13 August, 2015 Digital News Archive

GAA statistics: Galway now likely to require more than scoring purple patches

By Eamon Donoghue

Common statement of aims could aid Coalition – Hayes

By Fiach Kelly

Renminbi’s fall fuels fears of global market contagion

Transport

Ryanair looking at making connections

Number of barring orders falls by 38% in eight years

By Elaine Edwards

Social Affairs

Disability centres must change ‘radically’, says Hiqa

By Pamela Duncan

Young footballer had to be brought back to life three times

By Kathryn Torney

Greek politicians to debate latest bailout Bill

By Damian Mac Con Uladh

Web Log: Watch animators at work

By Marie Boran

Angelina Jolie to donate film profits to educating Afghan girls

By Pamela Newenham

Strong growth in professional job opportunities

By Colm Keena

Killer Saverio Bellante could be freed if treatment successful

By Conor Lally

Tipperary coach Eamon O’Shea expecting a massive challenge from Galway

By Gavin Cummiskey

US PGA: McIlroy’s expectation levels the same as he returns

By Philip Reid

FG-Labour common statement needed closer to election – Hayes

By Fiach Kelly

Irish veteran who faced deportation from Australia let go

By Pádraig Collins

Web Log: Get the most from Reddit’s AMAs

By Marie Boran

Afghan-born student takes long route to exam success

By Cormac Duffy

Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith to be remembered

By Fiach Kelly

Web Log: Facebook introduces live video broadcasting

By Marie Boran

Health

Inquiry launched after man killed on Monaghan farm

By Joe McCabe

Conor McManus suggests GAA introduce a television match official

By Gavin Cummiskey

Mickey Harte quiet on Tiernan McCann’s eight-week ban

By Malachy Clerkin

Brand Brian: O’Driscoll on his new website

Music is beneficial to surgery patients, study finds

Greek plan criticised by Berlin for potential delays

Technology: Switching over to tablets

By Justin Comiskey

Latest Chinese puzzle has markets baffled

Google name change makes sense for a massive business

By Karlin Lillington

O’Sullivan criticised over delay in accommodation report

By Emer Connolly and Kathryn Hayes

Call for retrial in case of Afghanistan mob killing

By Rod Nordland

Berlin Letter: ill-fated declaration of war on holiday flats

By Derek Scally

Goodbody upgrades its growth forecast to 5.5%

By Barry O'Halloran

Science

The digging that got to the roots of potato blight

By Juliana Adelman

Ruud Gullit says young players being brought to big clubs too soon

By Emmet Malone

Michael Bent bounces back after overcoming early struggles

By John O'Sullivan

Almost 75% of parents are ‘really struggling’ to cover college costs

By Conor Pope

Ahmadiyya Muslim community

An Irish Diary

An Irishman’s Diary about war and peace in Poland

By Frank McNally

Lotto changes

‘Silly season’ revelations

Dublin Horse Show results

Denis O’Brien and Oireachtas privilege

The liberal agenda and human nature

US PGA showdown for Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth

By Philip Reid

Home Rule portraits

Pedestrians, cars and a living city

Schools and the patronage system

Airbnb, taxation and tourism

Higher taxes and better public services?

José Mourinho sees red over Chelsea doctor’s use of Facebook

By David Hytner

Opinion

Dublin plan aims to help address housing shortage in capital

By Andrew Montague

Opinion

The ‘new’ homeless in Dublin are victims of social circumstance or the recession

By Anthony Flynn

Digital Marketing Institute to partner with IBAT College

By Mark Hilliard

Recipes: Let’s do school lunch

Our pick of the top tech tools for kids

Life & Style

Cuts to guidance counselling

By Joe Humphreys

Uniforms to go the distance

By Edel Morgan

Going back to school: Cathy Kelly, novelist

Opinion

Eamonn McCann: It’s Corbyn or catastrophe for British Labour party

By Eamonn McCann

Going back to school: Ian Beattie, actor

Dead Poets Society, Grease and Harry Potter: Top class films set in school

By Kevin Courtney

Property

Sorrento House: Dublin’s priciest home sells for €10.5m

By Madeleine Lyons

Going back to school: Al Porter, comedian

New Bike to School scheme proposed

By Kevin Courtney

Google’s ‘virtual field trip’

Teacher sapped my son’s morale

How to make schoolbags lighter

By Joe Humphreys

Back to school: Making space for study

By Alanna Gallagher

Top 10 ways to cut school costs

By Conor Pope

High cost of ‘free’ education

By Conor Pope

Starting big school: from first day to first year

Childrens' health: keep bugs at bay

Residential

Househunters snap up rural Garda stations

By James Rogers

People

Family Fortunes: Memories of my father fall from the pages of a nature book

By Eimear O'Callaghan

In Jah we trust: how reggae spread the Rasta word

By Jim Carroll

Science

Of mice and men: how related are we?

