Article Index

Apologies and regrets

Editorials

The Irish Times view on the first sitting of the new Dáil: time for the real talking to begin

Dáil arithmetic

Social media and privacy

Taoiseach not a ‘caretaker’ role

Too much caffeine

Poland – keeping the door open

The paradox of government formation

Climate change and population

Golf

Rory McIlroy storms to the top of the leaderboard in Mexico with opening 65

By Ewan Murray

Young people and life after care

High-density housing can be high quality

Stalemate as Dáil adjourns after failing to elect new taoiseach

By Pat Leahy

First day in the Dáil: Giddy atmosphere as new TDs anxious to get to work

By Harry McGee

High Court quashes permission for Ronan dockland tower

By Olivia Kelly and Mary Carolan

Opinion

Can the Merrion Street-Whitehall axis survive Brexit?

By John Coakley and Jennifer Todd

Opinion

Stephen Collins: Reluctance of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to govern understandable

By Stephen Collins

Drug dealer loses codes for €53.6m bitcoin accounts

By Conor Lally

Chance encounter with gardaí unmasked bitcoin millionaire drug dealer

By Conor Lally

Social Affairs

Tullamore direct provision: ‘This won’t be another Oughterard’

By Conor Gallagher

The close links between Sinn Féin and IRA untangled

By Conor Lally

Brexit skeletons, Anglo art and the fashion for film studios

By Laura Slattery

Farming & Food

A maverick taking on the Irish whiskey establishment

By Charlie Taylor

Midnight Traveller: A refugee documentary that feels like a thriller

By Tara Brady

Like a Boss: Don’t go to this movie. You deserve better

By Tara Brady

The Line: Matter review – Challenging noise and cheesy melodies

By Lauren Murphy

Midnight Family: Living life on a perilous ledge in Mexico City

By Donald Clarke

Work

Nothing beats practice in bid to master public speaking

By Olive Keogh

Exposed to coronavirus: How Irish business is coping with fallout

By Simon Carswell and Joe Brennan

Financial Services

Lloyds’ disputed tax bill over Irish losses soars to £800m

By Joe Brennan

Farming & Food

Dr Pepper owner in talks to take over former Lidl distribution centre

By Charlie Taylor

Flyefit plots fundraising to double gym to 35

By Joe Brennan

Irish cultural exports helped pave the way for economic growth

By John FitzGerald

Media

Fáilte Ireland launches €6m campaign to boost holidays at home

By Laura Slattery

Commercial Property

WeWork decline among factors causing reduction in leasing of flexible office space

By Peter Hamilton

‘There is still potential in the UK market and that is our focus’

By Ruth O'Connor

Culture

‘How can we torment a bunch of millennial snowflakes and get away with it?’

By Patrick Freyne

People

We carry these wounds through memories with us throughout our lives

By Hilary Fannin

Books

‘I have always believed that in our capitalist, consumerist society, we devour each other’

By Agustina Bazterrica

Residential

Mass housing developments should have a conscience

By Damian Flanagan

Ospreys unlikely to halt Leinster’s winning ways

By Johnny Watterson

Ireland expecting ‘very abrasive’ English challenge at Franklin’s Gardens

By Johnny Watterson

Munster looking for five points against Zebre

By Daragh Small

Fashion

1980s fashion is back: Here’s how to wear it in real life

By Corina Gaffey

Ben Affleck: ‘It took me a long time to admit I am an alcoholic’

By Brooks Barnes

Gaelic Games

Local historians busy as GAA prepares for year of centenaries

By Seán Moran

Kaiser Chiefs at 3Arena, Dublin: Everything you need to know

‘I felt like I was in our own book club’

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

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Books

Dictionary of the Undoing: forays into the shared language of our civic life

By Tom Tracey

Drink

Savour the ‘subtle differences’ of Midleton Very Rare’s new whiskey collection

By John Wilson

The movie quiz: Who really controls James Bond?

By Donald Clarke

Magee signs off following remarkable Ireland career

By Johnny Watterson

Hunters: There’s not enough Al Pacino in this absurd, overheated Nazi hunter drama

By Ed Power

Dún Laoghaire Cup raises bar for one-design keelboat sailing

By David O'Brien

Shelbourne braced for ‘biggest test’ as Dundalk come calling

By Emmet Malone

Connacht face daunting task against Edinburgh

By Linley MacKenzie

Gaelic Games

This month a decade ago, football and Dublin changed course

By Seán Moran

Sean McDermott plots route from Norway to Ireland’s No 1

By Aonghus O Maicin

Railway looking to build on their European experience

By Stephen Findlater

Cian Healy’s hunger for battle undiminished by the years

By Gerry Thornley

Health Hints for the Home: Worms in children

By Louise Ní Chríodáin

‘People don’t understand when I say I’m celibate. They ask if I’m a nun’

