Article Index

Me & My Money: John Molloy, managing director, Oomph.ie

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Ask Brian: Should my daughter skip transition year?

By Brian Mooney

Appeal to Taoiseach, lighthouse authority to save Fastnet beam

By Lorna Siggins

Firms paid €50m for running direct provision centres last year

By Gordon Deegan

Mind the gap: Tackling the class divide at third level

By Peter McGuire

Blackboard: what’s on in the world of education this week

An Irish Diary

Profiles in courage – An Irishwoman’s Diary on unsung heroes of a daring rescue in Burtonport

By Lorna Siggins

Bonus round

Climate Emergency Measures Bill

Editorials

In a spin: Leo Varadkar’s Strategic Communications Unit

The Eighth Amendment

True cost of nuclear power

Brexit and Northern Ireland

Sectioning homeless people

Thawing out after Storm Emma

Editorials

Merkel returns for a fourth term

Bridge Notes: Home-international championship falls victim to freeze

By Seamus Dowling

Italy may be governed by populist party

By Patrick Smyth

Golf

Shane Lowry faces challenge as Snake Pit looms in Tampa

By Philip Reid

Miriam Lord: Charleton tribunal hears astonishing details

By Miriam Lord

Dublin contending with weeks of water restrictions

By Elaine Edwards, Martin Wall and Jack Power

Fresh Tina Satchwell search after ‘credible source’ intervenes

By Barry Roche

Cabinet to address anomalies in sentencing for sex crimes

By Sarah Bardon

Higgins’s belief in role of small nations won hearts and minds

By Richard Pine

‘We’re interacting with neighbours we haven’t spoken to in years’

By Sorcha Pollak

Laity are revolutionising faith practice in the community

By Angela Hanley

Varadkar to come under further pressure over ‘propaganda unit’

By Pat Leahy

Ireland to sign up for two EU Pesco projects

By Sarah Bardon

Cutting holidays to make up time unfair, say schools

By Carl O'Brien

Gaelic Games

Hurling counties regroup squads for final quarter-final push

By Ian O'Riordan

Review of previously undocumented homeless under way

By Colin Gleeson

Tallaght school reopens in defiance of Lidl vandalism

By Ronan McGreevy

Martyn Turner

Maurice McCabe says former Garda commissioner alleged he abused his own children

By Colm Keena

No school has been rewarded under plan to cut uniform costs for parents

By Carl O'Brien

Businesses lose out on Storm Emma warnings

By Peter Hamilton

Toyota said ‘diesel is dead’ - now it’s written its death notice

Irish restaurants trawl Europe for chefs to fill 8,000 vacancies

By Mark Paul

Dublin homeowners now need deposit of €140,000 to trade up

By Fiona Reddan

Wilde card at play as Paddy Power Betfair loses another executive

Markets

Enterprise Ireland-backed Zutec software firm nears Nordic flotation

By Joe Brennan

Ballymore remains Cheltenham target for hotpot Samcro

By Brian O'Connor

Culture

People with dementia take a tour of their own long-term memories

By Rosita Boland

Fintan O’Toole: British can’t deliver promises of frictionless trade

By Fintan O'Toole

Irish raiders 6-1 to set new Cheltenham record of 20 winners or more

By Brian O'Connor

Gaelic Games

Rugby and anti-abortion rally push Dublin Kerry clash to Sunday

By Ian O'Riordan

Food

Do you really know what's in your shop-bought soup?

By Rose Costello

Media

Could an ‘Ireland TV Player’ be part of the Irish media’s future?

By Laura Slattery

Irish institutions: We gave them fawning respect without even thinking about it

By Pádraig O'Moráin

Sexual health, if you are living with a disability, is not a level playing field

By Louise Bruton

Guinness Storehouse is the Brightest Spark at the 2018 Energia Digital Media Awards

Residential

Mint finish and sleek design in Portobello for €750K

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Abroad

I’ve lived abroad for longer than in Ireland. Was I gone too long?

