Article Index

Backlog of Communions and Confirmations leaving parents in limbo

By Grace Donnellan

Education

Children with autism left in limbo due to school project delays

By Olivia Kelly

US investment critical to Ireland’s post-pandemic recovery, survey finds

Rugby

Andy Farrell well aware of test posed by ‘formidable’ Japan

By Gerry Thornley

Special Report

Using our strong US business connection to recover from Covid

By Danielle Barron

Social Affairs

Croagh Patrick chapel restored ahead of pilgrimage season

By Ellen O'Riordan

China’s self-penned praise calls for dose of scepticism

By Alexander Dukalskis

HSE’s loss of over €370m on buying personal protective equipment

By Martin Wall

Zoom to the stars

Irish weather and global warming

Church baptisms and Covid restrictions

Where to now for the union?

More daft Euro2020 speak

China advertisement

Owning the National Maternity Hospital

Critical Thinking and Gender Identity

State of septic tank systems

Planning process and deep pockets

Blood donation and gay men

Nphet’s advice and indoor dining

Affordable childcare

Why Michael McDowell is wrong on climate

Delta variant driving ‘significant’ new Covid surge, Holohan warns

By Mark Hilliard, Jennifer Bray and Martin Wall

Social Affairs

About 1,000 council houses affected by mica in Donegal

By Jade Wilson

Coca-Cola Ireland ditches shrink wrap to reduce plastic packaging waste

By Mark Paul

Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story – An entertaining romp that goes beyond the shoulderpads

By Tara Brady

Another Round: An intoxicating mix of ideas about boozing

By Donald Clarke

TV & Radio

Claire Byrne applies the pressure, and Eamon Ryan snaps

By Mick Heaney

Culture

Love Island: Ah, happy memories of meeting my own wife while taking part in an erotic challenge

By Patrick Freyne

Son: Gothic parental horrors in the American south

By Donald Clarke

Last Man Standing: Revisiting the Biggie & Tupac crime scene

By Tara Brady

Economy

Higher taxes on fossil fuel cars needed to drive change to electric vehicles

By John FitzGerald

Shortage of timber set to worsen as supply of logs tightens

By Barry O'Halloran

Financial Services

MML-backed Innovu buys Goggin Insurance brokers

By Joe Brennan

Pubs in Ireland stuck in a loop while Irish pubs abroad forge ahead

By Mark Paul

Work

Lawyer helping people to work on their legacy

By Joanne Hunt

Poets rally to support campaign to save Yeats Society Sligo

By Susan O'Keeffe

People

Hilary Fannin: Me and the affable stranger, lying in his bed with his dog

By Hilary Fannin

Audit sets out struggle to secure PPE supplies in sellers’ market

By Martin Wall

Residential

What will €695,000 buy in Crete, France, Turkey, Spain and Dublin?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Enda McGinley relishing the reawakening of ‘sleeping giant’ Antrim

By Seán Moran

Stage

‘It’s controlled insanity’: At Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway theatre, the New York crowds are back

By Michael Paulson

The Movie Quiz: What is currently the highest grossing film of all time?

By Donald Clarke

Fallen by Mel O’Doherty: Intergenerational tale of institutional abuse

By Sarah Moss

Flexing our ‘volunteer muscle’ benefits us as well as our communities

By Geraldine Walsh

Your Fitness

Co Tipperary: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

By Damian Cullen

Asia-Pacific

Australia to halve arrivals from overseas in effort to slow Delta variant spread

Sha’Carri Richardson out of Olympic 100m after positive cannabis test – reports

Music

Britney Spears: Management firm resigns from role overseeing estate

Narrow byelection win eases pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer

By Maya Wolfe-Robinson

Timber supply crisis, Coca-Cola’s €13m investment, and Irish pub owners abroad

By Ciarán Hancock

Andy Farrell taking no chances with Japan; Richardson reportedly out of Olympic 100m

Queen Victoria statue toppled by protesters in Canada

By Leyland Cecco

Consumers’ expectations around sustainability now much higher

Branson aims to beat Bezos to space with test flight on July 11th

Jackie Tyrrell: Tipperary need to nullify Tony Kelly threat if they’re to advance

By Jackie Tyrrell

Grafton completes €199m acquisition of Finnish PPE maker IKH

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

In The News: What Amazon’s ‘fulfilment centre’ might mean for Ireland

Advertising Feature

EY: Meet our new partners

UK residents have tickets cancelled for England’s quarter-final in Rome

By Paul MacInnes

Séamus Power takes route 66 in Detroit as Thompson leads

By Philip Reid

The bold and the beautiful is what makes this house a home

Transforming an unloved room into a contemporary, adults-only space

Media

UK’s Team17 acquires Dublin-based StoryToys for €22m

By Ciara O'Brien and Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Stephen Collins: SF hypocrisy on housing a challenge to Government