By Sanam Yar

Steve Coogan says ‘my Irish passport will be arriving shortly’

By Donald Clarke

Grimes: Miss Anthropocene review – Eye-opening reflection on human extinction

By Louise Bruton

Ires doubles down on building plan, Dr Pepper for Kildare, and staycations for all

By Úna McCaffrey

Kingspan amasses €750m war chest to fund acquisitions

By Barry O'Halloran

United and Celtic grind out away draws; McIlroy leads the way in Mexico

Celtic’s Fraser Forster explains fourth penalty save of the season

Solskjaer complains about Molten balls after Brugge draw

Antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered through AI

Irish waste start-up Kollect sees several revenue streams grow

By Colin Gleeson

Student Hub

UCD rent hike, Zoë Kravitz, Love Island, Seachtain na Gaeilge

Abroad

A Dad with brain cancer: I was given 18 months to live, it put things into perspective

By Shane Burns

Woman released after arrest over alleged threats to rape victim

Trump blasts Parasite's Oscars success because film is 'from South Korea'

Britain phases out sale of coal and wet wood for burning at home

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Liam Toland: Larmour can distract England while others flourish

By Liam Toland

Dot Cotton actor June Brown leaves Eastenders after 35 years

Further strikes by health, social care workers ‘inevitable’ unless pay restored

By Martin Wall

Cash, car, laptops and documents seized in Louth CAB search

Technology

Tesco Mobile Ireland signs €2.5m deal with Client Solutions

By Ciara O'Brien

Andrew Conway and Billy Holland sign contract extensions

Food

Two classy French wines and change from a tenner

By John Wilson

Consumer spending largely unchanged in January

Varadkar says any Fine Gael deal would have to recognise strength of its vote

By Pat Leahy and Patrick Smyth

Technology

Review: prepare to flip over Samsung’s new folding phone

By Ciara O'Brien

England name Jonathan Joseph on the left wing

By Gerard Meagher

Coleraine-based company Maine creating 150 new jobs

By Charlie Taylor

Teenager charged with Cameron Blair’s murder appears in court for third time

By Barry Roche

Labour having ‘existential crisis’, Aodhán Ó Riordáin says

By Jennifer Bray

MV Alta: The unmanned voyage of the Ballycotton ‘ghost ship’

By Mark Hilliard

Alanis Morissette announces concert at Dublin’s 3Arena

By Paul Shaughnessy

Factory gate prices fall 4.3% in year to January

Iain Henderson ruled out of Ireland’s Twickenham visit

Euro zone manufacturing slump eases despite coronavirus

Eddie Jones: back three will deal with Irish aerial threat

Middle East

US and Taliban to begin violence reduction period

Over €8 million granted to outdoor tourism projects

By Jack Power

Fears of flooding increase as wind and rain warning issued

By Ronan McGreevy

Serving fireman charged with possessing cocaine at Tipperary fire station

By David Raleigh

Derry Girls’ blackboard goes on display as a museum piece

By Ronan McGreevy

Financial Services

Why Sweden ditched its negative rate experiment

U2’s €1bn ticket sales makes band world’s top live act of the decade

By Ronan McGreevy

Jogger injured by galloping horse could face substantial legal bill

By Mary Carolan

Use of CCTV footage in disciplinary process breached data rights

Man found guilty of raping woman thanks to partly smoked cigarette loses appeal

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

UK business activity grows at steady pace in February

United greats in attendance as club hero Gregg laid to rest

Racing

David Mullins returns to action four months after spinal fracture

By Brian O'Connor

Asia-Pacific

Essex trailer deaths: Police in Vietnam charge seven people

Six Nations 2020: England v Ireland - England player profiles

By John O'Sullivan

Courts Service gets orders over social media postings about elderly woman

By Mary Carolan

Lottery luck for syndicate set up to raise money for community centre

By Marese McDonagh

Politician’s son avoids jail for lighting firework in Copper Face Jacks

By Declan Brennan

More than 25 people to sue over circulation of images taken at Dublin Garda station

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Man stalked woman for weeks before climbing into flat armed with hammer

By Ann Healy

Who turned up to the Dublin casting call seeking ‘bone thin, amputees, crooked teeth’?

By Patrick Freyne

Will Avolon find itself on the block as China prepares to seize troubled parent HNA?

