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Sick Love: Champagne review – Emo-tinted grunge with a knockout combo of pace and panache

By Lauren Murphy

Books

The Spoiled Heart by Sunjeev Sahota: Brave exploration of class and race from multiple angles

By John Boyne

Buggies and bin day obstacles

Corporate governance course expanded to keep up with regulations

Restaurants

Bar off Merrion Square transformed into new tapas restaurant full of home-made warmth

By Corinna Hardgrave

The US Chips Act has not only been a success - it’s sparked a multibillion-dollar investment boom

By Chris Miller

Innovation

Helping stressed-out GPs manage staffing issues in the workplace

By Olive Keogh

Innovation

Wave of innovation aims to make desalination sustainable

By Gill Plimmer

Film

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review: Elene Naveriani’s warm, wise dramedy makes merry with a midlife crisis

By Tara Brady

Film

The Fall Guy review: Who ordered a half-baked revival of a Lee Majors TV show? Anyone?

By Tara Brady

Who is Jordan Bardella, the young face of the French far right?

By Jack Power

Google somewhat two-faced on workplace politics

By Karlin Lillington

Economy

Card data suggests it’s not all doom and gloom in the hospitality sector

By Cantillon

Lemoncello: Lemoncello review – Subversive and silky sticks of sonic dynamite

By Tony Clayton-Lea

US college football match at Aviva ‘generates €180m for Irish economy’

Consumer Tech

Aeno Premium Eco Smart Heater review: Smart heater gives greater control over comfort and cost

By Ciara O'Brien

Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement – Somehow both more and less than The Epic and Heaven and Earth

By Philip Watson

TV & Radio

Claudia Winkleman could be in your midst right now. Security forces live in fear of the day she goes rogue

By Patrick Freyne

What will €425,000 buy in Dublin and Meath?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Your Wellness

Abortion and mental health: Support from family, friends and health services is crucial

By Pádraig O'Moráin

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Roscommon, Wexford and Louth

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Newly renovated Ranelagh two-bed for €695,000

By Miriam Mulcahy

Grant to buy used electric vehicles should be included in next budget, PwC says

By Ciarán Hancock

Renovated Edwardian three-bed on Rathfarnham Road for €950,000

By Miriam Mulcahy

Look inside: Substantial Bray home formerly home to writers and poets for €1.175m

By Kevin Courtney

Welcoming words: Project launched to connect new communities with the Irish language

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

Science

Genetic code of life is a developing story

By William Reville

Climate Crisis

Batteries are vital to ending fossil fuel dependence

By Hannah Daly

Climate Crisis

Building better to address housing and climate crises

By Sylvia Thompson

People

A funeral reminds me of the sweetness of silence, when conversation was more than just chatter

By Michael Harding

HSE tells suppliers it can ‘no longer sustain’ price increases

By Shauna Bowers

111 not out - Cian Healy’s longevity continues to impress as he eyes O’Gara’s appearance record

By John O'Sullivan

Gaelic Games

Ciarán Murphy: Of course the Connacht final is worth winning - just to beat the other shower

By Ciarán Murphy

Passenger growth on redesigned BusConnects routes ‘far higher’ than on those with no changes

By Cormac McQuinn

Digital advertising in Ireland grows by 11% in 2023

By Ciara O'Brien

Opinion

Harvey Weinstein’s conviction overturned: is that it for #MeToo?

By Finn McRedmond

Racing

Teahupoo has shot at becoming first horse in 25 years to pull off Cheltenham-Punchestown Stayers double

By Brian O'Connor

Opinion

Housing is the missing link in the debate about immigration

By Lorcan Sirr

Something has to give as Leinster and Northampton put double ambitions on the line

By Johnny Watterson

Further cut to benefits for Ukrainian refugees under discussion

By Jennifer Bray

Boxing

Dave Hannigan: Grotesque Tyson-Paul spectacle the very antithesis of a real sporting event

By Dave Hannigan

Asylum seekers: Enhanced enforcement on Border straying into ‘dangerous territory’, lawyers warn

By Seanín Graham

Dublin

Dublin city centre 40ft tree to be cut down after fire damage from riots

By Olivia Kelly

Sport

Liam Cahill’s Waterford years back in focus ahead of crunch clash for Tipperary

By Gordon Manning

Look inside: Wicklow estate that featured in The Tudors and Matt Damon film for €8m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Pricewatch

How does a 6 cent increase in the price of a pint by Guinness become a 30 cent increase by publicans?

