Article Index

The truth behind the visual design of David Bowie’s Blackstar

By Laurence Mackin

Priest delighted as stolen 'stations' return to Galway church

By Lorna Siggins

An Irish Diary

Spoils of war – An Irishman’s Diary about the German placards of Hulluch

By Frank McNally

Defeated TDs count the cost of rejection by voters

By Michael O'Regan

Drug syringe bins may be installed across Dublin

By Kitty Holland

Miriam Lord: Independents lollop around like a pack of fussy dogs

By Miriam Lord

Davy latest to announce residential plans for Upper Kilmacud Road

Opinion

Government deal must factor in Brexit threat

By Arthur Beesley

Riverdance duo’s Howth home for €9.5m

By Madeleine Lyons

Modern drama with rural charm for €2.8m

By Gemma Tipton

Micheál Martin tells Independents: Put up or shut up

By Fiach Kelly

Your Money

Revenue offers settlement talks to 3,000 taxpayers

By Cliff Taylor

Succession of amnesties the real issue in US tax dodges

By Karlin Lillington

Sale room buzz returns . . . and it’s all for a good cause

Convicted killer says he was unlawfully sacked

Science

Unleash your creative side at Dublin Maker

By Claire O'Connell

Interiors

Entertaining tips at The Irish Times Home & Design Theatre

Middle East

Baath expected to maintain dominance as Syria goes to polls

By Ian Black

Fine Art & Antiques

Sir Anthony O’Reilly’s winged horses take flight to K Club

By Michael Parsons

Smart mix of old and new in Dalkey for €1.95 m

By Frances O'Rourke

Planning rules forcing Kerry people to live like ‘hobbits’

By Anne Lucey

Luas dispute may progress to all-out strike as Siptu look to ballot staff

By Tim O'Brien

Edwardian elegance in Killiney for €2.8m

By Frances O'Rourke

Defence Forces target ‘sporty females’ for recruitment

By Peter Murtagh

Fishing rights and island included in Co Cork for €3.5m

By Gemma Tipton

Should I demolish my extension and rebuild?

Neurologist calls for mixed martial arts to be banned

By Colin Gleeson

Student loan scheme unlikely within lifetime of next government

By Carl O'Brien

Education or indoctrination? EU goes to school to get message out

By Suzanne Lynch

Charlie Flanagan urges Irish MEPs to vote for counterterrorism law

By Suzanne Lynch

Mandatory gender quotas proposed for NUI Galway

By Carl O'Brien

One swallow

Illegal dumping

State and chaplains

Political instability bad for business

Access to third-level education

Gaelic Games

Waterford not keeping tricks up sleeve, insists McGrath

By Ian O'Riordan

Prayers in the Dáil and Seanad

Labour’s way and Frankfurt’s way

The vegetarian option

Syria’s humanitarian crisis

Oral examinations at junior cycle

MMA and death of Joao Carvalho

The Eighth Amendment

Cantillon: Ireland off IMF’s radar – for now

Cantillon: Panama Papers review focuses on Irish ecommerce scene

Farming & Food

Cantillon: Glanbia left grappling with MMA

Pretax profits at surgical supplies firm Covidien up 6%

By Charlie Taylor

How real is the threat of cyberterrorism?

By Karlin Lillington

What will €380,000 get you?

By Emma Cullinan

Historic and handcrafted in Ranelagh

By Rose Doyle

Web Log: What’s up with WhatsApp encryption?