By Joe Brennan

Men held over Kevin Lunney abduction to face additional charge

By John Fallon

Profits rise at tractor-maker Deere on easing of US-China trade dispute

Creche owner where girls allegedly assaulted had wanted ‘male role model’ for children

By Isabel Hayes

Guardiola has no issues with Sterling describing Real Madrid as ‘fantastic’

By Paul Wilson

Africa

Lesotho PM accused of murdering first wife denies fleeing country

By Bill Corcoran

Racing

O’Leary calls for Cheltenham Champion Bumper to be restricted to amateur jockeys

By Brian O'Connor

Patricia O’Connor murder case: Jury expected to begin deliberations on Monday

By Alison O'Riordan

‘Outsourcing’ processing of international protection applications lawful - Supreme Court says

By Mary Carolan

Women’s rugby: Ireland make two changes for daunting England test

By Daire Walsh

‘IRA has gone away’: McDonald responds to Garda Commissioner’s comments

By Conor Lally

Rio Tinto looks to diversify board with addition of more women

Two changes to Irish women’s team for trip to Doncaster

Galway hospital kitchen closes after dead mouse discovery

By Mark Hilliard

Ukraine minister joins China evacuees in sanatorium to calm coronavirus panic

By Daniel McLaughlin

Social Affairs

Ireland ranked 10th in EU for achieving UN’s sustainable development goals

By Sarah Burns

An Irish Diary

Haitch-Block Breakout – Frank McNally on the relentless rise of the Irish ‘H’

By Frank McNally

Man who crashed stolen bicycle into English tourist jailed for eight years

By Isabel Hayes

Asia-Pacific

Coronavirus reported in Chinese prisons as global markets take hit

Middle East

Palestinians criticise Israeli decision to build more homes in east Jerusalem

By Mark Weiss

Parties told Seanad election opportunity to address gender imbalance

By Marie O'Halloran

Asia-Pacific

Men with catapults to protect Trumps from monkeys at Taj Mahal

By Rahul Bedi

Middle East

Panic, confusion and loss: displaced Syrians wait out war in Idlib

By Martin Chulov

Germany reopens gun law debates after shisha bar killings

By Joseph Nasr and Paul Carrel

Technology

T-Mobile and Sprint strike new deal terms

Racing

Donnacha O’Brien gets off the mark with first training success

Waste materials to be airlifted from MV Alta wreck

By Mark Hilliard

Woman found living in squalor with flies coming from blanket she was using

By Aodhan O'Faolain

UK commitments on legacy issues must be honoured, Coveney tells new NI secretary

By Freya McClements

Markets

European shares fall on coronavirus fears and signs of US slowdown

By Barry O'Halloran

Weekend Premier League team news

Garda Commissioner signals new drive against drug dealing

By Conor Lally

Democratic candidates prepare to roll the dice in Las Vegas

By Suzanne Lynch

Appeals board grants planning for 354 Greystones homes

By Gordon Deegan

Nineteen staff made redundant by Nama share €1m

By Gordon Deegan

Accumulated profit falls at Joe Duffy’s media company

By Gordon Deegan

Soc Dems co-leader ‘unlikely’ to take part in FF-FG government

By Fiach Kelly

Transport

Chinese airline Junayeo Air postpones Dublin-Shanghai flights due to Covid-19

By Barry O'Halloran

EU budget: Varadkar says Ireland willing to pay more but not at farmers’ expense

By Patrick Smyth

Africa

Fragile peace in South Sudan as feuding leaders form unity government

By Sally Hayden

Prolific Lewandowski still at the height of his powers

By Jacob Steinberg

US attorney general to challenge retrial of convicted killers of Jason Corbett

By Mark Hilliard and Sarah Slater

Michelin chef posits a remedy for the age-old problem of bad hospital food

By Conor Pope

Trump considers ally during his impeachment trial for top intelligence job

By Suzanne Lynch

Leinster get the job done against Ospreys

By Alex Bywater

Waterford hospital not to accept new urology referrals for six months

By Martin Wall and Eoghan Dalton

Weinstein jurors deadlocked on most serious charge, court hears

Connacht come away from Edinburgh with nothing

Ireland Slam England at the Gardens to open up Grand ambitions

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17192 by Crossheir – Friday, February 21st, 2020

By Lorna Kernan

Munster break Zebre resistance in second half

Dundalk take the points but Shelbourne pointers are positive

By Emmet Malone

Graham Burke’s five-goal salvo tears 10-man Cork apart

Solskjær backs Martial to get 20 goals for Manchester United for first time

By Jamie Jackson

Mourinho says Spurs finishing in top four would be major highlight of his career

By Tumaini Carayol

EastEnders reaches peak absurdity with a 35th anniversary shipwreck

By Ed Power

Woman in her 70s dies after being struck by a car in Co Cork

By Jade Wilson

Italy has first coronavirus death