Article Index

In the shadow of the steppe: These Are the Names, by Tommy Wieringa

By Eileen Battersby

Welbeck returns to haunt Manchester United in FA Cup

By Daniel Taylor at Old Trafford

Postgrad profile: Cormac Murphy (MSc in regenerative medicine)

By Erin McGuire

Postgrad profile: Anita Cooper (MSc in information and library management)

By Erin McGuire

Postgrad profile: Angela McDonagh (MFA)

By Erin McGuire

Postgrad profile: Tim Moran (MA in leadership in early childhood care and education)

By Erin McGuire

Postgrad profile: Méabh Loughman (master’s in electronic engineering in healthcare technologies)

By Erin McGuire

Postgrad profile: Madeleine D’Arcy (MA in creative writing)

By Erin McGuire

Editorials

The Fine Gael and Labour coalition passes the four years in government milestone

The Abbey’s school project: ‘Only one of these students had even been to the theatre’

By Sara Keating

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Editorials

European defence: Juncker’s bridge too far

Slowing Chinese growth sees shift to services from manufacturing

By Clifford Coonan

When we vote in referendums we legislate for all citizens not just members of a church

By Fr Iggy O'Donovan

Over 1,000 human rights activists were detained since President Xi took office

By Dr Teng Biao

Tips for studying overseas: ‘Never ask for a ride in Ireland, it’s a lift’

By Erin McGuire

Postgraduate study: The benefits of the European option

By Erin McGuire

Ireland remain on front foot in search of quarter-final slot

By Emmet Riordan

Average family will spend over €600 on milk before end of year

By Conor Pope

UN conference in New York to focus on stateless people

By Peter Murtagh

US firebombing of Tokyo which killed 100,000 remains a raw memory

By David McNeill

Tony McCoy gets ready to saddle up for final race at Cheltenham festival

By Ronan McGreevy

Slapping ban would split parents, campaigners and legislators

By Carl O'Brien

Inpatient or day-case waiting list up 32% in year

By Elaine Edwards

Stormont dispute may impact on visit to US by NI leaders

By Gerry Moriarty

Noonan to challenge EU budget stance on small states

By Suzanne Lynch

Science

Fluoridated drinking water linked to better oral health, study finds

By Dick Ahlstrom

Barcelona accept bigger-spending club could tempt Messi away

Expanding into new markets opened up new doors for Arolco

By Charlie Taylor

Ancelotti keeping faith in his tactics despite Real Madrid’s indifferent form

Belfast Briefing: skills shortage in North is not being properly addressed

By Francess McDonnell

Paul Murphy and Kilkenny remain determined to bounce back

By Keith Duggan

Central Bank of Ireland begins quantitative easing programme

By Arthur Beesley

Jim Gavin critical of GAA decision to drop official clock idea

By Seán Moran

RTÉ to seek views of the public ahead of its public-service statement

By Tim O'Brien

Michael Noonan to argue for égalité on austerity across Europe

Retailers’ groups row over problems with Lotto system

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Cantillon: Bond-buying timing is good news for the Government

Latest crisis causing ‘uncertainty’ over North’s tax plans

By Francess McDonnell

Me & My Money: Willie Kelly, songwriter/drummer, Rackhouse Pilfer

By Tony Clayton-Lea

‘Hypnotic mesmerism’ of singer Jim McCann is recalled at funeral in Dublin

By Patsy McGarry

Lotto’s Canadian overlords appear to lose patience with PR team after bad press

Life & Style

Milk quota: Young farmer has high hopes for expansion

By Alison Healy

How do you know you’ve turned into your mother? Because I Said So

By Claire Micks

Patrick Mullins has racing in his blood and records in his sights

By Brian O'Connor

Golf

Dustin Johnson latest to be asked to Royal County Down by McIlroy

By Philip Reid

Ger Cunningham says Dublin need to learn to win in Croke Park

By Seán Moran

Paul Krugman: No inflation bogeyman for US Fed to fret about

By Paul Krugman

Gorse Hill

Captions

FF wants report on Callinan resignation published

By Fiach Kelly

Modern teaching methods – do they work?

