Para Swimming World Champion gunning for medals in Paris after tasting the Paralympics experience in Tokyo

South African-born head coach Heinrich Malan becoming familiar with the trials of leading a minority sport in Ireland which remains severely underfunded

One price, home and away: A townhouse in Beauvais, a waterside studio on Ibiza, a condo in Costa Rica, a barge in Surrey or a traditional farmhouse in Macroom

Bending statistics to fit a fashionable theory doesn’t stack up when it comes to the Cheltenham Gold Cup

A John Lennon documentary narrated by Kiefer Sutherland and Reacher is back for a second series

Taoiseach could always have attended himself in a private capacity but sending his official representative gave his Government’s seal of approval to Dunne

For any athlete looking to qualify for the European or Olympics next summer, no dream is too big when you get a small sweet taste of medal success at the European Cross Country

Expansion of service to Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Wexford, Portlaoise and Ballinasloe sees terminations become available in 17 out of 19 maternity units

Making a political football of policing will not tackle the causes of the Dublin riots

Streaming service will announce its 2024 schedules although CCPC has not stated its position

Emer McLysaght: The Christmas trees I’ve known and loved have often been far from perfect

O'Loughlin Gaels captain Mark Bergin aiming to grasp big opportunity in Leinster club final after a season of significant progress

Despite the many medical challenges of his final years, he retained an admirably cussed streak to the end

Flanker has made an eye-catching difference to his game, improving his carrying skills for Leinster

Peamount United WhatsApp group was hopping when we heard of three call-ups for our own players

Byrne talks about his difficult time with AIB, dealing with the Anglo bond sale scandal at Davy, and the future of the stockbroking firm after he departs

Tax revenue generated in Northern Ireland goes nowhere near covering the cost of its public services

December 1st, 2023

What I Do: Karen Morton is a Christmas tree farmer at Killakee Christmas Tree Farm

AIB managing purchasing managers’ index finds ‘very marginal increases’ in output last month

The BBC’s ‘landmark’ documentary Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator seems desperate to turn the Roman emperor’s life into a parable for our times

Radio: Today FM morning hosts’ shows segue seamlessly into each other as Moore shows there’s plenty of life in him now that he has left the Dermot & Dave double act behind

After a big recovery in the years after the financial crisis, there is renewed talk of haircuts and receiverships in the sector

There was no masking a doctor’s disdain for what he saw as the West’s attitude to life and death

A paucity of older material online and extravagant box-sets are two reasons for giving CDs and DVDs

Christmas decorations will ideally be fashionable, enhance your home and stand the test of time

The Pogues in the early 1980s felt to thousands of second-generation Irish like the answer to an unspoken prayer

From the archive: How The Irish Times reviewed Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, the band’s second album, in 1985

Wines for the Weekend: These French wines from Dunnes Stores offer great value for money

In the News podcast: Ridley Scott brushes off critics of his blockbuster biopic

‘It’s not about exploiting a country’s neutrality but is about actually neutralising them,’ says former Trump aide

UN secretary general addresses conference, saying humanity living through ‘climate collapse in real time’

Israeli-Irish hostage Emily (9) saw a man being shot at during her ordeal at the hands of Hamas

Haunted, recorded by Shane and Sinead in 1995, has become a classic

Energy trader grappling with volatile power markets

Republic bucking construction trends, economists predict

The Health Service Executive expressed concern that low uptake of vaccines could be contributing to increased pressure on hospitals

Top class 400m hurdler Thomas Barr remains undaunted despite enduring a rotten run of luck since just missing out on an Olympic bronze in 2016

Uncapped Peamount forwards named ahead of Amber Barrett described as ‘football decision’ by Eileen Gleeson

Woods was eight shots off the pace set by Brian Harman and Tony Finau in the Bahamas

Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo join Salah among the goals as Liverpool swat aside Austrian side LASK

Israeli army poised to renew fighting, as Hamas also puts its fighters on alert