Social AffairsRenters and households with children most likely to have income that doesn’t match needs - ESRIBy Jade Wilson
IrelandMichael D Higgins gives last Christmas message as president: ‘We are a country of which there is much to be proud’ By Jade Wilson
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 20th: On a blocked democracy, unattainable climate targets, and school absences
SponsoredTop and tail Christmas dinner with a scene-stealing starter and dessertBy Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford
Your MoneyTypical price paid for home by first-time buyer up €88,000 on five years agoBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Special ReportsAfter an uncertain year, employers look set to recruit – just more cautiouslyBy Sandra O'Connell
Special ReportsYounger generations are prioritising employers’ values over material rewardsBy Sandra O'Connell
Special Reports‘How do you know if your employees would love a carers support network, micro-snooze sleep pods or ping pong tables? Ask them’By Danielle Barron
TV & RadioWhen Claire Byrne confronts Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary on RTÉ, the atmosphere is seriously tetchyBy Mick Heaney
Asia-PacificChina and India seek to improve relations and tilt world’s economic axisBy Denis Staunton
Special Reports‘Most of our top people started as apprentices.’ Why a degree is not the only optionBy Peter McGuire
BooksLetters by Oliver Sacks review: Great light cast on neurologist, author and humanistBy Paul D’Alton
Special ReportsAuthentic, personalised and professional: creating a CV that resonates with recruitersBy Edel Corrigan
PeopleAmanda Coogan: ‘Belfast is a great city to be an artist. I pay the same rent here as I did in Dublin in 1992’By Amands Coogan
Crime & LawGarda ‘stretched’ as online fraud reaches ‘industrial’ levels, Drew Harris warnsBy Conor Lally, Martin Wall and Conor Pope
GolfPGA decision to pay US Ryder Cup players a fatal blow for the competition’s old ethosBy Johnny Watterson
MotorsWhat should I buy in 2025 if I need … a car for regular longer drives?By Michael McAleer and Neil Briscoe
PoliticsPublic ethics watchdog rules out inquiry into Leo Varadkar’s leak of confidential documentBy Arthur Beesley
PoliticsLabour, Soc Dems and Sinn Féin planning ‘strategic co-operation’ as Dáil oppositionBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn
RacingAbsence of ‘vision thing’ results in problems not being headed off at the passBy Brian O'Connor
OpinionDuring this hard men era, Ireland would do well to remember Seán MacBride’s wordsBy Diarmaid Ferriter
OpinionIrish Government needs to stay resolute in the face of Israel’s slanderous claims of anti-SemitismBy Justine McCarthy
BusinessCorkman leading €11bn development of Battersea Power Station in London: ‘We’ve created a place to live, work and play’ By Mark Paul
OpinionVerona Murphy getting the Ceann Comhairle job was a sign of Michael Lowry’s political savvyBy Gerard Howlin
BusinessElf doors, carriage rides and boat cruises: Christmas in Ireland’s five-star hotelsBy Ian Curran
HealthFour-month target for spinal surgery set by Simon Harris has ‘no clinical relevance’By Shauna Bowers
Housing & PlanningRecord 4,600 submit applications for south Dublin cost-rental apartments By Olivia Kelly and Eoin Burke-Kennedy
In the News PodcastGisèle Pelicot case: How the trial that shocked France unfolded By Bernice HarrisonListen | 41:41
USSetback for Trump as Republicans fail to pass spending Bill and shutdown loomsBy David Smith in Washington
IrelandYour top stories on Friday: 4,600 apply for 195 cost-rental apartments; President Higgins gives last Christmas message
SoccerStephen Bradley rues Shamrock Rovers’ lack of match sharpness after Chelsea hammeringBy Nathan Johns
PoliticsKey Regional Independent TD says there will not be ministerial jobs for all in government formation negotiationsBy Cormac McQuinn
Social AffairsCapuchin vouchers: ‘I have four kids and two grandkids - this is for St Stephen’s Day dinner’By Kitty Holland
The Women's PodcastSober at Christmas: ‘You can swap pinot for pilates and have an absolutely wonderful time’Listen | 45:11
