BooksNorthern reading lights: There’s a real children’s books community out there to discoverBy Kelly McCaughrain
BooksDeborah Lutz’s fresh biography of Emily Brontë is a worthy celebration of a unique author By Jenny McAuley
BusinessOne in five fear Ireland’s new savings scheme will ‘benefit only the wealthy’ By Dominic Coyle
Property ClinicIs it my fault if hedge that has grown on to neighbour’s property causes damage?By Dean Carney
BusinessFans hate them but hydration breaks are the World Cup’s new money spinner By Bernice Harrison
The Counter Ruck PodcastIreland come up short against England in Under-20s World ChampionshipListen to Ireland come up short against England in Under-20s World ChampionshipListen | 30:25
FoodCalling all seafood lovers: 14 restaurants to visit this summerBy Corinna Hardgrave, Joanne Cronin and Ali Dunworth
Your WellnessFor those who are homeless, in addiction, or recovery - a safe place for womenBy Sheila Wayman
ResidentialLook inside: Home of Year finalist features colour drenching and striking design in TerenureBy Miriam Mulcahy
People‘We came back to Ireland in late October, not the best time to come back. It was quite cold’By Hosanna Boulter
IrelandAughinish Alumina will have to pay up front for costs of closing down Limerick plant under new dealBy Conor Gallagher
CourtsTruck driver fails in appeal against sentence for killing Garryowen rugby player in jackknife incident By Ryan Dunne
Ireland‘Vinted is a wolf in sheep’s clothing’: Ireland’s vintage stores on facing down online challengesBy Jack Brady
Early Edition PodcastAughinish Alumina; unsafe vapes ‘flooding’ EU market, and World Cup hydration breaksBy Aideen FinneganListen to Aughinish Alumina; unsafe vapes ‘flooding’ EU market, and World Cup hydration breaksListen | 10:05
Letter of the DayParliamentary scrutiny of LNG terminal and Dublin Airport passenger too vital to be rushed
SoccerClones Town football club to vote on renaming John Delaney Park grounds By Gavin Cooney and Mark Tighe
Gaelic GamesStephen Rochford: If it’s a red card in the 66th minute, it’s a red card in the sixth minuteBy Stephen Rochford
Your Wellness‘I looked at what drink had done to my mam, and said I’d never end up like that. But I did’By Sheila Wayman
Better with Money PodcastIreland’s new EV scrappage scheme opens. Can I still get the €5,000 grant?By Aideen FinneganListen to Ireland’s new EV scrappage scheme opens. Can I still get the €5,000 grant?Listen | 32:23
In the News PodcastModern slavery in Donegal: How gardaí saved seven victimsBy Bernice HarrisonListen to Modern slavery in Donegal: How gardaí saved seven victimsListen | 29:46
Global BriefingEU-China talks on trade imbalance is best news for their relations in yearsBy Denis Staunton
Sports BriefingWorld Cup 2026: Time to write off Germany, who have become an international SpursBy Malachy Clerkin
CourtsHusband of Dublin-based mother on trial in Iceland for murder researched mass suicide, court told By Karen McHugh in Reykjavík
RugbyIreland v Australia: Easterby confident ‘unbelievable’ Sheehan can lead from front in Doris’s absenceBy Gerry Thornley
World CupMorocco edge wild last-32 penalty shoot-out as Netherlands pay heavy price for misses By Nick Ames at Monterrey Stadium
PoliticsPollution has led to huge drop in salmon and trout numbers in Ireland, Oireachtas to hearBy Harry McGee
IrelandOne of Europe’s oldest organised settlements may be located in Northern IrelandBy Stephen Conneely
World CupThe Armagh man who became the most influential character in history of US soccerBy Dave Hannigan
BusinessGrafton share buy-backs to hit £455m since 2022 as it starts latest phase of purchases By Joe Brennan
IrelandIrish resident released from Iraqi prison is deteriorating rapidly, wife saysBy Vivienne Clarke
EuropeUkrainian tycoon injured in Monaco bomb attackBy Christopher Miller, Fabrice Deprez and Leila Abboud in Paris
EuropeDangerously high temperatures forecast to return to western Europe next week By Aleksandar Vasovic and Gavin Jones
Courts‘Why are the gardaí outside our house?’: Robber’s phone dropped during bookies raid receives message from ‘Mam’By Fiona Ferguson