By Conor Pope

Sport

‘I had no agent, no invites . . . it was do or die’ - Jude McAtamney, the latest Irishman heading for the NFL

By Nathan Johns

GAA pressures Government on gambling law

By Barry O'Halloran

Your Wellness

Intimacy in a relationship is not simply about sex

By Geraldine Walsh

Abroad

An Irishwoman sailing around the world: ‘Only when I’m back in Dublin I notice how I’ve changed’

By Kate Ashe-Leonard

Latest euro zone inflation figures suggest ECB will move slowly on rates

By Cantillon

In the News Podcast

Who is Narendra Modi? The enigmatic Indian leader’s rise to power

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 34:41

Business Today Newsletter

Post-Brexit EU hub Numis set-up in Dublin to be wound down after Deutsche takeover

By Joe Brennan

Extending EV grants, GAA gambling law pressure and politics at Google

Editorials

The latest rental market data shows that this damaging crisis is rumbling on

US Democrats press Biden to prevent Israeli assault on Rafah

Common GroundOpens in new window

Opinion: Cost of Irish reunification overblown and benefit underplayed

By Brendan O'Leary and John Doyle

Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864

AIB mortgage share rises leaving top two banks with more than 75% of market

By Joe Brennan

Inside Politics Newsletter

Smurfit Kappa sees cardboard box demand recover as WestRock merger on track for July

By Joe Brennan

The tents may be cleared but Government still a long way off clearing migration challenges

By Harry McGee

Your top stories on Thursday: Father of ex-Rose of Tralee contestant takes legal action against festival’s organiser; rents outside Dublin soar

Glenveagh to deliver 2,700 homes this year as housing demand remains high

By Ciara O'Brien

Kerry Group revenues fall almost 10% as prices ease

By Ciara O'Brien

Father of girl who died in English Channel says family feared being deported to Iraq

By Daniel Boffey

BBC lawyers to examine claims that police spied on journalist Vincent Kearney

By Vivienne Clarke

Sports Briefing

DJ, artist, knifemaker - Cian Healy set to reach another milestone

By Mary Hannigan

Work

Sleep and rest are not the same and failure to address both can increase risk of burnout

By Olive Keogh

Patients in University Hospital Limerick face ‘significant risks’, says watchdog

By Paul Cullen

Stage

Tom Moran Is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar review: Vulnerable exploration of a journey from self-hatred to self-fulfilment

By Tom Lordan

Grafton turnover down 5% but Woodies DIY bucks trend to grow revenue

By Ciara O'Brien

Migrant registration cards: State collects more than €71m from permits in 2023

By Jade Wilson

Less than a third of girls aged 10-17 report feeling very happy with their lives, study says

By Jade Wilson

Hostelworld chairman Michael Cawley to step down after nine years

By Joe Brennan

Environment

May bank holiday weekend weather: Mostly unsettled conditions with bright spells and outbreaks of rain

By Sarah Burns

Smart Money

The outlook for interest rate cuts is changing - so should Irish borrowers be worried?

By Cliff Taylor

SNP’s ‘dream team’ unites as Kate Forbes pulls out of leadership race and backs John Swinney

By Mark Paul

Environment

Meet Cuckoo KP, who is just back in Ireland after an epic 9,000km trip to Africa for the winter

By Ronan McGreevy

Dublin firefighter charged with rape on St Patrick’s weekend in Boston back in court

By Susan Zalkind

Man arrested after alleged intimidation at Co Wicklow hotel falsely rumoured as earmarked for asylum seekers

By Conor Gallagher

Ireland women to play Australia in Belfast this autumn

Work

Almost two-thirds of Dublin companies losing staff to housing shortage, survey shows

By Emmet Malone

Man arrested for carrying ‘improvised explosive device’ in Finglas asks to be put into protective custody

By Tom Tuite

Social Affairs

‘No further offers of accommodation can be made’: Almost 100 asylum seekers in Dublin handed letters

By Jack White and Kitty Holland

Bath boss Johann van Graan signs new deal to 2030

More than 100 statements being taken by gardaí in Shane Knott murder investigation

Mannok chief executive Liam McCaffrey to step down in June

By Barry O'Halloran

Gardaí make further arrest over Dublin city riots in November

By Conor Lally

Middle East

US and Saudi close to agreeing ‘plan B’ defence pact without Israel deal

By Michael Jansen

Tánaiste accused of abandoning Government commitment to ‘fully maintain neutrality’ in Dáil

By Marie O'Halloran

Report identifies police ‘misconduct’ in early stages of investigation into showjumper Katie Simpson’s death

The Women's Podcast

Wallis Bird on communal living: ‘We have the opportunity to invent a life we would like’

By Suzanne Brennan

Listen | 59:51

The Counter Ruck Podcast

Northampton head coach Sam Vesty on meeting Leinster at Croke Park

Listen | 39:18

Four south coast sites expected for offshore wind development

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Man arrested after apparent kidnap attempt of 2-year-old child in Dublin

By Conor Lally

Has your iPhone alarm gone silent? It may be a bug

By Ciara O'Brien

Apple extends new technology fee to iPad, expands exemptions

By Ciara O'Brien

Georgia urged by EU and US drop ‘foreign agents’ bill amid major protests

Middle East

US close to completing floating pier for Gaza aid

By Mehul Srivastava and Jana Tauschinski in London, Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv, and Felicia Schwartz in Washington

