BooksThe Politics of Time by Guy Standing: An indictment of our prevailing ‘jobs fetish’ as anything but progressive By Niamh Jiménez
Gaelic GamesGAA weekend previews: Thrilling senior club semi-finals in store in Munster, Leinster and Ulster By Gordon Manning
BooksPlaying Games by Huma Qureshi: A philosophical debate about the line between real life and fictionBy Edel Coffey
HealthFurther restrictions on vaping and smoking on the cards amid concern over growing popularity among young peopleBy Tim O'Brien
ObituariesAS Byatt obituary: Not an academic who wrote a novel, but a novelist who was brilliant academically
CultureHow to put on a panto: Keep it fluffy, with a sprinkle of fear and a few jokes for the adultsBy Gemma Tipton
PeopleThalidomide survivors: ‘Having no arms is an unusual disability, there’s no guidebook. I made one up’By Rosita Boland
InteriorsA New Year’s break with a difference: Take a step back in time with the Irish Landmark TrustBy Fiona Reddan
CourtsCriminal lawyers not surprised Jozef Puska did not plead guilty to Ashling Murphy’s murderBy Mary Carolan
IrelandQ&A: Public sector talks are about to get underway, what are all sides looking for? By Emmet Malone
Fine Art & AntiquesTrailblazing women modernists among the highlights at Whyte’s Important Irish Art sale By Elizabeth Birdthistle
People‘My whole life is changed in the year’: How an inner Dublin city group helps at risk teensBy Patrick Freyne
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly‘Sneaking around behind my wife’s back is something I’m very, very good at, in fairness to me’By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Fine Art & AntiquesLouis Vuitton trunks to travel in old-world style at Adam’s At Home saleBy Elizabeth Birdthistle
BooksJan Carson’s year of focused reading: A voyage around Toni Morrison and Kurt Vonnegut By Jan Carson
TV & RadioThe Laughs of Your Life: Doireann Garrihy’s podcast packs a punch behind her infectious cackleBy Fiona McCann
CultureThe Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Financial ServicesMortgage servicer Pepper Finance sees Irish profits drop despite big revenue rise By Ciarán Hancock
Stage‘I think the Abbey knew I might do something a little bit queer with this Quare Fellow’By Aoife Barry
Social AffairsLocals on the Dublin riots: ‘What good is all that going to do for that teacher and the five-year-old in hospital?’ By Kitty Holland
MusicJohn Carter Cash on his parents: ‘Their relationship was a shambles. But they learned to love each other again’By Joe Breen
MusicKneecap: ‘I was in the toilet, throwing up creme de menthe, and I look up and see Michael Fassbender’By Una Mullally
SoccerMalachy Clerkin: Jonathan Hill has made a critical mistake in reminding the public of the old FAIBy Malachy Clerkin
OpinionAs the Luas went up in flames, so did the fantasy that Ireland is differentBy Jennifer O'Connell
TV & RadioTop Gear cancelled: often farcical saga of the show’s decline has finally come to an endBy Ed Power
EnvironmentEye on Nature: A striking fungus, algae and coral that goes by ‘Dead Man’s Fingers’By Éanna Ní Lamhna
EnvironmentIn a patch of long grass, I saw the red eyeshine of a woodcock, arrived from Scandinavia or beyondBy Ella McSweeney
Life & StyleGive Me a Crash Course in . . . tenants being offered new ‘right to purchase’ when landlord is sellingBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
BoxingKatie Taylor won’t want a war as she seeks revenge in rematch, but Chantelle Cameron willBy Johnny Watterson
BooksGavin Esler on British politics: ‘We’ve got a lot of fairly rotten people in parliament’By Mark Hennessy
OpinionThe next president of Argentina will upend all your prejudices about dull economists By David McWilliams
SoccerKevin Kilbane: Next Ireland manager should build team around Evan Ferguson and control the storyBy Kevin Kilbane
OpinionThe Dublin riots have changed everything. Law and order are now top of the political agendaBy Pat Leahy
SportPaul O’Donovan: ‘I’m never happier than when I’m rowing... why would I want to switch off?’By Ian O'Riordan
Climate CrisisCop28 beckons: A hellish future is predicted, yet the world continues to take baby steps on climate crisisBy Kevin O'Sullivan
BusinessPlanet Business: Hunt and Sunak prepare for electoral defeat with weak-tea budgetBy Laura Slattery
IrelandThe Adare bypass: fixing a bottleneck for the public or golfers? The local view from Co LimerickBy Barry Roche
Social AffairsUkrainians consider Christmas trips home but deterred by high cost of travelBy Sorcha Pollak and Jade Wilson
Health‘It’s too small; it’s too limited’ - how the North lags the South in women’s healthcareBy Seanín Graham
EuropeFear of Nexit? Dutch voters respond to shock election win by anti-Islamist Geert WildersBy Clea Skopeliti
IrelandMacron congratulates French teenager who knocked knife out of attacker’s hand in DublinBy Ronan McGreevy
Thinking AnewThinking Anew: A chaotic world with little or no empathy for the poor and dispossessed By Gordon Linney
Europe‘Georgians have a right to hate us’: Mixed welcome for Russians fleeing war and Putin regimeBy Daniel McLaughlin
SpaceParalympian astronaut’s prosthetic leg tested amid poison fears for space stationBy Harry Stedman, PA
Middle EastIsrael in diplomatic dispute with Spain and Belgium over Gaza bombardmentBy Barney Jopson in Madrid
Crime & LawInterfaith group pleads with Dubliners ‘to treasure the diversity of our city’ By Patsy McGarry
Gaelic GamesO’Loughlin Gaels hold firm as Kilcormac-Killoughey leave themselves with too much ground to coverBy Seán Moran
RugbyConnacht ‘moving in the right direction’ despite heavy Bulls loss - Pete WilkinsBy Linley MacKenzie
Gaelic GamesNa Fianna beat Naas to book Leinster final clash with O’Loughlin GaelsBy Paul Keane at O’Moore Park, Portlaoise
IrelandDublin riots: McEntee pledges high visibility Garda presence on city streetsBy Jack Power and Barry Roche
Middle EastGaza ceasefire: Hamas says it has handed 20 people to Red Cross after hostage release hold-up
Rugby‘We fell on the wrong side of the referee, and we just couldn’t work it out’ - Dan McFarlandBy Michael Sadlier
CyclingDean Harvey eyeing top 10 in Dublin Cyclo-cross World Cup but everything needs to go to planBy Shane Stokes
RugbyLeo Cullen praises impact of ‘excellent’ Ciarán Frawley performance against MunsterBy Gerry Thornley
BoxingKatie Taylor beats Chantelle Cameron to become undisputed world super lightweight championBy Johnny Watterson
Middle EastIrish-Israeli girl Emily Hand freed by Hamas after 50 days of captivity in GazaBy Mark Weiss, Naomi O’Leary and Kilian Doyle
