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A ‘compromise’ ceasefire in Ukraine would set a dangerous precedent in the globalised world

By Larysa Gerasko

The debate: Is it time to ban election posters?

By Alan Kinsella and Clare Moriarty

Fears grow that Israel is going to wipe Palestinians from northern Gaza

By Isabelle Defourny and Christopher Lockyear

Here’s why churches across Ireland will turn red next Wednesday

By Michael Kelly

Education used to be the path to owning a home. Now it’s all about assets

By Olivia O'Leary

If Democrats want to win the next US election, they should listen to Bernie Sanders

By Daniel Geary

How Trump’s election sent Bitcoin soaring again

By Rachel O'Dwyer

Michael O’Leary’s swipe at teachers won’t land more than a glancing blow on Fine Gael

By Liz Carolan

I stepped back from the restaurant business two years ago. Here’s why 600 other closures have followed

By Angela Ruttledge

Are green number plates a good idea or a silly gimmick? Michael McAleer and John McManus debate

By John McManus and Michael McAleer

Stop doomscrolling and read this instead. Your brain will thank you

By Ian Robertson

Like many two-year-olds, my nephew hates socks and loves blueberries. He’s also unlike other little boys

By Laura Kennedy

I know how to behave in a church and I ticked the box for ‘Roman Catholic’ on the census. But I am not a Catholic

By Alex Connolly

An unhappy Ireland prepares for a general election

By Fintan O'Toole

Why are loyalists in east Belfast so afraid of the Irish language and the GAA?

By Alex Kane

This is the ‘Yes Minister’ approach to a Covid inquiry

By Donncha O'Connell

Michael Brendan Dougherty: Trump has been campaigning as if he anticipates a win, while Harris has narrowed her map

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

The climate culprits lurking in your cosmetics bag

By Elaine Maguire O'Connor

I am not sure Ireland has a housing crisis. The problem is a century old

By Lorcan Sirr

How you should dress, eat, sleep: We live in the age of peak advice that nobody wants

By Rachel Connolly