Niamh Fahey celebrates after the Finland win with goal scorer Denise O’Sullivan. Photograph: Kalle Parkkinen/Inpho Ireland’s night in Helsinki; Farrell’s November squad fails to reshuffle the deck

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Simon Zebo is a populist selection - where does he fit into a World Cup jigsaw? Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho Gordon D’Arcy: Andy Farrell’s conservative Ireland squad is a big chance missed
Ardclooney, Killaloe, Co Clare: Bidding opened at €225,000, property sold for €237,000 (BidX1) How to get a good deal at a property auction
Glenn Patterson addresses the thousands of people who took part in a 2015 Belfast rally calling for legislation for same-sex marriage. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images The Last Irish Question: Will Six Into Twenty-Six Ever Go?
Google Pixel 6 Pro has a 50 megapixel camera. Photograph: Google/AFP via Getty Images Google Pixel 6 Pro: A world apart from its predecessors
The demise of the urban bedsit effectively extinguished the lowest rung of the private rented accommodation ladder for many vulnerable people. Photograph: Getty Images Michael McDowell: Bedsit ban offers a warning on future income supports
Dún Laoghaire seafront. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Kathy Sheridan: Wealthy Dublin calling local property tax ‘unfair’ is a bit rich
Put the word ‘social’ before ‘media’ and it dissolves the responsibility of publishers. Gossip, now written down, becomes gospel 5:34 Fintan O’Toole: The ancient art of slander has been reborn
According to Ulster Bank, deposit accounts that are due to roll over after October 29th will not do so. Photograph: Alan Betson 9:26 Time to switch? Ulster Bank and KBC push ahead with plans to exit Irish market
Katie McCabe and Megan Connolly in training action ahead of Tuesday’s crucial World Cup qualifier. Photograph: Roni Rekomaa/Inpho Ireland face crucial Finland clash; Rassie Erasmus’ punishment must fit the crime
Rassie Erasmus’s delayed World Rugby haring is finally set to take place. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty 7:11 Owen Doyle: World Rugby’s sanction on Rassie Erasmus must fit crime
Elizabeth Strout: It had occurred to Strout that what’s funny is true, so she set out to discover what was funny about herself in the hope of mining her own truth. Photograph: Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout: a profoundly moving experience
A child who can easily stop or close a video game in a reasonable amount of time when asked does not have an addiction. Photograph: iStock 7:04 How do I know if my child has a video game addiction?
United’s Cristiano Ronaldo after Liverpool scored their third goal at Old Trafford. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images Ken Early: Man United's directionless drift under Solskjaer has been decisively exposed
A former customs guard hut: In his introduction, James Conor Patterson’s view is the Border “has done more harm than good” – but not all his contributors need agree. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty The New Frontier. Reflections from the Irish Border: True North
‘Nobody who cares about democracy, decency and safety could argue that antagonistic, spiteful protests [...]outside Leo Varadkar’s home are normal or acceptable.’ Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Una Mullally: We must be smart in identifying public opinion and red flags in political discourse
It is worth acknowledging that amidst all the horror stories there are businesses who do the right thing. Photograph: iStock ‘They went above and beyond’: Celebrating good customer service by Irish businesses
The Construction Industry Federation this year alone has made 61 representations to Government. Photograph: iStock Property industry lobby groups have aggravated the housing problem
‘I still cook for him, we have amazing sex together and we share deep conversation. But then he says he just wants to be friends.’ Photograph: Getty Images ‘My whirlwind romance has left me hurt and heartbroken’
Claire Keegan: the Wexford author’s unsentimental, unshowy style seems a perfect fit for a story that pits one man against the power of the Catholic Church Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan: a timely and powerful book
Leinster’s Niall Breslin during a match against Llanelli in 2003. Photo: Patrick Bolger/Inpho Matt Williams: I'm ashamed I missed warning signs that Bressie needed my help
‘One of the biggest changes ushered in by the pandemic is the increase in the numbers of people choosing to quit their jobs and reassessing work.’ Photograph: iStock David McWilliams: Wages will rise and profits will fall amid the Great Resignation
People wade through a waterlogged road in Chennai, India, October 10th. Photograph: Epa/Idrees Mohammed Fintan O’Toole: Disaster movie now playing on the big screen of Earth
Peter Thiel in Beijing, 2015. Photograph: Visual China Group via Getty The Contrarian. Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power: horribly fascinating
While buying a house can be a wonderful experience, there are some common pitfalls. Photograph: iStock How to buy your first home: from saving a deposit to collecting your keys
Expert answers to every day questions How do you say ‘no’ to someone? Start by saying ‘yes’
Eric Zemmour has never been elected to public office and has not officially declared his candidacy for the presidency. However his dark rhetoric may be more in synch with the national mood than Emmanuel Macron’s chirpy optimism. Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images Eric Zemmour threatens to upset France’s far-right order
Aoife McLysaght: ‘There is an alternative reality we could be occupying right now.’ Photograph: iStock How can a greater mixing of people amid high Covid cases be considered 'cautious'?
