01 September, 2017 Digital News Archive

Electric Picnic: complete guide to the festival of the year

By Louise Bruton

The colours of music: this week’s classical music highlights

By Michael Dervan

Education

‘Luxury’ student accommodation on the rise, but can anybody afford it?

By Carl O'Brien, Éanna Ó Caollaí and Sorcha Pollak

Ulster aiming to keep hungry Cheetahs at bay

By John O'Sullivan

Ireland women’s eight bound for European U-23 Championships

By Liam Gorman

OCI’s move against Pat Hickey was the right thing to do

By Johnny Watterson

Chaotic border checks and United Airlines’ next-gen uniform

By Joan Scales

Life & Style

The lives of commuters: ‘The hardest part is the 5am starts’

By Simon Carswell

The ‘Amazon tax’, a panicky pound and a cotton catastrophe

By Laura Slattery

Shamrock Rovers looking to deny Cork of the title – for now

By Paul Buttner

Popular Elmo Trophy event going from strength to strength

By David Branigan

Social welfare Bill promotes use of public services card as ID

By Elaine Edwards

Surge in the number of homeless children in Dublin

By Kitty Holland

Life & Style

The life of a cycling commuter: ‘I am acutely aware of the dangers’

By Simon Carswell

Editorials

The housing crisis: Fixing the damaged rental market

Fianna Fáil and Labour call for Nama to get extra powers to build houses

By Fiach Kelly

Opinion

A semi-State for housing would solve absolutely nothing

By Colum Kenny

Education

‘There was a time when I never thought we would see it’

By Marese McDonagh

Stolen goods found at properties linked to fugitive waste operator

By Peter Murtagh

Editorials

Back to school : The end of summer

TG4’s man on the mic is torn between Galway and Waterford

By Seán Moran

Health

New National Maternity Hospital to be owned by the State

By Paul Cullen

John FitzGerald: A fair legal framework is crucial for business

By John FitzGerald

Opinion

Noel Whelan: Public services card row is silly season nonsense

By Noel Whelan

Film

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

EP2017: Sun shines on Hudson Taylor’s winsome ways

By Peter Crawley

Rise of AI will raise importance of good human judgment

By Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb

Inch Levels by Neil Hegarty is September’s Irish Times Book Club pick

By Martin Doyle

‘I found Dublin old-school because men dominate everything’

By Eimear McGovern

Francis Forde hoping patience finally pays off for Galway

By Keith Duggan

Becker Brothers: Getting it down to a tea in 19th-century Dublin

By Monica Tansey

Deloitte passes PwC to become second-largest ‘Big Four’ firm

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Fashion

Puff Daddy’s Unforgivable was my fragance for years – time to up my smell game

By Caomhan Keane

Going out this weekend, here’s the jazz

By Cormac Larkin

Organisers putting positive spin on rebranded Pro14

By Gavin Cummiskey

Travel

Back to school blues? Here’s how to hold on to that holiday feeling

By Leonie Corcoran

TV & Radio

The best eight shows and films to catch on Amazon and Netflix in September

By Jennifer Gannon

Presenting herself with no apology

By Tanya Sweeney

Film

Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: What is the longest Pixar film?

By Donald Clarke

Niamh Towey: Getting older means hangovers last a week

By Niamh Towey

VW offers up to €6,500 in Irish scrappage scheme

By Michael McAleer

How to exude self-confidence to ensure you land a promotion

By Olive Keogh

Irish tourism industry only a Trump tantrum away from disaster

By Mark Paul

New doors open for kitchen supply firm

By Eimear McGovern

Innovation

Theya Healthcare CEO Ciara Donlon eyes global expansion

By Charlie Taylor

Darren Randolph: ‘I don’t care how we play as long as we win’

By Emmet Malone

Media

Conor McGregor limbers up for European trademark fight over ‘The Notorious’

By Mark Paul

Former Brown Thomas boss Dalton Philips named DAA chief executive

By Colin Gleeson

T-Bone Walker - the first man to play the electric guitar with his teeth

By Donal Dineen

US tax reform won’t hurt Ireland, claim Irish tax experts

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Wild Geese: ‘We were the first Irish law firm to open an office here’

