Article Index

Economic forecasts

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Croatia’s EU presidency: A chance for growth

Naming storms

2020 vision

Taking a lead

Down with wet-wipes

Editorials

The Irish Times view on road safety: Keeping the pressure on

Fintan O’Toole and Leo Varadkar

The season of goodwill

Tunnels and bridges

State papers and Northern Ireland

Role of the Defence Forces

Taxation and wealth

Subsiding fee-paying schools

The cost of climate inaction

The Coombe unlikely to be moved to new site at children’s hospital ‘for years’

By Paul Cullen

Green Party eyes higher property tax for more valuable sites

By Fiach Kelly

Environment

Just one Dublin business granted sandwich-board licence by council

By Olivia Kelly

Hong Kong classrooms shaping as next point in front line battle

By Peter Goff

Gaelic Games

Holden: Shamrocks history is an inspiration to players

By Paul Keane

Crime & Law

Cab freezes 19 bank accounts owned by Irish suspects in trafficking deaths

By Conor Lally

€2bn Dart expansion plans could see ‘elimination’ of level crossings

By Harry McGee

China conscripts Xinjiang Muslim minorities into army of workers

By Chris Buckley and Austin Ramzy

Crime & Law

Laws to protect sex offenders’ identities must be considered, says outgoing probation chief

By Conor Gallagher

Education

Ballyhackett school in North learning valuable survival lesson

By Freya McClements

Syrian aid corridors are under threat

By Else Kirk

Our housing system is broken. We need to start again

By Bill Nowlan

Privacy and data in 2019: We deserve better than surveillance capitalism

By Karlin Lillington

Culture

Why humans can survive without religion but not rituals

By Joe Humphreys

Science

How our bodies pack a metre of DNA into a tiny cell

By Peter Lynch

Marlet subsidiary refused planning for luxury Rathgar development

By Seán McCárthaigh

Media

Turnover up 60% at Irish animation studio Boulder Media

By Dominic Coyle

House prices are flatlining across Republic, MyHome.ie report says

By Barry O'Halloran

Film

JoJo Rabbit: Hitler, the Jews and the boundaries of comedy

By Kevin Gildea

Brexit detail is key to NI commerce, business leader warns

By Francess McDonnell

Brexit blamed as manufacturing sector extends downturn

By Dominic Coyle

Property

What will €159,000 buy in Dublin and Leitrim?

By Emma Cullinan

Sable, a new short story by Eoin McNamee

By Eoin McNamee

Department of the Marine frustrating salmon farming

By Stephen Collins

Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles review

By Mariane Elliott

Science

Ireland lagging behind in funding ‘blue skies’ scientific research

By Conor Purcell

Hand injury puts paid to Quinn Roux’s Six Nations hopes

By Declan Rooney

Rugby stats: Tackle rate takes Leinster’s Will Connors into the zone

By John O'Sullivan

Why I’m looking on the bright side for 2020

By Padraig O'Morain

Your Fitness

Axe throwing: ‘It’s cheaper than therapy’

By Fiona Alston

How to make the most of a visit to the doctor

By Sheila Wayman

Solskjær hints at United signings with Pogba and McTominay out

By David Hytner

Gaelic Games

Slaughtneil still waiting for reality to catch up with ambition

By Paul Keane

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits northeastern Iran

Ross Molony determined to kick on after cameo against Munster

By John O'Sullivan

Newton Emerson: Arlene Foster’s leadership of the DUP has been a catastrophe

By Newton Emerson

Two weeks for NI parties to clinch deal on devolved government

By Freya McClements

Arteta’s Arsenal show fighting spirit; examining the most proficient Irish tacklers

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Jakarta floods: Death toll rises to 21 as thousands flee capital

Imagination Technologies strikes new deal with Apple

Derry Girls special of Great British Bake Off crowns winner

Markets

Wall Street edges higher on last trading day of the decade

By Richard Henderson

Keir Starmer tops leadership poll of Labour Party members

By Kate Proctor

AI system found to detect breast cancer better than experts

Turkey to vote on sending troops to defend Libyan government

By Michael Jansen

Commercial Property

M7 acquires Dublin business park Primeside for €6.75m

By Ciara O'Brien

Sacked vegan brings landmark discrimination case in UK

Education

Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast

By Gerry Moriarty

If Michael Collins had not been killed: an alternative history of Ireland

By Andrew O’Connor

Euro area manufacturing slump deepened in December

Iran, Iraq and America: How tensions reached breaking point in Baghdad

By Alan Yuhas

Markets

Irish stocks forecast to benefit from ‘Brexit bounce’ in 2020

By Charlie Taylor

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray retires following salary cap fines

Three arrested for homophobia at Brighton v Chelsea

Farming & Food

Investment in discarded fish heads proves profitable for big-name hedge funds

A one in a million chance: Identical triplets born in Dublin

By Vivienne Clarke

Education

How can we attract more girls into Stem?

