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HealthAverage wait time for public patients to see a consultant fell by two months last yearBy Paul Cullen and Harry McGee
Top Stories of 2024‘It was the right thing to do’: The Dublin private school that dropped its feesBy Peter McGuire
HealthElderly in rural areas face beds shortage as small nursing homes closeBy Shauna Bowers and Jack Horgan-Jones
BooksPerfectly Imperfect by Ellen Keane: A triumph of will in the face of adversityBy Kathleen McNamee
Your WellnessAdvances in technology offer ‘real hope’ to people living with chronic painBy Sheila Wayman
Books‘It has been a wonderful, deepening time’: Alice Lyons on being the first recipient of the Heaney-Milosz ResidencyBy Derek Scally
StageThe Drifters Girl: Music-management pioneer Faye Treadwell’s struggle to build a franchiseBy Tony Clayton-Lea
OpinionThe Debate: What should Ireland’s long-awaited Covid inquiry examine?By Pat Leahy and Tomás Ryan
BusinessWorker at hurling helmet maker Mycro wins over €28,000 after dispute over cutting equipmentBy Stephen Bourke
OpinionGemma O’Doherty’s The Irish Light has embraced rabid foaming-at-the mouth antisemitism By Fintan O'Toole
RugbyLeinster hit with Jimmy O’Brien blow but James Lowe may return for Stade Français clashBy Gerry Thornley
PoliticsVaradkar and Martin circulated as names for top Brussels job after surprise resignationBy Naomi O’Leary
Social Affairs‘It is really stressing me’: woman raising toddler in cold, mouldy apartment seeks a way outBy Kitty Holland
People‘I love that in Dublin you can be your freest self. You can push society’s norms here’By Ellen O’Donoghue
BusinessTaggart’s plan to build homes on parks should be scrutinised by Land Development Agency By Cantillon
Your FamilyAodhán Ó Ríordáin: ‘I was 41 when Anna came along ... Being a dad hadn’t crossed my mind’By Jen Hogan
Business Today NewsletterFirst time buyers driving mortgage market, Ires starts review and why The Traitors is perfect for JanuaryBy Peter Flanagan
OpinionBernie Sanders: In 2024, we face a struggle for the future of our democracy and our planetBy Bernie Sanders
Motors‘Just the norm now’: Booking MOT test in Northern Ireland proving challenge for manyBy Freya McClements
AbroadOne January I gave myself time to dream up my new life. It was the best thing I ever didBy Sarah Shannon
IrelandTuesday’s Top Stories: Small rural nursing homes closing; Dublin city back street closed because of crime
BusinessUnited and Alaska Airlines find loose parts on Boeing 737 Max 9 jetsBy Niraj Chokshi and Mark Walker
PeopleBrianna Parkins: Andrew Tate is filling vacuum left by parents who don’t want to have awkward talks with their sons about womenBy Brianna Parkins
Crime & LawTwo men arrested in relation to death of man in Co Tipperary over Christmas periodBy Barry Roche
FilmJodie Foster on fame: ‘You don’t know that you’re a blowhard, and that you’re not a good friend’By Emma Brockes
Your MoneySome 3,200 first-time buyers avail of Government’s new First Home SchemeBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
IrelandStatus yellow ice warning lifted as cold weather advisory remains in place across IrelandBy Jennifer Cosgrove and Shauna Bowers
DublinDrugs, violence and prostitution: The Dublin backstreet councillors had to closeBy Shauna Bowers
SoccerJonathan Wilson: Beckenbauer transformed football and made it conform to his skillsBy Jonathan Wilson
EuropeFrance’s youngest prime minister: Gabriel Attal rose through the ranks as rapidly as MacronBy Kim Willsher in Paris
EconomyGlobal economy heading for weakest half-decade of growth in 30 years, World Bank warns By Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Education‘Higher levels of antisocial behaviour and truancy’ among students in fee-charging schoolsBy Carl O'Brien
Middle EastJournalists are being killed in Gaza at a rate unseen in any war zone for decades, says press freedom group By Michael Jansen
CourtsOpen verdict returned at inquest into death of solicitor who drowned at Dún Laoghaire marinaBy Seán McCárthaigh
IrelandSocial media and video sharing sites to come under strict safety rules enforced by Irish regulatorBy Mark Hilliard
IrelandMain parties have failed farmers but IFA must stay out of politics, says new presidentBy Emmet Malone
US‘More words and empty sympathy’: Students demand action on gun violence as US presidential candidates hunt for votes in Iowa By Keith Duggan
EuropeUkraine’s air defence stocks dwindling as cross-border strikes on Russia continue By Daniel McLaughlin
EuropeGabriel Attal becomes France’s youngest prime minister as Macron seeks resetBy Leila Abboud and Sarah White in Paris
CyclingIrish track team begins next phase of Olympic qualification campaign on WednesdayBy Shane Stokes
EuropeDutch right-wing coalition moves closer as Wilders drops anti-Islam law proposalsBy Peter Cluskey
An Irish DiaryPane management — Frank McNally on the sad story of a Harry Clarke masterworkBy Frank McNally
PoliticsIreland ‘is not full’, Eamon Ryan says, as Cabinet discusses accommodation for Ukrainian refugeesBy Jack Horgan-Jones
CourtsSections of direct provision centre in Killarney closed amid ‘grave concerns’ over fire safetyBy Anne Lucey
Middle EastBlinken urges Israel to avoid harming civilians in Gaza but says genocide claim is ‘meritless’
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IrelandChef on just €6 an hour had wages ‘thrown on the floor’ by company director, WRC toldBy Stephen Bourke
IrelandTwo children and 12 adult migrants discovered on lorry at Rosslare HarbourBy Brendan Furlong, Mark Hilliard and Emmet Malone