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The Undertaking, by Audrey Magee: the new Irish Times Book Club reading choice

An extract from The Undertaking, by Audrey Magee, the latest Irish Times Book Club choice

An extract from The Undertaking, by Audrey Magee, the latest Irish Times Book Club choice

Residential

Take five for €700,000

By Emma Cullinan

From war to fiction: ‘I didn’t care about AK-47s, I cared about people’

Culture

From war to fiction: ‘I didn’t care about AK-47s, I cared about people’

By Meadhbh McHugh

Poetry Now shortlist for best single volume by Irish poet

Chelsea complete signing of Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina

By Dominic Fifield

Q&A: Is the database of primary pupils a crucial planning tool or a data grab?

By Peter McGuire

Dublin’s school of rock, where the teachers play with Delorentos and Villagers

By Peter McGuire

Water charges: a not-so-dead deadline

PM Group breaks into Bangladesh with web trade portal

By Clifford Coonan

Exhibition marks James Joyce study of heretical Franciscans at Marsh’s Library

By Dr Jason McElligott

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Crackdown continues in Egypt with imposition of death sentences

Why Cork city needs a boundary extension

By Aodh Quinlivan

Darren Fletcher signs 2½-year deal with West Brom

Pharmacists to bring prescription drugs to homes

By Conor Pope

Culture

Unthinkable: Why Charles Darwin is a threat to religion

By Joe Humphreys

Gatland angling for a psychological edge

By Robert Kitson

Spiddal pier works described as ‘environmental vandalism’

By Lorna Siggins

Betting market can see Willie Mullins dominating Cheltenham

By Brian O'Connor

Defender Keith Higgins revs up as Mayo hit the road again

By Seán Moran

Golf

Rory McIlroy may influence Koepka into playing Irish Open

By Philip Reid

Tspiras has brief period to focus on politics as art of possible

By Richard Pine

Children wait up to 27 months for MRI at Crumlin

By Paul Cullen

Leopardstown challenge for Lord Windermere

By Brian O'Connor

FF divided over Ceann Comhairle vote of no confidence

By Fiach Kelly

ME & MY MONEY: Gillian Mooney, Ashtanga Yoga Ireland

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Tsipras strikes more moderate tone ahead of Brussels visit

By Suzanne Lynch and Mark Hennessy

Farming & Food

Future Proof: Dalcassian Wines & Spirits expect turnover close to €10m in 2015

By Olive Keogh

‘Multi-racial’ oversight on school database questionnaire admitted

By Joe Humphreys

Aer Lingus moves to cut staff

By Barry O'Halloran

Sport

Novak Djokovic eyeing elusive French Open title

Hurling wins out after Alan Cadogan spends year trying to crack two codes

By Ian O'Riordan

Transgender recognition Bill ‘flawed’, human rights lawyers say

By Lorna Siggins

White House rules out mandatory tax on US multinational profits

By Simon Carswell

Frost and snow put Irish racing fixtures ‘in the lap of the gods’

By Brian O'Connor

Jamie Heaslip a minor concern ahead of Six Nations opener against Italy

By John O'Sullivan

Cambridge United look forward to ‘jackpot’ replay at Old Trafford

Terenure see off King’s Hospital in Leinster Junior Cup

National Treasury Management Agency to sell 30-year bonds for first time

By Arthur Beesley

Cantillon: Not everyone convinced by bumper CRH deal

Cantillon: Some way to go yet in Greek saga

HSE considering expansion of Portiuncula hospital inquiry

By Paul Cullen

Concentrix president believes business mistakes are valuable if a lesson is learned

By Francess McDonnell

Cantillon: Obama tax plans unlikely to go anywhere

Fianna Fáil apparently not for turning in row over Ceann Comhairle’s accusation

By Stephen Collins

Albert Frère to hand over the reins at Group Bruxelles Lambert in April

Spring fever

History

An Irishwoman’s Diary on Ai Weiwei in Alcatraz

By Elgy Gillespie

Silence is golden?

Debt relief and Greece

Insulting the President

Marriage referendum

Stephen Fry and God

‘Ireland’s Call’ – standing tall?

