EducationBoys, not girls, benefit from unconscious bias in mathsBy Selina McCoy, Delma Byrne and Pat O’Connor
EducationMy son is keen on studying English but I’m worried he’ll struggle to find workBy Brian Mooney
IrelandOmicron infections rising rapidly among young, says health expertBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Simon Carswell
Your MoneyTax cuts and SSIA-style pensions: What financial advisers want for ChristmasBy Fiona Reddan
BusinessESB accused of bidding low to deter rivals in electricity generation auctionBy Barry O'Halloran
TV & Radio20 shows to watch on Prime Video, Disney+ and Netflix this Christmas and New YearBy Jennifer Gannon
OpinionPatent waiver will not solve key challenges in ramping up Covid global vaccinationBy Karen O'Keeffe
BooksHow Ireland Voted 2020: putting the poll under the microscopeBy Michael Gallagher, Michael Marsh and Theresa Reidy
BusinessAnne Heraty steps down, the media year and what do financial advisers want for Christmas?By Conn Ó Midheach
Financial ServicesBNP Paribas to exit US retail market with $16.3bn Bank of the West saleBy Sarah White
Social Affairs‘People seem to be panicking’: More than 3,000 queue for Christmas food vouchersBy Kitty Holland
Crime & LawFraud offences increase by 72% this year driven by bank scams and card transactionsBy Conor Gallagher
CourtsJudge refuses to set aside guilty verdicts in Munster child sexual abuse trialBy Isabel Hayes and Brion Hoban
Gaelic GamesGAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finalsBy Ian O'Riordan
FilmThe Matrix Resurrections review: Another clunky sequel, trapped in the last centuryBy Donald Clarke
CourtsKildare man involved in a series of car crashes given suspended sentenceBy Brion Hoban and Sonya McLean
TV & RadioMost read stories on irishtimes.com 2021: I thought there’d be more Covid . . .By Dean Ruxton
Asia-PacificCovid-19: India offers incentives as government struggles to meet vaccination targetBy Rahul Bedi
PoliticsCovid-19: Supports of €100m unveiled for hospitality and entertainmentBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Simon Carswell
IrelandBusinesses should prepare for staff shortages due to Omicron, expert saysBy Jack Power and Vivienne Clarke
HealthCovid booster: Wait period after infection reduced to three months as 5,279 new cases reportedBy Vivienne Clarke and Jack Horgan-Jones
UKJohnson rules out further Covid restrictions in England before ChristmasBy Sebastian Payne and Oliver Barnes and Mure Dickie
SoccerLiverpool unhappy with decision to continue with Premier League’s festive scheduleBy Andy Hunter
SportMona McSharry breaks eighth Irish record to conclude stellar showing in Abu DhabiBy Ian O'Riordan
An Irish DiaryPen portrait – The 1922 diary of one of Seán Keating’s ‘Men of the South’By Frank McNally
HealthYoung people on Covid: ‘The burden of responsibility is always on the same groups’By Shauna Bowers and Amy Blaney
Social AffairsSandymount Presbyterian row the latest in the church over same-sex issuesBy Patsy McGarry
SoccerCeltic call for winter break to be brought forward due to new Covid-19 restrictionsBy Ewan Murray