In 30 interviews over the course of nearly 12-months, Martin Shields painted a detailed picture for those investigating the scheme, taking them step-by-step through how it worked and who was involved. Photograph: iStock How a Newry maths genius helped unravel an international tax fraud scheme
‘With no legal remedy for the affected homeowners, a political solution to the mica crisis will be found – which is only right, because this was a systems failure.’ File photograph: The Irish Times Jennifer O’Connell: We are world experts at anomalies, fudges and blind eyes
Thomas Pringle TD outside the HSE-run disability services centre at Ard Gréine Court, Stranorlar, Co Donegal. Photograph: Joe Dunne Why do we still not believe whistleblowers?
Ireland goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan watches as Sweden’s winning goal goes into the bottom corner. Photo: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho Ireland come up just short against Sweden; Peter Wilkins on his rekindled love for rugby
‘There seems to be a grant for everything in this magical place.’ Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy Brianna Parkins: I’m off to the Gaeltacht to learn how to apologise like a real Irish person
Prof William Jackson Crawford is an engineer and a man of science, not of spiritualism. The Spirit Engineer by AJ West: Imaginative gothic tale set in Edwardian Belfast
‘There is a clear economic cost to fighting Covid-19 with restrictions on the economy and society, and heavy borrowings to fund medical care.’ Photograph: iStock Let’s talk about acceptable Covid death rates before restrictions kick in
European tax authorities are at the loss of billions of euro. Bank of Ireland linked to fund involved in massive European tax fraud
President Michael D Higgins has made ‘ethical remembering’ a theme of a series of events organised by his office to reflect on events of the past. File photograph: The Irish Times 5:06 Stephen Collins: Higgins didn’t follow through on McAleese’s message of hope
Shadows are cast across the street in London on Thursday. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA London gets to grips with the ghost of a dead future
The provision of recharging points have improved, but is it enough? Cliff Taylor: Stick and carrot – what the move to electric cars will mean for your pocket
Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United celebrates after scoring the winner in their Champions League match against Atalanta. Photo: Naomi Baker/Getty Images Ronaldo the hero for United again; Gerry Thornley on Ireland’s autumn squad
The Dublin offices of two large international banks, Investec and BNP Paribas, were used by those perpetrating the scheme in cum-ex trades 14:28 What is cum-ex trading and what is Ireland’s role in it?
A report by some of the best-known names in computer security warns that CSS would introduce unacceptably serious security and privacy risks. Photograph: Getty 5:37 Apple’s proposed surveillance tech for iPhones aimed at child protection was seriously flawed
Dan Sheehan’s ability with ball in hand has earned him a call up for the autumn internationals. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho 8:02 Andy Farrell’s autumn Ireland squad falls along anticipated lines
A sumptuous illustration by Shona Shirley Macdonald from Cluasa Capaill ar an Rí, written by Bridget Bhreathnach The best new children’s books, from villainous Mr Spicebag to an Irish picture book
Francesca Stavrakopoulou: ‘The God of the New Testament is just as violent as the God of the Old Testament’. Finding different ways to see and understand God
Climate activist Greta Thunberg at the Swedish parliament building in Stockholm. The poster reads “School Strike for Climate”. Photograph: Fredrik Sandberg/EPA 5:46 How come kids love Greta Thunberg and the national cattle herd?
President Michael D Higgins at Collins Barracks in Dublin on the National Day of Commemoration ceremony in July to honour Irish people who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations. Photograph: Tom Honan 5:45 Tragically, we nearly made it through the decade of centenaries
Cinemagoers queuing in London to see the new James Bond film No Time To Die. The atmosphere in both cities is markedly different. Photograph: Jeremie Souteyrat/the New York Times) 5:26 Finn McRedmond: Experience of pandemic in Dublin and London worlds apart
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scores his side’s third goal during the Champions League win over Atlético Madrid. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images Liverpool come out on top after dramatic night; Gordon D’Arcy on identity of women’s rugby
Ireland players are dejected after the game against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup European qualifying tournament in Parma. Photograph: Matteo Ciambelli/Inpho 10:39 Gordon D’Arcy: Women’s rugby must forge its own identity rather than follow men’s model
Try to understand what your child gets from the friendships and connections with this new peer group. Photograph: iStock ‘My teenage son has fallen in with a bad group of friends’
Evanna Lynch’s memoir The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting has darkness, alongside light and hope. Photograph: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images The opposite of Luna Lovegood: Evanna Lynch takes to the page
Paschal Donohoe: ‘I believe that as far into the future as I can politically see we will be consumed with implementing this agreement’. Photograph: Julien Behal 5:29 Ciarán Hancock: Donohoe reveals intensity of OECD and budget talks