LettersLetters to the Editor, December 8th: On digital identity wallets, the RTE Toy Show and Fifa’s own goal
BooksThe Hollywood History of Art: cinema’s ‘tortured artist’ myth has real-world impactBy Rod Stoneman
Life & StyleMichael Flatley: ‘My body is in ribbons. People will never know what I’ve been through’By Erin McCafferty
Books‘Christmas is never complete unless I re-read it’: Irish bookworms’ recommendationsBy Niamh Donnelly
BusinessDelivery is the key after publication of a tourism policy that gives sector a sense of purposeBy Eoghan O’Mara Walsh
Business‘Ireland and the Irish Sea is equal to zero’ on the green transition, says Stena Line chiefBy Colin Gleeson
BusinessLack of transparency in bidding system depressing Irish property sales, report findsBy Barry O'Halloran
FilmElla McCay director James L Brooks: ‘Movies are a team sport. I’ve never believed in that auteur stuff’By Tara Brady
Your Family‘I am the Grinch,’ one friend told me as I teased him about disliking ChristmasBy Jen Hogan
OpinionThe Complex is ‘the only place that does it all’: Dublin can’t let another arts venue vanishBy Una Mullally
Pricewatch‘I’ve never been ignored and mistreated to this degree’: New mother repeatedly let down by CurrysBy Conor Pope
IrelandNTA says council sought more money for Deer Park steps due to ‘challenges on site’By Martin Wall
Abroad‘Nobody had heard of Ireland, it was amazing. I had to explain it was beside England’ By Genevieve Carbery
Social AffairsFormer car mechanic says allowances don’t cover expenses: ‘The bills are really squeezing us’By Kitty Holland
Education‘I feel seen and heard’: Special Olympian receives honorary doctorate in national first By Ella Sloane
DublinEmergency works sought for Moore Street buildings due to judicial review ‘impasse’By Olivia Kelly
Your Money‘Haggling is part of the fun. I consider haggling an absolute God-given right’By Tony Clayton-Lea
Ireland‘He won’t be able to walk again’: Parents warned to avoid buying e-scooters for ChristmasBy Cian O'Connell
Gaelic GamesDenis Walsh: GAA volunteers are taken for granted and now a reckoning has comeBy Denis Walsh
EnvironmentAdvisers concerned by lack of funding commitment for nature restoration planBy Caroline O'Doherty
Early Edition PodcastPodcast – 4 stories in 10 minutes: Criminals behind Edenderry fire, M50 gridlock and moreListen | 09:03
Housing & PlanningBuyers of expensive homes could be blocked from vacant property grantBy Jack Horgan-Jones
RugbyA tale of two provinces: Leinster ‘up and running’ but Munster given harsh reality checkBy Gerry Thornley
RugbyCaelan Doris looks to draw on hurt as Leinster set about banishing Champions Cup demons By Gerry Thornley
PoliticsUp to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept dronesBy Martin Wall, Jack Horgan-Jones and Conor Lally
Global BriefingEU needs fresh thinking as Trump calls time on US ‘propping up entire world order’By Denis Staunton
TravelA €34 hotel bed in central London? It’s possible. Just don’t use the word coffinBy Bernadette Fallon
In the News PodcastSyria’s disappeared: Leak of Assad torture photographs reveals fate of thousandsBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 22:03
BusinessSoaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurerBy Ian Curran
Inside Politics PodcastDoes Ireland’s neutrality leave room for increased defence spending? Listen | 44:04
Advertising FeatureInside the fine jewellery brand bringing clarity and true value to the diamond market
Sports BriefingEllen Walsh caps off brilliant week for Irish swimmers as provinces return mixed bag in Europe By Mary Hannigan
MusicJohn Maus at Button Factory review: In a haze of dry ice, the former philosophy lecturer slams like a human jackhammerBy Ed Power
PoliticsRogue drones during Zelenskiy visit part of ‘co-ordinated threat’ to Europe, says MinisterBy Jack Power and Cormac McQuinn
CourtsFarmer with €1.9m net assets must pay estranged wife €650,000 lump sum, High Court rulesBy Mary Carolan
Crime & LawEdenderry firebomb that killed Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt was ‘designed to kill’, says O’CallaghanBy Colm Keena, Conor Lally and Jack White
