HealthPandemic payments to health staff had weak controls and governance gaps, HSE audit findsBy Martin Wall
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 17th: On the Bondi Beach attack, a grassroots housing movement and Eliza Bennett’s true motivation
Innovators to WatchFrom TY project to €200,000 turnover: how a Dublin teenager built a global haircare brandBy Olive Keogh
FoodChefs’ Christmas shortcuts: freezing croissants, mixing leftovers into sausage rolls and shop-bought stockBy Jordan Mooney
Advertising FeatureIrish businesses’ confidence in growth surges from the start of the year despite growing complexity
FilmThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – Fresh and funny, with a neat line in world-buildingBy Tara Brady
FilmBreakdown: 1975 review – Documentary goes big on entertainment as it pursues a serious endBy Donald Clarke
FilmDracula director Luc Besson: ‘If you want a traditional horror film, watch something else’ By Tara Brady
Climate CrisisIreland’s faltering switch to clean energy laid bare by increase in oil and gas useBy Caroline O'Doherty
Early Edition PodcastEarly Edition Podcast: Dublin hospital allegations and no smoking gun in Fianna Fáil reviewBy Aideen FinneganListen | 07:51
Politics‘A do-nothing Government?’ Lowest number of laws enacted in a first year this centuryBy Harry McGee
PeopleRóisín Ingle: We often say we could get knocked over by a car, but never really expect itBy Róisín Ingle
Social AffairsTrue scale of domestic abuse in Ireland to be established through new national study By Ellen Coyne
Crime & LawGardaí purchase counter-terrorism training simulators ahead of EU presidency By Conor Gallagher
HealthPatients in Dublin mental health hospital left in soiled clothes, slapped and threatenedBy Shauna Bowers
HealthInside Bloomfield Hospital: what investigators found after whistle blown on patient careBy Shauna Bowers
MotorsBest cars to buy in 2026: Standout models and overall best buyBy Neil Briscoe and Michael McAleer
An Irish DiaryFrank McNally on a grand stretch in the evenings, a new Dublin restaurant and ‘Gloomsday’By Frank McNally
MediaPress Ombudsman rejects complaint from DAA boss Kenny Jacobs against The Irish TimesBy Colm Keena
RugbyGordon D’Arcy: Ulster laying it all on the line for Leinster acid test at the AvivaBy Gordon D'Arcy
Sport‘I just went and got some pizzas’: Charlie Smyth still on a high after game-winning kick for SaintsBy Gordon Manning
Your Wellness‘I love being home for Christmas – but my dad uses it as an excuse to drink excessively’By Trish Murphy
UKI’m begging you, Jolene, don’t take my van: Zipcar’s exit causes heartbreak for LondonersBy Mark Paul
OpinionPhones are here to stay – but so are cars, and we don’t let 11-year-olds driveBy Kathy Sheridan
In the News PodcastWhat was the greatest Irish sporting moment of 2025? By Bernice HarrisonListen | 48:26
USSon of director Rob Reiner charged with two counts of murder in Los AngelesBy Rob Freeman, Press Association
Business Today NewsletterNew tenant for Clerys and do you know how your pension is doing?By Peter Flanagan
Global BriefingTrump’s chief of staff goes full Mean Girls in gossipy and illuminating interview By Denis Staunton
IrelandSearch for Disappeared teenager Columba McVeigh ends without success By Rebecca Black, Press Association
PoliticsTaoiseach strongly defends his leadership after Gavin report publishedBy Pat Leahy, Jack Horgan-Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Ellen Coyne
Education‘Stuck in limbo’: Dún Laoghaire school waiting nine years for permanent buildingBy Jack White
PoliticsFamily of Dubliner held over Israeli arms factory break-in criticises treatment by GermanyBy Derek Scally
BusinessTesla faces California sales halt over marketing practicesBy Madlin Mekelburg, Dana Hull and Kara Carlson
Sports BriefingCharlie Smyth living the dream as Ulster look primed to put it up to LeinsterBy Mary Hannigan
HealthNearly 100 non-urgent patients found to have cancer by service queried by spending watchdogBy Martin Wall
DublinFormer DIT building could return to State ownership if Dublin City Council bid acceptedBy Olivia Kelly
Your MoneyHouse price inflation dips to at 7.3% in October as demand continues to outstrip supply By Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Europe‘Ukraine’s most successful battlefield’: Black Sea wins keep Odesa port open for businessBy Daniel McLaughlin