By Marie Boran

Web Log: Print your own VR headset

By Marie Boran

Web Log: Linking not same as uploading copyrighted material

By Marie Boran

Stately Ballsbridge original for €2.25m

By Rose Doyle

Refurbs make luxury lets on Merrion Road

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Light and space in Blackrock for €825,000

By Alanna Gallagher

Is this Dublin 8’s coolest home? A film-maker’s vision in Portobello

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Art

Eleven things we learned at Offset Dublin

By Laurence Mackin and Dominique McMullan

Rugby

Irish rugby will have to keep on waiting for Conor O’Shea

By Gerry Thornley

Rusangano Family: ‘Today, what makes an Irish person is a mix of a lot of things’

By Ian Maleney

Stage

Bodily autonomy and inequality: women dance around the Proclamation

By Michael Seaver

Link confirmed between Zika and birth defect microcephaly

Dylan Tighe - Wabi-Sabi Soul: framing reflective music with remarkable eloquence

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Fashion

Fashion Forward: River Island’s ‘Studio’ collection arrives

By Deirdre McQuillan and Dominique McMullan

Farming & Food

Nestle reports first-quarter sales that beat analysts’ estimates

Sonia O’Sullivan: Runners are always ruled by numbers

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Markets

Asian shares scale fresh 4-month highs

Patients with flu symptoms ‘choosing A&E over GP’

By Aine McMahon

Apple leads race to develop wearable contactless payments

By Ciara O'Brien

Irish firms more reliant on foreign IT professionals

By Charlie Taylor

Game of Threats: learning to defend your company from cyber-attack

By Charlie Taylor

Africa

Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls identified in Boko Haram video

The Morning Sports Briefing

Work

Civil servants to vote on formation of new ‘mega’ union

By Vivienne Clarke

Mozilla chief: Public need to become involved in encryption debate

By Elaine Edwards

PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project: as unsettling and provocative as you might expect

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Fónua sees profits fall despite rise in revenues

