EducationQuotes of the year in education: ‘The boys that did the honours maths led us to ruination’By Joe Humphreys
OpinionFears of expansion of Islamic State and other violent groups remain after siege of Lindt cafe in SydneyBy Vincent Durac
HealthMy Health Experience: Caring for my daughter: ‘I have coping strategies, but I crawl under the duvet too’By Colette Sheridan
HealthHealth Service Executive to delay inquiry into conditions at Áras Attracta care homeBy Paul Cullen
Asia-PacificSydney siege that began with a tweet came to loud, bloody endBy Peter Walker, Helen Davidson and Michael Safi and Calla Wahlquist
Middle EastInvestigation of alleged torture by CIA faces uphill battle as geopolitics obscure justiceBy Peter Cluskey
Life & StyleTell Me About It: I qualified as a psychiatric nurse but now I’m in despairBy Trish Murphy
Life & StyleMichael Harding: When I got there her clothes were all strewn on the floorBy Michael Harding
RugbyWith a new low in the pool stages, there’s little festive cheer for the provincesBy Gerry Thornley
EducationSt Mary’s signing choir in Dublin: ‘For deaf people, their voice is their hands and their bodies’By John Cradden
HealthDoctor conference with a difference: rappers, undertaker-poets and medical start-ups confer in DublinBy Patrick Freyne
RugbySporting Advent Calendar #16: Dramatic thriller in Paris seals Six Nations titleBy Gavin Cummiskey
Crime & LawBrazil Supreme Court votes to allow extradition of Michael LynnBy Tom Hennigan in Brasília
EditorialsBanking inquiry necessary to get a fuller account of Ireland’s banking and economic collapse
CourtsDublin man jailed for nine years for imprisoning father-of-oneBy Aoife Nic Ardghail and Nicola Donnelly
Social AffairsIncrease in number of older women seeking crisis pregnancy counsellingBy Rachel Flaherty
Asia-PacificAbbott to ask why ‘sick’ Sydney siege gunman remained at largeBy Mark Tran, Ben Doherty, Brigid Delaney and Calla Wahlquist
Social AffairsPhelim Donlon died after weeks ‘precious with moments of sadness and grace’By Patsy McGarry
EducationSchool abuse survivors offered up to €84,000 in cases against StateBy Joe Humphreys and Barry Roche