BooksNew poetry: Rachel Long’s boisterous follow-up; imaginative panache from Billy RamsellBy Mícheál McCann
FilmFour new films to see this week: In the Hand of Dante, Supergirl, Jackass: Best and Last, and Blue HeronBy Donald Clarke and Tara Brady
Books‘I’ve become aware of how Irishness is considered abroad, how much it can be weaponised’By John Self
CultureHappy birthday, Mel Brooks: 100 gloriously tasteless years. Long may you remain above groundBy Donald Clarke
MusicLaurie Anderson on Lou Reed: ‘He said, I’ll get on a plane right now. We got married the next day’By Patrick Freyne
TV & RadioArena host Rick O’Shea: ‘I’m going to say it out loud. I have no self-esteem of any kind’By Róisín Ingle
TravelGet away with the gang: 13 staycation choices for big family or friend groups By Nadine O’Regan, Genevieve Carbery, Madeleine Lyons, Gemma Tipton, Penny McCormick and Jen Hogan
Work‘The US still has a frontier mindset that you can go and make something of yourself’By Frank Dillon
PeopleAuthor and GP Claire Gleeson: ‘I remember as a child I found the concept of eternity terrifying’By John O'Connor
PeopleActor Agnes O’Casey: ‘I have a very clear sense of my great-grandfather’s spirit and his mind’By Donald Clarke
Your Wellness‘My husband cheated on me with sex workers, blew up our family, and is now living his best life’By Roe McDermott
HealthInside Ireland’s cervical cancer test lab: A new start for screening after smear-test controversiesBy Shauna Bowers
Housing & Planning‘It’s definitely stunted a lot of us’: Is the housing crisis pushing marriage down the priority list?By Jack White
Gaelic GamesEamon McEneaney’s divided loyalties: ‘It’s very hard for that not to be your first love’By Gordon Manning
OpinionPeter Thiel’s Irish gathering is not part of some secret plot. It’s more blatant than thatBy Mark O’Connell
Courts‘I cannot live like that any more’: Parents secure protection orders against adult childrenBy Ellen O’Riordan
PeopleFacing the music: St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School struggles to attract boy singersBy Sylvia Thompson
AthleticsIn the selfishly driven world of track, Phil Healy was the consummate team playerBy Ian O'Riordan
OpinionPeople get promoted until they reach a job they can’t do (and other lessons from the UK)By Pat Leahy
Gaelic GamesBrian Fenton: ‘As a player, I’d be thinking, how good are Donegal? What did we actually beat?’By Malachy Clerkin
OpinionDelays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas FinglasBy Cliff Taylor
Sports BriefingWorld Cup 2026: Messi notches again as group stage ends in dramatic fashionBy Ciarán Kirk
World CupKen Early: Cristiano Ronaldo’s decline leaves Portugal paying the price against ColombiaBy Ken Early
Your Money‘Can I sidestep pesky and expensive legal bills on enduring power of attorney?’By Dominic Coyle
MusicEthel Cain at Fairview Park: A mesmerising performer with a beautifully cinematic voice By Ed Power
World CupIran’s World Cup adventure ends in a flurry of bad luck and disgraceful treatment by hostsBy Keith Duggan
SportEngland Test captain Ben Stokes announces international retirementBy Simon Burnton at Trent Bridge
Social AffairsStaff at English language school in Limerick told process under way to restart classes By Emmet Malone
SportThree sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on televisionBy Damian Cullen
IrelandJudy Lopes says her son Pico will ‘relish’ World Cup showdown against Lionel MessiBy Hugh Dooley
Crime & LawOmbudsman should find out what police knew about Jeffrey Donaldson, says independent MLABy Rebecca Black, Press Association
Gaelic GamesFourteen-man Louth battle past Monaghan to reach first All-Ireland semi-final since 1957By Ian O'Riordan
An Irish DiaryFootball crazy: Alan Milton recalls the epic four-game saga between Dublin and Meath 35 years ago
SportGeorge Russell holds off resurgent Max Verstappen in thrilling Austrian Grand PrixBy Giles Richards at the Red Bull Ring
Gaelic GamesAll-Ireland SFC: Louth and Mayo to meet in semi-final, Dublin to play KerryBy Ciarán Kirk
PoliticsSharp fall in number of asylum seekers since EU migration pact, says Jim O’CallaghanBy Pat Leahy
AthleticsSharlene Mawdsley records fourth successive personal best in Diamond League debutBy Ian O'Riordan
Social AffairsBessborough vigil hears survivors will chain themselves to diggers to stop building workBy Olivia Kelleher
World CupUruguay exit World Cup in tears, but will they cry for departing coach Marcelo Bielsa? By Ken Early
World CupCanada first into last 16 as Stephen Eustáquio scores in stoppage time against South AfricaBy Ben Fisher
Culture‘Call me Ishmael, at your peril’: Classic novels with great opening lines – now improvedBy Patsy McGarry
IrelandThree Irish people killed in ‘devastating’ Spain car crash are namedBy Órla Ryan, Gerard Couzens and Guy Hedgecoe
