Article Index

Winter is coming: this week’s classical music highlights

By Michael Dervan

Oireachtas

Government to ‘ruthlessly pursue’ banks on tracker mortgages

By Michael O'Regan

Owen Keegan: Homeowners holding Dublin to low-rise ‘ransom’

By Olivia Kelly

Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘completely normal’

By Olivia Kelly

Education

Not enough qualified secondary teachers in key subjects - principals

By Carl O'Brien

Varadkar rebuffs suggestion UK has done all it can on Border

By Patrick Smyth and Pat Leahy

Green spaces in cities must be improved, says TCD academic

By Olivia Kelly

What fate awaits the removed Confederate statues?

By James Jeffrey

PSNI chief constable rejects criminality and misconduct allegations

By Gerry Moriarty

‘Couldn’t be simpler’ to bring charges against tracker scandal banks

By Conor Gallagher

Your guide to going out – and staying in – this weekend

Friends of Savita condemn ‘rude, ridiculous’ Rónán Mullen claim

By Kitty Holland

The Death of Stalin: Mortal panic with a ghastly conclusion

By Donald Clarke

Traditional music: the best gigs to see this week

By Siobhán Long

Doing Trump with a funny voice, the danger is he just becomes a clown

By Donald Clarke

The best jazz gigs to see this week

By Cormac Larkin

Stage

From Kafka to Walsh: This week’s theatre highlights

By Peter Crawley

Slow Place Like Home: When I See You . . . Ice Cream! – Irish electro-pop has a moment

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Kelela review: Powerful R&B in thrall to past and future

By Louise Bruton

And So I Watch You From Afar return with a formidable display of power

By Lauren Murphy

Opinion

Noel Whelan: Brexit has become a diplomatic dialogue of the deaf

By Noel Whelan

Jessie Ware: Glasshouse – delicate, soul-baring songs of love

By Louise Bruton

Art

Art: the best shows to see this week

By Aidan Dunne

Comedy has no barriers – but Corden’s Weinstein jibes were pathetic

By Donald Clarke

The Smiths – The Queen is Dead (Deluxe Edition) review: illuminating take on exceptional album

By Lauren Murphy

Double act Tusk and Macron look to shape EU beyond Brexit ‘bump’

By Patrick Smyth

LeRoy Hutson: Anthology 1972-1984 – stepping out of Curtis Mayfield’s shoes

By Dean Van Nguyen

St Patrick’s Athletic will take the fight to champions Cork City

By Emmet Malone

Road Warrior: Air France and KLM ramp up flights to Ireland

By Joan Scales

Eighth Amendment committee comes under tough scrutiny

By Sarah Bardon

Opinion

Dreams of independent Kurdish state remain elusive as ever

By Vincent Durac

Charleville left reeling after credit union put into liquidation

By Barry Roche

UK government's universal credit dream turns to nightmare

By Denis Staunton

Aer Lingus regional operator forecasts route growth

By Peter Hamilton

Tracker scandal: Lawyer hopes to bring High Court test case

By Fiona Reddan

Declan Ganley promises 6,000 jobs to Pennsylvania

By Mark Paul

Storm Ophelia insurance costs unlikely to exceed €111m

By Joe Brennan

The ‘Trump Slump’, the online retailer that’s coining it and the week in Brexit

By Laura Slattery

Tadhg ready to go the extra Furlong for Leinster

By Johnny Watterson

Property

Some would-be tenants are intimidated by grandeur, despite the price

By Damian Flanagan

I’ve found an eighth stage of grief, called You Must Be Shagging Joking

By Hilary Fannin

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

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Roscommon's Enda Smith doubtful about role of Super 8s

By Ian O'Riordan

Donald Clarke's movie quiz: Are you popcorn, or are you toast?

By Donald Clarke

Food

Whatever happened to the humble gin and tonic?

By Amy O'Connor

Move over Millennials, it’s Generation Jagger’s time to shine

By Olive Keogh

Simon Zebo and the boys of ‘06 still looking to emulate heroes

By Gerry Thornley

St Teresita and David Cassidy in my bedroom

By Kathryn Crowley

GPA chief Dermot Earley calls for protocols regarding testimonials

By Seán Moran

Tracker scandal: is your bank playing fair...or not?

