Article Index

In praise of Christine Dwyer Hickey, by John Montague

By John Montague

Rob Henshaw’s father plays an official role in his career

By Gavin Cummiskey

In praise of Mary Lavin, by Belinda McKeon

By Belinda McKeon

Mark English claims 800m silver medal in Prague

By Ian O'Riordan in Prague

Pat Lam to complain to Pro 12 referee commissioner

By Linley Mackenzie

Opinion

Taoiseach: Coalition priority is full employment by 2018

By Enda Kenny

Former Evening Herald editor Paul Drury dies aged 57

Pricewatch product reviews: Garden shears

By Conor Pope

Pricewatch reader queries: UPC customer unimpressed with box-set situation

By Conor Pope

Teenagers awaiting orthodontic treatment up 12%

By Paul Cullen

Hospitals’ hip fracture care falls short of targets

By Paul Cullen

Key cases in brief

Children’s online behaviour checked less frequently – survey

By Joe Humphreys

Africa

Boko Haram’s pledge to Islamic State raises fresh questions about links

By Rukmini Callimachi

Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams prime party for electoral battles ahead

By Gerry Moriarty

Commercial Property

Blackstone to buy Chicago’s Willis Tower for $1.5bn

Novartis leads way in pharma productivity

New Innovators: Vocavio

By Olive Keogh

Partnership with Ryanair a ‘game changer’ for Vodafone Ireland

By Barry McCall

Doctors’ group objects to anonymous donor ban

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Work

Robots may do to jobs what mechanisation did to horses

By Chris Johns

An Irish Diary

For your diary

By Caroline Madden

An Irish Diary

Arab-Irish business conference aims to strengthen trade relationships

By Caroline Madden

Work

Job feedback tricky but deep down we know the score

By Lucy Kellaway

Irish more likely to switch insurers, global survey finds

By Ciarán Hancock

Lean and mean innovation gives high-cost R&D a run for its money

By Frank Dillon

Innovation

Making an epic hit out of a damp squib

By Frank Dillon

Swiss accounts used in Petrobras scandal, say court documents

Central Bank inspectors investigating shadow lenders

A day in a charity shop: ‘A lot of wealthy women come in’

By Conor Pope

Bord na Mona may get caught in storm over windfarms

By Mark Paul

Trinity big data researchers to lead €4m quality control effort

By Dick Ahlstrom

Carey to attend Yes vote launch

By Mary Minihan

An Irish Diary

Grafton’s full-year results likely to meet expectations

By Caroline Madden

Growth in construction weakened last month

By Ciarán Hancock

ECB approves Permanent TSB capital plan

By Ciarán Hancock

Venceremos? It’s a Greek chorus of approval at Sinn Féin Ardfheis

By Mary Minihan

Life & Style

How a Wexford farmer moved from beef to dairy

By Alison Healy

Culture

In a word . . . old

By Patsy McGarry

Oxymem waves treating wastewater

By Barry McCall

Scottish Labour facing ruin at hands of SNP

By Mark Hennessy

Asylum case study: Transition challenging for applicants seeking homes

By Lorna Siggins

History

Irish Roots: Leave something for the next generation to discover

By John Grenham

With the Clintons, there is always something left lurking in the shadows

By Maureen Dowd

Gaelic Games

Déjà vu as Cork trounce Kerry in Allianz League

By Seán Moran

Film

Dev Patel puts the cheeky in Chappie

By Tara Brady

More than 600 granted asylum have no homes

By Lorna Siggins

No going back to boom and bust, says Kenny

By Stephen Collins

Aer Lingus and IAG

History

An Irishman’s Diary on a carnival’s summons to spring

By John Fleming

Sting in the tail

Tourism industry and VAT rate

Marriage referendum

Children and Family Relationships Bill

Rural public transport

Commemorating the 1916 Rising

Segregation and schools

Time to take another look at bringing cameras into court

By Conor Gallagher

Companies Act is long overdue, but puts small firms at the centre

By Charlie Taylor

Keynesian odd one out of Germany’s five ‘wise men’

By Derek Scally

Some Equitable Life customers face tax bill on compensation

By Dominic Coyle

Current brittle Arsenal far from the old ‘Invincibles’

By Ken Early

Mary Hannigan’s TV Review

By Mary Hannigan

Opinion

Una Mullally: Videoed acts of violence now terrifyingly common

By Una Mullally

People

Jennifer O’Connell: Fairy stories have no place in the classroom

By Jennifer O'Connell

CAO experience shows need for changes to application system

By Brian Mooney

Galway medical orchestra due to perform at Rome festival

By Lorna Siggins

Irish monks’ efforts to counteract English ‘spin’ a theme of Donegal school

By Lorna Siggins

Middle East

Tens of thousands gather for anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv

