BooksThe Bag Apron: The Poet and His Community by John Montague – Cead Isteach/Entry Permitted by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill – Three Europen Poets by Paul DurcanBy Michael O'Loughlin
An Irish DiaryStairway to Carolan – An Irishman’s Diary on the part a blind 18th-century harper played in the ultimate rock anthemBy Frank McNally
Social AffairsPope could herald new start for Catholic church in Ireland if he shows contritionBy Patsy McGarry
MusicSam Smith, Gary Numan, Belle & Sebastian, Phoenix: the best rock and pop this weekBy Tony Clayton-Lea and Louise Bruton
Stage‘My Left Nut’, ‘Penguins’ and ‘Sally Denver Matthews’: the best theatre this weekBy Peter Crawley
ArtJoe Hanly’s upturned tree, Darn Thorn’s shrine to mystic Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: the best art exhibitions this weekBy Aidan Dunne
OpinionDiarmaid Ferriter: Pope’s visit will do little for image of church in IrelandBy Diarmaid Ferriter
MusicPeadar Ó Riada, Kevin Doherty, Ciarán Tourish and Dermot Byrne: the best trad music this weekBy Siobhán Long
MusicBach’s St John’s Passion, RTÉ NSO with Nicholas Kraemer: The best classical music this weekBy Michael Dervan
People‘Instagramming your food will result in you being violently removed from the premises’By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
BooksThe End of Loneliness review: tale of reliving a past and seeking a different presentBy Jonathan McAloon
RecipesOrange, almond, ginger, sour cherry and bitter chocolate cake with poached pearsBy Carmel Somers
PeopleNo relationship ever began with the words ‘nice arse, love’ bellowed at a strangerBy Jennifer O'Connell
Life & StyleNell McCafferty: We need to talk indoors, not shout outdoors about abortionBy Nell McCafferty
Books‘I wanted to write about complex families, messy sex, the pulsating f**k-up of NOW’By June Caldwell
Middle EastThe Irish man ‘fighting fascism’ in Syria: ‘I was always curious how I’d react to battle’By Patrick Freyne
GardeningSupergrass: transform your patch into a prairie with these elegant grassesBy Fionnuala Fallon
Gaelic GamesDublin hurling in a state of flux but Pat Gilroy’s panel has huge potentialBy Malachy Clerkin
TV & RadioIreland’s Got Talent final: Naas-based rapper Aaron J Hart looks like the one to beatBy Jennifer Gannon
IrelandGPs reject proposals to link reversal of fee cuts to service improvements and reformsBy Martin Wall
IrelandLevel of migrant participation in public life and politics not representative, says MinisterBy Sarah Burns
PoliticsAlliance Party conference: Failure on talks in North risks ‘squandering future’By Amanda Ferguson
PoliticsPressure mounts on Government to scrap Shane Ross’s judicial BillBy Fiach Kelly and Rachel Flaherty
IrelandHSE should have designated facilities for ‘dangerous’ patients, GP conference hearsBy Martin Wall
PoliticsRe-energised Greens aim to attract more support without compromising core principlesBy Harry McGee