State PapersAssembly elections postponement ‘the biggest single setback in years’, Sinn Féin warnedBy Mark Hennessy
State PapersSinn Féin accused of ‘simplistic’ claim that inequality the cause of North’s community difficultiesBy Gerry Moriarty
State PapersPeace process prisoner releases prompted warning that not all would become ‘good guys’, State papers showBy Gerry Moriarty
State PapersSchoolchildren at Holy Cross and Shankill traumatised by harassment and feuds in early 2000sBy Gerry Moriarty
State PapersJoint British/Irish courts in Northern Ireland were backed by top ConservativesBy Mark Hennessy
PricewatchConcert controversies, interest rate cuts, airline woes and that expensive bike shed: Pricewatch - the year that was By Conor Pope
IrelandFour new military helicopters purchased for Air Corps in deal worth almost €100mBy Conor Gallagher
Common GroundNorthern Ireland’s construction industry was ‘rotten’ with paramilitary links, officials told By Mark Hennessy
State PapersHow Sinn Féin came in from the cold: British state’s changing attitude to republicans tracked over timeBy Gerry Moriarty
State PapersIrish officials requested that inward investment be kept out of North-South co-operation By Gerry Moriarty
State PapersTrimble and Mallon feared DUP ministers would not honour Executive confidentialityBy Gerry Moriarty
State PapersNarrow Water Bridge: £500,000 proposal was turned down in 1970s before rocketing to €100mBy Gerry Moriarty
Common GroundDeath threats against Fr Aidan Troy over Holy Cross protests taken seriously by police, records show
State PapersFears new UK citizenship ceremonies with flags could damage NI community relationsBy Gerry Moriarty
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 30th: On Dublin’s on-street soup kitchens, and Maud Gonne’s legacy
CultureIreland has been surpassed as ‘the largest open-air lunatic asylum in the world’By Patsy McGarry
Housing & PlanningNearly 75% of private rental properties inspected by councils fail to meet minimum standardsBy Jack White
FilmWe Live in Time review: Is there is a word for a manipulative drama that isn’t up to the task?By Donald Clarke
BooksA cross-section of Ireland’s historical buildings and the materials that went into making themBy Paul Clements
AmericasBrazil mired in corruption whereby jurisprudence of courts yields to expediency of politics By Tom Hennigan
FilmAunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘One of the references I have when I talk about Nickel Boys is the Magadelene laundry mothers in Ireland’By Donald Clarke
PhotographyFrom the joy of the panto to the heartbreak of Gaza: Bryan O’Brien’s Photographs of the YearBy Bryan O'Brien
PeopleIf we really wanted to be good and healthy in 2025, we’d resolve to pester our politicians By Sarah Moss
SoccerKen Early: The pursuit of calm, running from risk and Euro nationalism mark a mixed year of footballBy Ken Early
BusinessSecond-hand home prices likely to jump 10% next year, Sherry FitzGerald expectsBy Joe Brennan
In the News PodcastIn the News: Our podcasters review the big stories of the yearBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 25:04
Health‘Farmers are phoning me to join the fitness classes and I have a waiting list’By Sylvia Thompson
SoccerAll in the Game: Charity fund for former players targeted by Man United regimeBy Gavin Cummiskey
Your WellnessOrla Tinsley: The reality of having to fight for basic rights from all angles is exhaustingBy Orla Tinsley
Your WellnessWill Robert F Kennedy jnr ‘go wild’ on health issues in the US and how will this play out?By Dr Muiris Houston
ObituariesObituaries of the year: Ten notable people on the world stage who died in 2024By Alison Healy
OpinionOne of the casualties of 12 months of war in the Middle East was the rule of international lawBy Vincent Durac
OpinionLessons in philosophy from Sally Rooney’s latest novel that can help us make sense of the worldBy Joe Humphreys
USJimmy Carter’s decision to bring US into North peace process ‘was enormous breakthrough’By Martin Wall
IrelandHiggins praises Jimmy Carter’s lifelong push for human rights as ‘almost unique’ among US presidentsBy Fiachra Gallagher
Middle EastThe Syrian neighbourhood at the heart of Assad’s killing machineBy Raya Jalabi and Sarah Dadouch
Photography‘At Trump’s wall, even the cactuses are dying out:’ Enda O’Dowd’s Photographs of the YearBy Enda O'Dowd
IrelandIrish Rail employee awarded €500 compensation after company sought to deduct €80,000 from wagesBy Emmet Malone
Ireland‘Take the consequences’: gardaí urge drivers to stay at crash scenes amid recent hit and runsBy Mark Hilliard
Climate Crisis‘County colours’ platform compares wind energy contributions across RepublicBy Kevin O'Sullivan
PoliticsJimmy Carter’s Irish intervention facilitated the enormous involvement of his successorsBy Seán Donlon
Middle EastThe priceless Lebanon heritage sites destroyed by Israeli bombingBy Chloe Cornish and Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper in Beirut
IrelandDelivery driver who died in canal accident remembered as ‘most wonderful dad’By Olivia Kelleher
CourtsJury to begin considering verdict in murder trial of law professor Diarmuid Phelan on TuesdayBy Mary Carolan
EuropeMagdeburg city authorities and police in blame game over security breach at Christmas marketBy Derek Scally
An Irish DiarySpreading the News – Ray Burke on a play by Lady Gregory that resonates to this day By Ray Burke
TennisDjokovic and Kyrgios join forces to raise the curtain on new tennis seasonBy Tumaini Carayol in Brisbane
HealthAlmost 1,000 people in hospital with flu as those with symptoms urged to avoid partiesBy Tim O'Brien
SportWorld Darts Championship: Nathan Aspinall dominates Ricardo Pietreczko to earn quarter-final spot
SoccerManchester United lose fourth game in a row as Newcastle overwhelm feeble Red DevilsBy Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford
