21 January, 2015 Digital News Archive

An Irishman’s Diary: How an Offaly priest made himself at home in Africa

ByFrank McNally

An Irishman’s Diary: How an Irish aid project is encouraging green fingers in Zambia

ByFMULCAHY

Environment

Reuse, reboot, recycle: how old Irish computers are starting new lives abroad

ByFrank McNally

Obama shows for whom the bell tolls with ‘Hemingway’ speechwriter

ByMichael S Schmidt

Nurse found guilty of professional misconduct for second time

ByCiaran D'Arcy

Time for bold ECB action with quantitative easing move

Editorials

Irish water quality in the danger zone

Martyn Turner

ByMartyn Turner

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: does anything stand in the way of a grand coalition?

ByKevin Rafter

€950,000 for 0.37-acre site

ByJack Fagan

London Briefing: every little helps to reshape history at Tesco

ByFiona Walsh

Mercedes to spread Maybach name to new models

ByNeil Briscoe

€1m sought for Benburb St site

ByJack Fagan

Rathnew site for €350,000

ByJack Fagan

€340,000 for shop/office

ByJack Fagan

Emigrant vote seeks to alter Greek politics

ByDamian Mac Con Uladh

Sky in talks with Telefónica over O2

Markets

Quantitative easing hopes push European shares up

Fine Gael TDs respond negatively to Simon Coveney’s suggestion of coalition with Fianna Fáil

ByHarry McGee

Notts Forest’s Andy Reid undergoes surgery on a groin problem

ByEmmet Malone

Hurricane Fly has historic five-in-a-row in his sights at Leopardstown

ByBrian O'Connor

Castleknock site for €230,000

ByJack Fagan

Jane Braidwood’s neighbours shocked in wake of fatal stabbing

ByAine McMahon and Conor Lally

Opposition said insurance plan proposed by Reilly was just another tax

ByMartin Wall

Government to give €5m to the International Fund for Ireland

ByMarie O’Halloran

Leo Varadkar criticises US drug firm’s ‘aggressive’ policy

ByPaul Cullen

An incurable romantic: who is the Max Bruch of the 21st century?

ByMichael Dervan

Olive Loughnane in line to be upgraded to world gold medal

ByIan O'Riordan

Ending ‘Double Irish’ should be start of tax changes - US lawmaker

BySimon Carswell

Keiron Diamond on the move

ByJack Fagan

Global elite gather to talk shop at Davos

BySuzanne Lynch

Morgan Stanley to pay smaller proportion of revenue in bonuses

China at its slowest rate of expansion in 24 years

ByClifford Coonan

Irish second most likely in Europe to commute by car

ByNeil Briscoe

Strong public criticism further dents prospects for universal health insurance

ByMartin Wall

Irish commercial property market continues to grow

ByJack Fagan

San Francisco Letter: Long after the gold rush locals mine for homes

ByEimear McKeith

Ireland video analyst Brian McCarthy departs after 15 years of service

ByEmmet Malone

Dublin hurling boss Ger Cunningham gets off to a winning start

ByPaul Keane

Chechens arrested as alleged Paris accomplices charged

ByLara Marlowe

Call to scrap Trident renewal plan voted down by Tories and Labour

ByMark Hennessy

Investor buys Malahide bank

ByJack Fagan

Inside Track Q&A: Ali Jones, Bold Bunny greeting cards

ByErin McGuire

Social workers and therapists may face fitness-to-practise inquiries

ByCarl O'Brien

High-profile site in Dublin city centre for sale

ByJustin Comiskey

Road Test: Audi TT’s premium aura sure to attract buyers

ByMichael McAleer

Leo Varadkar says HSE considering outcome of Alexion Pharma talks

ByMichael O'Regan

There are Vatican whispers that maybe the pope talks too freely

ByPaddy Agnew

Schools have rights on ethos, says priest

ByJoe Humphreys

€1.5m for Ballycoolin warehouse

ByJack Fagan

Extra tolls on M50 ruled out by Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe

