09 December, 2015 Digital News Archive

COP21: Saudi Arabia a fly in ointment as countries seek accord

ByLara Marlowe

Kerry’s Colm Cooper to undergo shoulder surgery

Is your students’ union a waste of space and money?

ByPeter McGuire

Transport

Road Warrior - Security alerts, Michelin food on Swiss

ByJoan Scales

Classical music: The Arts Council allows a crisis to go to waste

ByMichael Dervan

Racing

Impressive Bellshill set for Navan feature

ByBrian O'Connor

Technology

Full Tilt Poker’s operation in Ireland sees rise in profits

ByBarry O'Halloran

Kerry call for all televised games to be free-to-air

ByIan O'Riordan

Germany threatens action over deposit guarantee scheme

Report calls for restriction of ‘dawn raids’

ByColm Keena

Central Bank warns of Brexit risks

ByArthur Beesley

COP21: Five technologies that could help – and five that will not

ByPaddy Woodworth

London Briefing: Retail reality check in run-up to Christmas

ByFiona Walsh

Extreme rainfall a ‘taster’ of future effects of climate change

BySorcha Pollak

Galway officials were unaware of players’ discontent

ByJohn Fallon

Building plan within European Union rules, says Nama

ByCiarán Hancock

Markets

Markets dive into red amid commodity price rout

ByEoin Burke-Kennedy

Road Test: Audi’s slick A4 stays ahead of the curve

ByMichael McAleer

Nama and developers need to build bridge to end crisis

ByCiarán Hancock

Unions to complete vote on Bombardier ‘cost reductions’

ByFrancess McDonnell

Technology

China Resources said to offer $2.46bn for Fairchild

Campaign seeks equality for children in education system

ByCarl O'Brien

Ford looks to the future of motor industry

ByMichael McAleer

Tell Me About It: My father disapproves of my gay wedding

ByTrish Murphy

Seán O’Brien likely to miss Leinster’s crunch match with Toulon

ByJohnny Watterson

EDF to lose place in France’s CAC 40 stock index

Dermot Desmond’s Intuition Publishing to expand

ByMark Paul

Anglo American to cut workforce by more than 85,000

BySean Farrell

Anthony Foley says provinces must remain strong to keep top players

ByGerry Thornley

Kathy Sheridan: Athlone fears deluge from Shannon

ByKathy Sheridan

Simon Zebo’s future at Munster still hangs in the balance

ByGerry Thornley

Transport

McEvaddy brothers considered third-party funding

ByBarry O'Halloran

Berkeley witnesses expected to file lawsuits over incident

BySimon Carswell

Arlene Foster “very humbled” by support she has received

ByGerry Moriarty

Shannon to rise half a metre due to rain and spring tides

BySarah Bardon

Communities in west remain on alert for flooding

ByLorna Siggins

Call to move gardaí from desk duty to the front line

ByMark Hilliard

Volvo’s new S90 key to its Irish ambitions

ByNeil Briscoe

Fossil fuel subsidies outweigh pledge to UN green fund

ByJoe Humphreys and Frank McDonald

Racing

Smullen eyes Group glory in Hong Kong Cup aboard Free Eagle

ByBrian O'Connor

Oil prices sink to beneath $40 a barrel

Dundalk sign Robbie Benson and Patrick McEleney

ByEmmet Malone

Analysis: Claims highlight slow pace of ethics reform

ByStephen Collins

Murphy joins Katie Taylor on list for Sportswoman of the Year

ByMary Hannigan

Injury toll a concern as Ulster’s fate hangs in the balance

ByJohn O'Sullivan

IRFU powerless in relation to ‘Help for Heroes’ jersey

ByGerry Thornley

An Irish Diary

Running like the wind – An Irishman’s Diary about a wild weekend

ByFrank McNally

Does astrology have a future?

Science

Science strategy promises more funding

ByDick Ahlstrom

Spain’s deputy PM conspicuous by her presence

ByGuy Hedgecoe

Millions and billions

US presidential hopefuls

‘Unnecessary journeys’

What’s the story?

Schools, league tables and statistics

Marine Le Pen and French politics

Army and Garda not ready for disasters?

Higher fines for richer drivers?

