SportJack Charlton was bemused by them, but homecomings are part of the Irish psycheBy Johnny Watterson
AthleticsIrish athletes can challenge for medals at World Athletics Championships By Sonia O'Sullivan
EducationNew tendering procedures recommended for TU Dublin after €4.7m spend on consultants’ reports By Emmet Malone
HealthStaffing at care units for highly vulnerable children running at less than half required levelBy Jack Horgan-Jones
TV & RadioThis is educational television for people who wrongly imagine it would be nice to return to natureBy Patrick Freyne
Gaelic GamesDublin v Kerry: Kingdom hope their day will finally come after 30-year wait By Gordon Manning
RugbyCian Healy’s long-life battery could see him overtake Ronan O’Gara in international capsBy Johnny Watterson
Housing & PlanningPressure mounts to reinstate eviction ban as tenant termination notices rise by 20%By Mark Hilliard, Harry McGee, Tom Shiel and Jennifer Bray
BusinessEY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From pallets to clothing, here’s how this year’s nominees are breaking throughBy Colin Gleeson
Gaelic GamesJoanne O’Riordan: Kerry’s women show what could be achieved with even more investmentBy Joanne O'Riordan
MusicBirdy: Portraits – Assured album from an artist comfortable in her own sound and skinBy Éamon Sweeney
PoliticsTargeted mortgage relief on cards for Budget 2024, Varadkar saysBy Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones, Harry McGee and Carl O'Brien
TV & RadioJohn Creedon helps us express grief for Sinéad O’Connor through song. What a giftBy Aoife Barry
Housing & PlanningNew family court complex at Hammond Lane in Smithfield faces major delaysBy Olivia Kelly
Gaelic GamesThe mothers in the thick of All-Ireland action: ‘I felt guilty going out to training’By Cliona Foley
Asia-PacificBeijing Letter: ‘There is no story not connected to another story and walking connects them’By Denis Staunton
WorkAn Irishwoman working for a Japanese company in France: ‘I wouldn’t be anywhere else’By Olive Keogh
FilmA charismatic Penélope Cruz anchors this charming transgender coming-of-age drama in L’ImmensitàBy Tara Brady
MusicMyles O’Reilly and Rónán Ó Snodaigh: The Beautiful Road – Experimental and intriguingBy Tony Clayton-Lea
PeopleWhen the soldiers boarded the bus at the Border I wasn’t afraid, I was buzzing By Emer McLysaght
OpinionJustine McCarthy: Staggering hypocrisy of the Christian Brothers, or Cheapskate BulliesBy Justine McCarthy
SoccerLeague of Ireland preview: Daly confident that Saints have the belief to be title contendersBy Paul Buttner
Gaelic GamesLimerick star Cian Lynch hoping long injury layoffs are in the rearview mirror By Gordon Manning
Your Wellness‘I am around people who can relate to me’: Helping young people to grow through water activitiesBy Sylvia Thompson
OpinionDiarmaid Ferriter: Ireland’s decade of commemoration was influenced by today’s prejudicesBy Diarmaid Ferriter
CourtsHearings in trial of Californian handyman accused of murdering Cork-born bishop in LA postponedBy John Harlow
Courts‘A big relief’: Family of Nora Sheehan respond to cold case conviction of Noel LongBy Barry Roche
Business Today NewsletterInflation hits 18 month low; companies face higher audit costs; and just how big is Ticketmaster?By Peter Flanagan
SpaceRussia joins race to find water on moon with launch of lunar landerBy Guy Faulconbridge and Joey Roulette
AmericasEcuador assassination suspects are Colombian and linked to organised crime groups, police confirm
Asia-PacificIran transfers five imprisoned Americans to house arrestBy Felicia Schwartz and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in
SoccerHarry Kane set to sign for Bayern Munich for €110 million after agreeing termsBy Jacob Steinberg
HealthHSE recruitment pause will result in current staff carrying out extra work - FórsaBy Vivienne Clarke
FoodGet free admission to the Big Grill festival when you join our exclusive eventBy Marie Claire Digby
IrelandIrish in Maui tell of ‘living nightmare’ as wildfires tear through communitiesBy Sarah Burns, Jade Wilson and Vivienne Clarke
