Article Index

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Short stories from Kafka to the Kafkaesque: making strange again

By Ruby Eastwood

Competitions

Win a family summer break to The Sligo Park Hotel

Film

The Movie Quiz: Who appeared in all three of the Godfathers?

By Donald Clarke

Asia-Pacific

My apartment had too much yin and not enough yang... the landscape had to go

By Denis Staunton

Restaurants

Takeaway review: Top tier sandwiches in a most delightful spot

By Corinna Hardgrave

Advertising Feature

Ergo wins Microsoft Ireland Partner of the Year Award 2024

Ennistymon to Dublin – the great trek

Empowering customers: Electric Ireland’s sustainable marketing journey through the energy crisis

BeautyOpens in new window

Dermot Healy: Poetry in coastal erosion

By Brian Leyden

Rower Zoë Hyde: How a champion prepares for the world’s biggest sporting stage

Competitions

Win tickets to The Birdhill Coffee Festival plus a Sage Coffee Machine worth over €2,000

Drink

Two supermarket wines under €10 to get fired up for

By John Wilson

Simone Gannon: Brilliant mini beauty products for summer getaways

By Simone Gannon

Rishi Sunak gets a bad rap but he was good for Ireland

By Stephen Collins

TV & Radio

Claire Byrne shows you don’t have to spice things up to have some bite

By Mick Heaney

People

The bar is so low for violent men they are ‘to be given credit’ when they admit their guilt

By Brianna Parkins

Film

Eternal You: Documentary portrait about the rush to digitally resurrect dead loved ones is scarier than any AI fiction

By Tara Brady

Elbow at Trinity College Dublin: Stage times, set list, ticket information, weather and more

By Ellen O’Donoghue

Residential

What will €255,000 buy in Italy, New Zealand, France, Norway and Clare?

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Aer Lingus turbulence more complex than pilots’ claim for a ‘few million euro’

By Barry O'Halloran

Cycling

Sam Bennett happy to be back in the saddle for Tour de France return

By Shane Stokes

Two teens killed in scooter crash in Waterford are named

By Fiachra Gallagher and Conor Lally

Cork hurlers had to battle illness before win over Dublin

By Seán Moran

Residential

Modernised Glenageary Victorian once home to JM Synge’s family for €1.75m

By Miriam Mulcahy

Johnny Crowley confident Kerry are well prepared for Derry test

By Gordon Manning

Joyce scholar asked to leave Glasgow academic conference over inappropriate behaviour

By Conor Gallagher and Declan Conlon

Forecourt operator Circle K signs deal with EDF to buy electricity from its solar farms

Racing

It’s time to acknowledge how Irish Derby is starting to look worryingly dated

By Brian O'Connor

Anger in Government after Defence Forces discloses 68 serving soldiers convicted or charged with offences

By Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Conor Gallagher

Politics

Change afoot in unionist stronghold amid indications of ‘split’ vote

By Seanín Graham

Community of Joyce scholars grapples with accusations of misogyny and harassment claims

By Conor Gallagher and Declan Conlon

Johnny Watterson: Casement Park becoming a metaphor for Northern Ireland’s divided society

By Johnny Watterson

Peadar Mogan pictures a brighter future in the new McGuinness era

By Seán Moran

People

Was it Positano or Dubrovnik or Santorini? No, we were in Wexford

By Emer McLysaght

Cathal Crotty picked on the wrong woman and that is to be his enduring punishment

By Justine McCarthy

Historical events usually recede in importance as they retreat in time - not the first World War

By Ronan McGreevy

Economy

Election budgets are not always giveaways

By John FitzGerald

Joe Canning: We won’t see them, but certain matches this weekend will influence the All-Ireland semi-finals

By Joe Canning

Social Affairs

Church services

In the News Podcast

How the price of ‘affordable’ houses spiralled to €475,000

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 24:43

Business Today Newsletter

Consumer mood brightens in June as household finances improve

By Ian Curran

Decline in mortgages, consumer lift and where to the pilots and Aer Lingus go from here?

By Conn Ó Midheach

Biden v Trump: Who won the debate? Was it any good? Were there any surprises?

