LettersLetters to the Editor, January 12th: On time to increase home working, the Mercosur deal and caught in the headlights
BooksThe Outsiders Who Built Irish Entertainment: Wendy Elliman details the evolution of a national empireBy John Walshe
Advertising FeatureTurning risk into reward: Top business risks in 2026By Rachael Ingle, chief executive, Aon
TravelA visit to the land the colonists forgot: ‘We are glad you came, but we don’t need you’ By Gemma Tipton
InnovationWith €520bn expected to be invested in AI this year, can it ever really deliver artificial general intelligence?By Chris Horn
Advertising Feature‘You walk into university not as a nervous student but as someone ready to take on the responsibility of caring for others’
EuropeA decade on from crisis, Europe claims control of migration — at a human costBy Laura Dubois in Brussels
Social AffairsMother and baby home survivors receive €75.7m in redress, less than 10% of budgetBy Órla Ryan
Social AffairsDonnybrook Magdalene laundry survivor faces eviction: ‘I have nowhere to go. I am frightened’By Kitty Holland
FashionThe fashion trends to know for 2026: Statement jewellery, balloon trousers and scarves with everythingBy Corina Gaffey
BusinessTony Delaney’s SYS Financial snaps up financial planning practice GTL Life and PensionsBy Colin Gleeson
EducationThreat of new schools strike action remains as pensions dispute goes to Labour Court By Emmet Malone
IrelandA Dublin woman living in a kibbutz in Israel remembers Jewish life in IrelandBy Hannah McCarthy
PoliticsTensions emerge between Limerick mayor John Moran and council director general Pat DalyBy Cormac McQuinn
BusinessDublin Fire Brigade to use digital mapper Esri Ireland to pinpoint vulnerable buildingsBy Ciara O'Brien
SoccerKen Early: Sensible Liam Rosenior may not be the fantastical creature Chelsea need By Ken Early
BusinessCompetition body wants merger thresholds raised, so it can focus on more important dealsBy Conor Pope
Early Edition PodcastEarly Edition podcast: Vulnerable, evicted and facing homelessness at 70, and today’s other top storiesListen | 07:47
RugbyMunster face crunch Champions Cup duel with Castres while Leinster eye top-four seedingBy Gerry Thornley
ScienceNever again – until next year: Teachers explain the appeal and ordeal of Young ScientistBy Caroline O'Doherty
AbroadAn Irishwoman in Australia: ‘If it could happen in Bondi, it could happen in Perth’By Elizabeth Ahern-Flynn
Gaelic GamesDenis Walsh: The GAA community has no stomach for strict enforcement of rulesBy Denis Walsh
Your Family‘My son has been complaining about going to see his dad... What do you recommend?’By John Sharry
OpinionCaught between an aggressive Moscow and a capricious Washington, Ireland has few choicesBy Edward Burke
OpinionTwo years ago, I felt I didn’t belong at the gym. Here’s how I proved myself wrongBy Laura Kennedy
Film‘This is not a normal feeling or situation to be in’: Jessie Buckley wins Golden Globe for HamnetBy Donald Clarke
FilmJessie Buckley’s Golden Globes win sees odds shorten on best actress Oscar victoryBy Donald Clarke
Global BriefingAny US intervention in Iran ‘would be risky and costly, with no obvious benefit’By Denis Staunton
OpinionJennifer O'Connell: Why does the word ‘delve’ make me want to hurl my phone at the wall?By Jennifer O’Connell
USSmithsonian swaps Trump portraits and removes label noting impeachments By Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Derrick Bryson Taylor
BusinessUS prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jerome PowellBy Claire Jones and Kate Duguid
IrelandFianna Fáil backbencher laments lack of ‘political leadership’ on Mercosur dealBy Jack Horgan-Jones
FashionGolden Globes red carpet 2026: Jessie Buckley wears Irish-crafted Dior while Paul Mescal sports GucciBy Corina Gaffey
Sports BriefingProvinces go through the emotions on bumper weekend of European actionBy Mary Hannigan
Crime & LawTwo men in court following seizure of €166,000 in drugs and a gun in Co KerryBy Barry Roche
CourtsMan (24) pleads guilty to garda knife attack and arson at Conor McGregor’s Dublin pubBy Ryan Dunne
BusinessEamon Waters firm granted permission for eight-storey hotel development metres from Grafton HotelBy Hugh Dooley
CourtsTruck driver charged with dangerous driving causing the death of mother of twoBy Keith Falkiner
Education‘My son has no idea what he wants to do after college, so how real is the CAO cut-off point?’By Brian Mooney
RugbyRingrose, Snyman, Furlong and Jimmy O’Brien back for Leinster for Bayonne clashBy Gerry Thornley
CourtsWoman whose four-year-old son murdered by stepmother says child’s life taken by ‘pure evil’By Mary Carolan
RugbyOwen Doyle: Munster have good reason to feel wronged after shocking call decided defeatBy Owen Doyle
Asia-PacificLawyers for ex-newspaper owner Jimmy Lai request lighter sentence from Hong Kong courtBy Denis Staunton
CourtsMan accused of murdering ex-girlfriend in Cork showed her covered in blankets while on phone to friendBy Barry Roche
Middle EastIranian student (23) killed during protests shot in head ‘from close range’ By Kyriakos Petrakos
Boxing‘The whole world can think whatever they want’ – Naseem Hamed on boxing, racism and his greatest regretBy Donald McRae
EuropeHungary grants asylum to former Polish minister amid abuse of power investigationBy Jakub Krupa
Crime & LawAn Taisce urges public to object to ‘unlawful’ caps on judicial review feesBy Cian O'Connell
Crime & LawReform of free civil legal aid system ‘frustratingly slow’, says Chief JusticeBy Tim O'Brien
SoccerHow to replace Josh Cullen and other questions for Hallgrímsson ahead of World Cup playoffsBy Gavin Cummiskey
SoccerXabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid after seven months and replaced by Álvaro ArbeloaBy Guardian sport
CourtsWoman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of daughter (8) in stabbing incidentBy David Raleigh
IrelandIrishman credited as first to write ‘United States of America’ to be honoured in Philadelphia By Barry Roche
IrelandMilitary intervention in Iran could be counterproductive, Taoiseach saysBy Marie O’Halloran and Barry Roche
CourtsAdditional charges against creche worker accused of assaulting children in her careBy Órla Ryan
RugbyInjuries to Andrew Porter and Paddy McCarthy leave Ireland stretched for Paris clashBy Gerry Thornley
An Irish DiaryThe small patch of Dublin where the Jameses – Joyce and Connolly – passed each other byBy Frank McNally
EuropeGreenland leader takes ‘firm line’ on country’s ties with Denmark ahead of US talksBy Derek Scally
MarketsEuropean shares gain as probe launched into US Federal Reserve chair Jerome PowellBy Hugh Dooley
Courts‘Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin’: Judge reduces €50,000 damages award by 80%By Ray Managh