Article Index

Key to wealth management is aligning financial plans with personal goals

By Emmet Ryan

Diversification of investments is the key to long term growth

By Frank Dillon

Film

Megalopolis or Megaflopolis? Francis Ford Coppola took 40 years to make this sci-fi epic but it misfires on the grandest scale

By Tara Brady

European Union ‘failed to pay attention’ to Global South for years

By Jack Power

A good investment adviser will help you weigh up your risk appetite

By Edel Corrigan

Trio of fresh semidetached homes in Monkstown from €875,000 to €1.35m

By Miriam Mulcahy

When you dabble in DIY investing, you flirt with risk

By Jillian Godsil

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Susan O’Neill: Now in a Minute – A serious agenda filtered through music full of nuance, invention and charm

By Joe Breen

Career opportunity training that takes you to the top of the world selling Ireland’s reputation for first-class food and drink

Technology

Corporates and tech prove a potent partnership with Rethink funding

By Ciara O'Brien

Developing leaders who will change society, not just business

Access to schools and the Constitution

‘We need to intensify our competitive offering if Ireland is to remain open and primed for success’

Strong investment returns on the cards if you’re patient enough to wait

By Barry McCall

Consumer Tech

Apple Watch Series 10 review: Bigger display and faster refresh rate arise from updated chip

By Ciara O'Brien

Restaurants

Shaku Maku review: Great-value ultra-casual mezze dining in Rathmines

By Corinna Hardgrave

Property investment: It still pays to take a punt on bricks and mortar

By Sandra O'Connell

Europe is leading the recovery after global green investment wobble

By Danielle Barron

Gold offers certainty amid market volatility and geopolitical crisis

By Emmet Ryan

Exchange traded funds in Europe expected to rise to $3tn by 2028

By Frank Dillon

TV & Radio

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí: Ómós cuí do réabhlóidí teanga

By Harry McGee

The Coronas: Thoughts and Observations – honeyed piano ballads dotted with big arena anthems

By Lauren Murphy

TV & Radio

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí: An all-round Irish revolutionary gets the tribute he deserves

By Harry McGee

New houses at affordable scheme in Dublin 15 from €320,000

By Jessica Doyle

New homes: ‘Balance between demand, supply and affordability is key’

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Galway and Wexford

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Interiors

Got a small kitchen? Here’s how to maximise every inch of space

By Denise O'Connor

Gemma Hayes: Blind Faith – A most welcome creative return after a 10-year absence

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Innovation

Is all the investment pumped into AI really worth it?

By Chris Horn

Roundwood homes offer escape to the country from €435,000

By Miriam Mulcahy

Concierge-serviced living at new Sandymount scheme from €515,000

By Alison Gill

UHL chief clinical director takes legal action against HSE

By Shauna Bowers and Mary Carolan

Gaelic Games

Ciarán Murphy: If the revolution will be televised, why not mic up the referee?

By Ciarán Murphy

Opportunity knocks for a new group of players on Emerging Ireland tour

By John O'Sullivan

State set for equivalent of another Apple windfall in coming years

By Cantillon

Extra CCTV for Dublin areas with high antisocial behaviour among plans for Cabinet

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Phil Hogan’s work for international law firm ‘risked’ damaging European Commission’s reputation

By Jack Power

Budget 2025Opens in new window

OPW’s penchant for wildly expensive lean-tos would put Kubla Khan to shame

By Miriam Lord

Opinion

Why Dublin, London and Stormont are still bankrolling loyalists

By Newton Emerson

Minimum wage hikes in budget could see PRSI threshold increase for employers

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Sport

Eight deaths in first month of high school football season all part of the demented game

By Dave Hannigan

Opinion

Politicians must stop being management consultants and become storytellers

By Finn McRedmond

Climate Crisis

If the unholy alliance of farm bodies and industry is successful in its lobbying, the price will be our rivers and lakes

By Sadhbh O'Neill

Common GroundOpens in new window

Leo Varadkar: ‘All trends point towards Irish unification in the next few decades’

By Mark Hennessy

UCD professor develops monitoring device that could help prevent stillbirths

By Olive Keogh

Phil Hogan consultancy work ‘breached’ lobbying rules, European Commission feared

By Jack Power

People

I was wary of the Kneecap film, but the tiocfaidh-ár-lá sex scene clinched it for me

By Michael Harding

As X declines, the social media echo chamber is back in vogue

By Jemima Kelly

Jordan Larmour looking at the big picture as he revels in fresh challenge

By John O'Sullivan

Transport

Belfast-Dublin train service: commuter delays prompt call by Minister of State to scrap new early-morning service