World

Swiss pilots take off on first round-the-world solar flight

Insurer RSA likely to face maximum fine of about €5m

By Ciarán Hancock

Greece to dominate eurogroup meeting

By Suzanne Lynch

Cliff Taylor: Dairy industry faces opportunity and volatility

By Cliff Taylor

Europe

US tourists arrested for scratching initials on Colosseum

Media

WPP hits targets after reporting strong trading in January

Brent drops toward $59 as US jobs data pushes dollar up

CAO picks show demand for building, law, and dentistry

By Joe Humphreys

Markets

Markets fall after US jobs figures raise prospect of rate hike

Medical Matters: Enthusiasm for cancer screening is still very high

By Dr Muiris Houston

Environment

Hold on to your hat: warning issued over 130km/h gusts

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Utah baby survives car crash after 14 hours in freezing river

UCI accused of undermining anti-doping cycle regulations

Operating profit plummets 31% to €10.3m at Mincon

By Pamela Newenham

UK sells £500 million of shares in Lloyds Bank

Asia-Pacific

Stabbing spree in rural Japan leaves five dead

Opinion

Gender quotas not the answer for women in politics

By Derek J Byrne

Miscategorisation of offenders ‘putting prison officers in danger’

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Syrian conflict: Adjusting to Irish life after escaping chaos

By Carl O'Brien

World

Canine world in shock at Crufts dog poisoning

That’s Men: Violence towards parents is too big a problem to solve alone

By Pádraig O'Moráin

Doodle 4 Google drawing competition opens to public vote

By Dean Ruxton

Fashion

Paris Fashion Week: sunny weather for a wintery show

By Deirdre McQuillan

Racing

Indomitable O’Leary ready to fly higher and higher

By Brian O'Connor

Pat McQuaid says legacy unaffected by doping report

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Racing

Davy Russell records total of four winners at Naas and Gowran

By Brian O'Connor

Mark English delighted to win silver for “my country and my family”

By Ian O'Riordan

A sneak preview of next Saturday’s books pages in The Irish Times

Mark English’s eyes turn to Beijing after European indoor silver

By Ian O'Riordan

Golf

Anything but elementary for Holmes and Watson as Johnson powers to Doral title

By Philip Reid

NTMA announces €1bn bond auction as ECB kicks off QE

Technology

All eyes on Tim Cook as Apple Watch launch expected

Racing

Cheltenham 2015: Dos and Don’ts for racing’s greatest festival

By Brian O'Connor

Banks attempt to repossess 7,000-plus homes

By Kitty Holland

NI builders call on politicians to tackle credit drought

By Francess McDonnell

In praise of Dervla Murphy, by Rosita Sweetman

Dublin Rape Crisis centre website hacked by ‘Islamic State’

By Sorcha Pollak

Man due for court over attack on Irish man in Liverpool

Public asked to avoid Mater hospital amid vomiting bug outbreak

By Dean Ruxton

Music

Pop Corner: Sheeran gets a pizza the action and Ronson gets raided

By Ailbhe Malone

Report says UCI undermined cycling doping regulations

By William Fotheringham

Transport

New car sales rise 29.2 per cent in February

By Pamela Newenham

UK to introduce airline law to stop Britons joining Islamic State

Habitat is (almost) back in business in the Republic

By Conor Pope

Doctor marked patient’s skin with thumbnail, inquiry hears

By Aine McMahon

Bill Bryson reveals Wellcome Book Prize shortlist

Bangladesh send gutless England crashing out of World Cup

By Mike Selvey

Six things cycling learned from the CIRC report

By Shane Stokes

Former RSA Insurance chief executive takes dismissal action

By Ciarán Hancock

Former UUP leader Jim Molyneaux dies aged 94

By Gerry Moriarty

Man jailed for 15 years for raping seven-year-old niece

Noonan says repossession threats are to get owners to engage

By Suzanne Lynch, in Brussels and Elaine Edwards

Sinn Féin accuses DUP of reneging on welfare commitments

By Gerry Moriarty

Gordon D’Arcy left out of Ireland camp for Wales

Industrial production falls as high-tech output dips

Radio station apologises and pays damages to Kathleen Lynch

By Barry Roche

Cliff Taylor: seven reasons why repossessions are in the news

By Cliff Taylor

Farming & Food

McDonald’s posts drop in February sales

Anti water charge campaigners stage sit-in at Cork City Hall

By Barry Roche

Irish borrowing costs hit new low as ECB kicks off QE

Mattie McGrath says fatal foetal abnormalities Bill is attempt at ‘mischief’

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Pressure increases on Greece on reform plan

By Suzanne Lynch

Joe Schmidt’s ultra-conservative game plan may be working but it’s not good to watch