A Dublin win over Donegal will not bring redemption - but it will help

By Ian O'Riordan

Tommy Bowe hoping that third time’s a charm

By John O'Sullivan

Markets

Stocktake: Don’t fight the ECB

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Q&A: Dominic Coyle

By Dominic Coyle

Hated stocks trump market darlings

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Sligo County Council facing cuts to library services as it prepares to meet Minister

By Marese McDonagh

Five things you need to know about the new mortgage rules

By Fiona Reddan

Stage

Aoife Duffin: ‘There was a lot of curiosity about whether I was a normal person’

By Peter Crawley

Ask the Expert: Our grown-up daughter is making us miserable

By John Sharry

Art

Mark Garry’s thread rainbows and the elephant in the room

By Aidan Dunne

Social entrepreneurs: The advantage of adventure for young people with difficulties

By Claire O'Connell

Cog Notes: Bullying in the staffroom

By Joe Humphreys

Fintan O’Toole: When it comes to Irish debt, the State puts on the rich mouth

By Fintan O'Toole

Life & Style

Michael Harding: How I know for sure that I am not Charlie

By Michael Harding

People

Plastic fantastic or flexible foe? The credit card turns 65

By Rosita Boland

Six Nations 2015: Slammin’ Sam Burgess faces battle to break code

By Johnny Watterson

My Health Experience: ‘It’s all about the ability – not the disability’

By Elaine Keogh

Australia central bank cuts rates to historic low of 2.25%

World

Cuba releases new photos of Fidel Castro

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Temperatures expected to fall to minus 5 as cold snap continues

By Roisin Agnew and Ciaran D'Arcy

Mortgage approvals up 44% last year as recovery continues

By Ciarán Hancock

‘Strong start’ to year UDG says

Farming & Food

Total Produce takes 50% stake in Gambles

By Fiona Reddan

Your Family

Give us a break: Why some children are unhappy at lunch time

By Sheila Wayman

Your Family

What children say about school lunch time

By Sheila Wayman

Danske Bank shrinks Irish losses to €201m

By Fiona Reddan

US declines to prosecute News Corp and Fox over phone hacking allegations

PetroNeft reports licence progress, Aminex signs agreement

By Charlie Taylor

Asia-Pacific

South Korea soldier sentenced to death for 2014 attack

DNA results awaited in Cabra murder case

By Conor Lally

The Morning Sports Briefing

By Eamon Donoghue

Dutch journalist to be tried in Turkey on ‘terror propaganda’ charges

Accenture to create 200 senior roles in Ireland

By Charlie Taylor

Work

€66,000 childcare bill is keeping Australian women out of work

Rory McIlroy to take the stand in high-stakes game

By Philip Reid

Irish documentary prompts Holocaust suspect investigation

By Patsy McGarry

Underwhelming transfer deadline day wrapped up

Irish recovery on-track but growth to slow down - Moody’s

By Charlie Taylor

Drinks giant Diageo to fund latest anti-drinking campaign

By Paul Cullen

Aer Lingus offer to include veto on sale of Heathrow slots

By Barry O'Halloran

Asia-Pacific

Petrol bombs in Dhaka kill 7and injure at least 16

Tesco pays out to ousted CEO and finance chief

Fixture at Down Royal cancelled due to frost

By Eamon Donoghue

Clareman appointed new Catholic Bishop of Waterford & Lismore

By Patsy McGarry

‘How is anybody going to be able to buy a house?’

By Fiona Reddan

English clubs hit spending record despite sluggish January sales

People

Robin Williams’s widow and children in dispute over estate

Saddled with debt: Ireland’s lost generation

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Court sees CCTV footage of Dwyer and O’Hara

By Elaine Edwards

Technology

Spotify cancels Russia launch due to economic crisis

Brendan Rodgers says Liverpool squad can handle extra games

By Andy Hunter

Old familiar faces with a sprinkling of new the likely recipe for Italian coach Jacques Brunel

By Gerry Thornley

Irish striker Eoin Doyle moves from Chesterfield to Cardiff City

By Emmet Malone

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson ruled out of FA Cup replay after thumb surgery

