Article Index

Will artificial intelligence take over the world?

By Danielle Barron

Jobs for the bots: will AI make humans redundant?

By Dave Phillips

Five future trends in AI

By Barry McCall

Customer Service, please hold while we connect you to our bot

By Sandra O'Connell

AI won’t develop itself, you know: why we need a national AI strategy

By Barry McCall

Ireland at forefront of research into AI

By Danielle Barron

Science

Particle physics gives maths potentially powerful new tool

By Peter Lynch

Dara Murphy’s resignation

Science

The free market is a rigged casino

By William Reville

Convergence of 5G and internet of things to bring huge benefits to industry

By Sandra O'Connell

Can AI be creative?

By Sandra O'Connell

Defending Donald Trump

New life for Dead house?

How equitable is the local property tax?

Abuse records Bill should be withdrawn

Serious gaps in local democracy

Sacramental teaching in schools

A step towards tackling racism

School funding

White-water-rafting in Dublin

No confidence vote and homelessness

Andy Friend has Connacht on guard to Gloucester’s wily ways

By Linley MacKenzie

Opinion

CervicalCheck debate: We can’t forget that screening saves lives

By Jo Martin

Review suggests mounting anxiety a factor in Ireland’s World Cup woes

By Gerry Thornley

Finns make no friends with budget ‘compromise’

By Patrick Smyth

Ireland’s World Cup: ‘Too much detail and too much tension’, says Best

By Gavin Cummiskey

Air Corps pilot retention scheme attracts 70% sign-up rate

By Conor Gallagher

Cancer programme brings together top Irish researchers for first time

Opinion

Brexit is a triumph of European solidarity – for now

By Eckhard Lübkemeier

Crime & Law

Facebook facing up to 12 lawsuits over ‘disturbing content’

By Simon Carswell and Jennifer O'Connell

EirGrid working to transform itself as well as electricity network

International school in Bray plans to quadruple student numbers

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Nurses’ deal costs three times Government’s original estimate

By Martin Wall and Jennifer Bray

Education

TUI faces €280,000 payout to ASTI over ‘poaching’ claims

By Martin Wall

CervicalCheck review skewed results, patient advocate claims

By Paul Cullen

Central Bank’s unchanged mortgage rules ‘fuelling rental trap’

By Joe Brennan

FBI warns FaceApp poses ‘potential counterintelligence threat’

By Marie Boran

‘Short window’ to stop AI taking control of society, warns ex-Google employee

By Marie Boran

Innovation

Should we sell our souls to solve the climate crisis?

By John Holden

Life & Style

Board games reimagined: from Trumpial Pursuit to BusConnects 4

By Kevin Courtney

Art

Social photography in the age before the selfie

By Sean Sheehan

Innovation

Sweet spot: Clare Tait became a chocolate entrepreneur at 50

By Olive Keogh

Culture

Can you be both a Christian and an unbeliever?

By Joe Humphreys

Unions might scare Google more than regulators

By Karlin Lillington

Books

Another Cuba? Irish republicanism and the Cold War

By John Mulqueen

Innovation

How Haier morphed from tiny operation into global corporation

By Frank Dillon

Cybersecurity risks increasing a concern for company boards

By Charlie Taylor

GoPro Hero 8 review: Best GoPro yet offers exceptional video quality

By Ciara O'Brien

Quanta Capital pays over €40m for Dublin 4 office block

By Ronald Quinlan

What will €275,000 buy in Dublin 8 and Connemara?

By Emma Cullinan

Books

The return of Susanna Moore’s shocking and disturbing cult classic

By Declan Hughes

Only a targeted housing strategy will fix Ireland’s property market woes

By Madeleine Lyons

What are the top-selling houses in Ireland in 2019?

By Madeleine Lyons

Residential

Insta-friendly artisan cottage in Dublin 8 for €305k

By Alanna Gallagher

Smartwatch Christmas gift guide: A little something for everyone

Film

Honey Boy: Shia LaBeouf’s autobiopic of life as a child actor

By Donald Clarke

What the property experts saw in 2019 – and what’s in store for 2020

Keeping up with junior athlete of the year Maeve Gallagher? You can try

By Ian O'Riordan

Should we stay or should we go now?

Megan Rapinoe is a winner off the pitch but she is not the best footballer

By Joanne O'Riordan

Gaelic Games

League-based football championship among GAA fixture proposals

By Seán Moran

History

Retrieval of Irish archive lost in 1922 fire ‘astounding’, historian says

By Ronan McGreevy

Why I’d be slow to join a dopamine fast

By Padraig O'Morain

How to feel nothing now in order to feel more later

By Nellie Bowles

Food

How to transform rice into a showstopping meal

By Yotam Ottolenghi

House price pressures, Ryanair’s court battle and Google’s most searching questions

