Article Index

On the canvass in the new Wicklow-Wexford constituency: ‘This is a blackspot for mental health’

By Marie O'Halloran

The hustle and bustle of nature

Building on flood plains

Political banana skins

Green Party as Coalition partners

Tackling the housing crisis

Wind energy and consumers

Sinn Féin and Ukraine

Customs charges on gift packages

Immigration and social cohesion

Promises, promises

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Humanitarian crises in Sudan and Gaza

Trump nominates Pam Bondi for US attorney general after Gaetz withdraws

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By Martyn Turner

Books

Gambling Man by Lionel Barber: A lively account of the rollercoaster life of SoftBank’s billionaire founder

By NJ McGarrigle

Beauty

The stories that shape us: how a perfume entrepreneur’s personal honesty helped her find a new audience

By Simone Gannon

Life & Style

Christmas gifts that can’t be wrapped: From unique flight experiences to spa days and hotel stays

By Sandra O'Connell

Dublin

Cost of refurbishments of boarded-up Dublin council homes to hit €50,000 each

By Olivia Kelly

TV & Radio

Radio review: Ray D’Arcy offers an intriguing glimpse into a dirty industry

By Mick Heaney

Books

Author Maggie O’Farrell: I had a teacher at school who took the register, called my name and said to me, ‘Are your family in the IRA?’

Drink

Two French wines that could come in handy in the run-up to Christmas

By John Wilson

Hospitals, fundraising and basic services

Advertising Feature

Winners of Irish Family Business Awards 2024 revealed

How Google spent 15 years creating a culture of concealment

By David Streitfeld

Residential

What will €185,000 buy in Norway, Croatia, France, Italy and Kilkenny?

By Alanna Gallagher

Food Month Movie Quiz

The Movie Quiz: With which sweets does Elliott lay his trail in ET?

By Donald Clarke

Competitions

Win a foodie trip to London with Keith Prowse Travel

Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong Letter: Harsh jail sentences may harm financial centre and trading hub reputation

By Denis Staunton

People

There’s great drying out. Unless you live in an Irish apartment

By Emer McLysaght

People

Many Irish have voted with their feet but can’t vote in the election. The reason is plain

By Brianna Parkins

Interiors

How to establish your own interior design style

By Denise O'Connor

People

‘Lots of guests got tattooed’: Jack Reynor and best man Sam Keeley on his wedding, making speeches and remaining friends

By Donald Clarke

Is the cost-of-living crisis over?

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Four ways Ireland can fix their misfiring attack: Let Goodman cook and where is the 10?

By Nathan Johns

Racing

Racing’s reaction to coverage of Cheltenham deaths shows worrying insecurity about nature of the sport

By Brian O'Connor

Anti-immigration candidates: Do any of them have a chance of winning a seat in the 34th Dáil?

By Conor Gallagher

Data centres could aid offshore wind development, report claims

By Barry O'Halloran

Housing & Planning

Louth councillors vote to dezone residential land earmarked for hundreds of new homes near Dundalk

By Arthur Beesley

‘I could have gone to California. At this rate, I probably would have raised about half a billion dollars’

By Ian Curran

Sport

Johnny Watterson: Conor Niland’s The Racket is a seminal book in the sports genre

By Johnny Watterson

Social Affairs

Church services

Profits and revenues rise at Coca-Cola’s Irish bottling partner

By Ian Curran

Irish shoppers losing interest and trust in Black Friday sales

By Conor Pope

Housing & Planning

Change of use from hotel to hostel for homeless requires planning permission, An Bord Pleanála rules

By Tim O'Brien

Opinion

Nothing focuses the mind like the thought of your boss seeing your photo on the Garda website

By John McManus

Gaelic Games

Kayleigh Cronin: ‘I had tears in my eyes, I was like, ‘I can’t do this no more’’

By Gordon Manning

Economy

Climate change is pushed off the agenda in election campaign

By John FitzGerald

Monaghan Men’s Shed: ‘The HSE has told us that we have kept people out of the hospitals’

By Mark Hennessy

Residential

Ballsbridge mews formerly home to Irish musician for €1.95m

By Miriam Mulcahy

The false election promises being made to Ireland’s under-40s

By Gerard Howlin

Inside Politics Podcast

Simon Harris: ‘Mary Lou McDonald is a passionate believer in her own policies and I respect that’

Listen | 34:14

Restaurants

Takeaway review: Quantity over quality at this simple Thai outlet in Dublin city centre