By Emma Prunty

Two doctors to determine risk to health or life under abortion laws

By Sarah Bardon

Beware the snake-oil merchants of alternative medicine - your life could depend on it

By David Robert Grimes

Keith Earls in a good place ahead of defining Six Nations endgame

By John O'Sullivan

Imagination: the highest kite that can fly

By Alan McMonagle

Doping report may be damning for Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky

By Shane Stokes

Flying high in Connacht after a serious heart diagnosis

By Lorna Siggins

‘Women neglect themselves’: why you should put yourself first when it comes to your money

By Fiona Reddan

Crippling shortage of chefs, Toyota calls time on diesel and counting the cost of Storm Emma

By Michael McAleer

Napoleon was a European to his core – except when it came to England

By Michael Broers

Florida state Senate votes against arming most classroom teachers

Gerry Thornley: Ireland’s prop cupboard has never been so well stocked

By Gerry Thornley

Stock markets, career risk and the safety of the herd

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Storm damage at Dun Laoghaire Harbour closes parts of piers

By Tim O'Brien

Former Trump aide says he will not comply with Russia probe subpoena

Bank of Ireland to lose three top executive in coming months

By Joe Brennan

Smurfit Kappa shares soar as rejected approach puts box-maker in play

By Joe Brennan and Colin Gleeson

Jose Mourinho hails ‘remarkable comeback’ at Palace

Amryt Pharma signs distribution agreement in middle east

By Colin Gleeson

Sale of Hanover Quay apartments could net Cairn Homes €40m gain

By Barry O'Halloran

Can I claim my rent against rental income?

By Dominic Coyle

Markets may have to brace themselves for more rate hikes

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Your Fitness

Is the treadmill at the gym ‘real running’ or is it cheating?

By Conor Pope

ICC consider plan to save Test cricket from guns for hire culture

By Ali Martin

Álvarez blames contaminated meat for positive test

Gardaí appeal for information on shooting in Dublin’s north inner city

By Jack Power

Germany urges Moscow and Kiev to ensure stable energy flows

By Daniel McLaughlin

Eamon Ryan: Social housing on its own will not solve the housing crisis

By Eamon Ryan

Film

House of Cards final season trailer: Spacey-less and safe

Geneva: Sense and sensuality on show as the doors open at the Geneva motor show

By Neil Briscoe

Thaw brings threat of water crisis

By Harry McGee

Serena Williams happy to be moving forward, even ‘at a turtle’s pace’

Film

Mary Poppins Returns: Emily Blunt floats down on a kite

Paul Pogba and Alexis Sánchez - the franchise players

By Paul MacInnes

O’Leary talks up connection deal with Aer Lingus

Room to improve? Postgraduate study could boost career prospects

By Peter McGuire

Geneva: VW’s group brands push the alternative fuels button

By Neil Briscoe

Decision to reopen Lidl store in Tallaght ‘under review’

By Jack Power

Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua have to fight each other?

By Kevin Mitchell

Neymar injury complicates PSG plot to overturn defeat in Madrid

By Paul Doyle

Army bomb disposal experts attend car fire in the North

Three hurt after double-decker bus and van collide in Dublin

By Jack Power

Lego sales fall for the first time in 13 years

Number of people with health insurance cover increases

By Martin Wall

Geneva: Renault wants to launch an EZ robo-taxi service, while Audi shows off its all-electric prototype

By Neil Briscoe

Trump tariff threat sparks fears of tit-for-tat trade war

Number with private health insurance climbs 22,000

By Colin Gleeson

Offbeat

World’s oldest message in a bottle found by beachwalker in Australia

All-female shortlist for €10,000 Moth Poetry Prize

Dublin taxi fares could increase by 25% if civic plaza approved, warns MyTaxi

By Peter Hamilton

It’s now 37% cheaper to buy a home than rent - Cairn Homes

By Fiona Reddan

Kinsale funeral for Irish man killed in United States

By Olivia Kelleher

Student Hub

Irish fashion ‘not reaching potential’

Michael O’Neill critical of FAI recruiting ‘one type of player: Catholic’

By Emmet Malone

Maurice McCabe says it’s Dave Taylor’s ‘word against mine’

By Colm Keena

Middle-aged soccer player settles damages case after cut knee

By Ray Managh

The poppy contradiction: political, divisive, both or neither?

