BooksSilverback by Phil Harrison: Dark and unnerving tale of heartless fathers and damaged sons in BelfastBy John Boyne
BooksChris Whitaker: ‘I sometimes wonder if the road I went down was linked to this violent act that happened when I was a kid’By Edel Coffey
Commercial PropertyRemove rent cap or supply of new properties will ‘fall away’, estate agent report findsBy Fiona Reddan
SponsoredAward-winning Disney+ show The Bear is back and dishing up a whole new menu of piping hot drama
Advertising Feature‘Transformative impact’ of US-Ireland business relationship highlighted at AmCham Awards
UKGreen Party sneaks in under political foggy dew to fire warning shot across Labour’s bowsBy Mark Paul
FilmKinds of Kindness review: A pounding headache might be the only reward for your patienceBy Donald Clarke
MusicBlondie guitarist Chris Stein: ‘I was always into chaos. There was nothing I shied away from’By Tony Clayton-Lea
MusicVillagers at Trinity College Dublin: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more By Ellen O’Donoghue
Your WellnessAre we deceiving aliens about the reality of life on this planet? Or just ourselves?By Brigid O'Dea
BusinessSavills urges easing of rental caps in next budget to arrest sharp decline in constructionBy Colin Gleeson
Gaelic GamesSeán Moran: Harte and O’Connor sound echoes of the days when there were second acts in All-Ireland livesBy Seán Moran
BusinessCar parking at Dublin Airport is big business, so why has the sale of the unused QuickPark facility stalled?By Barry J Whyte
Gaelic GamesDarragh Ó Sé: Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was interested in everyone and had no egoBy Darragh Ó Sé
PoliticsUK general election: Foyle is prized SDLP seat Sinn Féin would love to take By Freya McClements
PoliticsTax-free allowances for Michael McGrath’s seven children will bring EU pay package to €443,000 a yearBy Arthur Beesley
WorkYour work questions answered: Is an employer liable for a sports injury if they sponsor an employee team’s kit?By Jack White
PoliticsFianna Fáil TDs vie for promotion after Jack Chambers’s rise to FinanceBy Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn
RugbyGarry Ringrose: ‘If you get it wrong against South Africa, you suffer the consequences’By John O'Sullivan
PoliticsThe election countdown may be on, but it feels as if Northern Ireland is still getting used to itBy Freya McClements
AthleticsFrom Rome to Paris, Chris O’Donnell working towards a golden relay moment at the OlympicsBy Ian O'Riordan
Housing & PlanningDublin ‘affordable’ purchase permutations call purpose of scheme into questionBy Olivia Kelly
OireachtasWe say never again. We voice outrage. We listen to the promises. Until the next timeBy Miriam Lord
OpinionTories’ Project Fear is last, desperate act of a party about to plunge off a cliffBy Kathy Sheridan
Your Wellness‘I am working with a very difficult person and it is having a huge effect on my life’By Trish Murphy
MusicThe Music Quiz: Colombia-born Shakira is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and ... ?By Tony Clayton-Lea
BusinessVolkswagen throws Rivian a $5bn lifeline with new joint venture By Kara Carlson and Keith Naughton
Inside Politics NewsletterDecision on RTÉ TV licence funding looms ahead of Dáil recessBy Cormac McQuinn
IrelandYour top stories on Wednesday: Watch as hundreds turn out to support Natasha O’Brien; Aer Lingus pilots start industrial action
PoliticsMichael McGrath ‘not motivated by money’ in decision to become Irish EU commissionerBy Vivienne Clarke
Advertising FeatureValue of trade and membership bodies recognised at the inaugural Association and Institutes Awards
MusicLongitude 2024 at Marlay Park, Dublin: Who’s playing, ticket information, how to get there and moreBy Ellen O’Donoghue
Sports BriefingDarragh Ó Sé and Pat Fox remember ‘original, one-off’ Micheál Ó MuircheartaighBy Mary Hannigan
CourtsWoman fails in €60,000 claim against McDonald’s over finger injury allegedly caused by dispensing sauceBy Ray Managh
Housing & PlanningMinisters defend affordable-housing efforts as homes in one scheme to cost up to €475,000By Cormac McQuinn and Olivia Kelly
Crime & LawCrime statistics: Robbery, extortion and firearm offences all spike in the first quarter of 2024By Ronan McGreevy and Olivia Kelleher
BusinessAer Lingus and pilots to meet in fresh bid to resolve disputeBy Barry O'Halloran, Conor Pope and Vivienne Clarke