By Corinna Hardgrave

Galway location sells Lotto jackpot winning ticket worth more than €7 million

By Ronan McGreevy

Simon Harris rejects coalition with multi-party left-wing alliance

By Pat Leahy

Andy Farrell offers opportunities against Fiji but stresses established Ireland players must also perform

By Gerry Thornley

Bacik dismisses ‘glitterball budget’ as she promises Labour will protect household incomes

By Cormac McQuinn

Business Today Newsletter

Forget politicians’ pre-election promises - here’s my 10-point manifesto

By Justine McCarthy

In the News Podcast

The Donald Trump appointee that has his eye on Ireland’s tax take

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 27:14

Can power-hungry data centres help our green energy targets?

By Mark Hilliard

Middle East

Netanyahu arrest warrant sparks outrage in Israel

By Peter Cluskey

Inside Politics Newsletter

Is a left-wing party alliance dead in the water?

By Cormac McQuinn

Ireland’s largest private landlord sells dozens of properties as part of restructuring

By Colin Gleeson

Your top stories on Friday: Warnings issued as Storm Bert set to batter Ireland; the false election promises being made to under-40s

Food Month

First Look: New Asian restaurant Kaldero opens in former Wagamama premises on St Stephen’s Green

By Ella Sloane

Stage

Suspect Device: The poignant story of Irish trans bus driver Wilma Creith

By Jane Coyle

Europe

Kremlin warns West as Ukraine seeks global response to Russia’s use of powerful new missile

By Daniel McLaughlin

Premier League clubs approve APT rule changes in blow to Manchester City

Ryanair rejects €108m fine for cabin luggage fees among other practices

By Mark Hilliard

Dip in recruitment demand sees profits fall at Indeed

By Ciara O'Brien

‘Energy healer’ sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexually assaulting woman

By Jessica Thompson

Girl seriously injured in Parnell Square stabbing has made great progress, parents say

By Sarah Slater

Sports Briefing

Ireland’s young guns get their chance to fire against Fiji

By Mary Hannigan

Climate Crisis

Cop29: UAE urges Saudi Arabia and others to honour fossil fuels pledge amid continuing impasse

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Coroner calls for measures to stop cars driving off Cork City quays after series of suicides

By Barry Roche

Competitions

Win a boutique getaway to The Station House Hotel

Irish Life Health ups insurance prices for third time in one year

By Conor Pope

Books

Colm Tóibín’s Long Island is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year

By Martin Doyle

Caelan Doris says Ireland are fired up by fighting talk from Fiji

Gardaí identify 42 ‘persons of interest’ after publishing images from night of Dublin riots

By Conor Lally

Politics

Fianna Fáil MEPs to back Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission in upcoming vote

By Jack Power

Harris accused of displaying ‘height of arrogance’ by centre left parties

By Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones and Conor Pope

‘I think Bulgaria is an okay draw’ - Heimir Hallgrímsson reacts to Ireland’s playoff opponents

By Gavin Cummiskey

Kevin Kilbane: Sharp criticism for coaching role in Israel may see Robbie Keane turn to Major League Soccer

By Kevin Kilbane

Motors

New battery could mean PHEVs with a 400km electric range

By Neil Briscoe

‘No mercy’ shown by former Belfast Christian Brother to abuse victims, judge tells court

By Seanín Graham

Tom Curry passed fit to start England’s clash with Japan on Sunday

Apple and Google facing UK probe over mobile browser dominance

Dublin riots

‘They won’t be waltzing off into the sunset’: How the Dublin riots changed Irish policing

By Conor Lally

Recruiters face burnout as talent market becomes more challenging

By Ciara O'Brien

Simon Harris Q&A: ‘Why is it that now I feel the poorest I have ever felt?’

By Pat Leahy

Simon Harris Q&A: ‘Why is it that now I feel the poorest I have ever felt?’

