LettersLetters to the Editor, December 26th: On GPs and mental health services, and Zimbabwe at a crossroads
Letter of the DayOpens in new windowWhy it is possible to rent a property more cheaply in Sydney than Dublin?
BooksKaput. The End of the German Miracle: Acerbic chronicle of a country’s fall from grace By Oliver Farry
PeopleMegan Nolan: A conversation with a man in his late 30s made clear the realities of this new era in my dating lifeBy Megan Nolan
Housing & PlanningHousing Agency buys 120 homes with tenants in situ for up to €645,000 each By Jennifer Bray
Crime & LawGardaí must have capacity to stage child sex abuse sting operations, says expertBy Conor Gallagher
PoliticsUndocumented Irish still fighting for legal status in US as Donald Trump promises new crackdownBy Keith Duggan
Housing & PlanningParents struggling to meet rising cost of student accommodation among complaints to MinisterBy Jade Wilson
Housing & PlanningHousing crisis: Can the cost-rental tenant in situ scheme be deemed a success, or does it lack ambition?By Jennifer Bray
PoliticsMinister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gamblingBy Martin Wall
Crime & LawSting operations, AI and a national database: How Irish investigators aim to tackle ‘explosion’ in online child sex abuseBy Conor Gallagher
The Women's PodcastRóisín Ingle: ‘I’ve spent the last year not being fully myself on this podcast’ By Suzanne BrennanListen | 66:43
Climate CrisisWear and tear: How Europe is stepping up efforts to make fast fashion unfashionableBy Sylvia Thompson
An Irish DiaryHome alone at Christmas – Helen O’Rahilly on a delightfully peaceful celebration By Helen O’Rahilly
TV & RadioSquid Game season two review: Tense, bloody follow-up ticks boxes if you’re craving more Red Light, Green LightBy Ed Power
Middle EastSyria: 14 security personnel killed in attempted arrest of Sednaya prison officerBy Bethan McKernan
IrelandFuneral of mother of one killed when van hit gates in Rathkeale to take place this weekendBy David Raleigh
BusinessChina’s EV sales set to overtake traditional cars years ahead of westBy Edward White and Kana Inagaki
Your Money‘There used to be queues round the block’: Staff outnumber shoppers four to one in one Grafton Street storeBy Conor Pope
OpinionRestoration of Notre Dame shows hard things can be achieved if we’re not afraid to be ambitiousBy Finn McRedmond
IrelandRifle shots fired in honour of Dubliner known as ‘Papa Tom’ at Dili funeralBy Tracey Morgan in Dili and David Shanks in Dublin
Asia-PacificRussia accused of downing Azerbaijan passenger planeBy Polina Ivanova, Christopher Miller and Steff Chávez
SoccerFulham halt Chelsea’s title push after Muniz seals last-gasp comeback winBy Barney Ronay at Stamford Bridge
SoccerThree second-half goals help Celtic eventually ease to victory over MotherwellBy Gavin McCafferty, PA
Ireland‘An appalling tragedy’: Tributes paid to Leinster House usher killed while cycling in CastleknockBy Harry McGee
Ireland‘I personally only come here for the ladies’: Fog hits racing but not youthful glamour at LeopardstownBy Colm Keena
RacingLeopardstown survives ‘borderline’ fog threat to finish St Stephen’s Day programmeBy Brian O'Connor