03 November, 2025 Digital News Archive

‘The naked party was joyful and relaxed’: End of an era as legendary Berlin queer club closes

By Derek Scally

Books

Paschal Donohoe reviews The World’s Worst Bet: How The Globalisation Gamble Went Wrong

By Paschal Donohoe

Economy

Lessons for Ireland from German unification

By John FitzGerald

Interiors

How to use design to optimise the awkward, tricky spaces in your home

By Denise O'Connor

Travel

Finland’s aurora borealis, husky mushing and wintry wilderness bring a dream to life

By Natalie Butler

Progress made on return of Irish beef to Chinese market, Minister says

By Denis Staunton

Art

How did a small Irish firm come to design one of the world’s biggest museums?

By Gemma Tipton

Residential

Charming Chapelizod cottage with woodland views close to the city for €495,000

By Jessica Doyle

Food

Chicken fillet rolls and fried breakfasts: What foreign diplomats really think of Irish food

By Úna McCaffrey

Big Tech tests investors’ patience with $80bn AI investment spree

By Stephen Morris, Hannah Murphy and Tabby Kinder

Markets

Google’s revival shows the risks of early AI judgments

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Why Budget 2026 was a huge let-down for business owners on their pensions

By Glenn Gaughran

Your Money

‘I think life is too short not to spend your money; I mean, you can’t take it with you’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

‘A national treasure’: Traffic steady on Bray to Greystones cliff walk four years after closure

By Tim O'Brien

Health

Psychosis patients more likely victims of violence than perpetrators, says research co-ordinator

By Kitty Holland

Dublin

Dalymount Park redevelopment faces two-year delay after costs triple to over €63m

By Olivia Kelly

Cairn Homes to deliver 332 apartments via Housing Agency deal

By Hugh Dooley

Electronics manufacturer Sanmina to create 150 jobs in Cork expansion

By Hugh Dooley

Fashion

The ethos of the Dublin Six: ‘Classic, timeless pieces that are not going to date’

By Deirdre McQuillan

People

Airlines are never going to tell us that flying is not sustainable

By Joanne Hunt

People

You can’t buy your way out of the terrible situation we have all created

By Sarah Moss

Mother of ‘out of control’ boy suing Tusla over failure to provide secure care place

By Kitty Holland

Work

Sí, oui, ja! You can learn a language late in life

By Pilita Clark

Tuarascáil

Ómós dár sinsir agus aitheantas dá gcruatan

By Séamus Kavanagh

Opinion

The Catholic thinker behind JD Vance’s religious conversion

By Joe Humphreys

Tuarascáil

Iarmhairt an áir

By Alan Titley

Naval Service forced to hire outside contractors to service weapons

By Conor Gallagher

Irish manufacturing growth at 10-month low, data show

By Hugh Dooley

Racing

Absurde bids to complete stunning international double for Willie Mullins in Melbourne Cup

By Brian O'Connor

Barriers to citizenship loom if asylum seekers fail to pay accommodation charges

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Infrastructure court challenges could be restricted under new proposals

By Jack Horgan-Jones and Niamh Towey

It was just like watching Ireland of long ago as Andy Farrell’s men crumbled late on

By Johnny Watterson

Ryan Baird, combative and inventive, was a ray of light on a gloomy day for Ireland

By John O'Sullivan

‘Zero excuses from here’: Farrell seeks Ireland response to bruising All Blacks defeat

By Gerry Thornley

Stuart McCloskey left Soldier Field with reputation enhanced despite injury frustrations

By Gerry Thornley

Drogheda arson attack: ‘The house is on fire. Please answer’

By Kitty Holland

Nolan Transport family oppose €20m damages claim over stalled Nemo Rangers site development

By Mary Carolan

Climate Crisis

Cop30: What’s at stake for Ireland and the wider world?

