This Uncle Vanya – a quick-witted Risteárd Cooper – plays it cool in a house of freaks
Review: Cathal Cleary directs Brian Friel’s Chekhov adaptation at Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin
Rugby driving fans to ‘heartfelt frustration and annoyance’
Gerry Thornley and Owen Doyle on the need to look at the rule book; Rory McIlroy collects another prize
Parents upset after school declined hall request for secular event on first Communion day
Co Wicklow school later gave permission for use of hall, but parents involved have not decided whether to use it
By Jack White
Pensions enrolment scheme and childcare plan sum up challenges facing Coalition
Both policies form core of Government’s pitch to voters: it will address chronic issues in delivery while curing symptoms of cost-of-living crisis
Europe should reassess its relationships with Russia and China
Painful choices in Russia talks over Ukraine should not be left to US, while China’s status as a strategic rival deserves another look as Trump targets the EU
Eurovision glitz is part of Israel’s claim to be European – and that matters
The displacement of Israel from Asia to Europe is neither innocent nor inconsequential
Gerry Thornley: French clubs rescue Champions Cup and maybe even the wider game
Welcome rays of light offset rugby’s transformation into a form of Aussie Rules
Navy officers couldn’t open fire when drones passed within 500m of ship during Zelenskiy visit
Naval officers on LÉ William Butler Yeats felt rules of engagement in place meant they could not open fire
Uber in Dublin: Are taxi fares about to become a lot cheaper?
Global transportation giant has started offering Irish customers fixed rates – but on Friday, drivers seemed reluctant to accept them
By Paul Colgan
‘A hug runs all the way through this’: How to Catch a Star, based on the Oliver Jeffers book, returns to the Ark
This puppet show, which has been a huge hit for Branar, draws similar reactions from children all over the world
‘Over a million kids have come here’: 30 years of The Ark children’s cultural centre
Creative director Aideen Howard says facility remains unique on the international stage
Patrick Freyne’s quest for the best Christmas sandwich in Dublin: ‘I give it five Santas out of five’
Warning: please bear in mind that our food-critic-for-a-day has the taste buds of a junkyard dog and finds almost all food delicious
Jewellery insurance: Having something insured for €20,000 doesn’t mean that’s what you’ll get back
Read the small print where insurers can reserve right to source replacement ring or offer only the cost price not the insured value
By Fiona Reddan
What tax credit am I due for my solar panels and how do I claim it?
Microgeneration allows people who have invested in renewables in their home to sell excess energy back to the grid
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan: The exhausting life of a courier
Chinese bestseller has been touted as an everyman’s capitalism critique
By Mei Chin
Can I really run my house from my electric car’s battery?
Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we are here to answer all your questions
By Neil Briscoe
Letters to the Editor, December 9th: On vulnerable Ireland, supporting Ukraine and some M50 suggestions
It exposed, in real time, a truth long known but rarely confronted
Cinderella review: Everyman’s charming panto has the delighted young audience on their feet
At the Cork theatre, every scene has a song in this imaginative production that combines glamour with gaiety
By Mary Leland
Golden Globes 2026: Hamnet stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal now seem certain to receive Oscar nods
Paul Thomas Anderson’s rambunctious One Battle After Another topped the charts with nine nominations
Yfel review: Pan Pan’s probing of villainy allows the company to reclaim their power
The price of creativity is an age-old question. This Aphids coproduction finds some encouraging answers
John Maus at Button Factory review: In a haze of dry ice, the former philosophy lecturer slams like a human jackhammer
John Maus’s Dublin gig is half performance art, half exhibitionist freakout
By Ed Power
Ellen Walsh caps off brilliant week for Irish swimmers as provinces return mixed bag in Europe
St Martin’s and Dingle secure provincial crowns in hurling and football; Gianni Infantino lets Europe know where it stands
A €34 hotel bed in central London? It’s possible. Just don’t use the word coffin
Just two metres long by a metre tall, Zedwell’s capsule ‘rooms’ have just enough space for a mattress
By Bernadette Fallon
EU needs fresh thinking as Trump calls time on US ‘propping up entire world order’
Trump administration’s recently published security strategy is hostile to the EU and no longer identifies Russia as an adversary
Tolls, buses and remote working: The short-term solutions to M50 gridlock
Motorway is daily inescapable reminder of Dublin’s status as world’s 10th most-congested city
By Brian Caulfield
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