LettersLetters to the Editor, January 13th: On not speaking up for Iran, Trump’s world and a dog’s dinner
MusicNew Irish albums reviewed and rated: John Blek, Dani Larkin, Van Morrison, Noelle O’Sullivan, Ailbhe ReddyBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Your Money‘Impossibly unaffordable’: The cities more expensive than Dublin to buy a home – and the cheaper alternativesBy Fiona Reddan
MusicJenny on Holiday: Quicksand Heart review – Brilliantly bittersweet walk on pop’s melancholy sideBy Ed Power
Your MoneyCan I opt in to new workplace auto-enrolment pension even if I don’t meet the criteria?By Dominic Coyle
CultureDublin’s secret Arts Bubbles where people perform, listen and connect in a shared roomBy Roe McDermott
Property ClinicI had a new boiler installed but my home’s Ber rating has gone down. How can this be?By Val O'Brien
Your WellnessCould autophagy be the fast way to slowing neurodegenerative disease?By Catherine Conlon
WorldChina’s rising industrial strength leaves EU fretting about its manufacturing futureBy Denis Staunton
ResidentialA former Dublin Rose and her fiance bought their first home at just 26 and 27. Here’s howBy Jessica Doyle
People‘I watched a movie about leprechauns when I was a child. That was the only thing I knew about Ireland’By Hosanna Boulter
Crime & LawDrew Harris says prosecuting his father’s IRA killers would make little difference By Mark Hennessy
Pricewatch‘These guys need to be paid’: A trip to New York’s dark side, then a bag stuck in LondonBy Conor Pope
RugbySigns are ominous for Leinster opponents after attack hit top gear in La Rochelle thrillerBy Gerry Thornley
Early Edition PodcastPodcast – 4 stories in 10 minutes: Greenlanders’ Maga hats and today’s other top storiesListen | 10:05
OpinionA superpower has affirmed its right to hegemony over Ireland. Are we paying attention?By Fintan O’Toole
PoliticsEU regulations on AI and plans for limited data centre development to go to CabinetBy Cormac McQuinn
Rugby‘We have to win it’: Munster in backs-to-the-wall territory again for Castres clashBy Johnny Watterson
Gaelic GamesDingle aim to underline Kerry’s dominance of club football by closing out clean sweepBy Gordon Manning
IrelandTeacher with 15 years’ experience facing €4,000 cost to pursue career in IrelandBy Katie Mellett
RugbyChampions Cup pool permutations: Format may be flawed but stakes are high this weekendBy Gerry Thornley
CourtsDubliner used racial epithets before being struck on St Patrick’s Day, US jury hearsBy Susan Zalkind in Boston
Business Today NewsletterHome building slows as Irish emigrants discover that housing markets abroad are also red hotBy Ciarán Hancock
Global BriefingOutcome of Uganda’s election seems certain, but what happens next will be revealingBy Denis Staunton
PoliticsDublin City Council to examine ending X use over concerns of sexualised content By Olivia Kelly
BoxingPierce Brosnan’s uncanny portrayal of my Irish uncle in Naseem Hamed film left me stunnedBy Sean Ingle
Inside Politics NewsletterHousing pressures, FF unrest and a tricky meeting with Trump in prospect as Dáil returnsBy Cormac McQuinn
USTrump has a new justification for the shooting of Renee Good: disrespect By Luke Broadwater and Katie Rogers
IrelandIreland allocates €42m to Palestine, almost half for UN agency restricted by IsraelBy Katie Mellett
RugbyFree-flowing Northampton and Bristol show rugby is more than just playing percentagesBy Robert Kitson
PoliticsCouncil rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing rightBy Ellen Coyne
Middle EastInside Iran’s protests: How a plunging currency set off widespread unrestBy Erika Solomon, Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese
DublinRevised Dún Laoghaire harbour plan unveiled amid claims of selling off ‘the family jewels’By Cian O'Connell
