BooksBack-stage anecdotes and celebrity cameos in Judi Dench’s Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the RentBy Sarah Gilmartin
Seán Moncrieff: My cousin was cremated on the day of the riots. He’d have found a joke in there somewhereBy Seán Moncrieff
Have the dictionaries all gone insane? The real word of 2023 was right there, word geeksBy Donald Clarke
HealthFighting baldness: ‘We’ve stopped repairing transplants from Turkey. They’re so badly mutilated’By Conor Capplis
Your Wellness‘I left my husband for another man and our two children are bearing the brunt of his refusal to speak to me’By Roe McDermott
InteriorsFrom Australia to Kerry: ‘We were bumbling around on holiday and saw this derelict house for sale’By Caroline Madden
BooksWB Yeats’s Nobel banquet: The food they ate, the wine they drank, and what it said about IrelandBy Joseph M Hassett
TV & RadioSmall World: ‘The things we share are much, much more than the things that are different’By Fiona McCann
FilmAlison Oliver on playing posh: ‘For these people, it’s cringe to care about anything. Even if you feel really hurt or rejected, you show nothing’By Kate Demolder
FoodPeng Loh: ‘There’s going to be a lot more robotics in kitchens in the future’By Marie Claire Digby
‘There have been Sundays when I wished I could just sit on the couch and look out the window at the rain’By Frank Dillon
PeopleFather No Christmas: my dad’s reasons for disregarding the season were never made explicitBy Maev Kennedy
EuropeUkraine hoped to defeat Russia in 2023. It made military and political errors, and failedBy Daniel McLaughlin
Opinion‘Conor McGregor for president’ makes a strong argument against emigrant voting rightsBy Jennifer O'Connell
OpinionSchool principals are burned out, depressed and overworked. Something needs to changeBy Breda O'Brien
MediaIf final Cop28 agreement refers to ‘fossil fuel phase-out’, it will be a historic day for the worldBy Kevin O'Sullivan
IrelandPhilanthropist Chuck Feeney’s generosity had ‘a profound impact’ on Ireland, memorial hearsBy Sorcha Pollak
EconomyWhat was behind budget watchdog’s extraordinary broadside against the Government?By Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Middle EastIsrael-Hamas war: Israeli forces continue push into southern Gaza amid ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarian situationBy Martin Belam and Adam Fulton
Social AffairsGeorgians in Ireland: Why so many make the journey, and why one man went back homeBy Daniel McLaughlin
ArtCulture connection: Irish arts events to build bridges with Germany and update imageBy Derek Scally
Israel-Hamas WarThe battle for Khan Younis has military and symbolic significance, and deepens civilian suffering By James Shotter in Jerusalem and Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv
Middle East‘Unprecedented killing’: civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from air strikes, Israeli study findsBy Julian Borger in Jerusalem
AthleticsNick Griggs’s bronze leads Ireland to under-20 gold at European Cross Country Championships By Ian O'Riordan
Social AffairsGeorgians in Ireland: ‘We hear people saying Ireland is full but there’s no other options’ By Sorcha Pollak
EuropeInternational Criminal Court is warned that its legitimacy is being damaged by attempts to politicise its workBy Peter Cluskey
RacingAidan O’Brien’s Luxembourg could race on in 2024 after gallant Hong Kong effort By Brian O'Connor
SoccerManchester City’s quickfire double seals comeback win at Luton By Jonathan Wilson at Kenilworth Road
EnvironmentStorm Fergus: Tornado-like weather event causes extensive damage in Leitrim villageBy Carl O'Brien
SportThree sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on televisionBy Damian Cullen
RacingJonathan Irwin, former Goffs MD and Jack & Jill charity founder, dies aged 82 By Brian O'Connor
SoccerEverton secure third straight win as Chelsea’s struggles continueBy Andy Hunter at Goodison Park
SoccerRaúl Jiménez kicks off five-star Fulham’s goal rush against West Ham By Ben Bloom at Craven Cottage
RugbyMunster investigating fan’s interaction with Bayonne player during touchline scuffleBy Nathan Johns
Gaelic GamesDamien Cahalane leads way through downpour as Castlehaven take title after chaotic matchBy Denis Walsh
An Irish DiaryJohn Huston and the Yuletide spirit — John Mulqueen on the director’s rural Irish idyll By John Mulqueen
EuropeRussia attacks Ukraine all along 1,000km front line as Zelenskiy seeks support from Global South By Daniel McLaughlin
SoccerTottenham take the lead and this time make it count as Newcastle crumbleBy David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
RugbyLeo Cullen ‘not getting too excited’ after Leinster finally get one over La RochelleBy Gerry Thornley
PoliticsWindsor Framework amendment talks between London and DUP finished, Sinn Féin saysBy Seanín Graham and Freya McClements
SoccerNew FAI chair Tony Keohane on Jonathan Hill payments: ‘That won’t happen on my watch’By Gavin Cummiskey
AmericasTrump says he will not give evidence again at New York fraud trialBy Michael R Sisak, Associated Press