LettersLetters to the Editor, September 30th: On tax relief for teeth, the rowdy Ryder Cup and handbags
BooksThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai: A novel of tremendous scope and richnessBy Ruby Eastwood
EducationMedical education is advancing – but the hallmarks of a good doctor remain the sameBy Colin Doherty
Your Money Irish people earn more than in 2015, but are we richer? Let’s crunch the numbersBy Fiona Reddan
Your MoneyKeeping Revenue happy on capital gain tax when there are no details of share purchase?By Dominic Coyle
ArtElla Bertilsson: Slippery Like Mango Juice review – Violence simmers below a playful surfaceBy Tom Lordan
BooksHoning the craft of the Irish Writers Centre: ‘It’s a great story to tell, as we are a nation of storytellers’By Hosanna Boulter
Education‘Apprentices are earning over €50,000’: Why more school leavers are turning to tradesBy Cian O'Connell
Pricewatch‘Aer Lingus cancelled the wrong flights.’ Then came ‘extremely poor customer service’By Conor Pope
BusinessDatalex again taps Dermot Desmond for loan after delisting aimed at opening up other funding optionsBy Joe Brennan
BusinessPharmacy services firm NaviCorp bought out former chairman for €12.6m after disputeBy Joe Brennan
Social Affairs‘Exceptional demand’ for immigration registration delaying international studentsBy Sorcha Pollak
IrelandIreland unprepared for another Storm Éowyn as season of extreme weather loomsBy Caroline O'Doherty
ResidentialGlasthule runner-up on RTE’s Home of the Year maximises light and locationBy Elizabeth Birdthistle
IrelandTeenager who lost both legs in farm accident has one goal: to return home and to schoolBy Olivia Kelleher
Your MoneyStudents and tax professionals offer free tax advisory service to vulnerable users By Dominic Coyle
Business‘Very strong’ demand for parts and service work sees revenues jump at Denis Mahony groupBy Ian Curran
Gaelic GamesGAA special congresses occasionally necessary but at this stage, overused and disruptiveBy Seán Moran
OpinionShould home births be made more freely available? An obstetrician and a doula debateBy Peter Boylan and Krysia Lynch
PoliticsHeather Humphreys and Jim Gavin will waive pension entitlements if they win presidential electionBy Cormac McQuinn
IrelandSocial housing retrofitting target unlikely to be met, says oversight group for councilsBy Martin Wall
PoliticsGarda unit dedicated to Troubles-era legacy issues to be operational by year-endBy Cormac McQuinn
BusinessAvoiding the temptation to replace journalists with AI is crucial for news mediaBy Hugh Linehan
Your WellnessHazel Chu on her cancer diagnosis: ‘I came out of the scan, sat in reception and cried’By Hazel Chu
Crime & LawCouple killed in Co Louth had recently celebrated 33rd anniversary and paying off mortgageBy Conor Lally
PeopleAn Indian man in Ireland: ‘As I was turning back to my friend I was punched in the head’By Hosanna Boulter
Conversations with Parents Podcast‘I would have loved to have been a stay-at-home dad’: Fintan O’Toole on fatherhoodBy Jen HoganListen | 43:58
Business Today NewsletterHouse price growth slows and who has won from a decade of budgetsBy Peter Flanagan
Ireland‘I will not be intimidated by our Tricolour’: The women pushing back against the far rightBy Geraldine Gittens
Better with Money Podcast‘The biggest asset is the pension’: How to talk about money in relationshipsBy Aideen FinneganListen | 24:38
IrelandDoctor who wrote inappropriate prescription for friend consents to being censured By Stephen Farrell
Crime & Law‘He hit me as he passed’: women’s safety advocate punched in the face on Dublin streetBy Ellen Coyne
MusicLewis Capaldi in Dublin review: Singer is left speechless after standing ovation at 3ArenaBy Cian O'Connell
GolfLowry steps out of McIlroy’s shadow to play leading man on biggest stageBy Ewan Murray in New York
