Article Index

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Everyone I Know Is Dying by Emily Slapper: The shadow of a good novel

By Niamh Donnelly

Advertising Feature

From horses to human lungs: A Galway alumna’s scientific breakthrough

TV & Radio

Radio review: Newstalk’s Ciara Kelly left floundering as cohost Shane Coleman sidesteps Olympics duty

By Mick Heaney

Social workers play a vital role

People

I’ve yet to meet a woman who has regretted not getting married but plenty of married ones who have

By Brianna Parkins

Work

Bosses regain the upper hand in hiring

By Anjli Raval

Restaurants

Takeaway review: Vietnamese speciality in big demand in D4 on a Sunday morning

By Corinna Hardgrave

Asia-Pacific

Chinese comedy about ‘manipulation’ of child taps into wider sociological issues

By Denis Staunton

Film

The Movie Quiz: What is the name of Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic?

By Donald Clarke

Drink

Supermarket wines: two old French reliables for €12

By John Wilson

Economy

Naivety about Trump threatens all our futures

By Martin Wolf

BeautyOpens in new window

Simone Gannon: The new beauty products I really rate

By Simone Gannon

Work

Corporate America braces for DEI’s death if Trump wins election

Food

How to pick the perfect watermelon: start by shamelessly slapping a lot of them in the supermarket

By Genevieve Ko

EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From re-thinking energy efficiency to providing large-scale electric batteries motors, here are some of this year’s nominees

By Fiona Keeley

Cartoon

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Inside the US biomedical behemoth ‘down a boreen in east Clare’

By Ian Curran

Ireland is not full. South Korea’s population is 10 times higher on a similar land area

By Ronan McGreevy

Daughter of slain British agent Denis Donaldson critical of Coalition over persistent inquest delays

By Seanín Graham

Ireland mixed relay set to chase another Olympic final, but without Rhasidat Adeleke

By Ian O'Riordan

Rights of homeless asylum seekers: No immediate changes likely after court ruling, Coalition figures indicate

By Jack Horgan-Jones and Ellen O'Riordan

Racing

No big odds this time as Sirius bids for Galway festival double in Friday’s feature

By Brian O'Connor

The Sinn Féin surge is over and its fightback has hardly begun

By Gerard Howlin

Commercial Property

MNK Partners pays just under €10m for Clonskeagh office block

By Jessica Doyle

Paralympic Games contender Katie O’Brien hoping to build on 2022 World Rowing Championships success

By Gordon Manning

People

Emer McLysaght: Six things that confuse American tourists visiting Ireland and Europe

By Emer McLysaght

Social Affairs

Church services

Sport Ireland’s Gary Ryan: ‘Our success at the Olympics can’t just be defined by medals, but also how we treat people’

The week Irish swimming came of age yet also showed a dark sordid underbelly from the past

By Johnny Watterson

The big Olympics question of the week - is Daniel Wiffen from Co Armagh or Co Down?

By Mary Hannigan

Neo-Nazis create propaganda posters in support of Irish anti-immigration protests

By Conor Gallagher

State found guilty of breaching homeless IP applicants’ rights but no sanction issued

By Ellen O'Riordan

Immigration lawyer no longer feels safe in Dublin after arson and violence threats

By Sorcha Pollak

Business Today Newsletter

Lifeguards at popular Dublin beach concerned about ‘dangerous’ staffing levels and substandard safety gear

By Conor Lally

Commercial Property

Lisney seeks €35m for European Club golf links and estate in Wicklow

By Jessica Doyle

In the News Podcast

Looking for filth on screen - how the Irish film censor’s role has changed

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 20:26

Intel slashes jobs and Aer Lingus counts cost of pilot row

By Dominic Coyle

Irish citizen among three freed Americans to arrive back in US after prisoner swap with Russia

