Social AffairsChildren’s groups call for ban on slapping following rulingBy Carl O'Brien and Mary Minihan
An Irish DiaryAn Irishwoman’s Diary on lighthouses – beacons for artists and touristsBy Catherine Foley
SoccerAnalysis: US does football a service as Fifa’s house of cards begins to collapseBy Emmet Malone
MediaConsumers drawn to wearables in search of an easier life, says Mindshare researchBy Laura Slattery
ResidentialSandyford five-bed with rural charm close to the city for €875,000By Elizabeth Birdthistle
OpinionEamonn McCann: Likely Sepp Blatter will win re-election despite arrests scandalBy Eamonn McCann
SoccerFifa president Blatter refuses Platini’s call to step downBy Owen Gibson and Damien Gayle and Frances Perraudin
TV & RadioPatrick Freyne: A baby smuggling ring holding baby auctions? Better call the cybercrime unitBy Patrick Freyne
BooksMelissa Hill Q&A: ‘The Secret Garden inspired my love of the mystery genre to this day’By Martin Doyle
Financial ServicesBanking inquiry: ‘The system failed and I regret that’By Ciarán Hancock and Mary Minihan
BooksLouise O’Neill on Niamh Mulvey: ‘I often say her name should be on the cover of the book as well’By Sarah Bannan
FilmTimbuktu review: terrible truths delivered in an engaging, often very funny voiceBy Donald Clarke
MusicJim Carroll: Dance music was worth $6.9bn globally last year but the flipside is a lack of imaginationBy Jim Carroll
FilmJason Schwartzman: “It was fun in a way because you rarely in your life get to be such an asshole”By Tara Brady