The Eighth Amendment

‘RTÉ Investigates’ programme

Flooding and storm damage

Scéal ‘Mhichíl’ – cara a thugann spreagadh agus inspioráid dom

ByTony Mac Cárthaigh

Broimneach na bó

ByAlan Titley

Comhghéilleadh a bhaineann cumhacht

BySeán Ó hÉalaí

Michael Barron: No child should be excluded from local school over faith

ByMichael Barron

Law reform body seeks new traffic fine rules

ByColm Keena

Teastas teaghlaigh

ByCaoimhe Ní Laighin

Hotel and country club to get €5.5m upgrade

ByJack Fagan

New York state of mind in Dublin menswear

ByFrances O'Rourke

Fashion shopping zone in store for Dublin’s south city centre

ByJack Fagan

ECB and Fed take opposing view on fiscal strategy

ByMartin Wolf

Abroad

We’ve been flooded three times since moving to the Philippines

ByEdgar O'Neill

Gavin James: ‘There was no plan, let alone a master plan’

ByTony Clayton-Lea

Life & Style

Why does the devil’s mother have testicles?

ByCiaran D'Arcy

People

New to the Parish: ‘I’ve always seen myself as socially awkward’

BySorcha Pollak

German exports and imports fall more than expected

From baby steps to a booming business with big plans

ByRuth O'Connor

Technology

DCU Alpha to grow the number of start-ups it supports

ByCharlie Taylor

Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny rides to rescue of his hero Willie Mullins