By Olive Keogh

Art

The best arts shows to see this week

By Gemma Tipton

Jackie Tyrrell: Problem-free Galway can reach their goal

By Jackie Tyrrell

Nicky English: Third-level tactics impacting inter-county game

By Nicky English

Irish manufacturing growth hits two-year high in August

The new Taylor Swift: childish, narcissistic and petty

By Eoin Butler

The boomerang gang: How to return to your old company

Kevin Moran adamant Waterford are on the right track

By Ian O'Riordan

Storm Harvey has displaced over a million people

Trump releases illustrations of Mexico border wall prototypes

That’s a classic: Trinity publishes 50 favourite classical one-liners

Munster opt for youthful line-up for Treviso opener

By John O'Sullivan

Cairn Homes to complete 397 homes this year - Davy

By Peter Hamilton

Podcast: Deconstructing the Kerry babies case through theatre

The Morning Sports Briefing

Major breakthrough in Irish strand of Brexit talks

By Patrick Smyth and Pat Leahy

Financial Services

FBD upgraded to ‘outperform’ by Davy

By Peter Hamilton

Abroad

Our Irish-German family is becoming Norwegian now

By Carmel Stelzner

Electric Picnic: Our guide to Friday’s early action

By Louise Bruton

Premier League transfers: Team by team ins and outs

Middle East

8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since death of Alan Kurdi

By Saeed Kamali Dehghan

Ibrahim Halawa’s family to hold news conference in Dublin

By Seán Dunne

No evidence public services card has cut fraud, says Fianna Fáil

By Hajar Akl

Lemar and Kylian Mbappe score as France too hot to handle

Property

Beating the Spanish rent crisis by hanging out under a bridge

By Marta Bausells

Argentina held by Uruguay as Coutinho scores for Brazil

Hurricane Harvey hits Texas oil industry and crude prices

World

Irishman drowns after late-night swim off coast of the Netherlands

By Seán Dunne

Health

RCSI Hospitals Group petitioned to scrap parking charges

By Mark Hilliard

Middle East

Iran sticking to nuclear deal, says UN, contradicting Trump

By Julian Borger

Department of Social Protection to get new name

By Ronan McGreevy

Profit on $475,000 Novartis cancer drug could be a while coming

Farmers criticise boundary extension plan for Cork city

By Barry Roche

Your Money

Health insurance policies rise as sector continues to recover

By Mark Hilliard

Abroad

Welcome to My Place . . . Melbourne

Pro 14: Gavin Cummiskey’s team by team guide

By Gavin Cummiskey

World

Colombian rebels keep ‘Farc’ acronym for new political party

Film

Silent Grace and women’s hands: arming female militancy

By Edwin Coomasaru

Science

Equal opportunities for female academics requires social and structural change

By William Reville

UK companies report strongest intake of new orders since May

‘We only kill black people’: US officer quits after video of traffic stop emerges

Art

Eccentric portraits set in luscious New York interiors win Moth Art Prize

Brexit: Staines voters lose patience with slow pace of process

Science

What’s that crawling out of the lab?

By Anthony King

Health

Medication management at eating disorder facility ‘not safe’

By Seán Dunne

All-Ireland SHC 2017: Top 30 moments part two – 20 to 11

By Malachy Clerkin

TV & Radio

Narcos review: What happens when the Cali cartel goes straight?

