TV & RadioRadio: A genteel sort of pub fight as Charlie Chawke and Ryan Tubridy discuss an Irish welcomeBy Mick Heaney
EnvironmentPunctual, keen sense of direction, like lullabies: what we’ve learned about swallowsBy Michael Viney
BusinessVaradkar described Reilly pay cut for new consultants as a “mistake”, claims IHCABy Martin Wall
DrinkTralivio 2012 Sartarelli Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superiore, 14%, €18.75/£12.99By John Wilson
Middle EastUS journalist murdered by Islamic State ‘had found his calling’, say parentsBy Peter Murtagh
People‘It led to Sean McDermott Street being described as “Dublin’s Notting Hill”.’By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
TravelAsk Joan: Leaving Cert holidays in Croatia and Greece, family fun for New Year’s EveBy Joan Scales
RacingArc master Fabre Andre quietly confident for Flintshire success in L’Arc de TriompheBy Brian O'Connor
Gaelic GamesColourful nonconformist Shane Curran always ready to think outside the boxBy Keith Duggan