LettersLetters to the Editor, January 17th: On the programme for government, and universal basic income
Financial ServicesFor Avant Money CEO Niall Corbett it’s all about balance - ‘We have to lend money to make money.’ By Joe Brennan
DrinkWine sale: A lighter Malbec and good value Pinot Grigio the pick of special offersBy John Wilson
TV & RadioPat Kenny’s outrage at imaginary injustices raises his show to jaw-dropping heightsBy Mick Heaney
Special ReportsTasty trips to take in 2025: From Michelin-star spots and rustic cuisine, to food trucks and wine cellarsBy Aoife Carrigy
Special ReportsDown with devices: Get children off the internet and out in the worldBy Danielle Barron
PeoplePhilip King: ‘I have five daughters, three of them triplets, so as John McGahern would have it, I’m amongst women’By Marie Kelly
Advertising FeatureBreaking the silos: Why the future of manufacturing is IT/OT convergenceBy David Lynch, KPMG managing director, consulting
Special ReportsTravel trends for 2025: Holidaymakers opt for old favourites and new locationsBy Melanie May
FilmWolf Man director Leigh Whannell: ‘For most film-makers, a lot of movies that happen are accidents. It feels very chaotic’By Tara Brady
ResidentialWhat will €230,000 buy in the Dominican Republic, Norway, La Gomera, Fuerteventura and Mayo?By Alanna Gallagher
Gaelic GamesErrigal Ciarán and Ronan McRory realise final ambition but hunger for bigger prizeBy Seán Moran
PeopleMy night at the bingo hall: I was waiting on one number. My heart was in my mouthBy Emer McLysaght
Gaelic GamesCon O’Callaghan close to joining one of the GAA’s most illustrious clubsBy Gordon Manning
RugbyUlster can edge battle of winless sides and prolong European season in Challenge CupBy Gerry Thornley
CourtsConor McGregor ordered by judge not to disseminate CCTV footage shown to civil rape trial jury By Mary Carolan
RacingIrish racing not taking the initiative on ‘wastage’ is a costly strategic blunder By Brian O'Connor
AthleticsSonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young Irish athletes hoping to make a splashBy Sonia O'Sullivan
Crime & LawSolicitor sanctioned for giving legal advice on immigration to clients of bogus law firmBy Colm Keena
PoliticsOnly certain ministerial job appointments so far are the five Independent TDs By Marie O'Halloran
ResidentialSubstantial home on more than an acre close to Rathcoole village for €995,000By Elizabeth Birdthistle
OpinionProgramme for government is notable not just for a lack of ideology, but a lack of passionBy Gerard Howlin
EconomyStriving for net zero will cost less than we thought, but it will not be plain sailingBy John FitzGerald
RugbyConnacht know win in Cardiff could ease potential return to Welsh capital for deciderBy Gerry Thornley
PoliticsPlan for mini-budget by new government droppedBy Jennifer Bray, Marie O'Halloran and Cormac McQuinn
In the News PodcastThe LA climate scientist who foresaw his neighbourhood’s destruction and leftBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 27:31
Business Today NewsletterIrish businesses look toward 2025 investment, as inflation ticks up By Mark Hilliard
TV & RadioSeverance review: four heroes who twigged their work-life balance was dangerously out of whack discover something worseBy Ed Power
PoliticsWho are the Independents supporting new FF-FG coalition and what do they want in return?By Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn
TV & RadioDavid Lynch’s Twin Peaks was a masterpiece. He forced us to look at the world in horrifying new waysBy Ed Power
On The Money NewsletterDon’t leave PRSI benefits on the table - they can save you thousands of euroBy Dominic Coyle
FilmHollywood power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds hit with $400m law suit by Justin BaldoniBy Katie Robertson
StageAccents review: The late Eoin French’s remarkable music accompanies Emmet Kirwan’s fatherhood searchBy Chris McCormack
Farming & FoodIrish beef sector on course to lose €130m under Mercosur trade deal, meat industry saysBy Fiachra Gallagher