SoccerChelsea ready to raise Moisés Caicedo offer after Liverpool agree British record €127m dealBy Jacob Steinberg
Crime & LawPSNI leadership urged to give ‘full response’ after data breach raises concerns over future recruitment
BusinessOfficials warned McGrath sale of AIB shares would reignite debate on banker pay restrictionsBy Ken Foxe
MediaRTÉ appoints legal firm to investigate two voluntary exit schemes that ran in recent yearsBy Jack Horgan-Jones
SoccerManchester United delay Mason Greenwood decision so they can consult women players after World CupBy Jamie Jackson
USMultiple Trump allies face possible charges over Georgia voting machine breachesBy Hugo Lowell in Atlanta
Ireland‘Sensitive, loving’ Dublin man killed in unprovoked ‘act of violence’, mourners toldBy Conor Lally
RugbyMatt Williams: When you are choosing a sport for your kids, stick to rugby and steer clear of chess By Matt Williams
Climate CrisisClimate activists raise questions about who benefits from Leitrim wind farms By Marese McDonagh
BusinessDublin City Council signs off on 636-home Milltown scheme despite local oppositionBy Gordon Deegan
CourtsChildren at centre of child abduction proceedings returned to England by fatherBy Aodhan O'Faolain
OpinionCliff Taylor: Sinn Féin isn’t in government, but it is setting the economic agendaBy Cliff Taylor
AmericasEcuador assassination marks dramatic turning point for once-secure nationBy Julie Turkewitz and José María León Cabrera
AfricaFormer South African president Jacob Zuma avoids jail by availing of special remission status By Bill Corcoran
IrelandDeirdre Finn funeral: Detective who died in Shannon fire was a ‘guard to her fingertips’By Mark Hilliard
Middle EastSectarian tensions rise in Lebanon death after funeral of Hizbullah fighterBy Michael Jansen
BusinessAIB says warning of sudden jump in repayments was incorrect, pledges no big change for borrowersBy Ian Curran
EnvironmentRainwater use and sustainable transport among recommendations in environment report for equine sectorBy Rory Fleming
EuropeRussian war crimes: How The Hague can prosecute Putin and his backers for wholesale attacks on Ukrainian civilians By Lara Marlowe
EuropeSpanish bears rebound from brink of extinction as locals adapt to their presence once againBy Naomi O’Leary
BusinessIrish-based subsidiary of Canadian TV company Cineflix doubles profit to €7.85mBy Laura Slattery
The Counter RuckGerry Thornley: Photograph of Sexton and Keane captures optimism of Ireland’s World Cup hopesBy Gerry Thornley
EuropeAir strikes continue as Ukraine sacks army recruitment chiefs in corruption crackdownBy Daniel McLaughlin
Crime & LawGardaí issue warning to students over rental accommodation scams as one woman loses €7,400By Jack Power
TravelDifferent budgets, snoring, picky eaters: How to go holiday with friends – and avoid falling outBy Rachel Dixon
An Irish DiaryEngraved in memory – Frank McNally on recollections of first-time fatherhood, funerals, and learning how to hugBy Frank McNally
EuropeGerman taxi app allows young people to get home safely for half the price after nights outBy Derek Scally
Social AffairsHigh Court overturns RTB finding that woman was lawfully given notice to leave residenceBy Aodhan O'Faolain
BusinessOwner of Center Parcs chain of resorts races to seal saleBy Oliver Barnes, Will Louch and Daniel Thomas
IrelandDublin Horse Show: Ireland rolled over by precision Swiss jumping on Aga Khan Trophy dayBy Rory Fleming
CourtsBelgian Shepherd dog accused of biting garda during arrest must stay in kennel custodyBy Aodhán Ó Faoláin
CyclingAdam Rafferty and Liam O’Brien impress in junior time trial at World ChampionshipsBy Shane Stokes
IrelandIrish people need to challenge own views on history to be more inclusive, Martin saysBy Barry Roche
SoccerErling Haaland double launches Manchester City to comfortable opening victory at Burnley By Jamie Jackson at Turf Moor
CultureMuch to disentangle in new film about IRA abduction and killing of German in BelfastBy Donald Clarke
EnvironmentNature diary: Inishowen Rivers Trust and a water quality and heritage workshopBy Sylvia Thompson