Article Index

Transition year: Why other countries are copying the Irish ‘doss' year

By Peter McGuire

My son is exempted from languages. Can he still go to third level?

By Brian Mooney

Secret Teacher: ‘I’m privy to parents’ frank remarks on their children’s career choices’

By The Secret Teacher

‘Significantly better’ survival rates for some cancers if going private

By Brian Hutton

Emergency departments

An unwelcome tilt backward

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Franco-Italian tensions: bad neighbours

Irishness does not stop at Border

JG Farrell and the human condition

School ‘league tables’ and apprenticeships

Urgent care centres for children

Donegal crash: Four friends died after saying goodbye to each other

By Stephen Maguire

Cuts to heritage community grants

Brexit and the Border

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Northern nationalism: the power of persuasion

PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton to retire

By Amanda Ferguson

Simon Zebo: I'm 'bulletproof' to racist abuse

By Johnny Watterson

Gaelic Games

Nash insists Cork’s league approach no different to last year

By Ian O'Riordan

Dublin’s discipline on backstop wobbles as strain starts to tell

By Pat Leahy

Berliners find foul issue of filthy city air is a real curse

By Derek Scally

Ambitious Wallace content to follow his own star

By Aonghus Ó Maicín

‘It will leave an awful, dark cloud over West Donegal’

By Stephen Maguire

Gaelic Games

Fitzgerald says referees being put under undue pressure

By Ian O'Riordan

Martyn Turner

May to seek backstop replacement to avoid hard border

By Denis Staunton and Pat Leahy

Historic French Communist newspaper falls victim to facts of capitalism

By Lara Marlowe

New sex ed curriculum should cover negative effects of porn - report

By Jennifer Bray

Last-minute bid to avert looming nurses' strike continues

By Martin Wall

Dublin city lorry ban lifted due to Brexit traffic only as ‘last resort’

By Simon Carswell

Gerry Thornley: 'World League' could seriously devalue the Six Nations

By Gerry Thornley

Six Nations bolters: Six up and coming players to watch

By John O'Sullivan

Media

New chapter awaits as Booker Prize loses ‘enemy’ sponsor

By Laura Slattery

No-deal Brexit could lead to thousands of extra UK cardio deaths

By Simon Carswell

Aviation is the red meat in the greenhouse gas sandwich

By John Gibbons

Your Family

Chinese in Ireland: Raising children away from ‘tiger parenting’

By Sheila Wayman

Woman (24) died on Christmas Day one week after giving birth

By Kitty Holland

Man calls for independent investigation into partner’s death

By Kitty Holland

Food

What’s really in your potato waffles?

By Rose Costello

Food

Family meals: ‘Carbonara is a weekly life-saver in our busy home’

By Jolene Cox

Advice to Roy Keane: ‘You can’t go bawling and yelling at people’

By Emmet Malone

Mandate seeks talks with Tesco over future of Irish workers

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Fintan O'Toole: Foster’s delight at the saving of Bombardier jobs has turned to indifference

By Fintan O'Toole

Culture

How a digital art project offers an outlet for autistic students

By Gemma Tipton

Me & My Money: ‘I always aim to get good value but won’t compromise on quality’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Lidl to sponsor Ladies Gaelic Football Association

By Colin Gleeson

Stocktake: Elevated uncertainty is holding back stocks

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Stock market turbulence: is US recession risk rising?

By Proinsias O'Mahony

'My wife has a PhD in haggling. She thinks it should be an Olympic sport'

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Media

Profits rise at McWilliams’s media company

By Gordon Deegan

Most family-owned businesses lack a succession plan for next generation

By Barry O'Halloran

Aughinish plant could get investment as threat of US sanctions is lifted

By Barry O'Halloran

Aer credit card proves there’s no such thing as a free flight

Financial Services

Ulster Bank staff vote to accept pay rise of up to 3%

By Joe Brennan

When I’m 65: five ways you’ll benefit

By Fiona Reddan

Media

New chapter awaits as Booker Prize loses ‘enemy’ sponsor

By Laura Slattery

Who is buying what? Why CSO’s retail data needs to be updated

Books

Ireland’s co-operative revolution: ‘building a rural civilisation’