By Charlie Taylor

Leicester fan Kevin Friend removed from refereeing Spurs’ game

College students should be treated as partners not consumers – HEA

By Carl O'Brien

Lakers’ Kobe Bryant scores 60 points in final game of career

Facebook’s 10-year plan: the Messenger bots are coming

By Ciara O'Brien

JD Sports reports 57 per cent jump in profit before tax

Golf

Golf is no longer a crime, decrees China’s Communist party

By Clifford Coonan

Offbeat

Australia warns of ‘civil disorder’ in Ireland in lead up to centenary

By Niamh Towey

Microsoft to donate €10m in technology support to Irish non-profits

By Ciara O'Brien

Latest taoiseach vote is endgame of the endgame

By Pat Leahy

Micheál Martin in last-ditch move to win support of Independents

By Fiach Kelly and Sarah Bardon

‘Sometimes slumps arrive at the worst moment’ - Barcelona rocked

Student Hub

5 things you need to know today

A third of Irish children grow up in ‘deprived’ households

By Ronan McGreevy

Media

Peppa Pig and Spotlight distributor denies takeover move by ITV

Burberry reports weaker-than-expected sales and cautions on earnings

Paris suspect had papers on German nuclear research centre

Education-focused crèche inspections get underway

By Genevieve Carbery

Unilever holds sales target with tough markets ahead

Food

Lilly Higgins: Baked barbecue ribs with corn on the cob

By Lilly Higgins

North Down: Greens face big battle as UUP target second seat

By Amanda Ferguson

Struggling French giants Marseille put up for sale

Books

Women’s journey from bitchy to bestie

By Emily Hourican

VMware maintains Cork growth as it adds 40 jobs

By Ciara O'Brien

Bigger and better Divock Origi beginning to fulfil potential and repay Klopp

Gardaí arrest man over murder of Paul Quinn in 2007

Media

Journalist gets two years in prison in LA Times hacking case

Premier League ‘satisfied’ with number of drug tests

By Ed Aarons

Asia-Pacific

Inky the octopus legs it from New Zealand aquarium

By Dan Bilefsky

Farming & Food

Ex-Labour leader Dick Spring to join Quintessential board

By Charlie Taylor

Rugby

Rob Kearney named at fullback as Leinster host Edinburgh

Belfast South: Intense rivalry as parties jostle for position

By Gerry Moriarty

Didier Drogba comes out fighting as his charity is investigated

Jeremy Corbyn: Nothing ‘half-hearted’ about pro-EU campaign

Strangford: UUP target is to win – and this time hold – second seat

By Amanda Ferguson

Work

ESB staff to be offered 5.5% pay increase and €2,750 lump sum

By Martin Wall

People

Stephen Fry apologises ‘unreservedly’ for sex abuse comments

Film

Hirokazu Koreeda: finding the universal in the subtle tensions that bind family

By Donald Clarke

Primark takes on fashion capital, opening store in Milan

By Pamela Newenham

Tech Tools: Smart hydration? Ulla thinks it has the answer

By Ciara O'Brien

Tech Tools review: the Huawei P9 smartphone

By Ciara O'Brien

People

Family Fortunes: My garda father was an entrepreneur before the word was common

By Sean Ryan

Tech Tools: Dyson introduces new Cinetic cleaner

By Ciara O'Brien

Books

Warfare in the workplace

Transport

Brexit: Michael O’Leary urges Irish to campaign for UK to stay

By Barry O'Halloran

Bernie Sanders youth electrify rally in New York

By Simon Carswell

Transport

Irish shipping traffic at its highest level since 2008

By Charlie Taylor

World-renowned Ruzbihan Qur’an to go on display in Dublin

By Ronan McGreevy

Create an ideal home of your own

By Tanya Sweeney

Film

Our Little Sister review: a tranquil reflection on the meaning of family

By Tara Brady

West Ham’s Olympic Stadium contract revealed

By Owen Gibson

Songs of the week: Parquet Courts, Rusangano Family, Tim Chadwick, Tegan and Sara

By Eoin Butler

‘The bang of smug off me is horrendous’

By Laurence Mackin

Food

Seasonal Suppers: The catch of the day

By JP McMahon

Commercial Property

Iput secures €150m credit facility to fund development projects

By Ciarán Hancock

Books

Byron’s Letters and Journals, A New Selection review

By Denis Donoghue

BP shareholders reject chief’s $20m pay package

Collins McNicholas reports 20% rise in job vacancies

By Pamela Newenham

Fashion

Wear it out: Colour and plenty of it all through the summer

By Emma Fraser

North’s economy grew at fastest pace in nine years in 2015

By Francess McDonnell

Straight into cinemas: Hollywood is on the hunt for its next hip-hop biopic

By Jim Carroll

European Parliament passes tougher data protection laws

Irish fintech start-ups discuss trust and regulatory issues

By Charlie Taylor

Mike Nesbitt not excluding chance he may be First Minister

By Gerry Moriarty

Handel-Mendelssohn - Israel in Ägypten: If you’re a stickler for stylistic purity, stay away

By Michael Dervan

Film

The Jungle book review: awe-inspiring retelling of the Kipling classic

By Donald Clarke

One dead, nine feared injured in Tenerife building collapse

Sonamus - Music of Ireland: Irish & Baroque Music meet: underscores the freespiritedness of this musical form

By Siobhán Long

Financial Services

FBD names John O’Grady as new chief financial officer

By Charlie Taylor

Civil servants call for acceleration of pay restoration

By Martin Wall

FBI tried to beat encryption more than ten years ago

Disabled boy (5) gets €6.7m in action against Temple Street hospital

Cork council vacancy: New legislation needed - legal expert

By Barry Roche

Vicente del Bosque: Barcelona exit gives Spain a boost

Volodymyr Groysman approved as PM of Ukraine

By Daniel McLaughlin

Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

By Damian Cullen

Asia-Pacific

Series of earthquakes strikes southern Japan

World

Canadian PM advances Bill to legalise physician-assisted suicide

By Ian Austen

Lloyds warns Brexit would spark economic uncertainty

Opinion

Brian Boyd: Man up spornosexuals - it’s time to fight the men’s movement!

