Article Index

Technology skills are crucial for 21st-century students

By Sandra O'Connell

2036: Scenarios on the future of learning

Successful career in Stem field now more achievable for women

By Aine McMahon

Are Ireland’s schools preparing students for work and business?

Lights! Camera! Co-operation! The Fís way to make movies

Microsoft helping primary school pupils develop digital skills

By Barry McCall

Rolling out virtual classrooms and higher education

Many students intimidated by Stem subjects

By Aine McMahon

Teaching through technology – 21st-century appliance of science

By Sandra O'Connell

High Hitler: How drugs fuelled the Nazi war machine

By Rob Doyle

Editorials

Incarceration as a last resort

Angling Notes: World Shore Angling Championship under way

By Derek Evans

Editorials

Illegal drug use increases, notably among the male population

Education

Are schools standing up against homophobic bullying?

By Peter McGuire

Shrinkflation alert: This time it’s Terry’s Chocolate Orange

By Conor Pope

Environment

Funding shortage for energy retrofitting of homes, warns EPA

By Niall Sargent

Black taxi drivers in Galway voice concerns over racism

By Ciaran Tierney

Government to back Labour Bill on pregnancy agencies

By Fiach Kelly

Number living in direct provision over five years halves to 600

By Marie O'Halloran

‘The heat from a toaster will heat the entire house’

By Sylvia Thompson

Education

Department’s Irish language proficiency criticised

By John Lawrence

Pricewatch: Value for money in juicers and blenders

By Conor Pope

James Tracy: ‘It was the longest, shortest day of my career’

By John O'Sullivan

Experts trash time limit for prosecuting litter louts

By Colm Keena

Taxi review to follow over 40% drop in licensed drivers

By Tim O'Brien

Understated ceremonies mark first anniversary of Paris attacks

By Lara Marlowe

Germany named as possible post-Brexit ally for Ireland

By Fiach Kelly

Litter prosecutions: Legal cases by local authorities

No cash for public pay rises until 2018, warns Taoiseach

By Martin Wall

Money walks: Ireland readies to go cashless, eventually

By Conor Pope

Foreign spouses: ‘When in love you don’t even think about visas’

By Layli Foroudi

Modular house building cost rises to €175m in Dublin city

By Olivia Kelly

DPP reverses only one of 192 appealed decisions not to prosecute

By Colm Keena

Asylum seeker on hunger strike for 34 days

By Marese McDonagh

Ireland’s international debutants eye up the real prize

By Johnny Watterson

Against the odds: becoming a mum with muscular dystrophy

By Elaine Keogh

Harry Arter keen to play part in Ireland’s next chapter

By Emmet Malone

Gerry Thornley: Focus returns to showdown with All Blacks

By Gerry Thornley

Obituaries

Ciaran McCarthy – An Appreciation

By John Crowe

An Irish Diary

Wild at heart – An Irishman’s Diary on the centenary of the death of Saki

By Brian Maye

Memories of rural electrification

Traffic wardens are not the problem

Litter and Irish beaches – a tourist’s view

Mayo’s archival resources

Donald Trump and the White House

The credit union movement

Opinion

Equal voting rights needed to defeat Trumpism

By Daniel Geary

Opinion

Picking over the past in Northern Ireland is a waste of time and money

By Chris Ryder

Ken Early: When the going gets tough, Ireland get going

By Ken Early

Shoppers in North stay at home amid Brexit concerns

By Francess McDonnell

Maureen Dowd: Why Obama couldn’t get US to elect Clinton

By Maureen Dowd

Noonan heads to the US to drum up some business

By Ciarán Hancock

Corporate Christmas cards to bring good cheer to homeless

Construction activity in Republic rose again in October

By Ciarán Hancock

Commercial Property

Hotel planning bid lodged for Adelaide Road corner site

By Ciarán Hancock

Work

Lucy Kellaway: I don’t want my employers to feel my pain

By Lucy Kellaway

Knock airport summer passenger numbers climb 10% to 360,000

By Ciarán Hancock

Fashion

Six high street beauty staples you can buy today

By Dominique McMullan

Emeli Sandé: ‘Every area of your life is important’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