MotorsMotors Q&A: My budget is €13,000. Is a Japanese import VW Golf car a good idea?By Neil Briscoe and Michael McAleer
HealthNurses and midwives at Limerick maternity hospital striking over ‘unsafe’ staffing levelsBy Katie Mellett and Vivienne Clarke
Scéal“Ní hamháin gur mhúin siad ceol dom, ach mhúin siad dom conas éisteacht i gceart agus conas mo ghuth féin a aimsiú sa cheol agus sa damhsa.” By Una Mullally
IrelandMullingar ‘plunged into profound grief and sorrow’ after deaths of three people in Spain crashBy Órla Ryan, Jessica Thompson and Guy Hedgecoe
HealthNearly 7,000 ‘illegal and potentially unsafe’ teeth-whitening products detained last yearBy Stephen Conneely
Social AffairsAlmost 1,900 women turned away from domestic violence services due to lack of bedsBy Jade Wilson
Middle EastUS envoys arrive in Qatar, but progress on Iran peace talks remain in doubt By Andrew Mills
PoliticsFamilies will be ‘aghast’ at phased withdrawal of fuel tax cuts, Sinn Féin saysBy Harry McGee and Pat Leahy
AmericasVenezuela earthquake: Model homes with views of the sea – now reduced to rubbleBy León Hernandez in La Guaira
USUS supreme court rulings: States to bar transgender athletes from female sports By Robert Tait in Washington
Oireachtas‘These lads are running amok’: Child injured by scrambler in Dublin’s north inner cityBy Sarah Burns
CourtsDefamation case against Irish Examiner by ex-planning institute director struck outBy Fiachra Gallagher
BusinessGovernment introduces VAT cut for hospitality sector despite criticismBy Ian Curran and Emmet Malone
MediaRTÉ spends almost €57,000 on team sent to cover World Cup qualifier in PragueBy Stephen Conneely
BusinessIrish inflation moderates to 3.3% as Lane warns about second-round effectsBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Europe‘It’s no longer a place for locals’: Madrid’s boom brings riches but stirs tension at home By Barney Jopson in Madrid
Crime & LawBlockades of key infrastructure will not be tolerated during EU presidency, Garda chief saysBy Conor Lally
CourtsGuilty plea over manslaughter of Co Offaly man who died during stag party in AthloneBy Stephen Farrell
Housing & PlanningNew rural housing policy will end ‘Eircode lottery’ approach to planning, Minister saysBy Ellen O’Riordan and Harry McGee
America 2026Podcast: Killian Sundermann and Gavin Cooney on the World Cup knockoutsListen to Podcast: Killian Sundermann and Gavin Cooney on the World Cup knockoutsListen | 50:36
CourtsGarda allegedly raped wife and subjected daughters to child cruelty, court hearsBy Declan Brennan
An Irish DiaryCross purposes – Frank McNally on a stressful collision of sport and literature in KellsBy Frank McNally
Tennis‘Everything that is paid for is self-funded’: The realities of tennis for Irish playersBy Hannah Kate Costello
Gaelic GamesClare GAA launch investigation after incident involving referee at underage gameBy Gordon Manning
CourtsFormer garda has assault conviction linked to Strokestown eviction quashed by High CourtBy Paul Neilan
RestaurantsCustomers unlikely to see drop in prices due to VAT cut for restaurants, Harris saysBy Emmet Malone
CourtsMaximum sentence sought for Dublin-based woman accused of murdering daughterBy Karen McHugh in Reykjavík
IrelandData Protection Commission reconsidering TikTok data-transfer ban after court rulingBy Padraic Halpin
World CupErling Haaland fires Norway into World Cup last 16 with dramatic winner against Ivory CoastBy Jonathan Wilson
CourtsSupreme Court to hear appeal potentially significant to wards of court awaiting dischargeBy Fiachra Gallagher
PoliticsDáil Justice Committee urges Minister to suspend contentious legal-aid fee changesBy Jack Horgan-Jones
RugbySimon Easterby makes case for the defence in trying times before Wallabies clashBy Gerry Thornley
Rugby‘I’m itching to get back into the green jersey’: Hugo Keenan relishing return to AustraliaBy Gerry Thornley
FilmEnola Holmes 3 review: Old-school, funhouse yucks with unexpected pockets of gritBy Donald Clarke
World CupEngland need cool heads against DR Congo if they’re to reach ‘glamorous’ World Cup latter stages, says TuchelBy Jacob Steinberg
World CupKen Early: France prove they simply can’t play boring football in sweeping aside SwedenBy Ken Early
