A record of what was published, when, and how it changed.

A diamond necklace for €45,000-€55,000 and a Titanic survivor’s heart-shaped pendant

By Sylvia Thompson

When buying diamonds, it’s important to know if you’re buying natural or lab grown

The Salt King by Natasha Pulley: Overwhelming darkness leavened by shining dialogue

By Neil Hegarty

The author seals her reputation as one of the most magically imaginative writers at work today

Author Meg Mason: ‘It’s really warping, all these people who don’t know you, who feel like they do’

By Laura Slattery

Meg Mason, the author of bestseller Sorrow and Bliss, returns with Sophie, Standing There, a meta novel about a lonely literary-festival worker’s parasocial relationship with a famous writer

Mark Moriarty’s recipe for steak haché with peppercorn sauce and the ultimate shoestring fries

By Mark Moriarty

Remember to ask your butcher for mince with 20% fat content

Mark Moriarty’s classic French recipe for champignons on toast

By Mark Moriarty

This easy dish features a mushroom butter to add to your kitchen repertoire

Reds: A Global History of Communism by Paul Mason – the problem of revisionism and working-class awareness

By Brian Hanley

A book to provoke discussion, but some of the author’s potential audience may also be inured to his opinions

Books in brief: The Princess of Connemara, The Judges of Ireland 1866-1921 and Alone in Japan: A Journey to the Future

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New books from Alan Esslemont, Daire Hogan and Tom Feiling

The Fate of the World: A History and Future of the Climate Crisis: A sobering narrative

By John Gibbons

For those new to the science of global warming, this book is a solid, if sometimes blunt, introduction

Sunrise by Téa Obreht: Timelines converge successfully in absorbing novel

By Catherine Higgins-Moore

Rewarding denouement confirms author’s unusual genre-blending as a success

Poem of the Week: Dublin Bus Hours Before Cork Win the Camogie Final

By Alvy Carragher

A new work by Alvy Carragher

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By Martyn Turner

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If This Be Magic by Daniel Hahn: The perils of translating Shakespeare

By Declan O'Driscoll

A charming and comprehensive examination of the many challenges of ‘turning gold into gold’

Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction – elegant, ambitious and very smart

By Mei Chin

Laura McGrath’s brilliant eye-opener on the role of literary agents is a delight

Alexander: God. King. Man

By Andrew Lynch

Author’s command of this turbulent saga is hugely impressive

I Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa: A poignant farewell

By Elizabeth McSkeane

In his protagonist, there are echoes of the novelist reconciled to the limits of artistic endeavour as a force for change

Irish woman found dead in Melbourne home, man (45) arrested

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Department of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance

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Theatre director Patrick Sutton dies

By Katie Mellett

Sutton was founder and ‘driving force’ behind restoration of Smock Alley Theatre

Arsenal sweep Coventry aside to start Premier League title defence in style

By Ed Aarons

Coventry welcomed back with a bang after 25-year absence

Bohemians keep sight of St Pat’s with win over Derry

By Gavin Cummiskey

Candystripes start strong but troubled season continues at Dalymount

Brazilian woman (30s) found dead in Limerick named locally

By David Raleigh

Body of Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa was discovered on third floor of Carlton House apartment block

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‘We gather in solidarity’: Hundreds attend Carlow vigil for injured victims of M9 crash

By Kitty Holland

Bishop also urged those present to remember boys killed as it’s ‘the Christian thing to do’

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Rhys McClenaghan finishes outside medals at European Championships

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Olympic champion seventh in pommel horse final in Zagreb

The Irish Times view on social media regulation: accountability is long overdue

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For two decades these companies operated with near-impunity, treated in law as neutral conduits

Israeli settlement proposal demands ‘robust’ response, says Helen McEntee

By Cillian Sherlock, Press Association

Minister’s remarks come after publication of tender to build 1,200 housing units in Palestine

The Irish Times view on commemorating the past: which way to de Valera Street?

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Ireland is reticent about memorialising its historical figures