LettersLetters to the Editor, October 13th: On why Ireland is a good country to live in, all I want for president and an inconvenient truth
BooksClaire-Louise Bennett's new book is an unsettling portrait of the heart as the loneliest of huntersBy Michael Cronin
BusinessUS construction giant was consulted on national children’s hospital ‘problems’By Ronan McGreevy and Shauna Bowers
Your MoneyRisk rises as market highs again powered by the magnificent seven tech stocksBy Proinsias O'Mahony
Your Family‘Silent sidelines’ at children’s matches: How utterly depressing that this is where we areBy Jen Hogan
BusinessUrgent action needed to reduce red tape for businesses along with more focus on innovationBy Paraic Burke
ResidentialGeorgian townhouse sitting pretty just off Baggot Street for €765,000 By Elizabeth Birdthistle
FashionInside Arket’s new Dublin flagship shop: ‘The ordinary is very interesting’By Deirdre McQuillan
PeopleJung Chang: ‘People risk their lives to come to the West. Nobody tries to go to China’By Denis Staunton
TransportNew Irish Rail plan to make Thurles ‘as accessible to Dublin as Greystones’By Caroline O'Doherty
Crime & LawConvictions for wildlife crimes in single digits despite high number of complaintsBy Caroline O'Doherty
Your Money‘My laser eye surgery was about €5,000, which felt like a big spend, but it’s more than paid for itself’By Tony Clayton-Lea
Gaelic GamesNa Fianna put in marathon effort and live to see another hurling county finalBy Paul Keane
RacingDenis Walsh: Graham Lee’s hope and strength clear to see in impressive new documentary By Denis Walsh
Soccer‘You speak to Bruno but not me’: Séamus Coleman reveals he confronted referee over decisionsBy Gavin Cummiskey
PoliticsCatherine Connolly criticises ‘shocking’ Fine Gael tactics, but is unclear on EU positionBy Pat Leahy
BusinessDisappointment at lack of tax incentive for regional film and TV productions in budgetBy Ian Curran
EconomyData centres costing €5.6bn have planning approval but no electricity, industry warnsBy Arthur Beesley
EducationReturning to education: ‘I dreamed of doing more but those dreams seemed out of reach’By Arlene Harris
OpinionTrump is deploying the military to wage war against an imagined ‘enemy within’By Patrick Smyth
OpinionHeather Humphreys tells us she’s a people person. Catherine Connolly shows us she isBy Una Mullally
In the News Podcast‘Scholar, poet, punk’: How Michael D Higgins shaped the presidencyBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 31:34
Inside Politics PodcastIs this the end of the gay rights revolution? Irish academic says freedoms under threat Listen | 49:51
Pricewatch‘I really thought he loved me’: The woman who lost €291,000 in a romance scam By Conor Pope
OpinionThis man spent 15 years translating Plato’s dialogues. What he learned is vital for us allBy Joe Humphreys
StagePieces of a Woman, at Dublin Theatre Festival: Knockout performances anchor old-school melodramaBy Chris McCormack
PeopleEmer McLysaght: I’m surprised we haven’t made more out of Diane Keaton’s Irish rootsBy Emer McLysaght
StageThe Leap, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is an imaginative dive into the emotional world of a preteenBy Tara Brady
TV & RadioLiving With Lucy review: Caitlyn Jenner seems quietly baffled by chatty Lucy KennedyBy Ed Power
PoliticsSinn Féin denounces ‘shocking’ budget approach to income disregards for carer’s allowanceBy Jack Horgan-Jones
FilmPaul Mescal and Jessie Buckley on their new film Hamnet: ‘I only want to make films as brave and as human as this’By Hanna Rantala
Technology‘The Stella show’: the executive at the heart of BYD’s global pushBy Edward White, Kana Inagaki and Gloria Li
Middle EastGaza ceasefire deal: What happens next with Israel and will Hamas disarm?By Ephrat Livni, Aaron Boxerman, Francesca Regalado and Amelia Nierenberg
PoliticsHealth Minister not ruling out extra hospital to solve HSE Mid West overcrowdingBy David Raleigh
EconomyNew export figures suggest China could weather escalation of trade war with USBy Denis Staunton
Education‘Disheartening and heartbreaking’: Sessions for autistic people stopped after noise complaintBy Louise Walsh
Common GroundNegotiations underway between NI and Republic on common rules for apprenticeshipsBy Mark Hennessy
SoccerCan Ireland still qualify for the World Cup if they beat Armenia? The permutationsBy David Gorman
OireachtasOireachtas TV broadcaster not seeking to extend contract worth estimated €7m By Marie O’Halloran
RugbyLions’ star man Tadhg Beirne ready for return to action for Munster’s clash with LeinsterBy Gerry Thornley
Gaza Ceasefire As it happened: Trump hails Hamas-Israel deal as ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’By Conor Pope
IrelandFirefighters quench fresh blaze at Cork shopping centre destroyed by fire six years agoBy Barry Roche
EuropeEmmanuel Macron calls for ‘stability’ as opposition threatens no-confidence voteBy Ian Johnston in Paris
AfricaMadagascar’s president has fled country following Gen Z protests, opponents sayBy Lovasoa Rabary and Tim Cocks
IrelandPro-Palestine activists arrested after occupying subsidiary of American weapons manufacturer in CorkBy Barry Roche
An Irish DiaryMichael Dervan on how opera composer Gioachino Rossini and Ireland are intertwinedBy Michael Dervan
Common GroundEastern EU states ‘in fear of Russian invasion’, claims Irish AmbassadorBy Mark Hennessy
CourtsPat McDonagh service station impacted by High Court case brought against Uisce ÉireannBy Fiachra Gallagher
CourtsFormer Christian Brothers teacher (83) sexually assaulted boys over 30-year periodBy Declan Brennan
Crime & LawTwenty three Romanian men with convictions removed from State on chartered flightBy Harry McGee
Crime & LawGardai question three people as inquiry into death of Co Cork father upgraded to murder investigationBy Barry Roche
PoliticsTCD professor ‘quite surprised’ by Department meeting with Chinese human rights bodyBy Colm Keena
Middle EastIsrael releases Palestinian prisoners as first phase of ceasefire implemented By James Shotter in Jerusalem and Andrew England in London
Crime & LawMore than 1,100km of coastline to be monitored as part of anti-drug trafficking effort By Chris McNulty in Killybegs
Crime & LawPhotographer describes ‘horrific’ Dublin attack by German soccer supporters By Conor Lally
Common GroundNational security must be debatable amid growing Russian threats, says Richmond By Mark Hennessy
Middle EastTears of joy and relief as hostages reunited with families after two years in captivity By James Shotter in Jerusalem and Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv
CourtsHigh Court grants Gript permission to challenge Press Council over article complaint decisionBy Paul Neilan
IrelandFota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird fluBy Barry Roche and Niamh Towey
Middle EastFinal living Israeli hostages freed as Donald Trump pushes his Middle East peace processBy Mark Weiss
TV & RadioMade of Stone review: One man’s quest to revive ancient Celtic feat of strength By Ed Power
EuropeFormer French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to jail next week By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Presidential ElectionCatherine Connolly confirms she used parliamentary allowance on trip to Syria in 2018By Niamh Towey and Katie Mellett
HealthWomen who take HRT after menopause less likely to develop dementia, study indicatesBy Kitty Holland
EnvironmentHalf of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide againBy Caroline O'Doherty
