1 Grandmother again jailed after shopping without face mask

2 ‘He talked about how beautiful it was in Ireland. The rivers were full of water’

3 Army on standby as Storm Barra brings severe winds and heavy rain

4 Omicron’s less severe cases prompt cautious optimism in South Africa

5 Why does coffee move your bowels?

6 The calm before the Big Wind of 1839 was particularly eerie

7 Want to pay less tax? Here are Europe’s best personal tax regimes

8 Demolition of Kiely’s in Donnybrook given green light

9 Woman receives multiple injuries after fall from height at apartment building in Cork

10 First-time buyers need deposits of €52,500 as house prices rise

11 Fintan O’Toole: If Eta can say sorry, why can’t Sinn Féin?

12 Storm Barra: What areas will be worst hit and what is closing?

13 Storm Barra: Schools and universities in 12 counties urged to close, hospitals face disruption

14 Unspoken realities: The Great Famine eroded moral values in Ireland

15 Airport Covid checks: I followed the rules and had a test. Not a single official looked at it today

16 European shares hit over one-week highs as Omicron worries fade

17 Niac discusses vaccines for 5-11s as Varadkar signals ‘significant decision’ soon

18 New data shows GSK-Vir Covid drug works against all Omicron mutations

19 Property Clinic: ‘Our neighbour is blocking our driveway’

20 Will giving my dad money as a thank you leave him with a tax bill?

21 Gerry Thornley: Champions Cup needs fast start as format underwhelms

22 Former Apprentice star splits from business co-founded with fellow contestant

23 Future for Arnotts and Brown Thomas unclear within £4bn deal

24 Small anti-vaccine cohort can’t hold society hostage

25 Denzel Washington: ‘In heaven there are two lines. I’m interested in being in the short one’

26 Major reform of childcare sector to include public funding of services

27 ‘Covid has turned me into a slight coffee snob’

28 Richie Sadlier: ‘Stopping drinking made my life a lot simpler’

29 George Clooney: ‘I was offered $35m for one day’s work’

30 Controversial Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies suddenly

31 Leinster starting to heat up as season gets serious at Christmas

32 How can I keep substantial savings secure?

33 Maura Derrane’s Christmas: ‘I don’t think it’s good for kids to get a million presents’

34 Teamwork helped this west Cork hotel get through the pandemic

35 Storm Barra: What is a ‘weather bomb’?

36 Little improvement in Covid cert compliance in pubs and restaurants

37 Viagra use may be linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s – study

38 Irexit leader wages war on Covid-19 certs in role paid by EU

39 Woman (90s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Clare

40 Foreign Affairs warns it may have to process 1.75m passport applications next year