RugbyBundee Aki looks back at ‘inspiring’ a nation as he picks up Men’s Player of the Year awardBy Gerry Thornley
MusicAndy White: Good Luck I Hope You Make It – Poetic reflections on a world gone stark raving madBy Eamon Sweeney
FilmThe Beekeeper review: Jason Statham strolls into armies of enemies like an annoyed man taking out overflowing binsBy Tara Brady
MusicSwinging London: ‘It was really about culture, painting, music, sculpture, fashion, clothes’By Tony Clayton-Lea
Your FamilyParenting after parting: ‘When we made the quite painful decision to split, we vowed the kids wouldn’t suffer’By Arlene Harris
TV & RadioSay what you like about Hannibal Lecter, but he had joie de vivre. Unlike Jack ReacherBy Patrick Freyne
InnovationChris Horn: In this year of elections, get ready for the rise of political avatarsBy Chris Horn
Gaelic GamesStephen Donnelly and Thomastown eyeing final frontier as they chase All-Ireland glory By Gordon Manning
ScienceLife after childhood leukaemia: ‘It makes it easier that the research is so personal’By Claire O'Connell
RestaurantsThis cosy Co Wicklow pub is a truly charming place to eat in stylish surroundingsBy Corinna Hardgrave
Social AffairsHomeless groups warn against tightening access to emergency accommodationBy Jack Horgan-Jones
Social AffairsGarda yet to identify man found dead while sleeping rough in Dublin cityBy Sarah Slater and Jack Horgan-Jones
SoccerFranz Beckenbauer was a US hit even if he didn’t quite sweep New York off its feet By Dave Hannigan
OpinionGerry Kelly’s mix of righteousness and victimhood fits the cry-bully culture of Sinn FéinBy Newton Emerson
Gaelic GamesGet Behind the Fight for women’s sports: ‘We are under no illusions that this is only the beginning’ By Gordon Manning
RugbyAndrew Porter: ‘I love being in here with my friends, playing for a club I grew up watching when I was a kid’By Gerry Thornley
Climate CrisisThe planet is on fire, so why is higher education behaving as if it is business as usual?By Sinéad Sheehan, Calum McGeown & John Barry
Abroad‘Not wanting to do reputational damage to my country I told them I was English and made a hasty exit from the toilet’By Cormac Ross
In the NewsWhat is genocide and why is South Africa taking a case against Israel?By Sorcha PollakListen | 27:45
Business Today NewsletterPrice of stamp rises again, energy prices in line for a fall and the joy of gamingBy Conn Ó Midheach
USDonald Trump plays the hits at Fox News reunion, but some voters want more than just a ‘winner’By Keith Duggan
IrelandThursday’s Top Stories: Garda yet to identify man found dead while sleeping rough, HSE reports highest number of Covid cases since August
IrelandHelen McEntee denies Government ‘backed down’ on asylum seeker housing after protestsBy Vivienne Clarke, Sarah Slater, Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee
FoodFood & Drink Quiz: What might you eat at the stroke of midnight in Spain on New Year’s Eve?By Michelle Bowe and Greg Bowe
IrelandCalifornia handyman accused of killing Irish bishop appears in court with trial months awayBy John Harlow
BusinessTesco’s share of Christmas grocery trade rises to a quarter, highest since 2015By Ciara O'Brien
Crime & LawGardaí call for witnesses after Waterford jewellers robbed by lone male with macheteBy Sarah Slater
Sports BriefingMary Hannigan: Bundee Aki promises there’s more to come after picking up rugby writers’ awardBy Mary Hannigan
IrelandPostmaster TD Michael Healy-Rae says ‘awful’ stamp price hike necessary to keep five-day serviceBy Vivienne Clarke
Politics‘Real fear’ people could be killed in arson attacks on accommodation for asylum seekers, says VaradkarBy Jack Power
Smart MoneyPensions: Pre-2013 public servants have the golden ticket while younger employees pay the price of reformsBy Cliff Taylor
PeopleMy father and brother were murdered. I was surrounded by gangland violence. But I came out the other sideBy George McCabe
CourtsFormer teacher who indecently assaulted 13-year-old boy jailed for 2½ yearsBy David O'Sullivan and Isabel Hayes
SciencePrimary pupils conduct ‘human versus AI’ test and investigate fast fashion and weather forecast accuracyBy Kevin O'Sullivan
CompetitionsEnjoy complimentary tickets to Nevo Electric Vehicle Show at RDS and be in with a chance of winning a stay at Ashford Castle, Co Mayo