ByRoddy L'Estrange

Harcourt Street looks set to get another hotel following sale

ByJack Fagan

San Bernardino killers borrowed $28,000 before attack

US buyers led overseas charge to buy distressed assets

ByJack Fagan

Dow Chemical and DuPont reported to be in merger talks

Ladurée opens its own shop in Dublin city centre

ByJack Fagan

Two men in 70s assaulted during Clontarf robbery

Analysis: Defiant Trump refuses to cave on Muslim ban plan

BySimon Carswell

COP21: Expectations grow for temperature targets deal

ByHarry McGee

President Higgins begins four-day State visit to Portugal

BySuzanne Lynch

Restored retail building in Rathmines to let

ByJack Fagan

Government to establish new forecasting system

BySarah Bardon

The Morning Sports Briefing

Coveney says Ireland may send another ship to the Mediterranean

ByBarry Roche

Morgan Stanley cutbacks in fixed-income business to cost $150m

John Moran: Commercial property prospects for 2016

ByJohn Moran

Fergus O’Farrell: Commercial property prospects for 2016

ByFergus O'Farrell

Adrian Trueick: Commercial property prospects for 2016

ByAdrian Trueick

Johnny Horgan: Commercial property prospects for 2016

ByJohnny Horgan

Duncan Lyster: Commercial property prospects for 2016

ByDuncan Lyster

Mark FitzGerald: Commercial property prospects for 2016

ByMark FitzGerald

Police launch hate crime investigation over Tyson Fury comments

ByBen Quinn and James Riach

Louis van Gaal admits it is hard to defend himself from critics

ByDaniel Taylor

Lakeside town on Shannon has learned from previous flooding

ByLorna Siggins

Tyson Fury stripped of IBF title after refusing mandatory defence

Site with planning makes €1.9m

ByJack Fagan

Wenger suggests ‘fear factor’ can undermine Olympiakos

ByDavid Hytner

Lack of interest killing GAA interprovincial championships

BySeán Moran

Australian police raid Sydney home of reported Bitcoin creator

Adidas CEO to stay with firm until end of contract in 2017

Smoking in pregnancy affects child’s fitness levels, study finds

BySorcha Pollak

Permanent TSB downplays buy-to-let contract issue

ByCharlie Taylor

Florida burglary suspect eaten by alligator after fleeing police

Roger Federer parts ways with coach Stefan Edberg

Bill to ban alcohol adverts near schools, on public transport

ByPaul Cullen

Andrew Rudd to open bistro on Fleet Street

ByJack Fagan

Life & Style

Michael Harding: The grey-skirted nun, the long johns and me

ByMichael Harding

Independent Bookshop pops back up

The rich man’s Dickens? Anthony Trollope and his low-key bicentenary

ByJohn McCourt

Wales number eight Talupe Faletau to join Bath

Office market experiences growing pains

ByJustin Comiskey

Sinn Fein not committed to an anti-austerity left wing government

ByPaul Murphy and Ruth Coppinger

Sammy Wilson not to contest DUP leadership

ByGerry Moriarty

Middle East

People leave rebel-held area in Syrian truce deal

Irish companies boost turnover with most online sales

ByCharlie Taylor

Trump’s call to bar Muslims confounds the world

ByDan Bilefsky

Don’t Die in Autumn: A Memoir, by Eric Dempsey: a true passion portrayed

ByBrian Maye

Travel

A Walk for the Weekend: The holy mountains of Dublin and Wicklow

ByMichael Guilfoyle

Food

Take it home: an extraordinary apple drink and a wonderful, but unpopular, vine

Volkswagen cleared of cheating in CO2 scandal

ByMichael McAleer

Wounded US soldiers to receive penis transplants

ByDenise Grady

Donegal councillor facing calls for resignation after RTÉ report

ByFiach Kelly and Sarah Bardon

Kathy Sheridan: Time for the honest county councillors to light a fire

ByKathy Sheridan

Retail in 2015: Two-tier market emerges

ByJustin Comiskey

Fintan O’Toole: The lesson of Irish politics is keep calm and carry on corruptly

ByFintan O’Toole

Property

Embassies pick up prime sites at knockdown prices

ByAidan Murphy

‘Your ticket to a new world’: a love letter to the public library

ByFreya McClements

Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo undergoes shoulder surgery

Extended services for Dublin commuters to begin tomorrow

ByAine McMahon

Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

ByDamian Cullen

EU plans to let consumers access online subscriptions abroad

ByCharlie Taylor

Angela Merkel named ‘Time’ magazine’s Person of the Year

Sporting Advent Calendar #9: Novak Djokovic rounds off dream year at ATP Tour finals

ByPatrick Madden

Olympiakos content to sit and make Arsenal play for last 16 spot

ByJacob Steinberg

Stage

Snake Eaters review: A soldier’s story gets lost in cliche

ByPeter Crawley

Major moves at Audi as VW investigation into emissions scandal rumbles on

ByMichael McAleer and Michael Taylor

‘Full examination’ by Monaghan council of lobbying issues

ByFiach Kelly

Sligo councillor claims he was victim of RTÉ ‘hatchet job’

ByMarese McDonagh

Heather Humphreys defends Department’s work assisting artists

ByMarie O’Halloran

Text alert system to warn of extreme weather in Wicklow

ByCiarán D'Arcy

Dragons ‘very disappointed’ at Taulupe Faletau’s move to Bath

Stage

Review – You Never Can Tell: Excuses are hard to make for Shaw’s problematic play

ByPeter Crawley

Over €125 billion in government bonds outstanding

ByPamela Newenham

Story of bereavement takes top spot in St Patrick’s film competition

BySylvia Thompson

Asia-Pacific

Scores dead, wounded in Taliban attack on Kandahar airport

Abroad

Why I want to represent Irish emigrants in the Seanad

ByBarry Johnston

Garda to provide ‘comprehensive’ response to critical report

ByBarry Roche

Munster and Ulster Champions Cup fixtures rescheduled

Varadkar says State will fight any challenge to alcohol laws

BySarah Bardon

Maths simply fails to add up for third-level students

ByCarl O'Brien

Martin and Michael O’Neill named Philips Sports Managers of the year

Ordinary people must be part of recovery, Higgins says

BySuzanne Lynch

Vogue Williams sues dental clinic for breach of contract

BySaurya Cherfi

Offbeat

Same-sex referendum a Top 10 topic on Facebook in 2015

BySorcha Pollak

Swansea sack manager Garry Monk after one win in 11

VW’s CO2 investigation: What does it mean for Irish motorists

ByMichael McAleer

Golf

Graeme McDowell set for select pairs field in Florida

Oireachtas

Enda Kenny says Donald Trump remarks ‘unacceptable’

