Housing & PlanningRents for new tenancies increase twice as fast in areas outside DublinByShauna Bowers
MusicSick Love: Champagne review – Emo-tinted grunge with a knockout combo of pace and panacheByLauren Murphy
BooksThe Spoiled Heart by Sunjeev Sahota: Brave exploration of class and race from multiple anglesByJohn Boyne
FilmBlackbird Blackbird Blackberry review: Elene Naveriani’s warm, wise dramedy makes merry with a midlife crisisByTara Brady
RestaurantsBar off Merrion Square transformed into new tapas restaurant full of home-made warmthByCorinna Hardgrave
TechnologyThe US Chips Act has not only been a success - it’s sparked a multibillion-dollar investment boom ByChris Miller
FilmThe Fall Guy review: Who ordered a half-baked revival of a Lee Majors TV show? Anyone?ByTara Brady
Consumer TechAeno Premium Eco Smart Heater review: Smart heater gives greater control over comfort and costByCiara O'Brien
MusicKamasi Washington: Fearless Movement – Somehow both more and less than The Epic and Heaven and EarthByPhilip Watson
TV & RadioClaudia Winkleman could be in your midst right now. Security forces live in fear of the day she goes rogueByPatrick Freyne
Your WellnessAbortion and mental health: Support from family, friends and health services is crucialByPádraig O'Moráin
ResidentialFive homes on view this week in Dublin, Roscommon, Wexford and LouthByElizabeth Birdthistle
BusinessGrant to buy used electric vehicles should be included in next budget, PwC saysByCiarán Hancock
ResidentialLook inside: Substantial Bray home formerly home to writers and poets for €1.175mByKevin Courtney
IrelandWelcoming words: Project launched to connect new communities with the Irish languageByÉanna Ó Caollaí
PeopleA funeral reminds me of the sweetness of silence, when conversation was more than just chatterByMichael Harding
PoliticsPassenger growth on redesigned BusConnects routes ‘far higher’ than on those with no changesByCormac McQuinn
Rugby111 not out - Cian Healy’s longevity continues to impress as he eyes O’Gara’s appearance recordByJohn O'Sullivan
Gaelic GamesCiarán Murphy: Of course the Connacht final is worth winning - just to beat the other showerByCiarán Murphy
RacingTeahupoo has shot at becoming first horse in 25 years to pull off Cheltenham-Punchestown Stayers double ByBrian O'Connor
BoxingDave Hannigan: Grotesque Tyson-Paul spectacle the very antithesis of a real sporting eventByDave Hannigan
RugbySomething has to give as Leinster and Northampton put double ambitions on the lineByJohnny Watterson
SportLiam Cahill’s Waterford years back in focus ahead of crunch clash for Tipperary ByGordon Manning
PricewatchHow does a 6 cent increase in the price of a pint by Guinness become a 30 cent increase by publicans?ByConor Pope
ResidentialLook inside: Wicklow estate that featured in The Tudors and Matt Damon film for €8mByElizabeth Birdthistle
PoliticsAsylum seekers: Enhanced enforcement on Border straying into ‘dangerous territory’, lawyers warnBySeanín Graham
Sport‘I had no agent, no invites . . . it was do or die’ - Jude McAtamney, the latest Irishman heading for the NFLByNathan Johns
AbroadAn Irishwoman sailing around the world: ‘Only when I’m back in Dublin I notice how I’ve changed’ ByKate Ashe-Leonard
In the News PodcastWho is Narendra Modi? The enigmatic Indian leader’s rise to powerByBernice HarrisonListen | 34:41
BusinessPost-Brexit EU hub Numis set-up in Dublin to be wound down after Deutsche takeoverByJoe Brennan
Common GroundOpens in new windowOpinion: Cost of Irish reunification overblown and benefit underplayedByBrendan O'Leary and John Doyle
BusinessSmurfit Kappa sees cardboard box demand recover as WestRock merger on track for JulyByJoe Brennan
Inside Politics NewsletterThe tents may be cleared but Government still a long way off clearing migration challengesByHarry McGee
IrelandYour top stories on Thursday: Father of ex-Rose of Tralee contestant takes legal action against festival’s organiser; rents outside Dublin soar
EuropeFather of girl who died in English Channel says family feared being deported to IraqByDaniel Boffey
IrelandBBC lawyers to examine claims that police spied on journalist Vincent Kearney ByVivienne Clarke
WorkSleep and rest are not the same and failure to address both can increase risk of burnout ByOlive Keogh
StageTom Moran Is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar review: Vulnerable exploration of a journey from self-hatred to self-fulfilmentByTom Lordan
HealthLess than a third of girls aged 10-17 report feeling very happy with their lives, study saysByJade Wilson
EnvironmentMay bank holiday weekend weather: Mostly unsettled conditions with bright spells and outbreaks of rainBySarah Burns
Smart MoneyThe outlook for interest rate cuts is changing - so should Irish borrowers be worried?ByCliff Taylor
