EducationStigma persists that disadvantaged students ‘low-achieving’ or ‘non-academic’ By Carl O'Brien
LettersLetters to the Editor, February 10th: On smartphones and schoolchildren, and the blue zone centenarian myth
TravelSouth Africa is a country of contrasts – stunning beauty and a lot that ranklesBy Conor Capplis
BooksThe Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr: Wry, observant, various and thoughtful, this novel does something only art canBy Nicholas Allen
PeopleOn Valentine’s Day, say it with flowers – just don’t buy the ones with a bad backstoryBy Joanne Hunt
Property Clinic‘How can we go about building a sustainable family home without breaking the bank?’By Fergus Merriman
MusicCelebrating the Voice expert Paul Kwak: ‘I live and breathe singing and voices all day long’By Michael Dervan
Your WellnessMedically vulnerable people should never again be as exposed as they were during Storm ÉowynBy Dr Muiris Houston
Six NationsSix Nations: Wacky Races, unknown clowns and an ‘absolute pain in the backside’By Mary Hannigan
PoliticsSupport for planning is evident among those for and against Irish unityBy John Garry, Brendan O’Leary, Jamie Pow and Dawn Walsh
Six NationsAndrew Porter’s hard-nosed display epitomised that of Ireland against ScotlandBy John O'Sullivan
Your MoneyFred Cooke: ‘Once when I was hungover, I accidentally put €50 in the basket at Mass, thinking it was €10. You live and learn’By Tony Clayton-Lea
MotorsBYD’s Atto 2 will shake up the EV market, but don’t expect it to be lots of fun By Neil Briscoe
PropertyProperties remain derelict after collapse of social housing deals with McVerry trustBy Olivia Kelly
PricewatchSt Valentine’s Day: A-Z of all things romantic, overpriced and good value on February 14th By Conor Pope
OpinionJD Vance is right about this: Liberals and conservatives do not love the same wayBy Joe Humphreys
PeopleJewellery might not always leave us with a clear conscience but it’s fun, and pleasure is not trivialBy Sarah Moss
PoliticsTaoiseach signals major policy shift on housing with possible end to rent pressure zones and more reliance on private sectorBy Harry McGee
RacingIHRB to fully defend case brought to High Court by trainer Harry Rogers over claims of false positive drugs test By Brian O'Connor
Education‘The pressure is relentless’: parents voice support for phone ban in schools By Carl O'Brien
Crime & LawTransgender prisoner policy delayed as officials struggle to find appropriate modelBy Conor Gallagher
SoccerKen Early: Fifa president Gianni Infantino has relentlessly sucked up to Trump since 2017By Ken Early
CourtsWoman who suffered ‘significant’ wrist injury after slipping on dance floor awarded more than €233,000 By Mary Carolan
AbroadI’ve worked in 60 countries – here is what people have said to me about IrelandBy Enda Hardiman
Your FamilyHow do I deal with a highly capable 17-year-old girl who does not want to go to school?By John Sharry
MusicSuper Bowl half-time show: Kendrick Lamar unleashes Not Like Us and it felt euphoricBy Sam Wolfson
In the News PodcastDerelict Dublin: Why are there so many rotting buildings in the capital?By Bernice HarrisonListen | 25:07
BusinessPTSB needs to triple savings from cutting jobs to hit its own costs target, Goodbody report says By Joe Brennan
TV & RadioThe Great House Revival: Hugh Wallace keeps up the cheery vibes against a backdrop of general misery By Ed Power
CourtsHurler Kyle Hayes to find out next month if suspended jail sentence will be activatedBy David Raleigh
Gaelic GamesFive things we learned from the weekend: GAA can’t afford to stick their head in sand on disciplinary issues
IrelandFamily of cyclist killed at Sligo junction seek forensic collision examination reportBy Sorcha Crowley
HealthWexford hospital admitting visitors only in ‘exceptional’ cases due to Norovirus outbreakBy Sarah Slater
Europe‘I couldn’t believe it was happening’: Ukraine holds on in Russian border area six months after lightning attackBy Daniel McLaughlin
Boxing‘A lovely sweet kid’: tributes paid to John Cooney after Irish boxer’s deathBy Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin
CourtsWomen to face trial for refusing to enter quarantine on return from Dubai during Covid-19 pandemicBy Tom Tuite
Six NationsOpens in new windowScottish media bemoans ‘toothless Scotland’ after Groundhog Day-esque Six Nations loss to IrelandBy Johnny Watterson
Crime & LawStoneybatter: Suspect has no known links to victims, who remain in hospital with serious injuries By Conor Gallagher and Sorcha Pollak
Courts‘He has broken me twice’: Former garda jailed for six years for sexually assaulting woman at Garda stationBy Isabel Hayes
IrelandHow one Irish woman lost €20,000 to a person she thought was Coldplay’s Chris MartinBy Conor Pope
SportSuper Bowl was the biggest test yet in Tom Brady’s fledgling TV career, the results were not prettyBy Aaron Timms
EuropeIrish environment groups condemn EU cash row as defunding attempt by right-wing MEPs By Kevin O'Sullivan
PoliticsChinese foreign minister to visit Ireland next week amid Trump uncertainty over international alignmentBy Denis Staunton
Six NationsOpens in new windowPeter O’Mahony happy to take on the boo-boys at Murrayfield if it means playing for Ireland By John O'Sullivan
CourtsJudge directs immediate reinstatement of group clinical director of Sims fertility clinics By Mary Carolan
Crime & LawGarda numbers begin to grow, though 15,000-strong target will take four more yearsBy Conor Lally
Six NationsOpens in new windowRef should have given Ireland a penalty try but Henshaw can count himself luckyBy Owen Doyle
CourtsGang behind Co Kerry €32m crystal meth plot linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, Special Criminal Court hearsBy Alison O'Riordan
Middle EastEmaciated state of latest released hostages piles pressure on Israel to bring the rest home By Mark Weiss
PoliticsDisciplinary process against arrested Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway could take monthsBy Jennifer Bray
Middle EastIsrael places military on ‘highest alert’ as Hamas says it is postponing next hostage releaseBy James Shotter in Jerusalem and Felicia Schwartz in Washington
Michelin Awards: As it happenedMichelin Guide: Three new stars for Carton House, Ballyfin and Lignum at awardsBy Madeleine Lyons
DublinDublin City Council to borrow €132.5m for St Michael’s estate cost-rental schemeBy Olivia Kelly
RestaurantsThree new Michelin stars for Galway, Laois and Kildare restaurants show trend for great food outside DublinBy Corinna Hardgrave
