BooksThe liberal intellectuals behind Irish independence: Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923By Diarmaid Ferriter
SportSmall boats warning in Rosslare as Screaming Reels takes poll position with new record of 22 speciesBy Derek Evans
MusicMaria Callas: ‘Pleasant, amenable, docile, gentle – but, if crossed, like a viper’By Michael Dervan
HealthMedical Matters: Hopes for breakthrough as male contraceptive looks good with baboonsBy Dr Muiris Houston
SportTV View: It’s not Rory McIlroy topless in a kilt but it will get us through the winterBy Mary Hannigan
Environment3,000 customers without power after overnight stormBy Aoife Carr, Barry Roche and Pat Flynn
Social Affairs‘The world has fallen in love with Pope Francis, but we should be cautious’By Patsy McGarry
IrelandFilm-maker refuses to let Motor Neuron Disease stop him directing first featureBy Ronan McGreevy
SoccerKen Early: One mistake was all it took to give Chelsea the upper hand at Stamford BridgeBy Ken Early
Social AffairsCouple at Synod talk about looking for guidance, but response from ‘another planet’By Paddy Agnew
PoliticsTaoiseach has voted in Seanad byelection - but not for McNultyBy Mary Minihan and Barry Roche