CultureEvent guide: Dublin Bowie Festival, Franz Ferdinand and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadBy Tony Clayton-Lea
BusinessPoliticians must axe Dublin Airport passenger cap in weeks, Aer Lingus warnsBy Barry O'Halloran
Special ReportsManagement buyouts can offer speed and continuity – once financing hurdles are overcomeBy Edel Corrigan
Special ReportsEntertainment, professional services and tech lead the way in M&A activityBy Danielle Barron
BusinessNew vape tax delivering less than half of ‘conservative’ Government projectionsBy Hugh Dooley
Special ReportsThere’s a consolidation happening in Ireland. But is bigger always better?By Danielle Barron
Special ReportsVoluntary attrition spikes during mergers – here’s how to retain talentBy Sandra O'Connell
BusinessMichael Smurfit: ‘I haven’t been to Ireland for years. All the things I knew are gone’By Ciarán Hancock
ResidentialNew three- and four-bed homes in Co Kildare ideally situated for commutersBy Miriam Mulcahy
Asia-PacificDancing robots, digital red envelopes and hurried hair cuts see in Chinese New YearBy Denis Staunton
FilmBaftas 2026: When is the awards ceremony, where can I watch and will Jessie Buckley win? By Niamh Browne
CourtsViolent crime victims to receive increased State compensation after European court rulingBy Mary Carolan
PeopleIs it any wonder young women fantasise about becoming stay-at-home girlfriends?By Brianna Parkins
Environment‘The water will take a car and sweep it away’: Connemara river at centre of flooding row By Andrew Hamilton in Connemara
Gaelic Games‘We need to keep our foot on the gas’: Tom Parsons believes GAA remain committed to 2027 integration timelineBy Gordon Manning
Six NationsGerry Thornley: Andy Farrell chooses grizzled experience against England at TwickenhamBy Gerry Thornley
Six NationsMore questions than answers as Ireland squad struggle to pinpoint the malaiseBy Johnny Watterson
OpinionStephen Collins: Andy Farrell had a point. The way we talk about Ireland is way too negativeBy Stephen Collins
PoliticsLanguage schools ask Ministers for evidence they act as a visa ‘back door’By Jack Horgan-Jones
SoccerTalented youngster Naj Razi returns to Shamrock Rovers after a cautionary tale abroadBy Gavin Cummiskey
In the News PodcastIs The Monk a play, a pity party or PR spin for Gerry Hutch?By Bernice HarrisonListen | 34:02
Business Today NewsletterBusiness leaders turn out for awards and why there hasn’t been a US downturn for nowBy Peter Flanagan
Early Edition PodcastPodcast: Sinn Féin and White House; ‘profiteering’ and Tusla; Ireland v EnglandListen | 10:38
Social AffairsTravellers ‘devastated’ as south Dublin support organisation closes amid bitter riftBy Kitty Holland
EuropePressure mounts on Germany’s ruling CDU to move from promising to delivering big-bang reformBy Derek Scally
HealthDoctor incorrectly prescribed HRT to five patients and lacked insurance cert, hearing toldBy Stephen Farrell
An Irish DiaryFrom daring raids to a sudden absence, where have all of Dublin’s pesky seagulls gone?By Frank McNally
CourtsJudge criticises ‘shameful profiteering’ by private firms providing care placements for childrenBy Kitty Holland
EducationSNA reallocation ahead of schedule despite pause, Micheál Martin saysBy Mark Hennessy and Jack White
Sports BriefingAndy Farrell goes with the ‘grizzled and gnarled’ for trip to TwickenhamBy Mary Hannigan
Six NationsMatt Williams: Ireland’s emotional force must reawaken, or the Empire will strike backBy Matt Williams
EuropeClimber found guilty of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s highest mountainBy Derek Scally
Courts‘A grotesque breach’: Man jailed for 20 years for sexually abusing five of his childrenBy Niamh O’Donoghue and Eimear Dodd
CourtsEnoch Burke’s ‘moot’ challenge to disciplinary panel membership struck out in High CourtBy Fiachra Gallagher
The Women's PodcastInside America’s Next Top Model: ‘Watching it, I felt a real sadness for our younger selves’By Suzanne BrennanListen | 70:59
BooksColm Tóibín and Tana French among big names at International Literature Festival DublinBy Martin Doyle
Education‘Take school dinners’ before cutting SNAs, parents and teachers tell Government By Jen Hogan
UKAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest proves the ‘never explain’ days are over for UK royalsBy Mark Paul
PoliticsIs the role of directly elected mayor workable? What’s happened in Limerick suggests notBy Cormac McQuinn
Crime & LawTemple Bar attack victim’s injuries make identification difficult as gardaí pursue suspectsBy Conor Lally and Barry Roche
Six NationsEngland vaudeville villain Henry Pollock can offer lots of bait to reel in IrelandBy John O'Sullivan
CourtsWoman allegedly abused by seven family members ends ‘3½ months of answering questions’ in courtBy Isabel Hayes
Middle EastHuge scale of US military build-up increases likelihood of attack on IranBy Steff Chavez in Washington and Chris Cook, Steven Bernard, Aditi Bjandari and Ian Bott in London
Common GroundFirst chair of modern Irish history at Cambridge University is announcedBy Mark Hennessy
Inside Politics newsletterFrom matters of war to the search for alien life: a week in the life of Donald TrumpBy Cormac McQuinn
Your MoneyLaya announces premium increases of up to 9.6% on popular private health plans By Dominic Coyle
Courts‘Calm, thoughtful’ Supreme Court judge retires, creating one of two pending vacanciesBy Mary Carolan
Middle East‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses By Julian Borger and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem
BusinessDeveloper seeks to reignite plan for 480 new homes in south Dublin after paying out €3.22m in ‘exceptional planning costs’By Gordon Deegan
EuropeGermany’s Friedrich Merz says Europe’s freedom depends on its ability to defend itselfBy Derek Scally
The Counter RuckGerry Thornley: IRFU should consider leaving X after racist comments made to Edwin EdogboBy Gerry Thornley
EuropeHungary blocks €90bn EU loan to Ukraine days before war anniversaryBy Paola Tamma and Alice Hancock in Brussels
BusinessDenis O’Brien fails in High Court appeal against DPC dismissal of Red Flag complaintBy Fiachra Gallagher
IrelandUN human rights report on Garda pepper spray ‘ill-informed and inaccurate’, Minister saysBy Conor Lally and Barry Roche
CourtsMan remanded in custody after pleading guilty to his grandmother’s manslaughter in Co CorkBy Barry Roche
SoccerEberechi Eze will need a miracle to convince Arsenal manager he can magic up goals againBy Ed Aarons
BusinessTrump orders new global tariff, amid fears Ireland’s pharma sector could be in firing lineBy Martin Wall and Jack Power
Six NationsIreland’s Six Nations is on the line against England with scrum likely to be pivotalBy Gerry Thornley
UKKeir Starmer explores removing former prince Andrew from line of succession to British throneBy Robert Wright and Anna Gross in London
USTrump announces new 10% global tariff, as he criticises US supreme court members over rulingBy Keith Duggan
EuropeThree people killed in series of avalanches in Austrian AlpsBy Michael Levenson, Melina Delkic and Amy Graff
SoccerShelbourne’s Joey O’Brien says Ireland should not play against Israel in Nations LeagueBy Gavin Cummiskey
IrelandJonathan Rhys Meyers says shock of losing his home in wildfires was character buildingBy Bairbre Holmes