By Peter Crawley

Science

Euler and the failed fountain of Sanssouci

By Peter Lynch

Row over change of NUI Galway disabled toilets to transgender ones

By Ronan McGreevy

Technology

Niall Quinn broadband business looks to appoint liquidator

By Peter Hamilton

Donohoe says Government needs ‘new ideas’ to tackle housing crisis

By Hajar Akl

Jill Meagher killer Adrian Bayley stabbed in prison

By Seán Dunne

Motors

Used car imports continue to rise as new car sales fall

By Mark Hilliard

Your Money

Record number contact SVP for help covering school costs

By Conor Pope

ESB finance arm profits from foreign currency gains

By Peter Hamilton

Scott Fardy and Jordan Larmour to make Leinster debuts

Financial Services

Coin commemorating Sir Charles Algernon Parsons launched

By Peter Hamilton

Jarrad Butler in for his debut for Connacht’s Pro14 opener

US job growth slows in August, wage growth retreats

Man released without charge after Ballymun double murder arrest

By Jack Power

Premier League’s €1.5bn spending spree outplays European rivals

Crèches will be ‘monitored’ over abuse of childcare subsidy

By Hajar Akl

World

Moscow seeks to extend influence in US back yard

By Kathrin Hille

Golf

Lee Slattery makes hay before weather halts play in Prague

Courts

Traveller family in legal bid to move from ‘rat infested’ site

By Ray Managh

Deutsche Bank owed over €690m by parent of G Hotel

New IRA develops a ‘different kind of dangerous explosive bomb’ - PSNI

By Amanda Ferguson

Wayne Rooney charged with drink-driving

Brexit: UK will not take part in ‘race to the bottom’, says Davis

By Jessica Elgot and Jon Henley

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor dies aged 85

Rafael Benítez open to job offers after frustrating summer

By Louise Taylor

Electric Picnic: First impressions from a first timer

By Dean Van Nguyen

Petrol prices to rise 3c a litre due to Hurricane Harvey

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Farming & Food

Glanbia Co-op transfers €92m of Glanbia plc shares to members

By Colin Gleeson

EP2017: Wednesday Gang rock and roll in from Slane

By Shilpa Ganatra

Martin O’Neill: Georgia game ‘genuinely difficult’ for Ireland

Gerry Adams: Jailing IRA killers would be ‘counterproductive’

By Ronan McGreevy

Electric Picnic kicks off gently with Little Hours on Main Stage

By Louise Bruton

Africa

Kenya’s supreme court rules presidential election invalid

By John Aglionby

Viridian eyes move to slash €45m interest bill

By Joe Brennan

EP 2017: Trailer Park pool karaoke, and the best chips in town?

By Louise Bruton

Nine new acts to see at Electric Picnic

By Niall Byrne

Financial Services

Bank of Ireland ‘blocked’ staff from reverting to tracker mortgages

By Conor Pope

Markets

September boost for European shares after summer of losses

By Charlie Taylor

Life & Style

The lives of commuters: ‘I don’t get to see as much of home as I would like’

By Simon Carswell

EP 2017: There’s no place like dome

By Peter Crawley

Manager Vladimir Weiss wants Georgia to realise potential

Leinster likely winners in tough examination

By John O'Sullivan

EP2017: 'Influencers' lip-syncing for their lives

By Jennifer Gannon

New signing Jarrad Butler starts for Connacht

By John O'Sullivan

L’Oréal are right to drop Munroe Bergdorf over race comments

By Laura Kennedy

From East Wall to Leitrim: ‘Kilty’ welcomes new families

By Marese McDonagh

Berlin private medical school accused of allowing illegal human dissections

By Derek Scally

Asia-Pacific

Nearly 400 die in clashes as Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar

Ireland’s Joe Ward reaches World Championships final

By Johnny Watterson

Sky-scraping vocals of TALOS bewitch EP crowd into silence

By Jennifer Gannon

Matteo Trentin outsprints rivals to take third Vuelta stage win

Small clouds appear on the American economic horizon

Trump to visit Texas and Louisiana as states struggle with Harvey’s aftermath

By Suzanne Lynch

Stradbally braces for Electric Picnic and €36m windfall

By Colin Gleeson

Donohoe rejects Mitchell O’Connor equal pay for teachers call

By Ronan McGreevy

Rejjie Snow at EP2017: The homecoming of a new-age Dublin rap star

By Dean Van Nguyen

Petra Kvitova finds serve and groove to beat Caroline Garcia at US Open

By Kevin Mitchell

Pope Francis reveals he consulted psychoanalyst for six months

Middle East

A complex web of conflicting agendas in the fight against Isis

By Michael Jansen

Sheep, lambs stuck on cliff ledge for two months are rescued

By Lorna Siggins

Politics

Olympic body to seek funding restored at Shane Ross meeting

By Harry McGee

Commercial Property

Dundrum Town Centre valued at €1.5bn as owners refinance

By Joe Brennan

Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal take first world title

By Shane Stokes

Technology

Service ‘fully restored’ on mobile network Three after fault

EP2017: Young Fathers pull a smile out of their darkest depths

By Louise Bruton

Refugees in Libya being tortured and denied care, says charity

By Sorcha Pollak

Electric Picnic day one best bits: 'You look so festival'

