We claim to want a non-political figure, then recoil when that person turns out to have had a normal, flawed life

A new work by Catherine Ann Cullen

She proved to be an exceptional candidate – poised, disciplined and possessed of an unflappable temperament

With its UK motor finance provision, Bank of Ireland shows it has learned from tracker scandal here

Society’s drug issue poses a different challenge for the GAA than for other sporting bodies because it has always seen itself almost as a secular church

Far-right agitators, retweeted by prominent international figures including billionaire Elon Musk, used social media networks to foment anger

From Jim Gavin’s white chinos to Maria Steen’s handbag to Catherine Connolly’s snappy slogan, the votes are in

The more people believe property prices can only rise, the more recklessly they behave

Manar Mervat Al Shouha, who fled civil war, prefers to talk through her paintings, but she has much to say about her fears for Syria, Irish people’s indirectness, and how ‘the feeling of time’ is similar in both countries

Centenary of interwar design style is a reminder of what we’ll lose if we let its gems decay

Preparing for his starring role in the biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, the actor had a moment of panic when he realised his fingers wouldn’t co-operate

Author and host of the How to Fail podcast on growing up in Northern Ireland, writing a column when she was 12, and her new novel, One of Us

Contoversial Kinski was the star of many Werner Herzog films

The American author’s latest novel connects a child’s trauma to political disappearances in Japan

There are echoes of Frankenstein in this prequel to Awad’s much-loved novel Bunny

Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride demonstrate the importance of free and reasoned deliberation

Radio: The Today FM host is dependably thorough when he interviews Catherine Connolly and, at last, Heather Humphreys

Against Munster, we saw signs that members of this wonderful generation of Leinster and Irish players are nearing their end

In Emma Martin’s restaging of her choreography, the dancers become one with Andrew Hamilton’s music

Karen Duggan on Ireland’s inconsistent form; Jack O’Connor on a memorable year for Kerry