People

Trump and the rise of fascism: it’s not just the economy, stupid

Ken Early: James McClean continues to thrive on passion

By Ken Early

Nearly 70% of rural SMEs hobbled by poor internet

By Ciarán Hancock

Ollscoil Chorcaí le comóradh a dhéanamh ar Ó Ríordáin

Gile na gealaí le feiceáil anocht

By Cathal de Paor

After Trump’s victory I’m abandoning ‘real’ news, give me sport instead

By Malachy Clerkin

Iarmhar an áir sna Stáit Neamhaontaithe

By Alan Titley

Goffs aiming for record racehorse sales of €40m this week

By Ciarán Hancock

Your Fitness

Is running in city air good for your health?

By George Winter

More visitors but fewer sales at RHA exhibition

By Dominic Coyle

Kingspan to deliver 30% lift to full-year trading profits

By Fiona Reddan

Trump’s fiscal plan could spur spending in Europe, too

Five things you need to know today

Media

Johnston Press in talks about selling ‘non-core’ titles

British housebuilding firm sees slight increase in cancellations

Confidential memo reveals Irish view of UK Brexit ministers

By Fiach Kelly

Siemens to buy US-based Mentor Graphics in a $4.5 billion deal

The Morning Sports Briefing

Samsung to buy car systems developer Harman for $8bn

William Hill sees full-year profit at top end of forecast

Coveney confident €50m Cork event centre will proceeed

By Barry Roche

Markets

Irish long-term interest rates surge above 1 per cent

By Cliff Taylor

Football mad Ander Herrera ready for belated Spain debut

By Sid Lowe

Returned Irish emigrants asked to share experience of coming home

By Patsy McGarry

Transport

Irish Continental revenue increased 1.6% in first 10 months of 2016

By Ciara O'Brien

Chinese president tells Trump ‘co-operation is the only choice’

By Clifford Coonan

Spreagadh atá de dhíth ar lucht na Gaeilge

By Pól Ó Muirí

Register for judges needed as they ‘might forget their oath’, says Shane Ross

By Vivienne Clarke

New Appian fund plans to invest €50m in Irish property

By Ciarán Hancock

DocuSign opens Dublin cybersecurity research centre

By Ciara O'Brien

Newbridge Silverware builds ambitious plan for US market

Derivatives exchange considers post-Brexit move to Dublin

Undocumented Irish urged not to make ‘rash decisions’ by lobby group

By Rachel Flaherty

Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip receives Try of the Year award

Leonard Cohen’s son Adam pays heartfelt tribute to his father

Row over fees set to delay vaccinations for newborn babies

By Paul Cullen

From tomato sauce to colonic irrigation – 13 health fads that just don’t work

By Conor Pope

Bid to change title of Lord Mayor is ‘ridiculous’, says Fianna Fáil

By Vivienne Clarke

Golf

Shay’s Short Game: Semi-finals for John Ross Galbraith in Buenos Aires

By Shay Keenan

TD makes protected disclosure in relation to Garda behaviour

By Vivienne Clarke

Science Week gets started with scuba dive into outer space

By Meggie Morris

World

Julian Assange questioned by Swedish police over rape allegations

Commercial Property

Lone Star’s main Irish unit pays $34.6m ‘dividend’

By Joe Brennan

Greencore shares rise sharply on news of $746m acquisition in US

By Fiona Reddan

American Apparel files for bankruptcy protection

Seattle Seahawks gain measure of revenge over New England Patriots

Euro zone September industry output falls less than expected

Trump picks Washington insider Reince Priebus as chief of staff

Food

‘I hate cake. Birthday cake, wedding cake, feckin’ Christmas cake’

By Orna Mulcahy and Robin Gill

What does Brexit mean for Irish manufacturers’ domestic sales?

