Common GroundOpens in new windowNorthern Ireland’s future course must be set by its people, not by its politiciansBy Graham Spencer
Letter of the DayOpens in new windowChildren living in poverty – some policy choices are better than others
DrinkTwo French wines for €10, a dry white from Alsace and an earthy red from the south By John Wilson
Special Reports‘Nobody knew what the circular economy was a few years ago, but really it’s just common sense’By Danielle Barron
TV & RadioPatrick Kielty: ‘It’s tricky to get through Heathrow, called Paddy, with a balaclava in your bag’By Patrick Kielty
BeautyOpens in new windowSimone Gannon: I’ve used one brand of mascara for more than seven years. Here’s whyBy Simone Gannon
PeopleHouse flippers are a curse, tarting up homes as cheaply as possible and selling for maximum profitBy Brianna Parkins
FilmThe Movie Quiz: Who was not a fellow nominee when Daniel Day-Lewis won one of his Oscars?By Donald Clarke
RestaurantsTakeaway review: punchy Mexican food with an Irish twist in a buzzy food yardBy Corinna Hardgrave
Special ReportsWith data collection at an all-time high, online retail is increasingly individualisedBy Barry McCall
Special Reports‘Ireland has a strong consumer base and a high level of disposable income, making it attractive to retailers’By Edel Corrigan
ResidentialWhat will €198,000 buy in Ireland, France, Spain, the US and Sweden?By Elizabeth Birdthistle
TV & RadioSickening but essential listening as victims tell radio shows about sexual abuse at religious-run schools By Mick Heaney
In the News PodcastExplainer: Could Sinn Féin’s new housing plan work?By Bernice HarrisonListen | 23:30
BusinessLeinster Rugby chief Shane Nolan: The next generation want a totally different experience - fireworks, cheerleaders, musicBy Dominic Coyle
PeopleYou’ve no right to park outside your home. You buy the house, not the road in front of itBy Emer McLysaght
OpinionSinn Féin’s housing policy ignores that climate change is already here and nowBy Diarmaid Ferriter
Paralympics 2024Opens in new windowParalympics: Goncin busily giving back to the land of his birthBy John O'Sullivan
Social AffairsTime limit on school abuse inquiry being considered to speed redress package for survivorsBy Jack Horgan-Jones, Pat Leahy and Fiachra Gallagher
PoliticsWould a new Department of Infrastructure proposed by Simon Harris work? Experts are not so sureBy Martin Wall
Top Stories of 2024If you laughed at the one about the Leinster House bike shelter, you’ll love the one about the loo rollsBy Justine McCarthy
PoliticsInheritance tax threshold rises have no ‘clear policy rationale’, watchdog saysBy Emmet Malone
EconomyJust because Ireland is good for data centres does not mean they are good for usBy John FitzGerald
Gaelic GamesDan Morrissey reflects on narrow margins in year the drive for five hit a speed bumpBy Seán Moran
SoccerEngland return to Lansdowne Road to play their first competitive match in Ireland for 34 years By James McDermott
RacingFar greater systemic safety net required for racehorses after they stop racing By Brian O'Connor
Paralympics 2024Opens in new windowParalympics Day 9: Irish in action and best of the rest as Katie-George Dunlevy chases gold againBy John O'Sullivan
Crime & Law‘I was perhaps very naive leaving a €3,000 bike locked outside a building under a CCTV camera’ By Jack White
HealthTransgender woman says she was unable to receive ‘basic healthcare’ at Dublin hospital after gender surgeryBy Kitty Holland
Business Today NewsletterDelaying data centres, Kingspan and Grenfell and from Google to Leinster RugbyBy Conn Ó Midheach
IrelandYour top stories on Friday: Summer 2024 world’s ‘hottest on record’; and meet Ireland’s oldest woman
IrelandPlumbers, fitters, welders go on strike at several high-profile construction sitesBy Emmet Malone
CourtsMan (46) who threatened his mother that he would ‘put teeth down her throat’ is jailedBy Stephen Maguire
CourtsDefamation cases between Van Morrison and former Stormont health minister Robin Swann settledBy Alan Erwin
