1 Record 23,817 new Covid cases confirmed with 941 virus patients in hospital

2 Nightmare scenario: Covid strain with Omicron spread and Delta severity

3 Newton Emerson: Pride before fall for the blustering DUP

4 Q&A: If I bought a Genrui antigen test am I entitled to a refund?

5 Covid-19: Schools report ‘huge’ pupil absences as they reopen after Christmas

6 Novak Djokovic: What are the grounds for a medical exemption from Covid-19 vaccination?

7 Prosecutions over Oireachtas Golf Society dinner unfair, court told

8 Shane MacGowan: I can’t concentrate on music when I can’t even walk across the room

9 Judge refuses to grant legal aid in cases over non-payment of Covid-19 fines

10 Hatch & Sons closes both cafe locations citing drop in Dublin footfall

11 A Rathmines restaurant that will please all diets, and all pockets

12 Yellow warning for snow and ice in effect until Friday morning

13 Updated Covid certs to be issued from midnight, says Minister

14 One third of teachers and 40% of students absent in Roscommon school

15 Novak Djokovic’s father says his son ‘is the Spartacus of the new world’

16 New Covid restrictions not expected to be on the cards amid Nphet meeting

17 The Treaty won public support – but this could not stop the Civil War

18 Paddy McKillen jnr firm lodges plans for €200m apartment scheme

19 ‘My mother was abusive at home but a local hero in the community’

20 Cliff Taylor: 15 key economic issues to watch out for in 2022

21 Q&A: Why do we have so many coronavirus infections?

22 Some criminal jury trials postponed due to Covid-19 pressures

23 Róisín Ingle: We’re all riddled with Covid, but will my unvaccinated relative catch it?

24 ‘Gay cake’ complaint ruled inadmissible by European court

25 Two held over Ballyfermot assault on Alanna Quinn Idris (17) and friend

26 Madison Cawthorn: The Paralympic liar who stoked the fire at the Capitol

27 Irish speakers in demand in Brussels and even in sunny Greece

28 Expert tips: Advice to women about pelvic health

29 Death of young man in road crash ‘unnatural and out of kilter’, priest says

30 Vaccinated people coming to Ireland will not need negative Covid test from midnight

31 Dublin Airport to get €100m investment in new terminal-linked hotel

32 Facebook Ireland staff coin it as average pay reaches €154,000

33 I wish I’d known how stress affects the heart before the attack that nearly killed my father

34 Finn McRedmond: How do you know when a pandemic is over?

35 ‘Donie O’Sullivan: Capitol Man’ could have aired only on Irish TV

36 Biden blames Trump for violent attack on Capitol in Washington

37 Dry January: How to stay on the wagon – and get back on if you fall off

38 Brexit and pandemic trigger surge in customs declarations

39 Winter Nights 2022: Irish Times festival includes Brian O’Driscoll, Helen McEntee, David Baddiel

40 How much range will your electric vehicle lose in cold weather?