Article Index

Why a home with Hive is a happy one

Brendan O’Callaghan is named Pharma Leader 2017 at the Pharma Industry Awards

Classical music: the best concerts this week

By Michael Dervan

Prime minister’s questions: ‘I am afraid it’s mortal combat’

By Denis Staunton

Opaque sentencing policy fosters discontent

By Ian O'Donnell

Crime & Law

Prisoner Red Cross volunteers making prison a safer place

By Séan Dunne

Leo and Emmanuel: the start of something beautiful?

By Lara Marlowe

Church ‘cannot stand by’ and let religion be removed from schools

By Patsy McGarry

Spain set to implement direct rule in Catalonia

By Guy Hedgecoe

Una Mullally: Varadkar has much to learn about coffee and socialism

By Una Mullally

Crime & Law

Ireland to ratify cultural-protection convention 63 years after signing it

By Fiona Gartland

How Belfast became the scene of the crime festival

By Freya McClements

Number at third level with disabilities triples over a decade

By Carl O'Brien

UN bodies clash over abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities

By Carl O'Brien

Martyn Turner

Adrian Crowley: Dark Eyed Messenger – bad news about love, beautifully delivered

By Louise Bruton

Lankum's latest is potent and bitter, but blunt in places

By Ian Maleney

TV & Radio

Why Marvel’s Inhumans is such a flop

By Peter Crawley

Culture

We need more swearing in children’s books

By Donald Clarke

Breathe: Rippingly old-fashioned tale of love and stoic positivity

By Donald Clarke

Joey Bada$$, Liam Gallagher, Annie Mac: Ireland’s best rock and pop this week

By Louise Bruton and Tony Clayton-Lea

We won’t harp on, but there’s great trad to be had this weekend

By Siobhán Long

Stage

Theatre highlights for the week ahead

By Peter Crawley

Julien Baker: Turn Out the Lights review: A nakedly personal document of pain

By Jennifer Gannon

Andrew Garfield: ‘I am a mongrel. I feel English and I don’t’

By Donald Clarke

Noel Whelan: Clue to future as Varadkar looks to de Valera’s past

By Noel Whelan

Art

The best art shows to see this week

By Aidan Dunne

Call Me By Your Name review: sun-dappled romance both delicious and sad

By Donald Clarke

Martin Hayes Quartet review: Beguiling new angles on the tradition

By Siobhán Long

Philip Selway goes solo without switching off the Radiohead

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Road Warrior – the business of travel

By Joan Scales

Brown Thomas turnover and profit fall in wake of store closures

By Ciarán Hancock

Bank of Ireland CEO picks fellow HSBC alumnus as staff chief

By Joe Brennan

We’ve been having trouble with the boiler. And that’s not a euphemism

By Hilary Fannin

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

By Donald Clarke and Tara Brady

Roy Keane expected to stick with Ireland for Euro 2020 qualifiers

By Emmet Malone

Keep it blue in the bedroom, ditch statement walls

By Tanya Sweeney

Charles Piutau revels in licence to thrill at Ulster

By Gerry Thornley

Have you been directly affected by the tracker scandal?

‘Looser’ French game could be a risk to Zebo, says Murray

By Johnny Watterson

Railway Union accuses Leinster Branch of gender discrimination

By Gavin Cummiskey

Galway United needing a win and favour to avoid relegation

By Paul Buttner

Autograph Hunter: ‘Dear Amy, best wishes, Bruce Forsyth’

By Amy O'Connor

Gaelic Games

The natural: Conor McManus has Australia in his sights

By Seán Moran

Baptism of fire as new Bank of Ireland chief tackles tracker scandal

By Joe Brennan

Gaelic Games

Ballygunner hope that it's their turn for better provincial fortunes

By Seán Moran

Sunday Drives: 13 of us in the car, breaking all the rules

By David Corbett

Donald Clarke's movie quiz: are you dumb or just dumber?

By Donald Clarke

‘Accidental runner’ Laura Graham has eyes on title defence

By Ian O'Riordan

Your Fitness

Some heroes don't wear capes, they wear shorts and runners

By Jack Power

Fermanagh: discover a land of lakes and legends

World Cup countdown reflected in Schmidt’s Ireland squad

By Gerry Thornley

Katie Taylor ready for ‘biggest fight of her career’

By Ciarán Gallagher

Technology

McDermott has world domination in his sights after near-death experience

By Charlie Taylor

US pilot union leaders meet Ryanair pilots in Dublin and London

By Barry O'Halloran

Inside Track: Paycheck Plus founder Anne Reilly

By Fiona Alston

Brexit ‘McCarthyism’, coffee’s ‘third wave’ and a wine drought?

By Laura Slattery

O’Neill wary of much-improved Danes and star man Eriksen

By Emmet Malone

Connacht look to regain their rhythm against Munster

By John O'Sullivan

New chief of staff at BofI, American union backs Ryanair pilots, EY entrepreneur awards

By Conn Ó Midheach

UCD students vote to impeach union president Katie Ascough

By Jack Power

Depleted UCD face test to retain varsities crown

Róisín Meets Podcast: ‘I had everything I ever wanted and I was delighted’

By Jennifer Ryan

Jenny Egan makes it two medals in a week in Shanghai

Are Ulster as ordinary as La Rochelle made them look?

By Liam Toland

Unhappy in work? Here’s how to tell your boss

What can you do with children this bank holiday weekend?

By Róisín Ingle

What’s making you happy this week?

Executive mentors wanted. Only millennials need apply

By Kevin Roose

Technology

Dermot Desmond’s Daon will know all about us, yet we know nothing of it

By Mark Paul

JFK files: ‘Committee’ would kill Lee Harvey Oswald

Gender inequality in the workplace is down to bias, study finds

By Stephen Turban, Laura Freeman and Ben Waber

Fashion

We Margiela: In fashion, trying to please everyone you will get nowhere

By Deirdre McQuillan

Africa

Low turnout taints Kenyatta victory in Kenya election re-run

Golf

Paul Dunne stalls as Johnson rises to the top in Shanghai

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Scottish women to be allowed take abortion pill at home

Golf

Seamus Power in contention after opening round in Mississippi

Greystones-based film-maker Simon Fitzmaurice dies

By Tim O'Brien

Golf

Girl wins boys golf tournament, denied trophy because she’s a girl

Asia-Pacific

Canberra in crisis as deputy PM ruled ineligible for parliament

By Pádraig Collins

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: ‘I am back to finish what I started’

State must prepare for ‘car crash’ on Brexit, AIB chairman warns

By Colin Gleeson

‘Book now - only three rooms left’ - travel websites to be taken to task

By Fiona Reddan

TV & Radio

Stranger Things 2 review: The boys and girl are back in town

By Peter Crawley

Food

Croissant crisis: French bakers crumbling under butter shortage

Weinstein sues former studio to gain access to ‘exonerating’ emails

Subversive series shows ’80s Belfast as shape of things to come

By Brian Cliff

Abroad

The Celtic leader who subjugated the warring tribes of Spain

By Arminta Wallace

Jenny Egan makes it three medals in a week in China

By Liam Gorman

Ulster Bank profit drops as release of bad-loan provisions slows

By Joe Brennan

Debt advice company may contravene Irish laws by calling itself a ‘charity’

By Fiona Reddan

Trump blocked release of hundreds of JFK records at last minute

Oireachtas

Housing minister accused of ‘Orwellian’ manipulation over homeless figures

By Marie O'Halloran

Talk of ‘frictionless Border’ post-Brexit a fairy tale’, says Pascal Lamy

By Colin Gleeson

Harry Kane is out of Spurs’ clash with Manchester United

By David Hytner

Abroad

Back for Business: New scheme helps entrepreneurial emigrants

By Ciara Kenny

Your Money

Energia to increase electricity prices by 4%

By Fiona Reddan

Culture

A bloodcurdling row about Bram Stoker and Dracula legacy in Dublin

By Deirdre Falvey

Bank holiday guide: Rail disruption, weather and events

By Ciarán D'Arcy

Simon Fitzmaurice: ‘Inherently stubborn’ film-maker and family man

By Donald Clarke

‘Back to school’ effect sees retail sales rebound in September

By Fiona Reddan

Ideal Home Show: everything you need to know

By Orna Mulcahy

Tickets for Ireland v Denmark playoff selling for up to €550

By Emmet Malone

Significant kingmaker in constituency politics

‘Don’t be in any way inclined to follow traditional career paths’

