Article Index

The Oxford Companion to the Brontës: A must for the Brontaholic

By Brian Maye

Fashion

Blade runners: Dublin’s roller derby is where physicality and fashion collide

By Deirdre McQuillan

Poem of the week: Kist

By Vona Groarke

Travel

Christmas staycations: Brave an icy dip or make for the festive markets

By Gemma Tipton

Obituaries

Seán FitzPatrick obituary: Poster boy banker who became a toxic figure

Garda does not fully accept concept of independent accountability

By Vicky Conway

Culture

In a Word... Healthy

By Patsy McGarry

Toxic takeover: The growing problem of rhododendron in Kerry

By Anne Lucey

Breda O’Brien: EU must block criminalisation of humanitarianism

By Breda O'Brien

Martyn Turner

World View: The EU must avoid Lukashenko’s trap

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic

Jennifer O'Connell: We've had enough of being micro-managed by Nphet

By Jennifer O'Connell

Pat Leahy: Purse is tight when those in need have no access to power

By Pat Leahy

Angling Notes: More wild salmon ‘caught and released’ than ‘caught and kept’

By Derek Evans

Covid-19: Lack of clarity about where we are going a cause for despair

By Paul Cullen

Ireland could have 12,000 Covid cases a day by Christmas, academics say

By Paul Cullen

Common sense and vaccines

By Aidan Dunne

Wasteful Christmas lights

Taxing bank of Mum and Dad

Homegrown insulation

A landlord getting out of the rental market

Licence to plant trees

NIMBYism and planning

Eyes on the Lotto prizes – and odds

Cultural boycott of Israel

New Zealand or All Blacks

Seanad apartheid

Covid and the hospitality industry

Pandemic pandemonium

Denis O'Brien and Facebook

Valuing mica houses for redress

Johnny Ronan’s move to Malta

Oversight in health management

Antigen tests to be sold at subsidised prices amid ‘concerning’ rise in Covid cases

By Jennifer Bray

Miriam Lord’s Week: Wee Anne from Galway has no good news to deliver

By Miriam Lord

Chinese and Taiwan

Education

‘Exam answers in 30 minutes’: Colleges struggle against contract cheating

By Carl O'Brien

Cop26: Ryan confident summit will end with agreement

By Denis Staunton

Cliff Taylor: Anglo collapse taught us one lesson we can’t ever forget

By Cliff Taylor

An Irish Diary

Church services

Social Affairs

‘I am who I am’ – God’s eternal identity

By Gordon Linney

Music

An audience with Paul McCartney: ‘This is the 118th time I’ve seen him’

By Róisín Ingle

Culture

Donald Clarke: Never mind Ted Cruz, Big Bird is all that is best about the US

By Donald Clarke

Music

Benedict Cumberbatch: ‘It’s really important to understand monsters, in order to stop them’

By Tara Brady

View from New Zealand: All Blacks face one of their toughest tests in Dublin

By Gregor Paul

‘John Pat is the only victim in this ... and he’s the one people are talking about least’

By Freya McClements

Rome’s boar invasion a sign the city is losing its war on waste

By Naomi O'Leary

Dostoevsky’s dark genius honoured in city where Putin elite thrives

By Daniel McLaughlin

Economy

Tesla stock plunge, the warring Rogers family and Dublin’s metro no-show

By Laura Slattery

Commercial Property

Ardale launches chain of plant and tool hire centres

By Charlie Taylor

Smoked mackerel and cabbage frittata

By Paul Flynn

Leek and smoked haddock lasagne with curry spices

By Paul Flynn

Baked Cavanbert, cider roasted turnips, Black Forest ham

By Paul Flynn

Economy

Nphet workplace advice puts Government in a bind

Vanilla custard slices

By Aoife Noonan

Your Money

Donohoe relents on taxing family loans

Fintan O’Toole: Other countries yearn for the good old days. Not Ireland

By Fintan O'Toole

Dublin’s Jonny Cooper has no issue accepting his share of the guillotine for poor year

