EducationMy daughter is fluent in Spanish. How can she get a second-level teaching job?By Brian Mooney
HealthNursing homes hope for full Covid-19 vaccinations by mid-FebruaryBy Simon Carswell and Mark Hilliard
HealthCovid-19: Schools likely to remain closed until end of month with Cabinet sub-committee to meet todayBy Paul Cullen and Jennifer Bray
CulturePatrick Freyne’s favourite art: Things that should be trash but are actually brilliantBy Patrick Freyne
Farming & FoodRevenues at Valeo Foods near €1bn as it gears up for sales spurt due to CovidBy Mark Paul
TechnologyNo promise of a happy new year for Big Tech as EU and US lawmakers bear downBy Karlin Lillington
MusicSteve Earle on his son Justin Townes Earle: ‘I’ve never loved anything in this world more than him’By Ben Sisario
FoodThe Happy Pear: a nourishing and super-delicious pasta bake ready in 35 minutesBy David Flynn and Stephen Flynn
BusinessHouse prices surge, Valeo’s €1bn food sales, and uncertainty ahead for Big TechBy Ciarán Hancock
IrelandLiz Bonnin pays tribute to healthcare ‘heroes’ after mother’s death from Covid-19By Shauna Bowers
Asia-PacificSouth Korean forces arrive in waters near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensionsBy Justin McCurry
SoccerSouthgate says football ‘in the dark’ about long-term risks of heading the ballBy Louise Taylor
EducationA Leaving Cert student writes: ‘This is not a normal year. It's taking a huge toll on us’By Saoi O'Connor
HealthDublin woman (95) becomes first nursing home resident in the State to be vaccinatedBy Simon Carswell
Europe‘Lives are at stake’: EU urges Bosnia to act to shelter migrants amid freezing conditionsBy Daniel McLaughlin
Middle EastSaudi Arabia to reopen borders with Qatar in bid to end bitter Gulf disputeBy Andrew England
IrelandUniformed gardaí watch as former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt is buried in LouthBy Conor Lally
BooksJohn Delaney exposé top Irish 2020 title as Old Ireland in Colour makes €1m salesBy Martin Doyle
Gaelic GamesGraham Reilly backs Meath to reach heights again as he calls time on Royal runBy Paul Keane
Crime & LawGardaí replace large-scale Covid travel checkpoints with posts on smaller roadsBy Conor Gallagher
HealthNphet gets three new members to boost infectious disease, scientific resourcesBy Jack Horgan-Jones
IrelandNorthern Executive imposes more restrictions to curb ‘huge spike’ in Covid-19 casesBy Gerry Moriarty
EducationCabinet set to agree closure of schools and construction until end of JanuaryBy Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones and Vivienne Clarke
SportTennis players face ‘different kind of pressure’ amid pandemic, says SvitolinaBy Tumaini Carayol