By Martin Wall

Look inside: Substantial Dundrum home on road named after leading Irish physicist for €2.95m

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Science

Nature-based solutions to climate change are all around us

By Yvonne Buckley

Courts

Mythical Mordor outside High Court jurisdiction, says judge, as she criticises wording of wind farm judgment

By Mary Carolan

Dublin

Tolka Estuary Greenway: First look at 2km Dublin Port cycle and walking route

By Olivia Kelly

Abroad

From Dublin to Vancouver: I knew the move would be challenging, but I didn’t fully grasp just how much

By Doireann Ní Shiochru

Opinion

Three universities turned down a bust to a Chinese human rights activist before it went to Galway

By Bill Shipsey and Fengsuo Zhou

Is now the time to buy a new home? Politicians may not provide the answers you need

By Ronald Quinlan

Business Today Newsletter

Acceleration in public spending is sustainable, ESRI says

By Cantillon

In the News Podcast

Hizbullah and Israel: Their bitter history explained

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 22:23

ESRI disagrees with peers, social media silos, and Apple's watch review

Climate Crisis

Global South must be saved from fossil fuels and other climate-harming practices

By Tinebeb Berhane

Inside Politics Newsletter

Is Leo Varadkar’s call for Irish unity pledge further than Simon Harris is willing to go?

By Harry McGee

Dermot Desmond’s Datalex stake to rise to 49.3% after cash call

By Joe Brennan

AIB cuts interest rate on green rate mortgage

By Ciara O'Brien

Your top stories on Thursday: All parties need to make ‘Irish unity pledge’; €1.4m cost of Leinster House security hut is ‘ridiculous’

H&M ditches profit target on higher costs and intense competition

Work

Blanked or rejected: is finding a job harder than ever in Europe and the US?

By Bethan Staton

Dublin

Truck fire on Dublin bridge brings traffic delays to city centre

By Tim O'Brien

Stage

Dream Factory review: Parody of society’s environmental and ethical self-flagellation is hilarious from start to finish

By Conor Capplis

Stage

Shades Through a Shade: Experimental theatre that pulls itself apart even as it transports you

By Tom Lordan

Smart Money

Yes, Budget 2025 will affect your living standards. Here’s how

By Cliff Taylor

Sports Briefing

Dunlevy/Kelly team on top of the world yet again

By Mary Hannigan

Advertising Feature

Dublin Theatre Festival 2024

OpenAI shifts to for-profit model, may give CEO Altman 7% stake

By Rachel Metz, Dina Bass, Ed Ludlow and Shirin Ghaffary

TV & Radio

Nobody Wants This review: Breezy romcom lands like When Harry Met Sally for self-involved millennials

By Ed Power

Cyclist dies following Co Monaghan crash at weekend

By Sarah Burns

Technology

Elon Musk hits out at Britain after reported summit snub

Alone, The Cure’s first new song in 16 years, is a huge aching sigh of darkness that brings great comfort

By Ed Power

‘No reason why Dáil couldn’t sit for a time in Stormont,’ says Varadkar

By Mark Hennessy, Freya McClements and Harry McGee

Budget 2025

Sinn Féin seeks lower taxes and €4 billion more spending than Coalition plans in budget

By Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones

The Women's Podcast

Book Club: The Amendments by Niamh Mulvey

Listen | 25:05

Health

Role of Covid vaccine in Waterford man’s death ‘cannot be ruled in or out’ says pathologist

By Barry Roche

Housing & Planning

Affordable homes in Co Galway almost ready with prices to start at €245,000

By Sarah Burns

Felix Jones would be allowed take up Lions role while working out England notice

By Gerard Meagher

Middle East

Iran moves to reaffirm commitment to Hizbullah

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran, Raya Jalabi in Beirut and Andrew England in London

The Counter Ruck Podcast

How did the Top14 become rugby’s answer to the Premier League?

Listen | 20:28

Shoplifting and burglary offences up, sex crimes and homicide down

By Tim O'Brien

Racing

Ticket costs for next year’s Cheltenham Festival frozen at 2024 prices after review

By Brian O'Connor

Visits to Irish museums and galleries topped pre-Covid levels in 2023

By Ian Curran

Competitions

Win an overnight stay at Ballymaloe House Hotel with an exclusive Burgundy wine dinner for two

Competitions

Win a two-night autumn escape for two to Lawlor’s of Naas, Co Kildare

Hockey

Kinvara Hockey Club’s 180km round trip for ‘home’ matches will soon come to an end

By Mary Hannigan

Women not to lose out on maternity leave entitlements if ‘seriously ill’ under proposed law