By Seán Moran

Pandemic generation: ‘It felt like the end of our childhood’

By Peter McGuire

Cop26: ‘Everyone looks seven years older than they did at the beginning’

By Denis Staunton

The big turn on: Dublin switches on for Christmas

By Caomhán Keane

People

Irishman Vincent Keaveny becomes lord mayor of the City of London

By James Helm

England hoping no more Covid ‘surprises’ lurking in the bushes

By Robert Kitson

Gardening

Five classic garden hedges for shelter, privacy and beauty

By Fionnuala Fallon

All Strangers Here: diplomatic masters of language

By Margaret Kelleher

The modern Irish father: Daddy’s home, but does that make him a better parent?

By Sheila Wayman

Give Me a Crash Course in ... the Belarus-Poland border stand-off

By Derek Scally

People

Not everyone shares the Ireland-of-the-welcomes sentiment

By Sorcha Pollak

Ireland is more open and more equal than other countries

By Damian Loscher

Property

Want to get closer to nature? All you need is an 8m wide rear window

By Alanna Gallagher

Will these truffles make me rich? Readers’ nature queries

By Éanna Ní Lamhna

How to control road rage: Leave early, breathe deeply, don’t honk

By Joanne Hunt

Ireland’s pandemic response: new books by Richard Chambers and Luke O’Neill

By Oliver Farry

Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Everyday tragedies

By Sarah Gilmartin

David McWilliams: What happens to a country when its money dies?

By David McWilliams

Man’s flexitarian friend: Putting our dog on a veggie diet

By Catherine Cleary

Emily Ratajkowski: I wanted to give my body ‘a voice, a brain and a mind’

By Laura Kennedy

Fashion

The best beauty advent calendars for Christmas 2021

By Laura Kennedy

Fine Art & Antiques

Adam’s sells Chinese God of War sculpture once owned by Franz Joseph of Austria

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Sean Moncrieff: Occasionally, I feel bored out of my mind with my own life

By Sean Moncrieff

Food

Aoife Noonan: This large slice of baked nostalgia won’t let you down

By Aoife Noonan

Fine Art & Antiques

A teapot for €2.4m? You’ll need a cup of tea after buying that

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Emer McLysaght: Ireland’s eating disorder treatment is a national disgrace, and I should know

By Emer McLysaght

Aisling and the City: Primark meets Prada in the Big Apple

By Niamh Donnelly

Food

Romania produces great wine too: Four bottles to taste

By John Wilson

Ireland loves brands and anyone can have our data ... except social media companies

By Conor Pope

Matt Williams: Ireland must be perfect in every department to conquer All Blacks

By Matt Williams

Lincoln Highway: those hoping for the classic road trip novel will be disappointed

By Barry Pierce

Lockdowns for the unvaccinated and mandatory jabs: How Europe is tackling Covid’s fourth wave

By Naomi O'Leary

Tackling All Blacks best way for Porter to discard Lions baggage

By John O'Sullivan

Restaurants

Soup 2 review: Affordable, tasty noodles in a fun place in Smithfield

By Corinna Hardgrave

Travel

Ancient Ireland: Journey to the centre of the universe – in Louth and Meath

By Gemma Tipton

Another Life: Foraging for mushrooms and natural psychedelics

By Michael Viney

Athletic spirit is what keeps All Blacks ahead of the pack

By Ian O'Riordan

Ireland ready to roar against the All Blacks after late scare

By Gerry Thornley

FAI come under focus over timing of decision on Stephen Kenny’s future

By Gavin Cummiskey

Why did the Aviva crowd boo Cristiano Ronaldo? To be part of his world

By Keith Duggan

Visiting All Blacks can relate to relying on a supremely talented 10

By Gerry Thornley

Racing

Bob Olinger set for highly anticipated ‘high-noon’ debut over fences

By Brian O'Connor

Art

Hugh Linehan: To understand Dublin’s current problems, you must understand its past