By Stephen Collins

Delta variant may account for almost 70% of cases in Ireland, Nphet says

By Jack Power and Marie O'Halloran

AK Blakemore wins Desmond Elliott Prize; and a round-up of this week’s book news

By Martin Doyle

Drink

John Wilson: Two Marks & Spencer wines that are perfect for outdoor summer dining

By John Wilson

Glanbia cheese plant to proceed after leave to appeal rejected

Art

Diana as the Virgin Mary? The statue William and Harry have unveiled is just awful

By Jonathan Jones

Markets

European shares edge higher as markets await US jobs news

Europe

Russia records highest daily Covid-19 death toll to date

Patience urged as pharmacies to offer vaccines to people aged 18 to 34 from Monday

By Jack Power, Vivienne Clarke and Marie O'Halloran

Crime & Law

Broadcaster Stephen Nolan settles second action over Twitter posts

By Alan Erwin

Swimming caps for Afro hair banned from Olympics

By Priya Elan

Online campaign in support of Aaron Brady could be in ‘contempt of court’

By Eoin Reynolds

Accelerated vaccine rollout will not alter outlook for July, August – Glynn

By Vivienne Clarke

Commercial Property

Commercial property deals more than double in second quarter

By Colin Gleeson

Transport

Qantas chief executive: ‘We don’t think we’ll get back to 2019 levels until 2024’

By Pádraig Collins

Olympics: Rhys McClenaghan and Meg Ryan to represent Ireland in gymnastics

GSK rejects Elliott demand to overhaul leadership

By Donato Paolo Mancini

Man United eye Raphaël Varane and give Juan Mata new deal

By Jamie Jackson

Donaldson apologises for DUP members’ past LGBT remarks

London reclaims top share trading spot from Amsterdam

‘Lytton is gone’: Wildfire tears through Canadian village after record heatwave

By Leyland Cecco

People

Oldest man alive: Guinness World Records confirms new title holder’s age

By Glen Murphy

Property

Show us your shed, garden room or outdoor refuge

UK Delta variant cases increase nearly four-fold in a month

Crime & Law

Gardaí to target street drug dealing as burden of Covid-19 duties eases

By Conor Gallagher

Biden comforts ‘amazing, resilient’ families at site of Miami condo collapse

By Richard Luscombe

Man’s residency refusal overturned due to lack of consideration of partner’s health

By Mary Carolan

Rory McIlroy fights his way back into Irish Open mix with 67

By Philip Reid

Leinster and Munster hurling semi-finals: Throw-in times, TV channels and verdicts

By Seán Moran

Judge overturns Minister’s refusal of short-stay visa for girl (16) to visit parents

By Mary Carolan

Food group Total Produce applies to float in the United States

By Colin Gleeson

Three gardaí and retired superintendent sent forward for trial

By David Raleigh

Rugby

Robbie Henshaw out of Lions clash with Sharks due to a hamstring injury

Aspirin could ‘cut mortality risk’ in cancer patients by 20%

Long distance weather forecasters agree on a warm, if wet, summer

By Tim O'Brien

Lunney prosecution using tactics of ‘comedians’, says defence

By Eoin Reynolds

Former League of Ireland footballer receives suspended sentence on drugs charge

By Brion Hoban

Glen Dimplex appoints Fergal Leamy as chief executive

By Colin Gleeson

Euro 2020: Switzerland 1 Spain 1 - Spain win 3-1 on penalties!

Euro 2020: Belgium 1 Italy 2

Abroad

‘We’re surviving by wrapping frozen towels around us’: Irish struggle with Canada’s heatwave

Witness at Brazil’s Covid inquiry denounced as ‘plant’ amid high farce

By Tom Hennigan

Commercial Property

An Bord Pleanala approves Stoneybatter student development

By Sean McCárthaigh

Settlement of€7.5m for boy over alleged delay in diagnosing brain tumour

By Mary Carolan

Caution counselled on expanding ‘heel-prick test’ for newborns

By Sarah Burns

Residents’ group fails to have planning permission overturned at Hell Fire Club

By Mary Carolan

Can Flutter find friends again in Fox to deliver on US online gambling promise?

By Joe Brennan

Court directs Google to provide Portakabin with details of Gmail account

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Rugby

Conor Murray has capacity to spark fearlessness in his squad as Lions captain

By Johnny Watterson

Mohoric wins marathon stage on Tour de France

By Jeremy Whittle

Portakabin gets court orders to try to identify sender of allegedly defamatory emails

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Middle East

Lebanon’s children bearing brunt of country’s crises – Unicef

By Michael Jansen

Middle East

Evyatar settlers vacate illegal West Bank outpost under deal with new government

By Mark Weiss

Limerick Whiskey name dispute comes before High Court

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Economy

US economy adds 850,000 jobs as hiring gains pace

By Colby Smith

Taoiseach defends Coalition response to mounting Delta threat

By David Raleigh

SFC weekend previews: Throw-in times, TV channels and verdicts

By Malachy Clerkin

Newspaper may inspect redacted version of Garda report given to Minister, judge rules

