CultureEvent guide: Florence Road, Luke Kelly Festival and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week aheadBy Tony Clayton-Lea
BooksOther People’s Lives by Kathleen MacMahon: Writing of harried midlife with devastating accuracyBy Catherine Higgins-Moore
TechnologyFooling AI with poetry: Why systems’ safety controls are not very effectiveBy Cade Metz and Tiffany Hsu
EducationEducation, Tusla and health services caused bulk of complaints to Children’s OmbudsmanBy Niamh Towey
Fighting WordsPoem: ‘I feel sorry for those little old machines. They’ll never see the bark of ancient evergreens’By Robyn Yelverton McKiernan
FilmTom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass review – Cartoon duo become supporting players in their own filmBy Tara Brady
TV & RadioRivals: The Irish Times Trust has told me to stop being sexy. So here it goes...By Patrick Freyne
ResidentialHome of the late D’Unbelievables comedian and actor Jon Kenny for sale in Co LimerickBy Miriam Mulcahy
SoccerFifa’s fleece ‘em all mentality has immunised Americans against World Cup feverBy Dave Hannigan
PeopleThe Simplex crossword at 75: a complex business of thrilling and annoying readersBy Alison Healy
Early Edition PodcastMeta job losses; RTÉ salary row; more registered voters than residents in some areasBy Andrew McNairListen | 11:21
EnvironmentPublic to be asked for input as first Nature Restoration Plan takes shapeBy Sylvia Thompson
ResidentialLook inside: Fine Victorian house by the seaside in Monkstown, south Dublin By Frances O'Rourke
IrelandSpecial rapporteur on racism calls for ‘urgent, independent’ investigation into Yves Sakila’s deathBy Jade Wilson and Kitty Holland
OireachtasRaidió Teilifís Entertainment draws another big crowd for its latest Kildare Street outingBy Miriam Lord
PoliticsIt is illegal to commit electoral fraud in Ireland. It is also relatively easyBy Rachel Lavin
OpinionOpinion: Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey isn’t evidence of a cultural void. It’s the oppositeBy Finn McRedmond
Gaelic Games‘We call ourselves Irish, people in Ireland call us English’: Home-grown talent adding longevity to London’s riseBy Gordon Manning
RugbyGarry Ringrose: Fine margins will decide Leinster’s fate in final against Bordeaux-BèglesBy John O'Sullivan
CourtsMurder accused gave at least three different dates of birth to international authoritiesBy Kitty Holland
SoccerKen Early: Mikel Arteta’s Monster Truck Arsenal proved themselves the strongest team in the leagueBy Ken Early
Climate CrisisInternational scientists plead with Ireland not to adopt controversial greenhouse gas assessment method By Caroline O'Doherty
BusinessAer Lingus laying off managers amid cost-savings drive as €103m lost in first quarterBy Barry O'Halloran
RugbyWhere the Champions Cup final between Leinster and Bordeaux will be won and lost By Nathan Johns
WorkFears grow in Government over further tech job losses after Meta cuts 20 per cent of Irish workforceBy Pat Leahy and Ciara O'Brien
Your FamilySummer Camps: A guide to the best and most popular sports camps in IrelandBy Damian Cullen
Social AffairsTwenty years, 15 children fostered: ‘Hearing them laugh is a great feeling’By Arlene Harris
OpinionTwo-thirds of Ireland’s wild bird species are in danger. So are the rules protecting themBy Oonagh Duggan
CourtsWoman who later died was not referred to specialist after allegedly seeing GP 29 times, court told
Global BriefingEU moves toward idea of talking to Russia but needs to decide on envoy and mandateBy Denis Staunton
UKRussian jets ‘dangerously’ intercept RAF spy plane above Black SeaBy Pol Allingham and Will Meakin-Durrant
CourtsMan who struck wife with whip as part of daily ‘torture’ pleads guilty to coercive controlBy Barry Roche and Olivia Kelleher
In the News PodcastWho will win the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections?By Bernice HarrisonListen | 29:57
Courts‘You hunted me and broke the soul of a child’: Sports coach sexually abused teenage girlsBy Barry Roche
CourtsWexford man’s 14-year litigation shows how some are ‘gaming the system,’ judge says By Mary Carolan
BusinessFour months of pay, healthcare benefits: what Meta is offering redundant staffBy Ciara O'Brien
FilmCannes 2026: Bardem, Blanchett and Almodóvar on a free Palestine, Bruce Dern on a storied lifeBy Tara Brady
UK‘Not very British’: Rachel Reeves tells foul-mouthed Reform UK heckler good manners matter By Helena Horton
Gaelic GamesFirst female analyst on RTÉ’s The Sunday Game and GAA trailblazer Liz Howard has diedBy Gordon Manning
Smart MoneySix out of ten new jobs filled by foreign nationals - but what happens now as employment slows?By Cliff Taylor
Fine Art & AntiquesRare photo of Oscar Wilde bought by ‘hardcore collector’ at auction for €6,000By Niamh Browne
USUS pressure campaign on Cuba echoes Venezuela playbookBy Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt
FilmCannes First Look review: Bitter Christmas - You’ll wonder if Almodóvar is phoning it inBy Tara Brady
WorkNumbers working in construction surges by 11.7% amid generally weak CSO jobs data By Colin Gleeson
FilmCannes First Look review: Paper Tiger – Gangsters and fixers in grimy 1980s New York By Tara Brady
EuropeFamilies of three Irish doctors killed in Air France crash ‘delighted’ by court verdictBy Hugh Dooley
FilmCannes First Look review: Fjord - Nail-biting drama exploring European culture and toleranceBy Tara Brady
Ireland‘It was embarrassing for them’: Irish Army crew beats US military teams at their own game By Conor Gallagher
FilmCannes First Look review: Minotaur – grim chronicle of a selfish, privileged class willing to look the other wayBy Tara Brady
CompetitionsWin your family summer staycation to Kaleidoscope presented by Glenveagh, Ireland’s largest summer family festival.