By Caroline O'Doherty

All in the Game: Chelsea prize takes you far away from the action, not the other way around

By Mary Hannigan

Business Today Newsletter

Ken Early: Thomas Frank has made Tottenham better but the fans are furious

By Ken Early

Gaelic Games

Denis Walsh: Joining an intercounty set-up is the biggest gamble any GAA player can take

By Denis Walsh

Your Family

‘I am often called in during rows between my daughter and my wife’

By John Sharry

Education

Higher education has been destroyed in Gaza

By Dr Munir Nuseibah, Prof Shane Darcy, Bisan Abtli, Dr Mais Qandeel and Dr John Reynolds

Your Wellness

I started strength training in my 60s - here are the seven things I learned in one year

By Sheila Wayman

Opinion

The Fianna Fáil I joined was the party that got things done – what happened to us?

By Malcolm Byrne

Opinion

Simon Harris is walking a risky tightrope on immigration

By Una Mullally

Cairn Homes’ Dublin apartments and learning a language later in life

By Ciarán Hancock

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Irish requirement in the Áras raises two obvious problems

Letters

Letters to the Editor, November 3rd: On Irish in the Áras, discussing migration and ecocide in Ukraine

Pricewatch

The cost of Christmas 2025: Why this will be one of the most expensive festive seasons yet

By Conor Pope

An Irish Diary

Regal with a severe ponytail: the six foot tall first lady of Irish ballet

By Colette Sheridan

In the News Podcast

Could this drawing help identify woman’s body found by the tracks in Cork?

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 22:21

Obituaries

Sr Stanislaus Kennedy: An ‘intransigent woman’ with an impulse to help those in distress

Music

Cymande at Cork Jazz Festival: Easy, reaffirming rhythms of the 1970s

By Ruby Eastwood

Education

Hundreds of teaching posts remain unfilled amid ‘substitution crisis’, INTO warns

By Ella Sloane

Sports Briefing

Ireland must Soldier on after Chicago hiding

By Mary Hannigan

Weather

Unsettled weather for week ahead with rain warnings in west

By Katie Mellett

Sport

The Chiefs-Bills rivalry is incapable of producing a bad game

By Melissa Jacobs

Gaelic Games

Monaghan All-Star Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes dies, aged 67

Coffee chain Insomnia sees profits climb 7% to €2.67m despite falling UK sales

By Gordon Deegan

View from New Zealand: Gap defined not just by improving All Blacks, but also waning Ireland

By Gregor Paul

Man appears in court over false social media claims about migrant

By Conor Lally

Ukraine’s army of ground drones aims to save lives in the ‘kill zone’

By Daniel McLaughlin

Two men arrested after scissors-lift joyriding incident in Cork city

By Barry Roche

Stage

Denouement review: A wedding anniversary that’s the end of the world

By Chris McCormack

BDO explores ways to fund mergers of national firms

By Laith Al-Khalaf and Ellesheva Kissin

Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder following man’s death in Kildare town

By Conor Lally

Stage

Madama Butterfly review: Star soprano Celine Byrne is perfectly suited to this Cio-Cio-San

By Michael Dungan

EVs account for one in three new car registrations in October

By Dominic Coyle

Retaliation against workplace whistleblowers on the rise

By Ian Curran

Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey jailed for 5½ years for ‘reprehensible fraud’

By Mary Carolan

Work

Michael O’Leary attacks DAA over departure of CEO Kenny Jacobs

By Colin Gleeson

Huntingdon train stabbing attack: man remanded in custody

Astronomy Ireland, including founder, told to pay former manager more than €10,000

By Stephen Bourke

Music

Florence + the Machine: Everybody Scream review – A fantastically eerie album informed by personal trauma

By Ed Power

How DJ Carey went from hurling great to convicted fraudster

By Colm Keena

In the News Podcast

Podcast: the whole story of DJ Carey’s rise and fall

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 51:15

Government’s new housing plan will affect property valuations for years, auctioneers say

By Colin Gleeson

Opec+ to pause oil output rises next year after warnings of glut

By Malcolm Moore

Man who confronted England train attacker will likely need plastic surgery on all fingers, he says

Gaelic Games

The downfall of DJ Carey: Rumours, riches and a staggering mesh of fact and fiction

By Denis Walsh

Two men plead guilty to conspiring to murder Dublin teenager

By Ryan Dunne

Packaging from food bought by Irish man (87) killed in London found in accused’s room

By Mark Paul

Leader of crime group that smuggled assault rifles from US to Ireland jailed for 12 years

By Stephen Bourke

Trial of man accused of murdering pregnant partner delayed as new evidence comes to light