By Joe Brennan and Fiona Reddan

Cliff Taylor: Tracker mortgage scandal hinges on key moment

By Cliff Taylor

International rules squad to be without any Dublin players

By Seán Moran

John FitzGerald: Timing key as Ireland adjusts to globalisation

By John FitzGerald

Gardai enforcing ‘slow down’ Friday- here’s the list of speed cameras

By Mark Hilliard

Sherry FitzGerald chief predicts rents next year may rise 20% over peak levels

By Ciarán Hancock

Liam Toland: La Rochelle could leave Ulster in a tactical quandary

By Liam Toland

Tracker row: Prospect of criminal actions against banks raised

By Conor Pope

Wild Geese: Séamus McDermott, Ford of Europe programme chief

By Olive Keogh

Central Bank hopes ‘moral suasion’ will help banks do right thing

By Joe Brennan

Four tips for delegating efficiently at work

Luas to improve backup plans following storm-related service disruptions

By Ciarán D'Arcy

US Senate passes budget blueprint, key to Trump tax effort

Caveat: Ireland, cute leprechaun squid of global trade

By Mark Paul

Legal action over trackers, Ophelia to cost insurers less than €111m, Ganley promises jobs

By Conn Ó Midheach

Business strategy still key despite new technology trends

By Kevin Boudreau

Media

Rock on: Bay Broadcasting goes solo on Radio Nova

By Laura Slattery

World

Tourist killed after 15cm wide stone falls off one of Florence’s most visited tourist sites

Cora Staunton ready for more practice but less pressure in AFLW

By Simon Carswell

There are two types of parents: organised ones and the rest of us

By Róisín Ingle

Scotland to join Ireland in banning smacking of children

Róisín Meets Podcast: ‘I hoped to become a dad this year, not a widower’

By Jennifer Ryan

Everton could face Uefa sanction after melee and fan violence

Uncover the drama of a journey along Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coastal Route

Ibrahim Halawa’s family rejoice following news of his release

By Hajar Akl

Protesters keep pressure on Ukraine’s parliament to pass key reforms

By Daniel McLaughlin

Abroad

The Galway policeman who led explorers into the Australian bush

By Arminta Wallace

Health

Study finds sharp rise in self-harm among teenage girls

By Sarah Burns

Wenger praises Arsenal character after win in hostile environment

Obama condemns ‘politics of division’ in pointed rebuke of Trump

Sport

Lewis Hamilton supports protests but unlikely to take knee himself

Tarantino: Anything I say about Weinstein will sound like a crappy excuse

Varadkar strikes more optimistic note on Brexit talks

By Pat Leahy

Troubles fiction too urgent and topical to be historical

By Liam McIlvanney

Golf

Justin Thomas loses lead as Luke List takes over in Korea

Middle East

Halawa’s maltreatment in Egypt prison fits wider pattern of abuses

By Paul Cullen

Mytaxi offers €1 million to attract new drivers

By Tim O'Brien

Michael McLaverty, Seamus Heaney and the writerly bond

By Sophia Hillan

Tourism push on to attract big spenders from Australia

By Simon Carswell

Farming & Food

Can birds of prey solve Ireland’s ‘huge’ pest problem?

By Michelle Jackson

Ibrahim Halawa release: ‘Dad, Dad! I left prison! Dad, I’m free’

By Hajar Akl

Johnny Sexton back to captain Leinster for Glasgow trip

Ian Keatley taking charge at outhalf against Racing 92

Dublin City Council to monitor spread of fake birds

By Dan Griffin

CSO: One-third of babies now born outside marriage

By Tim O'Brien

Public sale tickets for Aviva playoff match all sold out

Rory Best on the bench as Ulster name XV for La Rochelle

Rank -and-file gardai vote to back new public service pay deal

By Martin Wall

Man to stand trial over Sharon Ní Bheoláin harassment

By Tom Tuite

Billions in tax breaks offered to Amazon for second US headquarters

Commercial Property

Row over Long Stone pub could delay Apollo House sale

By Mary Carolan

Technology

Eir sues State in bid to block Comreg sanction

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Macron says work on Brexit bill is not even half done