Housing & PlanningPlans for more than 700 social and cost rental homes in west Dublin approved By Olivia Kelly
Abuse in Schools InquiryIreland’s school abuse scandal: ‘He got me to do stretches. I remember thinking: this is really weird’By Patsy McGarry
Crime & LawMore than €3m worth of cocaine, cannabis seized at Dublin Airport in past weekBy Jade Wilson
CourtsBoy (11) accused of petrol-bombing police during rioting in Belfast ‘meant to be in school’ not courtBy Alan Erwin
SoccerKevin Kilbane: Ireland lack midfielders, but the absence of grit is inexcusableBy Kevin Kilbane
Life & StyleQ&A: Why did the Leinster House bike shed cost so much and what happens next?By Conor Pope
Housing & PlanningIreland’s first age-friendly housing estate aims to ‘future-proof’ development as the population gets olderBy Ronan McGreevy
US ElectionOpens in new windowUS presidential election: ‘I don’t see a path to the White House for Trump without North Carolina’By Keith Duggan
Common GroundOpens in new window‘The trajectory is very good’: can Simon Harris and Keir Starmer cleanse the Anglo-Irish palate?By Mark Hennessy
EuropeFrench far right exerts outsize power over Barnier and Macron, rivals sayBy Benoit Van Overstraeten and Elizabeth Pineau
BusinessCoca-Cola HBC deal to buy Irish vending machine firm draws deeper competition scrutinyBy Joe Brennan
EuropeZelenskiy tells western defence ministers of ‘significant’ gaps between arms pledges and actual deliveriesBy Derek Scally
GolfMalachy Clerkin: Shane Lowry must know that if he stays with Kingspan, his choice makes a statementBy Malachy Clerkin
IrelandEnd of the Tory: Dublin Conservative Club to close its doors for last time after 141 yearsBy Tim O'Brien
BusinessUK regulators accuse Google of anti-competitive behaviour in advertisingBy Stephen Morris and Daniel Thomas
Middle EastIsraeli forces kill 27 Palestinians in Gaza strikes as US-Turkish woman shot dead in West Bank
MusicSérgio Mendes, who brought bossa nova music to an international audience, dies aged 83By Laura Snapes
EuropeTelegram to remove ‘people nearby’ feature and improve moderation, says founderBy Pjotr Sauer and Dan Milmo
An Irish DiaryWe need to introduce licences for people who wish to watch movies in publicBy Alison Healy
PoliticsGráinne Seoige set to become Fianna Fáil general election candidate after three nominees pull out of raceBy Harry McGee
Paralympics 2024Opens in new windowParalympics: Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly win silver in women’s B road raceBy Gordon Manning
TennisAryna Sabalenka has chance in US Open final to confirm status as best in grand slamsBy Tumaini Carayol
Dublin‘Nobody’s giving me any grief’: We meet English fans in Dublin ahead of Republic of Ireland gameBy Fiachra Gallagher
SoccerChelsea backers Todd Boehly and Clearlake weigh up ownership optionsBy David Hellier and Giles Turner
EditorialsMichel Barnier is staging a return as French prime minister, but he faces a fight for survival
Paralympics 2024Opens in new windowEllen Keane and Michael Murphy to be Ireland’s flag bearers for closing ceremony of Paralympics at Stade de FranceBy Gordon Manning
SoccerHeimir Hallgrímsson keeping cards close to his chest in advance of daunting first assignment By Gavin Cummiskey
BooksThe Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke: A case that changed the history of transplant surgery in the UKBy Dr Muiris Houston
BooksGabriel’s Moon by William Boyd: Compelling thriller set in the murky underworld of the cold warBy John Boyne
BooksChernobyl Roulette - A War Story, by Serhii Plokhy: Gripping and unsettling account of Russian misadventureBy Pat Carty
ObituariesFrank Hayes obituary: Former Kerry Group executive who took the concept of social responsibility seriously
Paralympics 2024Opens in new windowParalympics Day 10: Irish in action as Richael Timothy takes on road raceBy John O'Sullivan
BusinessIs Kingspan’s Murtagh insulated from buck stopping after scathing Grenfell report?By Joe Brennan
