Article Index

I’ll never forget eating my first banana on a bus to Wicklow

By Brendan J Nangle

Interiors

Refurb lessons? What the architect learned

By Denise O'Connor

European Tour and golf in Saudi Arabia

Lord Mayo in a pickle

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the divorce referendum: Broad consensus evident

Abortion and Northern Ireland

Abhaile scheme and debt advice

Brexit and deepening divisions

‘Wake up and smell the methane’

Nurses and strike action

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Mediterranean migrant crisis: Fairness essential

Social Affairs

Death of woman from sepsis examined by three separate inquiries

By Kitty Holland

Six Nations relegation ruled out as unions discuss new world league

By Gerard Meagher

Unethical behaviour encountered by 94% of accountants

By Mark Hilliard

Education

NUI to maintain requirement for mandatory Irish

By Carl O'Brien

Gaelic Games

CHC confirm one-match suspension for Clare’s Tony Kelly

By Seán Moran

Family refused details of detention in ‘padded cell’ due to GDPR, lawyer claims

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Martyn Turner

May’s prospects for Brexit deal hinge on not appeasing Brexiteer MPs

By Denis Staunton

World

Brazil’s new congress unlikely to give Jair Bolsonaro an easy ride

By Tom Hennigan

Peadar Tóibín says third of new party members are FF supporters

By Fiach Kelly

Opinion

Noel Whelan: May U-turn reinforces need for backstop

By Noel Whelan

Media

Does Facebook really know how many fake accounts it has?

By Jack Nicas

Brexit Proof Q&A: ‘There’s too much dependence on the UK’

By Peter Hamilton

Abroad

Awards celebrate ‘outstanding Irish-Australian women’ in Sydney

By Judith Crosbie

Tree-felling at Ireland’s ‘finest undesignated native woodland’ halted

By Barry Roche

Opinion

A hard Border would bring destructive clarity to the North

By Ivor Roberts

Opinion

We need a co-ordinated approach to mental health in schools

By Lisa Molloy

Ireland’s €120m mushroom industry in the dark as Brexit looms

By Peter Murtagh

Department had concerns over hospital project two years ago, files show

By Martin Wall

Social Affairs

Guests on new Traveller-led channel to include Peter Casey

By Kitty Holland

Music

TAU and The Drones of Praise review: experimental psych candy from Berlin-based Irishman

By Eamon Sweeney

Burning: Korean social tension ignited by love triangle

By Donald Clarke

Escape Room: Not for serious problem solvers

By Tara Brady

‘How to Train Your Dragon’: The franchise that inspired a generation of young animators

By Tara Brady

Velvet Buzzsaw: Art attacks in this fun slasher horror satire

By Tara Brady

NUI Galway planning €200m city centre development

By Peter Hamilton

Innovation

'If society values third level education, we need to find a way to pay for it'

By Peter Hamilton

Apple numbers, Brexit battles and the banker whose job fell through

By Laura Slattery

Commercial Property

Five-star living and sky-high rents: Welcome to Capital Dock

By Ciarán Hancock

Media

Irish Studio appoints Katie Molony and Ciaran Casey as joint chiefs

By Laura Slattery

Farming & Food

Nutritious food business lets Galway GAA teams take their mind off cooking

By Eimear McGovern

Lifting of US sanctions on Aughinish brings relief and controversy

By Suzanne Lynch

Work

Unable to stay awake at work? Maybe it’s what you’re eating

By Olive Keogh

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

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Immigration worries real but fluid, study finds

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Books

Publiners: the best literary pub crawl you’ve never heard of

By James Patterson

Commercial Property

Six-storey hotel in Portobello given go-ahead despite objections

By Gordon Deegan

What’s making you happy? Derry Girls, happy dogs and newborn calves

‘Kids in Foxrock play the violin, not Crumlin’: the school that’s changing lives through music

By Róisín Ingle

I went to a Botox clinic but left with my wrinkles intact. It’s almost subversive

By Hilary Fannin

Residential

What will €398,000 buy in Turkey, France, Croatia and Co Cork?

By Emma Cullinan

Ian Bailey will not go to France for Toscan du Plantier murder case, says Irish lawyer

By Barry Roche

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Residential

Balbriggan: three- and four-bed semis starting from €305k

By Alanna Gallagher

Recipes

Kwanghi Chan’s chicken and prawn siu mai

By Kwanghi Chan

The movie quiz: How many Jim Sheridan films star Daniel Day-Lewis?

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Judge criticises DPP for ‘extraordinary’ challenge to court ruling

By Barry O'Halloran

Racing

Apple’s Jade’s exploits still lapped up in France

Food

Cold-weather cooking: one-pot wonder stews and soups

By Marie Claire Digby

Netflix: The 10 best new shows and films to watch in February

By Jennifer Gannon

Gaelic Games

Darragh Fitzgibbon hopeful that his Croke Park luck will change

By Seán Moran

Gaelic Games

Colin Fennelly lays down his arms as final lap approaches

By Seán Moran

Six Nations: Schmidt backs ‘solutions man’ Henshaw to make the switch

By Gerry Thornley

Ireland U20s brace for tough test against experienced English side

By Johnny Watterson

Women's 6N: Formidable England a tough assignment for new-look Ireland

By Gavin Cummiskey

Financial Services

FSU union targets IFSC banks and fintechs in conditions survey

By Joe Brennan

Who schooled who when Bundee Aki met Manu Tuilagi in 2007?

