PeopleAs tail-end Gen X, I do not speak fluent student. They can speak for themselvesBy Nadine O'Regan
Asia-Pacific‘Make me look young and thin,’ I told the barber. But that sort of line doesn’t work in ShanghaiBy Denis Staunton
Special ReportsVenture capital versus private equity – which will work best for your business?By Sandra O'Connell
Asia-PacificBrics and Global South directly shifting world order dominated so far by G7 By Rahul Bedi
Special ReportsAn IPO can fund innovation, growth and acquisitions, and maximise valueBy Edel Corrigan
RestaurantsCarluccio’s takeaway review: Great Italian pasta for less than the price of a sandwichBy Corinna Hardgrave
BooksWhat Is It Like to Be Alive? by Chris Arthur: A belter from the Belfast-born essayistBy Eoghan Smith
BusinessZoned land without utilities cannot solve housing problem, Construction Industry Federation boss saysBy Dominic Coyle
People‘We’re facing huge issues at the moment keeping kids in school’: Meet three Irish groups making a difference to young people’s livesBy Kate Henshaw, Molly Cantwell and Dorothée Karekezi
BeautyOpens in new windowSix budget beauty products that far outperform their price pointBy Simone Gannon
SponsoredBreaking new ground: KitKat company’s scheme improving the lives of west African cocoa-farming families
ResidentialWhat will €295,000 buy in Norway, France, South Africa, Mexico and Roscommon?By Elizabeth Birdthistle
RacingRacing’s fingers crossed that reputational gaffes don’t impact Government’s annual budget allocation By Brian O'Connor
RugbyDeegan looking to expand his attributes to the max as he chases a regular starting place By John O'Sullivan
Crime & LawNumber of prosecutions for hate crime remains low despite surge in attacksBy Conor Gallagher
BusinessIncrease in mortgage approvals continues in August as switching activity picks upBy Ian Curran
Social AffairsVaradkar says immigration numbers have risen too quickly in IrelandBy Mark Hennessy and Kitty Holland
PeopleSally Rooney gets photographed with an owl, looking unimpressed. I’m asked to ‘look zany’By Emer McLysaght
Housing & PlanningHomes hosting Ukrainian refugees quadruples with costs rising to €13m a monthBy Kitty Holland
BusinessBudget 2025 will cost €10bn and make you roughly €1,000 richer. But it’s not all sorted yetBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
IrelandThe final days of Robert Deegan, a former Irish special forces soldier in UkraineBy Conor Gallagher
OpinionInstead of gushing over Joe Biden, Simon Harris should denounce US funding of Israel By Diarmaid Ferriter
RugbyHow Tyler Bleyendaal’s subtle changes can make all the difference to Leinster’s attack By Nathan Johns
SoccerLeague of Ireland previews: Dundalk look for home comfort as they fight dreaded dropBy Gavin Cummiskey
IrelandYour top stories on Friday: Immigration has risen too fast, says Varadkar; why Budget 2025 is set to put up to €1,000 in your pocket
On The Money NewsletterBanks finally move to release pre-crash shareholders from their financial shacklesBy Dominic Coyle
StageNobodaddy: Michael Keegan-Dolan’s new show delves into life, death, connection and loss in surprising, unpredictable waysBy Christie Seaver
IrelandIreland weather: Home-heating switches at the ready as Met Éireann forecasts ‘cold conditions for time of year’By Tim O'Brien
MusicLady Gaga: Harlequin review – Joker companion album brings unsettling unpredictability to razzle-dazzle show tunesBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Budget 2025Budget 2025: Tax cut for income up to €70,000 and added student and rent supports dueBy Jack Horgan-Jones
BusinessIrish energy group Circal gets €15 million investment for sustainability projectsBy Fiona Keeley
RugbyMatt Williams: The push to select global Wallabies to face Lions is gaining momentumBy Matt Williams
BusinessFacebook owner Meta fined €91m by Irish Data Protection CommissionBy Colin Gleeson and Ciara O'Brien
MusicU2’s Country Mile and Picture of You (X + W): Two fantastic songs – but it’s hard not to be haunted by what they representBy Ed Power
IrelandNational children’s hospital site picketed by Unite members in travel-allowances dispute By Emmet Malone
RugbyBilly Burns sidelined for Zebre clash as Munster make four changes from Connacht winBy Muireann Duffy