TV & RadioBlue Lights review: Superior Belfast thriller comes down with a bad case of Love/Hate syndromeBy Ed Power
PoliticsIndependent Ireland leader ‘not happy at all’ with councillor seeking to halt Bob Vylan gig in DublinBy Ellen Coyne
IrelandHealthy food shop for low-income families costs up to a third of weekly pay, report findsBy Ella Sloane
AthleticsOrla Comerford becomes double champion with 200m gold at World Para Athletics ChampionshipsBy Gordon Manning
PoliticsOfficials expressed concern over appearance of Taoiseach’s personal office amid ‘very worn’ carpetBy Ken Foxe
PoliticsPresidential debate: What Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin said in first TV debateBy Sarah Burns
BusinessElon Musk hit by exodus of senior staff over burnout and politicsBy Stephen Morris and Hannah Murphy
Middle EastWhat’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and will Hamas accept it?By Michael Jansen
HealthRecommendations of Hiqa review of HSE Mid-West branded ‘very disrespectful’ by campaignersBy Shauna Bowers
FoodGeorgina Campbell Awards 2025: Ireland’s best fine dining restaurant, chef, hotels and more revealedBy Úna McCaffrey
BusinessInsurers in Ireland worried about likely impact of climate change on future claimsBy Colin Gleeson
IrelandMother of boy (9) who died after waiting years for spinal surgery ‘cautiously optimistic’ on CHI inquiryBy Vivienne Clarke and Marie O’Halloran
CultureSilent Hill f video game review: Brilliantly compelling and a worthy addition to gaming’s creepiest canonBy Ed Power
RacingMinnie Hauk on track for Arc despite threat of more testing ground conditions in Paris By Brian O'Connor
Crime & LawCo Louth killings: ‘He grew up with us,’ says school attended by victim Evan O’Connor By Conor Lally and Colm Keena
BusinessFirm behind Hawk-Eye technology used in VAR and top GAA games sees pretax profits declineBy Gordon Deegan
HealthHiqa report highlights how healthcare impasse in midwest can be linked to one decisionBy Shauna Bowers
PoliticsNational Maternity Hospital bike shed should not have to cost €100,000, Taoiseach saysBy Marie O’Halloran
IrelandGardaí booked €248,500 worth of unused hotel beds for 2024 Uefa Europa League soccer clashBy Colm Keena
BusinessProperty giant’s plan for new apartment complex at Holy Cross Drumcondra site stalledBy Gordon Deegan
PoliticsBudget 2026 to include support for holiday locations such as west Cork and KerryBy Marie O’Halloran
IrelandMother warned hospital her daughter had ‘plan to kill herself’ hours before death, inquest toldBy Jack White
UKEngland’s octopus ‘invasion’: Fishermen netting £10,000 weekly as species move northBy Stephen Castle
Middle East‘A tragedy of leadership’: Netanyahu under attack from Israel’s far-right over Trump’s Gaza plan By Mark Weiss
An Irish DiaryWaking Dream – Frank McNally on having intimations of mortality at a book launchBy Frank McNally
IrelandFrom €70m tag for mooted museum to overcharging for emergency accommodation: Six things we learned from C&AG reportBy Martin Wall, Colm Keena, Caroline O'Doherty, Niamh Towey and Kevin O'Sullivan
DublinVacant buildings in Dublin city set to provide new low-cost homes for 'key workers'By Olivia Kelly
Housing & PlanningPeter McVerry Trust is still not complying with regulatory standards, housing committee hearsBy Arthur Beesley
PoliticsProposed laws to raise Dublin Airport passenger cap expected to face legal challengesBy Jack Horgan-Jones
OireachtasSharing of counselling notes in rape trials is ‘outdated, misogynistic process’, protest hearsBy Katie Mellett
PoliticsLabour calls on Naval Service to send vessel as support for Gaza-bound flotillaBy Marie O’Halloran
IrelandAgency investigating Blackwater fish kill says its powers ‘too weak’ to deter offendersBy Caroline O'Doherty