LettersLetters to the Editor, January 24th: On Trump’s Board of Peace, medical diagnostics, governing the country and not so dry January
BooksBook reviews in brief: All God’s Creatures; Palestine Minus One; The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire
BooksPossessions by Davina Quinlivan: A ‘fictional memoir’ that makes life hard for itselfBy Maija Makela
BooksAuthor Dave Rudden: ‘My earliest memory is passing a Border checkpoint, at once fascinated and terrified by the soldiers’By Martin Doyle
BooksThe Brimming World: Collection gives insight into rich texture of Ciaran Carson’s workBy Adam Wyeth
BooksInhabit the Poem - Last Essays by Helen Vendler: A career of single-minded poetic devotion By Laura Sheahen
BooksCrucible by John Sayles: An engrossing epic work of historical fiction bolstered by superb dialogueBy NJ McGarrigle
BooksWorkhorse by Caroline Palmer: Nastier and more sophisticated than The Devil Wears PradaBy Mei Chin
BooksLiberal democracy is under threat: these books show why abandoning it would be a mistakeBy Vic Duggan
BusinessNumber of homes sold last year was down 8% as prices continue to climb, new report showsBy Colin Gleeson
Fine Art & AntiquesGonna be golden: join the flight to gold and other precious metals By Sylvia Thompson
IrelandDefence Forces retires ‘disastrous’ armoured fleet as it looks to French replacements By Conor Gallagher
BusinessDCC could trigger FTSE 100 exit if it perseveres with share buybacks from tech unit saleBy Joe Brennan
Gaelic GamesIntercounty managers reborn as coaches all the rage as counties expand their expertiseBy Malachy Clerkin
Gaelic Games‘Liam would love to fix that’: Tipp aim for elusive NHL title as All-Ireland championsBy Seán Moran
EnvironmentThe Dublin half hectare that became a self-sustaining sanctuary for natureBy Ella McSweeney
RugbyMatt Williams: Ireland must realise imagination – not statistics – is what really countsBy Matt Williams
AthleticsFor years the butt of college football jokes, Indiana triumph is a feelgood story for the agesBy Ian O'Riordan
OpinionOne big idea: Fintan O’Toole, Maria Steen, Joseph O’Connor and others offer a to-do list for Government
PeopleMotherhood after 40: Why are women having children at an older age, and why does it matter?By Joanne Hunt
RugbyCinderella province no more: Excitement palpable as Connacht host Leinster at transformed homeBy Gerry Thornley
OpinionDavid McWilliams: In an EU-US trade war, what happens to a city like Galway?By David McWilliams
Asia-PacificTaiwan is booming, but unease is creeping in amid Beijing threats and potential Trump abandonmentBy Denis Staunton
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly‘What’s this about my old man being on the apps?’By Ross O'Carroll-KellyListen | 06:28
PeopleStrangulation porn: How it became mainstream and its distorting impact on Irish teenagersBy Ellen Coyne
AthleticsGary Ryan: ‘I’ve seen how other sports maximise high performance, we want to do it in triathlon’By Ian O'Riordan
Gaelic GamesNFL previews: Donegal aiming to upset the odds by beating refreshed Dublin in league openerBy Malachy Clerkin
TravelFavourite food destinations around Ireland: From a death row-worthy meal to a carvery to rule them allBy Rosita Boland, Róisín Ingle, Conor Pope, Nadine O’Regan and Freya McClements
Gaelic GamesNHL previews: All-Ireland winners Tipp have momentum as they start quest for league titleBy Seán Moran
GardeningGardeners are close observers of nature’s clock and the havoc wreaked by climate changeBy Fionnuala Fallon
ObituariesNael Bunni obituary: Engineer who became a leading expert in resolving construction industry disputes
PoliticsMichael Collins takes aim at ‘Ming’ Flanagan, proceeds to shoot himself in the footBy Miriam Lord
PeopleIrish women share their stories of motherhood after 40: ‘I knew if I didn’t try, I would have regrets’ By Jen Hogan
PeopleStorm Éowyn one year on: ‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed ... his world really narrowed’By Ronan McGreevy
CourtsDancing, debts and claims of deposit-diverting: Flatley battles for his Lord of the Dance showBy Paul Colgan
IrelandState declared free of bird flu but poultry must remain housed in secure buildingsBy Arthur Beesley
PeopleThirty days without screens: the scale of the challenge quickly becomes clear on day oneBy Rosanna Cooney
CultureInside the Arts Council: A ‘blind’ board, ‘divided’ management and ignored staff concernsBy Ellen Coyne
BusinessDiversions, delays and an icy walk into town: Taoiseach’s gruelling trip to DavosBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Crime & Law‘Significant’ increase in cases of child-on-child online sexual abuse, gardaí say By Ellen Coyne
IrelandAll households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks By Caroline O'Doherty
HealthNurse who removed painkillers for own use found guilty of professional misconductBy Stephen Farrell
Farming & FoodBluetongue virus confirmed in Republic for first time as case found in Wexford cattleBy Caroline O'Doherty
IrelandDoctors warn women about toxic shock after girl (16) became severely ill during periodBy Caroline O'Doherty
GolfRory McIlroy backs Muirfield for Open return despite ‘lowest point’ in 2013 By Ewan Murray in Dubai
EuropeZelenskiy says peace talks in UAE were ‘constructive’ as Kyiv suffers missile attackBy Peter Beaumont in Kyiv
RugbyEllis Mee’s last-gasp try sees Scarlets snatch victory from Ulster at the death By Michael Sadlier
Gaelic GamesKerry goals prove key as defending champions get the better of DublinBy Daire Walsh at Jysk Park
Gaelic GamesGer Brennan era off to losing start as Donegal take down Dublin at Croke ParkBy Ian O'Riordan
SoccerAfter 13 years of failed appointments, Manchester United need to change their thinkingBy Jonathan Wilson
Rugby‘The energy was huge’: Stuart Lancaster taking positives from Connacht defeat to LeinsterBy Gerry Thornley
Rugby‘It didn’t look great’ - Jack Boyle leg injury a concern for Leinster and IrelandBy Gerry Thornley
Gaelic GamesJake Morris sees Tipperary home but Galway can take heart from defiant league openerBy Malachy Clerkin
Gaelic GamesBrian McLoughlin’s late two-pointer secures thrilling draw for Kildare away to TyroneBy Francis Mooney at Healy Park
USMinneapolis: Parents of Alex Pretti say Trump officials are telling ‘sickening lies’By Caroline O'Doherty