Asia-Pacific

South Korea outlines strategy to destroy North’s defences

By Clifford Coonan

GE issues profit warning as new chief readies up to $20bn assets sale

Eoghan Masterson to captain Connacht for Challenge Cup clash

Niall Horan: Flicker review: dripping with country-style nostalgia

By Louise Bruton

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble reports tepid sales

Use Dublin’s green spaces to build homes, says city chief

By Olivia Kelly

Pubs, hurling and the Cranberries used to lure Chinese here

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Putin rival Ksenia Sobchak insists she is not part of Kremlin plot

By Shaun Walker

Education

Plans to attract homemakers to teaching under consideration

By Carl O'Brien

Ibrahim Halawa expected to return home within days

By Patsy McGarry, Mark Hilliard, Vivienne Clarke and Conor Gallagher

Asia-Pacific

China hails progress in legal reform at Communist Party congress

By Clifford Coonan

Repealing Eighth ‘removes constitutional protection for unborn’

By Patsy McGarry

Italian regions go to the polls in Europe’s latest referendums on autonomy

By Angela Giuffrida

Elliott urges Smith & Nephew to slim down business

By Arash Massoudi, Lindsay Fortado and Sarah Neville

Shelbourne hotel plans upgrades after completing room restoration

By Peter Hamilton

Martin Wolf: Planet Brexit is ruled by zombie ideas

By Martin Wolf

Commercial Property

CBRE acquire tech-focused real estate brokerage

By Peter Hamilton

Media

Music Nations Network sues over alleged breach of agreements

By Mary Carolan

Czech election likely to hand power to scandal-plagued tycoon

By Daniel McLaughlin

The weekend’s Premier League team news

Middle East

Iraqi and Kurdish forces clash as Baghdad advance continues

By Erika Solomon

Fourteen puppies seized from SUV at Rosslare port

By Dean Ruxton

A sneak preview inside the refurbished Stella cinema in Rathmines

By Deirdre Falvey

Murder trial hears firefighters saw skull and ribcage in burning car

By Natasha Reid

BMW raided by European Union antitrust watchdogs

Need for negotiation stressed by Minister on Cork city boundary dispute

By Barry Roche

The remarkable rise of Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne

By Kristof Terreur

Racing

Fairyhouse ‘seriously concerned’ about Storm Brian

By Brian O'Connor

Commercial Property

State body sued over condition of Mespil Road property

By Mary Carolan

Woman in pain after hysterectomy awarded €260,000 damages

Garda body considers legal action over block on union status

By Conor Lally

EU summit: What Europe’s leaders talked about apart from Brexit

By Patrick Smyth

Former Sydney Rose keen to help Repeal the Eighth campaign

By Simon Carswell

Rail unions announce five 24-hour strikes from November

By Martin Wall

Edinburgh suspend Scotland flanker John Hardie

Man dismissed by ESB considered security risk to national infrastructure

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Geostorm: the second-worst storm you’ll experience this week

By Donald Clarke

Storm Brian ‘just a run of the mill storm,’ says Hogan

By Tim O'Brien

Middle East

Suicide bombers kill at least 72 at Afghanistan mosques

Health

HSE warning as two cases of measles detected in Dublin

By Aine McMahon

Martin O’Malley: Democrats are the brake in Trump’s ‘careering car’

By Harry McGee

Woman cries at marriage certificate during divorce case

By Fiona Gartland

Homeless mother was wrongly refused legal costs

Markets

Irish shares buoyed by US infrastructure, Brexit hopes

By Joe Brennan

Alleged abuse victim says he called Shine a ‘dirty bastard’