By Michael McAleer

Marco Silva on brink as Everton line up David Moyes return

By Andy Hunter

VC funding for Irish companies down sharply in third quarter

By Charlie Taylor

Rugby Stats: Celtic Cup and the AIL providing vital outlet for upcoming talent

By John O'Sullivan

Fenergo records strong revenues as spending on R&D doubles

By Charlie Taylor

Gas Networks Ireland completes €300m bond issuance

By Ciara O'Brien

Delving deep into Ireland’s Rugby World Cup failings; FAI suffer another blow

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Priced-out home-buyers ‘drifting’ to Dublin’s commuter belt

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Golf

Patrick Reed and Gary Woodland share lead in Bahamas

Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Boris Johnson and austerity misery

By Denis Staunton

Huawei sues FCC in lastest fight against US sanctions

TV & Radio

Beauty blogger spat and Irish comedy trio among YouTube’s most watched in 2019

By Jade Wilson

Battle for pay increases set to take centre stage in 2020

Makhlouf right to protect borrowers and banks from themselves

Opinion

Newton Emerson: Stormont’s last collapse a warning of its next

By Newton Emerson

Sinn Féin seeks a turnaround north and south

By Fiach Kelly

Sonia O’Sullivan: Time to begin planning for hosting next year’s European Cross-Country

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Transport

Norwegian Air slashed November traffic to stem losses

Sailor kills two civilians in Pearl Harbor shooting

Fashion

Melania Trump wows in a canary yellow cape – but who is it a dig at?

Your Money

Irish passengers face flight disruptions as French workers strike

By Sorcha Pollak

Expedia’s chief executive, CFO resign after clash on company direction

Film

‘The movie industry’s acceptance of Roman Polanski must end’

By Donald Clarke

French workers retire at 62. What are they striking about?

Advertising Feature

A tradition worth starting this Christmas

Demand for Simon Communities’ services rises by more than a quarter in one year

By Tim O'Brien

Financial Services

Irish bank stocks rise on debt ratings upgrades

By Joe Brennan

How much does sitting in traffic every day cost you?

By Cliff Taylor

Sailing: Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove stay in Olympic contention in Auckland

By David Branigan

State outperforms OECD on collection of environmental taxes

By Peter Hamilton

Golf

Amateurs outshine Major winners at Australian Open as smoke causes havoc

Media

Podcast company Acast appoints Micheál Scully to key Dublin sales role

By Laura Slattery

Brexit Party MEPs abandon Farage to back Tories in election

Italian newspaper condemned for ‘Black Friday’ headline with Lukaku and Smalling

By Marcus Christenson

Gaelic Games

John Costello questions ‘standards’ of Prime Time in report on Dublin football

By Gavin Cummiskey

Five men in court charged over murder attempt on Patsy Hutch

By Alison O'Riordan

Makhlouf promises KBC chief Central Bank ‘will continue to be annoying’

By Joe Brennan

Number on Live Register falls to lowest since January 2008

By Peter Hamilton

CervicalCheck staff being subjected to abuse, says lead colposcopist

By Vivienne Clarke and Jade Wilson

Stage

Ruth Negga takes Hamlet to New York in Gate Theatre’s 2020 season

By Deirdre Falvey

Major disruption in France as public workers strike

Books

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is Irish Times Eason offer

By Martin Doyle

Kennedy Wilson approved for eight-storey blocks on Stillorgan bowling alley site

By Ronald Quinlan

Farming & Food

Farmers mount 12-hour Aldi blockade and warn of more beef price protests

By Patrick Logue and Vivienne Clarke

Are Democrats moving too quickly with impeachment? A professor makes the case

By Charlie Savage

Has Fifa accidentally confirmed bribery in Qatar World Cup bid?

By Tariq Panja

Abroad

Irish living in the world's best city: 'I miss the Irish weather'

By Rachel Flaherty

Water referendum would be under way if there was consensus, Dáil hears

By Marie O'Halloran

Redbreast: "I like to think that I have a small part in the story"

Advertising Feature

Abbott developing habits for a healthy lifetime

Dáil expenses system ‘too lax’ and needs overhaul, says Varadkar

By Conor Pope

Minister expresses condolences over Donegal ambulance delay death

By Marie O'Halloran

Goodbody eyes digital transformation as competition heats up

By Ciara O'Brien

Supreme Court refuses to hear further appeal by Michael Lynn

By Mary Carolan

Martin: Change law to investigate politicians even after leaving office

By Freya McClements

Woman loses damages action over blood loss following birth of baby

Racing

Gordon Elliott: three miles could be the ideal trip for Samcro

Media

BuzzFeed legal case shows Dublin’s draw for foreign libel claimants

By Kate Beioley

New owner of Harland & Wolff says it is ‘once again open for business’

By Francess McDonnell

Farming & Food

McEntee urges US to refrain from new Irish and EU tariffs

By Suzanne Lynch

Environment

Dublin Bay still at risk from wastewater overflow following pump failures

By Tim O'Brien

Media

RTÉ abandons proposed sale of RTÉ Guide

By Laura Slattery

Council told to pay €2,000 plus legal costs to man whose horse was destroyed

Financial Services

‘Vulture’ funds file 35 authorisation applications with Central Bank

By Joe Brennan

Court refuses to allow Bord Pleanála appeal decision quashing Bearna development

Offbeat

Fibre optics: Town called Asbestos considers name change

UK election: ‘It’s a means to an end – I want Brexit done’

