Letters to the Editor, August 18th: On the presidency, Trump and Putin in Alaska, and being caught short at The Weir
Why he was deselected is still a murky matter
Presidential campaign kicks into life
Arrival of Gareth Sheridan and the withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness bookended the first week of real interest in the race for the Áras
Genteel streets of Washington’s Georgetown meet National Guard in Trump’s crime crackdown
It is impossible to predict whether this is short-term misdirection or the first intimation of a hitherto unimaginable authoritarian police era
By Keith Duggan
Dáil clerk job up for grabs with a salary of just under €250,000
Overheard: Tourism bosses see upside of Norman invasion and Michael Flatley lets flute do the talking amid Áras speculation
Pope Leo’s first 100 days: ‘He is returning to what was normality before’
Cautious communications and sparse use of English have helped the first US pope to keep a low profile while returning to the more formal Vatican structure of the past
Dropping cost-of-living measures is key pre-budget minefield for Government to navigate
Reaction to James Lawless’s third-level fees cut suggestion has already offered a taste of public anger
The Irish caminos: Climbing the ‘passage of the birds’ - a Connemara rival to Croagh Patrick
Frank McNally on an ancient Connemara pilgrimage, once suppressed by the church but now happily revived
The lure of AI companionship poses a real danger to vulnerable people
The same online forces that nudged Gen Z into a pit of loneliness using algorithms are selling AI companionship to them
‘I’m in my 40s and dating after my husband died – but I find the apps genuinely creepy’
Ask Roe: I spend my time feeling like a judgmental prude or feeling rejected by people I’ve never met
Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon: A candid, engaging memoir, although I’m not sure about her take on Irish reunification
Scotland’s former first minister is scathing about Alex Salmond, and praises Michael D Higgins and Martin McGuinness
By Daniel Mulhall
Triona Campbell: ‘Expect betrayals, a heavy body count, twists, heartbreak and romance’
YA author on her new thriller, which is part of a trilogy set in the gamer world
By Martin Doyle
In the case of Emma Raducanu and the crying child, it’s clear who’s to blame
The tennis star’s complaints to the umpire about this disruptive audience highlight an age-old problem
‘An honesty like no other’: Padraic Fiacc’s legacy recognised in his Belfast birthplace
The subversive voice of the poet, one of the foremost chroniclers of the Troubles, still echoes
By Tara McEvoy
Oasis at Croke Park: A jubilant, air-punching night delivers the nostalgia we all came for
Liam and Noel Gallagher lead a joyous, rousing evening of anthems and belters on the first of two nights in Dublin
Delusions of Paradise: Escaping the Life of a Taliban Fighter by Maiwand Banayee - New insights on every page
Evidence that, with a little support, even the most radicalised can turn towards peace
By Jessica Traynor
How to Save the Amazon - A Journalist’s Deadly Quest for Answers: fascinating insight into mechanics of Brazilian corruption
Book has been completed and brought to publication by collaborators, all of whom knew the murdered journalist to some degree
By Oliver Farry
The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter: an achingly beautiful story of human love
Novel explores male relationships and questions how much we inherit from our parents
By Emily Goulding
Books on Zbigniew Brzezinski, unique medieval Irish chronicles and the ties between Ireland and Iceland
Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Cold War Prophet by Edward Luce; and The Irish Annals: Their genesis, evolution and history by DP McCarthy; Ireland in Iceland, Gaelic Remnants in a Nordic Land by Manchán Magan
Christ Alive: Reflections from the Shadows of Life into the Light of God – Meditations on faith through shared experience
John Deane-O’Keeffe has a lesson for every week of the year, written with warmth, humour and love
By Andrew Roycroft
Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy – A hopeful, practical blueprint for democratic socialism
For anyone interested in building a fairer, freer future, Pelle Dragsted’s proposals are essential reading
By Vic Duggan
Nauseating charade as Putin comes out of international purgatory on Trump’s red carpet
For one of the first times since he took office, Trump, looked worn to the point of exhaustion
By Keith Duggan
Donald Trump’s era of Dick Turpin economics creates risks for our economy
If you thought the US trade deal with the EU brought certainty for Ireland, then think again
By Cliff Taylor
Rugby World Cup preview: Irish women’s rugby has battled ferociously to reach the top level
Ireland travel to the Women's Rugby World Cup with legitimate semi-final aspirations
By Nathan Johns
GAA referees signal approval for Football Review Committee rule changes
‘I didn’t think it was going to work as well ... But when there is jeopardy and there is intensity, players still were disciplined.’
By Seán Moran
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