SoccerWayne Rooney takes two fitness trainers to Portugal to ensure full recovery from injuryBy Dominic Fifield
HealthWater charges will cause hardship to 20,000 with bowel disease, society claimsBy Ronan McGreevy
Social AffairsCongregations and missionary societies struggle to reach acceptable safeguarding standardsBy Patsy McGarry
Crime & LawAmbiguous relationship between gardaí and department set for a shake-upBy Ruadhán Mac Cormaic
IrelandHugh Smyth, PUP leader who asked loyalists to ‘give peace a chance’, dies at 73By Gerry Moriarty
EducationTo Be Honest: an Institute of Technology lecturer says Technological Universities are a bad idea and will fail
EducationChange One Thing: School admissions overhaul must address religious discriminationBy Eoin Daly
PeopleLetters from Jackie: The unlikely friendship between an American student and an Irish priestBy Michael Parsons
EducationIrish universities score top marks in new EU university ranking but devil in detailBy Joe Humphreys
FoodIrish food producers seek easier access to distribution channels and finance for expansionBy Marie Claire Digby
Asia-PacificTension ratcheting higher between China and Vietnam over territorial disputeBy Clifford Coonan
People‘He’s like my father in a way - loves the chase and is bored with the conquest’By Michael Parsons