Article Index

Ask Brian: I’m a law graduate, but would prefer to teach. How do I qualify?

By Brian Mooney

Do teachers really need a certificate in religious studies to teach at primary?

By Aine McMahon

Gridlocked Taoiseach

An Irish Diary

Theatre of war – An Irishman’s Diary on RC Sherriff and ‘Journey’s End’

By Ronan McGreevy

Editorials

Brexit: Tories in turmoil

Nigel Farage in Ireland

Broadband, ‘shopping around’ and tender mercies

Johnny Sexton’s moment of magic

Mary McAleese and the Vatican

Editorials

National plan: litmus test of political courage

Referendum on the Eighth Amendment

TV & Radio

John Mahoney, star of ‘Frasier’, dies aged 77

By Deirdre Falvey

Abortion on request will follow shortly after repeal of amendment

By Fr Chris Hayden

Sinn Féin may take action against Dessie Ellis

By Sarah Bardon

Minister to seek Cabinet support for trauma care reforms

By Sarah Bardon

The sudden relevance of Jacob Rees-Mogg

By Janan Ganesh

Shadow of history hangs over Germany’s abortion debate

By Derek Scally

How one west Cork town is going it alone on rural broadband

By Ailin Quinlan

Warning for parents as 34% of pre-teens talk to strangers online

By Ciara O'Brien

Martyn Turner

Ten per cent of online child sex abuse images feature infants

By Conor Gallagher

Culture

To infinity and beyond: The numbers game behind God’s ‘existence’

By Joe Humphreys

Half of prisoners drop out of school before Junior Certificate

By Carl O'Brien

National Development Plan to commit to spending €115bn

By Pat Leahy

Gardaí find 70,000 child sex images on man’s computers

By Conor Lally

Theory that ‘children are bad’ has not vanished in Ireland

By Pádraig O'Moráin

The musicians suffering for their art in Austin, Texas

By John Holden

Growing signs of EU impatience with Britain over Brexit delays

By Pat Leahy and Sarah Bardon

Your Family

Safer Internet Day: let’s talk about tech and parental controls

By Tanya Sweeney

Gig economy suits employers more than workers

By Oonagh Buckley

Fintan O'Toole: Coveney would take us back to era of lying women

By Fintan O'Toole

Lightful raises £4m to extend social media work for charities

By Ciara O'Brien

Books

The Man in Bed Eight, a flash fiction by Eleanor Hooker

By Eleanor Hooker

One good tracker tale doesn’t wipe out torment of thousands

Minister’s pension reforms to benefit far fewer women than expected

By Dominic Coyle

After Brexit, expected influx of banks is not even a trickle

By Fiona Reddan

Early Kerry wins a bonus for Fitzmaurice’s spring campaign

By Keith Duggan

Youthful purchase abroad disbars couple from first-time buyer status

By Dominic Coyle

Residential

Scandi-style two-bed in Stoneybatter for €395,000

By Orna Mulcahy

Female genital mutilation: ‘It’s happening here, girls are being taken out of Ireland’

By Sheila Wayman

Universal scheme looms as pension time bomb ticks

By Fiona Reddan

Lee Keegan hoping MacHale Park can become fortress for Mayo

By Paul Keane

Five lessons from this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads

By Laura Slattery

Tyler Bleyendaal may return for Munster’s Champions Cup quarter-final

By John Fallon

Eason books 31% rise in web sales over Christmas

By Ciarán Hancock

CJ Stander: We have options to deal with backrow injuries

By Johnny Watterson

Stock market jitters reflect concerns about rising interest rates

Stocks crumble in vicious sell-off as ‘goldilocks’ trade unravels

Market jitters, Conor McGregor’s latest trademark fight, and Eason’s online sales

By Ciarán Hancock

Trump calls Democrats ‘treasonous’ for not applauding State of the Union

‘The auctioneer is in me so I would be a haggler, but always fair about it’

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Will animal spirits drive a stock market melt-up?

By Proinsias O'Mahony

Gerry Thornley: Sexton is as important to Ireland as O’Driscoll was

By Gerry Thornley

Border officials seize 150,000 sleeping pills disguised as M&Ms

Antonio Conte: ‘I’m not worried about my job’

Stocktake: Yes, stock markets sometimes fall

By Proinsias O'Mahony

An ode to my belly: that little bit of squish is not the mother of all evils

By Brigid O'Dea

Fashion

What’s different about the new M&S Curve range for sizes 18-32?

By Deirdre McQuillan

Man (79) dies in M8 crash in Co Tipperary

By Barry Roche and Ciarán D'Arcy

Your Family

7 simple steps to help keep your children safe online

By Anne McCormack

With only 10 years’ PRSI, will I be worse off on retirement next year?

