OpinionMichael McDowell: Fall of Afghan government may have merely brought forward inevitableBy Michael McDowell
HealthNursing homes see small but ‘concerning’ rise in Covid-19 casesBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Martin Wall
Social AffairsAfghan woman in Dublin tells of confusion in homeland amid Taliban advanceBy Patsy McGarry
OpinionKathy Sheridan: Only ideological blindness could dismiss the past 20 years in Afghanistan as wasteBy Kathy Sheridan
TechnologyWhy did State put €66m into a private DNA firm instead of national genomics research?By Karlin Lillington
Gaelic GamesBallinhassig keeping up tradition when it comes to Cork’s last line of defenceBy Aonghus Ó Maicín
TV & RadioSandra Bernhard on Madonna: ‘Two women hanging out? Of course it’s going to be sexual’By Rachael Healy
PeopleYou learn ‘situational awareness’ the first time a man exposes himself to you in publicBy Róisín Ingle
Gaelic GamesDarragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s inability to close out win against Mayo was shocking to seeBy Darragh Ó Sé
SportParalympic Games: Shooting has helped Eaglesham focus on turning his life aroundBy John O'Sullivan
SportKellie Harrington: Lifting the nation for a few weeks ‘worth its weight in gold’By Ian O'Riordan
PeopleIreland trumps California: ‘We feel better here – and the schools are like a big hug for the kids’By Sorcha Pollak
Health‘Should I call Tusla about our new neighbour? She seems to be verbally abusing her son’By Trish Murphy
BooksI wrote a novel during lockdown and I set it during lockdown too. Sorry about thatBy Catherine Ryan Howard
SportDarragh Ó Sé on Dublin failing to close out; Harrington reveals emotion of last few weeksBy Ruaidhrí Croke
BusinessBids sought for new power plants, €46m for Fingal flats, and Genuity sale raises questionsBy Nora-Ide McAuliffe
TV & RadioLaurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s Changing Rooms vs Kevin McCloud’s Grand Designs. Which is better?By Esther O’Moore Donohoe
Asia-PacificTaliban victory sparks concerns al-Qaeda could regroup in AfghanistanBy Andrew England and Helen Warrell, Katrina Manson and Amy Kazmin
Farming & FoodFarmers demand that Government honour €1.5bn agri-environment pledgeBy Barry O'Halloran
Asia-PacificIrish citizens seeking exit from Afghanistan spread across Kabul and elsewhereBy Vivienne Clarke and Mark Hilliard
EnvironmentLevel of dog fouling at Galway city black spots falls by half due to initiativeBy Ken Foxe
SoccerRomelu Lukaku returns to Chelsea a ‘more complete’ player after time in Serie ABy Jacob Steinberg
Gaelic GamesDave Hannigan: What would the ghost of Christy Ring make of modern hurling?By Dave Hannigan
OpinionMary-Ellen McGroarty: For the sake of every Afghan we now hope for a peaceful transitionBy Mary-Ellen McGroarty
IrelandLive events: Ministers failed to agree to proposed reopening date, says Catherine MartinBy Jennifer Bray and Liam Cosgrove
An Irish DiaryCoarse Notes – Frank McNally on the drunken parrots of ancient Rome and other surprise language lessonsBy Frank McNally
IrelandNorthern Ireland will ‘offer what sanctuary we can’ to refugees fleeing AfghanistanBy Freya McClements
HealthCoronavirus: 15 deaths reported in past week; 1,861 new cases confirmedBy Sarah Burns and Ronan McGreevy
TV & RadioChristy’s Life on the Road: It’s a crying shame they didn’t call it The Bodhrán IdentityBy Ed Power