BusinessOnly top 20% of Irish earners can afford to rent an apartment, surveyors say By Ian Curran and Ella Sloane
IrelandFinal report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be releasedBy Freya McClements
Letter of the DayOpens in new windowIf it’s this bad sober, what hope do we have after the third glass?
LettersLetters to the Editor, December 9th: On vulnerable Ireland, supporting Ukraine and some M50 suggestions
FoodPatrick Freyne’s quest for the best Christmas sandwich in Dublin: ‘I give it five Santas out of five’By Patrick Freyne
Your MoneyJewellery insurance: Having something insured for €20,000 doesn’t mean that’s what you’ll get backBy Fiona Reddan
Culture‘Over a million kids have come here’: 30 years of The Ark children’s cultural centreBy Lauren Murphy
Culture‘A hug runs all the way through this’: How to Catch a Star, based on the Oliver Jeffers book, returns to the ArkBy Lauren Murphy
Your WellnessInfluencers and nutrition misinformation: ‘There’s no accountability here, and it’s a massive problem’By Sheila Wayman
PoliticsNew measures to strengthen safeguarding for vulnerable adults to be approved by CabinetBy Harry McGee
IrelandNavy officers couldn’t open fire when drones passed within 500m of ship during Zelenskiy visitBy Conor Gallagher
BusinessAuto-enrolment pensions: Accounting body raises GDPR concerns over employer portalBy Joe Brennan
BusinessHealthcare software provider Dedalus to create 100 jobs in Ireland over four years By Ciara O'Brien
Crime & LawPrison fight may be linked to firebomb attack that killed Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60)By Conor Lally and Conor Gallagher
Books‘There is great satisfaction in untangling the web of opposing versions of history’By Colum Kenny
BusinessBig firms taking greater slices of services markets pose threat to consumers, CCPC warnsBy Barry O'Halloran
RugbyGerry Thornley: French clubs rescue Champions Cup and maybe even the wider gameBy Gerry Thornley
Gaelic GamesFalling birth rates seen as primary concern to emerge from GAA demographics reportBy Seán Moran
BusinessPrivate healthcare providers ‘could face staffing shortages amid widening pay gap’By Hugh Dooley
GolfRory McIlroy crowned after career Grand Slam season — wins sixth AGW Golf Writers’ TrophyBy Philip Reid
Your WellnessSociety has taught us to believe that the disabled person must follow the able-bodiedBy Bobby Hickey
Education‘It used to be you sent in something small’: Christmas presents for teachers in Ireland By Jen Hogan
In the News PodcastEdenderry arson attack: How drug debt intimidation turned deadlyBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 13:45
Business Today NewsletterApartment rents becoming more unaffordable and the perils of insuring your jewelsBy Peter Flanagan
EuropeTrump increases pressure on Ukraine to accept US peace plan and calls for electionBy Daniel McLaughlin
Inside Politics NewsletterPensions enrolment scheme and childcare plan sum up challenges facing Coalition By Jack Horgan-Jones
EnvironmentEnvironmental and climate crises present ‘growing peril’ for humanity, UN report warnsBy Caroline O'Doherty
PoliticsPlan to verify people’s ages online with Government ID a ‘disproportionate response’By Ellen Coyne
Social AffairsParents upset after school declined hall request for secular event on first Communion dayBy Jack White
Crime & Law‘No evidence’ of British collusion with loyalists over Dublin and Monaghan bombingsBy Freya McClements
TV & RadioJamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas review: Oliver’s marvellous mateyness always goes down a treatBy Ed Power
EuropeIrish farmers’ nitrates derogation extended by EU for further three yearsBy Jack Power, Caroline O'Doherty and Cormac McQuinn
PoliticsTech firms would be ‘foolhardy’ to push back on online safety rules for children, Minister saysBy Jack Horgan-Jones
CourtsSentencing of former TD Colm Keaveney for driving under the influence of cocaine adjournedBy Colm Keena
