FilmFour new films to see this week: A House of Dynamite, Re-Creation, The Smashing Machine and UrchinBy Donald Clarke and Tara Brady
BooksNew crime fiction: From a strong Michael Connelly work to a darkly funny Finnish road tripBy Brian Cliff and Elizabeth Manion
StagePatrick O’Kane on Denouement: ‘It’s a play about renewal in the face of an apocalypse’By Jane Coyle
BooksIan McEwan: ‘I’ve been following politics for years, and I’ve never felt such anxiety about the chaos, the lack of leadership’By John Self
TV & RadioObituary star Siobhán Cullen: ‘I love walking through cemeteries. Pop into your local graveyard’By Ella Sloane
AthleticsOrla Comerford: ‘Female sprinting in Ireland is probably the strongest it’s ever been’By Gordon Manning
CourtsWife ‘terrified’ to sleep in same bed as husband who threatens to rape her, court hearsBy Mary Carolan
MusicLyra: ‘I don’t smoke and I cut out all drink when I’m going on a tour to mind my voice. And there I was, throwing up in a toilet’By Nadine O’Regan
Your WellnessOur long-time friend has become a judgmental gossip. Should we confront her?By Roe McDermott
PeopleSwearing is part of who we are - as Irish as Tayto, Hill 16 and building delaysBy Seán Moncrieff
CourtsNew legal term: a woman’s double murder trial, DJ Carey’s fraud sentence and Conor McGregor’s application By Mary Carolan and Alison O’Riordan
Social AffairsFire in Carrickmines, 10 years on: ‘Some don’t want to talk, some are angry’By Kitty Holland
Soccer‘There’s more to achieve’: Michael O’Neill’s ambition undimmed as he nears 100th gameBy Michael Walker
OpinionPresident Michael D Higgins spoke truth to the powerless as well as the powerfulBy Paul Gillespie
OpinionTony Blair’s Middle East record makes him an extraordinary choice to govern postwar GazaBy Vincent Durac
OpinionOne day we will have redress schemes for the children failed by Ireland’s care systemBy Breda O'Brien
OpinionHeather Humphreys would bring this one vital quality to the role of president By Olivia O'Leary
EuropeGisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdictBy Angelique Chrisafis in Nîmes
EducationMy son plans to drop higher-level Irish for the Leaving Cert. Is this a good idea?By Brian Mooney
Common Ground‘The Republic needs to start listening’: Young SDLP members on Irish unity By Mark Hennessy
BooksUnder Their Roof: My Shocking True Story of Surviving Life with Fred and Rose West – A Dubliner’s narrow escapeBy John Walshe
Asia-PacificJapan’s next prime minister: an Iron Lady - and the myth that helped her winBy David McNeill
IrelandMinister for Agriculture urges vigilance after suspected case of bird flu identified in Co Tyrone
Social AffairsHSE spends tens of thousands each year to bury those without family, figures showBy Ken Foxe
TransportTrain line closures to cause disruption of up to 21 months during Dublin Metrolink constructionBy Olivia Kelly
Presidential election debateConnolly defends hiring of woman with criminal conviction, Gavin ‘looking into’ former tenant issueBy Conor Pope
SportGeorge Russell wins in Singapore GP as Lando Norris nibbles at angry Oscar Piastri’s lead By Giles Richards
SportThree sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on televisionBy Damian Cullen
PoliticsJim Gavin ‘looking into’ allegation he owes former tenant €3,300By Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee
Gaelic GamesNothing unlucky about it as Slaughtneil make it 13-in-a-row in DerryBy Steven Doherty at Owenbeg
SoccerDenise O’Sullivan remains Carla Ward’s chief worry ahead of Belgium playoff gamesBy Mary Hannigan
SoccerDerry City deny Shamrock Rovers title for now after late show against Sligo RoversBy Simon Collins
Gaelic GamesÉire Óg bridge 35-year gap to take Clare hurling title and set up shot at potential doubleBy Eoin Brennan at Cusack Park
An Irish DiaryBallpark figure: The Irish-American sports entrepreneur who moved Brooklyn Dodgers to LABy Steve Coronella
Courts‘All business issues’ at Conor McGregor’s brewery ‘have been, or will be, resolved’, firm says By Mary Carolan
USTrump’s security secretary calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot womanBy Olivia Empson
SoccerEvan Ferguson an injury doubt for Ireland as he misses Roma game with ankle problemBy Conor McEvoy
SoccerShamrock Rovers set sights on double as they see off Kerry in emphatic fashionBy Paul Buttner at Tallaght Stadium
PoliticsScrums at Dublin city centre canvass as party leaders turn out for Connolly’s campaignBy Marie O’Halloran
Crime & LawGardaí continue to question woman about fatal assault of man in Co TipperaryBy Barry Roche
PoliticsJim Gavin exits Áras race: What next for Micheál Martin, Fianna Fáil and the election? By Pat Leahy
PoliticsConnolly seen as the front-runner and Humphreys faces scrutiny: Five takeaways from Sunday’s presidential debateBy Cormac McQuinn
PoliticsWhen is the Irish presidential election? A beginner’s guide to 2025 Áras voteBy Damian Cullen