By Emmet Malone

Work

When is the best time to have children while working?

Blood shortages loom as 620 people wait for a hospital bed

By Martin Wall

New jury sworn in trial of man accused of murdering infant

By Eoin Reynolds

Geneva Motor Show: Diesel and uncertainty cloud the air at Europe’s most important motor show

By Neil Briscoe

Rafael Behr: Populist gains in Italy show the scale of Europe’s anger epidemic

By Rafael Behr

Liquidator appointed to telecoms operator iD Mobile

Record freeze in February, Met Éireann confirms

By Sarah Burns

Gaelic Games

Dublin versus Kerry TV details confirmed by GAA

By Eamon Donoghue

EU stance on Trump’s tariffs ‘risks breaching’ WTO rules

Student Hub

UL SU to campaign for repeal of the Eighth Amendment

INBS failure to follow auditor guidance found in 2008, inquiry told

By Joe Brennan

Complaints upheld against Lidl for not identifying competition winners

By Mark Hilliard

Consumer watchdog highlights risks of PCP car finance deals

By Fiona Reddan and Neil Briscoe

Man injured after shop barred his entry awarded €750,000

British counter-terror police investigate suspected poisoning of spy

By Denis Staunton

Almost 20 child victims of alleged paedophile ring identified

By Conor Lally

Asia-Pacific

Sunken second World War vessel discovered off Australia

Bank of Ireland customers to get cash back on groceries, fuel and taxis

By Fiona Reddan

HSE chief to leave his post in summer

By Martin Wall

Geneva: BMW wows with 8 Series Gran Coupe concept while Subaru revives hot estate memories

By Neil Briscoe

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16582 by Crossheir – Monday, March 5th, 2018

By Lorna Kernan

Volvo’s XC40 named car of the year 2018

By Michael McAleer

Oireachtas

Communications unit €5m budget could be ‘eliminated altogether’

By Marie O'Halloran

Rugby, the people’s game? Not according to the people

By Mary Hannigan

Tadhg Furlong and Iain Henderson fit for Scotland

By Johnny Watterson

DUP tells Barnier current EU proposals on Brexit are unacceptable

By Patrick Smyth

Paramedic pleads not guilty to assaulting two women at Clare school

By Gordon Deegan

Three men killed in road crash identified using DNA, inquest hears

By Conor Kane

Case struck out against solicitor caught with cocaine in his wallet

By Tom Tuite

Geneva: Audi gives new A6 a low-key debut, while Nissan promises more and more electric cars

By Neil Briscoe

Cabinet to hold special meeting on wording of abortion vote

By Sarah Bardon

Film

Which films will be up for next year’s Oscars? These ones will

By Donald Clarke

Weak VAT receipts push Government finances off target

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

RTÉ denies being briefed before McCabe ‘liar’ reports

By Colm Keena

Abroad

Celebrating the Irish nun educating children in India for 70 years

By Áine Edwards

Panda Power moves into consumer gas market

By Fiona Reddan

Crane Watch: 78 cranes visible over Dublin city centre on March 1st

By Justin Comiskey

William Porterfield sets up nervy Ireland win over Papua New Guinea

Siteserv investigation to cost State €100m, says key figure

By Barry O'Halloran

World

Podcast: Europe unnerved by Italian election result

By Jennifer Ryan

Technology

Dyson to stop developing vacuum cleaners with mains leads

By Ciara O'Brien

Hospital apologises after medical misadventure verdict in baby’s inquest

By Louise Roseingrave

Three-storey D2 office block for rent at €484 per sq m

By Justin Comiskey

Short-term office lease available in Sandyford

By Justin Comiskey

Blackrock blitz St Mary’s to reach Leinster Senior Cup final

Jewellery worth €250,000 stolen in Storm Emma raid

By Mark Hilliard

Industrial unit in Mulhuddart near M50 for €3.75m

By Justin Comiskey

Kremlin says has no information on ‘tragic’ illness of former spy

By Isabel Gorst

Geneva Motor Show: Peugeot shines in the face of stiff competition

By Michael McAleer

Government endorses establishment of European Monetary Fund

By Peter Hamilton

Decision not to bring perjury charges against Freddie Scappaticci ‘flawed’