Modern Ireland in 60 ironies

Women in politics

Obtaining consent for ECT treatment

Tackling the mortgage crisis

Languages and university entry

Constitution and language

Jeremy Loughman ready for sizeable Under-20 challenge in Wales

By John O'Sullivan

MBA programmes: the stepping stone to a leadership role

By Grainne Faller

Research postgrads: A topic you love, as you like

By Peter McGuire

Investors indifferent to FTSE highs

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Conversion courses: choosing the right one

By Brian Mooney

Colm O’Neill back on track with buoyant Cork

By Seán Moran

Convert your skills on a postgraduate course to give yourself new job prospects

By John Cradden

How to find the right postgraduate course

By Brian Mooney

Dotcom bubble: lessons to learn from the greatest market mania of recent times

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Best of the rest: Postgraduate courses

By Peter McGuire

How our education system affects the economy of the future

By John FitzGerald

Popular and practical selection of courses in institutes of technology

By Peter McGuire

The popular postgraduate courses in universities

By Peter McGuire

Ditching cable TV is not remotely difficult and the savings make for choice viewing

By Fiona Reddan

Postgraduate study: Get a job and earn more

By Brian Mooney

‘This is about making sure we’re properly prepared,’ says Rory Best

By John O'Sullivan

Bookmakers hoping four Mullins favourites can’t all prevail

By Brian O'Connor

Your Fitness

Week 3 swimming diaries: Zen and the art of floating

By Conor Pope and Dominique McMullan

Sexton, Heaslip, O’Brien and Payne all likely to be available to face Wales

By John O'Sullivan

People

Michael Harding: The unbearable bittern-ness of being

By Michael Harding

Your Family

An integrated approach to youth mental health

By Sheila Wayman

Your Family

Journey for young minds has many bumps in the road

By Sheila Wayman

In praise of the Women Writers’ Club, by Deirdre Brady

By Deirdre Brady

Europe

Museum cats have crawled down through Russian history

By Lara Marlowe

Fintan O’Toole: How Ireland is dis-integrating

By Fintan O'Toole

Mental health: where to find support

By Aoife Valentine

School is responsible for ruining my brain

By Sorcha Pollak

Your Family

What is ‘cop on’, and why does your child need it?

By Colman Noctor

Can young people be taught how to think critically?

By Joe Humphreys

US declares Venezuela a national security threat

A week in my . . . student counselling service

By Aoife Valentine

Heat is on former RSA boss at Employment Appeals Tribunal

By Ciarán Hancock

Farming & Food

Carlyle Cardinal backs buyout of Carroll Cuisine

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Grafton Group reports significant growth in Irish business

By Charlie Taylor

Cheltenham: Faugheen to show class in Champion Hurdle

By Brian O'Connor

Greece set to begin €7bn bailout talks in Brussels

By Suzanne Lynch

Rugby: Ireland are 8/1 for World Cup – are they worth a flutter?

By Gerry Thornley

US ambassador leaves South Korea hospital after knife attack

People

Porn and triple murder? This ain’t the Oklahoma I recall

By Rosita Boland

Your Fitness

At swim two children and one flan

By Alison Jameson

The Please Talk lesson: talking is a sign of strength

By Fiona Kennedy

Prudential’s Tidjane Thiam to take the helm at Credit Suisse

Ocado reports slight acceleration in growth

Transport

Dalata reports 30% jump in revenue in its maiden results

By Fiona Reddan

The Morning Sports Briefing

High stakes: Apple Watch a gamble on the next big niche

By Ciara O'Brien

G4S sees profits rise but UK contract problems remain

Art

How compromise hit plans for Skibbereen’s arts centre

By Frank McDonald

Sports stars pay tribute to athletes killed in helicopter collision

Providence postpones exploration at Spanish Point well

By Fiona Reddan

Banks must be ‘forced’ to engage with insolvency plans

By Mary Minihan

Burma police clash with student protest over education law

Call to change law on smacking in wake of council findings

By Carl O'Brien

History

An Irishman’s Diary on Arthur Cox – solicitor, senator and priest

By Arthur Beesley

Art

Saints alive (and almost dead): the power of Counter-Reformation paintings

By Aidan Dunne

Millwall sack Ian Holloway after six straight defeats

Has the Government thrived or survived in last four years?