Over $129,000 raised for US man who walks 21 miles to and from work

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Technology

Northern Ireland warned against two-tier approach to internet access

By Francess McDonnell

UN court dismisses Croatia, Serbia genocide claims

Surge in Irish Water registrations over weekend, says utility

By Conor Pope

Neil Lennon can’t see Andy Kellet slotting into Manchester United first-team

Manchester United’s only arrival of deadline day was Andy Kellett

Man arrested in connection with Benny Whitehouse shooting

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Home-grown business is driving the recovery more strongly than multinationals

By John FitzGerald

Your Wellness

Life after cancer: ‘I felt as if I had been attacked by cancer’

Your Wellness

Dealing with the emotional turmoil that begins at the first mention of the C word

Dublin crime boss Karl Breen found dead in Finglas

By Conor Lally

Apple’s $6.5bn bond fuels speculation interest rate hikes are on way

Five Newcastle loanees ‘guarantee - Rangers will finish in the top two’

Local Police withdraw legal challenge to alter Merseyside derby kick-off

Six Nations Pass Notes: Ireland coping with the weight of expectation

By John O'Sullivan

Daniel Day Lewis, Salman Rushdie, Colm Toibín in new book

By Patsy McGarry

Dublin-headquartered Eaton’s profit rises 21% on low costs

By Charlie Taylor

European Commission widens tax probe to Belgium

By Suzanne Lynch

Oireachtas

Barrett withdraws comments that parties trying to undermine him

By Michael O'Regan, Fiach Kelly and Mary Minihan

Tara: ‘They shouldn’t have control over my uterus’

By Kitty Holland

Asia-Pacific

Fiji to remove Union Jack from flag

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Garda denies putting crotch against Ian Bailey’s face

By Mary Carolan

Peter Greste anxious for jailed al-Jazeera colleagues

Africa

Journalist gives up Egyptian passport

Greek plans buoy European shares, euro zone debt

Six Nations Pass Notes: England could be the team to beat.

By John O'Sullivan

Myles Lee joins board of Ingersoll-Rand

By Fiona Reddan

Your Fitness

Get Swimming: The Irish Times home of the Swim for a Mile challenge

BP cuts capital expenditure by 13% to seed price recovery

HSE’s bid to have medical supplies company indemnified thrown out

By Ray Managh

Irish ETFs set to exceed $500bn by 2020

By Fiona Reddan

Central Bank raises economic growth forecast

By Arthur Beesley

Golf

Sky to end BBC’s 60-year partnership with British Open from 2017

The hard Stem sell: trying to get girls to buy into science

By Grainne Faller and Louise Holden

Niall Muldoon selected as new children’s ombudsman

By Paul Cullen

Date set for retrial over dissident republican's murder

Six Nations Pass Notes: Anscombe’s inclusion no problem for Welsh

By John O'Sullivan

Media

New York Times beats estimates as advertising falls less than expected

Ireland launches debut 30-year bond sale to lock in low yields

Santander boss Botin targets lending push after profit jump

BP cuts capital expenditure and reports rise in profits

Stage

OTC announces new, contemporary Rigoletto

S&P ends costly battle with $1.5bn settlement

Is your name going out of fashion?

By Pamela Duncan

Harry Redknapp rejects theories about his QPR exit

David Butler: ‘Great writers enrich experience, even the mundane’

By Martin Doyle

Data blog: Irish water charges to be cheapest in Europe

By Carl O'Brien and Bahareh Heravi

Graham Dwyer trial: More than 10 gardaí arrived at Dwyer home on October 17th, 2013

By Elaine Edwards

Call for Government to host European debt conference

By Aoife Carr

DUP will not seek to be part of Westminster coalition if it holds balance of power

By Gerry Moriarty

Six Nations Pass Notes: Scots willing to utilise all available departments

By John O'Sullivan

Nurses organisation INMO says 518 are on hospital trolleys

By Paul Cullen

Howlin: I know people are ‘cheesed off’ about water

By Mary Minihan

Sport

‘Champion golfer’ accused of benefit fraud

Harper Lee to publish sequel to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

