OpinionMichael McDowell: Confederacy is only model of Irish unity likely to garner wide supportBy Michael McDowell
EducationFeeder schools: Drop in disadvantaged students going to college following return to normal Leaving Cert examsBy Carl O'Brien, Éanna Ó Caollaí and Peter McGuire
MotorsThe Irish Times car buyer’s guide for 2023: The best SUVs and crossoversBy Michael McAleer and Neil Briscoe
Commercial PropertyAvant Money inks deal with Mapletree for offices in south Dublin By Ronald Quinlan
MotorsThe Irish Times Car of the Year for 2023: And the winner is... By Michael McAleer and Neil Briscoe
BooksCurious Journey: Timothy O’Grady on his book of interviews with Irish War of Independence veteransBy Timothy O'Grady
SponsoredAccenture brings 18 public and private sector organisations together to accelerate the decarbonisation of Cork City
Social Affairs‘Integration happens both ways’: Arabic choir bringing migrants and locals togetherBy Luke Butterly
StageChristmas shows in Belfast: from the saucy, to raucous comedy, to thrilling family-friendly eventsBy Jane Coyle
Housing & PlanningFire risk makes Dublin apartments offered for social housing uninhabitable, council says By Olivia Kelly
MusicDanny O’Reilly from the Coronas: ‘It took me a couple of albums to realise that I might not always be right’By Tony Clayton-Lea
World CupKevin Kilbane: Gareth Southgate’s job looks safe thanks to England’s failure to develop top-class managersBy Kevin Kilbane
FoodNot into turkey at Christmas? Cook one of these fabulous fish dishes insteadBy Marie Claire Digby
Housing & PlanningPlanning Bill row: Greens to seek changes to proposed judicial review curbsBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy
RugbyGordon D’Arcy: Michael Cheika showed Leinster how to build resilience by winning in the mindBy Gordon D'Arcy
Gaelic GamesFintan Burke on how St Thomas’ turned heartbreak into motivation to get back on topBy Gordon Manning
Your Wellness‘I fell for a woman who’s now gone from my life. How can I stop imagining a future together?’By Trish Murphy
EducationHow did your school perform in the Feeder School list?By Éanna Ó Caollaí, Brian Mooney and Peter McGuire
Business Today NewsletterFingleton’s financial means; Banks struggle to close accounts; and EU secures approval on 15% tax rateBy Dominic Coyle
Morning Sports BriefingMessi leads Argentina into World Cup final; Gordon D’Arcy on Leinster’s unswerving focus
WorldJay Leno recalls how his ‘face caught on fire’ during recent car garage accidentBy Mike Bedigan, PA Los Angeles Correspondent
EconomyUK inflation dips from 41-year high, but food prices continue to climb By Andrew Atkinson and Liza Tetley
IrelandAll-time electricity demand high, but petrol prices dip to lowest level since September 2021By Sarah Burns
SportTop Gear host Andrew Flintoff injured in accident while filming showBy Mike Bedigan and Connie Evans, PA
EconomyIreland’s economic growth will slow significantly next year, OECD warns By Eoin Burke-Kennedy and Joe Brennan
EuropeMatch tickets and free trips: How Qatar wooed MEPs ahead of football World CupBy Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli in Milan, Javier Espinoza in Strasbourg, Andy Bounds and Valentina Pop in Brussels
IrelandWaiting times of up to 90 hours for emergency department beds ‘not uncommon’, Hiqa saysBy Paul Cullen and Olivia Kelleher
BusinessTwitter office oddities go up for auction – from bird statues to rotisserie ovensBy Matthew Cantor
MediaVouchers up to €1,000 for RTÉ staff as broadcaster plans €1.5 million spendBy Darragh Mc Donagh and Emmet Malone
CourtsPsychologist accused of ‘over-egging’ her pudding as €60,000 injury claim dismissedBy Ray Managh
Your MoneyWealthier families in Ireland four times more likely to benefit from inheritanceBy Simon Carswell
IrelandThe secret of youth at 100 - soap and water, hard work and the occasional glass of GuinnessBy David Raleigh
