Article Index

Poets Heaney and Longley read in Galway

By Lorna Siggins

Otherworldly hush descends for Seamus Heaney’s readings in Paris

By Lara Marlowe

O’Malley takes on Mayo: five galleries, one vision

By Aidan Dunne

Heaney lights up Yeats summer school

By Marese McDonagh

Electric Picnic - sure it’s only a festival

By Mark Graham

Sense of fatalism about trade union movement

By Stephen McCarthy

Wild Geese

By Joanne Hunt

British MPs reject plans for military action in Syria

By Suzanne Lynch and Simon Carswell

Gardaí arrest Irish, Polish, Chinese and UK nationals in biggest drugs raid of year

By Conor Lally

Xtravision and HMV to relaunch as dual brand

By Pamela Newenham

British report on attack is informed speculation

CWU goes postal on Eircom

By Mark Paul

Your Wellness

Irish breast cancer research centre to be first of its kind

By Ronan McGreevy

Environment

Ben Dunne sells Glasthule site to local authority at €3.5m loss

By Mark Hilliard

US, Britain and Russia send warships

By Michael Jansen

Education

Move from current religious instruction in Catholic schools may begin by 2014

By Louise Roseingrave

Romantic Ireland: Yeats and ‘The Irish Times’, poetry on newsprint

By James Harpur

Gaelic Games

Darran O’Sullivan confident the big occasion will bring the best out of experienced Kerry

By Ian O'Riordan

Media

RTÉ drafted succession plan before Kenny left

By Ronan McGreevy

Environment

Belfast plan includes zipline over river Lagan

Air strikes could have ‘catastrophic effects’ on humanitarian crisis

Oireachtas

The Seanad campaign

Harris charged with 13 child sex offences

Bid to unseat Merkel gaining momentum - Steinbrück

By Derek Scally

High hopes for Irish wins on Dublin Bay

By David O'Brien

Transport

Croke Park to get zippy with it

By Mark Paul

Bringing it back home

By Mark Paul

High business costs hindering job creation, says Isme chief

By Pamela Newenham

Europe

Russian security’s role in school siege still unclear nine years on

By Daniel McLaughlin

New registration plates boost retail sales for July

By Aine McMahon

Nice work, if you can get it

By Mark Paul

Racing

Aga Khan looks to Dermot Weld in bid to spread horses over greater number of trainers in Ireland

Depfa was ‘final nail in coffin’ of Hypo Real Estate

By Derek Scally

Coalition policies not ‘producing right result’

By Steven Carroll

Paddy Power dream team but Pelé is not onside

By Mark Paul

Under-21 manager King always knew Robbie Brady would miss Germany test

By MCLANCY

Media

‘Irish Times’ has readership of 390,000

By Laura Slattery

Eoin Reddan back in the frame as Leinster prepare to host Northampton

By Johnny Watterson

Pubs under pressure

Greyhound board paid out €300,000 in error

By Ciarán Hancock

Planet Business

By Laura Slattery

Near-collapse of German bank and its Irish subsidiary shrouded in mystery

By Derek Scally

PTSB books €429m impairment charge

By Ciarán Hancock

Bohemians winger Moore eager for go at leaders St Patrick’s Athletic

By Paul Buttner

Heated dispute in Commons over response

Commercial Property

O’Brien company makes a meal of rent request from one of its tenants

By Mark Paul

Life & Style

Totally hooked: catching dinner on the fly

By Alanna Gallagher

Life & Style

We had her ashes, divided into five glass jars

By Hilary Fannin

Gaelic Games

Brennan knows Kingdom eager to settle a score in Sunday’s big showdown

By Ian O'Riordan

Cliff Morgan: One of sport’s great entertainers

By John O'Sullivan

Social partnership a danger in politically flawed Ireland

By Dan O'Brien

Poulter knows what he has to make FedEx Cup play-offs cut

Safety of Irish troops has been a key issue, says Gilmore

By Steven Carroll

Argentina’s Senatore banned for seven games for biting

Asia-Pacific

‘Princling’ son (17) of Chinese general denies part in rape

By Clifford Coonan

Priory Hall mother urges solution after partner suicide

By Carl O'Brien

Education

Schools plan adds 7,500 places

By Dick Ahlstrom

Permanent on a long journey to repair balance sheet and rebuild business

By Ciarán Hancock

Transport

French operator looks to Irish Rail to make savings and improve reliability

By Elaine Keogh

Gilmore confident about Haass talks

By Una Bradley

History

And the No-bell prize goes to . . .