By Keith Duggan

Tributes paid to son of Mick Wallace who has died aged 30

By Sarah Slater

Biden-Trump debate: Faltering Biden performance will fuel calls to step aside as crisis looms for Democrats

By Keith Duggan

Almost two-thirds of classical musicians suffer from playing-related muscular pain

By Fiachra Gallagher

Why does Taylor Swift trigger guitar-heads of a certain age? Blame rockism

By Ed Power

Your top stories on Friday: Dismal TV debate for Joe Biden; teens killed in Waterford scooter crash named

Rishi Sunak criticises Reform UK following party activist’s racist outburst

By Rafe Uddin in London

Man to appear in court in connection with assault on Canadian tourist in Dublin

By Ronan McGreevy

PTSB offers savers interest of 2.75% up front as banks vie for deposits

By Colin Gleeson

Skilling Up Ireland for an AI future

Sports Briefing

Dilapidated Casement holds a decrepit mirror up to Northern Irish society

By Mary Hannigan

Teenager dies in workplace incident in Co Kilkenny

By Sarah Slater

Nike shares set to tumble as sales warning rattles sports retailers

By Sara Germano and Jaren Kerr

Woman (80s) dies after being struck by van in Carlow town

By Sarah Slater

At 7ft 9in, is Canadian teenager Olivier Rioux too tall for basketball?

By Andrew Lawrence

On The Money Newsletter

Pay off your credit card, invest in your pension - here’s what you can do with your monthly mortage savings

By Joanne Hunt

Prince Harry ordered to explain why ghostwriter messages destroyed after Spare memoir published

By Caroline Davies

Tennis

Physios, psychologists and manicurists - how tennis entourages became a ‘travelling circus’

By Tumaini Carayol

Patti Smith at Vicar Street review: Set is as sweet as it is snarling, with desperate yet unhurried joy

By Siobhán Kane

Gresham Hotel profits fall by a third

By Colin Gleeson

This was a moment of truth. Joe Biden needs to step aside now

By Edward Luce

Rugby

View from South Africa: Boks eye bragging rights in opening Test against Ireland

By Albert Heenop

Value of retail sales up 1.5% in May compared to last year

By Colin Gleeson

EQT moves towards £2.1bn takeover of UK-listed Keywords Studios

By Ivan Levingston and Maxine Kelly

Gardaí suspect bomb threat to Taoiseach’s home came from prisoner

By Conor Lally

Two arrested following €1.25m cannabis seizure in Kildare

By Jade Wilson

Search operation under way in Co Kerry for experienced hiker not seen since Sunday

By Jack White

Special Reports

Taxing times as reform remains high on the global agenda

By Barry McCall

Social Affairs

‘An appalling situation’: Number of homeless people rises to record high of 14,159

By Kitty Holland

Media

Siptu will oppose any move to outsource RTÉ programmes ‘by all means at their disposal’

By Martin Wall

Dublin

Around 50 tents pitched by homeless asylum seekers near Grand Canal in central Dublin

By Kitty Holland

Education

‘This got my life back on track’: How adult learners are upskilling themselves through Nala

By Simran Kathuria

River Seine still failing water quality tests one month before Paris Olympics

Enoch Burke released from Mountjoy Prison without purging contempt

By Colm Keena

Michael Lynn granted legal aid to appeal theft convictions after arguing he ‘has no means’

By Fiona Magennis

Who could replace Joe Biden? Here are six possibilities

By Martin Belam

Common GroundOpens in new window

Cricket Ireland has complained to International Cricket Council over their treatment at T20 World Cup in US

By Nathan Johns

Pride

‘It’s better than a dig in the face’: LGBT employees on how the workplace became more accepting

By Emmet Malone

What happens if Joe Biden or Donald Trump drops out of the presidential race?

By Steff Chávez in Washington

Rugby

Matt Williams: French Top 14 fast becoming what English Premier League is to soccer

By Matt Williams

Stage

Boyfriends review: A tender and witty look at the lives of young gay men

By Jade Wilson

The Politics Fix

Trust between Defence Forces and Government hangs by a thread

By Pat Leahy

UK Election

DUP has most reason to be anxious as North’s parties prepare for Westminster vote

By Freya McClements

UK Election

Labour’s Happy Valley - the Yorkshire swing constituency that always picks an election winner

By Mark Paul

Advertising Feature

Supply chain and freight specialist Kuehne+Nagel’s backing for the Pharma Industry Awards makes it the magnificent seven

Science

Irish Science Media Centre set up to tackle rising misinformation and enhance public understanding

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Inside Politics Podcast

Will Biden step aside after a disastrous debate?

Listen | 38:17

Europe

Macron’s approval rating drops two days before French election, polls show

Relations between Ireland and UK must be ‘reset’ after July 4th election, says trade body

By Mark Hennessy

High Court approves Irish will of US-based priest

Consent of councillors necessary before local authorities can defend decisions in court, rules judge

By Ellen O'Riordan

Tributes paid to two teenage footballers who died when escooter collided with bus

By Olivia Kelleher and Jack White

Woman (30) not entitled to back payment of child benefit for her childhood

By Ellen O'Riordan

Europe

Ukraine to present detailed peace plan this year as Russia warns US on drone flights

