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OpinionJennifer O’Connell: How did Andrew Tate become a role model for a generation of lost boys?By Jennifer O'Connell
OpinionThere is a clear playbook emerging for how asylum-seeker protests are organisedBy Ciaran O’Connor and Aoife Gallagher
Crime & LawFar-right groups manipulating anti-asylum seeker housing protests for their own ‘sinister’ ends, says Garda CommissionerBy Conor Gallagher
HealthGovernment to press ahead with new hospital consultant contracts despite no agreement with doctors’ groupsBy Pat Leahy
Music‘We want women on the stage’: How TradFest is tackling inequality in Irish music By Siobhán Long
Social AffairsHousing campaigner suggests ‘safe zones’ to keep protesters away from asylum-seeker accommodation centres By Kitty Holland
Social AffairsRefugee housing plan at Clonliffe College lacks ‘concrete commitments’ one year on from initial offer By Jack Horgan-Jones
PeopleSeán Moncrieff: No visiting. No visitors. Covid robbed us of a Christmas with the people we loveBy Seán Moncrieff
BooksBret Easton Ellis: The ageing poster boy of lurid 1980s excess and the author of his own successBy Keith Duggan
Social Affairs‘We were afraid’: Ireland’s far-right is mobilising, and they are coming to a town near youBy Conor Gallagher
BooksIreland and Ukraine: Studies in Comparative Imperial and National History: A path-breaking book that answers pertinent questionsBy Paul Gillespie
BooksConnective Tissue by Jane Fraser: Separate but intricately linked stories, artfully toldBy Ruth McKee
OpinionDavid McWilliams: A brazen, rebellious collective two-fingers have been shoved up to the Moscow bullyBy David McWilliams
Fine Art & AntiquesGet the five-star hotel look at home with this luxurious interiors sale By Elizabeth Birdthistle
Fine Art & AntiquesArtist with a startling talent for photorealism takes his paintings to Gormley’s in DublinBy Elizabeth Birdthistle
InteriorsA house for a sea-swimmer in Clontarf, with a roof terrace for views of Dublin BayBy Arlene Harris
TV & Radio‘You should be able to pick your vulva out in a line-up’ and other essential medical factsBy Fiona McCann
EnvironmentEye on Nature: Ladybird larva, slime mould, witches’ brooms, and why oystercatchers stand on one legBy Éanna Ní Lamhna
PeopleAoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: ‘It was important to me to get a formal apology from UCD’By Una Mullally
Your FitnessLet’s go outside: 25 outdoor events to keep you on track in 2023By Heather Snelgar and Matthew McConnell
Politics‘Any woman in her right mind would not go into politics. You are completely dehumanised’By Jennifer Bray
Social AffairsExpensive flights and shortage of accommodation are keeping Ukrainian refugees out of IrelandBy Polina Maliuzhonok
Restaurants‘Regrettable’ staff departures from ‘high octane’ new Corrigan restaurant in Dublin 4By Corinna Hardgrave
CultureThe Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endBy Tony Clayton-Lea
OpinionFintan O’Toole: Is the State producing higher levels of education than it can employ? By Fintan O'Toole
MusicJohn Lydon’s Eurovision entry is a logical next step for the Widow Twanky of punkBy Hugh Linehan
PeopleBrianna Parkins: Hikes and swims are what healthy and happy people do, right? I think it’s the exact oppositeBy Brianna Parkins
Music‘It’s like love, but musically’: Dutch soprano Lenneke Ruiten on working with Finghin CollinsBy Michael Dervan
Ross O'Carroll-KellyRoss O’Carroll-Kelly: If women’s rugby is ever going to be treated seriously, they’ll have to embrace the whole obnoxiousness thingBy Ross O'Carroll-KellyListen | 06:19
GardeningYour gardening questions answered: What flowers should I grow for an October wedding?By Fionnuala Fallon
Interiors‘We couldn’t have our lifestyle here in Ireland. It would cost us too much’By Caroline Madden
BooksSally Hayden: ‘You have to be careful not to let your empathy or your humour be torn away’By Martin Doyle
HealthOur ageing population: Can the Irish system cater for healthcare complexities as we grow older?By Simon Carswell
SoccerEvan Ferguson is a natural – the soft first touch, the sureness, the strength, the speedBy Michael Walker
Gaelic GamesChasing David Clifford: The magical mystery tour of Fossa’s run to the All-Ireland finalBy Malachy Clerkin
BusinessDPC unable to fine Facebook, Instagram on basis of profits earned from illegal data processingBy Derek Scally
RugbyIrish provinces return to European action as stakes ramp up in race for qualificationBy Gerry Thornley
CultureHow Rory Gallagher’s ultimatum saved Taste’s first drummer from the Tuskar Rock tragedyBy Barry Roche
RugbyChampions Cup as it happened: Leinster score seven tries in easy win over GloucesterBy John O'Sullivan
Ireland‘Sean’s life will have a ripple effect’: emotional tribute paid to fallen soldier at Month’s MindBy Stephen Maguire
Ireland‘Slán leat, a chara’: Tributes paid to Séamus Begley at Mass in heart of Kerry GaeltachtBy Anne Lucey
HealthDoctors should speak with ‘one voice’ on right to opt out of abortion, doctor conference hearsBy Colin Gleeson
RugbyMunster survive red card and Northampton onslaught to hold on for important winBy Gerry Thornley
Crime & LawGardaí investigating woman’s death in Dublin appeal for passengers on bus to come forwardBy Colin Gleeson
RugbyAlex Wootton grabs hat-trick as Connacht score nine tries in Brive bashing By Linley MacKenzie at the Sportsground
RugbyUlster hearts broken on last play as champions La Rochelle claim victory at the deathBy Michael Sadlier
Gaelic GamesMayo get better of fast-finishing Galway in pre-season belter at the DomeBy Kevin Egan at NUIG Connacht Air Dome
EnvironmentFind the ancient marks and you can watch the setting sun roll down Croagh Patrick’s sideBy Michael Viney
Commercial PropertyBack from the brink: Grafton Street rebounds as high-end retailers vie for pitchBy Jessica Doyle and Ronald Quinlan