27 July, 2021 Digital News Archive

Wishful shrinking: intellectual approach to losing weight

By Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen: My five-year-old daughter is trying to kill me

By Damian Cullen

Sorry, crisps, biscuits, carbs: It’s not you, it’s me. Hold on, it’s you

By Damian Cullen

Motivation gets you started. Habit keeps you going. But it’s tough when momentum runs out

By Damian Cullen

No sweetness, and lite everything: The things the health and fitness lobby don’t want you to know

By Damian Cullen

Everyone has a skinny friend who eats like an elephant

By Damian Cullen

At what age do you begin to physically fall apart?

By Damian Cullen

‘I wouldn’t lose weight for cash, but I’d jog for wine’

By Damian Cullen

What’s the point in losing weight if it makes you miserable?

By Damian Cullen

Twelve fitful months later, time for Damian Cullen’s health tips

By Damian Cullen

How little exercise can I get away with? One minute it seems . . .

By Leonie Corcoran

Your Fitness

‘Exercise is the ultimate global deception’

By Damian Cullen

Martyn Turner

Cutting hedgerows

Hospitality industry complains of acute labour shortage

By Arthur Beesley

‘Reward good staff’: A publican’s advice on avoiding staff shortages

By Michael Finnerty

Europe

France prepares for departure of sometimes reluctant partner and rival Merkel

By Lara Marlowe

Ministers to push for wedding guest limit to be increased to 100

By Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn

Fintan O’Toole: Shocking news, Irish people may be sanest in Europe

By Fintan O’Toole

Calling time on nuisance calls

By Bernice Harrison

Pronouncing Drog-heeda

When to use the Tricolour

Feeding the electricity grid

Making space for playing pitches

GAA awaits referee’s report after tunnel incident during Galway-Mayo final

By Seán Moran

Aristocratic townhouses

Citizens’ needs and housing policy

By Aidan Dunne

Anthem at away rugby games

It’s not always about the 800 years

EU migration policies are enabling deaths at sea

By Caoimhe Butterly

Drug users in Dublin

Alleged not proven

Unsuitable books for teenagers

How Covid rules are working

Social Democrats activists consider deferring request on leadership contest

By Cormac McQuinn

Maintaining public confidence in the judicial system is crucial

By Frank Clarke

Man who had severe AstraZeneca reaction cannot change vaccine, says HSE

By Brian Hutton

Ireland’s most senior civil servant to become ambassador to London

By Jennifer Bray

Transport

Pandemic highlights national strategic importance of airlines

NoCo signs partnership that expands workspace network to 350 locations

By Ciara O'Brien

Return of the fit-ups: Irish theatre gets moving and heads for the outdoors

By Sara Keating

Prince: Welcome 2 America – A one-star rating for an album that should have stayed locked away

By Eamon Sweeney

TikTok to open Dublin cybersecurity centre with 50 new jobs

By Ciara O'Brien

Paschal Donohoe to publish outline of banker accountability laws

By Joe Brennan

New legal platform allows users find and engage solicitors

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Economy

Big jump in mortgage drawdowns as approvals also leap

By Charlie Taylor

Builders’ claims to be unsupported by State hard to stomach

Your Money

Cost of living in Europe: Are we paying over the odds to live in Ireland?

By Fiona Reddan

Banks put through commercial property ringer in stress tests

Your Money

What will Ulster Bank’s departure mean for our tracker mortgage?