FilmMaggie Smith, Oscar-winning star known for Harry Potter and Downton Abbey roles, dies aged 89By Andrew Pulver
Business‘I was treated like a criminal’: Worker fired while awaiting visa renewal awarded €25,000By Stephen Bourke
The Politics FixCould damaging stories of wanton waste become the election’s ‘events dear boy, events’?By Harry McGee
RugbyMunster can earn their stripes with a first away win of the season against ZebreBy John O'Sullivan
Rugby‘It’s going to be rough’: Ulster geared up for South African challenge against LionsBy Johnny Watterson
Middle EastExtent of US military and economic aid reveals Israel’s reliance on Washington By Michael Jansen
RugbyCian Healy’s big achievement isn’t just enduring this long, it’s still being relevant after all these yearsBy Malachy Clerkin
USGraveyard full of Irish names is all that remains of a US town slowly consumed by a 50-year fireBy Keith Duggan
Crime & LawWindows in buildings and cars smashed in spate of overnight incidents in WestportBy Tom Shiel
CyclingIreland’s Darren Rafferty finishes 12th in under-23 road race at World ChampionshipsBy Shane Stokes
Education‘If you’re my age and finally arriving at university, you have a great appreciation for being there’By Jack White
Crime & LawGardaí arrest eight people after woman held hostage and tortured in Dublin flatBy Conor Lally
BusinessRising costs hit profits at three of Charlie Chawke’s pubs including Ireland’s most expensive barBy Gordon Deegan
Social AffairsHave Irish immigration numbers risen ‘too quickly’? How Ireland compares to other European countriesBy Kitty Holland
SoccerManchester City eye Torino’s Samuele Ricci after Rodri is ruled out for season By Ron Draper and Jamie Jackson
Ireland‘Had it not been for you, I wouldn’t be here’: Galway gardaí honoured for life saving actionsBy Conor Pope
Crime & LawAlmost 100 prosecutions made over sharing intimate images without consent since law enacted By Jade Wilson
Social AffairsHundreds of millions of euro paid to Irish companies for accommodating refugees and UkrainiansBy Colm Keena
Social AffairsMan’s body found at Dublin recycling centre was earlier collected by truck, gardaí believeBy Conor Lally
An Irish DiaryFrom Russia with question marks — Frank McNally on a famous revolutionary’s mysterious sojourn in IrelandBy Frank McNally
Common Ground‘This is the opportunity for people to tell their story in full’: People held in institutions in Northern Ireland urged to come forwardBy Mark Hennessy
Asia-PacificAfghanistan to be taken to International Court of Justice over approach to women’s rights By Peter Cluskey
Budget 2025Residential zoned tax to go ahead as planned in February, as pre-Budget deal struckBy Jack Horgan-Jones
IrelandDeath of baby who suffered severe brain damage during birth was ‘avoidable’, coroner rulesBy Freya McClements
FilmMaggie Smith, with a voice as unmistakable as Churchill’s, was a star for six decadesBy Donald Clarke
Crime & LawTributes paid following death of ‘outstanding’ garda who took on Kinahan cartel By Conor Lally and Conor Pope
SoccerManchester United boss Erik ten Hag backs Bruno Fernandes to find scoring bootsBy Simon Peach, PA Chief Football Writer
TennisControversial Wimbledon expansion plans get green lightBy Eleanor Crooks, PA Tennis Correspondent
BusinessHarry Crosbie application for Dublin docklands hotel deemed invalid by councilBy Gordon Deegan
GolfShane Lowry credits boozy dinner with Tyrrell Hatton for ‘carefree’ 66 at Spanish OpenBy David Gorman
PoliticsSinn Féin’s Ardfheis hears concerns over party’s backing of failed family and care referendumsBy Cormac McQuinn
SoccerSean Dyche risks becoming the ghost at the feast of Everton’s new light and hopeBy Barney Ronay
USTrump claims he would end Russia-Ukraine war quickly with deal ‘good for both sides’By Daniel McLaughlin
IrelandIrish Hospice Foundation ends funding relationship with Kingspan after Grenfell reportBy Jade Wilson
SoccerGuardiola calls on Arteta to clarify comments on City ‘information’ By Jamie Jackson and Ed Aarons
BooksThe Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism: A shocking history well toldBy Maurice J Casey
BooksBook reviews in brief: A particularly comforting theory about death; and compelling portraits of two great Irish actors
ObituariesPaul Good obituary: Cofounder of one of the country’s most prominent commercial and residential property agencies
