Bridge Notes: Veteran competitors win main pairs competition of Clonmel online congress

Team competition developed into tussle between a leading male quartet and four of the current national women’s squad

Brendan Kennelly obituary: Gifted poet, academic and storyteller

A writer who grew up in a pub, Kennelly learned how to tell a story and hold an audience

Ten trailblazing Irish women who made a difference

An Irishwoman’s Diary

Stardust preliminary inquest hearing a ‘momentous step’ in path to justice

Families of 1981 fire victims have to now ‘been met with obstacle after obstacle’, solicitor says

The concerts and events still taking place across Ireland this summer

Government restrictions have limited capacity but some festivals are still on

Kathy Sheridan: We must take our time when reopening Ireland

There is no room for Covid-19 risk-taking or bellyaching about 14 days of quarantine

Poetic Licence (Provisional) – Frank McNally on the woes of Mary Kenny and Barry Cowen

Mary Kenny no longer taking part in festival after questioning ‘draconian’ travel rules

Journalist who was due to travel from England to Roscommon says Covid-19 not the Black Death

Maeve Binchy: Was she a ‘quiet’ feminist?

Despite critics’ perceptions, the writer addressed radical topics throughout her career

Breda O’Brien: Mindfulness not the cure for all that ails us

Practice in danger of becoming another self-focused response that prevents us challenging skewed values

Success of city clubs a tipping point for GAA demographics

HDC chair Paudie O’Neill says “a savage amount of work” is going on in urban areas

Trump is a “kind, compassionate man” Irish-American tells Marian Finucane

RADIO REVIEW: RTÉ host hears a folksy defence of the US president, while a once-controversial guest sounds conciliatory with Miriam

Noted in Passing – An Irishman’s Diary about dead language

Giant’s Causeway, Mona Lisa: the tourist ‘attractions’ you hate

We asked readers what holiday must-dos were actually must-don’ts. Here is what they said