By Dominic Coyle

Books

Objects of Desire: A smart and memorable collection on chronicles of life

By Sarah Gilmartin

Gerry Thornley: Rassie Erasmus shows us that in rugby, class isn’t always permanent

By Gerry Thornley

Mark Ronson: ‘I wish I’d been more upfront about Amy Winehouse’s addiction’

By Elle Hunt

Film

Inside Tom Hanks’s movie-set ‘home away from home’: Actor puts Airstream up for auction

Racing

Galway preview: Mazagran could stall Saltonstall’s historic treble bid

By Brian O'Connor

‘He became gay later. I didn’t do it! But he’s fabulous’: What a New Kid on the Block did next

By Steven Kurutz

Tokyo 2020: No dress rehearsal for the moment an Olympic dream is crushed

By Ian O'Riordan

Residential

Georgian home suitable for bathers in Bray for €780,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Return of big crowds to GAA games not a given says sports economics expert

By Seán Moran

Kevin McStay: Mayo firmly in the All-Ireland mix as they prepare for defining test

By Kevin McStay

Your Family

Young people hooked by a healthy new hobby that can last a lifetime

By Sheila Wayman

Your Fitness

Ciarán Cannon on being hit by an SUV: ‘I won’t know if surgery has worked until I finish rehab’

By Arlene Harris

Books

Time to bring back the amateur sleuth?

By Siobhan MacDonald

Brown Thomas/Arnotts for sale, new laws for bankers, and expensive Ireland

By Ciarán Hancock

Tokyo 2020 Day 4: Dickson and Waddilove lead 49er class, McSharry takes eighth

By Johnny Watterson and Ian O'Riordan

Golf

Different Strokes: World Invitational events continue to make giant strides

By Philip Reid

Tokyo 2020: Naomi Osaka felt pressure was ‘a bit much’ after Olympics exit

Tesco Bank will close all personal current accounts by the end of November

Hibernia Reit says rent collection remains strong

By Ciara O'Brien

Tokyo 2020 digest: McSharry raises the bar for Irish swimming

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Q&A: What role does climate change play in recent extreme weather events?

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Big fines can change Big Tech, says French competition chief

By Javier Espinoza and Leila Abboud

Personal injury claims drop in 2020 amid Covid restrictions

By Joe Brennan

Sebastian Coe says cannabis rules in sport should be reviewed

Student Hub

Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’: an insight into the hyper-online age

By Niamh Duffy

Plans for 20,000 homes and 31,000 jobs in Cork city

By Olivia Kelleher

Irish Water urges customers to keep conserving water despite cooler weather

By Aine Kenny

Road deaths rose in Ireland despite drop in traffic during pandemic

By Mark Hilliard

People

So now Jeff Bezos has been to space, he’s an astronaut, right? Er, maybe not

By Kenneth Chang

Tokyo 2020 Day 4 round-up: Surfing gold for USA and Brazil

Jeff Bezos offers Nasa $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract

State home-building scheme sees loan approvals grow to €539m

By Ciara O'Brien

Changes to cooking and shopping routines offer food for thought

Markets

European shares down as Asian stocks hit 2021 lows

Castlemartyr Resort in Cork sold for €20m to owners of Sheen Falls Lodge

By Ciarán Hancock

Lions team: Conor Murray to start in second Test against South Africa

By Gerry Thornley

Phoenix Park traffic restrictions to be scaled back

By Olivia Kelly

Asia-Pacific

Coronavirus: Tokyo hits record virus cases days after Olympics begin

Farming & Food

Greencore eyes inflation spike as sales rebound

By Joe Brennan

Media

Google, Facebook set to squash initial iOS fears, show big revenue jump

Asia-Pacific

First person charged under Hong Kong security law found guilty

By Primrose Riordan and Nicolle Liu

Reckitt Benckiser’s sales disappoint as it warns of margin squeeze

Handbag sales and lockdown easing sees LVMH revenues soar

Ireland among finalists in bid to host America’s Cup

Food

Half of hospitality staff say Covid guidelines not followed

By Deirdre Falvey

Tokyo 2020 Day 5: Irish in action and best of the rest

By Ruaidhrí Croke

Family of Mona McSharry say they are ‘very proud’ of Sligo swimmer

By Aine Kenny

Philomena Lee case to be one of lead actions over Mother and Baby homes report

By Mary Carolan

Media

Brian O’Driscoll’s company profits climb to almost €900,000

By Colin Gleeson

Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles withdraws before Russia take gymnastics team gold