By Pat Leahy

Wing wizard of Aus: Harry Potter to debut for Wallabies against Scotland

Americas

Rot at heart of Brazilian democracy exposed amid dark charges against Bolsonaro and military

By Tom Hennigan

90,000 Ulster Bank customers to be contacted over mortgage payments error

By Fiona Keeley

Sport

In Las Vegas, winning is what matters and Max Verstappen is awfully good at that

By Giles Richards

Matt Williams: Take a deep breath and see how Sam Prendergast copes with big Fiji test

By Matt Williams

‘I’m the right guy in the right moment’ says new Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim

By Jamie Jackson

New Irish citizens: ‘I hear the racist and xenophobic slurs on the streets. Everything is blamed on immigrants’

By Sorcha Pollak

Environment

Some 2,000 trees planted in grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin in event hosted by President and his wife

By Sarah Burns

High Court dismisses couple’s ‘vexatious’ bid to prevent demolition of Meath home built without planning permission

By Ellen O'Riordan

Pepper operating profits fall amid €4.5m hit from undercharging error

By Joe Brennan

Beacon hospital reports big uptick in earnings as demand for care increases

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Film

Actor Cillian Murphy and artist wife Yvonne McGuinness buy historic Dingle cinema

By Sarah Burns

Inside Politics Podcast

Election Daily: can far right candidates make a mark in this campaign?

Listen | 29:49

Jo Jo Dullard ‘had no one to help her’ on night she vanished but public can ‘help her now’, family urge

By Sarah Slater

Paschal Donohoe defends dinner meeting with Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary

By Cormac McQuinn

Munster Rugby confirm departure of forwards coach Andi Kyriacou

By Muireann Duffy

Trump ‘hush money’ case sentencing postponed indefinitely after election win

By Joe Miller in New York

Dromoland Castle saw sales hit record in 2023

By Gordon Deegan

Transport

Punctuality of trains at Connolly continues to decline

By Tim O'Brien

Europe

Olaf Scholz wins SPD candidacy battle but may yet lose election war

By Derek Scally

The Politics Fix

Crucial weekend in election campaign as bland as an Uncle Colm monologue on Derry Girls

By Harry McGee

McGregor Verdict

Conor McGregor to pay almost €250,000 damages to Nikita Hand after jury finds he assaulted her in Dublin hotel

By Mary Carolan

Body recovered in search for woman who drowned in Co Galway last week

By John Fallon

On The Money Newsletter

A helping hand with the cost of caring: what supports are available?

By Dominic Coyle

The Counter Ruck

Gerry Thornley: Scotland growing in confidence but Schmidt’s Wallabies are on a roll

By Gerry Thornley

Transport

Dart extension to Kildare gets Bord Pleanála approval

By Sarah Burns

European real estate stocks surge, as global trading eyes strong finish

By Fiona Keeley

Gaelic Games

Wexford hurler Diarmuid O’Keeffe announces intercounty retirement

By Seán Moran

Middle East

UK signals it would arrest Netanyahu if he travelled to the country

By Anna Gross in London and Laura Pitel in Berlin

‘I know what happened in that room’: the full story of the Conor McGregor case

By Mary Carolan

Climate Crisis

Cop29 deadlocked as new €250bn finance offer comes up short

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Nikita Hand urges other victims to stand up for themselves ‘no matter who the other person is’

By Ellen O'Riordan

Live: Election 2024

Election 2024 live updates: Testy exchanges between Claire Byrne and Mary Lou McDonald, Simon Harris pours cold water on proposed alliance

By Ronan McGreevy

Gaelic Games

GAA previews: Remaining provincial final places down for decision in three provinces

By Seán Moran

An Irish Diary

Rhyme and reason — Alison Healy on Longfellow’s Wreck of the Hesperus

By Alison Healy

Nikita Hand, who won civil case against Conor McGregor, had to leave home after break-in by masked men

By Mary Carolan and Conor Lally

Common Ground

Sinn Féin pledges unity referendums can happen by 2030

By Mark Hennessy

Tech leaders defend national research hub

By Ciara O'Brien

Editorials

Sinn Féin’s proposed RTÉ review is an outrageous breach of fundamental principles

Editorials

The general election campaign has been full of promises and platitudes

Golf

Leona Maguire slips back the field in CME Group Tour Championship second round

Storm Bert: Met Éireann issues red and orange warnings with severe flooding possible

By Ronan McGreevy, Tim O'Brien and Sarah Burns

People ‘shoot faster than they can observe changes in their environment’, firearms expert tells trial of barrister

By Eoin Reynolds

Guardiola says he would remain City manager even if club was relegated to the ‘Conference’

By Andy Hunter

Arne Slot says Liverpool are not getting carried away with being tagged title favourites

By Andy Hunter

France beat Argentina to wrap up perfect Autumn series

‘We’re not hiding’: Heimir Hallgrímsson making no excuses for 5-0 loss to England

By Gavin Cummiskey

General election ads: Meta complaint made over alleged failure to publish data

By Jack Horgan-Jones