By Michael Carey

Hospital doctors threaten strike action as pay talks collapse

By Martin Wall

Podemos fends off Trump parallels as Spain debates populism

By Guy Hedgecoe

Film

American Pastoral review: Ewan McGregor takes on Philip Roth - with some success

By Tara Brady

Could Leonard Cohen’s music have made it in the modern world?

By Jim Carroll

BT deal could help Frank Warren poach rival Matchroom fighters

Rising number of UK-based banks consider Frankfurt move

Trial date fixed for Regency Hotel shooting accused

Ireland have clean bill of health ahead of All Blacks round two

By John O'Sullivan

The bond rout and Irish pension savers: what you need to be aware of

By Fiona Reddan

Banks’ problem loans remain ‘crucial issue’, Moodys warns

By Ciarán Hancock

Man faces German extradition over alleged role in IRA bomb

Transport

Pilots threaten to ground CityJet before Christmas in pay row

By Barry O'Halloran

DCC eyes further acquisitions as it reports strong first-half profit

By Charlie Taylor and Ciara O'Brien

Cutting edge of healthcare for bed sores and diabetes

By Sylvia Thompson

Struggle with sleeping? Cut out alcohol for six weeks

By Jamie Ball

Abroad

Why I moved my family home to Ireland from Australia after 16 years

By James Parnell

Katie Taylor’s opponent for first professional fight announced

Turkey crackdown: deep unease in Fethullah Gulen’s home village

By Stephen Starr

Russia-friendly new presidents to shake up Bulgaria and Moldova

By Daniel McLaughlin

‘Martin John may be hard to like as a person but his story is unforgettable’

By Megan Buckley and Michaela McDermott

Talks over dismissal of principal of St Andrew’s junior school

By Ray Managh

Agnes Ravatn: ‘Research is synonymous with procrastination, so I try to avoid it’

Supermoon: When and where to watch rare lunar event today

By Dan Griffin

Pop Corner: Louisa Johnson is So Good; Lorde is ready to spill her guts

By Ailbhe Malone

Profits nosedive at ‘Farmville’ creator Zynga’s Irish subsidiary

By Charlie Taylor

Jail for boy who crashed stolen car into River Liffey after chase

Family of victim stabbed over 100 times describe shock

Three-year eligibility rule to be reviewed, says World Rugby

Chaos in India as people rush to change demonetised notes

By Rahul Bedi

Minister ‘horrified’ at language used about women in US election

By Peter Murtagh

Michael O’Neill brushes off Scotland job links

Bank of England’s Mark Carney under pressure

Extreme weather displacing twice as many people as conflict - UN

By Dick Ahlstrom

Owen Franks: ‘It wasn’t Ireland’s fault that we played bad’

By Gavin Cummiskey

World

2016 will be the hottest year on record, says world met agency

New Zealanders count cost of earthquake devastation

By Eleanor Ainge Roy

Your Family

What to do: children and bereavement

By Sheila Wayman

Your Family

My son kept asking when Daddy would come back

By Sheila Wayman

Reading at literary festivals: ‘It’s all a bit like childbirth really’

By Rosita Sweetman

Africa

Oscar Pistorius moved to jail better suited to rehabilitation

Man admits manslaughter outside Dublin city internet cafe

Markets

Dow climbs again as Trump effect continues

Frank-Walter Steinmeier set to be German president

By Stefan Wagstyl

Food

Snail farming? There’s money in that

By Marie Claire Digby

‘Mattress Mick’ to pay up over unlicensed taxi driver

By Tom Tuite

‘Knowledge test’ for taxi drivers under review

By Tim O'Brien

IRFU teams up with ‘Fighting Irish’ University of Notre Dame

Motors

Volkswagen applies light-touch facelift to the venerable Golf

By Neil Briscoe

Swindon Town chairman completes deal to take over at Waterford United

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Train services to start using Phoenix Park tunnel next week