By Judith Harford

Japan’s romance with Ghosn ends in messy divorce

By David McNeill

Tech companies head to Las Vegas as CES set to kick off

Do not underestimate Donald Trump’s re-election chances

By Janan Ganesh

History

State to mark Cork’s pivotal role during War of Independence

By Ronan McGreevy

Fallon & Byrne closes loss-making Rathmines outlet

By Shauna Bowers and Mark Paul

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley is this weekend’s Irish Times offer at Eason

By Martin Doyle

China’s relentless growth path checked as stability replaces stimulus

By Peter Goff

Bus driver arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Cork

By Barry Roche and Jack Power

Transport

Airbus shares rise with group on course to meet full-year target

Social Affairs

Gardaí to search lakes and quarries for man missing for 18 years

By Vivienne Clarke

Rugby in the 2020s: What changes can we expect?

By Paul Rees

Poloniex forces customers to reset passwords

By Ciara O'Brien

Transport

Tesla’s price target raised as trend toward electric vehicles to accelerate

Crime & Law

Support worker unfairly dismissed after allegedly saying ‘blondes are better’

By Gordon Deegan

Taiwan military chief among eight killed in helicopter crash

By Peter Goff

Netanyahu’s immunity request is a time-buying exercise

By Mark Weiss

Donegal nurse who died in Australia ‘gave of herself’ to others

By Gerry McLaughlin and Stephen Maguire

Transport

‘Disappointing year’ for new car sales as used imports at record high

By Charlie Taylor

Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn

England’s injury curse strikes again as Rory Burns turns ankle playing football

By Chris Stocks

Irish devote highest percentage of household expenditure in EU to eating out

By Jack Power

Irish athletes forced to abandon Australian training camp over bushfires

By Ian O'Riordan

Commercial Property

Bankrupt Sean Dunne pays $9,330 US court fine to progress appeal

By Christopher Hoffman

DUP and Sinn Féin ‘hopeful’ of deal to restore Stormont

By Freya McClements, Vivienne Clarke and Gerry Moriarty

Russia and Serbia concerned as Montenegro church law sparks protests

By Daniel McLaughlin

Turkish parliament authorises troop deployment to Libya

Austrian coalition deal includes headscarf ban, preventive custody

Dutch far-right parties to get own television channel

By Peter Cluskey

Four directors at Cocoa Brown distributor shared pay of €3.7m in 2018

By Gordon Deegan

Number of flu deaths hits 22 but outbreak ‘may have peaked’

By Paul Cullen

Obituaries

Sue Lyon obituary: Actor who played Lolita in Kubrick film

RTÉ broadcaster Marian Finucane dies aged 69

By Mark Hilliard

Product claims over anti-psychotic drug hit profits at Janssen Cork company

By Gordon Deegan

Abortion: Minister warns of exclusion zones after hospital protests

By Paul Cullen

Police officer in Fermanagh threatened with shotgun

By Freya McClements

Amarin secures approval for heart drug Vascepa in Canada

By Dominic Coyle

Johnny Sexton on course to be fit for Six Nations

By Gerry Thornley

The Ohio-based global peace movement with a community focus

By Stephen Starr

Australian bushfires: Thousands flee as military evacuates towns

Tributes paid to Marian Finucane: A formidable, wise, sensitive broadcaster

By Mark Hilliard

Tullow shares plunge after drilling results fall short of expectations

By Barry O'Halloran

Markets

Aviation stocks give markets a lift with US at record levels

By Barry O'Halloran

Marian Finucane: Broadcasting career stretched across 45 years

By Harry McGee

Marian Finucane: A fun, fearless and unflappable radio voice

By Mick Heaney

Sailing: Royal Cork tricentenary celebrations a highlight of 2020 calendar

By David Branigan

Gaelic Games

Hurley hat-trick helps Cork coast into McGrath Cup final

Cycling: Bennett eager to chalk up some early success in Australia

By Shane Stokes

The Marian Finucane I knew: Empathetic, intelligent, relentless

By Clare Duignan

Cork gardaí ‘making progress’ on inquiry into homeless man’s murder

By Barry Roche

Will the latest Northern Ireland talks succeed in getting a deal?

By Gerry Moriarty

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17149 by Crossheir – Thursday, January 2nd, 2020

By Lorna Kernan

Wayne Rooney takes director’s role on Derby County debut

By Will Unwin

Liverpool’s title march continues as they restore 13-point lead

By Paul Wilson

Solskjær’s game of patience is running out of time at United

By Jonathan Wilson

Arsenal’s Chambers to miss rest of the season following knee surgery

By Nick Ames