By John Holden

Science

Tech ‘incubator’ nurtures women who mean business

By Claire O'Connell

State’s wealth fund holds €70m shares in polluting firms

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Culture

9 things we learned at Kilkenny Arts Festival

By Arminta Wallace

How to deal with bullying at school

By Aine McMahon

Back-to-school blues can affect parents as much as children

Leaving Cert: How to challenge your exam results

By Brian Mooney

Culture

Goodbye True Detective, hello David Duchovny roughing up hippies

By Patrick Freyne

RTÉ One: ‘blue-chip’ shows and no complacency, says channel controller

Lenovo to cut jobs after sales of Motorola handsets dip

September issues bulge, but desperation is the big trend

Transport

Dublin ninth most expensive European city for hotels

By Mark Hilliard

Accountancy firm supports Airbnb’s view on tax relief

By Cliff Taylor

Africa

Kenya refuses refuge to chimps from Ebola-hit Liberia

The Morning Sports Briefing

Man dies after falling from horse drawn cart

At least 44 dead after major blast in Tianjin, China

Former US president Jimmy Carter says he has cancer

‘Bake off’ grows even sweeter for the BBC

China blasts caught on weather satellite

Virus ends Andy Lee’s hopes of fighting at Thomond Park

Virtual reality centre stage at Gamescom

By Derek Scally

Survey detects jump in job vacancies for professionals

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Karen Buckley: Prosecutor went to Cork to brief family

By Barry Roche

Jobstown arrests ‘politically motivated’ says Paul Murphy

By Mary Minihan and Conor Lally

TD Paul Murphy expects to be charged over Jobstown protest

By Conor Lally

The chicken, the egg and the Greek bailout

Global TV ad market to cross $200bn mark

Richie McCaw to overtake O‘Driscoll as most capped test player

Markets

European shares rally on China’s yuan assurances

ThyssenKrupp reports better-than-expected quarterly profit

Former US president Jimmy Carter says cancer has spread

Impact of bonus points in Leaving Cert to be reviewed

By Joe Humphreys and Kathryn Hayes

Kevin De Bruyne would be ‘phenomenal’ addition

Greek economy defies forecasts and grows by 0.8%

Samsung expected to unveil two new smartphones

Deutsche Bank staff charged over carbon trading scandal

Sleaford Mods: ‘People are consciously aware of the fact that life is sh*t’

By Ian Maleney

US troops ‘may return to Iraq’ if anti-IS campaign fails

Quade Cooper selection a gamble for Wallabies

Boardroom battle to avoid Welsh RWC home games

Consumer prices falling by an average of 0.2%

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Doctors’ Group concerned over Chelsea treatment

Julian Assange: Sweden drops some sex charges

Leaving Cert helpdesk: points needed for various courses

Ronald Koeman a key factor in move says Oriol Romeu

Food

Select: sizzling hot barbecue joints

By Rachel Collins

RWC #37: Samoa can’t catch Bryan Habana as he runs in four

By Patrick Madden

Books

The search for a family’s art treasures stolen by the Nazis

By Simon Goodman

Middle East

Kurdish forces ‘attacked with chemical weapons’

Life & Style

The Yes Woman: A shock changes my mind about the gym

By Laura Kennedy

Shane Lowry: ‘I’ve never been as nervous on a golf course'

By Shane Lowry

Leaving Cert helpdesk: repeating the exam next year

Tech Tools: Lexus debuts prototype hoverboard Slide

Shuffle: Dr Dre dishes to his diary; One Direction drag everyone down

By Eoin Butler

Review: Nest Protect

Tech Tools: Bike safety gets a futuristic look with Revolights

Refugee situation on Greek island eases slightly

Financial Services

Permanent TSB agrees to repay €61,000 to overcharged couple

By Aodhan O'Faolain and Ray Managh

Gaming

Angry Birds 2 | Game Review

Debut for Jack Conan as Ireland make 14 changes

By Gavin Cummiskey

Maria Sharapova is top female athlete earner 11th straight year

‘Misalignments’ in property market flagged as risk

By Mary Minihan

Nick Kyrgios in on court girlfriend sledging wrangle

James Hook, Mike Phillips and Richard Hibbard cut by Wales

Courts

Man charged with knife attack on partner

By Barry Roche

Trainwreck review: Amy Schumer stays on the rails

By Donald Clarke

Culture

Bullet For My Valentine: 'We are a heavy metal band. We always have been'

Middle East

Al Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief

Asylum seeker Leaving Cert students ‘abandoned’

By Dan Griffin

Rescued fire piglets should ‘not be slaughtered for bacon rolls’

By Amanda Ferguson and George Jackson

Leaving Cert helpdesk: changing your mind about a course

Zalando first-half revenues rise 31.5 per cent to €1.38 billion

By Pamela Newenham

Rural roads most dangerous in Northern Ireland

By Kathryn Torney

Two years of death and serious injury on Northern Ireland’s roads

By Kathryn Torney

Pig and poultry farmers to benefit from €17m investment

By Cormac Duffy

All Blacks show their musical side in New Zealand Airlines ad

By John O'Sullivan

McDonald’s staff at French outlet warned over feeding homeless

On the Record: ready-made music movies

By Jim Carroll

Belfast man faces trial for alleged rape 30 years ago

By Alan Erwin

Cool and affordable stationery

By Alanna Gallagher

A guide to watching the spectacular meteor showers

Abroad

‘Hearing an Irish accent abroad connects you to home’

