Ireland‘It’s an empty, lifeless sea’: Whales leave Cork waters, putting watchers out of businessBy Katie Mellett
BooksThe Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies: an excellent diagnosis but a depressing prognosisBy Kevin Gildea
FilmThe Ballad of Wallis Island: ‘Anyone can hypothetically write Carey Mulligan into their little thing. She was top of our list’By Tara Brady
EconomySkills gaps and mismatches are ‘eroding the competitiveness of Irish industry’, says IbecBy Hugh Dooley
TechnologyEuropean Union risks becoming the ‘museum of the world’, says Meta privacy chief By Ciara O'Brien
RestaurantsRestaurant review: There’s a confidence here that doesn’t need translating, someone has thought through each elementBy Corinna Hardgrave
Consumer TechShokz OpenFit 2 review: Comfort and good sound quality without ambient noise intrusionBy Ciara O'Brien
FilmThe Ballad of Wallis Island review: Is this crowd-pleaser one of the best British films of all time?By Tara Brady
FilmAlong Came Love review: Diverting melodrama just about delivers on early promise of knotty personal dramaBy Donald Clarke
ResidentialFive homes on view this week in Kildare and Dublin from €360,000 to €1.15m By Alanna Gallagher
ResidentialEscape to the country: Period farmhouse on 9.5 acres in rural Leitrim for €350,000By Jessica Doyle
ResidentialLook inside: Rathmichael home offers rarified retreat in serene, sylvan setting for €3.25mBy Kevin Courtney
ResidentialLook inside: Superbly designed house and mews with unparalleled views over Killiney Bay for €7.25m By Frances O'Rourke
DublinProgress on regeneration of Dublin city centre flat complex stalled by queries on costsBy Sarah Burns
SportMore than an average billionaire, Jim Irsay presided over Indianapolis Colts’ golden era and helped fight stigmaBy Dave Hannigan
Opinion‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleaguesBy Criostóir King, Luke Mac Carthaigh and Beatriz Carazo del Hoyo
Social Affairs‘Scale of our sexual violence epidemic’ shown by record calls and texts to national rape crisis helplineBy Kitty Holland
IrelandIrish military flight operations to move to part-time and may soon cease at Air Corps baseBy Conor Gallagher
TransportFare dodging on Dublin and Cork rail services cost Iarnród Éireann €4.6m in 2024, NTA study findsBy Ella Sloane
Housing & PlanningHundreds of homes for homeless people in Dublin at risk after no bids for tender to manageBy Kitty Holland
Gaelic GamesCiarán Murphy: Tyrone’s ability to stand the heat as Donegal emptied the tank was as compelling as it getsBy Ciarán Murphy
BusinessTrinity College records €50.2m surplus as investment re-evaluation boosts bottom line By Hugh Dooley
Crime & Law ‘Waking up in hell’: Family subject to mistaken Dublin arson attack told ‘it wasn’t meant for youse’By Sarah Burns
Food‘What can I bring?’ Paul Hollywood, Clodagh McKenna and Rory O’Connell’s showstopper party dishesBy Jordan Mooney
OpinionIngredients for happier marriage between the United Kingdom and Ireland are thereBy Finn McRedmond
OpinionThe contrast between Kneecap charges and flag-festooned Northern Ireland is absurdBy Newton Emerson
Gaelic Games‘Adapt and move on’: Laois’s Killian Roche on rule change deterring adventurous sweeper keepersBy Paul Keane
PoliticsIreland could face penalties of €28bn by 2030 for failing to meet emissions targetsBy Pat Leahy
OireachtasHacks in Montrose must be hallucinating about much greenery in their rundown newsroomBy Miriam Lord
Your WellnessAn Irish cardiologist on how your VO₂ can impact how long you live and your future healthBy Sheila Wayman
In the News PodcastCould the disappearance of Fiona Pender finally be solved? By Sorcha PollakListen | 21:20
Business Today NewsletterTariff threat a budget headache for Minister and investment pays for Trinity College By Dominic Coyle
PoliticsRyan Tubridy willing to address repayment of €150,000 to RTÉ at ‘appropriate time’By Harry McGee
PoliticsLegislation to support survivors of residential abuse ‘a huge breach of trust’, says OppositionBy Marie O’Halloran
BusinessIrish businesses still see benefit in sustainability initiatives, survey saysBy Ciara O'Brien
MusicForbidden Fruit 2025: daily line-ups, stage times, ticket information, weather forecast and more