By Dean Van Nguyen, Una Mullally, Peter Crawley and Louise Bruton

Schwartzman downs Cilic to guarantee first-time Grand Slam finalist

Environment

Irish Cement says change of fuel will reduce carbon-dioxide emissions

By David Raleigh

Hungary and Poland give no ground in row with the EU

By Daniel McLaughlin

Plan to provide ‘floating homes’ in Dún Laoghaire harbour

By Tim O'Brien

EP2017: It’s like the Eurovision final for Jenny Berggren

By Jennifer Gannon

Two gardaí hospitalised after man became ‘aggressive’ during search

By Aine McMahon

American ‘Dreamers’ pin hopes on White House change of heart

By Suzanne Lynch

Some blue in a sea of maroon as Galway tries to temper expectations

By Lorna Siggins

Anger over Government housing policy at vigil for Jack Watson

By Conor Gallagher

Munster up and running with trouncing of Treviso

EP crowd loses its mind for DJ MoK with RTÉ Concert Orchestra

By Una Mullalley

EP2017: Seriously silly select appeal set to change

By Peter Crawley

Shamrock Rovers ensure Cork City's coronation must wait

Orchestra’s take on 90s hits the hottest ticket in Stradbally

By Dean Van Nguyen

Harry Kane brace helps turgid England past Malta

London Grammar hauntingly captivating on EP Main Stage

By Louise Bruton

Munster off to a flying start as they overwhelm Italian visitors

Northern Ireland need 70 minutes to break San Marino deadlock

Dundalk hit St Patrick’s Athletic for six at Oriel Park

Pro 14 new boys the Cheetahs given five-star lesson by Ulster

By Michael Sadlier

Orange chicken with veg-packed fried rice

By Donal Skehan

Food

Three school-night dinner recipes to feed a whole family

By Donal Skehan

Big ideas for small spaces: how to uncramp your living style

By Alanna Gallagher

Ikigai: is this how the Japanese live long and prosper?

By Arminta Wallace

Happiness is a small space: writer’s D2 cosy abode is big on storage

By Sophie Grenham

At home with Karen Koster: ‘I’m not a fan of old or vintage’

By Liz Dwyer

Fine Art & Antiques

Design Moment: Volkswagen camper van, 1950

By Bernice Harrison

Design dilemma: how to create focus in a living room with no fireplace

By Liz Dwyer

Racing

Davy Russell case has turned into a 'two week press-fest'

By Brian O'Connor

‘It doesn’t matter what degree you get – it’s about change’

10 must-see things at London Design Festival

By Emma Cullinan

Super seed-stuffed roast sweet potatoes

By Donal Skehan

Culture

In a word . . . sublime

By Patsy McGarry

Wilde Like Me by Louise Pentland

By Claire Looby

Jamie Oliver’s quick Asian fishcakes

By Jamie Oliver

Travel

Cycling through one of the most scenic and secluded parts of Kerry

By Donnacha Clifford and David Elton

Jo Cox, More in Common by Brendan Cox

By Claire Looby

Fashion

Simone Rocha’s future: ‘The sky is the limit’

By Deirdre McQuillan

Jamie Oliver’s quick Asian fishcakes

By Jamie Oliver

Melancholy Witness by Seán Hillen

By Kathleen McNamee

Fine Art & Antiques

Auctions & Fairs

By Michael Parsons

Thinking Anew – Faith is a slippery rock

By Fergal Mac Eoinín

Gig economy – it’s one for the money

An Irish Diary

Noted in Passing – An Irishman’s Diary about dead language

By Frank McNally

Little Englanders or Great Britons?

Rescue policy in the Mediterranean

National delivery

Editorials

Water quality: Paying lip service to the environment

Vaccines and public health

First past the post – only fools and horses?

Public services card and data privacy

Time for a national housing authority?