BooksThe Tree Hunters’ Glasnevin focus is gratifying but it barely glances at the calamities created by colonialist adventurersBy Neil Hegarty
BooksReviews in brief: Tóibín on Baldwin, plus tales of hangxiety, Ireland’s last rainforests and the probability of AI annihilation
BooksHouse of Huawei review: Intriguing deep dive into Chinese tech powerhouse and its enigmatic founderBy John Walshe
BooksA Silent Tsunami by Anthea Rowan review: A courageous account of the ravages of Alzheimer’sBy Adrienne Murphy
LettersLetters to the Editor, January 11th: On the climate crisis and energy policy, and health sector management
ObituariesJean-Marie Le Pen obituary: French far-right politician rode waves of discontent and xenophobia
BooksThe Magic of Silence: Caspar David Friedrich’s Journey Through Time review – An intriguing take on the life and work of the German painterBy Gemma Tipton
BooksBonnard by Isabelle Cahn review: Shrewd and illuminating on an artist more radical than PicassoBy John Banville
EuropeGerman opposition leader’s hopes of becoming chancellor hang in the balance as economic plan fails to convinceBy Derek Scally
TV & RadioDoireann Garrihy: ‘I was a big kid. It’s sad when I think back. I think I made jokes to get attention’By Patrick Freyne
Fine Art & AntiquesNow’s the time in Waterford: ‘You won’t see as many clocks in one auction again’By Sylvia Thompson
FilmOne of Stanley Kubrick’s greatest films was made free to watch on YouTube. It’s a sign of the trouble movie studios are inBy Hugh Linehan
BooksAuthor Nicola Dinan: ‘Working as a lawyer taught me how much can turn on a single word’By Martin Doyle
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CultureThe Guide: Boyzlife, Dermot Whelan’s Busy & Wrecked and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endBy Tony Clayton-Lea
GardeningA surprising number of its trees will never reach old age in Irish gardens. Here’s how to choose your tree wiselyBy Fionnuala Fallon
PeopleBestselling author Dr Julie Smith: ‘Being in the public eye doesn’t come naturally to me’By Ella Sloane
MusicFrom Billie Eilish to Electric Picnic: 85 unmissable concerts and festivals in Ireland in 2025By Tony Clayton-Lea
MusicAlex Kapranos: ‘I saw a guy in a band being extremely predatory with underage girls. He was exploiting his position’By Ed Power
WorldTrump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning ‘the centre cannot hold’ By Derek Scally
Gaelic GamesGAA previews: Canavan brothers aiming to help Errigal Ciarán to All-Ireland club final By Gordon Manning
PeopleMartin Beanz Warde: I regret being too busy to spend time with people who didn’t have a lot of time leftBy Jen Hogan
PeopleWhy is Meta getting rid of fact-checking and will it affect my social media feed?By Catie McLeod
RugbyWhat Ronan O’Gara has done at La Rochelle is exceptional. What comes next will be fascinating By Gerry Thornley
People‘The minute I sat down on the train, I knew I’d been scammed’: Are the Irish susceptible to con artists?By Ella Sloane
PoliticsTheir day has not come: Sinn Féin prepares for another five years in oppositionBy Jack Horgan-Jones
BusinessWall Street investors ask if CRH’s new boss will hive off non-US assets, including IrelandBy Joe Brennan
SoccerRobbie Keane’s decision to coach in Hungary another move into unknown following controversial Israel stint By Gavin Cummiskey
RugbyAIL preview: Terenure’s prospects hit as Harison Brewer takes up offer to go to JapanBy Gerry Thornley
Ireland‘It’s an ongoing torture for the families,’ says man leading search for North’s DisappearedBy Seanín Graham
Gaelic Games‘A gorgeous time for referees’: Gaelic football managers open to learning on the hoof as new rules kick in By Malachy Clerkin
RugbySome threw toilet rolls - others, sausages. How it might look if you were a fly on the wall at Mack Hansen’s Media TrainingBy Malachy Clerkin
OpinionNo single location captures global nature of Irish economy more than Dublin AirportBy David McWilliams
CourtsTeenage heroin addict ‘dying before the eyes’ of those seeking to care for him, court toldBy Colm Keena
Gaelic GamesFrom Cork to Carlton and back: Ciáran Sheehan’s life in the GAA-Aussie rules fast laneBy Denis Walsh
SoccerBenched and approaching 30, can Grealish regain his ‘Treble Jack’ form Guardiola craves?By Michael Walker
BusinessGreenland is the ‘large real-estate deal’ Trump doesn’t want to let slip awayBy Laura Slattery
OpinionMoves by Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg set scene for confrontation between EU and USBy TJ McIntyre
OpinionEnoch Burke’s lonely vigil at the school gate has not been entirely pointlessBy Jennifer O'Connell
Ireland‘I think our building is next’: Dublin man living in LA returns to apartment thick with ashBy Conor Pope, Tim O'Brien and Emmet Malone
Social AffairsTusla audits find ‘unsatisfactory’ management of cash allowances for foster carersBy Conor Pope
EuropeGay men can train as Catholic priests but must observe celibacy, say Italian bishopsBy Angela Giuffrida in Rome
IrelandNo parent should have to bury their child, mourners told at funeral of Paula CantyBy Barry Roche
PoliticsLabour and Social Democrats abdicated responsibility by not ‘fighting’ for power, O’Gorman tells Greens conventionBy Emmet Malone
USLA fires: New evacuations ordered as largest wildfire expandsBy Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla, Juliet Macur and Yan Zhuang
ScienceMove to expand Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition internationally welcomed by Tánaiste By Kevin O'Sullivan
Gaelic GamesCanavan brothers fire Errigal Ciarán past Dr Crokes to reach All-Ireland finalBy Gordon Manning
RugbyMunster secure gritty victory over Saracens to keep hopes of home knockout tie aliveBy John O'Sullivan
RugbyRichie Murphy rues inexperience as Leicester Tigers hand Ulster a shellacking at Welford RoadBy Nathan Johns
RugbyPete Wilkins calls on Connacht to continue European momentum against Cardiff By Linley MacKenzie at Dexcom Stadium
IrelandIrish woman (21) who died rock-climbing in Spain named as Dublin student Eve McCarthyBy Natalia Penza and Mark Hilliard