1 Lorry driver shortage ‘an imminent national emergency’ in Ireland

2 Nearly one in 10 PUP claimants were ineligible, State auditor’s review finds

3 Bully pulpit no more: Meet Jen Psaki, Joe Biden’s safe pair of hands

4 Stanley Tollman – who made Ashford Castle a ‘jewel of Irish tourism’ – has died

5 How to win at arguments: Six philosophical tips

6 Grace Miano found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity at Central Criminal Court

7 DUP so compromised by Brexit that tiny TUV is turning its tactics against it

8 Couzens given whole-life sentence for kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard

9 Gulag history an ‘unhealed wound’ as Russia takes authoritarian turn

10 Pristine Portobello three-bed by the Grand Canal for €1.25m

11 Michelin Guide: Three new Irish restaurants get the nod

12 Serving gardaí are suspects in drugs trade investigation

13 Retired senior garda arrested on suspicion of assisting drugs gang

14 Over-60s should get booster shot of mRNA vaccines, says Luke O’Neill

15 Trump’s ‘terrifying’ temper, taste for show tunes, and call to ‘defend the size of his penis’

16 ‘I’m embarrassed’: Teachers react to unions’ call to be part of Covid bonus talks

17 Skin cancer: ‘I got burned in my 20s and 30s doing work in the garden’

18 Netflix: 10 of the best new shows to watch in October

19 Activist duped into relationship with spy wins case against UK police

20 Shane Lowry says his wife ‘got dog’s abuse’ off crowd during Ryder Cup

21 Meath lead the way with 14 Ladies football All Star nominations

22 Artist’s atmospheric Sutton house by the beach for €2.5m

23 Proposed €500 bonus for front-line workers ‘mad’, says Fine Gael TD

24 What is Squid Game, Netflix’s ultraviolent breakout hit show?

25 Jennifer Aniston: The Friends reunion was ‘a sucker punch to the heart. Not so easy’

26 Alcohol and your gut: disrupting the balance of good vs bad bacteria

27 State spending of €6.5m on night vision for Coast Guard criticised

28 Cavan apartments to hit market with expected price tag of €85,000 each

29 Attempted cyberattack causes disruption at NUI Galway

30 Vueling to launch winter flights from Cork and Dublin airports

31 A further 1,271 Covid-19 cases recorded on Thursday

32 Forecasts for economic growth sharply upgraded

33 Hype grows as Brady and the Bucs get closer to a bitter reunion with Belichick

34 ‘A very clever player’ - Stephen Kenny explains Will Keane selection

35 ‘I got maximum points - and I still lost out’: Is it time to ditch the points race for college?

36 Britney Spears ‘on cloud nine’ after father suspended from conservatorship

37 Well-connected redbrick in Drumcondra for €995,000

38 It’s no time to die for Daniel Craig the actor. How to have a post-Bond career

39 Detached home in Tullamore, ‘a great place to live’, for €430,000

40 Couzens used his police ID to falsely arrest and handcuff Sarah Everard