MusicSoak: I was itching to get going, but my mum said ‘you’re good but you need some time to be a kid’By Jim Carroll
An Irish DiaryFamous ‘Dames’ of Ypres – An Irishman’s Diary about the mark left by Irish women on a war-ravaged Belgian cityBy Frank McNally
Social AffairsMuslim cleric worried over radical preachers’ Dublin visitBy Barry Roche and Patsy McGarry
TransportRoad Warrior - who will get Cuban air routes? Turkey’s new airport, hotel cancellation fees, DUB tops passenger satisfaction resultsBy Joan Scales
MusicQluster - Echtzeit: of Krautrock’s original framework but not constricted by itBy Tony Clayton-Lea
MusicMarc Copland - Zenith: immaculate jazz trio is sympathetic, open and explorativeBy Cormac Larkin
EconomyCan we have business as usual in Ireland’s ruptured political landscape?By Cliff Taylor, Ciarán Hancock and Arthur Beesley
Farming & FoodFuture Proof: Liam Quinlan, owner and director of Quinlan’s KerryfishBy Gráinne Ní Aodha
An Irish DiaryProblem of army recruitment in rural Ireland addressed at Dublin meetingBy Ronan McGreevy
HealthBeing vegan: ‘I’m jealous of everyone who suddenly seems to be eating anything with a face’By Dominique McMullan
TV & RadioTV: In ‘House of Cards’ series 4, now is the winter of the Underwoods’ discontentBy Bernice Harrison
RestaurantsMeal Ticket: Grove Road, Rathmines, Dublin - looks like it’s going to stickBy Aoife McElwain