By Frank McNally

Birthdays and signs of ageing

Going off track?

‘No one more sorry than I about what happened,’ says Cowen

By Stephen Collins and Eoghan MacConnell

Nama says Dunne claims $44m debt to wife Gayle Killilea

By Simon Carswell

A growing obsession

Cowen in government

Media

RTÉ urges the audience to leave the dial where it is

By Laura Slattery

Unofficial tour guides

No country for ‘cavemen’?

Conflict in Syria

Decision on Halawas in Egypt due at the weekend

By Mary Fitzgerald

Education

Courses with vacant places on CAO website

By Brian Mooney

‘Here the opportunities are endless. If I went home I’d be on the dole again’

By Ciara Kenny

Many returnees are young with expired working visas

By Ciara Kenny

Feeling sleepy in the bunch while Tony Martin is blasting away at the front

Festival pilgrimage en route for 10th Electric Picnic

By Ronan McGreevy

Man (39) dies after being shot in chest in west Dublin

By Conor Lally

Man in court today over child trafficking offence

‘Clear and compelling’ evidence Syrian regime used poison gas

Asia-Pacific

Australia troops investigated over Taliban corpse mutilation

Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq bombings

Man refused bail over Glasnevin shooting

Three arrested after two attempted robberies last night

United Drug to buy Canadian marketing firm for €11.2m

ECB has no plans to raise rates for ‘foreseeable future’

Hungry young England side should make for a cracking contest

By Emmet Riordan

New law may be positive for Irish woman in Peru

By Martina Hanlon

Not possible to blow up chemical weapons sites safely

Blackstone in talks to buy 25% stake in former Dunne hotels

By Mark Paul

H1 revenues at travel software firm Datalex up by 13%

By Steven Carroll

Indian rupee resumes slide as fears grow for slowing economy

NFL to pay out €578m to settle concussion cases

By Ken Belson

Oil falls below $115 after British Syria vote

Platini describes transfer fees as ‘a robbery’

Tributes paid to ‘keeper of language’ Seamus Heaney

By Ronan McGreevy

Euro zone unemployment rate steady at 12.1%

Schweinsteiger named in Germany squad despite ankle injury

Transport

Number of visitors to Ireland up by 7.6%

Loyalists feel sorry for themselves but the narrative of oppression doesn’t hold up

By Fionola Meredith

President pays tribute to ’immense’ contribution of Heaney

By Ronan McGreevy

Lamela and Chiriches puts Spurs’ spending over €100m

Books

Obituary: Heaney ‘the most important Irish poet since Yeats’

Trapattoni cuts Ireland squad to 23

Consumer sentiment down as budget looms

Jail term of 19 years for strangling pensioner in 1988

Bank lending to households and companies falls further

Swansea’s Spanish stars face daunting trip to Valencia

Number of births down 9% in first quarter

Books

Heaney deserves place among the pantheon, says Dorgan

‘Walk on air against your better judgment’: Heaney on life, poetry, God and Ireland

Bilbao confirms United bid for midfielder Herrera

Inquest of murdered schoolgirl to be held near home town

By Press Association

Going out: Something for the weekend

By Christopher McKinley

Video: Seamus Heaney reads from some of his poems

Music

Racers and battered bikes bring Electric Picnic-ers to Stradbally

By Lauren Murphy

Angling Notes: Four-times winner Uprichard reigns again on Lough Melvin

By Derek Evans

History

Words we use: Barrack

By Diarmaid O Muirithe

TCD Heaney professorship unveiled

Colombia boosts military in Bogota after violent protests

By Reuters

Zurich Insurance CFO named Ackermann in suicide note

Two politicians narrowly missed by falling tree at Leinster House

By Stephen Collins

Dan Evans still dreaming after flushing out Bernard Tomic

By Kevin Mitchell

Former Ryder Cup captain Gallacher hospitalised

Mountjoy prisoner dies after found unconscious in cell

Josh Lewsey named head of rugby for Wales

People

Celia Larkin graduates with first class degree in politics

By Kathryn Hayes

Have your say: what did Heaney mean to you?