By Alexandra Alter

Tell Me About It: I am feeling low and lonely even though I’m just married

By Trish Murphy

Schools urge students to collect and donate 1c and 2c coins

By Colin Gleeson

Work

3 ways to get gender balance at work

Investigation ordered into Palestinian cartoon of Prophet

Supreme Court calls for law on recognition of foreign divorces

By Mary Carolan

Six Nations Pass Notes: Only way is up for Italy

By John O'Sullivan

Dubliner jailed for beating partner so badly she needed surgery

By Sonya McLean

Welcome to Irish Times Data

New judge to hear extradition case against Silk Road accused

What’s the most reliable car in Ireland?

By Carl O'Brien and Paul Scott

Oireachtas

Petrol stretching found in two cases despite 134 complaints

By Marie O'Halloran

Tax revenues €460m ahead of last year

By Arthur Beesley

Schools Rugby: Junior Cup wins for Belvedere and PBC

Sales and customer service group SalesSense to create 100 jobs in Dundalk

By Elaine Keogh and Charlie Taylor

Part of Luas Green Line shut down due to power cable damage

By Mark Hilliard

Part of Luas Green Line shut down due to power cable damage

By Mark Hilliard

Niall Moyna comes full circle at DCU

By Eamon Donoghue

Media

INM journalists briefed on job losses

By Laura Slattery

SDLP changes policy to support British National Crime Agency

By Gerry Moriarty

Sergio Parisse at a ‘different level’ now back injury is behind him

Fine Art & Antiques

Auctions and results

By Michael Parsons

Women describe Berlusconi’s parties at prostitution trial

By Paddy Agnew

Farming & Food

Partnership between liqueur maker Baileys and Enterprise Ireland

By Alison Healy

New bill aims to bring Irish drinking down to OECD average

By Stephen Collins

Funding for local and regional roads cut by nearly €40m

By Tim O'Brien

Danny Cipriani and Nick Easter set to make England bench against Wales

Retired garda denies making no attempt to verify Bailey’s account of events

By Mary Carolan

Conor Murray ready to give Italians a pain in the neck

By Johnny Watterson

Aid groups warn of deepening crisis as Nato states consider arming Ukraine

By Daniel McLaughlin

Life & Style

Beyoncé v Elizabeth Taylor. Whose diet will you choose?

By Anthea McTeirnan

Six Nations 2015: Survival of the fittest

By Gavin Cummiskey

Damages awarded to child who fractured skull in fall from pram

By Saurya Cherfi

World

Irish man killed in Australian shopping centre explosion

By Mark Hilliard

Pensions Authority gets High Court order due to concerns about company’s finances

IS video shows Jordanian captive being burnt alive

African Muslim attacks soldiers outside Jewish centre

By Lara Marlowe

Brother of disability rights advocate Joanne O’Riordan to run in election

By Barry Roche

Pensioner waited two hours for ambulance on Kerry beach, inquest hears

By Gareth Naughton

John Heslin and Jack McCaffrey inspire UCD

World

Arrest warrant draft for Argentine president found at dead prosecutor’s home

Strauss-Kahn trial: Women tell of shame of prostitution ring

By Lara Marlowe

Jordan reeling at brutal IS death of pilot

By Michael Jansen

Oireachtas

Transgender law open to review, says Humphreys

By Michael O'Regan

Murdered archbishop Romero to be beatified, says Pope Francis

Apprehension as Harper Lee looks to follow up on perfection

By Eileen Battersby

Joan Burton warns on importance of pension reform

By Dominic Coyle

Five Donegal men with Northern Ireland driving bans take case in Republic

By Stephen Maguire

Man charged over serious harm to pensioners in alleged hit and run

By Kathryn Hayes

Woman (71) settles action over symphysiotomy

Lance Armstrong let girlfriend take blame after hitting parked cars

Mary Robinson: Developing countries must act on climate change

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Industrial fire at building in Tallaght Village

By Mark Hilliard

British & Irish Lions consider US warm-up match en route to New Zealand tour

By Martin Pengelly and Robert Kitson