FoodChildhood Christmas treats can hold a lot of emotion, but these festive finds are worth a swapBy Ali Dunworth
CourtsFirefighter who accused senior officer of ‘snide remarks’ about his weight wins €15,000By Stephen Bourke
CourtsBob Vylan issue defamation proceedings against RTÉ over Glastonbury controversyBy Fiachra Gallagher
Gaelic GamesAll-Ireland women’s senior club football final won’t be shown live due to Junior Eurovision clashBy Gordon Manning
CourtsDublin man pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murder of Maud Coffey in Dublin in 2023By Eoin Reynolds
BusinessThe Irish Times sells its majority shareholding in WLR FM to Daily Mail GroupBy Ciarán Hancock
IrelandPedestrian killed in road incident in Carlow named as well-known artist Philippa BaylissBy Sarah Slater
Social AffairsChildren with additional educational needs will not need assessment to access classes or schoolsBy Ellen Coyne
StageThis Uncle Vanya – a quick-witted Risteárd Cooper – plays it cool in a house of freaksBy Chris McCormack
WorkWorkers set to strike at Meta contractor Covalen in dispute over pay and union recognitionBy Emmet Malone
Middle EastHalf of Israelis oppose pardon for Netanyahu over corruption charges, survey showsBy Mark Weiss
BusinessWexford businessman who owes €1.7m among those hit for €10m over failing to pay taxBy Barry O'Halloran
IrelandProtecting Stakeknife seemed to ‘outweigh’ protecting life of a victim, Kenova report finds By Freya McClements and Seanín Graham
CourtsJudge’s concern over children’s access to internet after hearing teen abused young sisterBy Sonya McLean
PoliticsDrone sighting during Zelenskiy visit example of Russia’s hybrid attacks, says EU Council PresidentBy Harry McGee
BusinessFormer Belfast law firm partner questioned on fee tied to Nama loan saleBy Ashleigh MacDonald
Middle EastThousands of children treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza since ceasefire, says UNBy Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem
RugbyMunster hopeful over Jack Crowley return for Champions Cup clash against Gloucester at Páirc Uí ChaoimhBy Gerry Thornley
BusinessElon Musk and X granted High Court permission to challenge Coimisiún na Meán investigationBy Paul Neilan
UK‘This isn’t just a paint job’: Great British Railways is next stop for UK’s ‘national renewal’By Mark Paul
Crime & LawParamilitaries ‘exacerbating’ anti-immigrant unrest in North – reportBy David Young, Press Association
Social AffairsSome disabled people are going to libraries to stay warm, protest hearsBy Kitty Holland
An Irish DiaryMonumental misstep: Frank McNally on the ‘tragedy’ of a great Irish sculptor, John HughesBy Frank McNally
EuropeUkraine says fight for Pokrovsk continues as Russia claims Kyiv’s troops are surroundedBy Daniel McLaughlin
BusinessAir traffic control thought whistleblower pilot’s jet headed for ‘wrong runway’, WRC toldBy Stephen Bourke
CourtsBusinessman behind €120-an-hour padel lessons sent ‘threatening’ texts to coach in pay disputeBy Stephen Bourke
PoliticsFormer presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan says photo with Tucker Carlson was at non-political eventBy Cormac McQuinn
CourtsAlleged unauthorised modular homes near Brittas, Dublin, are ‘phase one’ of 71 units, court told By Mary Carolan
Storm Bram - as it happenedStorm Bram: 25,000 homes and businesses without power By Katie Mellett and Ella Sloane
Your MoneyMore than 24,400 employers have signed up for pensions autoenrolment schemeBy Cormac McQuinn
Ireland‘I am not going to hide again’: Families of IRA victims react to Kenova reportBy Seanín Graham
Housing & PlanningVideo advising young people how to move back in with parents is ‘tone deaf’, TD saysBy Jack Horgan-Jones, Marie O’Halloran and Vivienne Clarke
AmericasHonduras president alleges ‘electoral coup’ under way amid ‘interference’ by TrumpBy Tiago Rogero
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