EuropePutin denies NSA-scale surveillance during questioning by SnowdenBy Amelia Gentleman and Nick Hopkins
Middle EastSyria marks ‘evacuation day’ to the beat of mortars and the march of security forcesBy Michael Jansen
PoliticsLimerick local authorities to convene for final time before historic amalgamationBy Kathryn Hayes
MarketsBonds shine again as Great Rotation gives way to Asset ReflationBy Jamie McGeever and Mike Dolan
HistoryBrian Ború remembered 1,000 years on as Clontarf gets ready for re-enactmentsBy Ronan McGreevy
Social AffairsEthnic recognition would help do away with the ‘shame’ of being a TravellerBy Kitty Holland
CourtsFormer Anglo Irish directors face up to five years in jailBy Ruadhán Mac Cormaic and Fiona Gartland
Financial ServicesSetanta Insurance collapse leaves up to 75,000 Irish drivers at riskBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Gaelic GamesClare setting the benchmark for the possession game Tipperary want to developBy John Allen
Crime & LawJill Meagher’s husband speaks about violence against women and the ‘monster myth’By Rachel Flaherty
Your MoneyOwner of Dublin’s Morrison Hotel sees fall in fortune but remains Russia’s richest womanBy Fiona Reddan
SoccerManuel Pellegrini admits he’ll find it frustrating if Manchester City fail to win titleBy Jamie Jackson