BooksMy Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy: observations, reflections and a missing catBy Alice Blackhurst
Property ClinicWhy is the estimated increase in my home’s value only 40% of cost of building an extension?By TJ Cronin
Your MoneyWill my friend’s home-made will stand up to any legal challenge from family?By Dominic Coyle
The Counter Ruck PodcastLeinster dismiss pretenders Ulster, Connacht find consistency and Ireland women crush ItalyListen | 32:29
The New York TimesSuspected Iranian nuclear site may be beyond Trump’s reachOpens in new windowBy Michael Crowley
EuropeImagine Inishturk with a dozen five‑star resorts: a warning from the Greek islandsBy Richard Pine
BusinessIrish cement industry is convinced fossil fuel usage can be cut by 90% over next 15 yearsBy Ian Curran
BooksAuthor Danielle McLaughlin: ‘I’m really interested in whether we are using rituals or they are using us’By Gemma Tipton
Common GroundThe changing Ancient Order of Hibernians: ‘Irish America has moved past nostalgia in unity debate’By Mark Hennessy
OpinionIreland is ‘delivering’ more social homes, but that doesn’t mean it is building themBy Lorcan Sirr
MediaPatrick O’Donovan is no Viktor Orbán, but he does have role to play in nation’s mediaBy Hugh Linehan
Crime & LawBid to extradite Daniel Kinahan may be first real test of Ireland-UAE treatyBy Mary Carolan
IrelandMajor dairy processor fined for illegal effluent discharge into Blackwater river tributaryBy Barry Roche
OpinionIreland’s governing philosophy is learned helplessness – and it is getting worseBy Fintan O’Toole
PoliticsRobert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration bodyBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Martin Wall
DublinDublin council to borrow €36.5m to fund additional affordable homes at O’Devaney Gardens By Olivia Kelly
Gaelic GamesStephen Rochford: Mayo board statement on Kevin McStay departure was ‘extremely disappointing’ By Stephen Rochford
IrelandWorld leaders ‘too submissive’ over attacks on international law, says Amnesty InternationalBy Mary Carolan
PoliticsSeven TDs and Senators made repayments on 2023 parliamentary allowances after auditBy Harry McGee
RugbyJacques Nienaber knows it could end badly if Leinster make the same mistake against ToulonBy Johnny Watterson
EducationPreparing to move from primary school to secondary starts now, not in SeptemberBy Geraldine Walsh
Conversations with Parents PodcastColman Noctor: ‘Behaviour is always the signpost to a problem. It is very rarely the problem’By Jen HoganListen | 49:33
Your WellnessEx-rugby international Kathryn Dane: ‘I got exposed to concussions from a pretty young age’By Sheila Wayman
BusinessIrish savings scheme should be tax-free for young adults and simple for all, says think tankBy Joe Brennan
Early Edition PodcastWarning on Government spending; latest on Daniel Kinahan and former UCD footballers revisit ChinaBy Andrew McNairListen | 08:32
Global BriefingBeijing riled as Japan joins US and Philippines military exercise in South China Sea By Denis Staunton
Business Today NewsletterAer Lingus travel disruption this summer and how to invest in cryptoBy Ciarán Hancock
Inside Politics NewsletterGovernment messaging on economic forecast a twin-track operationBy Pat Leahy
Middle EastUnder cover of ceasefire, people return to Beirut’s southern suburbs to assess damageBy Sally Hayden
SportVibrating crotches, anal beads and suspicious minds: the strange history of chess cheatsBy Sean Ingle
PoliticsIFA rejects Varadkar comments that Ireland’s urban people are ‘paying all the bills’By Katie Mellett and Vivienne Clarke
IrelandMore than three-quarters of addicts are multi-substance users, says treatment centreBy Vivienne Clarke
IrelandFuel oil spill at Dublin Port contained within confined areaBy Grainne Ni Aodha, Press Association
CourtsCourt declines to grant access to identity of former TD who gave reference for child abuser By Colm Keena and Fiona Magennis
