Letter of the DayOpens in new windowNo evidence of unionist resentment towards Catholic Victoria Cross awardee
People‘Alan Hawe was a wolf in sheep’s clothing who fooled us all’: Clodagh Hawe’s sister on her fight for the truthBy Nadine O’Regan
TV & RadioEurovision Song Contest: How are organisers reacting to criticisms of Israel?By Arthur Beesley
CultureThe Guide: Tate McRae, International Literature Festival Dublin and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endBy Tony Clayton-Lea
BooksParadise Logic by Sophie Kemp: Building a novel around a protagonist with a ‘low quantitative IQ’By Huda Awan
BooksThe Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine by Alexander Vindman – An unsparing critique of US ‘crisis management’ policyBy Conor O’Clery
PeopleThe ‘gentrification’ of Dublin: ‘Young people are coming in, buying houses and gutting them’By Jessica Doyle
BooksPaschal Donohoe on How Feminist Economics Can Change Our World; Making Sense of Chaos; and Why We’re Getting PoorerBy Paschal Donohoe
MusicAlicia Witt: ‘It was a scene that got cut from the movie. I did kiss Madonna in rehearsals’By Ed Power
Film‘Sometimes the reality is more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap’: Philly Byrne of Gama Bomb on Irish thrash metal and the band’s new filmBy Donald Clarke
BooksNorthern thriller writer Brian McGilloway: ‘People are having to take sides again. And that’s never good here’By Fiona Gartland
PoliticsNever mind the new pope, who’s going to replace Liveline’s spiritual leader, Joe Duffy?By Miriam Lord
Gaelic GamesHurling’s history of violence: ‘Some of the belts I got were criminal. My skull was fractured. It was madness’By Denis Walsh
PhotographyIn pictures: When the showband era ended, Jas Fagan adapted and began making First Communion suitsBy Bryan O'Brien
Gaelic GamesShaun Patton and Ethan Rafferty make mockery of goalkeeper obituary writers, with both men key to Ulster final hopesBy Malachy Clerkin
Housing & PlanningReforming the planning laws: ‘It was never going to be a short-term solution to the housing problem’By Niamh Towey
PeopleI came of age in the Tinder era. There was no escape from online dating for Celtic Tiger cubs like meBy Isabelle Duff
Gaelic GamesMalachy Clerkin: Tailteann Cup has retained goodwill, but it might also be confirming need for a third-tier competitionBy Malachy Clerkin
GardeningGarden chemicals can seem like a magic wand. But this is the lesson I’ve learned By Fionnuala Fallon
EnvironmentIreland has a dismal amount of tree cover but ‘wild’ is partly between our earsBy Mark Cocker
PeopleRoxane Gay: ‘I was teased for my surname in school in the 1980s. People were like: is ‘Is’ your middle name?’By Kate Demolder
SoccerMichael Walker: Ange Postecoglou is one win from a trophy, but it doesn’t paper over Spurs’ troubling seasonBy Michael Walker
BusinessArtificial intelligence to be used in drafting Government department documents By Mark Hilliard
EnvironmentCornish hedges are works of art, with abundant nature providing the painterly flourishesBy Ella McSweeney
AthleticsIreland’s relay stars part of an ‘overnight’ success story stretching back to Ronnie Delany in the 1950sBy Ian O'Riordan
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly‘My old dear doesn’t have the embarrassment gene. It’s a South Dublin thing’By Ross O'Carroll-KellyListen | 06:48
CourtsGerry Adams defamation trial: laughs from the jury, a judge’s intervention and a ‘very fine story’ about a hedgehogBy Colm Keena
RacingTricky Longchamp draw favours Hotazhell as Jessica Harrington tries to win first French classic By Brian O'Connor
WorkBringing staff back to office more often will hurt productivity, union conference hearsBy Emmet Malone
BusinessIrish-founded Tullow Oil faces $1.4bn refinancing headache amid falling crude pricesBy Joe Brennan
Gaelic GamesFootball previews: Donegal can edge Ulster final renewal against All-Ireland champions ArmaghBy Seán Moran
Crime & LawYounger garda recruits more likely to fail fitness tests than those approaching middle ageBy Conor Gallagher
RugbyJames Ryan primed for Leinster return as province bid to bounce back from European disappointment against ZebreBy John O'Sullivan
BusinessMore than half of women entrepreneurs feel financially insecure, AIB survey findsBy Hugh Dooley
TV & Radio‘RTÉ said we don’t have any problem with Emmy. We have an Irish writer on the team’: Ireland’s Eurovision singer from NorwayBy Ed Power
OpinionGirls’ participation in sport falls off a cliff in their teens. The skorts row shows whyBy Louise Lawless
OpinionZuckerberg saying AI will cure loneliness is like big tobacco suggesting cigarettes can treat cancerBy Mark O’Connell
CourtsJudge expresses concern that sunbeds are still allowed for adults amid illegal use by person under 18By Gordon Deegan
PhotographyDarkness into Light in pictures: Thousands take part in predawn walk to raise funds for Pieta
IrelandCliona Ward: Irish woman detained by US immigration enforcement suffering from PTSD, sister saysBy Sarah Slater
Crime & LawTwo men arrested after man had three fingers cut off with machete in Dublin attackBy Sarah Slater
Ireland‘It’s still raw after 24 years’: Walkers remember personal tragedy at poignant Darkness into Light eventBy Stephen Farrell
RugbyWin over Ulster a fitting Thomond Park farewell for Munster’s departing faithfulBy Gerry Thornley
Rugby‘At this moment in time, we’re not good enough’: Ulster look to the future as Munster end URC hopesBy Gerry Thornley
AthleticsSharlene Mawdsley anchor leg helps Ireland seal mixed relay World Championships qualificationBy Ian O'Riordan
Sport‘Scant regard’ for players: Cork and Waterford express disappointment over Munster final postponementBy Muireann Duffy
DublinGirl seriously injured in Parnell Square stabbing now attending school full-time, says familyBy Sarah Slater
EuropeUkraine and European leaders tell Putin to agree to 30-day ceasefire or face ‘massive’ sanctions
Politics‘Hands off Ireland’s neutrality’: Government warned changes to triple-lock system will be fought
Gaelic GamesJim McGuinness thrilled with Donegal’s Ulster win, but mass brawl mars scenes at final whistleBy Gordon Manning
OpinionMary McAleese is right to call out Catholic Church over its exclusion of women from ordinationBy John O'Loughlin Kennedy
RugbyConnacht show plenty of fight against Edinburgh but URC playoff hopes are endedBy Linley MacKenzie