DrinkTwo wines to try: An easy-drinking Italian white and a light, juicy red from ArgentinaBy John Wilson
LettersLetters to the Editor, January 10th: on Ireland, Israel and the ICJ genocide case, and the National Women’s Council
BooksThe Troublemaker by Mark L Clifford: Story of tycoon turned activist Jimmy Lai is consistently compelling By Rory Kiberd
FilmThe Girl with the Needle review: Splendid but sombre serial-killer-inspired fairy tale for grown-upsBy Tara Brady
TV & RadioWinter wedge issue: On Oliver Callan, icy weather is one of Ireland’s ever-growing urban-rural dividesBy Mick Heaney
BeautyNineties hair is making a comeback. Here’s how to get a gravity-defying blowout at homeBy Simone Gannon
RestaurantsZaytoon review: A Middle Eastern takeaway still as good as when it opened 25 years ago By Corinna Hardgrave
Asia-PacificMoney still oils the wheels of business and justice in China, in spite of Xi’s corruption clampdownBy Denis Staunton
People‘That would have never happened in Ireland,’ my boyfriend said after my trip to Australian A&EBy Brianna Parkins
Health‘I could be beside someone doing the same work for more money.’ The plight of section 39 workersBy Stephen Farrell
IrelandDublin food delivery riders on thefts and attacks: ‘They do it just for fun, it’s horrible’ By Jack White
PoliticsFisheries organisation has a proposed Seanad nominee rejected for second election in a rowBy Cormac McQuinn
OpinionSinn Féin is mistaken if it thinks Conor Murphy in the Seanad will inch us closer to a united IrelandBy Stephen Collins
EconomyHigher pay for public service staff to afford homes should be time limited and phased out By John FitzGerald
Social Affairs‘Poverty has no mercy’: Sleeping rough in Dublin in sub-zero temperatures By Kitty Holland
PeopleWhen the 46A ends in two weeks I will say goodbye to those first feelings of freedom and adulthoodBy Emer McLysaght
OpinionOnce called ‘the devil of the Republic’, Le Pen died knowing his ideas are gaining currencyBy Lara Marlowe
Crime & LawVolume of banking fraud cases rises sharply, leaving Garda with backlog of thousandsBy Conor Lally
BusinessSharp drop in number of tourism beds being used for refugees and asylum seekersBy Mark Hilliard
OpinionForget pandering to Independent TDs, these are the issues the new government needs to deal withBy Diarmaid Ferriter
Gaelic Games‘I make a mark in the grass with my foot as I go.’ How GAA groundstaff line pitches for new football rulesBy Malachy Clerkin
PoliticsFirst formal engagement between FF, FG and Regional Independents to take place todayBy Harry McGee
EducationTension between teachers and special-needs assistants flagged in official reportBy Carl O'Brien
Gaelic GamesFor club and county: Shane Moloney out to add another All-Ireland medal to his haulBy Gordon Manning
Crime & LawMoney held in trust by solicitor for vulnerable children of deceased clients ‘simply not available’By Arthur Beesley
Business Today NewsletterChange at Ardagh unit, mortgage approvals rise and public servants need to be paid moreBy Conn Ó Midheach
AustraliaNovak Djokovic’s claim he ate ‘poisoned’ food in Melbourne detention ‘very unlikely’, experts say
CompetitionsWin a luxury five-star stay at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast with dinner in the iconic Great Room Restaurant
Your FamilyHave your say: Are hot school meals too ultra-processed or a nutritious boost for children?
MediaToy Show and sport top list of most-watched TV of 2024. But where is the comedy and drama?By Laura Slattery
Gaelic GamesAll-Ireland intermediate club football final between Crossmolina Deel Rovers and Ballinderry postponedBy Gordon Manning
RugbyMatt Williams: Glacial pace of reform of laws shows oligarchs remain in control of World RugbyBy Matt Williams
IrelandIreland weather updates: End of cold snap in sight but ‘bitterly cold’ conditions and ice to persist todayBy Tim O'Brien
Crime & LawFive arrested in feud between Cork families after supermarket fight and petrol bomb attackBy Barry Roche
HealthCo Kerry nursing home failed to investigate number of abuse allegations, Hiqa reports By Shauna Bowers
RugbyQatar Airways agrees £80m sponsorship deal for rugby union’s Nations ChampionshipBy Exclusive by Matt Hughes
CourtsDublin woman who scraped sister-in-law’s face with fingernails pleads guilty to assaultBy Tom Tuite
Climate CrisisDevastating fires in wealthy LA areas prove nowhere is immune to climate disastersBy Kevin O'Sullivan
CourtsSuspended sentence for man (92) guilty of dangerous driving causing death of Antrim schoolgirl By Ashleigh McDonald
EuropeHostile actions ‘are real and accelerating’: is Russia already at war with the West?By Daniel McLaughlin
EuropeKremlin says Putin ready to meet Trump and sees divisions growing in the WestBy Daniel McLaughlin
BusinessWall Street stocks fall after US jobs report smashes expectationsBy James Politi and Harriet Clarfelt
MusicChoice Music Prize for Irish song of the year: Hozier, Kabin Crew and Fontaines DC among shortlisted nomineesBy Ella Sloane
Middle EastIsraeli military names hostage killed alongside father in Gaza as forces continue to pound enclave
Courts‘Accomplished’ swimmer who sank to bottom gave ‘thumbs up’ sign before bid to rescue him, trial hearsBy Paul Higgins
Your WellnessDementia: ‘There are so many conversations I’d love to have had with her’By Sylvia Thompson
BusinessHousing agency Clúid buys 328-unit residential development in Tallaght for almost €160mBy Colin Gleeson
Social AffairsCitywest Hotel receives almost €17m for asylum seeker and refugee accommodation in third quarterBy Gordon Deegan
The Counter RuckGerry Thornley: The IRFU’s desire to ‘respect our game’ seems somewhat selectiveBy Gerry Thornley
An Irish DiaryHouse Private – Frank McNally on the apparent occupation of 15 Usher’s IslandBy Frank McNally
DublinCouncil weighs possibility of remedial work on Dublin house that partially fell into river CamacBy Sarah Burns
The Women's PodcastDelay in free HRT rollout: ‘A lot of people are really frustrated’By Suzanne BrennanListen | 63:17
PoliticsIntensive government coalition talks to get under way today By Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones
ScienceYoung Scientist exhibition winners: Three Kerry sisters develop app to improve emergency responseBy Kevin O'Sullivan
Crime & LawMan arrested in connection with multiple instances of romance fraud in Dublin By Ronan McGreevy
SoccerGraham Potter’s spell starts with FA Cup exit as Aston Villa battle back to beat West HamBy Peter Lansley