By Eimear McGovern

Health

Long read: ‘When I got pregnant, I read about what could go wrong first’

By Katherine Heiny

Kerry’s beauty through an outsider’s eye

By John Wesson

Loyalist leader who led secret talks with Haughey

JFK files: anonymous caller before assassination said ‘prepare for big news’

Happy Death Day review: If you can’t enjoy this give up on film

By Tara Brady

Rob Kearney and Sean O’Brien to start for Leinster

Facing heart surgery? Try to get an afternoon appointment

By Tim O'Brien

FAI in line to receive €7.75m if Ireland reach World Cup

By Emmet Malone

Stage

Bram Stoker festival: everything you need to know

By Laurence Mackin

Motors

Citroën unveils new C4 Cactus as it abandons traditional hatch format

By Michael Sheridan

Technology

Irish financial services firm Fintrax to acquire Planet Payment

By Charlie Taylor

Court overturns rulings against non-Irish spouses of citizens

By Mary Carolan

Criminal’s collection of film memorabilia auctioned in Belfast

Ireland’s first ever Test match to take place next May

Josh van der Flier and Barry Daly set for long spells out injured

By John O'Sullivan

Cork Jazz festival: From cancelled bridge congress to blockbuster weekend

By Pearse Harvey

Limerick biker jailed for life for murdering gang rival

By Eoin Reynolds

World

Two sailors and their dogs rescued after five months at sea

Destruction of church an ‘act of persecution against all Christians’

By Patsy McGarry

Man injured in flat where woman was murdered remains critical

By Tim O'Brien

Asia-Pacific

Pentagon chief says US goal in North Korea is diplomacy, not war

By Clifford Coonan

Use vacant rural homes to solve homeless crisis, says landlords’ association

By Vivienne Clarke and Ciarán D'Arcy

Katie Ascough: some wanted to remove me from start

By Jack Power and Vivienne Clarke

Bus and train fares to fall in Cork, Limerick and Galway

By Sean Dunne

Politics

Powersharing possible if DUP treats everybody equally – Adams

By Vivienne Clarke

Antonio Conte says reports he may leave Chelsea are ‘bullshit’

By Jacob Steinberg

Middle East

Siege of Damascus areas ‘may be war crime’ – UN rights chief

‘Bop ’til you drop’, a fitting motto for The Dubliners star

Dublin footballer awarded €30,000 for injuries in crash

By Ray Managh

UBS ‘unlikely’ to move 1,000 jobs out of London

Mayo man who sought sex from boy (13) is jailed for five years

By Tom Shiel

Asia-Pacific

Academic convicted of defaming wartime sex slaves in Korea

By Clifford Coonan

Food

Michelin pub guide: which Irish pubs made the grade?

