BooksI Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You by Miranda Hart: A self-help memoir that is helpful but too longBy Adrienne Murphy
BooksThe Color of Family: History, Race and the Politics of Ancestry: Academic page-turner decodes US administrative racism By Luke Gibbons
BooksDear Orson Welles & Other Essays by Mark Cousins: A generous, playful and unpretentious collectionBy Donald Clarke
PoliticsUnited Nations urged to release report into death in Lebanon of Pte Seán Rooney By Ronan McGreevy and Sarah Slater
CultureThe Guide: The Pogues, Ralph Fiennes, Celine Byrne and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endBy Tony Clayton-Lea
RecipesDuck breast glazed in honey and lavender with red cabbage and sauce à l’orangeBy Mark Moriarty
People‘Act disgracefully, if necessary’: Advice for all ages, from Siobhán McSweeney, John Boyne, Tony Cantwell and more
Fine Art & AntiquesDo auctioneers have favourites among items they sell? Yes, and here they are By Sylvia Thompson
Ross O'Carroll-KellyThe old dear goes, ‘I don’t want my vital work on the campaign Move Funderland to the Northside to die with me’By Ross O'Carroll-KellyListen | 06:20
PeopleCoping at Christmas: ‘Not being a mother hurts more at Christmas, when a large part of the world is focused on a birth’By Bernadette Fallon
BooksKevin Power: I took a deep dive into Irish literary magazines and would do it again without hesitationBy Kevin Power
PeopleSamantha Barry: ‘There’s not a moment where I’m not representing Glamour. I don’t get to switch it off’By Róisín Ingle
CultureCatherine Martin has been the most consequential minister for culture since Michael D HigginsBy Hugh Linehan
TV & Radio2024 in radio: chaotic exodus of Doireann Garrihy, Jennifer Zamparelli and the 2 Johnnies hangs over 2FMBy Mick Heaney
Stage‘Watch your step’: Steve Coogan takes Patrick Freyne backstage at Dr StrangeloveBy Patrick Freyne
Crime & LawKyran Durnin case: Man with history of violence now suspect in murder investigationBy Conor Lally and Fiachra Gallagher
SoccerShamrock Rovers’ European adventure one of the best stories of the Irish sporting yearBy Malachy Clerkin
Letter of the DayWomen are being forced to endure a return of life-altering symptoms due to inconsistent HRT supply
IrelandChristmas and the decline of Irish butchers: ‘We’d love to get these customers the other 51 weeks of the year’ By Arthur Beesley
PoliticsTarnished Social Democrats blindsided by political rough and tumble of losing TD before next Dáil sitsBy Marie O'Halloran
BusinessDeclan Ganley claims he has suffered ‘significant harm’ amid shareholder disputeBy Barry J Whyte
PeopleA Dublin scam: After more than 10 years in New York, nothing like this had ever happened to meBy Quentin Fottrell
PeopleFormer Tory minister Steve Baker: ‘Ireland has been treated badly by the UK. It’s f**king shaming’By Mark Paul
Common GroundProtestant churches face a day of reckoning with North’s inquiry into mother and baby homesBy Mark Hennessy
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 14th: On the Green effect, grief and the humble Brussels sprout
EnvironmentOur last flood was so severe that within minutes water was pouring into the electrical sockets a few feet up the wallBy Ella McSweeney
PeoplePatrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive DecemberBy Patrick Freyne
RugbyConnacht know away win against Perpignan would put them in strong position to qualifyBy Linley MacKenzie
Ireland‘Bashar al Assad is the refugee now, that’s the irony. He is the last Syrian refugee’: Syrians in Ireland ponder potential return homeBy Jack White and Sorcha Pollak
Gaelic GamesGAA previews: Goal-hungry Na Fianna bidding to book All-Ireland final place By Seán Moran
PoliticsDoes Varadkar’s assessment add up? Just how good – or bad – are Irish politicians with numbers?By Harry McGee
BusinessGoogle boggles minds as it says quantum chip ‘lends credence’ to the existence of a multiverseBy Laura Slattery
OpinionIn a country of such staggering wealth, no one should have to queue for free foodBy Jennifer O'Connell
Common GroundSmart people still insist the truth of a patent absurdity – that Gerry Adams was never in the IRABy Pat Leahy
OpinionThe ‘Hawk Tuah girl’ went viral. You won’t believe what happened next – except, of course, you willBy Mark O'Connell
Asia-PacificSouth Korean lawmakers vote to impeach Yoon over martial law bidBy Josh Smith and Ju-min Park
Crime & LawMore than 2,000 drivers caught speeding on Irish roads in one week during Garda crackdownBy Olivia Kelleher
StageMary Poppins review: A practically perfect masterclass in storytelling for the stageBy Sara Keating
IrelandFormer restaurant housing almost 150 Ukrainians to be shut over Christmas due to fire safety concernsBy Sarah Slater
IrelandDefence Forces need ‘proactive’ recruitment approach to avoid unarmed patrol risk - HarrisBy Fiachra Gallagher
USDespite his attacks on the ‘fake news media’, Trump remains an avid, old-school news junkieBy Keith Duggan
IrelandCall for ESB to provide alternative accommodation for those left without power for daysBy Olivia Kelleher
Middle EastUS meets Arab ministers amid uncertainty over Syria transitionBy Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Michael Crowley
Ireland‘Utterly fearless’: tributes paid to ‘freedom fighter’ Robert Deegan, Irish soldier killed in UkraineBy Marie O'Halloran
Live European RugbyChampions Cup Saturday as it happened: Leinster beat Clermont as Ulster lose to BordeauxBy David Gorman
Crime & LawMan arrested after assault of two off-duty gardaí in Temple BarBy Conor Gallagher and Danielle Walsh Ronan
Gaelic GamesKilkerrin-Clonberne’s appetite for success sees them secure fourth straight club title By Daire Walsh at Croke Park
Rugby‘We’re certainly a long way off perfect’ - Leo Cullen reflects on Leinster ‘muddling’ showBy John O'Sullivan
RugbyIain Henderson promises Ulster response ahead of Munster’s visit to Belfast By Michael Sadlier at Kingspan Stadium