HealthLonger GP waiting times inevitable from April due to expanded free access, committee hearsBy Emmet Malone
TechnologyChatbots, emojis and GIFs: how companies should communicate with customers By Ciara O'Brien
Crime & LawGardaí to prepare file for DPP after releasing man arrested in Tom Dooley murder investigationBy Barry Roche
Housing & PlanningGovernment accused of ‘blatant power grab’ in appointing temporary Bord Pleanála membersBy Jennifer Bray
CourtsPrimary school allegedly failing to protect girl from bullying, assault, High Court hearsBy Aodhan O'Faolain
BusinessIrish property price growth back in single digits for first time in 14 monthsBy Ciara O'Brien
RugbyDenis Leamy sees a lot of positives from Munster’s performance against ToulouseBy Gerry Thornley
Social AffairsCapuchin centre forced to stop handing out tickets for Christmas hampers amid ‘chaotic’ levels of demandBy Kitty Holland
FilmAvatar: The Way of Water review – I needed a dark room and an ice pack on my forehead after thatBy Donald Clarke
BusinessRyanair fails in pre-trial attempt to have Skyscanner’s counterclaim struck outBy Ellen O'Riordan
CourtsChristina Anderson had alter ego named Nicky and was smoking cannabis habitually, court hearsBy Ryan Dunne
BusinessPharma firm cleared of constructively dismissing analyst who claimed he was subjected to ‘ambush’ By Stephen Bourke
CourtsHSE has almost 700 vacancies for staff to assess children’s additional needsBy Aodhan O'Faolain
EnvironmentTrinity College Dublin to consult islanders on skulls stolen from Inishbofin in 1890 By Colm Keena
EuropeMillions of children at risk due to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, says Unicef By Daniel McLaughlin
EconomyHigh costs and widespread inefficiencies of Irish health system highlighted in OECD reportBy Paul Cullen
CourtsJonathan Dowdall says room booking arrangement on eve of Regency Hotel murder was a ‘set up’By Mary Carolan
An Irish DiaryBack to Black - Frank McNally on The Stranglers’ unsuspected Irish heritageBy Frank McNally
DublinEast Wall protesters target city traffic, angering retailersBy Mark Hilliard and Simon Carswell
RugbyWorld Rugby facing calls to cut ties with Bernard Laporte following corruption convictionBy Robert Kitson
World CupMessi’s final World Cup is not just a competition. It is a cause, a rebellionBy Sid Lowe in Doha
AmericasPeru declares 30-day state of emergency amid protests at president’s arrestBy Dan Collyns in Lima and Dan Collyns in Lima
EuropeGreek MEP at centre of Qatar corruption inquiry has hearing postponedBy Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
CourtsTwo accused in Killinarden murder ‘acted together each and every step of the way’, court hearsBy Paul Neilan
BusinessFed raises rates by a half point as central banks enter new phaseBy Colby Smith and Kate Duguid
UKMigrant deaths: Desperate call to charity warned of capsizing boat By Rajeev Syal, Diane Taylor and Dan Sabbagh
CenturyHales family of Cork an inspiration in overcoming division of Civil War, Minister tells commemorationBy Barry Roche
OireachtasReshuffle looms: Leo Varadkar wants general election commitment from Fine Gael ministersBy Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy
Gaelic GamesJoanne O’Riordan: Sinéad Reel is keeping her lit for Armagh ladies footballersBy Joanne O'Riordan
Crime & LawDecriminalisation of drugs for personal use should be ‘accelerated’, committee recommendsBy Kitty Holland
OireachtasMiriam Lord: Stephen Donnelly’s ministerial career is sitting up in bed and having a soft boiled eggBy Miriam Lord
Housing & PlanningExtent of fire safety defects in Herberton scheme yet to be uncoveredBy Olivia Kelly
World CupKen Early: Superstars Mbappé and Messi will align as magic finally runs out for MoroccoBy Ken Early
IrelandMoroccan adventure evokes memories of Italia ‘90 for North Africans in IrelandBy Mark Hilliard
IrelandWeather: Orange low temperature and ice warning extended to Friday By Olivia Kelleher, Stephen Maguire and Mark Hilliard