares, oil soar on Sino-US trade truce

Ken Early: A draw now feels like defeat for teams chasing City

By Ken Early

Mortgage approvals jump in October as value also rises

By Charlie Taylor

‘I encourage people to take clinical trials, they can make a huge difference’

By Rob O'Halloran

Golf

Jon Rahm turns final round in Bahamas into victory procession

Former judge appointed chairman of banking culture board

By Peter Hamilton

Obituaries

Ben Caraher: leading strategist and policy formulator with the SDLP

By Eamon Hanna

Abroad

The Roscommon man who became a sumo wrestler in Japan

By JJ O' Donoghue

Mick McCarthy recalls unfinished business with Switzerland

By Emmet Malone

Employment growth slows in Irish manufacturing sector

By Peter Hamilton

Youghal remembers local men who died in two world wars

By Barry Roche

Liverpool strike late to win derby; The Republic breathes a sigh of relief

Shell yields to investors by setting target on carbon footprint

By Anjli Raval, Leslie Hook and Attracta Mooney

Culture

Billy Connolly announces his retirement from live performance

7 tips to beat stress

Music

Kylie Minogue @3Arena Dublin: Everything you need to know

By Louise Bruton

Belfast retailers reopen following August fire

By Francess McDonnell

Spurs fan arrested for throwing banana skin after Aubameyang goal

Early morning racing? Gambling really has gone to the dogs

By Brian O'Connor

Southampton have parted company with Mark Hughes

More than €250,000 of cannabis seized in Monaghan

Let’s be honest about what’s really driving Brexit: bigotry

By Matthew d’Ancona

The Offload: Competition looks fierce for 31 spots for Japan

By Gavin Cummiskey

Pension regimes struggle to gain trust of workers, says OECD

By Dominic Coyle

John Curran murder accused refuses to abandon bail application

By Bill Corcoran

Books

What really happened in the Four Courts at the start of the Civil War

Economy

UK politics struggles with the idea of being ‘trapped’ in the backstop

By Cliff Taylor

Added Time: Is Euro 2020 qualification now a certainty? Let’s get carried away

Michael Ferris jailed for five years over death of Anthony O’Mahony

By Alison O'Riordan

How to improve Ireland’s small towns? ‘Irish Times’ readers share their ideas

Income at Maughan family’s Convest almost triples

By Colin Gleeson

Africa

Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by clone

Hundreds of foreign students left frustrated and confused at college closure

By Sorcha Pollak

Socialists suffer setback in Andalusia as far-right party surges

Dutch court rejects man’s request to be 20 years younger

Frank Warren putting wheels in motion for Wilder-Fury II

Waterford man jailed for abuse of two sisters and third woman

By Sonya McLean

Theresa May: ‘I will still have a job in two weeks’ time’

By Gerry Moriarty

Far-right breaks into Spanish mainstream with Andalusia election

By Guy Hedgecoe

Economy

Foreign firms account for most of State’s industrial output

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Serial killer Robert Black died of heart failure, inquest hears

Leinster to be without Jack McGrath for four to six weeks

By Johnny Watterson

LK Shields announces merger with Kilroys Solicitors

By Peter Hamilton

Accused ‘heard laughing’ after murder victim thrown into river

By Barry Roche

This turbulent monk: Did the CIA kill vocal war critic Thomas Merton?

By Soline Humbert

Middle East

Arabs blame George HW Bush for decades of conflict and despair

By Michael Jansen

Film

‘I’m pretty buzzing’: Irish actor Jessie Buckley wins best newcomer award in Britain

By Deirdre Falvey

Family of Kerry farmer claim ‘justice not served’ by court

By Alison O'Riordan

Qatar to quit Opec over relations with neighbours

NFL round-up: Patrick Mahomes can keep Chiefs in Super Bowl hunt

By Daniel Comer

Abroad

Have your say: Have you witnessed the effects of climate change?

Revenue seizes 8m cigarettes after x-ray exposes smuggler

‘The Irish Times’ leads business journalist awards

By Colin Gleeson

Jurgen Klopp charged by English FA for derby celebrations

Judd Trump: Ronnie O’Sullivan is ‘living on a different planet’

VAR to be used in Champions League knockout stages

Environmentalist challenges removal of status for rare mussel

Wall St continues US-China trade war truce rally

David Attenborough: Mass extinction is ‘on the horizon’

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Teacher learnt of college closure on his wedding day

By Brian Hutton

Jail for robber who left woman (81) helpless on ground

By Aoife Nic Ardghail

KPMG elects new managing partner to take up role in May

By Colin Gleeson

Your Family

Do doctors make better parents, or parents make better doctors?