By Harry McGee

Last year safest in aviation history despite Malaysia crashes

Redesign of electricity market ‘may lead to higher prices’

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Under-fire Uber pledges to enlist 1m female drivers by 2020

Tesco records strongest sales outcome in 18 months - Kantar

Minister says not all bishops are balanced in equality debate

By Mary Minihan

Elderly couple found dead were ‘reserved, nice neighbours’

By Ciarán D'Arcy and Dean Ruxton

EU to give France more time to cut deficit for the third time

Test your critical thinking skills: 6 puzzles

Varoufakis admits Greece will never repay debts

Damien Duff will be playing in the League of Ireland within two months

By Eamon Donoghue

Graham Dwyer trial told of texts discussing stabbing of O’Hara

By Colin Gleeson

O’Donnell children: ‘we didn’t have a gilded upbringing’

By Pamela Duncan

Step by Step: I’ve started to be healthy, so I suppose I’d better finish

By Damian Cullen

What happened when seven poets met to eat peacock in 1914?

By Lucy McDiarmid

On the Menu: Fuel your new exercise regime with a good diet: Ready, steady, go

By Paula Mee

EU nears deal on €315bn plan to tackle drop in investment

Wales remain unchanged for Irish visit to Cardiff

By Eamon Donoghue

Dip in consumer sentiment blamed on post-Christmas blues

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Abroad

‘Emigration has been a theme in my family for generations’

By Caroline Duffy

Ireland suffer heavy defeat against ruthless India

Study: Praise kids too much and turn them into narcissists

Obama denounces letter sent by Republicans on Iran nuclear talks

Could you recognise a personality disorder?

By Sinead O'Sullivan

Van driver fined €500 over fatal crash that killed nun (70)

Flaws in Gender Recognition Bill need to be addressed now

By Boris Dittrich

Pfizer reverses plan for Little Island closure, saving 160 jobs

By Charlie Taylor

Smith claims he was subject of ‘character assassination’

By Ciarán Hancock

Ireland in top three EU countries for undermining data privacy

By Derek Scally

Noonan calls on Brussels for greater flexibility with budget

By Suzanne Lynch

Garda denies there was process to ‘blacken’ Ian Bailey

By Mary Carolan

Cricket Ireland condemns Zimbabwe Herald article on John Mooney

By Emmet Riordan

Residential

Lovingly refurbished former rectory in Delgany for €885,000

By Gemma Tipton

Temple Street Hospital restricts access to just parents

Son of Martin Keown called up to Republic of Ireland U-21 squad

By Emmet Malone

Gardaí asked to hand in any CCTV footage of claimed heart-attack incident

By Stephen Maguire

Kennel Club investigating six other dog poisonings

Adams has ‘duty to tell truth’ on Spotlight revelations, claims Martin

By Mary Minihan

China’s annual parliament to consider press law

By Clifford Coonan

Schoolgirl awarded €52,500 damages following incident in creche in 2012

Aiden O’Reilly: ‘Authors play a curious role within the industry, having very little power yet being the most publicly visible part’

By Aiden O'Reilly

Religious solemnisers will not be obliged to perform same-sex marriage

By Carl O'Brien

Jury sworn in for murder trial over body found in refuse chute

By Barry Roche

Your Fitness

Get Swimming training plans

Irish-language version of same-sex vote text changed

By Harry McGee

Dunnes strike on Holy Thursday will hit drink sales

By Martin Wall

Fr Iggy O’Donovan calls for Yes vote in marriage referendum

By Patsy McGarry

What repossessions data tells us about how banks operate?