By Hugh Linehan

Travel

Food lover’s guide to Lisbon: Local restaurants and must-visit bars

By Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford

Biden and China’s Xi to hold virtual meeting on Monday

Na Fianna’s hurlers one step from Dublin summit and history after memorable rise

By Malachy Clerkin

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I lead the boys at gunpoint up the Shelbourne Road’

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Macron defence staffer allegedly raped after Élysée Palace party

By Angelique Chrisafis

Business

Pouring cold water on climate change pronouncements

Cop26: Third draft deal published as negotiators close in on agreement

By Denis Staunton and Kevin O'Sullivan

Gardaí arrest man (50) after €100,000 drugs seizure in north Cork

By Barry Roche

GAA club championship throw-in times, team news and TV details

By Seán Moran

Ireland v New Zealand: Ireland player profiles

By John O'Sullivan

‘Do not panic’ over pandemic-related inflation’ - chief economist Philip Lane

By Shauna Bowers

Oireachtas

Ireland cuts 6.7 acres of trees for every acre planted, Labour conference told

By Marie O'Halloran

Ireland vs New Zealand: All Blacks player profiles

Autumn Tests: Ireland 29 New Zealand 20 (FT)

‘Relatively few’ injection spiking incidents, emergency doctors say

By Shauna Bowers

Agreement at Cop26 is ‘possible but not certain’, Ryan says, as talks over-run deadline

By Denis Staunton

Golf

Martin Trainer leads as the Irish struggle at the Houston Open

Covid-19: 4,642 cases reported in State with virus ‘in most communities’

By Shauna Bowers and Jennifer Bray

Racing

Riviere D’etel coasts to victory at Punchestown

Golf

Pádraig Harrington in tie for 10th after second consecutive round of 67

Brexit: Protests to be held along Border over Britain’s handling of NI protocol

South Africa forwards lay platform for comfortable win over Scotland

Argentina comfortably see off Italy to return to winning ways

‘Substantial number’ of GPs have not had time off since pandemic began

By Shauna Bowers

Putin says any Belarusian move to cut gas flows risks hitting ties

Cycling to the Aviva

Luxembourg up their game with a little bout of pre-match stereotyping

By Gavin Cummiskey

Austin Currie welcomed home to Edendork, Co Tyrone

By Freya McClements

Labour Party leader Alan Kelly hits out at ‘arrogance’ of other political parties

By Jennifer Bray and Marie O'Halloran

Ireland 29 New Zealand 20: All Blacks player ratings

By Johnny Watterson

Crime & Law

Man arrested following serious assault of teenager in Co Longford

By Shauna Bowers

Racing

Midnight Shadow lands Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham

Ireland full value for another memorable victory over New Zealand

By Gerry Thornley

Ireland 29 New Zealand 20: Ireland player ratings

By John O'Sullivan

‘It’s not over yet’ – Lewis Hamilton still believes in F1 bid after supreme sprint in Brazil

TV View: Bottoms up as Ireland’s boney-assed behemoths slay All Blacks

By Mary Hannigan

Ian Foster: ‘I thought Akira’s was a great try but the TMO didn’t’

By Johnny Watterson

James Lowe: ‘We’re playing the way rugby should be played’

By John O'Sullivan

Johnny Sexton: ‘We kept pounding away and we got our rewards’

By Gerry Thornley

Cop26: 10 things we know about the climate summit

By Kevin O'Sullivan

England extend winning run against Australia to eight matches

Cop26: Negotiators agree to strengthen emission targets by end of 2022

By Denis Staunton and Kevin O'Sullivan

Na Fianna see Dublin hurling title hopes crumble into dust as Kilmacud storm home

By Paul Keane

Africa

Several dead as security forces open fire to disperse Sudanese protesters

Crossaire Blog

Crosaire No 17731 by Crossheir – Saturday, November 13th, 2021

By Lorna Kernan

Richard Ratcliffe to end hunger strike for wife Nazanin after 21 days

By Tom Ambrose

Waterford fail to drag themselves away from trouble against Longford Town

By Paul Buttner