MediaRTÉ funding: Paschal Donohoe and Catherine Martin at loggerheads over future funding modelBy Cormac McQuinn and Ronan McGreevy
PoliticsFuneral of Bernard Allen remembers ‘an astute political mind, devoted husband and treasured dad’By Olivia Kelleher
Housing & PlanningThreshold survey finds three-quarters of tenants struggle to pay bills after covering rentBy Jack White
SportBill Belichick becomes a punchline as new relationship with 24-year-old woman comes to lightBy Dave Hannigan
Inside Business PodcastJack Chambers: what to expect from the youngest Finance Minister since Michael CollinsListen | 35:34
CourtsHigh Court approves €35,000 settlement for girl who claimed she was injured in fall from ponyBy Ellen O'Riordan
Gaelic GamesTactical breakdown: Derry pin back Mayo’s forwards to blunt their attacking threatBy Paul O'Brien
SportEuro Zone: England’s body language suggested it was going to be a long night against SloveniaBy Mary Hannigan
EuropeEvan Gershkovich: Russia begins first spy trial against US journalist since cold war By Daniel McLaughlin
HealthDonnelly calls for redress scheme if inquiry into use of Epilim finds ‘systemic issues’By Shauna Bowers
BusinessState’s AIB stake to drop close to 25% as another block of shares put on marketBy Joe Brennan
EuropeDutch refugee policy official refuses to work with new right-wing coalition governmentBy Peter Cluskey
HealthWoman taking anti-epilepsy drug was never fully advised of the risks of it during pregnancyBy Shauna Bowers
BusinessAppeal court upholds ruling in favour of liquidators of aircraft leasing firmsBy Aodhan O'Faolain
Crime & Law‘It was brutal’: Pitbull terrier dies after attacking smaller dog in Limerick cityBy David Raleigh and Jennifer Bray
CourtsSouth Dublin football club ordered to invite children from halting site to soccer fun dayBy Stephen Bourke
IrelandNatasha O’Brien tells lawmakers and judges ‘to do better’ with sentencing laws for serious crimesBy David Raleigh
PoliticsJack Chambers becomes youngest Minister for Finance since Michael Collins in 1919By Marie O'Halloran
USAssange arrives in Australia after being freed by US courtBy Stefania Palma in Washington and Nic Fildes in Canberra
ScienceMinister refuses to clarify if Philip Nolan is ‘CEO designate’ of new research agencyBy Kevin O'Sullivan
BusinessJudge holds businessman in contempt for contacting couple over garage storing exotic petsBy Aodhan O'Faolain
Media‘It’s very easy to move’: Independent production companies consider Late Late’s futureBy Arthur Beesley
BusinessEddie Rockets granted temporary order aimed at restraining transfer of two franchises to rivalBy Aodhan O’Faolain
Middle EastIsrael warns Hamas that it will ‘bear the consequences’ if it does not accept ceasefire dealBy Mark Weiss
SoccerUkraine have nothing left to give as they are eliminated from Euro 2024 by BelgiumBy Jonathan Wilson at Stuttgart Arena
SoccerChaotic off the pitch but a success on it - Ken Early’s review of the Euro 2024 group stagesBy Ken Early
Ireland‘His gesture of sympathy touched me greatly’: Readers pay tribute to Micheál Ó MuircheartaighBy Cian O'Connell
OireachtasGroundbreaking legislation to regulate surrogacy and fertility clinics passed almost 20 years after first mootedBy Marie O'Halloran
An Irish DiaryThe death of poets – Tony Delaney on James Clarence Mangan, John Keegan and the cholera epidemic of 1849By Tony Delaney
Crime & LawGarda Special Detective Unit investigating bomb threat against home of Taoiseach Simon HarrisBy Colin Gleeson, Conor Lally and Jennifer Bray
OireachtasEquine abbatoir revelations have done ‘huge reputational damage’ to Ireland, Oireachtas committee toldBy Colin Gleeson
Climate CrisisUrgent reform of motor tax needed to ensure emissions targets are met, says advisory body By Kevin O'Sullivan
BusinessNumber of firms going bust rose in the first six months of the year even as pace of failures slowsBy Ciara O'Brien
Social AffairsDublin Rape Crisis Centre says record call numbers reflect increased mental distress and suicidal ideationBy Kitty Holland
TV & RadioRishi Sunak v Kier Starmer: all the charm and grace of a duo of Daleks trapped in a portalooBy Ed Power
AmericasBolivia: Former army, navy heads among those arrested for alleged roles in bungled military coupBy Tom Phillips and Dan Collyns