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Tinsel overload

Immigration and asylum policy

Tackling the housing crisis

Public transport – commuters must wait

Spending on mental health services

Childcare costs and election promises

Politics – skills and experience

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Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Sligo hotel with sea views for €7m

By Fiona Reddan

Books

Stories give us the superpower to protect ourselves from darkness

By Tara West

Option to buy PTSB branch in Lucan village for €1.275m

By Fiona Reddan

Books

The Position of Spoons by Deborah Levy: Essays from a writer who delves deep inside life’s gory realities

By Sarah Gilmartin

Music

The Music Quiz: Harry Styles sings about what type of restaurant on his 2022 album Harry’s House?

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Recipes

My favourite childhood meal: golden crispy squash fritters made by my granny in Greece

By Angelo Vagiotis

Manor West Retail Park set for expansion next year

By Tim O'Brien

Just Eat guy was on the clock and no war memorial service was going to stop him

By Mark Paul

Wexford eyes up partners for €150m Trinity Wharf

By Fiona Reddan

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Prime logistics investment for €12.8m in Ballycoolin

By Fiona Reddan

Politics and a culture of spectacle and reality-show values

Asia-Pacific

‘I’m quite optimistic’: Trump trade threat fails to rattle Chinese people

By Denis Staunton

Stage

Gate Theatre stages classic children’s stories for Christmas: see human beans and under-the-floorboards Borrowers

By Gemma Tipton

Residential

Charming cut-stone cottage in converted butermill on three acres near Ashford for €550,000

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

TV & Radio

Bad Sisters review: Beautiful Dublin shines again as Sharon Horgan serves up another course of zinging dark comedy

By Ed Power

Jo Jo Dullard case latest: Why did gardaí choose to make an arrest and carry out searches this week?

By Conor Lally

Irish chefs return to the kitchen in post-Covid bounce

By Mark Hilliard

US fast food group Wendy’s to enter Irish market and create 300 jobs

By Colin Gleeson

Your Money

Moving your savings into the right bank account could earn you an extra €700 a year on a €30,000 lump sum

By Joanne Hunt

Voters’ choice on rival affordable housing plans comes down to State owning land or stake in the home

By Cormac McQuinn

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael trade criticisms about figures each party is using for tax and expenditure pledges

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Opinion

‘Your body. My choice.’ A phrase that chills women to the bone

By Kathy Sheridan

People

A relative suggested it was inappropriate for me to travel to Leeds with my male friend

By Céire Sadlier

Green Party prepared to grit teeth and re-enter coalition with new-found foes

By Miriam Lord

Residential

Coastal luxury at Sandycove home with bespoke bar for €1.95m

By Miriam Mulcahy

Social Affairs

‘Deep concern’ over families evicted from direct provision despite gaining status - Ombudsman

By Sarah Burns

Election 2024: Coalition parties turning on one another or a phoney war of words?

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Less-than-fully-appreciated Lineker leaves big shoes to fill on MOTD

By Mary Hannigan

Dublin

State paid consultants €514,000 for 33 pages of Dublin metro plan reports

By Arthur Beesley

Gaelic Games

Alan Mangan and Castletown Geoghegan braced for Thomastown test

By Gordon Manning

‘I can’t even get a plumber. How are they going to build those houses?’ Dublin taxi drivers give their verdict on election pledges

By Jack White

Gaelic Games

Seán Moran: Club culture in the new age - split season, fluctuating fortunes and anxious administrators

By Seán Moran

Cian Healy set to equal Brian O’Driscoll’s 133 cap record

By Johnny Watterson

Connacht’s Santiago Cordero hopes things go Argentina’s way against Ireland

By Gerry Thornley

Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland doesn’t have a huge rugby-playing population and there are weaknesses with the system

By Gordon D'Arcy

Opinion

Courting of Labour by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is the worst kind of cynicism

By Michael McDowell

Mark McGuinness and Andrew Moran biding their time

By Mary Hannigan

Business Today Newsletter

VAT cuts for restaurants were a bad idea last month. Why are they a good idea now?

By John McManus

Politics

Gerry Adams denies involvement in ‘Disappeared’ killings as Disney+ series launches

By Colm Keena

Motors

Kia EV6: An already-handsome car gets a facelift

By Neil Briscoe

Your Wellness

‘I want out of this marriage, but feel like I am trapped’

By Trish Murphy

In the News Podcast

Could Jo Jo Dullard’s murder finally be solved?