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Premier League team news

Stybar holds off world champion Gilbert in photo finish

Video: Pat Kenny on his move to Newstalk

Hermes posts profit growth and plans price rise

Books

The poet and the pauper

By Frank McNally

Vodafone investors set to clash

Paul McGinley two off lead at Celtic Manor

Mickelson inspired as McIlroy stutters in Deutsche Championship

Significant quantity of crystal meth seized in Carlow

Tim Healy clinches BMW J24 World Championships at Howth

Leinster outmuscled by Saints in Donnybrook

Ronan O’Mahony runs in hat-trick for Munster

Pro-Morsi marches in Egypt leave six dead

Gardaí investigate discovery of woman’s body in Navan

By Mark Hilliard

Dublin derby proves costly for St Pat’s as Bohemians claim a precious point

Morrissey notches hat-trick as Cork send Derry packing

Gaelic Games

Paddy Andrews named in Dublin side to face Kerry

Goals from Hoban and Towell help Dundalk move top

Djokovic and Radwanska advance in US Open

David Moyes wants to bring in three more midfielders

By Jamie Jackson

Lukaku first one to crack as Bayern Munich take Super Cup

Coutinho’s Brazilian panache drives red revival at expectant Anfield

By Andy Hunter

Pin your hopes on Pinot

By John Wilson

Mount Difficulty Pinot Gris 2011

By John Wilson

Food

Cruciferous creations

By Domini Kemp

Fashion

The dark arts

By Deirdre McQuillan

Ignoring a persecution, not only in Egypt, that is happening in plain sight

By Breda O'Brien

Thorn Clarke Terra Barossa

By John Wilson

Rathore Davy Loire Collection

By John Wilson

Marc Kreydenweiss

By John Wilson

The English language is literally spiralling exponentially out of the control of pedants

By Donald Clarke

News production in Ireland and elsewhere is facing a crisis due to changes in industry

By Kevin Rafter

Oireachtas

Recommendation that multi-seat system should stay will stymie political reform

By Stephen Collins

Power plant developer accuses Eigrid over incentive plan

By Barry O'Halloran

TV review: Jesuitical roots and cop-out crime dramas

By Bernice Harrison

BlackBerry sales hit by fears over company’s future

When asylum seekers go home

By Catherine Reilly

People

First encounters: Gavin Murphy and Anne-Maree Barry

By Daniel Gray

Northampton post facile win over Leinster in fixture that fails to fire

By John O'Sullivan

Asia-Pacific

Rhetorical ‘red line’ on Syria clearly crossed

By Simon Carswell

Obama still considering military action as gas attack death toll put at 1,429

By Simon Carswell

Travel

10 quick trips: the back to school runaway

By Sandra O'Connell

Let freedom ring: Louis Kahn’s NYC tribute to FDR

By Frank McDonald

British pub chain Wetherspoon set to acquire Dublin bar

By Ciarán Hancock

People

A wishing tree, clever leather and the sea: Simone Rocha's hooks to home

By Simone Rocha

Music

Keep it real but keep it solvent: a handy survival guide for indie labels

By Tony Clayton-Lea

The villa of sighs: Cocteau and Picasso's home from home

By RCOLLINS

Finnan leaving Investec to join Kildare Partners

By Ciarán Hancock

Struck-off fugitive Lynn arrested in Brazil

By Conor Lally

Conflict in Syria

Three contenders still jostling in the race to host the 2020 Olympics

By Ian O'Riordan