ByDavid Labanyi

Taoiseach insists ‘no privatisation by stealth’ of publicly-funded nursing homes

ByMichael O'Regan

Transport

Ryanair hopes to fly 100m passengers next year

ByBarry O'Halloran

Ireland failing ‘home-grown’ talent - report

BySuzanne Lynch

Medical personnel will still be in charge of patient care under UHI

ByMartin Wall

People fear health insurance plans could cost them more

ByMartin Wall

Actuaries group warns insurers may need up to €2.4bn for UHI plan

ByMartin Wall

Claims of Russian attack overshadow Ukraine peace talks

ByDaniel McLaughlin

Junior Certificate reform is ‘not a cost saving exercise’, says Jan O’Sullivan

ByMarie O’Halloran

Leinster know all about man in the middle for Wasps tie

ByJohn O'Sullivan

Ireland’s women’s rugby squad gets shake-up ahead of Six Nations

ByGavin Cummiskey

Joanna Morgan calls times on training career

ByBrian O'Connor

Same-sex marriage referendum countdown begins

ByRuadhán Mac Cormaic

Valerie Mulcahy welcomes launch of Women’s Gaelic Players’ Association

ByIan O'Riordan

Leinster prop Michael Bent enjoying rugby again after tough beginning

ByJohnny Watterson

Mother-of-three Jane Braidwood fatally stabbed in Dún Laoghaire

ByConor Lally and Aine McMahon

Dubliner Michael Doyle eyeing another cup upset

‘Drug free’ homeless hostel rife with narcotic abuse, says resident

ByOlivia Kelly

Leo Varadkar shows there’s no standard way to come out

ByUna Mullally

Impact of Sky’s GAA coverage to test Setanta

ByOrla Bannon

History

Man of letters – An Irishman’s Diary about names and initials

ByFrank McNally

Let there be light

Magic moment

Out and about

The demise of ‘Page 3’

Four wheels bad?

Pope Francis and family planning

Partially completed housing estate in Athy for sale for €750,000

ByJustin Comiskey

Paypackets

Central Bank and mortgages

Funding of IVF fertility treatments

Mother and baby inquiry

Casadh meoin agus cor i dtaoide

ByAlan Titley

Apartment block with shop for €2.4m

ByJack Fagan

Northern Ireland and corporation tax

Switching over?

Irish missionaries

Saol corrach foilsitheora

ByPól Ó Muirí

Junior Certificate assessment

Cancelling vital operations

Cafes/bar planned for chic block

ByJack Fagan

An chéad chruinniú ag Aontas na Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge

Gradaim chumarsáide CLG d’iriseoirí TG4 agus RnaG

The Bottom Line: AIB may look to ex-bookie boss

ByCiarán Hancock

David Drumm’s €1m liability to US bank repaid in full

BySimon Carswell

Miriam Lord: Intimacy in mind as parties eye up partners

ByMiriam Lord

How to choose . . . bathrooms

ByCaroline Allen

Toyota fights off VW to remain world’s top-seller

Athleisure: workout clothes that aren’t just for gym bunnies

BySarah Waldron

Roddy L’Estrange: Fright night at Vinny’s as Packers come unstuck

ByRoddy L'Estrange

On Beauty: Don’t shrivel up like a sun-dried tomato in radiator season

ByAisling McDermott

Interiors

Why go to the gym when you don’t have to?

ByAlanna Gallagher

Barack Obama says US has started ‘a new chapter’

BySimon Carswell

AIG agrees to buy Irish health insurance provider Laya

ByPamela Newenham

Your Money

Mortgage loan cap may favour first-time buyer

ByArthur Beesley

Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos shot dead

Dixons Carphone raises profit guidance after strong Christmas

Middle East

Man held over Tel Aviv bus stabbings

Carrickmines site bought for €8m in 2013 on market for €18m

ByJack Fagan

Netflix accelerates global push as US growth slows

Paris mayor threatens to sue Fox News over ‘no-go zone’ reports

Former RSA chief Philip Smith takes case to appeals tribunal

ByCiarán Hancock

IBM profit forecast and quarterly revenue below estimates

Cian Healy in line to face England Saxons – but will miss Wasps game

ByGavin Cummiskey

Seven provincial hotels on the market for more than €35m

ByJack Fagan

The Morning Sports Briefing

ByPatrick Madden

Unburdened by elections and economic distress, Obama showed his swagger

BySimon Carswell

Man due in court over woman’s stabbing death in Dún Laoghaire

ByConor Lally, Aine McMahon, Aoife Carr and Rachel Flaherty

Gay adoption law due before same-sex marriage referendum

ByStephen Collins

Promotion of elite GAA should not be done at expense of healthy grassroots

BySeán Moran

Davos 2015: Denis O’Brien predicts Fed won’t raise rates just yet

Andy Murray and Roger Federer progress in Melbourne

Farming & Food

JD Wetherspoon blames supermarkets for slowdown

UK Iraq inquiry delay ‘incomprehensible’

Klaus Regling tells inquiry policy decisions ‘added fuel to the fire’

BySteven Carroll

Man seriously injured in Co Westmeath hit and run

Microsoft set to unveil Windows 10 operating system

Environment

Black ice on roads causes widespread traffic disruption

Sports Direct founder makes £110m from share sale

Number of first-time buyers falls for second year in 2014

ByJames Rogers

Abroad

Emigrant nurses: Would you return to Ireland?