By Patrick Doyle

Financial Services

Sinn Féin Bill to stop banks selling loans may raise rates – Central Bank

By Joe Brennan

Financial Services

US-based First Data joins AIB in €100m bid for Payzone

By Joe Brennan

Art

Brian Eno: ‘I’ve spent longer in Ireland than I have almost anywhere else’

By Aidan Dunne

Six Nations: O’Gara optimistic despite threat from Owen Farrell

By Gerry Thornley

Property

How can I tell if a house I am buying has a pyrite problem?

Residential

Dublin home of Hozier’s producer in Rathmines for €1.25m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Gaelic Games

Are the new sin-bin rules just letting players off the hook?

By Malachy Clerkin

Professional services drove record year for start-ups in 2018

By Colin Gleeson

Stormont vacuum creates space for peace and reconciliation

By Jim Deeds

Residential

Best views in Dublin from chilly Howth one-bed for €325,000

By Alanna Gallagher

Golf

Lure of greenbacks entices quite the field to Saudi International

By Philip Reid

Value of mortgage drawdowns rose 20% to €8.7bn last year

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

I love my cochlear implant, but I won’t shout about it

By John Cradden

Keith Earls and Ireland always in pursuit of the perfect game

By John O'Sullivan

Central Bank’s warning, mortgage drawdowns, and Ulster Bank’s pay rises

By Ciarán Hancock

US imposes sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm

By Suzanne Lynch

Six Nations 2019: England at a crossroads with Japan looming

By Patrick Madden

Asia-Pacific

US citizen leaks data on 14,200 people in Singapore with HIV

Ronan O’Gara believes in ruthless Ireland, United to play Chelsea in FA Cup

By Patrick Madden

Technology

FaceTime bug allows callers listen remotely before anyone answers

Waning demand causes sales drop for De Beers

UDG has ‘good start’ to 2019, expects earnings per share to rise up to 6%

By Peter Hamilton

Significant drop in number of shark bites reported worldwide in 2018

Books

An Post Irish Book of the Year 2018 winner revealed

By Martin Doyle

Limerick city children ‘pummelling’ each other in filmed ‘fight clubs’

By David Raleigh

New Irish revolution documentary steers away from ‘great man’ approach

By Barry Roche

Norwegian hits rock bottom after raising €308m in share sale

Brexiteers dismiss May’s attempt to replace backstop in withdrawal agreement

By Fiach Kelly

Man arrested in Donegal as gardaí discover cannabis growhouse

By Tim O'Brien

Europe will not ratify withdrawal agreement without backstop - Coveney

By Barry Roche

Moriarty fitness a boon for Wales ahead of gruelling France opener

By Paul Rees

Abroad

Thomas Heazle Parke, the first Irishman to cross Africa

By Angela Byrne

Racing

Tuesday’s Down Royal meeting to go ahead as scheduled

TV & Radio

‘Moon and Me’: the new TV show from the genius behind ‘Teletubbies’

By Tim Jonze

Ireland XV named for Women’s Six Nations opener against England

Farming & Food

Domino’s sees profit at lower end of range, shares down

Wisdom of planned summer Cabinet reshuffle queried by Ministers

By Harry McGee

Warming shelters open in US as life-threatening cold grips Midwest

Social Affairs

Donegal road deaths: Multiple fatality crashes since 2010

Gardaí renew appeal over murder of Co Donegal man 14 years ago

Social Affairs

Tuam home survivors want DNA samples to be taken

By Sarah Burns and Vivienne Clarke

Gold reaches seven-month high as stocks and dollar struggle

Added Time: your Six Nations preview special

Some traders expect bumpy ride for Sterling later in day

Motors

New Renault Clio gets Megane styling with high-gloss new interior

By Neil Briscoe

Elderly woman pressured into paying for 12 chainsaws she did not need

By Sarah Burns

Social Affairs

Woman in running to become first female Moderator of Irish Presbyterians

By Patsy McGarry

Ryanair acquires remaining quarter of Austria’s Laudamotion

Asia-Pacific

Pakistani court dismisses petition against Christian’s blasphemy acquittal

Andy Murray undergoes hip resurfacing surgery

That brand new Tory plan for Brexit? Here’s why it’s dead in the water

By David Henig

Couple ordered to repay €280,000 loan after claiming it was a gift

By Mary Carolan

Five arrested following Brazil dam collapse

Film

Green Book: A rearranged ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ up for the Oscars

