LettersLetters to the Editor, August 18th: On the presidency, Trump and Putin in Alaska, and being caught short at The Weir
BooksMy Saxophone Saved My Life by Des Lee and The Killing of the Reavey Brothers by Eugene Reavey: Angry accounts of atrocities and the continuing search for answers By Mark Hennessy
StagePea Dinneen: ‘Raising Her Voice was born out of frustration at seeing myself reflected nowhere in the Irish theatrical canon’By Roe McDermott
Advertising FeatureWorldSkills Ireland returns to inspire next generation of talent and address national skills shortages
Your Family‘When it comes to supporting club football, Liverpool don’t really count as an English team’By Jen Hogan
EconomyDublin’s office market remains distressed and it’s too early to call a recovery in rentsBy John McCartney
EnvironmentWhat happens to trousers put in a Dublin clothes bank? One pair was tracked to LibyaBy Sylvia Thompson
TransportTenders for new Dublin-Belfast hybrid trains being evaluated almost two years after issuingBy Tim O'Brien
EconomyNuclear generators, hydrogen and battery storage are options we should explore to generate clean electricity By John FitzGerald
PeopleUse your clothes for nine months more and reduce their environmental footprint by up to 30%By Joanne Hunt
CultureThe little-known story of the Trinity student shot during the War of Independence By Hosanna Boulter
FashionDagger: The ‘emotionally intelligent’ fashion that helped Luke Rainey escape PortushBy Deirdre McQuillan
EducationASTI warns of potential strike if concerns about Leaving Cert reforms not addressedBy Órla Ryan
PeopleSurfing giant Al Mennie: ‘I started going into the sea after dark. The world couldn’t see me’By Ian O'Riordan
SoccerDodgy boxes are everywhere and that’s bad news for football as it heads for saturation pointBy Denis Walsh
Crime & LawForeign spies intent on stealing sensitive information ‘among threats to State’By Conor Gallagher
BusinessHeavyweight firm CRH and O’Reilly motor dealer family mired in Ukraine rowBy Barry O'Halloran
Gaelic GamesJohn Hegarty taking Wexford footballers onwards and upwards despite club reservationsBy Seán Moran
SoccerKen Early: New season, same glaring weakness – how have Man United allowed this issue to persist?By Ken Early
IrelandChimneys, hot ashes and soot among main causes of 25 fire-related deaths last yearBy Tim O'Brien
Your WellnessI Am Not an Alcoholic: ‘In this beautiful weather what harm could a glass of wine do?’ By Anonymous
OpinionIreland’s electricity infrastructure policy rewiring should be a matter of public debateBy Una Mullally
PricewatchRyanair: ‘We don’t have time to waste with stupid follow-up questions from your readers’By Conor Pope
OpinionWho is anybody to tell an older person that their house is too big for their needs?By Lorcan Sirr
In the News PodcastAn Irish doctor speaks out about his time working in QatarBy Sorcha PollakListen | 26:56
CultureTerence Stamp, a kid from London’s East End, appeared in all the right films for all the right directorsBy Donald Clarke
PeopleRose of Tralee judge Dr Clare Kambamettu: A ‘loud minority’ drives racism in Ireland By Niamh Browne
PoliticsFresh challenges to State’s refusal to further backdate bereaved partners’ pensionsBy Ellen Coyne
Health5,500 patients have stayed in Irish hospitals longer than medically necessary this year By Shauna Bowers
IrelandPSNI investigating possible offences following pro-Palestine rally in Belfast By Jonathan McCambridge, PA
PricewatchUnwelcome car-hire experiences might prove enlightening for intending travellersBy Conor Pope
BusinessLip-Bu Tan, Intel CEO with Silicon Valley’s toughest turnaround jobBy Richard Waters and Tim Bradshaw
PoliticsFine Gael is electrified at prospect of Heather Humphreys running for president By Ellen Coyne
PoliticsFirst Minister Michelle O’Neill among leaders seeking UK sanctions on IsraelBy Freya McClements
HealthChildren at risk of physical or sexual abuse experienced ‘significant’ delays before Tusla intervention, report finds By Órla Ryan
Crime & LawGarda Ombudsman investigates after man injured following interaction with gardaí in Dublin city By Conor Gallagher
EuropeTen Ukrainian civilians killed in Russian strikes as Zelenskiy prepares to meet TrumpBy Daniel McLaughlin
UK‘If you prick us, do we not bleed?’: UK government minister Chris Bryant reflects on new revealing autobiographyBy Mark Paul
AmericasBolivia the latest South American country to lurch right as fed-up voters reject ruling socialistsBy Tom Hennigan
BooksPolari literary prize cancels award following backlash over Irish author John BoyneBy Hosanna Boulter
CourtsChinese nationals smuggled £9 million of cannabis into Northern Ireland By Jonathan McCambridge, PA
SoccerTottenham closing in on £55m deal for Crystal Palace forward Eberechi EzeBy David Hytner and Ed Aarons
BusinessTrump administration in talks to take 10% stake in IntelBy Mackenzie Hawkins, Ryan Gould and Josh Wingrove
Crime & LawGardaí take samples to try and identify ‘alien DNA’ found on Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s bootBy Barry Roche
Middle East‘We have no choice’: Palestinian women reveal exploitation working in Israeli settlementsBy Sally Hayden
SportTV View: Tough day at the office for Keith Andrews, but don’t expect sympathy from Roy KeaneBy Mary Hannigan
EducationStudent with place on UCD master’s course still awaiting evacuation from GazaBy Ellen Coyne and Stephen Conneely
PoliticsGalway Labour councillors back Catherine Connolly’s Áras bid despite bitter row that led to party exitBy Harry McGee
USPutin ‘expecting’ call from Trump following meeting with Zelenskiy and European leadersBy Jack White
PoliticsHeather Humphreys and Seán Kelly presidential face-off expected as Fine Gael reopens nominations By Harry McGee
IrelandCarl Mullan on being a Rose of Tralee escort: ‘I swear to god it was the hardest work I have ever done’By Niamh Browne
WorldDonald Trump meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European powers in bid to seal Ukraine peace By Keith Duggan
BusinessRyanair most complained-about company to consumer watchdog in first half of 2025By Conor Pope
Letter of the DayOpens in new windowLoneliness: ‘While technology plays an important role in connecting people it can never replace real human contact’
TV & RadioRose of Tralee 2025 review: Another batch of warm, likeable overachievers makes for slightly plodding TVBy Ed Power