By Gráinne Perkins

Injury forces Keith Fahey into early retirement

By Emmet Malone

Courts

Curfew for man who ‘loses the run of himself’

By Anne Lucey

Leaving Cert helpdesk: admission to courses on the Dare scheme

Middle East

Truck bomb kills dozens in Baghdad

Africa

At least 17 killed in Islamic State clash with Libyan rivals

Google gets extra time to reply to EU’s competition complaint

Some early Hard Working Class Heroes for your ears

By Jim Carroll

Financial Services

Moody’s: Record consumer confidence ‘belies arrears forecasts’

By Pamela Newenham

Leaving Cert helpdesk: rechecks and appeals

Ireland cricketer Alex Cusack announces international retirement

World

Marines who took down US flag in Havana raise it again

By Ernesto Londoño

Leaving Cert helpdesk: going in through levels 6 and 7

Lone raider armed with knife holds up bank branch

By Barry Roche

Leaving Cert helpdesk: second-round offers

Kim and Kanye’s honeymoon castle sells for €3m

Manchester United’s David de Gea absent again for Villa trip

By Daniel Taylor

Leaving Cert helpdesk: getting into courses via the Hear scheme

Killing of ex-IRA man Kevin McGuigan ‘ruthless’ - PSNI

By Amanda Ferguson

Student rental crisis leading to ‘perfect storm’

By Sorcha Pollak

Greece’s Syriza heading for possible split ahead of bailout vote

Turkey faces autumn election after coalition talks fail

TV & Radio

RTÉ unveils what is going to be on the telly this autumn

‘Sesame Street’ leaves US public channel PBS to sign for HBO

Four die in separate road incidents around island

By Dan Griffin and Amanda Ferguson

‘Sesame Street’ finds new home at HBO in first-view deal

Carly Fiorina leads GOP charge against ‘war on women’ claims

By Amy Chozic and Trip Gabriel

Samsung unveils supersized S6 edge+ phone and follow-up to Tab S

Four-year-old ‘little blond wonder’ killed in brewery mishap

Migrant crisis: Irish hauliers in Calais need support - FF

By Marie O’Halloran

North’s A-level students outperform England and Wales

By Amanda Ferguson

Precinct Seven Five review: the baddest cop on the block

By Tara Brady

Racing

Andrew McNamara trades race riding for training

Chelsea’s silence staggering on treatment of Eva Carneiro

By David Conn

Gay men targeted by Islamic State to brief UN Security Council

‘Tel Aviv on Seine’ event in Paris spurs pro-Gaza rally

Former Tory minister Michael Portillo to make film on Rising

Flanker Hugh Blake to make Scotland debut against Ireland

World

Girl (11) denied abortion gives birth in Paraguay

Wexford Youths suffer European setback as they are hit for six

Tianjin explosions: Foul tang in air as troops tackle cleanup

By Clifford Coonan

Pixels review: They made this film . . . for some reason

By Tara Brady

Burma’s ruling party chief Shwe Mann ousted

First Irish win at GP14 UK National Championships for 50 years

By David O'Brien

Ireland face Scots as they bid to retain the Raymond Trophy

Amy Schumer: one inch away from hilariously dangerous

By Una Mullally

Garda inquiry into leaking of Jobstown protest charges

By Mary Minihan

Historians warned to be careful about anniversaries

By Stephen Collins

Leaving Cert: Will CAO points go up or down for the course you want?

By Brian Mooney

Your Money

Spike in UK bookings as fans gear up for Rugby World Cup

Mourinho on the defensive over treatment of club doctor

By Paul Wilson

Nick Kyrgios’s attitude becoming a real point of contention

By Kevin Mitchell

Dustin Johnson sets pace as Rory McIlroy makes promising start

By Philip Reid

David Corley: Available Light | Album Review

By Joe Breen

Heads of State: Search for Peace | Album Review

By Cormac Larkin

Bullet for My Valentine: Venom | Album Review

By Lauren Murphy

The Only Ones: Even Serpents Shine | Album Review

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Seven Davis Jr: Universes | Album Review

By Jim Carroll

Indigo Kid II: Fist Full of Notes | Album Review

By Cormac Larkin

Cork Gamelan Ensemble: The Three Forges | Album Review

By Siobhán Long

Sweet Baboo: Boombox Ballads | Album Review

By Lauren Murphy

Vintage Trouble: 1 Hopeful Rd | Album Review

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Georgia: Georgia | Album Review

By Jim Carroll

Editorials

A pattern of neglect in HSE-run centres for people with disabilities

La Priest: Inji | Album Review

By Jim Carroll

Wartime Consolations: Linus Roth | Album Review

By Michael Dervan

‘Irish Times’ daily readership up 10% to 427,000