SportEngland consider formal complaint after Snicko error costs Carey’s wicketBy Ali Martin at Adelaide Oval
PoliticsMicheál Martin says he will not put down motion of confidence in himselfBy Vivienne Clarke and Pat Leahy
CourtsGrandmother stabbed with seven-inch knife after Dublin Christmas lights event, court hearsBy Alison O'Riordan
USDonald Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in VenezuelaBy Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin
BusinessKilkenny Design fined €600 for consumer law breaches at landmark Dublin storeBy Barry O'Halloran
CourtsSteakhouse murder victim’s XL pitbull to be destroyed after being allegedly set on gardaíBy Ray Managh
CourtsUK court rules against release of Troubles-era information in far-reaching judgmentBy Freya McClements
IrelandMet Éireann says white Christmas in Ireland ‘unlikely’ with cool and dry weather forecastBy Tim O'Brien
SoccerIreland guaranteed to get almost €9m if they make it through World Cup playoffsBy Paul MacInnes
BooksThe Great Gambon by Milly Ellis: A hilarious stocking filler about the Dublin-born actorBy Donald Clarke
Inside Politics PodcastWas Jim Gavin’s campaign implosion the political moment of the year? Listen | 30:12
IrelandGovernment U-turn on reforming Road Safety Authority criticised in Dáil By Marie O’Halloran and Katie Mellett
Inside Business PodcastCould the decision to spend most of next year’s corporation tax come back to bite the Government?Listen | 37:08
Gaelic GamesKatie Power, leader of camogie’s skorts protest, to sit out 2026 on medical adviceBy Gordon Manning
PoliticsIreland to spend €6.5m on luxury vehicles and armoured cars during EU presidency By Darragh McDonagh
Gaelic GamesTipperary’s Colin O’Riordan makes history as new Sydney Swans AFLW senior coachBy Gordon Manning
EuropeMerz, in the line of stiff questions, unclear on sending German troops to UkraineBy Derek Scally
PoliticsDust settles on Fianna Fáil report, but Micheál Martin would be unwise to think danger is overBy Pat Leahy
PoliticsKneecap’s Móglaí Bap greeted by President on run for Palestine through Phoenix ParkBy Ella Sloane
EuropePutin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose powerBy Max Seddon in Berlin, Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Henry Foy in Brussels
US‘Gold cards’ and a gilded toilet: Donald Trump’s affordability message problemBy Myles McCormick in Washington
Gaelic GamesGAA ramps up efforts to tackle ‘unsustainable’ team costs with new licence motionBy Gordon Manning
CourtsIreland’s new apartment guidelines to be referred to European court after challengeBy Fiachra Gallagher
An Irish DiaryCraicing the Case – Frank McNally on the origins of a cultural and linguistic phenomenon By Frank McNally
AthleticsFour athletes to represent Ireland at next month’s World Cross-Country ChampionshipsBy Ian O'Riordan
US‘Odd’ Musk and Trump’s ‘alcoholic personality’: Key takeaways from interviews with US president’s chief of staffBy Peter Baker
USSon of filmmaker Rob Reiner appears in court on charges he murdered parentsBy Steve Gorman and Jane Ross
CourtsPair charged with attempted murder of man (42) doused in petrol and set alight in TipperaryBy Barry Roche
Crime & LawGardaí search five properties in escalation of Peter McVerry Trust investigationBy Arthur Beesley
SoccerPressure grows on Celtic and Wilfried Nancy as chairman Peter Lawwell stands down citing ‘abuse’By Ewan Murray
CourtsMan suffering from relapse of schizoaffective disorder found not guilty of murder by reason of insanityBy Alison O'Riordan
AustraliaBondi attack: Suspects rarely left hotel during stay in Philippines, say hotel staff and policeBy Manman Dejeto in Davao and Carmela Fonbuena
Health‘Radical overhaul’ called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield HospitalBy Shauna Bowers
CourtsProceeds of alleged romance fraud used to purchase Cork property, court hearsBy Fiachra Gallagher
TV & RadioTrump agus na Gaeil on TG4: A sobering insight into Trump’s effect on the Irish in AmericaBy Ed Power
MotorsToyota enters Irish insurance market, with Lexus drivers also eligible to avail of coverBy Neil Briscoe
PoliticsDáil votes by narrow margin not to restore abortion Bill that ends three-day wait for termination By Marie O’Halloran