By Dominic Coyle

Planning framework draws Ministerial criticism

By Sarah Bardon

An Irish Diary

Abortion: Taoiseach defends 12-week plan amid Cabinet split

By Sarah Bardon

GPs ‘will be allowed to conscientiously object’ to providing abortions

By Sarah Bardon

Transport

Ryanair engages brokers to commence share buy-back

By Peter Hamilton

Supreme Court to deal with Pro-Life Campaign bid today

By Mary Carolan

FF seeks independent review of broadband plan after Eir’s exit

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy and Sarah Bardon

Abroad

Dame Ninette De Valois, the Wicklow woman who brought ballet to Britain

By Deirdre McMahon

Cyclist (14) remains in serious condition after Tallaght hit and run

By Sorcha Pollak

Sport

Athletics Ireland appoint Hamish Adams as their new CEO

By Ian O'Riordan

Sport

Three-time Olympian Scott Evans announces retirement

TV & Radio

We Won the Lotto: ‘A million isn’t a lot if you do the wrong things’

By Peter Crawley

Is the stock market having a panic attack or a full-blown breakdown?

By Cliff Taylor

Appointment of directors at INM to ‘ensure’ independence

By Peter Hamilton

Judge rules Leslie Buckley has privilege over 10 documents

By Mary Carolan

Books

In search of a sacred combe, a writer’s refuge

By Thomas Maloney

Clubs are now global, yet at heart they are still local institutions

By Rory Smith

Poland’s president to sign Holocaust bill, defying critics

Why you should not be scared to criticise #MeToo

By Michelle Goldberg

Film

Chris O’Dowd having as much fun as possible in a very bad film

By Ed Power

Fashion

How do I love Decathlon? Let me count the ways

By Madeleine Lyons

Johnny Sexton drop goal ‘comes down to a hell of a lot of hard work’

By John O'Sullivan

Motors

Hyundai’s new Santa Fe revealed in Korea

By Neil Briscoe

Apple cuts back on buying corporate bonds

Warren Gatland names unchanged Wales team to face England

WB Yeats ‘showed Ireland wasn’t just about the Famine’

By Ronan McGreevy

Pope accused of being ‘deliberately deceptive’ over Chilean abuse case

By Patsy McGarry

Boy’s lipstick allergy leads to €12,000 award

By Ray Managh

Motors

Kia reveals a new generation of Ceed hatchback

By Michael McAleer

Centra plans €30m investment as it eyes new stores

By Peter Hamilton

Environment

It’s not quite snowmageddon, but the cold snap will last all week

Hong Kong appeal court frees three democracy leaders

Newstalk failed to act in ‘timely fashion’ after George Hook’s rape comments, says BAI

By Laura Slattery

Temporary employees earn 20% less than permanent counterparts

By Martin Wall

Your Fitness

Tips for runners with sinusitis

By Ruth Field

Smuggling immigrants through Dublin Airport was ‘Mickey Mouse’ operation, court told

By Declan Brennan

Boasting about bitcoin profits ‘godsend for cybercriminals’

By Charlie Taylor

Art

Jane O’Malley’s life drawn in black and white

By Aidan Dunne

FF compares Denis Naughten to ‘Comical Ali’ over broadband issue

By Harry McGee

Elderly residents were physically restrained at Dublin nursing home, inspection finds

By Elaine Edwards

Transport

George Best Belfast City Airport to invest £15m

By Francess McDonnell

Sheehy Skeffington marks centenary of women’s vote by shattering glass

By Sorcha Pollak

Solicitor caught with cocaine at Mountjoy to avoid conviction

By Tom Tuite

Julian Assange still faces UK arrest after judge rules warrant valid

By Nadia Khomami

Bill to tackle school absenteeism among 4-5 year olds to be debated in Seanad

By Jack Power

‘Don’t panic’ advisers tell pension savers

By Fiona Reddan

Taoiseach rules out further railway line closures in Dáil

By Michael O'Regan

Film

Quentin Tarantino calls Uma Thurman’s crash ‘the biggest regret of my life’

Economy

NI companies may be ‘forced to move’ over staffing worries

By Francess McDonnell

Willie Mullins had no concerns over Yorkhill or Melon before Leopardstown

By Brian O'Connor

‘One girl might be popular because she’s pretty, or one boy because he’s sound’

By Louise Ní Chríodáin

100 Irish teenagers tell us how they view popularity and likability

By Louise Ní Chríodáin

British digital learning firm Sponge opens Dublin office

By Ciara O'Brien

False tsunami alert on US east coast prompts official investigation

Jury fails to agree verdicts in attempted murder trial

Luas to start putting longer trams into service this week

By Tim O'Brien

PTSB accused of holding up tracker redress across the banking industry

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Supreme Court to rule on Pro-Life Campaign application

