MusicNick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live God review – A stunning double album. One of the greatsBy Ed Power
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 5th: On traffic congestion and the M50, refreshing RTÉ and a letter to Santa
BooksThe Big Payback: The Case for Reparations for Slavery – an accessible examination of the legacy of the slave tradeBy John Walshe
CultureEvent guide: Ed Sheeran, Uncle Vanya and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Food MonthDestination dining: 14 Irish restaurants well worth a journeyBy Corinna Hardgrave, Joanne Cronin and Ali Dunworth
ResidentialWhat will €390,000 buy in Italy, Scotland, Australia, Portugal and Co Donegal?By Alison Gill
Asia-PacificAfter the Hong Kong fire, Beijing confronts a grief it can’t easily policeBy Denis Staunton
FilmPatrick Freyne: Bye, folks. I’m off to Hollywood. Nepo baby or not, I’m an excellent actorBy Patrick Freyne
TV & Radio‘Removing a Jewish name is quite a big thing’: Kieran Cuddihy takes on the big debateBy Mick Heaney
BeautyOpens in new windowSparkle and shine: great products for long-lasting, fabulously festive make-up By Simone Gannon
BusinessLevel Health’s Jim Dowdall: ‘There is unfinished business in the health insurance market’ By Joe Brennan
Crime & LawResearch programme to assess risk of sabotage and spying on Irish cablesBy Conor Gallagher
PeopleBrianna Parkins: Pensions are sexy – and 33 other things I wish I had known at 15By Brianna Parkins
TV & RadioLate Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty ‘now at the zen buddha stage’ in third year as hostBy Ella Sloane
PeopleIt’s not a reach to call myself one of Ireland’s foremost carvery experts. Here are my tipsBy Emer McLysaght
Housing & PlanningThe 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’ By Tim O'Brien
CourtsCouncil seeks removal of 28 modular homes allegedly built without permission in south DublinBy Mary Carolan
RacingWhat now for Constitution Hill? One of horse racing’s finest faces a tough decisionBy Brian O'Connor
Early Edition PodcastDrone sightings off Howth, OnlyFans tax defaulters, and traffic hell in Co. KildareListen | 09:51
BusinessMedmark to form €20m occupational health group with acquisition of Blackwell AssociatesBy Hugh Dooley
OpinionBorder was confirmed a century ago but the blame game is still a live issueBy Diarmaid Ferriter
BusinessNearly half population now reliant on private health insurance as claims soar By Eoin Burke-Kennedy
BusinessCould Sweden take Ireland’s crown as the Silicon Valley of Europe?By Colin Gleeson in Gothenburg
BusinessCredit unions explore ‘central treasury function’ to unlock €9.9bn mortgage and SME lendingBy Ian Curran
Ireland‘We can’t let this happen’: Dozens of artists to lose studios with closure of The ComplexBy Naomi O’Leary and Cian O'Connell
CourtsFormer Mater Private hospital nurse manager found guilty of professional misconduct By Stephen Farrell
In the News PodcastUS-Russia talks: Why push for peace in Ukraine is failingBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 25:43
USIn an extraordinary monologue, Trump seems to rule himself out of run for third termBy Keith Duggan
Business Today NewsletterCRH damages to hit Swedish town and Dr Gloom becomes Dr DoomBy Conn Ó Midheach
IrelandSpecimen of rare whale spotted off Donegal last year sighted almost 5,000km away near BostonBy Katie Mellett
Asia-PacificEurope-US unity ‘essential’ to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says FranceBy Daniel McLaughlin
UKNigel Farage hits out at broadcasters as racism allegations continue to mountBy Henry Dyer and Rowena Mason
Advertising FeatureFor the Inside Marketing podcast, 2025 was another entertaining year of industry insights
Crime & LawGarda watchdog makes new appeal for information on man’s death after interaction with Dublin gardaíBy Conor Lally
Life & StyleCharity Christmas trees: ‘She hadn’t had a real tree since she was a child’By Danielle Barron
Middle EastInside Assad’s surveillance state: leaked files show how spy network spread fear in SyriaBy Sally Hayden
TV & RadioElevation to Six One slot makes Tommy Meskill a big winner in latest RTÉ rejigBy Laura Slattery
BusinessRegulator launches consultation to address deficiencies in State’s cash infrastructureBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Inside Politics PodcastEurovision Israel boycott hits right note, but renaming Herzog Park feels tone deafListen | 45:50
The Counter RuckGerry Thornley: Judging Johann van Graan on his lack of trophies with Munster is too crudeBy Gerry Thornley
Ireland‘Thank God no one was injured’: Christmas lights and masonry collapse in Drogheda townBy Louise Walsh
People‘Endearing and gregarious’ Hugh Wallace remembered as stars and friends gather for funeralBy Jack White
BusinessSolar 21 denies two subsidiaries are insolvent after investors file winding-up petitionBy Ian Curran
IrelandDublin taxi drivers suspend plan for six days of action ahead of talksBy Jack White and Jack Horgan-Jones
BusinessOne objection to revised €295m apartments plan for former RTÉ site in DonnybrookBy Gordon Deegan
Europe‘It’s lots of lies, just so people don’t run away’: One Ukrainian conscript’s journey towards warBy Daniel McLaughlin
Crime & LawGarda national security team investigating rogue drones during Zelenskiy visitBy Conor Gallagher and Mark Paul
Housing & PlanningDublin drainage project to move forward after court challenge settledBy Jack Horgan-Jones
PoliticsDeportation flight carried more than triple number of gardaí as failed asylum seekersBy Ken Foxe
RugbyBuoyed by All Black arrival, Leinster must view Harlequins clash as chance to hit stride By John O'Sullivan
EuropeUS national strategy advocates ‘cultivating resistance’ in EuropeBy Ben Hall in Milan and Steff Chávez in Washington
Asia-PacificModi welcomes Putin to Delhi as leaders navigate western scrutiny on own termsBy Rahul Bedi
RugbyMunster seek inspiration from past European glories ahead of daunting Bath showdownBy Gerry Thornley
IrelandCork man (90) who saved woman’s life is honoured posthumously at bravery awards By Cian O'Connell
MediaEurovision fallout over Israel entry potentially leads RTÉ down slippery slopeBy Arthur Beesley and Mark Paul
SoccerWorld Cup-bound Pico Lopes and Athlone Town hero Kelly Brady scoop Soccer Writers awardsBy Gavin Cummiskey
An Irish DiaryFrank McNally: Investigating the mystery of the black stork’s Irish rootsBy Frank McNally
Gaelic GamesGAA club finals: Ballyboden can maintain capital run, while Ballyhale eye another shot at topBy Seán Moran
BusinessItalian companies locked out of Meta accounts fail in bid for temporary High Court ordersBy Fiachra Gallagher
EducationInsurance and legal bills skyrocket in review of Wilson’s Hospital School financesBy Gordon Deegan
The Late Late Toy ShowAs it happened: Late Late Toy Show: Surprise from CMAT and Roy Keane’s hard man image under threatBy Conor Pope
SoccerWorld Cup draw as it happened: Republic of Ireland could play Mexico, South Africa and South Korea if they win playoffsBy David Gorman
SportIreland to face Mexico, South Korea and South Africa if they qualify for World CupBy Gavin Cummiskey
SoccerTrump, Infantino and the YMCA: World Cup draw at once unwatchable and mesmerisingBy Keith Duggan
