OpinionIs the infant Jesus an ally in reducing the cultural influence of Christianity?By Fr Chris Hayden
IrelandCork City Council backs increasing funding for €50m-plus event centre for the cityBy Barry Roche
RugbyProvinces wait for word from the Irish camp on players’ availability for derby clashBy Johnny Watterson
SoccerSporting Advent Calendar #23: Brazil’s haunting humiliation at the hands of GermanyBy Carl O'Malley
Your MoneyDo valuations matter when investors are making stock market decisions?By Proinsias O'Mahony
HealthMy Health Experience: ‘When our son was hospitalised with a heart problem, Croí charity couldn’t do enough for us’By Michelle McDonagh
EuropeFrench urged ‘to continue to live normally’ after three attacksBy Aurelien Breedon and Alan Cowell
Social AffairsThis sporting life: hurling emigrants return for one more game on home soilBy Mark Hilliard