By Mary Carolan

Ronald Koeman insists Dutch must be qualifying for major finals

Commercial Property

Dublin crane count at 79 on February 1st

By Justin Comiskey

Work

German union IG Metall wins right to 28-hour working week and 4.3% pay rise

Dublin stock market staunches sell-off as US rally soothes meltdown fears

By Peter Hamilton and Mark Paul

UUJ goal spree seals berth in the semi-finals

World

Podcast: FGM and the horrific cycle of violence against 200m women

By Declan Conlon

Young maestro Carbery soaking up all of Sexton’s teachings

By John O'Sullivan

Commercial Property

More than €500m build-to-rent sales predicted for Dublin in 2018

By Justin Comiskey

Monbeg Notorious in line to bid for big Punchestown prize

By Brian O'Connor

Tensions between India and Pakistan rise after fatal clash in Kashmir

By Rahul Bedi

Virus among staff a concern for Winter Olympics organisers

Woman claims she was left functionally blind after surgery

By Mary Carolan

Commercial Property

Stable of Ireland – passion and creativity in the Westbury Mall

By Rose Doyle

European offshore wind energy reaches record output in 2017

By Kevin O'Sullivan

GAA Congress may re-open debate on Sky Sports deal

By Ian O'Riordan

Eastman Kodak issues warning on fraudulent websites and Facebook accounts

President joins mourners at Séamus Pattison’s funeral

By Conor Kane

Deis scheme ‘failing to narrow gap’ between disadvantaged children and other pupils

By Carl O'Brien

Tesco fraud trial abandoned after defendant’s heart attack

Michael Gladney appointed new Revenue Commissioner

By Fiona Reddan

White-tailed sea eagle found dead of avian flu in Co Tipperary

By Mark Hilliard

Vatican approves second miracle needed for canonisation of Pope Paul VI

By Patsy McGarry

Sisk wins €100m contract to build hanger for Boeing at Gatwick

By Barry O'Halloran

‘I’m not guaranteed to get any jobs or deliveries every night’

By Sarah Burns

HRI boss believes Irish racing’s profile will not suffer under new TV deal

By Brian O'Connor

Taoiseach ‘very dissatisfied’ at hospital threat to take Minister to court

By Marie O'Halloran

Woman goes on trial accused of simulating suicide of housemate

By Alison O'Riordan

Macron navigates Corsica’s ‘painful past’ on visit to island

By Lara Marlowe

Sport

Volvo Ocean Race Diary part 11: I was so close to quitting after 6,000 miles of misery

By Annalise Murphy

Drinks industry comparing cancer risk from alcohol to that of burnt toast

By Marie O'Halloran and Jack Power

Eight million cigarettes seized by customs at Belfast port

Court awards €675,000 over cerebral palsy birth

By Mary Carolan

General Motors looks to trucks and SUVs to rev up margins

Volatility reigns although feared global wipeout partially stalls

By Mark Paul

Secondary students to receive lessons on dangers of ‘webcam blackmail’

By Carl O'Brien

Robbie Keane could take up management role in India

By Emmet Malone

UK government to review future of British newspapers

By Denis Staunton

Economy

Cabinet approves working group on merging USC and PRSI

By Pat Leahy

Move to ban issuing of fossil fuel exploration licences in Ireland

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Africa

Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa hold ‘constructive’ talks on South African crisis

Cork mother lost three sons to heroin, inquest hears

By Olivia Kelleher

Antonio Conte won’t quit despite Chelsea’s dismal run of form

By Dominic Fifield

China and Vatican will reach accord ‘sooner or later’, says newspaper

By Clifford Coonan

Up to 350 jobs to go in Antrim as two major employers close

By Francess McDonnell

Man (77) dies after his car hits barrier in Co Galway

By Mark Hilliard

FF councillor apologises over Coppinger clothes tweet

By Sarah Bardon

EU lays out tough reform path for Balkan states to join bloc

By Daniel McLaughlin

Maskey defends describing North as ‘putrid little statelet’

By Gerry Moriarty

Horslips not amused by use of Dearg Doom at Irexit conference

By Mark Hilliard

Middle East

UN calls for month-long truce to deliver aid in Syria

By Erika Solomon

Nearly 2,500 KBC Bank Ireland customers still on wrong tracker rate

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Brothers secure €1.4m backing for video start-up

By Charlie Taylor

More supports needed for rising number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation

By Sorcha Pollak

Fianna Fáil seeks ‘Fagin’s law’ for adults who groom children for crime

By Sarah Bardon

Siblings sue company for repayment of €2.35m loan

Maldives says it has put down coup following arrest of top judges

By Amy Kazmin

Minister rejects Fianna Fáil demand for review of broadband plan

By Michael O'Regan

Africa

‘We’ve seen too many girls bleed to death’: eradicating FGM in Uganda

By Sally Hayden

Government accepts Labour Bill tackling school absenteeism among 4-5 year olds

By Michael O'Regan

Elon Musk launches fastest Tesla ever from his Falcon Heavy rocket

By Neil Briscoe

Dublin market has volatile day influenced by wild trading in US

By Mark Paul

Trump calls Democrats’ bluff as second shutdown looms

By Suzanne Lynch

Defence Forces personnel to serve in EU battlegroup in 2020

By Pat Leahy

Flanagan’s goals help DIT to victory over IT Tralee

Same again for Wales as Gatland exudes confidence

By Paul Rees

Medical professionals will be able to object to providing terminations

By Sarah Bardon

Man (23) to appear in court over alleged hammer attack on puppy

Pochettino on Dele Alli dive: darker arts are part of the game

By David Hytner