By Bernice Harrison

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Rents on the way up as apartment construction tails off

By Peter Flanagan

Motors

Car review: The Polestar 4 is simply stellar when it comes to comfort

By Michael McAleer

Donald Trump’s enemies will hope his threats of retribution are empty

By Edward Luce

Boxing

Katie Taylor set for record $6m payday on Tyson v Paul Netflix card that has baffled and dismayed many boxing insiders

By Keith Duggan

Motors

Two new cars show Honda can be sensible and edgy at the same time

By Neil Briscoe

Food Month

Eating out: 19 of the best new restaurants to try around Ireland now

By Corinna Hardgrave and Joanne Cronin

Inside Politics Newsletter

The gloves are off between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

By Jennifer Bray

Ireland

Your top stories on Wednesday: Singer-songwriter drowns off Galway coast; Trump picks Musk to head new agency

Chambers rejects Donohoe’s ‘disingenuous and misleading’ criticism of Fianna Fáil manifesto

By Mark Hilliard

Slowdown in EV sales could delay rollout of Maxol’s charging network, CEO warns

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes praised for helping unwell passenger on flight

Sinn Féin spends more on online ads than other parties combined

By Cormac McQuinn

Music

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds at 3Arena: Thrilling, pulsating and stunning performance from restless prince of gloom

By Ed Power

Diego Forlán: ‘Playing with professionals, just for one game, you never know’

By Tumaini Carayol

Sports Briefing

Redemption the name of the game as Ireland look to Argentina

By Mary Hannigan

How many landlords and property owners are in the Dáil?

By Marie O'Halloran

Gianni Infantino to avoid spotlight with 2026 World Cup draw held virtually

By Matt Hughes

Film

Trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy released

Pablo Matera returns from suspension as Argentina name team to face Ireland

By John O'Sullivan

Half of Irish employees would not accept job without hybrid working option, survey finds

By Fiona Keeley

Irish woman in line for top White House role under Donald Trump

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Golf

Odds firmly in Rory McIlroy’s favour to claim sixth Race to Dubai title

By Philip Reid

Wood dynasty at Munster extends to third generation as Gordon joins academy

Inside Politics Podcast

Cheapfakes, brainrot and sh*tposts: the online battles to woo voters

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Heimir Hallgrímsson unaware of criticism around Robbie Keane’s visit to Ireland camp

By Gavin Cummiskey

Jo Jo Dullard murder: What next after release of suspect without charge?

By Conor Lally

The Counter Ruck Podcast

The Felipe Contepomi interview

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Innovation

Fexco wins Irish Times Innovation of the Year award for airline emissions tracking platform

Music

‘A life well-lived, a talent realised’: Tributes paid to Johnny Duhan who died in Galway swimming accident

By Ronan McGreevy and Vivienne Clarke

Children’s Hospital builder rejects ‘ill-informed’ overruns talk as profits soar 79%

By Joe Brennan

Aviva Stadium atmosphere debate: ‘I almost felt self-conscious loudly cheering on Ireland’

By Muireann Duffy

Paddy Cosgrave declines to answer Gaza questions upon Web Summit return

By Ian Curran

High Court appoints provisional liquidators to company behind Homebase in Ireland

By Ellen O'Riordan

Dublin

Finglas Luas application to be submitted on Monday

By Olivia Kelly

Hockey

Katie Mullan steps down as Ireland hockey captain

By Mary Hannigan

FF accuses Greens of putting more hurdles in front of first-time home buyers

By Jack Horgan-Jones

Education

Ireland has highest rate of third-level education in EU

By Carl O'Brien

Boxing

Dave Hannigan: Katie Taylor’s presence lends a modicum of dignity to sporting farrago

By Dave Hannigan

Felipe Contepomi believes consistency is the key for Argentina after recent breakthroughs

By Nathan Johns

Attack, withdraw, return: Israel’s bloody cycle of war in north Gaza

By Jack Nicas, Adam Rasgon and Hiba Yazbek

Flutter CEO signals bid interest in Italy’s main lottery licence

By Joe Brennan

Inside Business Podcast

Why switching your mortgage rate can save you a lot of money (especially if you are green)

Listen | 39:51

Social Affairs

Robbie Keane’s wife accuses minority of pro-Palestinian campaigners of provoking a ‘witch hunt’ against him

By Ronan McGreevy

Economy

Manufacturing is definitely not the future

By Martin Wolf

US failing to push Israel to improve Gazans’ access to life-saving aid, say international agencies

