EditorialsSome 800 of our best scientists spell out how to achieve the right balance for Irish research
OpinionBinyamin Netanyahu’s victory means we must recognise the state of PalestineBy Sir Vincent Fean
Social AffairsMansion House hosts inter-faith forum examining religion’s role in global conflictBy Patsy McGarry
FilmComing Home JDiff review: Touching documentary about a man who spent 13 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commitBy Donald Clarke
FilmPhoenix JDiff review: This postwar melodrama is almost ludicrous but raw performances make for a slice of seductive Berlin noirBy Donald Clarke
AfricaTunisia in shock after gunmen target tourists in museumBy Chris Stephen and Angelique Chrisafis
Middle EastSyria’s war: remaining population lives in devastation, illness and povertyBy Michael Jansen
FilmCourt JDiff review: Human rights are a luxury few in India can afford in this gripping debut featureBy Tara Brady
OpinionEamonn McCann: Tony Blair under fire as he is set to leave Middle East peace roleBy Eamonn McCann
BooksA tribute to Terry Pratchett by his agent, the man who first published him in 1971By Colin Smythe
Abroad‘I moved back to Ireland to see if I could live there as an adult. I lasted 18 months.’By Noelle McCarthy
BooksLaura van den Berg on embracing Florida as a writer after years escaping itBy Laura van den Berg
CultureOur first language now languishes somewhere between salsa dancing and Ultimate FrisbeeBy Eoin Butler
MarketsHSBC swims against the tide by raising euro forecast to $1.20By Jemima Kelly and Jamie McGeever
Middle EastIS suspected of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq - UN panelBy Nick Cumming-Bruce and in Geneva
Middle EastSyrian authorities struggle to save antiquities from devastation by ISBy Michael Jansen and in Damascus
PoliticsUS lawmakers told of ‘dishonourable silence’ over acts of collusion in TroublesBy Simon Carswell