UKSNP’s ‘dream team’ unites as Kate Forbes pulls out of leadership race and backs John Swinney ByMark Paul
EnvironmentMeet Cuckoo KP, who is just back in Ireland after an epic 9,000km trip to Africa for the winterByRonan McGreevy
CourtsDublin firefighter charged with rape on St Patrick’s weekend in Boston back in courtBySusan Zalkind
CourtsMan arrested after alleged intimidation at Co Wicklow hotel falsely rumoured as earmarked for asylum seekersByConor Gallagher
WorkAlmost two-thirds of Dublin companies losing staff to housing shortage, survey showsByEmmet Malone
Crime & LawMan arrested for carrying ‘improvised explosive device’ in Finglas asks to be put into protective custodyByTom Tuite
Social Affairs‘No further offers of accommodation can be made’: Almost 100 asylum seekers in Dublin handed lettersByJack White and Kitty Holland
PoliticsTánaiste accused of abandoning Government commitment to ‘fully maintain neutrality’ in DáilByMarie O’Halloran
Crime & LawReport identifies police ‘misconduct’ in early stages of investigation into showjumper Katie Simpson’s death
The Women's PodcastWallis Bird on communal living: ‘We have the opportunity to invent a life we would like’BySuzanne BrennanListen | 59:51
The Counter Ruck PodcastNorthampton head coach Sam Vesty on meeting Leinster at Croke Park Listen | 39:18
Middle EastUS close to completing floating pier for Gaza aidByMehul Srivastava and Jana Tauschinski in London, Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv, and Felicia Schwartz in Washington
BusinessHotel group Dalata agrees to change accounting treatment of residential deal following decision by regulatorByCiarán Hancock
BusinessExecutive accused of harassing colleague at Christmas party takes legal actionByAodhan O’Faolain
EnvironmentSeveral birds found dead following oil spill in Irish Sea between Dublin and WexfordByKatie Mellett
PoliticsEstimated €450m expected to have been spent on metro projects before Metrolink constructionByCormac McQuinn
Crime & LawMan jailed for six years for dangerous driving causing the death of sports commentator Paudie PalmerByBarry Roche
USJoe Biden denounces violent campus protests after police storm pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA ByAndrew Jack in New York and Felicia Schwartz in Washington
EuropeOut of his League: Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini faces open revoltByAmy Kazmin in Rome
An Irish DiaryBlood brothers – Frank McNally on the deaths of two young men, one Irish, in the Korean WarByFrank McNally
Politics‘We’ll see by the end of the night’ if Government approach to migration is a ‘PR boon to Tory party’, says MartinByMarie O’Halloran
Middle EastHamas says it is considering latest Egyptian proposal for Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal ‘in a positive spirit’ByMark Weiss
HealthUHL is no longer starved of funds. Why is it still so far from satisfactory performance?ByPaul Cullen
CourtsSunday Independent editor does not ‘at all’ accept Enoch Burke was defamed in report about cell moveByEllen O’Riordan
AmericasSupermarket magnate driving Panama’s politics from embassy storeroomByChristine Murray in Panama
EducationSecondary schools relying on parents to prop up finances, says managerial body ByCarl O'Brien
RacingTeahupoo takes Jack Kennedy a step closer to landing first jockeys’ championshipByBrian O'Connor
Common GroundOpens in new windowCosts of united Ireland would equal pain of the austerity years, economists sayByMark Hennessy
MediaUrgent need for enactment of new defamation Bill, say ombudsman and industry groupsByEmmet Malone
CourtsTaxi driver who secretly filmed lodger in shower remanded in custody to ‘think about what he did’ByJessica Magee
PoliticsWoman who waited 12 hours for emergency surgery described Galway hospital as ‘warzone’ByMarie O’Halloran
OireachtasSipo more a ‘lapdog’ than watchdog due to lack of powers given by Government, Dáil toldByMarie O’Halloran
CourtsNurse who claimed he witnessed care home worker pour water over resident loses whistleblower claimByStephen Bourke
SoccerChelsea expose Tottenham’s all too obvious weaknesses to secure victory at Stamford Bridge ByDavid Hytner at Stamford Bridge
AthleticsSome like it hot: Turning up the summer heat to train for the Paris Olympics ByIan O'Riordan
SoccerSean Dyche says he is still earning right to be Everton’s manager despite leading club to safetyByAndy Hunter
TV & RadioSonglines review: Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy explores a painful history through songByEd Power
MusicDua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – Step aside Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, this is the pop album we’ve been waiting forByLauren Murphy