By Alan Erwin

Lough Swilly an ‘environmental disaster’, High Court hears

By Mary Carolan

Final payment of €10m approved for girl with cerebral palsy

Markets

European shares bounce off six-month lows

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Sally Rooney, Daniel Woodrell and Bernard MacLaverty headline Cúirt festival

Is menopause finally mainstream?

By Alana Kirk

Government to fund ‘exceptional and unbudgeted’ weather cleanup

By Jack Power and Sarah Burns

Geneva: New electric cars coming our way soon from the motor show floor

By Neil Briscoe

Guardiola: FA chief ‘didn’t understand’ meaning of yellow ribbon

By Jamie Jackson

John Redmond remembered in symposium to mark centenary of his death

By Ronan McGreevy

Drumm told Anglo executives to ‘make the magic number’, court told

By Sarah-Jane Murphy

Abuse survivors demand meeting with pope during Ireland visit

Middleweight Jason Quigley to take on Puerto Rican Rosario

By Johnny Watterson

Security expert gives evidence about data in Graham Dwyer case

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Dylan Hartley a doubt for England’s crunch France clash

Irish-Europe ports link could be funded in ‘super-hard Brexit’

By Simon Carswell

Asia-Pacific

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency over sectarian violence

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary joins Forbes billionaire list

By Peter Hamilton

Call for blood donations as supply depleted after Storm Emma

By Aine McMahon

Smurfit’s snubbed US suitor may have to bid €11bn to succeed

By Joe Brennan and Colin Gleeson

Irish Water apologises for Dublin area service restrictions

By Sarah Burns, Vivienne Clarke and Sorcha Pollak

Car giants defend diesel as Geneva motor show opens

By Michael McAleer

Special Tiara among 16-1 outsiders for Champion Chase

By Brian O'Connor

Middle East

Russia offers rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta

Catholic bishops: Repeal of Eighth would be ‘manifest injustice’

By Patsy McGarry

Leaving Cert leads to ‘devastating’ stress among students

By Carl O'Brien

Media

‘Irish Times’ nominated in two categories at global media awards

Oireachtas

Taoiseach too busy over weather to worry about ‘egos of politicians’

By Marie O'Halloran

Slovak president ‘destabilising country’ over reporter’s murder

By Daniel McLaughlin

Department concerned at impact of Trump tariffs on Irish industry

By Simon Carswell

Irish are more likely to view women’s sports than people in UK

By Aine McMahon

‘High level of concern’ amongst Republicans about proposed steel tariffs

By Suzanne Lynch

Racing to resume at Thurles on Thursday after cold snap

By Brian O'Connor

Asia-Pacific

North and South Korea agree to historic summit next month

By Clifford Coonan

Dún Laoghaire Harbour must not be left to ‘fall into the sea’

By Tim O'Brien

Jail term for man caught with thousands of child porn images

Ronaldo leaps highest as Real dump tame PSG out of Europe

By Barney Ronay

Britain must honour border agreement prior to future deal, says EU

By Simon Carswell

Priests’ group demands Martin statement over editing of video

By Patsy McGarry

Liverpool into quarter-finals after Porto stalemate

By Andy Hunter

Culture

Does inequality really matter?

By Joe Humphreys

England hit by injury crisis in advance of France clash

By Gerard Meagher

Oireachtas

Vulture fund legislation will not stop repossessions, TD warns

By Marie O'Halloran

Hammond to say financial services can be included in Brexit deal

By Denis Staunton

Gardaí investigating sudden death of man in in Waterford

By Aine McMahon