CultureThe first quarter of the 21st century is nearly over. How quaint the millennium bug feels nowBy Patsy McGarry
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 29th: On hospitals’ operating times, bus disconnects and saving the written word
BooksCenél nEógain and the Donegal Kingdoms, AD 800-1200: An engaging and entertaining readBy Chris Doyle
FoodThe indie Irish restaurants that will keep you coming backBy Corinna Hardgrave, Joanne Cronin and Ali Dunworth
Your Wellness’Tis the season to feel bloated, so have you benefited from a fart walk yet? By Dr Muiris Houston
Life & StyleNew year, new me: Resolutions have a poor rep – here’s how to make them work for youBy Domhnall O’Donoghue
State PapersNot enough gardaí at Lansdowne Road to prevent riot at abandoned Ireland-England 1995 match By Órla Ryan
State PapersCharles plan for ‘opulent’ yacht visit to Galway Bay and Cork in 1996 annoyed Irish side By Mark Hennessy
Climate Crisis‘Extremely disappointing’: Plans to protect Ireland against extreme weather criticisedBy Caroline O'Doherty
BusinessTech start-up boss who founded Demonware hopes new AI product will ‘change the game’By Hugh Dooley
State PapersHaughey not happy with quality of Pearse and Wolfe Tone portraits in Government BuildingsBy Órla Ryan
State PapersIrish Embassy spent thousands on 1994 World Cup tickets to prevent ‘riotous situation’By Órla Ryan
AbroadGrieving my parents abroad: ‘A different kind of hard in a world that never knew they existed’By Carol O'Donovan
IrelandIreland has one of the lowest rates of employment among disabled people in EuropeBy Kitty Holland
SoccerKen Early: Reading back on my columns, I notice a contradiction in how I write about two teamsBy Ken Early
SportExtortionate prices are part and parcel of the Ryder Cup – Adare Manor will be no differentBy Denis Walsh
BusinessNBA 2K and Borderlands games publisher sees revenue leap 22% at Irish subsidiary By Hugh Dooley
PeopleHidden hoards of critical raw materials are gathering dust in Irish cupboards and drawersBy Joanne Hunt
State PapersIrish presence at second World War event not in conflict with neutrality - officialsBy Mark Hennessy
State PapersOpus Dei worried high-ranking members would be revealed after Fr Brendan Smyth scandalBy Mark Hennessy
Ireland‘I love working here’: Disabled Mr Price employee Samantha Duggan would be ‘lost’ without job By Kitty Holland
State PapersCharles Haughey ‘very disturbed’ over gun allegedly put to man’s neck on Carlingford Lough
RacingLeopardstown set for potential epic clash between top mares Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead By Brian O'Connor
Your Family‘I think my eight-year-old son is becoming scared of his older autistic brother’By John Sharry
Your Wellness‘My partner has a cocaine habit, and I take it too. I want him to stop for both of us’By Roe McDermott
OpinionI was kidnapped by Israel after I refused to evacuate the Gaza hospital where I workBy Ahmed Mehna
IrelandInjured paraglider rescued from roof of Co Fermanagh hotel By Cillian Sherlock, Press Association
Global BriefingIsrael’s recognition of Somaliland could leave both more isolated than beforeBy Denis Staunton
WorldForecasting the world in 2026: Will Trump win the Nobel peace prize? Will Starmer survive?By Irish Times reporters
OpinionOversharing on Instagram is narcissistic. Doing it on Facebook is having a meltdownBy Una Mullally
Australia‘My target was just to take the gun,’ says wounded Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-AhmedBy Nino Bucci
WeatherTemperatures to drop as low as -3C in coming days with very cold weather expectedBy Jack White
FilmKate Hudson: ‘Every time I tried to pivot, the industry continued to see me in a certain way’By Brooks Barnes
BusinessRevenue warned Government over controversial apartment VAT cut ahead of Budget 2026By Ken Foxe
Gaelic GamesDonegal’s Ciarán Thompson sees no reason to ‘rip up the script’ ahead of new season By Paul Keane
Americas‘There’s no water any more’: How palm oil plantations drained a Guatemalan rainforest communityBy Hannah McCarthy in Guatemala
IrelandDriving tester’s ‘energy’ making learner feel ‘uncomfortable’ among complaints to RSABy Sarah Burns
HealthHSE says sharp fall in number of organ transplants is not due to new opt-out registerBy Caroline O'Doherty
Crime & Law‘Cockroaches, cold cells, wet walls, broken toilets’ among Mountjoy inmates’ complaintsBy Gordon Deegan
Rugby‘We tried to keep Ciarán here’: Leo Cullen understanding of Frawley’s decision to jump ship to ConnachtBy Dáire Walsh
Social AffairsIreland needs higher migration and larger families to avoid long-term issues, report warnsBy Kitty Holland
BusinessJacob’s and Odlums owner Valeo sees operating profit jump to €85.3m despite falling sales in IrelandBy Gordon Deegan
Asia-PacificChina launches live-fire drills around Taiwan, simulating blockade of key portsBy Denis Staunton
EuropeWhy latest Ukraine peace talks include promising developments for KyivBy Constant Méheut in Kyiv
RacingWillie Mullins strikes back as Lossiemouth overcomes Brighterdaysahead in Leopardstown thrillerBy Brian O'Connor
MarketsToday’s stock market wrap: European shares touch record highs despite metal price pullbackBy Ian Curran
Europe‘Complete fabrication’: Ukraine denies Russian claim it attacked Putin residence with dronesBy Christopher Miller, Fabrice Deprez and Joe Miller
RugbyOwen Doyle: Referee’s split-second wrong call at Thomond Park enough for Munster faithful to see redBy Owen Doyle
An Irish DiaryI had the flu recently, and it taught me the power of terrestrial daytime TVBy Fionnuala Ward
AfricaAnthony Joshua ‘stable’ in hospital after road collision in Nigeria which killed his two friends