Serial sex attacker loses appeal against sentence for random assaults

By Natasha Reid

New individual humpback whale spotted for first time in Irish waters

By Jade Wilson

South Africa makes three changes for crunch second Lions Test

By Gerry Thornley

Apple’s iPhone expected to drive sales, but App Store faces regulatory risk

Teenage boys seek access to Garda files in alleged rape investigation

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Tokyo 2020: Moroccan heavyweight Baalla tries to bite opponent’s ear in defeat

Intel pledges to become chipmaking leader again by 2025

Property

Contemporary offices with exclusive access to private Georgian square

By Fiona Reddan

Johnny Ronan closing in on €220m sale of Dublin docklands apartments

By Ronald Quinlan

Steep fall in UK coronavirus positives reason for scientific cheer

Tokyo 2020: Calamity strikes as Kenya bring an end to Ireland’s Rugby Sevens dream

By Johnny Watterson

Social Affairs

Bishops condemn ‘unjust’ order to open full NI abortion services

By Brian Hutton

Racing

Hollie Doyle brings home Trueshan to take Goodwood Cup

Tokyo 2020: Mona McSharry already eyeing up Parisian pool glory in 2024

By Johnny Watterson

Man prescribed antipsychotic drug settles High Court action for €1.2m

Media

Daily Mirror publisher boosted by scrapping of ‘nonsense’ online surveys

By Alistair Gray

Rassie Erasmus denies he is behind Jaco Johan Twitter account

By Gerry Thornley

Costa Coffee landlord disputes claim on €367,000 rent arrears

Boy settles High Court shoulder injury case for €600,000

Murder accused admitted giving Nadine Lott ‘six or seven hard digs’, court hears

By Alison O'Riordan

Abbott confirms new €37.8m R&D investment for Clonmel

By Charlie Taylor

Court rejects application to adjourn Kevin Lunney assault trial

By Eoin Reynolds

Tokyo 2020: Dickson and Waddilove enjoy dream start to win opening 49er race

By David Branigan

Two more swimming-related deaths as number in past week rises to nine

By Jade Wilson

Flash floods after heavy rain washes over parts of country

By Jade Wilson

Body of young mother discovered in Co Kerry home

By Conor Lally

Middle East

Both sides violated laws of war in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, report says

By Mark Weiss

Banker accountability rules may take further 18 months, Donohoe says

By Joe Brennan and Colin Gleeson

Coalition approves €139m wastewater plant for Arklow

By Tim O'Brien

Nursing home residents, over-80s, frontline health workers set to be offered Covid-19 booster first

By Jennifer Bray

Two distinct populisms are at work in the world today

By Janan Ganesh

Simone Biles: ‘You know there’s more to life than just gymnastics’

By Tumaini Carayol

Frankie Sheahan’s Pendulum records pretax profits of over €100,000

By Gordon Deegan

Europe

Bosnian Serbs boycott state institutions over ban on genocide denial

By Daniel McLaughlin

Markets

Turmoil in Chinese markets bleeds into Europe and London

By Colin Gleeson

Africa

Tunisia’s president insists crackdown temporary as opposition calls for talks

By Heba Saleh

Covid Q&A: What you need to know about child vaccinations

By Mark Hilliard

Coronavirus: 1,120 further cases reported in State, with 27 in ICU

By Aine Kenny, Vivienne Clarke, Jade Wilson and Brian Hutton

Middle East

Lebanon’s PM-designate Mikati may have enough support to get things done

By Michael Jansen

Couple have had ‘plan A, B and C’ in place for months for their wedding

By Ciara Mannion

An Irish Diary

Full Circle: On the 200th birthday of one of Dublin’s most famous rooms

By Frank McNally

‘Extremely unkempt’ residential home has registration cancelled

By Ronan McGreevy

Property

How do we divide the common areas in our estate when we dissolve our OMC?

