An Irish DiaryLeipzig on the Lee – An Irishman’s Diary about a postwar dystopia, set in CorkBy Frank McNally
TransportRoad Warrior - free phones from Eccleston Hotel, visas for business, priority for car renters, world air traffic increasesBy Joan Scales
MusicDonal Dineen’s Sunken Treasure: Francis Bebey’s African Electronic Music 1975-1982By Donal Dineen
MusicSeptember Girls - Age of Indignation: added bite musically as well as thematicallyBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Financial ServicesDavid Duffy returns to high life in London after years of slog at AIBBy Ciarán Hancock
PoliticsRecriminations as Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil talks collapseBy Stephen Collins, Sarah Bardon and Fiach Kelly
SoccerThe 10 things to look out for in this weekend’s Premier LeagueBy Barry Glendenning and Paul Doyle and Michael Butler
TV & RadioTelevision: The spoiler is in the title in dramas that borrow from real lifeBy Bernice Harrison
PoliticsEnda Kenny reiterates call for Fianna Fáil to enter partnershipBy Vivienne Clarke, Sarah Bardon and Fiach Kelly
Social AffairsCatholic church must apologise for ignoring the role of women, synod hearsBy Kathryn Hayes
IrelandPoll of the Day: 54% feel Pope Francis struck right note with comments on ‘imperfect’ Catholics
Social AffairsArchbishop Eamon Martin says ‘Amoris Laetitia’ warns against an out-of-touch churchBy Patsy McGarry
EditorialsIt’s time for Micheál Martin and Enda Kenny to take responsibility for forming a government
Fine Art & AntiquesLife’s Work: Charlie Minter, head of Sotheby’s Irish art departmentBy Michael Parsons
BooksIn the Lion’s Den: Daniel Macdonald, Ireland and Empire, by Niamh O’Sullivan reviewBy L Perry Curtis
BooksDiary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent by Mircea Eliade review: a likeable portraitBy Eileen Battersby