By Simon Carswell

An Irish Diary

Digging deep for Macra memories in Rathmines

By Frank McNally

Child (3) with chicken pox developed seizures and died, inquest hears

By Louise Roseingrave

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s UK Championship hopes ended by Ding Junhui

Asia-Pacific

Rape survivor (23) set on fire by gang of men in India

By Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Your Money

Changes to flat-rate expense regime pushed out to 2021

By Peter Hamilton

Men’s Hockey: Return of Ireland indoor squads a boost for the sport

By Johnny Watterson

Over 100 people hospitalised with the flu last week

By Jack Power

Transport

Ryanair boss rejects High Court ‘culture of fear’ claim

By Aodhan O'Faolain and Barry O'Halloran

Feet of brain-damaged homeless man not washed in year he was kept in Mountjoy

By Mary Carolan

Blackstone weighs £4bn bid for UK student housing company

By Kaye Wiggins

Markets

Saudi Aramco raises €23bn in world’s biggest IPO

By Anjli Raval

FF TD says he will vote against Government in future motion of no confidence

By Marie O'Halloran

Not guilty verdict in IRA trial after gardaí refused to release secret material

By Olga Cronin

Former Dublin boss Jim Gavin named Signify Sports Manager of the Year

By Ian O'Riordan

Women’s Hockey: Ireland step up preparations for European Indoor Championships

By Mary Hannigan

Council gives green light to 21-storey tower on former Apollo House site

By Ronald Quinlan

Showjumper fined €11,000 for deceiving family when selling ponies

By Marese McDonagh

Anti-immigrant rhetoric blamed for Spanish grenade incident

By Guy Hedgecoe

Farming & Food

CAP payment to North’s farmers may be last

By Francess McDonnell

Anthony Joshua: Saudi Arabia is ‘trying to do a good job politically’

By Sean Ingle

Minister warns against large corporations ‘muscling in’ on bingo sector

By Marie O'Halloran

JD Sports sees Irish revenues climb to €108m

By Gordon Deegan

History

Recreation of Irish archive lost in 1922 fire to get €2.5m boost

By Conor Pope

Waterford waste company to list on Scandinavian stock exchange

Africa

Flooding is the new normal for a Ugandan border town

By Sally Hayden

He was once a crusader against crime. What happened to Rudy Giuliani?

By Edward Luce

Profits soar at Irish arm of Gilead even as revenues decline

By Gordon Deegan

Markets

European shares dip, Glencore slides to three-year low

By Charlie Taylor

Cian Healy not taking anything for granted in frontrow battle

By Johnny Watterson

Citizenship ceremonies to restart following five-month delay

By Sorcha Pollak

Zappone orders second review of Scouting Ireland operations

By Marie O'Halloran

‘Homes not hotels’: Thousands march in Dublin against homelessness

By Kitty Holland

An Irish Diary

Brigid over troubled waters: confusions over Anglo-Irish literary identity

By Frank McNally

Germany’s SPD rows back from threat to quit Merkel coalition

By Tobias Buck

Giuliani in Ukraine on mission to torpedo Trump impeachment inquiry

By Daniel McLaughlin

Complex routine of a recce to Russian exclave

By Dan Griffin

Mainstream Swedish party open to working with once-spurned nationalists

By Richard Milne

Basketball: DCU Mercy face tough test against Glanmire

Cork man appeals conviction for the murder of his girlfriend

By Barry Roche

Offbeat

Old Moore’s Almanac predicts election loss for Trump

By Jack Power

Councillors could lose vote on Traveller accommodation - Minister says

By Kitty Holland

French protests: ‘We are seeing the first signs of civil war’

By Lara Marlowe

Asia-Pacific

Bill to give migrants Indian nationality on basis of religion draws ire

By Rahul Bedi

Editorials

Irish Times view on Ireland’s appearance at UN hearing on racism

Athy Rugby Club faces uncertain future due to insurance problems

By Mark Hilliard

Sharp fall in babies needing intensive care treatment at Holles Street

By Mark Hilliard

Second IFA blockade over beef prices expected in Cork

By Mark Hilliard

Homeless crisis opening up ‘cesspool’ of addiction

By Jade Wilson

Chairman of national children’s hospital ‘gobsmacked’ by PAC questions

By Jennifer Bray

Everton confirm the sacking of manager Marco Silva

By Andy Hunter

Irish Times view on mortgage lending rules

Crime & Law

Eight people deported from Ireland after being found ‘hiding’ on ship

By Mark Hilliard

Steve Bruce’s Newcastle revival continues at Bramall Lane

By Richard Jolly

Cancer patient died days after discharging herself from overcrowded hospital

By Louise Roseingrave

Excesses of the John Delaney FAI years laid bare again

By Emmet Malone

Golf

Patrick Reed leads by three at halfway stage in the Bahamas

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17128 by Crossheir – Thursday, December 5th, 2019

By Lorna Kernan

Unions reject pay offer aimed at ending NI health dispute

By Freya McClements