By Gavin Cummiskey

Former nurse sets-up Ireland’s first ‘truly mobile’ X-ray service

By Paul Cullen

Social jetlag: up early on weekdays, snooze button at weekends

By Linda Geddes

Ireland’s Got Talent: ‘I thought feck it, I’m too old but I’m hungry for it now’

By Tanya Sweeney

Markets

Iseq companies’ pension deficit widens to €1.6bn amid stock market slump

By Joe Brennan

Manu Tuilagi presents a clear and present danger to Ireland’s hopes

By Johnny Watterson

Six Nations: Logic points to Welsh win but doesn’t apply to France

By Gerry Thornley

Judge criticises DPP, fluid views on immigration and a lucky budget?

By Conn Ó Midheach

Six Nations 2019: Warren Gatland and Wales hoping to part in style

By Patrick Madden

Six Nations 2019: Brunel and France looking for youthful revival

By Patrick Madden

Abroad

Tasmania is burning and we fear for our home

By Philip Lynch

Paddy Power Betfair buys €116m stake in Georgian company

By Colin Gleeson

Tetrarch Capital in talks with US investor Starwood

By Jack Horgan-Jones

John FitzGerald: No-deal Brexit would make Budget 2019 look prescient

By John FitzGerald

Liam Toland: Ireland need to keep England recycle above five to thrive

By Liam Toland

Ireland and England name their teams; Tony Kelly’s one match ban confirmed

Irish manufacturers stockpiling ahead of Brexit

By Colin Gleeson

Golf

American trio in pole position after Phoenix Open first round

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to finance 25,000 homes

By Barry O'Halloran and Colin Gleeson

Batshuayi and Crouch move in frantic end to transfer window

Premier League transfer spending falls for first time since 2012

Eighth arrest made in Ian Ogle murder investigation

Still don’t know what the Brexit backstop is? We explain it through cricket

By Simon Carswell

Food

‘Like a Big Mac, But Juicier’: Burger King trolls McDonald’s

By Matthew Cantor

‘The Grand Tour’: Jeremy Clarkson and co’s lazy homophobia signals a dead end

By Fiona Sturges

Transport

New car sales down nearly 13% in January, figures show

By Michael McAleer

Newborn baby found abandoned in freezing London park

Trump dismisses Mexican border wall talks as a ‘waste of time’

By Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman

United Oil & Gas seeks alternative London AIM listing

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Government ‘will not accept’ reopening of Brexit withdrawal agreement

Online women’s magazine The Pool enters administration

Up to one in three UK businesses ‘could move operations abroad’

Met Éireann denies ‘amputating’ Northern Ireland from its weather maps

By Ronan McGreevy

US company Meissner to create 150 new jobs in Co Mayo

By Charlie Taylor

Nursing leaders to consider more strikes at meeting on Saturday

By Martin Wall

Murder trial told of car being rammed before fatal stabbing

By Alison O'Riordan

Weekend TV guide: 11 of the best shows to watch

By Kevin Courtney

Government gives guarded welcome to OECD tax proposals

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Stage

The Abbey: 15 things we learned this week about disgruntled theatre workers

By Deirdre Falvey

Environment

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures forecast for the weekend

Culture

Jeremy Hardy, ‘unique comedian’, dies of cancer aged 57

By Sherna Noah

Euro zone inflation falls to 1.4%

Senator Cory Booker announces run for presidency in 2020

Quinn children and IBRC to enter mediation over €2.34bn loans

By Mary Carolan

Music

Tears for Fears review: Sad bangers from a brilliantly gloomy band

By Una Mullally

Six Nations: Ireland v England - all you need to know

By Eamon Donoghue

Work

From Electric Picnic to Burning Man: the life of an Irish event producer

By Barbara McCarthy

Military-style burglar well-advised to drop appeal, judge says

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

Work

Importance of making a good first impression at interviews

By Eimear Nolan

Harris plans ‘personnel changes’ in children’s hospital project

By Jennifer Bray and Martin Wall

Financial Services

Insurers urged to pursue costs against losing plaintiffs

By Colin Gleeson

Mary Lowry says missing persons posters ‘intimidating’

By Eoin Reynolds

Dry January ends with coldest night of the year, says Met Éireann

By Ronan McGreevy

Ireland captain Rory Best not thinking past the World Cup

By Gerry Thornley

Gang member jailed for 18 years over tiger kidnapping

By Aoife Nic Ardghail

Government pulls in €16.5m in revenue from tax on sugary drinks

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Malachy Clerkin: Can Ireland backstop the Brexit boys at the Aviva?

