Sports Books of the Year: Hard-hitting and honest rugby reads lead the way

Chronicle of Barcelona’s implosion and fascinating look at gambling business also stand out

How Covid-19 pandemic foretells the climate crisis

Best chance to avoid catastrophe is tech fix by rich country in its own self-interest that works for all

A Century of Doom – Frank McNally on how things fall apart, but not Yeats’s most quoted poem

An Irishman’s Diary

David McWilliams: If Boris Johnson is the answer, what is the question?

The next stage of Brexit will pit the Oxford Union posh boys against the Bruges eurocrats

Only the emergence of proper leadership can avert Brexit fiasco

The political imperative of never admitting a mistake is leading UK down a very dark path

English Stew – Frank McNally on a meeting of the anglophone world in Limerick

Barcelona invests in preparing for the players of the future

Innovation hub works on nutrition, training regimens, injury management and even sleep patterns in search of an edge on the pitch

Sideline Cut: Fundamental reform the only way forward for Irish football

The age of the big persona leading limited Ireland to improbable glory has passed

Is this it? Women and the modern mid-life crisis

The 45-60 age bracket is a time in life when women are often at their most vulnerable

Ken Early: Streetwise England a further step along the road

Harry Maguire’s performance summed up how Gareth Southgate’s side has grown up

Populism, free-trade zealots and the future of western democracy

Chris Johns on whether the global economic-political order is at an inflection point

Brian Boyd: Spare me Mick and Jez’s Brexit hypocrisy

Like fellow Glastonbury headliner Corbyn, Jagger is jumping on the bandwagon

Shifting the balance of horsepower – An Irishman’s Diary about cycling in the city

Web Summit second day welcomes football legends to stage

Some 53,000 people from 167 countries expected to attend Lisbon conference