Top Stories of 2024My best friend is getting married – and her decisions are making me want to end our friendshipBy Roe McDermott
TravelOn five days of donkey trekking with my young children, I begin to seriously question my parentingBy Holly Hunt
PeopleSeán Moncrieff: Day two of parental leave and we’ve already learned something newBy Seán Moncrieff
BooksBest crime fiction: Witness 8 is a welcome addition to Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn seriesBy Brian Cliff & Elizabeth Mannion
CultureThere’s a reason why we’ve become blasé about Paul Mescal’s lead role in Gladiator IIBy Donald Clarke
MusicGlass Animals: ‘Our drummer nearly died. An absolutely genius surgeon in Dublin saved his life’By Ed Power
StageMark O’Rowe: ‘The plays were violent and sexual. But I can’t go back there. Everything has to be new to me’ By Donald Clarke
Work‘I have a great friend here and his name is Santiago O’Reilly, which always makes me smile’By Olive Keogh
Gaelic GamesJim McGuinness and Pádraic Joyce have a history of shared success, but only one of them can win this weekendBy Gordon Manning
InteriorsMillennials and house plants: ‘I couldn’t live without plants; they give me so much joy’By Jennifer Cosgrove
Athletics‘It nearly haunted me’: Annalise Murphy, Eoin Rheinisch and Seán Drea on Olympics fourthsBy Denis Walsh
IrelandGo big or no home: Conor McGregor’s plans for Kildare house are repelled by county councilBy Colin Coyle
OpinionWill Simon Coveney ever be asked about his role in passing the referendum that led to a rise in abortions?By Breda O'Brien
Social AffairsEngland football fans in Ireland: ‘I want my epitaph to be it’s coming home’By Ronan McGreevy
OpinionYou could see Donohoe and looking at Chambers and thinking: this lad is going to fit in just fineBy Pat Leahy
Your MoneyBritain’s answer to Warren Buffett bemoans a market obsessed with NvidiaBy Proinsias O'Mahony
OpinionI do not believe God literally made heaven and earth nor in the virgin birth. So why should I pretend I do?By Brian Whiteside
Opinion‘Only in Dubai’ goes the tourism slogan for 2025. It could hardly be more apt By Jennifer O'Connell
MediaWhat I Read This Week: Chaos in France and the challenge of untangling art from the artistBy Bernice Harrison
Trump Rally ShootingPop. Pop. Pop. Suddenly, a day of big emotions - glee, unity and righteous anger - was now shattered by fearBy Campbell Robertson in Butler, Pennsylvania
Middle EastThe Palestinian Authority’s shrinking influence in the West BankBy James Shotter in Shuweika, West Bank
MusicPillow Queens at Iveagh Gardens review: band’s biggest concert is a triumph from start to finishBy Ed Power
Rugby‘It was the best of times ... but became the worst’: How the South African media reacted to Ireland’s winBy Johnny Watterson
TV & RadioShannen Doherty, known for roles in Heathers and Beverly Hills 90210, dies at 53By Benjamin Lee
Gaelic GamesNew York withstand London comeback to retain All-Ireland junior football titleBy Paul Keane
IrelandHiggins leads remembrance event for servicemen and women who died in past wars or peacekeeping operationsBy Kitty Holland
TennisCarlos Alcaraz defends Wimbledon title after dominant victory over Novak DjokovicBy Tumaini Carayol
USPossible Trump running mate says Biden campaign ‘rhetoric’ to blame for assassination attemptBy Keith Duggan
Live - Gaelic footballFT Galway 1-14 Donegal 0-15: All-Ireland semi-final as it happenedBy Malachy Clerkin
CyclingTour de France: Tadej Pogacar pounces again to deflate Vingegaard in PyreneesBy Jeremy Whittle in Tarascon-sur-Ariege
USTrump calls for unity in face of ‘evil’ after shootingBy Steff Chávez and Lauren Fedor in Washington, Colby Smith in New York and Joe Miller in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
IrelandPriest group condemns refusal of communion to Cork TD who supported repeal of Eighth AmendmentBy Patsy McGarry and Barry Roche
Gaelic GamesJoyce believes Galway got over the line as they were more battled-hardenedBy Gordon Manning
Gaelic GamesPaul Conroy was the hinge for Galway, and not one of his passes failed to find its man By Denis Walsh
Trump Assassination Attempt‘We must unite as one nation’, says Biden after Donald Trump attempted assassinationBy Sarah Burns and Shauna Bowers