SoccerSéamus Coleman and Sammie Szmodics to miss Ireland friendlies against Senegal and LuxembourgBy Gavin Cummiskey
Crime & LawHigh-risk extradition of Sean McGovern to involve armed escort and possible helicopter when flight lands in DublinBy Conor Lally
OireachtasTD apologises over remarks ‘wrongly’ comparing British army in Ireland with Israeli actions in GazaBy Marie O’Halloran
CourtsMan charged over grossly offensive communication on TikTok about ‘slicing Irish babies’By Joe Barrett
TV & RadioBono: Stories of Surrender review: A punch-to-the-guts stage show once you get past the Bono-ness of it allBy Nadine O’Regan
Smart MoneyAverage pay has passed €1,000 a week. The figure offers some key messages about where the economy is and how households are doingBy Cliff Taylor
Courts‘I was in so much pain, I thought I was going to die’: Woman awarded €72,000 over fall on wet hotel floor
StageA Midsummer Night’s Dream at Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2025: Vocally sure singing, but has a revamp muted Britten’s orchestral magic?By Michael Dervan
TV & RadioAnd Just Like That... Season 3 review: Nostalgia served up like a gift box of premium cupcakesBy Ed Power
An Irish DiaryLives of O’Reilly – Frank McNally on a revelatory history of the north midlandsBy Frank McNally
Live: PACMinister did not consent to second term for Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly, PAC told By Órla Ryan
SoccerChelsea close in on Liam Delap and keen to support Maresca with further signings By Jacob Steinberg
HealthIllegal or fake weight-loss drugs seized by medicines watchdog this month almost five times 2024 totalBy Shauna Bowers
Gaelic GamesJoe Canning: Galway are growing in confidence and if they beat Kilkenny, the crowds will followBy Joe Canning
IrelandIreland weather: Temperatures could reach nearly 20 degrees over bank holiday weekend but rain and wind also forecastBy Ronan McGreevy
Middle EastExhibitions open in Damascus remembering suffering and sacrifice under Syrian regimeBy Sally Hayden
EuropePub takes centre stage in presidential race as Polish voters go for another roundBy Derek Scally
PoliticsMinister objected to second term for Arts Council director amid fallout over botched IT projectBy Órla Ryan and Pat Leahy
CourtsJury to resume deliberations in Gerry Adams defamation case against the BBC on FridayBy Fiachra Gallagher
CourtsSwimming coaches recruited from Philippines win back almost €12,000 in wages deducted by employerBy Stephen Bourke
HealthPublic Accounts Committee recalls CHI and HSE following fresh revelations about alleged patient referralsBy Shauna Bowers
Courts‘I came here for protection’: John Magnier complains about ‘unfair’ treatment in courtBy Ronan McGreevy
UKLiverpool FC parade collision: man charged with grievous bodily harm against six victimsBy Hannah Al-Othman and Raphael Boyd
CourtsTeenager who ‘aged out’ of secure care placed in Dublin city centre apartment where staff ‘drop in’By Kitty Holland
Crime & LawKinahan associate Sean McGovern arrested after landing in Ireland from Dubai and is due before Special Criminal CourtBy Conor Lally
Crime & LawFiona Pender murder investigation: Second search operation for her remains endsBy Cian O'Connell and Conor Lally
Business‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference By Hugh Dooley and Cormac McQuinn
IrelandGardaí dealt with more disruptive passengers at Dublin Airport so far this year than in all of 2024By Emmet Malone
IrelandBranding those opposed to Netanyahu policies as anti-Semitic is ‘slander’, says Michael D HigginsBy Cate McCurry
BusinessTax-break ‘enhancement’ being considered for companies carrying out research and developmentBy Barry O'Halloran
CourtsDeveloper ‘flatly contradicts’ claims in row about overheating at €6m Ballsbridge penthouse, court hears
EconomyTrump’s tariff plan temporarily reinstated after appeals court decisionBy Lauren Fedora, James Politi, Kaye Wiggins and Stefania Palma
Crime & LawKinahan cartel member Sean McGovern charged with murder following extradition from DubaiBy Conor Lally and Colin Gleeson
Soccer‘He didn’t say f**k off’: Heimir Hallgrímsson hopeful Liam Delap may represent IrelandBy Gavin Cummiskey