Your MoneyPrinter says ‘aggressive’ colleague should have been sacked for ‘ghetto attitude’ on shop floorBy Stephen Bourke
HealthTwo-thirds of healthcare workers ‘actively’ considering leaving role, study findsBy Shauna Bowers
PoliticsGovernment plan to make refugees wait three years for reunification ‘cruel’, says charityBy Jack Horgan-Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Vivienne Clarke
CourtsGarda helicopter deployed in incident involving minor who should be in special care, court hearsBy Fiachra Gallagher
AmericasSlow pace of Venezuela prisoner releases stokes frustration and doubt over changeBy León Hernández in Caracas
BusinessVolume of retail sales up 2.5% in November as consumers took advantage of Black FridayBy Colin Gleeson
IrelandWorkers recapture 15,000 crabs ‘making bid for freedom’ after truck entered ditchBy Stephen Maguire
CultureReport into botched Arts Council IT project is ‘fairly stark’ in its findings, Minister saysBy Ellen Coyne
IrelandFalcons should be introduced in Dún Laoghaire to reduce ‘pest’ seagulls, councillor saysBy Katie Mellett
CourtsMother told girl ‘I am going to kill you’ during alleged stabbing, court hears By David Raleigh
PoliticsSinn Fein’s Matt Carthy defends party attendance at Maduro inauguration in Venezuela By Cormac McQuinn
EuropeGreenland and Denmark vow to ‘go in together and leave together’ in high-stakes talks with USBy Derek Scally
The Women's PodcastThen and Now: How the lives of women in Ireland have changed over 30 years By Suzanne BrennanListen | 53:48
MusicMoney ‘no issue’ for long awaited revamp of National Concert Hall, says MinisterBy Laura Slattery
CourtsGeorge Nkencho inquest: Shop worker recalls ‘terrifying’ encounter over ‘unprovoked assault’ By Ronan McGreevy
SoccerMané v Salah: veteran superstars dominate buildup to Senegal v Egypt Afcon semi By Jonathan Wilson
IrelandNew plan for large energy users envisages almost €19bn investment in electricity network By Harry McGee
CourtsAccused told friend he killed ex-girlfriend and sent him video of her body, court hearsBy Barry Roche
PoliticsGráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude imagesBy Ellen Coyne and Marie O’Halloran
CourtsUCD business student exposed himself to three women in ‘brazen’ public incidentsBy Declan Brennan
DublinRegeneration plan published for Mountjoy Square, Dublin’s only ‘true’ Georgian squareBy Olivia Kelly
CourtsJudge who called cyclists ‘a nightmare’ was fined for failing to provide breath test to gardaBy Mary Carolan
GolfWhy did Brooks Koepka rejoin PGA, what has it cost him to quit LIV and will others follow?By Malachy Clerkin
Middle EastTrump tells Iranians ‘help is on its way’ and urges them to continue protestingBy Steff Chávez, Abigail Hauslohner and Raya Jalabi
An Irish DiaryA Tale of Two Hospitals – Frank McNally on the architectural dramas of KilmainhamBy Frank McNally
CourtsRetired surgeon ordered to pay costs of High Court case over South Dublin Islamic centreBy Fiachra Gallagher
EuropeLe Pen tells embezzlement appeal trial she had no sense of wrongdoingBy Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Crime & LawIrish prison conditions among the worst ‘anywhere’, chief inspector tells politicians By Colm Keena
Ireland‘One lifeline left’: Last-minute breakthrough needed to save The Complex arts centreBy Cian O'Connell
PoliticsOccupied Territories Bill and military triple-lock legislation to be published before EasterBy Harry McGee
PoliticsNo second chance for world should major geopolitical conflict arise, Taoiseach saysBy Marie O’Halloran
Film28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review – a trivial but entertaining series diversionBy Donald Clarke
PoliticsMercosur could stop price increase for Irish beef and hit farmers’ profits, IFA hears By Jack White
SoccerLiam Rosenior to hold talks with Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi over Chelsea futuresBy Jacob Steinberg