By Dan Griffin

Mother and baby home group backs call for forced adoptions inquiry

By Patsy McGarry

Poland begins exhuming bodies of Smolensk air crash

By Derek Scally

Golf

Uphill battle facing Irish at windy European Tour Q-School

By Brian Keogh

Church of Ireland appoints child protection officer

By Patsy McGarry

‘Guarantees’ offered to National Museum over Seanad relocation

By Fiach Kelly

Max Verstappen reignites spirits of Senna and Schumacher in Brazil

By Paul Weaver

Film

Beauty and the Beast trailer: Emma Watson stars in live-action remake

Man appeals against reversal of €900,000 damages award

By Mary Carolan

Anti-graft prosecutors to interview South Korea’s president

By Clifford Coonan

Commercial Property

O’Flynns sue Nama over alleged leak of information

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Killing of Jo Cox MP politically motivated, murder trial told

By Ian Cobain

Dermot Desmond-backed elearning firm sees 36% hike in profits

By Charlie Taylor

Baby died after mother given high dose of labour drug, inquiry hears

By Liz Farsaci

Richie McCaw flies rescue workers into earthquake zone

Stage

Feminist pressure group holds theatre organisations to account

By Sara Keating

Women actors paid less, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor acknowledges

By Kitty Holland

Big data scientist wins researcher of the year award

By Dick Ahlstrom

Science Week: Experiment to dye for and humming for health

By Meggie Morris

Man who stabbed housemate to death in drunken row is jailed

Education

US college campus in Dungarvan moves step closer

By Conor Kane

Your Family

Expert’s advice on what children should know about death

By Sheila Wayman

Russian warplane crashes into sea near Syrian shore

Environment

Full Maynooth rail service resumes after ‘tragic incident’

Environment

Outbreak of highly contagious bird flu reported in Israel

Court to fast-track legal challenge to Apple data centre in Athenry

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Cannabis worth estimated £70,000 seized in Northern Ireland

Tears of joy as Syrian parents reunited with daughter in Dublin

By Sorcha Pollak

Cantillon: To spend or not to spend – FF seem to want it both ways

EU foreign ministers reiterate backing for Iran deal

By Suzanne Lynch

New York street renamed Easter Rising Way by city council

By Ronan McGreevy

Oireachtas

High cost of insurance leading to fewer taxis, say drivers

By Michael O'Regan

Angler rescued from foot of cliff by Irish Coast Guard

By Barry Roche

Man who converted to new religion loses appeal on asylum refusal

Woman who stole from elderly man fails to prevent deportation

Offbeat

Pet pooch hailed for saving boy trapped in tumble dryer

Offbeat

Unmanned solar-powered boat sails from Canada to Ireland

Final book in Joe Swallow murder mystery trilogy launched

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Bastian Schweinsteiger begins talks over move to Chicago

Making a Murderer: Judge orders release of Brendan Dassey

Racing

Kerry Lee plans Clonmel Oil Chase raid with Kylemore Lough

By Brian O'Connor

Golf

Henrik Stenson in pole position as Race to Dubai reaches climax

By Philip Reid

Racing

Willie Mullins hoping to unleash A-List stars at Punchestown

By Brian O'Connor

Wayne Rooney leaves England squad with knee injury

Who is Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s new right-hand man?

By Simon Carswell

Obama hopeful Trump will send ‘signals of unity’ after campaign

Andy Murray breezes past Marin Cilic in first game as world number one

World

Edward Snowden says Trump win a siren call on state intrusion

Obama sidesteps controversy around Steve Bannon

By Simon Carswell

Markets

Investors focus on Trump’s infrastructure spending plans

By Charlie Taylor

Novak Djokovic desperate to repair aura of invincibility

By Kevin Mitchell