BooksDecember’s YA picks: A Bluebeard retelling, realism and a murderously good mysteryBy Claire Hennessy
FilmFour new films to see this week: The SpongeBob Movie, The Six Billion Dollar Man, Avatar: Fire and Ash and 1975: BreakdownBy Donald Clarke and Tara Brady
FilmHow bad does a Christmas film have to be for it to disappear forever? Feast your eyes on theseBy Donald Clarke
FoodA life-changing lunch that triggered a career pivot: ‘My friends thought I was mad’By Ali Dunworth
Gaelic GamesSt Martin’s don’t want winter to end as they build on decades of work to fly Wexford flagBy Malachy Clerkin
WorkAn Irish man in Paris: ‘When you live here it feels like no more your city: a mistress but never a partner’By Deirdre McQuillan
PeopleThe climate crisis in 2025: When scientific and political realities divergedBy Caroline O'Doherty
PeopleMichael Keegan-Dolan: ‘Manchán Magan was my very good friend . . . I’m doing this in honour of him’By Tony Clayton-Lea
PeopleA pipe is to be laid from Tipperary to Dublin and a lot of people will be affected By Caroline O'Doherty
PeopleI blame Little Women and Louisa May Alcott for my unrealistic expectations of ChristmasBy Juliana Adelman
AbroadIreland has Newgrange’s light show, Mexico has a sky dance – both welcome brighter daysBy Yvonne Watterson
OpinionVanity Fair article on the Trump White House was brutal, merciless and invaluableBy Mark O’Connell
OpinionThis is the week when ‘lapsed Catholics’ and ‘spiritual but not religious’ go to churchBy Breda O'Brien
PeopleInside a hospice at Christmas: ‘I didn’t know it was going to be like this. It’s beautiful here’By Patrick Freyne
IrelandMan who died after car skidded off Cork road into river had recently become father for second timeBy Olivia Kelleher
Middle EastSyrian refugees face ‘unbearable’ suffering in Lebanon as Taoiseach to accelerate resettlementBy Sally Hayden
BoxingJake Paul’s fight with Anthony Joshua has left us with some uncomfortable questions By Bryan Armen Graham in Miami
AthleticsOrganisers of Dublin City Half Marathon announce new date and ballot-based entry By Ian O'Riordan
SportEngland arrived at the Ashes primed to fail. They did so spectacularlyBy Barney Ronay at Adelaide Oval
HealthFlu: More than 1,000 people expected in hospital with peak projected for Christmas weekBy Shauna Bowers
SportThree sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on televisionBy Damian Cullen
Gaelic GamesSubdued celebrations for Loughrea after late red sours win over SlaughtneilBy Gordon Manning
EuropeEuropean involvement in US-led talks damaging chances of peace in Ukraine, says RussiaBy Daniel McLaughlin
RugbyMunster’s Clayton McMillian satisfied with bonus-point win away to ‘tenacious’ OspreysBy Nathan Johns
An Irish DiaryLove Lee: Colette Sheridan on a new exhibition celebrating Cork’s riverBy Colette Sheridan
Gaelic Games‘It would be a sin if he lost out’: Loughrea to appeal Cullen Killeen red cardBy Gordon Manning
SoccerMorgan Rogers double sinks Manchester United and keeps Aston Villa on leaders’ heelsBy Ben Fisher
Gaelic GamesSecond-half surge sees Ballygunner to All-Ireland decider against LoughreaBy Stephen Barry
USEpstein victim’s sister reported him in 1996 but FBI failed to investigate, files showBy Victoria Bekiempis
AmericasUS justice department under fire for removing Trump image from Epstein filesBy James Politi, Peter Andringa and Chris Cook
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