By Seanín Graham

Motors

Cadillac car brand returns to Ireland

By Neil Briscoe

Major PSNI data breach due to ‘gross negligence and systemic failures’, court hears

By Alan Erwin

Kneecap and Christy Moore concerts help Vicar Street venue once again record a profit

By Colin Gleeson

Social justice campaigner and Focus Ireland founder Sister Stanislaus Kennedy dies aged 86

By Ella Sloane

Why Saudi money hasn’t transformed Newcastle into title contenders

By Jonathan Wilson

Profits double at west Cork yoghurt maker Glenilen

By Gordon Deegan

Social Affairs

‘She was our why’: Sr Stan remembered by Focus Ireland cafe staff

By Ella Sloane

‘I made mistakes’: Valencia regional president resigns over management of fatal flooding

By Guy Hedgecoe

Construction worker accused of carrying 3D-printed gun sent to higher court for trial

By Tom Tuite

Asia-Pacific

Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan

Company sues over use of allegedly confusingly similar name

Operators of Dublin hotel with fire safety issues seeking order for €4.2m remedial works

Vandals cause extensive damage to Dublin city centre playground, rendering it unsafe

By Sarah Slater

Social Affairs

Number of babies born to women aged 45 and over rises 80% in 10 years - CSO

By Katie Mellett

Ian Coulter called ‘greedy’ in email from US company vice-president

By Ashleigh McDonald

Golf

Rory McIlroy returns to action and sets sights on seventh Race to Dubai title

By Philip Reid

Middle East

Israeli military lawyer arrested over video leak allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee

By Mark Weiss

Man arrested on suspicion of murder following death in Portavogie, Co Down

Amazon deal lifts tech stocks as Wall Street rally fizzles

By Ian Curran

When is the draw for the Women’s World Cup and who are Ireland likely to face?

By Mary Hannigan

OpenAI strikes $38bn computing deal with Amazon

By George Hammond and Rafe Rosner-Uddin

Owen Doyle: Unwarranted Tadhg Beirne dismissal highlighted a problem in rugby officiating

By Owen Doyle

Combined award of more than €300,000 for windfarm nuisance

By Fiachra Gallagher

An Irish Diary

After thousands of years of philosophy, the meaning of life can be summed up in a word

By Colm Keena

Revenue confident property tax portal issues addressed

By Conor Pope

Former Fine Gael minister Ivan Yates no stranger to controversy

By Harry McGee

Ryanair profits surge 42% to €2.54bn as airline increases fares 13% over last year

By Barry O'Halloran and Colin Gleeson

Environment

Quilt woven by Irish groups sends message of solidarity to Cop30 climate summit

By Caroline O'Doherty

Ruth Lawrence and boyfriend acted as ‘tag team’ to kill drug dealer, murder trial hears

By Alison O'Riordan

Middle East

Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, further testing ceasefire

Councillor Philip Sutcliffe ‘accidentally shared’ spoiled ballot containing abusive remarks

By Olivia Kelly

Editorials

Sr Stan was a tireless supporter of the marginalised

Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland will have State-provided accommodation cut to 30 days

By Cormac McQuinn

Editorials

Slowly, the State plans to speed up the delivery of major projects

Alonso tells Alexander-Arnold to ‘enjoy’ Liverpool return no matter how fans react

By Andy Hunter

‘I have had to take human life’: What a combat medic taught me about the reality of war

By Chris Fitzpatrick

Ivan Yates gave media coaching to Taoiseach, Jim Gavin and five other FF ministers

By Ellen Coyne and Jack Horgan-Jones

Dublin

Dalymount Park redevelopment €34m borrowing costs approved by Dublin City Council

By Olivia Kelly

Teacher who had sexual relationship with Leaving Cert student is struck off by High Court

Sunderland 1-1 Everton: Granit Xhaka equaliser earns Sunderland point against Everton

By Rebecca Johnson, PA

TV & Radio

Do bankers feel remorse for the tracker mortgage scandal? I wouldn't bet my house on it

By Ed Power

Oscar-nominated actor and Laura Dern’s mother Diane Ladd dies

By Benjamin Lee

Rescuers free man trapped in partly collapsed medieval tower in Rome

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome and agencies