By Cliff Taylor

Music

Nialler9's New Irish Music: The Hard Ground, David Kitt, Ryan Vail

By Niall Byrne

Faugheen crowned champion as Mullins sweeps the boards at Cheltenham

By Brian O'Connor at Cheltenham

Martin accuses Sinn Féin of ‘contrived crisis’ over welfare bill

Ireland opt for roof open as Sexton returns to kicking practice

France seeks answers over sports stars killed in helicopter crash

Graham Dwyer trial: texts about making death look like suicide

By Colin Gleeson

Gatland preparing Wales for ‘backyard scrap’ against Ireland

By Matt Lloyd

Youths who robbed pizza deliveryman only got dough

By Tom Tuite

Mark Nash trial: Forensic expert tells jury no traces of blood stains found on jacket

Former tax inspector makes €4m settlement with Revenue

By Charlie Taylor

Kenny open to independent review of home repossessions

By Mary Minihan and Michael O'Regan

A slap on the wrist for the Apple Watch

Quick resolution of Northern Ireland funding impasse critical

By Gerry Moriarty

Court rejects Garda chief superintendent’s opinion men were in IRA

Work

How to handle your friends after you’ve been promoted

John Inverdale apologises for x-rated on-air gaffe

By James Riach

Man who stabbed victim seven times remanded in custody pending sentence

In praise of Mary Costello, by Ethel Rohan

‘Significant health risks’ spur emergency law on drugs - Varadkar

Jeremy Clarkson suspended after ‘fracas’ with producer

Photography

Slideshow: Thank You Ireland - a Polish love letter to our island

‘Mind the Irish abroad’ warns Pieta House founder

By Pamela Duncan

Simon Carswell of ‘Irish Times’ appears at Banking Inquiry

By Fiach Kelly

Bookies breathe sigh of relief as Annie Power falls at the last

Niall O’Dowd to advocate for immigration reform at conference

By Mary Minihan

Un De Sceaux adds a new string to his bow

By Brian O'Connor at Cheltenham

Environment

Shooting dead of heron in Co Cork condemned

By Barry Roche

Adams regretful on treatment of alleged IRA abuse victim

By Marie O'Halloran

Louth man claims he was raped by IRA member

By Gerry Moriarty

Ian Bailey did not appear ‘very troubled” on Christmas Day 1996, High Court told

By Mary Carolan

TD says he scaled airport fence because Minister told him to

By Gordon Deegan

Fitzgibbon Cup final replay: Busy schedule suits Tony Kelly’s ambitions

By John Fallon

Cancer doctor ‘a danger to patients’, medical inquiry told

By Aine McMahon

Ardagh reports strong growth on back of Verallia deal

By Laura Slattery

No shocks, just awe as Mullins dominates at Cheltenham

By Brian O'Connor at Cheltenham

Varadkar says possession of certain drugs no longer illegal

By Mary Minihan

Middle East

Israeli poll shows ruling Likud party trails Zionist Union

By Mark Weiss

Garda on trial for forging DPP letter lying ‘to the point of no return’

Plain packaging for cigarettes signed into law in Ireland

By Mark Hilliard

Standard Life options when your return is over CGT exemption limit

By Dominic Coyle

New hospital technologies could improve patient safety, says Hiqa

By Pamela Duncan

Vatican removes controversial image from council website

By Patsy McGarry

Terenure College speed away from Cistercian College Roscrea’s physical challenge

Tributes to High Court judge as he hears criminal cases in Cork for last time

By Barry Roche

Middle East

Islamic State video shows killing by boy of ‘Israeli spy’ Musallam

Government decision in 2010 shut down ‘head shops’ overnight

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Sterling reaches seven-year high against euro

Europe

Nato members hold naval exercise near Crimea

Misfiring Madrid put through the wringer by Schalke

By Sid Lowe

Google finance chief Patrick Pichette set to retire

Tell Me About It: I want to leave my partner but fear he might harm himself

By Trish Murphy

78-year-old locked up by knife-wielding burglar

By Mark Hilliard

Basel brushed aside as Porto reach last eight

Wikipedia group sues NSA over surveillance claims

O’Sullivan satisfied with NUI Galway’s progress on gender discrimination

By Michael O'Regan

Taoiseach urges Northern parties not to ‘walk away’ over welfare row

By Marie O'Halloran

Bill about ‘equal marriage’ not ‘gay marriage’, says Leo Varadkar

By Michael O'Regan

Europe

Dutch ministers resign over account of money paid to drug dealer

By Peter Cluskey

Matic to take control for Chelsea against PSG

By Dominic Fifield

Rooney calls for renewed effort for United’s difficult run-in

By Jamie Jackson