By Jenna Clarke-Molloy

Jail inevitable for garda guilty of harassing solicitor, judge says

By Isabel Hayes

Crime & Law

Man arrested over car crash that killed three Donegal women

By Conor Lally

Man ‘appalled’ at behaviour towards Church of Scientology members

Crimean Tatars return to Kiev after release from jail in Russia

By Daniel McLaughlin

TV & Radio

From historic to plain silly: RTÉ’s news archive now online for all

By Hugh Linehan

Katie Taylor still has title shot despite opponent failing to make weight

Profit outlook lifted at VW as third-quarter earnings rise

Environment

‘Significant shortcomings’ in Johnny Ronan tower proposal

By Elaine Edwards

Racing

Aidan O’Brien odds-on to break Group One world record on Saturday

By Brian O'Connor

Politics

Glen Barr’s ‘desire to help working class’ motivated him, funeral told

By Freya McClements

Gaelic Games

Kieran Joyce calls time on Kilkenny intercounty career

By Seán Moran

Man jailed for eight years for fatal Cork hit and run

By Barry Roche

Middle East

Syrian regime to blame for April sarin attack – UN report

Garda pleads guilty to corruption, theft and fraud in Cork

By Barry Roche

Woman sues over fall in Lillie’s Bordello nightclub

Toys’R’Us collapses and scrapped dividend crushes Mattel shares

Surgeon has no recall of some complainants in groping case

By Declan Brennan

Politics

Catalonia independence: View from the streets of Belfast

By Amanda Ferguson

Weekend Premier League teams news

Health

Measles warning as seven cases confirmed in Dublin and Meath

By Aine McMahon

Catalan day of nerves spurs optimism and worry in equal measure

By Michael Stothard

Media

Wikipedia co-founder embarks on mission to fix ‘broken’ media

By Charlie Taylor

Racing

New Irish horse racing regulatory board to start in 2018

By Brian O'Connor

Stage

Theatre directors condemn sexual harassment and abuse of power

By Hugh Linehan

Aer Lingus eyes up to 10 new Dublin-US routes

By Barry O'Halloran and Colin Gleeson

Two more women accuse George HW Bush of groping

First fitness-to-teach public hearing to start in November

By Carl O'Brien

Galway City Council approves €104m office complex overlooking docks

By Lorna Siggins

US clinic concerned by clash with Irish children’s hospital

By Martin Wall

Westport House sale to local business dynasty a ‘red letter day’

By Lorna Siggins

Markets

Investors buoyed by strong corporate earnings in Europe and US

By Mark Paul

Ibrahim Halawa welcomed back with flowers by Catholic priest

By Patsy McGarry

EU warns four countries on 2018 draft budget plans

JFK files: Seven things we now know after secret papers released

By Suzanne Lynch

Government plays down reports Corrib fishery to be sold

By Lorna Siggins

Encourage people to learn Irish, says President Higgins

By Jessica McAllen

Italian jailed for 24 years for infecting dozens with HIV

Spain dissolves Catalan cabinet in wake of independence declaration

Dundalk win seven-goal thriller to send Galway United down

Conor McCormack goal helps Cork City finish with a flourish

Dogged Connacht make most of chance and take down Munster

By Linley MacKenzie

Blow for Tottenham as Kane ruled out of Manchester United clash

By David Hytner and Jamie Jackson

Root of José Mourinho’s negativity may be that of a frustrated player

By Jonathan Wilson

The Letters Page Vol 2, edited by Jon McGregor

By Brian Maye

Health

‘Should I give my teen son condoms even though I don’t want him to have sex?’

By Roe McDermott

Art

Irish architects need a cool €2.5m for Venice Biennale budget

By Frank McDonald

The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

By Claire Looby

Michael Collins: Dublin 1916-22 by Joseph EA Connell jnr

By Frank MacGabhann

Culture

In a Word . . . Knee

By Patsy McGarry

Sink into orange, try a dash of mustard or fake it in fur –what’s new in interiors

By Arminta Wallace

Fine Art & Antiques

Art and antiques: what sold this week

By Michael Parsons

Caitríona Perry’s Trump book has one major blind spot

By Niall Stanage

Donegal retreat with ‘a view that rushes into your soul’

By Caitriona McBride

Fine Art & Antiques

Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Saviour of the World’, sold for £45 in 1958, now for sale at $100m

By Michael Parsons

Fine Art & Antiques

Design Moment: Willow Pattern, c 1780

By Bernice Harrison

Life & Style

Dipping a diamanté high heel into the world of drag

By Dominique McMullan

An Irish Diary

Boston for Beginners – An Irishman’s Diary about Kurt Vonnegut, the Charles Regatta, and JFK

By Frank McNally

Yeast said, soonest mended?

Thinking Anew – The challenge of loving your neighbour

By Fergal Mac Eoinín

Editorials

The Reformation: an accidental revolution

Time for a chat

About time

Gin and tonic

Editorials

China: Xi Jinping’s big ambitions

Teaching religion in schools

‘It doesn’t bother me’: Taylor reacts after Sanchez fails to make weight

By Ciarán Gallagher

Sentencing

Offices with beds

Phoenix – the new children’s hospital

The Belfast Agreement

Crime and targeting older citizens

Lobby groups and advocacy services

Banking scandal – a crisis of governance