By Andrew Roth at Andrews air force base, Maryland

Because of Lavinia Kerwick, Ireland learned about the trauma of sexual crime

By Justine McCarthy

History

‘Humongous’ fort found in Wales may disprove theory of Celtic-Roman peace

Turkey blocks access to Instagram after claim Hamas condolences were censored

Financial Services

AIB in talks to buy back €500m of State shares as profits rise 30%

By Joe Brennan

Film

Kneecap movie is Irish submission for best international film at Oscars

By Donald Clarke

Avolon profits climb 38% in second quarter

By Colin Gleeson

Warm but wet over bank holiday weekend with yellow rain warning for four counties on Sunday

By Tim O'Brien

US launches Nvidia antitrust probe after rivals’ complaints - report

Friday’s top stories: Irish citizen arrives in US after Russia prisoner swap; neo-Nazis make posters for Irish protests

Africa

Nigeria police may seek army help after protests turn violent

Africa

Ancient Egypt’s ‘screaming’ mummy woman may have died in agony

Sports Briefing

Sports Briefing: Ireland hope to keep up medal blitz with a fabulous Friday

By Mary Hannigan

Gillian Anderson to star in Channel 4 film of Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses

By Martin Doyle

Apple revenues rise on strong services business and iPad sales

By Stephen Morris and Michael Acton

Olympics: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy take lightweight gold for Ireland

By Johnny Watterson

On The Money Newsletter

Inheritance tax: What are the rules and how might they change in the budget?

By Dominic Coyle

Escalation of the conflict in Gaza to an all-out regional war looms larger than ever

By Vincent Durac

After 868 pages and €5.67 million, the reason 19 names were searched in INM data breach remains a mystery

By Colm Keena

Politics

Fifteen of 35 Fine Gael TDs who won in 2020 will not run again. What does this mean for the party?

By Cormac McQuinn

Garden centre owner charged with importing crystal meth granted legal aid

By Eoin Reynolds

Putin welcomes released Russians, including FSB hitman and couple whose children thought they were Argentinian

By Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn

FSAI recall batches of supermarket spinach due to listeria fears

By Sarah Slater

Google-parent Alphabet cut stake in Crowdstrike before July global outage

Dublin City Council brings fresh charges against landlord Marc Godart over unauthorised short-term lettings

By Tom Tuite

Number of people receiving benefits drops in July, CSO data shows

By Colin Gleeson

Behind the US-Russia prisoner swap: Putin’s assassin friend, spies and secret meetings

By Mark Mazzetti, Anton Troianovski, Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker

Soccer

Erik ten Hag: ‘I don’t need a longer contract. I don’t need that security’

By Jamie Jackson in Los Angeles

Middle East

Prospects for hostage release and Gaza ceasefire in the balance following assassinations

By Mark Weiss

Convicted rapist who allegedly made hoax bomb threat against Taoiseach’s home challenges prison sanction

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Man (40s) arrested over ramming of Government buildings known to gardaí for previous offences

By Conor Lally, Tim O'Brien and Harry McGee

Health

Psychiatric nurses defer action again as sides agree return to talks

By Emmet Malone

Olympics 2024: Ireland’s showjumpers see medal chance slip away in Versailles

By Ian O'Riordan

Trevor Deely’s father dies without knowing what happened to his missing son

By Olivia Kelleher

Survey reveals 15% of Dutch adults believe far-right conspiracy theory that white population is being replaced

By Peter Cluskey

Racing

IHRB reviewing Galway festival horse fatalities but says ‘no commonality’ between incidents

By Brian O'Connor

Tom Cruise to rappel off Stade de France in Olympics closing ceremony

By Catherine Shoard

Man who splurged over €13,000 of former employer’s money on gambling and toys set to avoid jail

By David Raleigh

Politics

RTÉ reports €9.1m deficit last year as Liveline host Joe Duffy highest paid with €351,000 package

By Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan-Jones

PwC under pressure to name global partners linked to Australian tax leaks scandal

By Nic Fildes

Lin Yu-ting wins opening Olympics bout on points amid gender controversy

Music

‘Did they make you park feckin’ ages away?’ All Together Now 2024 begins with the battle for the best camping spots

