After nearly a year of negotiating the sides could not come to a new pact

Life was getting expensive for Andrew Miller’s young family. It was time to buy in a place they could afford

Chinese company Ganfeng first visited midlands town in 2013

Response to assault on mosque sharpens focus on Egypt’s tactics against Islamic insurgency

Cleveland Indians win spoils party in Cubs’ first home World Series game in 71 years

Chicago Cubs undone by pitching of Corey Kluber who sets up opening 6-0 victory

The media group, set to report record losses, has yet to change its mind about paywalls

In genetics law-change IVF babies can be created with biological material from three people

British experts warn infected donations from carriers cannot be identified

Andrew Hughes’s debut is based on a true story of murder, betrayal and double-dealing in Victorian Dublin

A 29 per cent increase in digital revenue helped offset declining newspaper circulation

City of Bohane, thriller set in a futuristic west of Ireland, takes €100,000 prize

Kevin Barry’s wonderful novel is a worthy winner of the Impac; but it was chosen from a shortlist that did not reflect the quality of the wider literary field