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LettersLetters to the Editor, November 29th: On eviction notices, fines for ghost buses and not enough talk, talk
BooksDon’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today: an enjoyable if uneven read on our technology-driven information crisisBy Karlin Lillington
BooksCaroline Grace-Cassidy on fate: ‘Let’s all believe that our World Cup place is meant to be’By Martin Doyle
BooksThe Houses of Guinness: Hotbeds of scandal, from Ashford Castle to ‘Heartbreak House’By Lyndsy Spence
BooksPornocracy by Jo Bartosch and Robert Jessel: Agenda in drag delivered as scholarshipBy Roe McDermott
BooksJames Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing by Annalisa Mastronardi: a suit of scholarly armourBy Helen Cullen
FoodAt the top of the meat market: ‘It’s the most delicious beef I can get my hands on’By Ali Dunworth
Special ReportsThe Standún story: Serving the community and supporting Irish businesses since 1946By Sheila Farrell
StageDublin Gothic at the Abbey: ‘It’s big, unapologetically dramatic, linguistically beautiful’By Lauren Murphy
TV & RadioI love Pluribus, on Apple TV. By season four I hope it’s more than just a flingBy Laura Slattery
MusicWarren Ellis of Dirty Three: ‘Marianne Faithfull always shot straight. Sometimes it hurt’By Ed Power
BeautyOpens in new windowBeauty queens: the women behind Ireland’s booming make-up, skin and hair brandsBy Simone Gannon
TravelWinter in Dublin: Revisiting the city as a tourist reveals plenty to see and doBy Darragh Geraghty
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly‘We’re going to buy a sh**load of frozen turkeys - if there’s a shortage I can sell them for €500 each’By Ross O'Carroll-KellyListen | 06:23
CourtsThe life cycle of a judicial review: how legal and planning challenges have delayed a key Dublin projectBy Mary Carolan
People‘It was utterly sacred’: Manchán Magan’s widow on his final days, death and legacy By Róisín Ingle
Crime & LawGerry Hutch can take seat if he wins Dublin byelection due to gap in TD tax compliance lawBy Conor Lally
People‘Why shouldn’t everyone have some nice things at Christmas?’: A day on a charity food runBy Rosita Boland
OpinionRanelagh’s latest MetroLink objection highlights bananas nature of hyper-minority ruleBy David McWilliams
EnvironmentNext spring these swans will be driven away by their formerly loving parents By Éanna Ní Lamhna
IrelandMichael D Higgins rounds on Trump for ‘piggy’ remark and lack of courtesy By Douglas Dalby in Dingle
Crime & LawCandidate Hutch: Why Cab, the Spanish police and a State watchdog cannot stop his Dáil runBy Conor Lally
PoliticsGovernment tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces? By Jack Horgan-Jones
ObituariesPaul Costelloe obituary: Internationally respected fashion designer who dressed Princess Diana
Housing & Planning‘There’s a seismic change looming’: Social housing bodies come under increasing scrutiny By Arthur Beesley
PoliticsGovernment to examine reducing number of visas granted to English language school studentsBy Jack Horgan-Jones
PeopleA ‘cog’ in the Nazi engine: Why the story of chancellor Friedrich Merz’s grandfather mattersBy Derek Scally
PeopleAimee Connolly: ‘I’m not ready to sell – I want to be a top 10 global beauty brand’By Fiona Reddan
PeopleJeff Kinney: I do my best writing in my car in a cemetery in the middle of winterBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Crime & LawRent for former commissioner’s Phoenix Park home paid by Garda during his term of officeBy Conor Gallagher
SoccerKen Early: Arne Slot is mild, understated – just like Liverpool’s response to every defeatBy Ken Early
Gaelic GamesMedicine man: Dublin’s Pat O’Neill looks back at the practice of not wasting timeBy Seán Moran
Gaelic GamesGAA previews: Brigid’s and Ballygunner get the opportunity to restate their caseBy Seán Moran
OpinionA neuropsychologist’s view: Arne Slot seeded a ‘loser effect’ in Liverpool. Here’s how to fix itBy Ian Robertson
SoccerHumble Chelsea must ignore the hype to put Barça bounce to use against ArsenalBy Jacob Steinberg
BooksThe Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt: Distinct debut questions the nature of desireBy Colm McKenna
Fine Art & AntiquesElegant cocktail watches, a Kashmir sapphire ring and a tiara that turns into a necklaceBy Sylvia Thompson
WorkAI creating a jobs drought for young people, and it will only get worse, recruiter warnsBy Douglas Dalby
AthleticsKate O’Connor’s father Michael wins 2025 Coaching Achievement Award from World AthleticsBy Ian O'Riordan
Transport‘One bus is all we’re asking for’: Protest over new BusConnects route in Chapelizod, DublinBy Jack White
DublinDublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connectionsBy Olivia Kelly and Sarah Slater
RacingConstitution Hill falls again as Golden Ace storms to Fighting Fifth Hurdle win By Greg Wood at Newcastle
BooksDaring to be Free by Sudhir Hazareesingh: a powerful counter to ‘white saviour’ myth By Andrew Lynch
SportOscar Piastri pips Lando Norris to Qatar pole after victory in sprint race closes title gap By Giles Richards at the Lusail International Circuit
Gaelic GamesLeinster SFC semi-final: Ballyboden power past Tullamore on back of crushing first-half displayBy Gordon Manning
RugbyEben Etzebeth red card mars South Africa demolition job as Wales slump to record home defeat By Michael Aylwin at the Principality Stadium
Gaelic GamesUlster SHC Final: Slaughtneil retain title as they prove too strong for Naomh Eoin By Steven Doherty at the Athletic Grounds
BooksCrime fiction: 10 little Christmas murders, death in punkish New York, and the perfect endingBy Brian Cliff and Elizabeth Mannion
RugbyConnacht jigsaw starting to take shape under Stuart Lancaster By Linley MacKenzie at Dexcom Stadium
RugbyAIL Division 1A round-up: Clontarf hold off Terenure revival to secure nervy winBy Gerry Thornley