By Malachy Clerkin

Brexit exasperation turns to anger in Dublin and Brussels

By Colin Gleeson

Law firm ‘compulsorily retired’ woman (67), WRC rules

By Gordon Deegan

US to withdraw from cold war nuclear arms treaty

Culture

Robert Ballagh on the arts: ‘We still suffer from lack of confidence’

By Patsy McGarry

Wisemantel backs Henshaw and Tuilagi to adapt to unfamiliar roles

By John O'Sullivan

Man admits €100,000 criminal damage at Dublin church

By Declan Brennan

Social Affairs

Harris orders inquiry over claim woman had details leaked after abortion

Jail for man who stored drugs to pay off daughter’s debt

By Declan Brennan

Commercial Property

Healthcare property investor claims it can withstand no-deal Brexit

By Charlie Taylor

Six Nations FT: France 19 Wales 24

Californian and Mexican businesses struggle with border uncertainty

By Stephen Starr

Six Nations: FT - Scotland 33 Italy 20

Six Nations: Ireland 20 England 32 (FT)

Burglar who had sex with a corpse jailed for six years

Financial Services

What faces Philip Lane in the second most important ECB job?

By Joe Brennan

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s attendance at DUP fundraiser queried by his party

Technology

Facebook faces seven data-protection investigations in Republic

Mother found guilty of subjecting daughter to female genital mutilation

Middle East

Macron welcomes new Lebanese government

By Michael Jansen

US economy tops jobs estimates in January despite shutdown

Student Hub

NUI to retain entry requirement, Literary pub crawl, TCD hazing probe

Muslim women in Ireland urge non-Muslims to ‘look beyond the veil’

By Elaine Edwards

Couple warned by judge not to re-occupy south Dublin home

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Ben Gilroy fails in bid for injunction in defamation case

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Africa

Boko Haram kill at least 60 in attack on Nigerian town

Merck’s Keytruda tops $2 billion in quarterly sales

Cervical screening expert tells of ‘missed opportunity’

Priest found not guilty of indecently assaulting altar boy

By David Raleigh

Invest NI makes unprecedented call on North’s politicians to act on Brexit

By Francess McDonnell

Weekend Premier League team news

Markets

Strong US economic data buoys equity markets

By Peter Hamilton

Asia-Pacific

As elections loom, India’s politicians spar over high unemployment

By Rahul Bedi

Obituaries

Obituary Mary Sheridan de Bruin: Gregarious mezzo-soprano

World

Venezuela braced for another wave of anti-Maduro protests

By Tom Phillips

James Reynolds scores hat-trick of tries as CBC ease past CUS

England Expects, Ireland Expectorates: Frank McNally on our most intense sporting rivalry

By Frank McNally

Roma fan charged with assaulting Liverpool supporter Seán Cox

Golf

Dustin Johnson red hot in Saudi Arabia after 61

Gardaí targeting dissidents make arms discovery in Co Louth

By Conor Lally and Elaine Keogh

Asia-Pacific

Australia heatwave to continue, as January hottest month on record

Marouane Fellaini completes move to China from Man United

Education

CAO applications rise to over 73,000 for higher education courses

By Carl O'Brien

Waterford school choir launch charity single on World Cancer Day

By Jack Power

Polar vortex blamed for at least 21 deaths in US nears an end

Six Nations 2019: Ireland player profiles

By Patrick Madden

€483m roads investment includes funding for sites of crashes

Katy Daley-Mclean inspires England to big win over Ireland

By Daire Walsh

Markets

Sterling set for biggest weekly drop in 7 weeks after weak UK data

English rugby supporters in Dublin slow to tackle Brexit

By Tim O'Brien

Two people killed on the roads in Offaly and Limerick

Trump again threatens to declare emergency over wall funds

By Suzanne Lynch

Six Nations 2019: England player profiles

By Patrick Madden

Balanced regional development needed amid Brexit uncertainty – President

By Barry Roche

Gardaí investigate assault of two Quinn firm directors in Co Cavan

By Aine McMahon

CAS hands doping bans to 12 Russian track and field athletes

Ireland hockey coach Cox will oversee side’s 2020 Olympic qualifying campaign

By Stephen Findlater

Ireland should become ‘advocate for Britain’ after Brexit – former minister

By Fiach Kelly

Reluctant FAI to reform board but little sign of change on the financial front

By Emmet Malone

Extreme cold in the US and extreme heat in Australia – all due to climate change

By Tim O'Brien

Germany ‘rock-solid’ on backstop, says minister

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16865 by Crossheir – Friday, February 1st, 2019

By Lorna Kernan

West Indies turn the screw as England fall behind in Antigua

Wales and North take advantage as France lose all direction

By Michael Aylwin

‘My brother wouldn’t harm anyone,’ sister of man facing 387 sex assault charges tells court

By James Odato and Suzanne Lynch

Ireland defy the odds as they overturn England in Cork

By John O'Sullivan

Solskjær challenges Martial to follow Ronaldo’s lead

By Jamie Jackson

City must improve or forget winning the title, says Guardiola

By Jamie Jackson

Gomez to remain on sidelines as Klopp says leg may need more surgery

By Andy Hunter