BooksSebastian Barry: ‘I have the sort of odd brain that is always creeping up on a new book’By Martin Doyle
CultureWho won pop culture in 2023? It was so nearly Taylor Swift – but she was pipped at the postBy Donald Clarke
TV & RadioPodcasts of 2023: Quality audio wins out - but some behemoths have made devastating cutsBy Fiona McCann
OpinionThis is the moment when the distance between heaven and earth collapses and we can discern whispers of the divineBy Fr Kevin Hegarty
PoliticsVaradkar rules out loosening rules around using student accommodation and nursing homes for refugeesBy Jennifer Bray
IrelandIrish peacekeepers in Lebanon amid Gaza war: ‘Looking to serve their country... and to do something meaningful’By Hannah McCarthy
CourtsSavage murders of two men in Sligo among grim and gruesome criminal cases heard in 2023By Mary Carolan
Your Wellness‘My partner’s mother has a sharp tongue and she won’t stop commenting on my weight’By Roe McDermott
OpinionSpooky Christmas: It’s cold and dark, and a strange man is about to access your house via a chimneyBy Ed Power
SoccerReal Roy of the Rovers stuff: The rise and shocking demise of a comic-book hero By Gordon Manning
OpinionThis Christmas, spare the young adults in your life the message that they are unique and specialBy Breda O'Brien
SoccerKen Early: Did I really say that? Time to look back in humility at an up-and-down year By Ken Early
AthleticsDifficult to separate Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke after their impressive seasonsBy Ian O'Riordan
UKMurder inquiry launched after body of Donegal woman (61) found in flat in ScotlandBy Stephen Maguire
MediaThe most-read stories of 2023: From the deaths of Irish musical heroes to riots in the capitalBy Dean Ruxton
StageHammam review: Louise Lowe’s terrifying immersive play reinforces Anu’s singular position in Irish theatreBy Una Mullally
Middle EastIsrael-Hamas war: Fourteen Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza Strip over weekendBy Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose
IrelandPublic transport to finish early on Christmas Eve ahead of reduced festive period timetablesBy Shauna Bowers
Crime & LawRoads sealed off in Co Donegal as gardaí investigate alleged sexual assaultBy Stephen Maguire
Crime & LawTwo men charged in connection with seizure of €21 million worth of drugs in Foynes Port earlier this weekBy Barry Roche
IrelandOn yer bike: it’s been some spin as Cork’s oldest bicycle shop closes its doors after almost 100 yearsBy Barry Roche
DublinMusic fans and shoppers sing along as Glen Hansard leads tribute to Shane MacGowan at the Dublin Christmas Eve Busk
Crime & LawGardaí step up armed patrols after suspected gunman killed during botched Dublin gangland shootingBy Conor Lally and Conor Gallagher