PeopleHilary Fannin: We’re on a collision course with an asteroid? Tell me something I don’t knowBy Hilary Fannin
Farming & FoodCool Beans cofounders on being overworked but loving itBy Isolde Johnson and Sarah O'Connor
EuropeVienna’s ruling coalition facing far-right threat as refugee crisis raises tensionsBy Derek Scally
An Irish DiaryHeld to account – An Irishman’s Diary about Bertie Smyllie’s forgotten nest-eggBy Frank McNally
Crime & LawLoophole allowing drivers to escape penalty points may not be closed until next yearBy Carl O'Brien
EducationGraduate profile: Diarmaid Hyland, second-year postgraduate research student, DCUBy Nora-Ide McAuliffe
EducationGraduate profile: Katie Dunleavy, second-year postgraduate medicine student, RCSIBy Nora-Ide McAuliffe
OpinionJohn McManus: Nama cannot just walk away from controversy over €1.6bn Northern Irish dealBy John McManus
MusicPop Corner: Is Ed – or his tattoos – on Ellie’s mind? and Nicki Minaj’s mom on datingBy Ailbhe Malone
StageBrian Friel’s interview with Fintan O’Toole: ‘I’m not really very good at this kind of question’By Fintan O'Toole
MusicJohn Grant: ‘I always wanted to be the silent strong type, but I couldn’t keep my mouth shut'By Jim Carroll
RecipesRecipe: Beetroot poached in lard, steamed or pickled, rapeseed oil, sea salt and dillBy Trish Deseine
StageThomas Kilroy: I have lost a close friend in Brian Friel. The country has lost a great dramatistBy Thomas Kilroy
IrelandMeryl Streep on Brian Friel: ‘Tender dramatist, lovely man’By Rachel Flaherty, Simon Carswell and Ronan McGreevy
Financial ServicesRegulator to investigate treatment of tracker-mortgage holders in all banksBy Ciarán Hancock
Financial ServicesSlattery to step down as executive vice president of State Street CorporationBy Ciarán Hancock
PoliticsAlan Shatter selected to run for the Dáil in Dublin RathdownBy Marie O'Halloran and Brian McDonald
Fine Art & AntiquesGuinness auction highlights include unique books and rare manuscriptsBy Michael Parsons
BooksAugust, October by Andrés Barba: brilliantly dissects the business of being aliveBy Eileen Battersby