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Is staying on top of the news important? One married couple give polar opposite views
Are we constantly bombarded with details we don’t need to know about? Or are we more informed and educated than ever before?
Debate Room: Where should the first drug injecting centre be located?
Does the first supervised injecting centre need to be in the city centre? Some business owners say no.
Debate Room: Luke 'Ming' Flanagan and Nessa Childers debate the EU's merits
EU leaders gathered in Rome this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the accord that spawned the European Union.
Debate Room: Should we legalise medicinal cannabis?
There’s a demand for medicinal marijuana among groups of people suffering from ill-health, but is it safe?
Debate Room: Should we increase the minimum wage?
Unite and the Small Firms Association go head to head.
The Debate Room: Does going to see a dominatrix count as cheating?
There may be no sexual intercourse involved in sessions with a dominatrix, but how would your other half feel about it?
The Debate Room: Should Britain leave the EU? An Irish perspective
As the referendum on Brexit approaches, we ask two people living in England for their views
The Debate Room: Should we be afraid of the trade deal the EU and US are cooking up?
What is the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and what does it mean to you? We asked two experts with different viewpoints what is at play here.
Donald Trump carries a gun sometimes, but "likes to be unpredictable"
Some of the GOP hopefuls didn’t know what a weakness was, though.
It's Hillary Clinton's turn to debate tonight - what can she expect?
She is probably going to be ganged up on.
Debate Room: Should there be a rent freeze?
There has been talk about penalties for landlords who don’t accept rent supplement, calls for the ban on bedsits to be lifted and continuous calls for more housing supply — so what is the answer? We asked two experts with different viewpoints what is at play here.
Debate Room: Should there be a boycott of Israeli academic institutions?
Two commentators tackle the issue…
Debate Room: Should Ched Evans be allowed to return to professional football?
We asked two commentators to give their views on the issue…
Debate Room: Was the New York Post's front page photo of James Foley unethical?
We look in more detail at an issue which has caused widespread anger…