By Cormac McQuinn

Leo Cullen hails ‘phenomenal’ Cian Healy ahead of record Leinster cap number 281

By John O'Sullivan

Preston striker Milutin Osmajic charged with biting opponent

One motorist arrested seven times on suspicion of driving while intoxicated

By Gordon Deegan

New Howth Castle road proposals rejected following planning appeal

By Gordon Deegan

Fuel subsidies jump €1.9 billion in 2022

By Fiona Keeley

Axa names O’Connor as new head of Laya Healthcare

By Joe Brennan

Virgin Media Television narrows losses as digital advertising revenue climbs

By Laura Slattery

Occupied Territories Bill: Coalition Ministers note ICJ opinion on illegal Israeli settlements

By Marie O'Halloran and Cormac McQuinn

Courts

Man charged with hijacking car and abduction of five-month-old baby girl inside vehicle

By Tom Tuite

Budget 2025

Would you benefit under a Sinn Féin budget? Winners and losers in the alternative plan

By Harry McGee

Angela Merkel thwarted Friedrich Merz’s ambition to succeed her. Now they have buried the hatchet

By Derek Scally

European markets jump as China’s stimulus boosts luxury and mining stocks

By Laura Slattery

Mexican snub of Spanish king reopens colonisation dispute

By Guy Hedgecoe

Work

Health unions to ballot staff on industrial action over HSE staffing levels

By Emmet Malone

Cycling

Bénézet Minns takes 10th on dangerous day at cycling’s World Championships

By Shane Stokes

Gardaí obtain RTÉ Investigates footage showing Coolock violence

By Conor Gallagher

Environment

Death or Sweden: XL bully dogs shipped overseas before ban next week

By Ronan McGreevy

Leo Varadkar says vote on Irish unity could involve a ‘two-stage referendum’

By Freya McClements

New York mayor Eric Adams accused of taking bribes and gifts from Turkish sources

By Joe Miller in New York

An Irish Diary

Duke of Hazard – Frank McNally on the literary pubs (and restaurants) of Dublin 2

By Frank McNally

Common Ground Voices

To agree on an all-Ireland future, our past must not be concealed or forgotten

By David Adams

Health

Application for injunction from Limerick hospital clinical director before High Court

By Colm Keena

Middle East

‘Israel bombs whole villages to hit one Hizbullah’

By Michael Jansen

Warning issued on hazards of illegal fireworks in advance of Halloween

By Jade Wilson

Tánaiste says problems with land hoarding tax legislation could be resolved in time for budget

By Marie O'Halloran

Joe Biden approves $8 billion in US military aid to Ukraine to ‘win this war’

Varadkar and Eastwood speak to Derry students - but only the Catholics show up

By Freya McClements

Sport

Liam Lawson to replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB for rest of Formula One season

Middle East

Israeli strikes on Beirut target Hizbullah commander as US urges truce

By James Shotter in Jerusalem, Raya Jalabi in Beirut and Felicia Schwartz in New York

Office of Public Works’ sharp U-turn on €600,000 public relations contract

By Gordon Deegan

Ten Hag says Manchester United need time to develop Yoro and Zirkzee

By Jamie Jackson

Editorials

World News Day reminds us of the necessity for fact-based journalism

Over 500 contacts made with gardaí since schools historical sexual abuse appeal

By Jade Wilson

Far-right Freedom Party promises ‘fortress Austria’ and zero-asylum policy as country goes to polls

By Derek Scally

Application windows for national grid connections to be doubled

By Barry O'Halloran

National children’s hospital ‘car crash’ set to be repeated with maternity hospital, Dáil told

By Marie O'Halloran

Editorials

Consumers need to get a better deal in the health insurance market

State postmortem on exhumed remains of Patrick Nugent completed

By Fiachra Gallagher

Rangers kick off Europa League campaign with impressive win at Malmo

Family of young girl seriously injured in Parnell Square attack hope she will be home by Christmas

By Fiachra Gallagher

Asia-Pacific

Japanese man (88) believed to be world’s longest-serving death row inmate exonerated

Solanke on song as Spurs recover from Dragusin red card to ease past Qarabag

By David Hytner

Second teenager arrested in connection with fatal Baldoyle hit-and-run

Legal costs bill arising from tribunal of inquiry cut by almost 40% when challenged, report shows

By Colm Keena

Suit yourself

Comparing health insurance plans

Varadkar should dial down talk of unity

“Dude walls” and judging the past

Taoiseach and aiding Palestinians

Data centres and the climate crisis

A bike shed and a security hut