BooksWhy start up an Irish literary festival when there were already so many in existence?By Tanya Farrelly
FashionThis excellent hair removal product is expensive but how much do you spend on waxing?By Laura Kennedy
ResidentialSought after Drumcondra home with very little room to improve for €1.75mBy Elizabeth Birdthistle
RugbyGerry Thornley: Toner and Addison the fall guys as Schmidt opts for physicalityBy Gerry Thornley
HealthTeenagers and their phones: ‘I plan to spend five minutes and it ends up an hour’By Sheila Wayman
BusinessMakhlouf ’s first day as governor, cross border shopping, and DAA’s new runwayBy Ciarán Hancock
ResidentialSurprising sea views beside Dalkey village – and Chris de Burgh – for €2mBy Frances O'Rourke
PoliticsGovernment needs to come clean on likely no-deal Brexit, says Micheál MartinBy Vivienne Clarke
Crime & LawRoss telling retailers to inform e-scooter buyers of law is ‘nanny state gone mad’By Colin Gleeson
IrelandBrexit: Mike Pence signals strong support for Johnson on EU talksBy Suzanne Lynch and Harry McGee
FashionLouise Kennedy AW2019: Long coats, sparkling tweed dresses and emerald knitsBy Deirdre McQuillan
CourtsDawn Meats granted leave to serve committal to prison notices against 18 protestersBy Ray Managh
An Irish DiaryAt The Border, Cross – Frank McNally on the stresses of driving through the former YugoslaviaBy Frank McNally
Middle EastIran renews threat of increase in nuclear activityBy Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Andrew England and Michael Peel
Crime & LawKinahan cartel associate Thomas Kavanagh to serve 13 months of three-year sentenceBy Conor Lally
EnvironmentBeach near Dublin’s wastewater plant blanketed in noxious materialBy Kevin O'Sullivan and Brady Jones
PoliticsPence voices support for Johnson in Brexit talks after Varadkar meetingBy Suzanne Lynch and Harry McGee