Social AffairsEnergy regulator expected to be called before Oireachtas committee over ‘price gouging’ investigationBy Marie O’Halloran
IrelandRetired RTÉ staff welcome rejection of broadcaster’s bid to transfer pension scheme costsBy Emmet Malone
IrelandTemperatures to hit 21 degrees on Friday as Met Éireann forecasts ‘warming trend’By Tim O'Brien
Housing & PlanningCork tenant who allegedly assaulted neighbour through window ordered to vacate propertyBy Jack White
Crime & LawGarda’s suspension over lending bike leaves ‘shameful stain’ on force, GRA conference hearsBy Hugh Dooley
FilmMichael review: Two hours of cosplay karaoke – and absolutely no suggestion of improprietyBy Tara Brady
Gaelic GamesCork showed against Tipperary that they have made progress but the next step is more complexBy Jeffrey Lynskey
Crime & LawKinahan cartel ‘spread misery and death’ in Ireland and abroad, says Garda CommissionerBy Conor Lally
EuropeThe young American had sparse facial hair, like an adolescent. He was on his way to warBy Lara Marlowe
CourtsAsylum seeker in children’s facility despite Tusla’s belief he is an adult, judge toldBy Kitty Holland
UKBritain’s King Charles pays tribute to late mother on 100th anniversary of her birthBy Jamie Grierson
OireachtasDanny Healy-Rae loses committee seat after vote against Government confidence motionBy Marie O’Halloran
CourtsStudent who sued UCD on study issue after alleged rape loses bid for costs By Fiachra Gallagher
UKSenior official says Downing St put pressure on him to appoint Peter MandelsonBy George Parker, Jim Pickard and Rachel Rees
BusinessMeta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz
RugbyTadhg Beirne says Munster focused on the present amid fallout from Roger Randle appointmentBy Johnny Watterson
CourtsRapist who tricked woman into car fails in bid to have 19-year-sentence reducedBy Eoin Reynolds
EducationMandela Foundation reviewing links to University of Galway over Israeli partnership By Harry McGee
CourtsTeacher ended up in car chase with gardaí after ‘unwittingly’ eating cannabis-laced cakeBy Tom Tuite
PoliticsLarger €9bn surplus forecast increases pressure on Coalition for spending increasesBy Pat Leahy
Scéal“Dá mba rud é go raibh feachtas infheistíochta déanta acu seo i dtaifead ceol Gaeilge de gach cineál, samhlaigh an rogha amhrán agus ceol a bheadh ag chuile láithreoir nó eagarthóir clár faisnéise.”By Éanna Ó Caollaí
An Irish DiaryA language divided: Charting the rise of American English in everyday Irish speakBy Paul Clements
Middle EastTrump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears endBy Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Politics‘I’d like to see Leo milk 120 cows twice a day’: Was Varadkar wrong about rural Ireland?By Arthur Beesley
RugbyConnacht missing some key players as they aim to make it a double win in South AfricaBy Linley MacKenzie
CourtsGroup charged over pro-Palestine protests in Derry say law governing parades ‘defective’ By Freya McClements
TV & RadioMasterChef on BBC One review: Dublin chef Anna Haugh helps to banish sour taste left by Torode and WallaceBy Ed Power
PoliticsLeo Varadkar comments on rural Ireland to be raised by angry TDs at Fine Gael meetingBy Jack Horgan-Jones
Crime & Law‘Anonymous cowards’ found threatening gardaí will face full force of law, says Minister By Hugh Dooley
Social AffairsMillions earmarked to tackle Northern Ireland’s ‘epidemic’ of violence against women By Seanín Graham
Golf‘He’s a very good player, I’m going there to win’: Shane Lowry teams up with Brooks KoepkaBy David Gorman
PoliticsBack-garden modular homes set to be exempt from planning rulesBy Harry McGee and Marie O’Halloran
US-Iran War Trump says he will extend ceasefire with Iran and continue blockadeBy Sarah Burns, Katie Mellett and Órla Ryan
Ireland‘It doesn’t make sense’: Seasoned drivers treated like learners due to Ireland’s licence rulesBy Órla Ryan