CourtsMan and woman to be sentenced in relation to dog attack which left boy (10) with serious facial injuriesBy Brendan Furlong
CompetitionsWin an overnight stay at Cashel Palace Hotel with gourmet dining in The Bishop’s Buttery restaurant
Work‘Real pity’ unions rejected public sector pay offer of 8.5% rise over two years, Donohoe saysBy Emmet Malone and Jack Horgan-Jones
CourtsBill Kenneally inquiry: Waterford basketball club say gardaí never raised concerns with themBy Kitty Holland
SoccerRoberto Lopes: ‘It feels like I’m representing Ireland as well as Cape Verde’ By Yara El-Shaboury
BusinessCommercial property investment falls to decade-low of €2bn in 2023 – report By Eoin Burke-Kennedy
CourtsFormer bank manager jailed for stealing €2.7m from AIB via ‘undocumented’ accountsBy Sonya McLean
CourtsCourt refuses to halt Georgian man’s transfer to France where protection request failedBy Ellen O'Riordan
Middle EastInternational Court of Justice begins hearing case alleging genocide by Israel in GazaBy Peter Cluskey
BusinessNolan Transport family members wanted to mask intention to use pension funds to pay debts, High Court finds
Courts‘What had I done to deserve this?’: Woman hopes reporting sexual assault by friend helps othersBy Sonya McLean and Emer Dodd
Soccer‘Like coming home’: Jadon Sancho completes loan move to Borussia DortmundBy Marcus Christenson and Fabrizio Romano
Ireland‘This is where it all started’: Conan O’Brien visits ancestral home in LimerickBy David Raleigh
CourtsBuilder claims firm unlawfully docked wages for laptop damaged by tea spillageBy Stephen Bourke
PoliticsTaoiseach hopes ICJ makes interim ceasefire order while deliberating on Israel genocide caseBy Jack Power and Harry McGee
EnvironmentIreland’s largest protected area for birds to be created along Co Wexford coastBy Jennifer Bray
BusinessGrafton secures order overturning permission for Offaly manure-to-gas plantBy Ellen O'Riordan
CourtsMan caught with €1.7m of cocaine in untaxed van accepted he was ‘not a master drug dealer’By Jessica Magee
BusinessEuropean shares fall as stronger-than-expected US inflation hits rate-cut hopesBy Joe Brennan
EducationStudent wellbeing sharply declining amid increased smartphone use, conference hearsBy Carl O'Brien
Asia-Pacific‘He looks very old’: Stakes high in Taiwan election but candidates draw little enthusiasm from votersBy Denis Staunton
BusinessTributes at Eddie O’Connor funeral reflect on his ‘bold, critical mission’ to bring wind power to the gridBy Ronan McGreevy
CourtsStardust inquests hear original postmortems did not adequately consider falling oxygen levels in fireBy Kitty Holland
An Irish DiaryUp in smoke — Frank McNally on the once-thriving Irish tobacco industryBy Frank McNally
Gaelic GamesConnacht GAA chief advocates reform of trial format of football championshipBy Seán Moran
IrelandWho is the Irish lawyer arguing for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?By Colin Gleeson, Peter Cluskey and Ronan McGreevy
CyclingIreland build Olympic qualification hopes with fourth in European championship team pursuitBy Shane Stokes
EuropeA tale of two pardons: Poland’s president Duda and PM Donald Tusk in battle of wills over reforms By Derek Scally
Middle EastNetanyahu says Israel will ‘continue to reject the lies and will fight terrorists until total victory’By Mark Weiss
BusinessUS inflation outstrips forecasts with rise to 3.4% for DecemberBy Claire Jones and Kate Duguid
Crime & LawFour men charged with offences linked to feud between families in CharlevilleBy Barry Roche
Social AffairsNo obligation on international protection applicants to stay in State-provided accommodationBy Ronan McGreevy
ScienceThe ‘wastes’ opening the door to a sustainable future on show at BT Young Scientist ExhibitionBy Kevin O'Sullivan
Middle EastUS and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthi rebels following Red Sea attacksBy Dan Sabbagh and Julian Borger
WorkPublic pay talks: Government must – and can afford to – do a little better to secure the deal it wantsBy Emmet Malone
IrelandProtest at Roscrea, Co Tipperary, hotel over plans to house 160 asylum seekersBy Colin Gleeson and Darren Keegan