Hotel group Dalata agrees to change accounting treatment of residential deal following decision by regulator

By Ciarán Hancock

Russia’s Gazprom profits plunge as EU finds alternatives

Three accused of breaching anonymity restriction for Ana Kriégel murderers get further appeal

Executive accused of harassing colleague at Christmas party takes legal action

By Aodhan O’Faolain

Environment

Several birds found dead following oil spill in Irish Sea between Dublin and Wexford

By Katie Mellett

US shares advance as markets eye Apple results

By Ian Curran

The Irish Times Group acquires online death notice platform RIP.ie

By Ciarán Hancock

Estimated €450m expected to have been spent on metro projects before Metrolink construction

By Cormac McQuinn

‘Age friendly’ apartment scheme in Blackrock gets go-ahead

By Gordon Deegan

Asia-Pacific

Vietnam parliament backs chairman’s resignation amid anti-bribery drive

Man jailed for six years for dangerous driving causing the death of sports commentator Paudie Palmer

By Barry Roche

Johnny Ronan’s Delgany development refused planning permission

By Gordon Deegan

Pro-Palestine concert at RTÉ calls for boycott of Eurovision

Joe Biden denounces violent campus protests after police storm pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA

By Andrew Jack in New York and Felicia Schwartz in Washington

Out of his League: Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini faces open revolt

By Amy Kazmin in Rome

An Irish Diary

Blood brothers – Frank McNally on the deaths of two young men, one Irish, in the Korean War

By Frank McNally

‘We’ll see by the end of the night’ if Government approach to migration is a ‘PR boon to Tory party’, says Martin

By Marie O'Halloran

Middle East

Hamas says it is considering latest Egyptian proposal for Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal ‘in a positive spirit’

By Mark Weiss

UHL is no longer starved of funds. Why is it still so far from satisfactory performance?

By Paul Cullen

Sunday Independent editor does not ‘at all’ accept Enoch Burke was defamed in report about cell move

By Ellen O'Riordan

Americas

Supermarket magnate driving Panama’s politics from embassy storeroom

By Christine Murray in Panama

Trump lawyer suggests ‘hush money’ payment was extortion

Davy stockbrocker’s Barry Dixon leaving role for CRH

Woman sues alleging she had infected wounds after breast implant removal

Education

Teacher union members indicate high levels of support for proposed merger

By Emmet Malone

Education

Secondary schools relying on parents to prop up finances, says managerial body

By Carl O'Brien

Editorials

On the 35th World Press Freedom Day, journalism is under attack on many fronts

Justice officials warned McEntee of Rwanda policy knock-on effect as early as 2022

By Ken Foxe

Racing

Teahupoo takes Jack Kennedy a step closer to landing first jockeys’ championship

By Brian O'Connor

Common GroundOpens in new window

Jack Willis relishing role in Toulouse’s relentless quest for success

Costs of united Ireland would equal pain of the austerity years, economists say

By Mark Hennessy

Editorials

The cost of living crisis is not over, but the worst of it may be behind us

RTÉ findings should be ‘positively received’ by broadcaster, says Minister

By Cormac McQuinn

Media

Urgent need for enactment of new defamation Bill, say ombudsman and industry groups

By Emmet Malone

Taxi driver who secretly filmed lodger in shower remanded in custody to ‘think about what he did’

By Jessica Magee

Three Irishmen charged in Melbourne over ‘sophisticated’ $1m 60-home robbery spree

Woman who waited 12 hours for emergency surgery described Galway hospital as ‘warzone’

By Marie O'Halloran

Apple’s revenue weighed down by falling China sales

By Michael Acton

Oireachtas

Sipo more a ‘lapdog’ than watchdog due to lack of powers given by Government, Dáil told

By Marie O'Halloran

Nurse who claimed he witnessed care home worker pour water over resident loses whistleblower claim

By Stephen Bourke

Chelsea expose Tottenham’s all too obvious weaknesses to secure victory at Stamford Bridge

By David Hytner at Stamford Bridge

Athletics

Some like it hot: Turning up the summer heat to train for the Paris Olympics

By Ian O'Riordan

Aston Villa suffer Greek tragedy as Olympiakos score four at Villa Park

Europa League: Bayer Leverkusen on course for Dublin final after 2-0 win in Rome

Sean Dyche says he is still earning right to be Everton’s manager despite leading club to safety

By Andy Hunter

TV & Radio

Songlines review: Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy explores a painful history through song

By Ed Power

Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – Step aside Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, this is the pop album we’ve been waiting for

By Lauren Murphy

Can-do attitude

McNally’s eye

The best seat on the bus

Lyric FM – many happy returns

The Irish in Britain

International protection applicants

‘Hot school meals – a close look’

Tackling the housing crisis

Israel and Gaza