LettersLetters to the Editor, February 21st: On Trump, Europe and Ukraine, and landscape and the environment
Special ReportsFailing to prepare is preparing for a low price in an active M&A environmentBy Edel Corrigan
BooksThe Wardrobe Department by Elaine Garvey: Evocation of youthful self-discovery is well wrought and truthful By Houman Barekat
FilmThe Movie Quiz: How many actors have received Oscar nominations for Star Wars films? By Donald Clarke
TV & Radio‘Would the credit union give me a loan?’: Joe Duffy gets constructive about garden cabin housing planBy Mick Heaney
RestaurantsAmaya Fusion takeaway review: Indian favourites with distinctive character in RathfarnhamBy Corinna Hardgrave
PeopleMy sister is the only woman from her secondary school class not living in Australia, and she emigrated to SwitzerlandBy Doireann Ní Ghlacáin
Special ReportsStrong M&A growth fuelled by sector consolidation but political uncertainty prompts cautionBy Danielle Barron
Asia-PacificDenis Staunton: As Europe wrings its hands at the US, the rest of the world may be organisingBy Denis Staunton
Special ReportsHow to ensure key talent remains in place after a deal goes through By Deanna O’Connor
PeopleJane Fonda: ‘I don’t feel like an old person. I’m much younger than I was when I was in my 20s’By Vanessa Friedman
ResidentialKinsealy three-and four-bed houses close to coast and airport from €590,000By Elizabeth Birdthistle
ResidentialNew homes in Cork: Douglas three- and four-beds in latest stage of Bayly scheme By Alanna Gallagher
IrelandSimon Harris hedges bets to include both Biden and Trump on his Christmas card listBy Colin Coyle
RacingMoral outrage over Saudi sportswashing ahead of world’s richest race has fadedBy Brian O'Connor
Crime & LawMore than 30 investigations into sexual exploitation of teenage girls in State careBy Jack Power
EuropeSabotaged car exhausts make for unlikely form of election interference as Germany heads to the polls on SundayBy Derek Scally
Six NationsOpens in new windowTom Wood in line to make Ireland under-20 debut away to Wales By Nathan Johns
Six NationsOpens in new windowHarry Byrne highlights benefits of loan deals from time with Bristol BearsBy John O'Sullivan
Six NationsOpens in new windowJamison Gibson-Park’s ability to continually grow his game a huge bonus for IrelandBy Johnny Watterson
SoccerStephen Bradley knew what he was doing with his outburst against Heimir Hallgrímsson By Gavin Cummiskey
AthleticsSonia O’Sullivan: Sold-out Irish indoor championships still missing some star Irish athletesBy Sonia O'Sullivan
OpinionMicheál Martin should go to Washington and remind Donald Trump what Ireland stands forBy Justine McCarthy
OpinionExperiences of Troubles victims have run like submerged streams beneath the dry land of blameBy Diarmaid Ferriter
PeopleBrianna Parkins: Unpaid or poorly paid entry-level creative jobs are subsidised by wealthy parentsBy Brianna Parkins
In the News PodcastSex for rent: the hidden side of Ireland’s housing crisis By Bernice HarrisonListen | 25:05
Business Today NewsletterLiquidator and Altada, Trump vs the bond vigilantes and Ireland’s newest hotelBy Conn Ó Midheach
FilmWhat next for James Bond under Amazon? Marvel-style TV spinoffs on Prime or Miss Moneypenny specials?By Donald Clarke
Housing & PlanningDoubt cast over accuracy of commencement notices as guide to housing delivery, says Department of Finance By Jack White
Sports BriefingIreland risk offending Wales, but it’s a risk Simon Easterby’s willing to takeBy Mary Hannigan
Ireland‘Difficult berthing’: Naval service ship damaged in Cork Harbour during sea trialsBy Conor Gallagher
Six NationsOpens in new windowMatt Williams: Blame the administrators and not the coaches for the state of Welsh rugbyBy Matt Williams
The Counter Ruck PodcastBold and brave team selection from Ireland and Wales ahead of Six Nations clashListen | 18:12
CourtsThird man remanded in custody charged with murder of Quham Babatunde on South Anne Street in Dublin
Six NationsOpens in new windowSix Nations: Ireland’s foreign legion brings precious X-factor By Gerry Thornley
CourtsEnoch Burke could see his teacher’s salary deducted to pay €80,000 fines after court orderBy Fiachra Gallagher
IrelandForensic scientist Dr James Donovan remembered as a ‘true visionary’ at funeral MassBy Ronan McGreevy
USEric Adams, the New York mayor at the heart of Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape US justice departmentBy Guy Chazan in New York
Six NationsOpens in new windowCiarán Frawley and Nathan Doak join forces at halfback for Ireland A clash against EnglandBy Nathan Johns
The Counter RuckGerry Thornley: Wales match to be a special day for the Prendergast familyBy Gerry Thornley
InvestigationElon Musk’s Irish friends and their influence on the powerful billionaire By Conor Gallagher
Middle EastThanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia gets a big week in international diplomacy By Vivian Yee in Cairo and Ismaeel Naar in Riyadh
InnovationGreater debate needed on AI impact on workplace and energy needs, Government advisor group warns By Emmet Malone
BusinessCharlie Chawke’s coffee business at The Goat brings in almost €500k in two yearsBy Gordon Deegan
RugbyMalachy Clerkin: Irish rugby should lean into the arrogance angle, at least while it still canBy Malachy Clerkin
Six Nations‘They needed a kid willing to shave his head’: Dan Sheehan recalls the time he met Jonah LomuBy Nathan Johns
Crime & LawHand found on grounds of Dublin primary school ‘belonged to boy (12) injured in gas canister explosion’By Conor Gallagher
PoliticsSinn Féin will not attend White House’s St Patrick’s Day eventBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Barry Roche
BusinessRevenue opens its most serious form of investigation into collapsed AI company AltadaBy Ian Curran
CourtsJudge expedites hearing date for father’s ‘exceptionally urgent’ challenge to Tusla decision By Fiachra Gallagher
CourtsWoman (61) charged with dangerous driving causing death of cyclist John Walsh last yearBy Sorcha Pollak
CourtsRacing motorcyclist’s wife and children left in ‘shock and despair’ after fatal crash, inquest toldBy Sarah Burns
An Irish DiarySetting the Bar High – Frank McNally on pubs called The Irish Times (and more songs about newspapers)By Frank McNally
RacingBHA officials plan more out-of-competition drug testing in Ireland on Cheltenham Festival entries
Crime & LawEnoch Burke case shows how system struggles when parties refuse to consent to legal norms By Colm Keena
CourtsMulti-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice By Mary Carolan
CourtsJeffrey Donaldson’s wife seeks dropping of two charges in sex offence case against both By Seanín Graham
Six NationsOpens in new windowWales v Ireland preview: Don’t be fooled, this Six Nations clash is a lot more interesting than it previously lookedBy Gerry Thornley
EuropeUS envoy hails Ukraine’s ‘courageous’ leader as talks ‘restore hope’ for Kyiv after bruising weekBy Daniel McLaughlin
Middle EastLebanon prepares for funeral of Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah months after assassinationBy Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Gaelic GamesFamily of Seán Brown introduced by Jarlath Burns at opening session of GAA congress By Seán Moran