By Donald Clarke

Technology

US accuses China’s Huawei of stealing technology

Contractor costs at children’s hospital rose 65% in a year

By Paul Cullen

Conservative Brexiteers and Remainers produce proposal to replace North backstop

By Denis Staunton

Four men to serve at least 15 years each for Colin Horner murder

By Michael Donnelly

Farming & Food

Total Produce completes sale of Nordic salad business

By Peter Hamilton

People

'I now think twice about spending one-on-one time with a young female colleague'

By Jennifer O'Connell

Brexit: May passes amendment to renegotiate Irish backstop

Racing

Willie Mullins’ Kemboy in contention for Leopardstown Gold Cup

Abroad

Remembering Pat and Bella, who welcomed me in my early years in America

By Martin McGovern

Road safety in northwest must be reviewed in wake of Donegal tragedy – Seanad hears

By Marie O'Halloran

TV & Radio

The BBC makes a tragic hero of poor David Cameron

By Peter Crawley

Husband of woman with cervical cancer tells court of ‘dark cloud’

Pfizer issues weaker forecast than markets expected

Group calling itself ‘the IRA’ claims responsibility for Derry bomb

By Freya McClements

Coillte poised to invest up to €1bn over next 15 years

By Barry O'Halloran

Botox maker Allergan not to sell women’s health business

Shields and Te’o sit out England training

HSE warns of disruption caused by nurses’ strike

By Paul Cullen

Marouane Fellaini being linked with move to China

Monaghan mechanic denies charge of IRA membership

By Aoife Nic Ardghail

Farming & Food

Brexit: Greencore mulls plan to ‘airlift’ food ingredients to UK

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy and Peter Hamilton

MP jailed for three months after lying about speeding

Independent Senators filibuster Shane Ross’s judiciary Bill

By Harry McGee

Nurses’ strike: ‘I have to be Taoiseach for the whole country,’ Varadkar says

By Marie O'Halloran

Boy who abused half-sister was copying porn site, court told

By Brion Hoban

Culture

The story behind Dublin’s two new Luke Kelly sculptures

By Deirdre Falvey

Ireland ranks second in Good Country Index

By Sarah Burns

Easterby brushes off ‘Boring Ireland’ jibe

By Gerry Thornley

Man jailed over car ramming incident in Co Longford

By Liam Cosgrove

No-deal Brexit would not trigger recession, Department of Finance says

By Fiach Kelly

Mentally ill man lawfully detained as ward of court, Supreme Court rules

By Mary Carolan

50,000 homes and businesses in Mullingar warned to conserve water

By Tim O'Brien

FAI appoints Cathal Dervan as director of communications

By Emmet Malone

Man, who woman says ‘stalked’ her for a decade, consents to orders

By Aodhan O Faolain

Environment

Snow showers forecast with ‘significant accumulations’ possible Tuesday night

By Sarah Burns and Jack Power

Ukraine’s president to seek re-election and ‘cold peace’ with Russia

By Daniel McLaughlin

Charity fundraising case deferred in High Court

By Aodhan O'Faolain

UK retirees in EU states to lose NHS cover in no-deal Brexit

Counselling service set up to help those impacted by Donegal crash which killed 4