By Kate Brayden

Technology

Storm Technology acquired by British cybersecurity expert Littlefish

By Colin Gleeson

Michaela Walsh’s departure leaves Kellie Harrington as final Irish boxer at Olympic Games

Americas

Venezuela’s neighbours struggle to respond to crisis following disputed election

By Tom Hennigan

Future of Liffey Swim and Dún Laoghaire Harbour Race in doubt due to row between swimming organisations

By Olivia Kelly

Soccer

Jayson Molumby charged over punch during West Brom’s friendly with Mallorca

Tommy Fleetwood hopes ‘good feelings’ can translate to golf gold medal in Paris

By Ewan Murray at Le Golf National

German comedy recalls reunification’s lesson in capitalism for the East

By Derek Scally

Google data centre expansion draws ire of environmental groups

By Gordon Deegan

Markets

Markets hit a wall amid fears of US economic slowdown

By Ciara O'Brien

Plan to remove Sinti-Roma memorial causes outrage

By Derek Scally

An Irish Diary

Troy, Troy, and Troy Again – Frank McNally on an explanation for Dublin’s burning castles logo

By Frank McNally

‘An honour and a privilege’: Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan’s perfect execution lands second Olympic gold

By Denis Walsh

Home care provider ‘totally unreasonable’ to suggest manager would be in work day after wife’s miscarriage, WRC rules

By Stephen Bourke

Over 200 caught speeding as bank holiday roads policing ramps up

By Conor Pope

Spike in electricity demand during All-Ireland finals

By Fiona Keeley

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after body of woman (27) found in burning building in Co Cork

By Olivia Kelleher

Kamala Harris secures Democratic presidential nomination

By James Politi in Washington

Intel’s Irish staff await news on how global job cuts will affect Leixlip operation

By Ciara O'Brien and Cormac McQuinn

Editorials

Fine Gael exodus means baton is passed to a new generation

Work

Refusal of gym membership was not discriminatory - WRC

By Stephen Bourke

Middle East

Hamas leader Haniyeh buried in Qatar amid pledges of revenge against Israel

Shots fired into car in Dublin being treated as failed gangland murder attempt

By Conor Lally

Editorials

The Middle East is a region now at a concerning and dangerous tipping point

Crushing day for Dickson and Waddilove as costly start ruins their hopes of final medal push

By David Branigan

Live - Paris 2024

Olympics Day 7 live updates: Rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold; mixed relay team miss out on final

By Mary Hannigan and Emmet Riordan

Ireland’s mixed relay team miss out on Olympic final as the heat and pace rises in Paris

By Ian O'Riordan

‘I believe there is hope as long as people march’: Hundreds attend Dublin vigil to mark 300th day of Gaza war

By Emmet Malone

Soccer

Stephen Walsh’s second-half double fires Galway past Dundalk

Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 7

Beer barrels and stones thrown at UK police protecting mosque amid unrest after Southport stabbings

By Nadeem Badshah

Man due in court over criminal damage to State buildings

By Conor Pope

Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic by Nabila Ramdani – A persuasive case

By Oliver Farry

Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang: An ambitious and promising debut about forbidden love in 1980s China

By Philippa Conlon

Poem of the Week: Held

By Eleanor Hooker

The Accidental Garden by Richard Mabey: An instructive and exciting volume

By Martina Evans

Rare Singles by Benjamin Myers: Like the literary love child of David Nicholls and Nick Hornby

By Helen Cullen

True Love by Paddy Crewe: gritty and engrossing

By Val Nolan

Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell - Engrossing musical and cultural critique

By Adrienne Murphy

Ambassador of Nowhere: A Latin American Pilgrimage - inquisitive journeying

By Paul Clements

Golden achievement

‘Are you local?’

Report of inspectors and INM

Dog wardens and dangerous dogs

Internet VAT rate cut not only option

President Higgins’s letter to Iran

Hamas has no interest in peace

Obituaries

Shelley Duvall obituary: Star of The Shining