BooksThe Invention of Charlotte Brontë by Graham Watson: How the influential 1857 biography of the writer took on a life of its ownBy Jenny McAuley
MusicDeacon Blue at Collins Barracks: Stage times, setlist, ticket information, how to get there and more
FilmBetween the Temples: Anxious Jewish comedy strikes gold with Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman By Tara Brady
FilmMrs Robinson: An admiring portrait of Ireland’s first woman president rather than a penetrating critical studyBy Donald Clarke
MusicThe Music Quiz: Which Coldplay album cover became a Royal Mail postage stamp?By Tony Clayton-Lea
Your Wellness15 microhabits to get your day off to a good start: From brain dumping to brushing teeth in the kitchenBy Chiara Wilkinson
OpinionIreland is in no position to accept 25,000 homeless migrants claiming asylum every yearBy Michael McDowell
BusinessMadness for Central Bank to allow credit unions increase their exposure to housing marketBy John McManus
EducationBack-to-school anxiety, homework battles and lunches your kids might actually eat: advice from the classroom expertsBy Jen Hogan
EnvironmentCampaign opposing large wind farm at Sceirde Rocks in Connemara being scaled up By Kevin O'Sullivan
Social AffairsHundreds of parents could face rise in creche fees if chains pull out of core funding By Emmet Malone
Politics‘Like hiding food in a famine’: Coalition at war over plans to defer land taxBy Jennifer Bray
MotorsThe updated Suzuki Swift is cute, economical and fun to drive. Consider me a SwiftieBy Neil Briscoe
Life & Style‘I see my belly, and my belly sees me. Yes, my diet has really gone belly up’By Enda Sheppard
EducationHundreds of retired teachers set to plug gaps as schools struggle to find qualified staffBy Carl O'Brien
EducationProportion of students in private education declines as more free places are createdBy Carl O'Brien
Education‘Find a substitute? You must be joking’: Teacher shortage forces schools to scramble to fill gapsBy Emmet Malone
Crime & Law‘Why was Michael Shine allowed abuse me even though other people knew? He is Ireland’s Jimmy Savile’By Kitty Holland
Gaelic GamesSeán Moran: Competing intercounty and club interests putting the split into split seasonBy Seán Moran
Gaelic Games‘Everyone wants to be around greatness’: Mickey Harte’s arrival brings excitement to OffalyBy Paul Keane
Housing & PlanningLongest running Dublin strategic housing development case refused permissionBy Olivia Kelly
Your Wellness‘My daughter’s friend, who is 15, is in a secret online relationship that is causing her to be fearful’By Trish Murphy
USThe Obamas bring pure currents of hope and soul and optimism to Democratic conventionBy Keith Duggan
IrelandYour top stories on Wednesday: Journalist and campaigner Nell McCafferty dies; New Zealand’s Keely O’Grady crowned Rose of Tralee
Gaelic GamesConor McElduff and Catriona Casey safely through to quarters in World Wallball in Limerick By Paul Fitzpatrick
BusinessMore than 70 fake eFlow websites detected as ‘smishing’ attacks on consumers surgeBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
ObituariesNell McCafferty obituary: Fierce and fearless journalist and campaigner with ‘lovely sense of divilment’
HealthFamily of non-verbal woman subjected to inappropriate contact in HSE facility call for other resident’s removalBy Vivienne Clarke
MusicJames Blunt at Collins Barracks: Stage times, setlist, ticket information, how to get there and more
Ireland‘It’s a beauty pageant that’s not about beauty’: New Zealand Rose celebrates victory and her Irish heritageBy Patrick Freyne
IrelandSicily yacht disaster: relief in north Sligo as Irish woman alive after Bayesian tragedyBy Marese McDonagh
Crime & LawGardaí investigate if house attack where 12-year-old was injured was linked to slash hook assault on caravanBy Barry Roche
Crime & LawPrison Service should step up efforts to stop contraband entering jails, says report on prisoner’s deathBy Martin Wall
PoliticsOutgoing UUP leader rules out standing in any forthcoming leadership contestBy Freya McClements
AthleticsIrish sprinter Israel Olatunde to join Olympic champion Noah Lyles’s elite training groupBy Ian O'Riordan
FilmBennifer is over – again. But why does Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce feel so sad?By Sian Cain
EducationMobile phones set to be banned across all second-level schools under new Government plansBy Carl O'Brien
Inside Business PodcastWhat’s happening with Ireland’s housing crisis and where do we go next?Listen | 31:20
BusinessMcDonald’s plans 200 new restaurants in UK and Ireland, creating 24,000 jobsBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
SoccerSt Pat’s manager Stephen Kenny says his team’s fixture pile-up is ‘insane’ and ‘crazy’ By Gavin Cummiskey
IrelandNell McCafferty: journalist and feminist campaigner dies aged 80By Kitty Holland and Freya McClements
CourtsInjunction to prevent Coolock site being used to house migrants sought in High CourtBy Aodhan O Faolain
IrelandMichael Collins was involved in armed stand-off with anti-Treaty IRA men in Cork months before he was killed, new research revealsBy Barry Roche
EnvironmentSalmon that escaped from fish farm have been found in three of Ireland’s most important angling riversBy Kevin O'Sullivan
An Irish DiaryStrangman, Strong Woman – Frank McNally on the life and times of a pioneering Waterford doctorBy Frank McNally
RacingCity Of Troy gets the job done again with Juddmonte International victory in course record time By Brian O'Connor
PoliticsEfforts to defuse Coalition row over planned deferral of residential zoned land taxBy Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy
Crime & LawRacially-motivated arson attack on Co Antrim restaurant condemned as ‘deplorable’By Rebecca Black, PA
SoccerShamrock Rovers focusing on free shot against Paok with Conference League spot already securedBy Gavin Cummiskey
IrelandMet Éireann warns of flooding risk on west coast as remnants of Hurricane Ernesto arriveBy Colin Gleeson and Ronan McGreevy
CourtsWoman with anorexia will probably die without nasal-gastric feeding, court hearsBy Kitty Holland
Climate CrisisHeat-related deaths likely to increase significantly in Ireland over coming decadesBy Kevin O'Sullivan
EconomyBudget 2025 must be framed around infrastructure delivery rather than ‘handouts’, Ibec saysBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Common GroundOpens in new windowPregnant women in parts of Belfast declined antenatal care due to religion, report foundBy Mark Hennessy