BooksCrime fiction: The thriller people said couldn’t be done; and one of Robert Harris’s finest By Declan Burke
PeopleToo often our emotions – anger, frustration, fear – propel us to search for ‘facts’ to fit how we are feelingBy Seán Moncrieff
BooksDonal Ryan: ‘Stop apologising for yourself,’ is one of the last things my mother said to meBy Donal Ryan
TravelHolidaying with small children on the Portuguese Riviera: A bit like hauling a ship over a mountainBy Kevin Power
PeopleReviving small Irish towns: ‘They are exactly the same as some of the finest European towns. They can become vibrant communities again’By Gemma Tipton
PeopleI was suffering from burnout - then I decided to farm 12 sheep. I emerged a new person By John Connell
PeopleCiarán McCarthy was left paraplegic after playing for his local rugby club. He resolved not to become ‘a bitter auld bollocks’By Brendan Fanning
OpinionThe good news for parents is you’ll never be perfect and you can’t fully shape your childrenBy Breda O'Brien
PeopleAnnalise Murphy: ‘I will always look back at the Tokyo Olympics and be disappointed in my performance there’
Education‘They are being robbed of their potential’: Thousands of children with special needs waiting years for vital therapyBy Carl O'Brien
Housing & Planning‘There’s nowhere to go. It’s a nightmare’: Buncrana woman says she may lose rented home due to mica grantsBy Colm Keena
Ireland‘We want Ecuadorians to feel at home here, to grow as a family, and be able to support one another’By Sorcha Pollak
MusicMadness in Galway review: Classic songs delight as group’s first single celebrates its 45th birthdayBy Cian O'Connell
Asia-PacificIndia’s Bangladesh bet backfires after Sheikh Hasina oustedBy Benjamin Parkin and John Reed in New Delhi
EuropeKill or confine? Italy and Romania wrestle with bear attacks responseBy Amy Kazmin in Rome and Stephen McGrath in Sighisoara
Paris 2024Opens in new windowIreland’s Olympics performance in graphs: From medal table gains to per capita successBy Nora-Íde McAuliffe and Paul Scott
Common GroundOpens in new windowTeam Ireland or Team GB? For Northern Irish Olympians, there’s no identity crisisBy Mark Hennessy
PoliticsMan arrested in connection with online threats against Taoiseach Simon HarrisBy Vivienne Clarke and Colin Gleeson
Paris 2024Opens in new windowFionnuala McCormack finishes 28th in Olympics marathon as Sifan Hassan makes historyBy Ian O'Riordan
Paris 2024Opens in new windowEvery four years, Timmy McCarthy gives Ireland a reason to watch basketballBy Ali Watkins
USCalifornia and Nevada among US states moving to ban ‘slavery’ in prisonsBy David Sherfinski in Richmond, Virginia
Middle EastIsrael orders more evacuations after deadly strike on Gaza school, displacing tens of thousands
IrelandTullamore Show: More than 60,000 attend as bakers compete for All-Ireland titleBy Vivienne Clarke
CourtsRabbi arrested over illegal circumcision remains in prison after failing in human rights claimBy Aodhán Ó Faoláin
SportThree sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on televisionBy Damian Cullen
CourtsMan wanted in Northern Ireland appears at Dublin High Court over extradition requestBy Aodhán Ó Faoláin
TV & RadioTV licence sales fail to recover from drop-off caused by RTÉ pay controversy, new data showsBy Harry McGee
USTrump blames Iran for email hack and insists only publicly-available information stolenBy Richard Luscombe
OpinionA woman of true willpower: Alison Healy’s modest proposal for solving Fair Deal woesBy Alison Healy
EuropeArchbishop Georg Gänswein declares loyalty to Pope Francis after banishment from RomeBy Derek Scally
Paris 2024Opens in new windowUnited States edge past China with gold in final event of Olympics to top medal table By Tom Lutz
Crime & Law‘Despicable scenes’: A total of 20 PSNI officers injured in violent incidents in Northern IrelandBy Vivienne Clarke
Paris 2024Opens in new windowTom Cruise abseils off stadium roof as Paris says au revoir to 2024 Olympics
Middle East‘The slaughter has to stop’: Tánaiste accuses Israel of ‘premeditatedly facilitating’ the killing of childrenBy Harry McGee
Middle EastUS steps up efforts to end Gaza war in effort to prevent regional confrontation between Israel, Iran and HizbullahBy Mark Weiss
PoliticsFunding for Irish athletes and facilities before next Olympic Games to top €500mBy Harry McGee
HealthUniversity Hospital Limerick overcrowding: HSE is warned many issues are at heart of problemBy Shauna Bowers
