BooksClara and Christina by Andrew Cunning: Questioning the nature of contemporary fictionBy John Boyne
WorkIrish Government hides behind ‘fiscal rules’ in holding back AI skills investmentBy Fergal O'Brien
FilmHorror director Eli Roth: ‘All you can do is prepare your child. You can’t protect them’By Donald Clarke
TV & Radio‘The dream quickly became a nightmare’: Mo Gilligan on the mental impact of 28 days of fried chickenBy Tara Brady
Your FamilyTalk to any mother trying to manage the summer juggle and you’ll hear ‘exhausted’ and ‘frazzled’By Jen Hogan
TravelChicago calling? At 85, my mother wasn’t convinced this was the moment to be crossing the AtlanticBy Fionn Davenport
PoliticsIreland should use presidency to advance online child protection, French official says By Jack Horgan-Jones
PoliticsIrish military officers to fill defence attache posts in Britain, US and France this autumnBy Cormac McQuinn
AbroadWe travelled to Antarctica with one main goal: to bring the Irish language thereBy Pauline Kelly
MusicATN highs and lows: Kneecap’s Irish Goodbye, €11 curry chips and Kate Nash’s tin whistleBy Niamh Browne and Ruby Eastwood
Your MoneyInvestors who ignored market warnings for years may now need to pay heedBy Proinsias O'Mahony
People‘Do you remember,’ asked my brother on the family WhatsApp, ‘when Daddy bought an entire cow and put it in the freezer?’By Séamas O'Reilly
IrelandState paid more than €500k to private firm for air traffic control at Dublin Air Corps baseBy Martin Wall
Climate CrisisIreland faces ‘damaging’ backlog of over 60 climate action measures, new report revealsBy Caroline O'Doherty
OpinionHow can Ireland build a nuclear reactor when it can’t even manage a children’s hospital? By Sinéad O'Sullivan
PoliticsMayor of Limerick complains to Taoiseach and Tánaiste about councillors after fractious meetingBy Cormac McQuinn
People‘I used to fear middle age, that I’d become invisible, unripe, unattractive, overlooked. But so far it’s fabulous’
Crime & LawWest Cork is a common target for drug smugglers. But the methods used have changedBy Barry Roche
Ireland‘I’ve always voted DUP but never again’: Jeffrey Donaldson’s former constituents on his convictionBy Seanín Graham
Gaelic GamesGalway provide show-stopping finale against Kerry in All-Ireland women’s football deciderBy Gavin Cooney
LettersLetters to the Editor, August 3rd: On schools and day care, Patrick Collison and wealth tax and e-scooters
Gaelic GamesDoes watching women’s sport now fall into the ‘guilty pleasure’ category?By Paul Fitzpatrick
SportGAA cups used to be filled with Guinness by the champions. Now, celebrations are more rigidBy Denis Walsh
MusicAriana Grande to take ‘a step back’ from public life due to ‘endless, ongoing scrutiny’By Sian Cain
MusicRóis at All Together Now 2026: Traditional keening like you’ve never heard it beforeBy Ruby Eastwood
Financial ServicesFormer Irish Nationwide chief Michael Fingleton dies at 88By Joe Brennan and Barry O'Halloran
MusicAnna von Hausswolff at All Together Now 2026: Not just brilliant but genuinely surprisingBy Ruby Eastwood
Ireland‘We’ve been doing it since Jesus was a child’: outdoor drinking crackdown upsets SkerriesBy Conor Pope
CourtsMan caught with loaded pistol after ‘sending photo of weapon to ex-partner’, court toldBy Hugh Dooley
SoccerMauricio Pochettino agrees deal to stay as US manager through to 2030 World CupBy Pablo Iglesias Maurer and Alexander Abnos
BusinessRetailer must repay €8.87m in Covid wage supports after losing Revenue challengeBy Gordon Deegan
RacingGalway Races aiming to ‘get ahead of the game’ when trying to curb underage drinkingBy Brian O'Connor
HealthAlmost 90% of urgent breast cancer referrals to Letterkenny not seen within target timeBy Shauna Bowers
SoccerFocus for Shamrock Rovers now on reaching league phase in Europe for third successive yearBy Paul Buttner
IrelandGlen Hansard wake: Musician rests in peace to backdrop of fiddles, flutes and songs By Frank McNally
MarketsMarkets start August on a high with big pharma merger talks grabbing the headlinesBy Barry O'Halloran
SoccerArsenal v Real Betis; Manchester United v Leeds in Dublin: Ticket news, TV details, kick-off timesBy David Gorman
An Irish DiaryFrom Homer to Heaney: Ray Burke on Ireland’s enduring connection to The OdysseyBy Ray Burke
SoccerMore European countries withdraw support for Gianni Infantino as pressure intensifiesBy Nick Ames and Matt Hughes