RugbyMatt Williams: Begrudgers in Ireland must never be permitted to pull Leinster downBy Matt Williams
Housing & PlanningLandlord must pay €12,000 after serving notice of termination and then re-advertising at higher rentBy Jack White
FilmDavid Lynch obituary: A visionary film-maker whose unnerving perspective extended far beyond the movie screen
Crime & LawGardaí set to monitor Irish gang leader Liam Byrne after early release in UKBy Conor Lally
OpinionAn Irish man in Israel: As news came of the ceasefire deal, there were no celebrations on the streets of Tel AvivBy Paul Kearns
BusinessAn Bord Pleanála publishes record on green energy decisions following judge’s criticism By Ellen O'Riordan
EconomyIMF sees stable if ‘lacklustre’ global growth despite Trump’s tariff threat By Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Crime & LawSearch for second smuggling crew after suspected €100m cocaine haul delivered off KerryBy Conor Lally and Barry Roche
CourtsJudge orders return of centenarian coins found in handbag of woman who claimed late father-in-law’s pension By Joe Barrett
CourtsMother of teenage heroin addict ‘fully supportive’ of him being taken into care, court hearsBy Colm Keena
SoccerThe Premier League’s financial rules are starting to make their impact feltBy Philip Buckingham / The Athletic
Gaelic GamesRTÉ to televise eight live games across National Football and Hurling LeaguesBy Muireann Duffy
BusinessJohnny Sexton prepares for crunch test as his new employer faces off with bondholdersBy Joe Brennan
CourtsBarrister received ‘unfair hearing’ from ‘hostile’ District Court judge in driving offence caseBy Ellen O'Riordan
Social AffairsAids activist Bernárd Lynch now has ‘permission to drive sheep over London Bridge’ as he receives Freedom of the CityBy Mark Paul
Courts‘You are a monster in my dreams’: Woman raped by partner feared counselling notes would be used against herBy Niamh O’Donoghue
BusinessIrish people spent 14.1 million nights away across Ireland in third quarter of 2024By Fiona Keeley
Inside Politics PodcastThe numbers game: ministers, junior ministers and technical groups as the next government beds inListen | 31:13
BusinessPenneys will top up statutory maternity pay as part of new range of benefitsBy Laura Slattery
CourtsBoy (3) double fractured arm while allegedly unsupervised in creche playground, court toldBy Ray Managh
TennisDjokovic overcomes sickness to beat Machac at Australian Open; Draper sets up clash with AlcarazBy Jack Snape at Melbourne Park
CourtsDonegal cliffs murder case: Each of the accused claimed the other ‘did it’, court toldBy Eoin Reynolds
BusinessIs TikTok’s US shutdown any more than a game of musical chairs among Chinese apps?By Cantillon
PoliticsIreland’s next government: Butler, Calleary, Heydon and Carroll MacNeill tipped for promotionBy Cormac McQuinn
The Counter RuckGerry Thornley: Is a slimmed down Champions Cup the answer to the competition’s woes?By Gerry Thornley
Middle EastGaza ceasefire: ‘We’ll hug, we’ll cry and we’ll thank God over and over for surviving this war’By Vivian Yee in Cairo and Bilal Shbair in Deir al Balah, Gaza
CourtsFather of Dylan McCarthy tells court he knew his son ‘was gone’ when he saw him ‘gurgling’By Fiona Magennis
GolfShane Lowry starts his own management company as 15-year partnership with Horizon Sports endsBy Philip Reid
CourtsDonegal barrister seeking firearms licence told to undertake anger management courseBy Chris McNulty
SoccerErling Haaland’s record-breaking deal could pose Manchester City some awkward questionsBy Jamie Jackson
CourtsFriend of woman allegedly raped had no concerns leaving her at nightclub, trial hearsBy Eimear Dodd
Gaelic GamesMonaghan’s Conor McManus announces retirement from inter-county footballBy Muireann Duffy
RugbyCormac Izuchukwu leads the way for Ulster in commanding win over Exeter ChiefsBy Michael Sadlier
PoliticsWhat are Dáil speaking rights, what is a technical group and what is the row involving Independents?By Cormac McQuinn and Sarah Burns