Plus: Ryder Cup experiences in far-flung destinations; a prominent Romanian’s beef with Bram Stoker; and the councillor who doesn’t believe in a potholing God

Plus: the thing Catherine Connolly and Keir Starmer have in common; the ‘lion’ on the loose in Co Clare; and a big job opening at the EPA

Plus: the other Guinness book; Roddy Doyle’s struggles to read the Booker small print; and Paul Murphy’s worries about Irish military aggression

Plus: Malachy McCourt faces ‘public hanging’ in New York, a leafy problem for Irish Rail, and Barack Obama makes a well-timed visit to Dublin

Price increases from utilities putting energy costs in focus ahead of budget

Terns continue to flock to Lady’s Island Lake despite damage from algal bloom

Overheard: Tourism bosses see upside of Norman invasion and Michael Flatley lets flute do the talking amid Áras speculation

Plus: a job opening at Druid; Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran wades in; and Declan Ganley’s solar plan impresses an AI chatbot

Plus: The great Eileen Dunne; Ireland’s biggest stud retires; and Roderic O’Gorman won’t stand for the Phoenix Park being trampled on

Plus: Hollywood money to replace (the other) Brendan Gleeson; Pope Leo’s GAA link; and a spot of fencing at Milltown Golf Club

Overheard: Dubliner Paul Mangan’s collection of bizarre items grew so much his friends joked he should open a museum - so he did

Plus: Old Belvedere Squash Club up the creek without a padel; a Freedom of Information request deemed ‘frivolous or vexatious’; and a chance to test yourself against Dublin’s finest sprinter, Callie the cheetah

Plus: death of a behind-the-scenes Irish music legend; Enoch Burke sees out a second principal; and Doireann Garrihy loses ground

Co Monaghan native resigned at centre of storm that led to Ferns report, which set a template for various future statutory reports into abuse

Governor’s Whitmer, Shapiro, Newsom and Beshear seen to be ‘warming up’ for tilt at reanimating devastated organisation