Alan Shatter loses appeal against Mick Wallace data ruling

ByRuadhán Mac Cormaic

Your Family

Doula: ‘Somebody on the journey who is there for you no matter what’

BySheila Wayman

Four men charged in connection with Paris attacks

Africa

Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army commander transferred to ICC in The Hague

Man arrested in Cork after Gardaí discover €85,000 in cash

ByBarry Roche

Science

Cat lovers we need your help: talk to us about fur

ByDick Ahlstrom

iPhone 6 hands Apple record share of Samsung's home market

Samsung to use own processor in next Galaxy S

Man arrested in Cork after four hour stand-off

ByBarry Roche

TV & Radio

Thanks for the mammaries. Page 3 covers up

ByAnthea McTeirnan

Danny Cipriani named in England Six Nations training squad

Why the Sun dropping Page 3 models is a victory for feminists

BySusan McKay

Teachers warn of further action after Thursday’s strike

ByJoe Humphreys

Leabhair i léig; na seanleabhair nach bhfuil spás ann dóibh a thuilleadh

ByTorlach Mac Con Midhe

Coveney ‘should have known better’ over FF coalition remarks

ByAoife Carr and Harry McGee

Wardrobing: I want fake fur that looks fake and doesn’t feel itchy

BySarah Waldron

People

Zambia: snapshots from an election

Alan Quinlan: Crushing defeat shows the huge task now facing Munster

ByAlan Quinlan

People

Zambia, to me, is my childhood suspended in time

Kathy Sheridan: Why the banking inquiry needs the truth about bankers’ bonuses

ByKathy Sheridan

Davos 2015: Weber casts doubt on future of euro

Patricia King to be the new head of Ictu

ByMartin Wall

Barry Devereux to take the reins at McCann FitzGerald

Actor Brian Blessed reappears after collapse at King Lear

Over a million people could not afford ‘basics’ in 2013 – CSO

ByCarl O'Brien

Davos 2015: Pharrell Williams and Al Gore announce global Live Earth

Ian Bailey unable to visit dying mother due to extradition bid, court told

ByMary Carolan

Laya takeover may see more health premium competition

ByPaul Cullen

‘Hang on’ – how a mother’s tribute saves lives in Malawi

BySuzanne Strempek Shea

Work

Buzzword overkill as LinkedIn reveals most overused terms

ByCharlie Taylor

Man shot in west Belfast house by group of masked men

Omagh bombing relative wins right to challenge inquiry refusal

ByAlan Erwin

Work

Warnings issued to passionate, motivated, enthusiastic worker bees

ByConor Pope

Tranquil, low-maintenance tomb in Portugal ‘sleeps 12’

Enda Kenny appeals to teachers to call off one-day strike

ByMichael O'Regan

Environment

Northern Ireland Water work-to-rule suspended following talks

ByGerry Moriarty

Punch Brothers: The Phosphorescent Blues | Album Review

ByJoe Breen

Arsenal confirm Krystian Bielik signing

Robert Allenby’s kidnapping stranger than fiction

ByEwan Murray

Former RSA Ireland chief takes dismissal action

ByCiarán Hancock

Munster announce the return of Tomas O’Leary

Family ‘shocked’ at ‘completely wrong’ depiction of Charlie Haughey

ByFiach Kelly

The Disappeared: Bishop urges information on Columba McVeigh

ByGerry Moriarty

Good news for Derry as companies announce investment

ByFrancess McDonnell

Beauty Regime: exfoliating and moisturising

ByKathleen Harris

Same-sex marriage referendum wording agreed by Cabinet

ByHarry McGee

Rafael Nadal through to second round after five set epic

Phil Mickelson prepares for start of challenging season

Oil export losses expected to reach $300 bn in Middle East

First listen: Björk's new album Vulnicura - deeply, profoundly beautiful

ByTony Clayton-Lea

Mick Wallace welcomes decision on Alan Shatter appeal

ByDan Griffin

Books

From cult classics to new releases: It's the Book Quiz

ByMartin Doyle

Man who broke garda’s nose at Swedish House Mafia gig is sentenced

Irish-style drink-drive limits will kill pubs, say Scottish publicans

ByMark Hennessy

Davos 2015: Sometimes the pundits get it right

Transport

O’Leary says regulators favour IAG bid for Aer Lingus

Man jailed after cutting artery in woman’s arm with blade

BySonya McLean

Irish house price inflation six times higher than EU average

ByEoin Burke-Kennedy

Seamus O’Connor finishes tenth in snowboard World Championships

Grandmother fined for having cocaine outside Cork bingo hall

ByOlivia Kelleher

Minister unveils new fitness-to-practise regime

ByAoife Carr

Cian Healy in court over tinted windows on Land Rover

ByTom Tuite

Driver compensation for contaminated fuel damage discussed

ByTim O'Brien

Nama makes €293m loss on sale of debtor loans

ByCiarán Hancock

Pat Lam signs three-year extension to Connacht deal

Dogs that didn’t bark the focus of bank inquiry hearings

ByCliff Taylor

Fitness-to-teach hearings to be held in public ‘by default’