By Matt Williams

Second Opinion: A public health warning about the new anti-binge drinking campaign

By Jacky Jones

Music

Never mind the whiplash, here's some proper jazz drumming lessons

By Cormac Larkin

Smurfit Kappa increases presence in Central America

By Fiona Reddan

Science

‘Artificial memories’ successfully implanted in sleeping mice

By Dick Ahlstrom

Shaun Edwards says Ireland are ‘the best team in Europe’

In praise of Tana French, by Claire Coughlan

Irish Ferries to face trial after man crushed to death

By Tom Tuite

Cork local government reform group satisfied with progress

By Barry Roche

British soldier charged over assault on Cork man

Liz McManus: ‘fiction is about people and not about politics’

By Liz McManus

Gaelic Games

Antrim’s 1989 All-Ireland final manager Jim Nelson has passed away

By Eamon Donoghue

Retail sales jump 3.3% on back of strong car sales

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Europe

Putin says plan to take Crimea hatched before referendum

Nurse tells Boston bomb trial of rush to stop husband’s bleeding

Bishop opposed to same-sex marriage struggled with sexuality

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Oireachtas

Equality group urging Yes in marriage referendum launched

By Michael O'Regan

Man who grew cannabis in attic as ‘medicinal soup’ jailed

By Anne Lucey

Pipe bomb in garden of Belfast house moved by resident

Rapist claims State recorded solicitors’ telephone calls during trial

Chris Brunt charged for incident after Villa Park FA Cup tie

Eason and Liffey Valley landlords settle rent arrears dispute

By Ray Managh

Institutes of technology warn against ‘three-tier’ system

By Joe Humphreys

RTÉ takes case against TV3 over alleged failure to pay €1m

By Aodhan O’Faolain

Suspension of whole sentence for attack on woman ‘unduly lenient’

Media

HBO to launch standalone service with Apple in April

Man found engaging in lewd acts ordered to stay out of Tesco

By Anne Lucey

Hospital fault leads to death of bone marrow transplant patient

By Gareth Naughton

€25k settlement for child whose head got caught in doors of Luas

‘Give this jersey to your man – and rest your pretty little head’ - All in the Game

By Mary Hannigan

Gardaí closer to securing messages from dead teen’s Facebook

By Gareth Naughton

In praise of Caitríona O’Reilly, by Neil Hegarty

By Neil Hegarty

Pat Lam formally charged with misconduct by Pro 12

Kolo Toure to decide on his Liverpool future in the coming days

Dispute on alleged €11.2m debt forgiveness deal in court

By Aodhan O Faolain

Middle East

Bibi or Bougie? Israelis go to polls in an election that could redraw the political map

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Asia-Pacific

Duang! China finds many uses for word with no meaning

By Clifford Coonan

‘The Simpsons’ co-creator Sam Simon dies after cancer battle

Media

RTÉ launches ‘fluid’ new digital strategy

By Laura Slattery

Judge releases four anti-water charges protesters

By Mary Carolan

Technology

First look: getting hands on with the Apple Watch

By Ciara O'Brien

Fashion

McCartney glams up classics while Hermès plays it straight

By Deirdre McQuillan

Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils Watch

By Ciara O'Brien

‘I’m not into blood anymore,’ Elaine O’Hara allegedly tells Graham Dwyer

By Fiona Gartland

Motors

BMW denies helping Apple to build an i-Car

By Neil Briscoe

Bodies of elderly couple found in Churchtown house

By Tim O'Brien

Dublin Council paid out €8m in personal injury claims in 2014

By Olivia Kelly

Anti-water charge protester stops council meeting

By Barry Roche

Gaelic Games

Cruciate ligament injury for Cork defender Christopher Joyce

By Eamon Donoghue

Roscrea closing in on historic goal after thrilling victory over Newbridge

By Gavin Cummiskey

HSBC boss says he is right person to fix bank

Video of Dwyer cutting O’Hara during sex shown to jury

By Fiona Gartland

Europe

Ukraine’s Poroshenko says rebels have withdrawn weaponry

Tánaiste leads tributes following death of Labour Party senator Jack Harte

By Tim O'Brien

Manchester United 1 Arsenal 2: Five talking points

By Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford

So who is the richest man in China – Jack Ma or Wang Jianlin?

By Clifford Coonan

India set to finally take off but question marks remain

By Clifford Coonan

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal were fully deserving of their victory

FA Cup draw separates big guns

ESB fined €250,000 over death of worker

James Milner considers move to Spain or Italy when contract ends

By Jamie Jackson

Pat McQuaid insists CIRC report ‘completely clears’ him of any wrongdoing

By Shane Stokes

CIRC report exposes extent of cycling’s doping cover-ups

By William Fotheringham