Medical misadventure verdict over death soon after birth

By Paul Cullen

FA charge Reading team-mates McShane and Williams after altercation

Fitch revises Eir outlook, sees equity value at €1.1bn

By Charlie Taylor

Garda in court charged with possession of cocaine

By Gerry McLaughlin

Revenue construction crackdown yields €15 million

By Barry O'Halloran

‘They waited until the guards were gone and then done it’

By Fiona Gartland

Stepson seeking share of Lotto win takes High Court case

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Fianna Fáil gives up hope of forming minority government

By Sarah Bardon, Vivienne Clarke, Marie O'Halloran and Michael O'Regan

‘It’s a colossal relief to finish. I feel 10 feet tall’

By Orna Mulcahy

Science

Even T Rex might have dined on carrion, model shows

By Dick Ahlstrom

Microsoft sues US government over customer privacy

Woman who ran four Dublin brothels jailed for 18 months

Planning quashed after Neil Jordan objects to neighbour’s shelter

By Tim Healy

Financial Services

Anglo trial hears transactions ‘could have gone on forever’

By Declan Brennan

Bill Charlap Trio - Notes from New York: still finding something fresh and original to say

By Cormac Larkin

Financial Services

Former taxing master drops action alleging settlement reached with AIB

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Vladimir Putin dismisses Panama Papers and reassures voters

Jeremy Corbyn urges Labour supporters to vote to stay in EU

By Denis Staunton

Golf

Sergio Garcia admits mental fatigue hitting hard at Valderrama

Man shot dead in Dublin was ‘not intended target’

By Conor Lally

Solar Bears - Advancement: relies on exaggerating scale to get their point across

By Jim Carroll

Africa

Video shows girls taken by Boko Haram

By Harriet Sherwood

Tim Goodbody adjusts to new direction with third White Mischief

By David Branigan

Fostered boy alleged abuse as father ‘did not know’ his location

By Conor Gallagher

Republican presidential hopeful opposes deporting illegal Irish

By Simon Carswell

Truly Divine & Josh Johnston - Close your Eyes: flirty theatricality and an authentic sense of period

By Cormac Larkin

Belfast North: UUP hoping Rev Dr Lesley Carroll is answer to their prayers

By Gerry Moriarty

Rubber bullets trialled on sheep before used on NI streets, inquest told

Enda Kenny will be elected taoiseach - but it won’t last long

By Fiach Kelly

Fifa told to consider stripping Qatar of World Cup if abuses continue

By Owen Gibson

Mary & the Pigeons - Into Air: finely strung collection from Irish cellist

By Lauren Murphy

Independents ‘will not’ re-enter talks until FG-FF dialogue ends

By Sarah Bardon

Planning permissions almost doubled in fourth quarter of 2015

By Colin Gleeson

Editorials

Whittling down the options of government formation

TV & Radio

Journalists win European Press award for Islamic State article

By Mark Hilliard

Leon Vynehall – Rojus (Designed to Dance): soulful, infectious ebb and flow

By Jim Carroll

Christine Lagarde hints IMF may give up on Greece’s bailouts

Ireland among 13 states that may oppose EU-Mercosur trade deal

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Oireachtas

FF TD asks if Nama ‘could acquire houses’ from vulture funds

By Michael O'Regan and Marie O'Halloran

Lakou Mizik - Wa Di Yo: draws on Haiti’s rich musical history to make a powerful optimistic statement

By Nigel Wood

Nurse allegedly took €5,300 using elderly man’s ATM card

By Liz Farsaci

Liverpool stun Borussia Dortmund with comeback win

By Andy Hunter

Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide To Earth: exudes a singular individualistic spirit

By Joe Breen

Railway Union on track for final Champions Trophy place

By Mary Hannigan

Berkeley survivor Aoife Beary ‘recovering well’

By Mark Hilliard

Environment

Independent planning regulator must be appointed, institute says

By Olivia Kelly

Editorials

Child protection: Too little, often too late

Opinion

Noel Whelan: Losing your Dáil seat is not the end of the world

By Noel Whelan

Martyn Turner’s cartoon

By Martyn Turner

Irish crews set for Olympic Games rehearsal in Varese

By Liam Gorman

Glenanne travel north in driving seat for playoff place

By Johnny Watterson