By Daniel McLaughlin

Aer Lingus pilots’ dispute grounds another 20,000 passengers

By Barry O'Halloran and Emmet Malone

Style-conscious Swifties bring a mini-boom to Dublin businesses

By Cian O'Connell

Settlement reached in Middle Eastern firm’s case against businessman

By Aodhan O'Faolain

Georgia’s Willy Sagnol gives perfect reply to critics with run at Euro 2024

By Philippe Auclair

Smaller Donnybrook student scheme attracts planning objections

By Gordon Deegan

Germany ponder unleashing Füllkrug for stormy night against Denmark

By Jonathan Liew

Man arrested following suspected fatal assault at house in Co Kerry

By Conor Gallagher and Ronan McGreevy

Senior counsel to examine cases where Defence Forces members have convictions or are before courts

By Conor Gallagher, Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn

An Irish Diary

Canadian rhapsody – Frank McNally on a party to celebrate Canada Day

By Frank McNally

Kevin Kilbane: Rangnick’s Austria capable of shock run deep into Euro 2024 knockouts

By Kevin Kilbane

Rugby

Experienced Ireland under-20s eye victory over Italian counterparts

By Nathan Johns

Everyone has a story to tell in the All-Ireland quarter-finals but Dublin and Kerry remain the teams to beat

By Malachy Clerkin

Athletics

Adeleke the headline act as National Championships take centre stage before Paris

By Ian O'Riordan

Max Verstappen storms to pole for Formula One Austrian Grand Prix sprint race

By Giles Richards at the Red Bull Ring

Golf

Golfer makes back-to-back holes-in-one at the US Senior Open

By David Gorman

European stocks give up early gains to close lower

By Ciara O'Brien

Construction worker charged with assault on Canadian tourist who remains unresponsive in hospital

By Tom Tuite

Golf

Treat for spectators as world’s top amateurs turn on the style at Portmarnock

By Philip Reid

Media

What I Read This Week: Shauna Bowers - Miriam Lord articulates what every woman in Ireland was thinking

By Shauna Bowers

Asia-Pacific

China’s latest export: Cheesy and cheap ultra-short dramas

By Denis Staunton

Housewife whose bank account was used in online fraud by purported US soldier with romantic intentions avoids jail

By Fiona Ferguson

Biden performance in debate with Trump sends Democrats into crisis mode

By Keith Duggan

Euro Zone: Sunak v Starmer can’t compete with Georgia’s stunning victory over Portugal

By Mary Hannigan

Editorials

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was a man who brought great joy to our summer Sundays

Middle East

Israeli forces push deeper into southern and northern Gaza

Editorials

Democrats face an agonising choice after Biden's poor performance

Boxing

Kellie Harrington leads 10-strong Ireland boxing team for Olympics

Work

Union overseeing pilots’ group tells other Aer Lingus staff to work as normal

By Emmet Malone

Westmeath footballer who escaped jail for ‘off the ball’ match assault must pay €20,000 compensation

Europe

EU leaders take hours rather than days to re-elect Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president

By Jack Power

Africa

Kenya protests expose jet-setting Ruto’s neglect of discontent at home

Biden vows to stay in presidential race despite mounting pressure

By Lauren Fedor in Atlanta, Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and James Fontanella-Khan in New York

Taylor Swift opens to the Irish faithful: ‘Dublin... you guys are making me feel so good’

By Shauna Bowers

Garda charged with disclosing personal Garda Pulse data on 14 individuals to man charged with drug-trafficking offence

By Gordon Deegan

Dublin

Plaque honouring children who opposed Queen Victoria visit to be unveiled in Dublin

By Ronan McGreevy

Politics

Fianna Fáil MEPs will ‘reflect’ ahead of vote on Ursula von der Leyen

By Cormac McQuinn

Bohs goalkeeper Kacper Chorążka thwarts St Pat’s as they play out stalemate

By Paul Buttner

More than 100 migrants without papers come before the courts

By Tim O'Brien

Taylor Swift in the Aviva review: ‘You know this but nobody does it like you Dublin’

By Ed Power

The Body in the Library by Graham Caveney: A fierce chronicle of facing down death that never dabbles in Hallmark epiphanies

By Helena Mulkerns

Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel: Remakes emigration and its impact on relationships in an invigorating shape

By Henrietta McKervey

I Love You I Love You I Love You by Laura Dockrill: A ‘will they, won’t they, tale’, tinged with noughties nostalgia

By Brigid O'Dea

Plaything by Bea Setton review: It’s not just the mice who suffer in this Covid-era novel

By John Boyne

In the driver’s seat

Ear to the Ground

Action stations

Great Irish bus journeys revisited

Jack Chambers and taxation policy

‘Tolls are a bridge too far’

Responsible forestry and economic sustainability

Public service broadcasting is a vital service

Housing crisis and reluctant renters