LettersLetters to the Editor, July 12th: The Constitution and the presidency, Obama’s gig, and building on the cheap
BooksTree Hunting by Paul Wood: a supremely fascinating book that seeks to channel our frequently unarticulated love for treesBy Neil Hegarty
BooksEmpire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination by Karen Hao - Precise, insightful, troubling By Karlin Lillington
BooksAuthor James Rebanks: ‘There is something to be said for knowing you lived in accord with your values and beliefs’By Martin Doyle
BooksDavid Gentleman’s Lessons for Young Artists: advice for living well, for people of all agesBy Gemma Tipton
USLack of Epstein ‘client list’ testing Maga Republicans’ faith in Trump to the limitsBy Keith Duggan
Fine Art & AntiquesHow much did a Bono self-portrait sell for? – and the growing trend of investing in wristwatches By Sylvia Thompson
CultureThe Guide: Galway arts festival, The Script, Taylor Tomlinson and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endBy Tony Clayton-Lea
MusicNo laughing matter: Poor Creature on goth folk, Kneecap’s Gaza stance and their love of Philomena BegleyBy Ed Power
StageGarry Hynes: ‘My wife was taken from me in the blink of an eye. My whole life’s changed’By Deirdre Falvey
StageReady for launch: Mark O’Connell and Jennifer Walshe on Mars, their new collaborationBy Gemma Tipton
BooksIdle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford: Riotous, dark debut marks the arrival of a singular new talentBy Miriam Balanescu
Ross O'Carroll-KellyThe old dear goes, ‘Sorcha? I don’t know anyone of that name. Is she one of your tarts, Ross?’By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Life & StyleThe real Temple Bar: Thriving cultural quarter or ‘a violent post-apocalyptic place’?By Olivia Kelly
Life & StyleThere’s nothing casual about how The Open arrives at any venue but Portrush is better prepared than most By Anne Marie McAleese
CultureI got a text saying, would I like to meet The Rest Is History podcasters? Would I what?By Ronan McGreevy
Housing & Planning‘We should be making homes, not units’: Smaller apartments plan could lead to more planning delays and few savings, experts warnBy Niamh Towey
OpinionIreland needs immigrants. But our economy can’t accommodate an infinite numberBy David McWilliams
TV & RadioOlympian Abigail Lyle’s abuse at the hands of Jonathan Creswell: ‘He hit my head off the window, off the dashboard’By Kitty Holland
EnvironmentAsh dieback: It’s hard to ignore the lines of dead and dying trees around IrelandBy Richard Nairn
Life & StyleWhy I moved out of Temple Bar after 25 years: ‘I feared our home would become uninhabitable’By Frank McDonald
GolfCalamity Corner: Open players will want to steer clear of Royal Portrush 16th’s ‘card wrecker’ chasmBy Philip Reid
PeopleRosie O’Donnell: ‘People say, you moved to Ireland, just forget about Trump. I can’t. The crimes are endless’By Róisín Ingle
Opinion‘Don’t call us, Mick Wallace, we’ll call you’: The presidential contest fails to igniteBy Pat Leahy
Gaelic GamesAll-Ireland SFC semi-finals previews: Tyrone need to produce more to threaten KerryBy Seán Moran
Gaelic GamesMalachy Clerkin: Forget burning tricolours and immigrant effigies, Croke Park is where our culture is this weekendBy Malachy Clerkin
BusinessBrash Italian banker seeking to lift barriers to European deals may make it harder for othersBy Joe Brennan
RugbyWith the Lions away in Australia, Ireland debutants have real chance to shine against PortugalBy John O'Sullivan
Lions TourRonan O’Gara: ‘They have to be careful the Lions doesn’t become elite. The cost is very expensive’By Gerry Thornley
OpinionIrish people support Palestinians because they recognise the settler colonial process at playBy Paul Gillespie
BusinessStaff at loss-making Amazon subsidiary in Dublin earned average €124,000 last yearBy Ciara O'Brien and Ciarán Hancock
Politics‘It makes us look like Neanderthals’: UDA leader laments loyalist street violence but sees role for ‘paramilitary influence’By Gerry Moriarty
OpinionCliff Taylor: When the world’s most powerful banker issues a warning about Trump’s tariffs, we should listenBy Cliff Taylor
SoccerChelsea v PSG: This goes beyond money – this is a chance for Chelsea to score a priceless winBy Jacob Steinberg
BooksTo Rest Our Minds and Bodies by Harriet Armstrong: Ambitious, stylish novel is like The Bell Jar for Gen ZBy Ruby Eastwood
IrelandTens of thousands to take to streets across Northern Ireland for Twelfth of July celebrationsBy Rebecca Black, Jonathan McCambridge and David Young, PA
Lions TourLions ratings v AUNZ Invitational XV: Hugo Keenan and Mack Hansen impressBy Johnny Watterson
IrelandCommunity ‘numb’ following death of 12-year-old girl in Co Tipperary swimming accidentBy Sarah Slater
Lions TourLions roar just in time for first Test with thrashing of AUNZ Invitational XVBy Gerry Thornley
Live - Lions TourLions 48 AUNZ Invitational XV 0 as it happened: Impressive seven tries for tourists with Van der Merwe hat-trickBy David Gorman
IrelandTemperatures reach 30 degrees as heatwave set to break early next weekBy Conor Pope, Ronan McGreevy and Órla Ryan
Middle EastIsraeli airstrikes and shootings kill at least 52 Palestinians in Gaza Strip, hospital officials say
Lions TourAndy Farrell left facing selection dilemma in wake of Garry Ringrose concussionBy Gerry Thornley
Photography‘Beautiful, crisp and clear’: Winning pictures in Biodiversity Photographer of the Year contest are announced
Lions TourLions Tour: Hansen not letting Pollock steal all the limelight and what else we learned By Johnny Watterson
EnvironmentIreland’s Greenest Places 2025 competition: 40 shades of green initiativesBy Kevin O'Sullivan
IrelandMore than a million who died at battle of Somme are remembered at Islandbridge commemorationBy Marie O’Halloran
Gaelic GamesKildare hold off Limerick to secure Tailteann Cup and return to Sam Maguire actionBy Paul Keane at Croke Park
Social Affairs‘Taking over the city, letting our voices be heard, being visible - that’s the real power of today’By Marie O’Halloran
Gaelic GamesKerry 1-20 Tyrone 0-17 (FT): Kerry qualify for the All-Ireland final with a six-point victory over TyroneBy Malachy Clerkin
IrelandTwelfth of July: ‘We’re not into the bonfires, but the parades are different. Today is a family day’By Seanín Graham
Gaelic GamesDavid Clifford’s 1-9 sees Kerry into All-Ireland final with room to spare over Tyrone By Gordon Manning
Gaelic GamesKerry boss Jack O’Connor delights in being back in a seventh All-Ireland finalBy Seán Moran
SoccerSligo Rovers take northwest derby to put an end to Derry City’s unbeaten runBy David Goulden at the Showgrounds
OpinionAs Europe risks fracturing, the message of St Columbanus needs to be heard againBy Bishop Denis Nulty
BoxingKatie Taylor erases all the question marks with her third win over Amanda SerranoBy Keith Duggan
RugbyIreland’s newcomers impress but little to learn from record-breaking win over Portugal By John O'Sullivan