EconomyEU’s big six push to centralise financial oversight in move that will worry IrelandBy Jack Power
CourtsDublin-based solicitor banned from working as legal practitioner except as employeeBy Fiachra Gallagher
CourtsRetired teacher who detailed abuse in diaries is jailed for 15 years for assaults on four boysBy Barry Roche
TV & RadioThe Boroughs on Netflix: Stranger Things creators hit up the pensioners in this pacy murder mysteryBy Ed Power
CourtsMan who stabbed partner at least 13 times and hit her with lamp jailed for 12½ yearsBy Olivia Kelleher
EuropePont Neuf, Paris’s oldest bridge, transformed into cave by ‘French Banksy’ By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press
SportBryson DeChambeau questions moon landing footage but believes in interdimensional beings ‘for sure’
TransportIrish Rail’s €50m writedown on IT project a ‘national scandal’, says Sinn Féin By Martin Wall
Climate CrisisAlready five months late, Ireland’s 2026 Climate Action Plan is delayed againBy Caroline O'Doherty
The Counter Ruck Podcast Can Leinster break their losing streak in European finals against Bordeaux?Listen | 25:29
IrelandIreland to bask in 23 degree heat in parts in warmest weekend of the year so farBy Tim O'Brien
PoliticsElections watchdog says get out to vote – and don’t write ‘Up the Dubs’ on ballot paperBy Jack Brady
PoliticsGovernment to bring Occupied Territories Bill to Dáil in coming weeks, says McEnteeBy Jack Horgan-Jones and Marie O’Halloran
PoliticsFourteen Irish flotilla activists subjected to ‘shocking treatment’ by Israel arrive in TurkeyBy Órla Ryan, Marie O’Halloran and Harry McGee
CourtsGarda taped conversations with wife, put tracker on her phone and told her to stay at homeBy Tom Tuite
SoccerSouthampton claim spying on Middlesbrough did not change their tactics By David Hytner and Matt Hughes
BusinessCompany urged to pay €50K in compensation to woman sacked after complaining of manager’s behaviourBy Stephen Bourke
Gaelic GamesDon’t expect a classic if Donegal and Kerry lean on trusted tactics in heavyweight reunionBy Ciarán Kirk
Courts‘They tortured us,’ one of seven Latvians trafficked to Ireland tells court after first conviction of its kindBy Chris McNulty
An Irish DiaryThe lilting Cork accent in my local Lidl reveals a truth about automated voicesBy Frank McNally
CourtsEnoch Burke’s dismissal from Westmeath school confirmed amid end of appeals processBy Fiachra Gallagher
Live UpdatesDublin Central and Galway West byelections enter final stretch, with cost of living ‘key issue’ on doorsteps By Jack White and Glen Murphy
PoliticsAI tools gave wrong answers about byelection candidates and where to vote, new research showsBy Rachel Lavin
CourtsFormer civil servant given 4½ year sentence for possession and distribution of child sex abuse imagesBy Fiona Ferguson
AmericasUS-Cuba peace agreement not likely, says Rubio, as aircraft carrier arrives in CaribbeanBy Eric Schmitt
RugbyChallenge Cup final preview: Ulster face daunting task against Montpellier in Bilbao By Gerry Thornley
SportRás Tailteann: Tim Shoreman beats local rider Willem O’Connor after breakawayBy Shane Stokes in Banteer
Courts100 consultant doctors who sued HSE over breach of contract seek orders for legal costsBy Fiachra Gallagher
PoliticsClose contests expected in Galway West and Dublin Central byelectionsBy Cormac McQuinn and Jack Brady
CourtsMan who broke red light and killed couple at pedestrian crossing in Blanchardstown jailed for five yearsBy Natasha Reid
Social AffairsIrish charities facing uncertain future amid rising costs and funding shortfalls By Martin Wall
TV & RadioBrú review on TG4: An honest account of the sacrifices young people make for elite sport By Ed Power
Crime & LawDeath of Yves Sakila seems to involve ‘disproportionate use of violence’, says solicitorBy Ronan McGreevy
Ireland‘Selfless’ Alexander Coughlan, who died after robbery in Blanchardstown, will be ‘deeply missed’By Hugh Dooley