Editorials

The Irish Times view on road safety: signs that progress is going into reverse

Covid-19: Johnson urges people to remain cautious amid declining daily cases

Transport

Ryanair boss O’Leary takes pay cut but options could pay off

By Barry O'Halloran

Economy

Vaccine ‘fault lines’ send IMF forecasts in different directions

By Joe Brennan

Share your story: Are you or your family superstitious?

By Damian Cullen

A blood-curdling shriek, then ‘Get out! They’ll bring bad luck on us’: A strange Irish experience

By Frank Kilfeather

Europe

One dead, four missing after huge explosion at German chemicals plant

By Derek Scally

Editorials

The Irish Times view on Covid-19 vaccines for children: a symptom of global inequality

Olympic TV View: In the wee small hours hope and despair come in waves

By John O'Sullivan

Health staff appointed without approval or competition, audit finds

By Martin Wall

Rental income expected to be exempt from assessment for care contributions

By Cormac McQuinn and Ellen O’Riordan

US group told that UK amnesty agenda for Troubles ‘immoral’

By Suzanne Lynch

Soccer

Man United agree a deal with Real Madrid to sign Raphaël Varane

Lions Tour: Gatland sees Murray as key part of keeping things tight early on

By Gerry Thornley

Protocol ‘here to stay’, former senator says as he joins UUP

By Brian Hutton

Belgian firm Aedifica invests €36.5m in Dublin care homes

By Charlie Taylor

Racing

Jessica Harrington apologises after ‘human error’ leads to Galway disqualification

By Brian O'Connor

Transport

EU regulators approve Aercap’s €25bn leasing megadeal

By Barry O'Halloran

Soccer

FAI Cup draw: Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers paired together in second round

By Gavin Cummiskey

EU pauses legal action against UK over Northern Ireland protocol

By Naomi O'Leary

Second court challenge taken over permission for Phibsborough apartments

By Mary Carolan

Proposal to link NI voucher scheme to vaccine take-up criticised

By Brian Hutton

Man who fired shotgun at partner’s car jailed for three years

Gucci sales rise to pre-pandemic levels as lockdowns ease

Swiss prosecutors end Magnitsky investigation without bringing charges

By Sam Jones

State ‘proud’ to welcome more than 1,000 new citizens

By Ellen O’Riordan

UPS shares hit three-month low on worries ecommerce is cooling

Taoiseach not told of Zappone appointment to UN envoy role

By Jennifer Bray

Raw sewage into open water to persist from dozen towns

By Mark Hilliard and Tim O'Brien

Miriam Lord: Here come the Bridezillas to give Government a good dressing-down

By Miriam Lord

Trial hears twin brothers used as ‘sexual pawns’ by stepfather

By Sean McCárthaigh

HSE national gender service launches new website

By Aine Kenny

US Capitol riot hearing reopens Republican Party divisions

By Suzanne Lynch

Negligence claim against orthopaedic surgeon to be re-tried

By Mary Carolan

Crosaire Blog

Crosaire No 17637 by Crossheir – Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

By Lorna Kernan

John Cooney’s goal helps Galway see off Dublin to take Leinster U20 hurling title

By John Fallon

Pandemic pays for big tech as Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft beat high expectations

Soccer

Chelsea in talks with Sevilla over signing of central defender Koundé

By Fabrizio Romano and Jacob Steinberg

Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles talks about mental health challenges after shock exit

By Sean Ingle

WHO calls for measures to stop people taking up ‘harmful’ e-cigarettes

By Ellen O’Riordan

Murder investigation following death of child in Belfast

By Sarah Burns

Locations of upcoming Cork walk-in vaccination centres announced

By Ellen O’Riordan

South Dublin site with residential potential seeks €1.5m

By Ronald Quinlan

Billions needed to fund health services into next decade, ESRI says

By Marie O’Halloran

National anthem at rugby internationals

Joey Jordison, founding drummer of metal band Slipknot, dies aged 46

Alleged rape of Defence Forces member at quarantine hotel investigated

By Sarah Burns and Conor Lally