A fire in the sky: our planet’s relationship with the sun

In its absence, life on earth would be impossible, but the effects of the sun are not entirely benign

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Life post Solskjaer: Five things Manchester United need to do

Club gives the impression of an institution lost in show business rather than football

Small businesses struggle to pay electricity bills amid Covid restrictions

ESB profits fell to €126m as State group absorbs €188m hit to value of power plant

Stoke manager Michael O’Neill tests positive for coronavirus

Club’s friendly against Manchester United cancelled at the last minute

Channel your inner Krystle Carrington: Dynasty-style looks are back

Paired with modern hair and make-up,1980s trends are back in full force

‘The last of the Whigs’ who refused to engage in Thatcher’s ‘Little England’

Obituary: Lord Peter Carrington used common sense to avoid conflict and strife

Lionising Leonora – An Irishman’s Diary about artist Leonora Carrington

Pieces of me: Helen McAlinden, fashion designer

Quality and simplicity are the most important things for fashion designer Helen McAlinden, and her Co Dublin home reflects her love of simple but well-made objects. ‘I prefer to pare things back, not bling them up,’ she says

Bold ideas to stay ahead of the curve

One of London’s top decorators Shaun Clarkson takes a feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway approach to interiors

All of this weekend’s Premier League team news

Ashley Young and Paddy McNair will miss Manchester United’s trip to Everton

ESB profits, revenues and debts rise in 2015

Company says wholesale electricity markets are ‘challenging’ due to low prices.

Lad Lane apartment block for sale for €10m

South inner city block of 40 one- and two-beds producing annual rent of €390,000

Book review: Contradictions, complexity and the quintessential Roy Keane

Highly self-critical and self-aware, Roy Keane’s autobiography-as-confessional delivers wit and wisdom – of sorts – but fails to break the sports book mould

Manchester Utd make Luke Shaw most expensive teenage footballer in history

England left back moves to Old Trafford from Southampton in deal worth almost €34m