HealthShortage of cash and staff affecting maintenance of ambulance fleet, warn auditors By Martin Wall
Social AffairsAttitudes to Traveller and Roma people more negative among middle class than working class - studyBy Kitty Holland
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 16th: On Israel’s decision to close its embassy, the politics of electing a Ceann Comhairle, and queueing for food parcels
CultureIreland still brims with creativity, from Kneecap to Haus of Wig. Here’s how to keep the artistry flowing By Una Mullally
Your MoneyHousing in Ireland is among the most expensive and most affordable in the EU. How does that happen?By Fiona Reddan
Music‘My dad managed the Pogues. I’ve refused to let the sense of loss take over at Christmas’By Shannon Murray
BooksEvery Valley: The Story of Handel’s Messiah by Charles King – Not the work of a ‘lone genius’ but a collaborative achievementBy Jenny McAuley
Life & StylePick up some covetable clothing while helping a charity – what’s not to love?By Danielle Barron
ArtHamad Butt: Apprehensions review – A prophet of dread wielding precise, precarious instrumentsBy Tom Lordan
BusinessTop finance official raises risks to public finances from surge in housing body dealsBy Joe Brennan
Social AffairsOpening of first medically supervised injection facility marks ‘momentous shift in policy’By Kitty Holland
Crime & LawSoldier jailed for sexual assault was able to remain in Army due to ‘data protection’ concernsBy Conor Gallagher
Social Affairs‘I have never really had sex not for money’: Woman hopes new injecting facility can allow some dignityBy Kitty Holland
People‘American men are a lot more self-centred. In Ireland they’re a lot easier to talk to. They’re very flirtatious’By Ella Sloane
SoccerChelsea poised for first competitive game against an Irish club when they host Shamrock Rovers By James McDermott
Social AffairsMcVerry trust law firm dismisses regulator’s questions about family connection By Arthur Beesley
Gaelic GamesDiarmuid O’Sullivan proud of Sarsfields’ progress as they look forward to final testBy Gordon Manning
RacingRonan McNally preparing to take High Court case against Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board By Brian O'Connor
PoliticsTaoiseach strongly rejects charges of anti-Semitism by Israel’s foreign ministerBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy
Crime & LawDepartment feared failure to boost pension tax relief would lead to exodus of senior gardaí and judgesBy Martin Wall
RacingJP McManus’s new purchase The Wallpark on target for tilt at Grade One glory in Ascot’s Long WalkBy Brian O'Connor
GolfLeona Maguire: ‘I worked harder this year than any other year, it just didn’t show in the results’By Philip Reid
PoliticsFianna Fáil and Fine Gael to discuss how they will approach election of ceann comhairle By Cormac McQuinn, Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee
Education‘People make assumptions about us’: How third level is becoming a real option for people with intellectual disabilitiesBy Peter McGuire
Your WellnessI Am Not an Alcoholic: Some people get uncomfortable having a glass of wine around me and try hide it. Please stopBy Anonymous
Business Today NewsletterConcerns raised about the risks to taxpayers from how housing bodies and the LDA fund construction dealsBy Ciarán Hancock
MotorsWhat should I buy in 2025 if I need … a ‘reward for life’ car?By Michael McAleer and Neil Briscoe
OpinionWe’re heading for the second biggest fiscal disaster in the history of the StateBy Fintan O'Toole
IrelandYour top stories on Tuesday: Doctors ‘could not have foreseen’ woman would kill baby, inquest hears; Harris rejects anti-Semitism charge
IrelandMan (20s) travelling on electric motorbike in critical condition after Limerick road traffic incident
MotorsYour EV questions answered: Am I better to drive my 13-year-old diesel until it dies than buy a new EV? By Neil Briscoe
BusinessTikTok’s Irish arm sets aside $1bn to cover cost of possible data breach finesBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
CourtsCoimisiún na Meán to play key role in European Commission case against TikTok over election integrityBy Sarah Burns
CompetitionsWin tickets to The Art of Mental Health concert with First Fortnight and a stay at The Clarence Hotel, Dublin.
CourtsMan jailed for 10 years after admitting smuggling €21.6m cocaine on cargo ship from BrazilBy David Raleigh
BusinessLast-minute gift guide: Fitness tech for under the tree, including €160 optionBy Ciara O'Brien
Gaelic GamesPaul Casey and Derek Murray appointed joint managers of Dublin women’s teamBy Gordon Manning
CourtsUK government ordered to hold public inquiry into murder of GAA official by loyalistsBy Alan Erwin
BusinessState faces more ‘turbulent’ landscape for foreign investment, IDA warnsBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
BoxingIBA sticking with Gazprom sponsorship as boxing still in limbo at 2028 OlympicsBy Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
SoccerChampions Shelbourne to host Derry City in Premier Division 2025 season openerBy Muireann Duffy
CourtsMan refused bail over alleged ‘unprovoked’ attacks on off-duty gardaí in Temple BarBy Tom Tuite
BusinessLegal cases involving Web Summit to cover 2010 to present day, High Court hearsBy Ellen O'Riordan
IrelandHolyhead Port will remain closed over Christmas with ferries cancelled, operators confirmBy Colm Keena
CourtsDefence Forces member to be sentenced next month for rape of fellow soldier in Dublin hotelBy Sonya McLean
IrelandPolice targeting of Belfast journalists exposes ‘lack of legal safeguards’ for press freedom By Seanín Graham
PoliticsPresident Michael D Higgins accuses Israel of ‘deep slander’ over anti-Semitic claimsBy Harry McGee
Middle EastPope Francis says he escaped suicide bombing during visit to Iraq in 2021By Angela Giuffrida in Rome
CourtsRoderic O’Gorman jostled and subjected to apparent homophobic abuse on canvass, court hears By Tom Tuite
FilmMufasa: The Lion King review – This follow-up has a hungry cash-box where its soul should beBy Donald Clarke
BusinessLidl manager who believed warehouse work ‘too physical’ for women loses claim over sackingBy Stephen Bourke
IrelandArchbishop of Dublin says public’s expectation for the new Dáil should be ‘tempered with realism’By Patsy McGarry
IrelandIrish Quakers join ‘Twitter eXodus’, abandoning social network over misinformation and harmful contentBy Patsy McGarry
RugbyConnacht’s Bundee Aki pens contract extension in advance of URC clash against old foe Leinster By Linley MacKenzie
BusinessDublin City Council acted beyond its powers with traffic changes along quays, group claimsBy Paul Neilan
Crime & LawGardaí search for potential information left behind by deceased Kyran Durnin murder suspectBy Conor Gallagher
Middle EastIsrael meets Qatar mediators in renewed push for ceasefire with HamasBy James Shotter in Jerusalem and Andrew England in London
BusinessMarkets tread water as rates decisions from Federal Reserve and Bank of England loomBy Fiona Keeley
An Irish DiaryKeeping it lit – Frank McNally on attending the global premiere of GloomsdayBy Frank McNally
PoliticsHarris and Fine Gael join Fianna Fáil in backing Verona Murphy for Ceann ComhairleBy Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn
FilmOscars 2025: Kneecap shortlisted for best international feature film and best original songBy Una Mullally and Donald Clarke
CourtsIrish witnesses to be called to testify at Dublin firefighter rape trial in BostonBy Susan Zalkind
CourtsThree jailed for kidnapping of Quinn director Kevin Lunney contest DNA evidence used at trial By Fiona Magennis