CourtsRuth Lawrence given two life sentences for murders of two men found on lake islandBy Alison O'Riordan
BusinessBerkshire Hathaway stock picker Todd Combs to leave for JPMorganBy Eric Platt, Joshua Franklin and Philip Georgiadis
CourtsPermission granted for MetroLink judicial review in advance of proposed mediationBy Fiachra Gallagher
CourtsFormer teacher at Willow Park primary school jailed for 10 years over indecent assault of eight boys By Mary Carolan
Golden GlobesGolden Globes 2026: Irish co-stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley nominated for roles in HamnetBy Ella Sloane
CultureRemembering Martin Parr: A lovely, warm, gentle man who dragged me out of bed at 5.30amBy Fintan O’Toole
Europe‘Catch remaining targets’: Leaked Teneo files pull back curtain on corporate lobbyingBy Jack Power
RugbyLowe set for Leinster return but Snyman and Ringrose could miss Leicester tripBy Johnny Watterson
HealthEighteen young people diagnosed with neurological disorder after inhaling laughing gasBy Darragh Mc Donagh
Middle EastTrump to move to phase two of Gaza ceasefire plan next month, Israel committee toldBy Mark Weiss
StageYfel review: Pan Pan’s probing of villainy allows the company to reclaim their powerBy Chris McCormack
Crime & LawDrugs gang suspected in Edenderry firebomb attack that killed woman and four-year-oldBy Conor Gallagher
FilmGolden Globes 2026: Hamnet stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal now seem certain to receive Oscar nodsBy Donald Clarke
StageCinderella review: Everyman’s charming panto has the delighted young audience on their feetBy Mary Leland
DublinJewish community to be invited to meet Dublin mayor, councillors over Herzog Park controversyBy Olivia Kelly
EuropeKremlin awaits update on US-Ukraine talks as battle for Pokrovsk continues By Daniel McLaughlin
EuropeGermany’s Merz walks diplomatic tightrope with Netanyahu on first visit to IsraelBy Derek Scally
CourtsMan with 341 previous convictions is jailed over threat to kill heavily pregnant partnerBy Isabel Hayes
CourtsDPP accepts pleas to assault causing harm from four men after victim refused to testifyBy Eoin Reynolds
CourtsMan who said he was ‘shovelling’ cocaine into himself unanimously convicted of murderBy Alison O'Riordan
UKStarmer wants ‘hard-edged’ guarantees for Ukraine yet the UK’s armed forces are too bluntBy Mark Paul
Courts‘Dangerous predator’ jailed for 15 years for sexual abuse of half-brother and two girlsBy Declan Brennan and Isabel Hayes
Crime & Law‘They must have known there was someone inside’: Edenderry in shock over petrol bomb deathsBy Conor Gallagher
BusinessParamount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bidBy Oliver Barnes, James Fontanella-Khan and Daniel Thomas
Middle EastA year after tyrant Assad’s fall, Syrians mark ‘liberation day’ with flags and fireworksBy Sally Hayden
Social AffairsAlmost 15% of population were deprived of basic needs in 2025, CSO figures showBy Ella Sloane
IrelandReclusive screenwriter and theatre producer may have been dead for five months, inquest findsBy Barry Roche
IrelandPaul Fitzpatrick, who died in hunting accident, ‘lived life to the full’, funeral hearsBy Sarah Slater
Social AffairsMajority of companies paid by State to accommodate international protection applicants do not report on profitsBy Arthur Beesley
CourtsBusinessman launches High Court challenge to Baggot Street Hospital primary care centreBy Fiachra Gallagher
Crime & Law‘Justice was done,’ says Willow Park abuse survivor after ex-teacher Peter Kelly jailed for 10 yearsBy Patsy McGarry
CourtsJudge criticises State agencies over at-risk children being unable to access special care bedsBy Kitty Holland
TV & RadioPresident Connolly – How the Race Was Won: Striking reminder of botched presidential campaignBy Ed Power
CultureThe immaculate misconception: today’s Catholic feast day is not what you think it isBy Patsy McGarry
Early Edition PodcastApartment prices, Kenova report, Netflix, and Christmas presents for your child’s teacherListen | 09:26
WeatherStorm Bram to bring ‘significant’ flood risk as orange wind warnings extended to 18 countiesBy Órla Ryan, Sarah Burns and Barry Roche