By Sheila Wayman

Man acquitted of sexually assaulting sleeping woman

By Brion Hoban

Commercial Property

Firm sues former partners over unfinished Clarion Quay development

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Asia-Pacific

China’s next great leap forward? Frugal weddings

By Clifford Coonan

Work

Is gender segregation the new norm on Wall Street?

Middle East

Yemen conflict foes set to attend first peace talks since 2016

Taxi driver was ‘brutally, viciously, inhumanely’ killed

By Eoin Reynolds

Girvan Dempsey secure at the heart of Bath overhaul

By Gavin Cummiskey

Apple-distinguished school with Irish at it’s core

Jail for man who handed shopkeeper note demanding €20,000

By Fiona Ferguson

Middle East

Violence drives more than 100,000 women to strike in Israel

By Mark Weiss

Supreme Court hears appeal over slopping out in prisons

By Mary Carolan

Judge restricts vulnerable man’s use of social media

By Mary Carolan

Former soldier apologises for Ballymurphy killing

Macron silent as ‘yellow vests’ mobilise for another Paris protest

By Lara Marlowe

Markets

US-China trade truce triggers European share surge

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

‘Dark day for Europe’ as Soros-funded university quits Hungary

By Daniel McLaughlin

Michael van Gerwen: only Gary Anderson can halt world title bid

Books

Breandán Mac Suibhne wins €10,000 Michel Déon Prize for Non-Fiction

By Martin Doyle

GSK buys US cancer drugmaker Tesaro for hefty $5.1bn

Glencore appoints industrial mining chief

No legislation in place to specifically deal with ‘crow bangers’

By Anne Lucey

Brexit: A guide to the crucial week ahead

By Pat Leahy

Turbines at Moneypoint power station out of action due to ‘forced outage’

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Economy

US factory activity grows amid surge in new orders, survey finds

Box-office Tyson Fury evokes memories of Muhammad Ali

By Kevin Mitchell

Backstop will be ‘painful’ for both EU and UK, says attorney general

By Denis Staunton

Markets rally but questions remain on specifics of US-China trade truce

By Suzanne Lynch

Racing

O’Brien family again set for Group One clash in Hong Kong

By Brian O'Connor

FA Cup draw: Wolves will welcome Liverpool to Molineux

Shares in Ted Baker dip as inquiry set to look into working practices

Kerry farmer killing: Provocation ‘a controversial defence’

By Conor Gallagher

Cox outlines pragmatic defence for Brexit to Commons sceptics

By Denis Staunton

Sports Direct chief calls for 20% tax on online sales

By Jonathan Eley

Turning Apollo House into ‘cash cow’ is upsetting – trade union official

By Elaine Edwards and Ronan McGreevy

New College Green plaza plan to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála

By Olivia Kelly

Laya subject of HSE legal claim over alleged €20m-plus loss

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Nurses and doctors told not to call patients ‘love’ or ‘dear’

By Brian Hutton

Ireland able to agree extradition deal with UK, conference hears

By Conor Gallagher

Girl (8) ‘so happy’ as missing assistance dogs are found

By Conor Pope

Technology

Head of MI6 warns of Huawei security concerns

By David Bond

Number of rough sleepers in Dublin rises 46 to 156 since spring

By Ronan McGreevy

Senator criticises pope’s ‘no room’ for gay clergy in church comment

By Barry Roche

Southampton target Hasenhüttl after sacking Hughes

By Ben Fisher

Gaelic Games

PwC All Stars get a taste of Gaelic games Philadelphia style

By Seán Moran

Man injured after shot is fired by garda in Co Longford incident

By Sarah Burns

Media

‘Late Late Toy Show’ is the most watched TV programme of 2018

By Sarah Burns

Soaring NFL is disrupted by a familiar demon: off-field abuse

About 300 gather to hear Peadar Tóibín pitch new party in Navan

By Pat Leahy

Guardiola hopes Leroy Sane can be retained at club

Klopp charged by FA over celebratory pitch invasion in Merseyside derby

By Andy Hunter

PSNI investigating claims of ‘exploitation’ of Roma community

By Gerry Moriarty

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16816 by Crossheir – Monday, December 3rd, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Upgrade of Irish coastal buoys to aid weather forecasting

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Unai Emery: banana skin thrown at Aubameyang ‘unacceptable’

By Nick Ames