Highlights

Séan Moncrieff: Yes, we allow our 9-year-old out on her own. The real monsters are inside on the internet

Five of the best family friendly hiking trails around Ireland: From easy to demanding

‘For Germans, everything is forbidden unless it allowed,’ in contrast to the Irish

A guide to who owns St Stephen’s Green: from wealthy Irish families to private clubs

Good books: The 20 best holiday reads this summer

Oakmont designers wound the clock back 100 years to give iconic course a new feel for US Open

Inside Ireland’s thriving cocktail scene: ‘We have some of the highest quality ingredients in the world’

Jennifer O'Connell: The story of Sunny Jacobs was never as straightforward as the media suggested

Ukrainian commander’s final dispatch: ‘I had hoped my service and sacrifices would be enough, but they haven’t’

Changing surnames after marriage: ‘If it’s good enough for Amal Clooney, it’s good enough for me’

Eileen Walsh: Women actors ‘are like avocados. You’re nearly ready, nearly ready - then you’re ripe, then you’ve gone off’

Karen Duggan: Manager Carla Ward needs to park her fixation with attacking flair and embrace the Irish way

Gearóid Hegarty and Tom Morrissey ‘the line that sets Limerick apart from everyone else’

The sudden death of a young runner touches running spirits everywhere

Malachy Clerkin: LIV Golf shows what happens when a niche sport goes to war with itself – rugby should take note

Dean Rock: Armagh are now in an unbelievable position

Ken Early: Heimir Hallgrímsson’s plan very nearly pays off in Ireland’s solid performance against Senegal

Kevin Barry: ‘You can almost fool yourself into thinking there’s no class system in rural Ireland’

Laura Slattery: And Just Like That... is the only true aspirational show on TV

‘It is our Christmas’: Eid celebrations in Tallaght a mix of faith and fun