By Michael Jansen

Jewish settlers’ sovereignty goals bolstered by Trump’s appointment of Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel

By Mark Weiss

Large amount of savings in low-yielding accounts described as ‘missed opportunity’

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Trump’s golf resort scales down plans for Doonbeg development

By Gordon Deegan

Europe

Torrential rain expected in Malaga and Tarragona as Spain shuts schools and evacuates residents

Europe

Conservative leader accuses Scholz of sowing division in Germany’s economy

Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin should not have to answer for IRA any more

By Ronan McGreevy

Boxing

From Ali v Inoki to Mayweather v McGregor: five bizarre boxing bouts

By Andy Martin

Warren Gatland ‘didn’t think there would be so much pain’ in Wales reboot

Reuters

Israeli forces kill 14 people in Gaza amid new displacement in the north

Election Daily: Eoghan Murphy’s candour becomes a problem for Fine Gael

Listen | 28:46

Europe

US pledges to send as much aid as possible to Ukraine before Trump becomes president

By Daniel McLaughlin

Election map explainer: how has it changed and how are counties and parties affected?

By Cormac McQuinn

Man (22) found guilty of murder of Marius Mamaliga in Swords

By Ryan Dunne

US inflation rises to 2.6%

By Colby Smith and Harriet Clarfelt

Ireland v Argentina: Robbie Henshaw takes over from Bundee Aki in only change to starting XV

By Gerry Thornley

Gunman ‘beaten with brush’ after being disarmed in Dublin restaurant, trial hears

By Eoin Reynolds

Media

The Irish Times scoops eight prizes at journalism awards

By Tim O'Brien

Donald Trump and Joe Biden promise smooth transition of power in White House meeting

RTÉ redundancy scheme sign-off delay ‘incredibly frustrating’ and costing millions, says Bakhurst

By Laura Slattery

Search and excavation continuing as part of Jo Jo Dullard 1995 murder investigation

By Conor Lally

Widow receives apology in High Court over ‘inadequate’ medical care provided to late husband

By Ellen O'Riordan

Conor McGregor says he had ‘vigorous’ and ‘fully consensual’ sex with woman in Dublin hotel

By Mary Carolan

European shares end the day on a dour note

By Laura Slattery

Power company challenge EirGrid’s decision blocking it from joining grid contest

Climate Crisis

Cop29 failure unacceptable, even if climate slips from political priorities, warns Eamon Ryan

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Harry Kane hits out at his England teammates over withdrawals

By Jacob Steinberg in Athens

Election 2024: Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin-led government would cut rents and ban rent increases for three years

By Jade Wilson

Withdrawal from EU military co-operation will defend Irish neutrality, says Boyd Barrett

By Pat Leahy

Diarmuid Phelan trial: Distance of more than one metre between barrister accused of murder and victim when fatal shot fired

By Alison O'Riordan

England target revival against old foe South Africa after successive defeats

By Robert Kitson

Fine Gael’s €860m childcare plan promises extra benefit payment and 30,000 new early learning places

By Harry McGee

Media

Services operated by tech companies TikTok, X and Meta ‘exposed to terrorist content’, media regulator finds

By Martin Wall

Editorials

The rental market must be central to housing policy

Israeli forces kill 22 in Gaza and force new displacement in north of strip

Editorials

Donald Trump's Ukraine policy will be very different to Joe Biden's

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning warns of more personal data threats under Trump presidency

By Ian Curran

The Guardian leaves X, calling it a ‘toxic media platform’

Bentancur set for six-match ban over alleged racist remark about Son Heung-Min

By Matt Hughes

Conor McGregor stuns High Court onlookers with evidence about night of alleged sexual assault

By Miriam Lord

US Election

Republicans projected to win majority of US House seats in government sweep

US Election

Donald Trump nominates incendiary Florida congressman Matt Gaetz as attorney general

By James Politi, Stefania Palma and Felicia Schwartz in Washington and Joe Miller in New York

Hallgrímsson’s desire for consistent lineups being tested by injuries as Finland come calling

By Gavin Cummiskey

TV & Radio

Italian city in Amanda Knox case wants to move on. A new TV series won’t let it

By Elisabetta Povoledo

Profit rises at Kelly’s Resort Hotel but falls at Renvyle House Hotel

By Laura Slattery

An Irish Diary

The Dromcollogher cinema fire disaster – Frank McNally on a fateful day in 1926

By Frank McNally