ByMarie O’Halloran

Ireland to take on Canada at Lansdowne Road next year

From Ariana to Zayn, 2015 was the year our pop stars got honest

ByAilbhe Malone

UN highlights humanitarian abuses in east Ukraine

ByDaniel McLaughlin

Markets

European stocks rise as commodities rebound

Oireachtas

Catherine Murphy claims Government deliberately removes oversight

ByMarie O’Halloran

Denis O’Brien seeks fair procedures declaration on Moriarty tribunal

Migrants at Macedonia border loaded on to buses, sent to Athens

The year’s best music books from seminal moments to superstar memoirs

ByJim Carroll

Denis O’Brien urges judge to order Red Flag to name client

ByMary Carolan

Eir chief describes deal to buy Setanta Sports as game-changer

ByCiarán Hancock

Verdict in Thomas ’Slab’ Murphy case may be delivered next week

Gary Neville feeling relaxed ahead of opening match in charge

Early release not uncommon for thousands jailed over fines

ByColm Keena

Paris Attacks: Third attacker at Bataclan identified

Case against pharmacist who refused EpiPen struck out

ByPaul Cullen

Film

Reissue of the week: When Harry Met Sally - We’ll still have what she’s having

ByDonald Clarke

Many young get health advice from social media - study

ByCiarán D'Arcy

Offbeat

YouTube reveals Top 10 most popular 2015 videos in Ireland

ByAine McMahon

Cabinet rushes to get bankruptcy Bill approved

BySarah Bardon

Frank Cushnahan had ‘litany of conflicts of interest’

ByFrancess McDonnell

Abroad

Bahrain hosts biggest ever GAA gathering outside Ireland

ByJerome Quinn

Inquiry on legality of woman’s detention for contempt ordered

ByMary Carolan

John Perry challenge to FG selection to be heard next week

ByAodhan O'Faolain

Ryanair ordered to provide papers to pilot ahead of case

GAA coach seeks to quash finding he is a risk to children

ByAodhan O'Faolain

Care worker sues for defamation over Áras Attracta programme

ByMary Carolan

Ending fossil fuel subsidies would give ‘boost to innovation’

Inquiry by air accident unit into winch rescue begins

ByLorna Siggins

Irish children eating fewer sweets, having more sex - survey

ByOlivia Kelly

Tax expert on defaulters’ list pleads mea culpa on radio

ByEoin Burke-Kennedy

Bishops tell Minister not to ‘interfere’ with ethos of schools

ByCarl O'Brien

California shooters discussed martyrdom before they met - FBI

Longer-term flood forecast system would cost €2.5m

Transport

Stagecoach stock plummets after earnings forecast cut

Trump threatens possible independent run after criticism

BySimon Carswell

Yahoo shelves plan to spin off Alibaba stake

Denis Donaldson inquest adjourned for 17th time

ByPaddy Clancy

Klopp: Daniel Sturridge must cope with injuries better

FF branch seeks to stop Gerety-Quinn running in election

BySarah Bardon

Next Mercedes E-Class gets digital cockpit and self-driving features

Swollen Shannon threatens villages as residents prepare for worst

ByKathryn Hayes

Taoiseach sorry for not visiting areas worst hit by floods

ByElaine Edwards and Tom Shiel

Emergency department nurses strikes set to go ahead

Clinton condemns Pfizer merger with Allergan as ‘just offensive’

BySimon Carswell

Athlone in ‘losing battle’ with Shannon likely to overflow

ByEoghan MacConnell

Law Society points out family barriers in asylum Bill

ByKitty Holland

US Famine memorial to be rebuilt at more than original cost

BySimon Carswell

Chelsea show their mettle to beat Porto and advance

ByDominic Fifield

Defeat for Gary Neville in first game in charge of Valencia

BySid Lowe

Immigrants less likely to claim benefits, study finds

ByRuadhán Mac Cormaic

Mercurial Olivier Giroud completes Arsenal great escape

ByDavid Hytner

Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster must force Toulon to play the blame game

ByGordon D'Arcy

Climate deal is in sight – if poorer countries promise not to sue

ByFrank McDonald

America at Large: Baseball's fleeting shame at drug cheat Barry Bonds

ByDave Hannigan

Social Affairs

Complaints over abortion discussion on Ray D’Arcy show upheld

ByMark Hilliard

Middle East

Evacuation of al-Waer a boost for Syrian government

ByMichael Jansen

Gent qualify for first time, Roma hold out to advance