By Mary Carolan

David Frost and Brandon Lewis: We must find a new balance in how NI protocol is operated

By David Frost and Brandon Lewis

Oireachtas

Referendum could be held on State ownership of maternity hospital

By Marie O'Halloran

Student cannot bring challenge to mandatory mask wearing, judge rules

Parsons wants players to benefit from his experience

By Paul Keane

Altered Climate Bill marks role of farmers in capturing and storing carbon

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Ken McGrath: ‘It was boring, it was actually boring’

By Seán Moran

Man accused of abusing niece and nephews tells gardaí he was sickened by allegations

By Isabel Hayes

Oireachtas

Bill allows consumption of alcohol in outdoor seating areas

By Marie O'Halloran

Illicit cigarettes and tobacco worth €9.6m in lost tax seized in Co Armagh

By Jade Wilson

Editorials

The Irish Times view on England’s football team: the battle over national identity

Lidl to spend €550m on 20 new Irish stores and 24 rebuilds

By Mark Paul

An Irish Diary

No Place Like Omey : On St Féchín, Festys and the Cleggan Disaster of 1927

By Frank McNally

Editorials

The Irish Times view on home ownership: a major social faultline

Asia-Pacific

Ban on Olympic spectators mooted as Delta variant takes hold in Asia

Environment

Bartra to appeal decision in ‘badger’ planning row

By Gordon Deegan

Pharmacy phones ‘ringing off hook’ as young people chase vaccines

By Odhran Johnson and Erika Sassone

Economy

Covid-19 spending leaves exchequer €12bn in the red at end June

By Barry O'Halloran

Markets

Market fears over Delta variant cap gains

By Mark Paul

Fatal fall of man in Dartry mountains leads to calls for better signage

By Marese McDonagh

Vaccine boosters for coronavirus unlikely, says WHO expert

By Mark Hilliard

Crime & Law

Prosecution of Soldier F over Bloody Sunday deaths halted

By Freya McClements

Africa

Africa’s new Covid wave ‘like nothing we’ve seen before’

By Sally Hayden

Bloody Sunday: Decision underlines extent of unresolved ‘legacy’ of Troubles

By Freya McClements

Almost half of adult population now fully vaccinated

By Mark Hilliard

McDowell hangs tough to put himself in the picture

By Philip Reid

Government set to buy million coronavirus vaccines from Romania

By Sarah Burns and Jennifer Bray

Trainer Pete Taylor ran towards gunman in Bray Boxing Club, court hears

By Alison O'Riordan

New York voting debacle could shake faith in democratic process

By Suzanne Lynch

Tensions rise over Mick Wallace's and Clare Daly's views

By Naomi O'Leary

Gardaí should disclose material to DPP in secret IRA cases, court hears

By Natasha Reid

FAI increased loans by €20m in 2020

By Gavin Cummiskey

Spain need shootout to see off Switzerland

By Nick Ames

Everybody has been wrong in pandemic - let's hope it is Nphet's turn with the Delta variant

By Mark Paul

Johnson and Merkel ‘optimistic’ progress can be made on protocol

By Denis Staunton

Deadly British Columbia heatwave sows wildfires across Canada’s west

By Jesse Winter

TV View: Spain eventually get Swiss over a barrel

By Mary Hannigan

Witness who travelled to Ayia Napa to face contempt charges

By Alison O'Riordan

J&J’s vaccine shows promise against Delta variant

Labour’s byelection win could be turning point for Starmer

By Denis Staunton

Starmer’s surprise victory is one of ‘hope over hatred’

By Denis Staunton

Biden hails ‘historic progress’ on economy ahead of July 4th celebrations

By Suzanne Lynch

Irish Open: Herbert stays in front as pack bunches up

By Philip Reid

Transport

Eamon Ryan could reopen travel by ‘turning on a computer’ – O’Leary

By Barry O'Halloran

Tunisia’s Jabeur defies sickness to claim notable scalp of Muguruza

Murray bows out in straight sets defeat at Wimbeldon

Crossaire Blog

Crosaire No 17616 by Crossheir – Friday, July 2nd, 2021

By Lorna Kernan

Coronavirus ‘swept east Asia 20,000 years ago’

By Carl Zimmer

Dublin derby win sees Bohs enter title race

By Gavin Cummiskey

Shamrock Rovers return to the top of the table

By James Rogers

Italy dazzle then dig in to dispatch Belgium and reach Euro 2020 semis

By Jonathan Wilson

England beginning to louden themselves to Pickford’s pitch

By Jonathan Liew

Drogheda notch first home win since May against Finn Harps

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers cite Cosby case in bid to have charges dropped

People

Sean Moncrieff: I chose to hustle for a living. My children have little choice

By Sean Moncrieff

Browser: Sights and sounds of tree, river and bog

Ireland's role on UN Security Council deserves more attention than it gets

By Paul Gillespie

Covid-19 incidence rate in Buncrana almost six times national average

By Aine Kenny

Culture

In a Word . . . Death

By Patsy McGarry