BooksOut of Character by Alison Steadman: A lively and undemanding memoir by an actor only a monster could fail to loveBy Donald Clarke
EconomyWith an election imminent, it is important party policies and manifestos are objectively costed and tested By John FitzGerald
FilmThe Movie Quiz: In what Irish town is Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These set?By Donald Clarke
US ElectionAbortion on the ballot paper in US election as Trump and Harris fiercely contest the issueBy Steven Carroll
ResidentialWhat will €250,000 buy in the US, the Caribbean, Spain, England and Edenderry?By Alanna Gallagher
Food Month100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat in Ireland 2024By Corinna Hardgrave and Joanne Cronin
The Derek Quinlan FilesDerek Quinlan’s appetite for cash, his health difficulties and his advisersBy Mark Paul
TV & RadioRadio review: Being interviewed on national radio is hard, especially when the host is RTÉ Drivetime's Cormac Ó hEadhraBy Mick Heaney
FilmAnora director Sean Baker: ‘What Mikey Madison did was so impressive. She shadowed lapdancers. She spent time in the club’By Tara Brady
TV & RadioNetflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in NovemberBy Kevin Courtney
BusinessVillage Vets poised to open six new clinics as demand for top-end pet care grows By Ian Curran
PoliticsIreland’s Covid ‘evaluation’ will avoid UK’s ‘gotcha’ moments - but critics say it looks tokenisticBy Jennifer Bray
RacingLake Victoria has inside draw to overcome if she’s to get Breeders’ Cup off to flying start for Ballydoyle By Brian O'Connor
Crime & LawProbation Service paid comedian more than €2,000 per episode to host podcast seriesBy Conor Gallagher
SoccerIt’s not just Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers: League of Ireland has been wild this season at both ends of the tableBy Gavin Cummiskey
DublinPlan for lido, saunas, food trucks and pocket forest in Dublin’s historic graving docks By Olivia Kelly
SoccerTime for Shelbourne ‘to stand tall’ as they look to end 18-year wait for titleBy Gavin Cummiskey
PoliticsCouncil investigates general election candidate’s 15 posters along Dublin Marathon routeBy Jennifer Bray
Rugby‘It’s great to have him in’: Easterby confirms Johnny Sexton ‘lending support’ to Ireland for November TestsBy Daire Walsh
IrelandCoimisiún na Meán could lose staff due to ‘negative work culture’, report warnsBy Colm Keena and Martin Wall
In the News PodcastAfter the flood: Searching for the dead in ValenciaBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 18:00
Business Today NewsletterMicrosoft’s plan to add 550 new roles at its Irish operation By Ciarán Hancock
IrelandYour top stories on Friday: Marathon-day posters from general election candidate investigated; thousands gather in Dublin for hoax Halloween parade
EuropeSpain floods: Red weather warning issued, death toll climbs and Valencia among areas declared ‘disaster zones’By Guy Hedgecoe
SportWomen and girls in the dark on injuries due to lack of gender-specific researchBy Muireann Duffy
BusinessColm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free since 1983, dies after short illnessBy Colin Gleeson
Climate CrisisFrustration at failure to deliver funding surfaces at UN biodiversity summit as talks go into final hoursBy Kevin O'Sullivan
Crime & LawGardaí hunting car thieves who rammed food delivery driver in Cork hit and run incidentBy Barry Roche
OpinionNeom, Saudi Arabia’s new city for ex-pats, is steeped in the blood of thousands of dead workersBy Mark O'Connell
Crime & LawFianna Fáil Minister of State’s constituency office in Waterford vandalised By Sarah Slater
The Women's PodcastJenny Kelly on giving up alcohol: ‘I was scared of people’s reaction’By Suzanne BrennanListen | 78:25
IrelandTidyTowns 2024: Full list of winners as Ballincollig in Co Cork claims top prizeBy Sorcha Pollak
CourtsJury in trial of law professor sent home for second day as prosecution witness is unavailableBy Alison O'Riordan
PoliticsStormont vote on continuing Brexit deal the ‘most significant’ in Assembly’s history - Allister
EuropeGeorgia’s ‘fear zones’ – EU monitors and local volunteers keep watch near Russian-occupied areasBy Daniel McLaughlin
MediaBroadcast moratorium to be scrapped and new requirement to tackle election misinformation introducedBy Conor Pope and Cormac McQuinn
PoliticsBrian Stanley acknowledges ‘uphill battle’ in bid to be elected as IndependentBy Cormac McQuinn
BusinessEstate agent sanctioned for seeking €2,000 to put client on priority waiting list By Gordon Deegan
Top Stories of 2024‘We are highly embarrassed’: creator of Pakistan website behind non-existent Dublin Halloween parade says it was a mistakeBy Conor Pope
EnvironmentState to buy Clawinch Island on Lough Ree to protect breeding waterbirdsBy Kevin O'Sullivan
CourtsCo Laois grandmother who drew down €270,000 of father-in-law’s pension for more than 28 years after his death jailed By Colm Keena
CourtsMan who admitted possessing and distributing child abuse videos as a teenager remanded for sentencingBy David Raleigh
PoliticsFormer international referee to seek Dáil seat for Fianna Fáil in WexfordBy Jack Horgan-Jones
Financial ServicesMobile wallets cement status as most popular form of contactless paymentBy Laura Slattery
BusinessAer Lingus tells High Court Dublin Airport summer passenger cap will cause ‘irreparable harm’By Ellen O'Riordan
The Counter RuckGerry Thornley: All Blacks starting Beauden Barrett at outhalf brings intrigueBy Gerry Thornley
MediaBryan Dobson: David Davin-Power was a natural storyteller in both professional and personal lifeBy Bryan Dobson
AmericasMexico’s new president faces first major crisisBy Natalie Kitroeff and Emiliano Rodriguez Mega in Mexico City
CourtsEx-DUP councillor given road ban after conviction for driving tractor while using phoneBy Paul Higgins
PoliticsNo mandate for new charges for motorists ‘at this stage’ of current Government, says HarrisBy Cormac McQuinn
Inside Politics PodcastFrom the Garden to the Mexican border, the final countdown to the US electionListen | 45:36
EducationClasses cancelled following cybersecurity incident at South East Technological UniversityBy Jade Wilson
EuropeSpain floods: Death toll rises to 205 as Valencia region warned of more rain to comeBy Ashifa Kassam
Your MoneyEnergy switching rates are under 20% despite potential for savings - CRU report By Conor Pope
EuropeSpain floods: ‘It’s going to be a very long time until everything is back to normal’By Jack Power
IrelandBallincollig basks in the glow of TidyTowns success following committee’s ‘Trojan work’By Barry Roche
Middle EastStrikes kill 47 in Gaza as Unrwa says Israeli bulldozers damaged West Bank officeBy Mark Weiss
SoccerPremier Division: Shelbourne win first title in 18 years with 1-0 win over Derry CityBy Muireann Duffy
SoccerManchester City’s fit players obliged to play through any pain, says Guardiola By Jamie Jackson
Crime & LawO’Gorman says he will ‘act immediately’ on findings of Tusla review into Kyran Durnin caseBy Jennifer Bray, Cormac McQuinn and Jack White
EuropeSpain floods: Death toll rises to 211, thousands more troops are deployed to help searchesBy Jack Power
An Irish DiaryImposter Boy – Frank McNally on another appearance of the Flann O’Brien who wasn’tBy Frank McNally