MusicOne Leg One Eye review: Forget Fairytale of New York. This is a soundtrack of the real Irish ChristmasBy Ed Power
Ireland‘Santa has come early’: Kerry Co-op bonanza for farmers will mean a boom for The KingdomBy Anne Lucey
CourtsTwo men remanded in custody after seizure of Glock pistol and ammunition in Garda operationBy Conor Gallagher
IrelandSchool’s rules on ear piercings may amount to indirect discrimination, WRC saysBy Stephen Bourke
CultureOh yes it is ... the Christmas panto and how it keeps Ireland’s theatre community goingBy Barry J Whyte
On The Money NewsletterOne in four PAYE workers are overpaying tax. Can you claim money you’re owed? By Dominic Coyle
CourtsCailean Crawford (28) given mandatory life sentence for assassination of ‘gentleman’ grandfatherBy Fiona Magennis
HealthFirst group of children evacuated from Gaza to receive medical treatment arrive in IrelandBy Shauna Bowers
CourtsProvisional liquidator appointed to company behind ‘insolvent’ Green Hen restaurantBy Colm Keena
SoccerPub staff struggled to keep up with giddy Shamrock Rovers fans who enjoyed every moment of Chelsea tripBy Mark Paul
The Politics FixCoalition talks are like Santa’s Grotto as Independents are busy writing their lists By Harry McGee
Asia-PacificChina says ‘politically motivated’ US and EU sanctions are damaging Uyghur minority, as trade drops dramaticallyBy Denis Staunton
SportTwo-time Olympic champion Kellie Harrington named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year 2024By Gordon Manning
CourtsThomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell becomes fourth person found guilty of murder of Gareth HutchBy Eoin Reynolds
CourtsMan secures €600,000 settlement over alleged brain injury from Christmas Day fall on sister’s driveway
SportSportswoman of the Year awards as it happened: Kellie Harrington named winner for 2024By David Gorman
BusinessThousands of Three Ireland customers due refund of €269 on average after ComReg investigation By Laura Slattery
Gaelic GamesMalachy Clerkin: After 27 years of being ignored by British government, some good news at last for Seán Brown’s family By Malachy Clerkin
BusinessGreen Hen restaurant served alcohol without licence and traded when insolvent — RevenueBy Colm Keena
Crime & LawPaula Lawlor case: Gardaí yet to rule out accidential death as arrested man released without chargeBy Conor Gallagher
BusinessJust over half of people negative about living in Ireland in year ahead, survey findsBy Fiona Keeley
CourtsFormer election candidate jailed for assaults after disrupting Tralee drag story eventBy Anne Lucey
BusinessBusinessman involved at early stage in company claims he is owed €7m for share saleBy Ellen O'Riordan
CourtsWoman claims ‘paranormal activity’ in Co Leitrim council house threatens family’s safetyBy Paul Neilan
SportIrish Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards: ‘The greatest collection of women in Irish sport in one place ever assembled’By Philip Reid
CourtsJudge rules new hearing should be held into complaint from family of student who died of brain bleed
An Irish DiaryName Shame – Frank McNally on the continuing tragedy of the forename “Kevin” and a bad night for “Shamrock” in LondonBy Frank McNally
CourtsMan refused bail after being charged in connection with €840,000 drug seizure in Co CorkBy Barry Roche
RacingMark Of Gold makes the most of Personal Ambition slip in Ascot Grade Two featureBy Molly Hunter, PA
TV & RadioThe Young Offenders Christmas Special review: Where’s Jock? Without him, Conor’s firearm foxer isn’t quite a crackerBy Ed Power
SoccerAnge Postecoglou says some of the criticism he receives is offensive and disrespectfulBy David Hytner
SoccerPep Guardiola rules out dropping Erling Haaland as Manchester City struggle for formBy Jamie Jackson
EuropeTwo confirmed dead with 68 injured after car drives into German Christmas market – as it happenedBy Derek Scally and Glen Murphy
EuropeAt least two killed, including child, and some 60 injured after car drives into German Christmas marketBy Derek Scally