By Declan Brennan

Africa

At least 16 police officers killed in Egyptian desert shoot-out

Golf

Albatross helps Joost Luiten to halfway lead at Valderrama

Talk of Brexit progress at EU summit following May speech

By Patrick Smyth

Africa

Malawi arrests 140 in clampdown after ‘vampirism’ killings

Disproportionate number of Travellers in prison population

By Kitty Holland

Racing

Mullins bids for French ‘Leger’ glory with Renneti

By Brian O'Connor

Prince Charles meets flooding victims in Derry

By Freya McClements

Dáil committee not open-minded on Eighth Amendment, says bishop

By Patsy McGarry

Irish man facing prison in Philippines feels ‘abandoned’ by State

By Conor Gallagher

Pilots at Ryanair’s largest base reject pay offer

Cork escapes flooding fears from Storm Brian

By Barry Roche

Cash, car and cigarettes seized by Revenue officers in Cork

By Aine McMahon

New law will allow US tax reforms without Democratic support

By Suzanne Lynch

Rail strike will be fourth major transport dispute in two years

By Martin Wall

Refugees face ‘significant’ language barrier in maternity services

By Sorcha Pollak

Data watchdog to open investigation into public services card

By Elaine Edwards

Storm Brian: Flooding fears for coastal areas as sandbags put out

By Tim O'Brien, Barry Roche and Lorna Siggins

Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas gets posthumous bravery award

By Seán Dunne

Racing

O’Brien hoping to put champion stamp on record season

By Brian O'Connor

Health

Hiqa board to discuss chairman’s alleged conflict of interest

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Oireachtas

Bill will require doctors to declare gifts from pharma firms

By Marie O'Halloran

Coincidence? Family welcomes second set of twins born on identical date

By Rachel McLaughlin

Brazilian man found guilty of manslaughter after Waterford stabbing

By Eoin Reynolds

Survival in sight for St Pat’s after Cork City comeback

By Emmet Malone

Mourinho says his teams are picked on because of their success

By Jamie Jackson

Pochettino may change tactics again for Liverpool clash

By Sachin Nakrani

Aaron Greene’s late strike helps Bray sink Shamrock Rovers

Brighton heap pressure on West Ham and Slaven Bilic

By Jacob Steinberg

Man due in court after €1 million drugs seizure

By Aine McMahon

Devotion, by Patti Smith

By Rosita Sweetman

Eamon de Valera: Unfulfilled academic with an iron will

By Micheal Martin

What sold this week in art and furniture and what’s coming up for sale

By Michael Parsons

Top tips from architects, interior designers and surveyors

By Sandra O'Connell

Seven tips for staging your home for sale

By Frances O'Rourke

Property

Meet the home stager who can help a home sell for more

By Frances O'Rourke

Culture

In a Word . . . LinkedIn

By Patsy McGarry

‘Celtic Phoenix is well and truly in flight,’ say Whyte’s, as Paul Henry’s ‘West of Ireland Bog’ sells for €100,000

By Michael Parsons

Oven envy: meet the grand cru of stoves

By Alanna Gallagher

Design Moment: Duralex Picardie glass, c. 1945

By Bernice Harrison

From graffiti artist to most expensive painter in America

By Michael Parsons

Cold Feet: The Lost Years, by Carmel Harrington

By Margaret Madden

This old house: at home in Kinsale with Marc Ó Riain

By Deirdre McQuillan

Property

Record numbers expected at PTSB Ideal Home Show for October holiday weekend

By Sandra O'Connell

The kitchen gadgets food pros can't do without

By Arlene Harris

Cradle of civilisation: Nurseries rock a contemporary new look

By Alanna Gallagher

An Irish Diary

Ten Days that Puzzled the Reader – An Irishman’s Diary about John Reed’s classic account of the Russian Revolution

By Frank McNally

Words for the wind

Thinking Anew – Silencing the voice of the faithful

By Gordon Linney

Does Eircode deliver the goods?

Editorials

The M50 - a ‘highway to hell’

Release of Ibrahim Halawa

Brexit – parting is such sweet sorrow

Liam Cosgrave’s political legacy

Editorials

EU summit: UK must adjust to a new reality

Planting trees in urban areas

High-rise buildings and green spaces