By Stephen Maguire

Up to 15 children injured after school bus hits bridge

By Tim O'Brien

Mitchell happy to sing off the Eddie Jones hymn sheet

By Johnny Watterson

Canadian pleads guilty to murders of eight men

Ben Te’o injury opens the door for Manu Tuilagi to start against Ireland

By Robert Kitson

LVMH enjoys record sales and earnings

State can afford to borrow for Brexit if necessary - Taoiseach

By Marie O'Halloran

Middle East

Palestinians criticise decision to remove observers in Hebron

By Mark Weiss

Dublin’s top-earning Airbnb property pulls in €230,000 a year

By Fiona Reddan

Sharing videos on social media ‘not the way to report crime’ – Garda

By Conor Lally

Kilkenny no match for St Michael’s

Simon Harris says children’s hospital to go ahead despite ‘colossal’ cost overrun

By Paul Cullen

Third-level system ‘in danger’ from underfunding and rising student numbers

By Carl O'Brien

Referendum to be held in May to remove divorce restrictions

By Jennifer Bray and Fiach Kelly

Woman tells of ‘seedy affair’ with murder accused who asked her to change her will

By Eoin Reynolds

An Irish Diary

Dubbed Over – On the murky origins of Victor Herbert, and a Brexit-foreshadowing naval disaster

By Frank McNally

Two new appointments made to Policing Authority

By Conor Lally

McGregor and Khabib banned for post-fight Las Vegas brawls

US sanctions leave Maduro with few options

By Tom Hennigan

Six people died every day crossing the Mediterranean in 2018

By Sally Hayden

Ireland’s oldest extra celebrates 90th birthday on Fair City

By Colin Gleeson

European shares hold gains ahead of events blizzard

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Nama funds delivery of 12,000 housing units since 2014

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Books

Costa Book of the Year: The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es wins £30,000 prize

By Martin Doyle

Racing

Gigginstown urge Leopardstown to consider watering track

By Brian O'Connor

Rapid and significant economic hit would follow no-deal Brexit

By Cliff Taylor

UDG faces possible legal action over sale of drug distribution arm

By Barry O'Halloran

Daughter blames members of the UVF for Ian Ogle’s murder

By Gerry Moriarty

Venezuela to freeze self-declared president’s accounts as sanctions bite

By Ana Isabel Martinez

Galway-based medtech Perfuze raises €3m in funding round

By Charlie Taylor

Environment

Road described as ‘worst in Ireland’ to get €150m upgrade

By Colin Gleeson

Trinity investigates claims boat club members were whipped with bamboo sticks

By Carl O'Brien

Macron pivots towards focus on human rights abuses in Egypt

By Lara Marlowe

Taoiseach defends Simon Harris after autism Bill delay criticised by his FG predecessor

By Marie O'Halloran

EU-Med 7 calls for fixed method for redistributing asylum seekers

By Michael Jansen

Sterling falls as MPs vote on Brexit amendments

Nurses’ strike will go ahead after Labour Court decides not to intervene

By Martin Wall

TV & Radio

Jussie Smollett: ‘Empire’ star victim of suspected racist attack

Environment

Government sanctions study of forestry in Co Leitrim

By Colin Gleeson

Stone pleads not guilty to charges from Mueller investigation

By Suzanne Lynch

Brexit: MPs back move to replace Border backstop

Witness did not think it unusual solicitor was asked to take disputed will at night

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 16862 by Crossheir – Tuesday, January 29th, 2019

By Lorna Kernan

Premier League round-up: Fulham breathe life into relegation battle

British MPs back vow by May to seek border backstop changes

By Denis Staunton

Man United salvage Burnley point after old school comeback

By Jamie Jackson

Manchester City come a cropper at Newcastle

By Louise Taylor

Miriam Lord: Leo claims he never beat anyone, and then wheels out the Brexit heavy artillery

By Miriam Lord

Technology

Q2 sales likely to fall short of Wall Street expectations, Apple says

Court rules €7,500 found in woman’s knee-high boot are proceeds of crime

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Salah’s reputation for diving down to club’s ‘high profile’, says Klopp

By Andy Hunter

Pochettino clarifies his claim that winning trophies only ‘builds egos’

By Sachin Nakrani

Man (36) who sexually assaulted girl he was babysitting given suspended sentence

By Declan Brennan

Removal of debt cases from Master of High Court ‘deeply sinister and worrying’

By Marie O'Halloran