ByJoe Humphreys

Irish educators divided over junior cycle reform

BySorcha Pollak

Ford gives glimpse of new Focus RS’s grunt

ByNeil Briscoe

ECB stimulus to include monthly purchases of €50bn in sovereign debt

Books

Literary Twitterati: Gnome Chomsky and other figurines

Plans to redevelop Ireland’s most expensive house refused

ByOlivia Kelly

Books

Alison Weir: ‘I loved fairy tales from infancy’

ByMartin Doyle

Father of All-Ireland winning captain Lester Ryan killed in farm accident

ByConor Kane and Alison Healy

Schools Rugby: Methodist College remain the team to beat in the Ulster Schools Cup

ByTim Martin

People

Josephine Pumulo, Zambia: People ask, why isn't she pregnant yet? Why does she want to go to school?

Work

Business leaders pessimistic about the outlook for growth

ByDominic Coyle

Gender Recognition Bill still problematic, campaigners say

ByDan Griffin

Gaming

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | Game Review

ByCiara O'Brien

Schools GAA: Kilkenny hurling rivalry reaching a fresh peak

ByEamon Donoghue

Shuffle: This week’s singles, downloads and audiostreams

ByEoin Butler

Harvey’s Point in Donegal tops TripAdvisor Irish hotel rankings

ByRonan McGreevy

Middle East

How a Japanese reporter’s bid to save friend led to IS abduction

Celtic Tiger surpluses should have been put in ‘rainy day fund’

BySteven Carroll

JTI to completely close Gallaher’s cigarette plant

Widow of man fatally hit by manhole cover settles case for €330,000

Woman claims ‘chronic pain’ after hysterectomy, court hears

Asia-Pacific

China: Gender imbalance ‘most serious’ in the world

Naval Service member wins action over discharge for football injuries

Martin Wolff: Bolder steps needed from Europe’s central bankers

ByMartin Wolf

German Pegida chief resigns as Hitler pose prompts inquiry

IAAF in no rush to redistribute medals following doping revelations

ByIan O'Riordan

Challenges ahead as Patricia King takes helm of Irish trade union movement

ByMartin Wall

Science

Scans and DNA combine to help understand brain development

ByDick Ahlstrom

US Congress chief invites Netanyahu without consulting Obama

Woman killed in two-car collision in west Cork

ByBarry Roche

Police investigating lorry fire at old Quinn Group premises

ByGerry Moriarty

Niall O’Brien signs one-year extension with Leicestershire

Aran Islands skipper describes crew’s rescue off Scottish coast

ByLorna Siggins

Fitzgerald rebukes Coveney over suggestion of FG-FF coalition

ByFiach Kelly

British planning refusals for Traveller halting sites open to challenge

ByMark Hennessy

Woman carried sack of potatoes on her back to end pregnancy, Dáil told

ByMichael O'Regan

Man given ten year sentence for raid on Portmarnock credit union

BySonya McLean

Music please Maestro, the Taoiseach has some dancing to do

West accuses Russia of fuelling latest surge in Ukraine fighting

ByDaniel McLaughlin

Court ruling may halt dozens of hip implant cases

Couple wins High Court appeal against Financial Services ombudsman

US and Cuba clash on immigration in historic talks

Juror discharged and another sworn in for Mark Nash trial

Two found dead of suspected poisoning in Co Down caravan

ByGerry Moriarty

Men go on trial for forging will of bachelor farmer

Chile to reopen investigation into poet Pablo Neruda’s death

Chelsea open talks with Fiorentina over Juan Cuadrado

ByDominic Fifield

Gun lobbyists urge rethink of firearms legislation

ByCiarán D'Arcy

Bishop suggests postponing Confirmation until pupils are at least 16

ByKathryn Hayes

File detailing ‘unnatural practices’ of UK politicians discovered

ByMark Hennessy

Oliver Fisher takes one-shot lead in Qatar after opening 65

Dustin Johnson admits ‘drinking to excess’ but denies having a drug problem

eBay to cut 2,400 positions in this quarter

Miliband pledges engagement in North if Labour wins UK vote

ByGerry Moriarty

Celtic stroll past Motherwell and return to summit

Tottenham finally blunt Blades thanks to Andros Townsend penalty

ByBarney Ronay

UK to introduce plain packaging on cigarettes

Sturgeon says SNP MPs can vote on English issues

ByMark Hennessy

Manchester United close the gap on world’s richest club Real Madrid

ByOwen Gibson