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Escape from Ukraine: ‘I want to start a new life in Ireland – and to live a safe life there’

In the Full Market centre in Rzeszow, Poland, Ukrainian refugees who are making their way further west – to Ireland and England – say they hope to make a fresh start for their families

Against the grain: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is threatening the world’s food supply

Already a humanitarian disaster on the ground, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now looking increasingly likely to trigger a global food shortage over the coming months, with supply chains broken and potential shipping routes for grain cut off. With no end to the conflict in sight, the implications for numerous countries are potentially devastating

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Editorial: Expansion is essential for a peaceful and prosperous Europe

The EU’s historic announcement of Ukraine’s candidacy for membership, along with Moldova and Georgia, is a step forward not just for those countries, but for the whole bloc

Consumer giants say global food crisis likely by end of the year

Chief executives warn that with price rises and serious shortages, over a billion people are ‘highly vulnerable’ to food security issues as a result of the war in Ukraine

Jeff Farrell: In Poland, Ukrainians are torn by the dilemma of returning home or remaining in exile

Weary of being displaced from their homeland for four months, many Ukrainian refugees are leaving Poland even as they are thankful for their neighbour’s hospitality in a time of war

Russian tennis player to be allowed to train in Ireland

Tennis Ireland says Vitalia Diatchenko, who had been refused permission, can now resume practising here for international tournaments

Housing offers for Ukrainian refugees to be limited to two

State says the move is necessary to keep numbers flowing out of the Citywest reception centre to longer-term accommodation

‘All you’re thinking about is staying alive’ – a Ukrainian fighter returns home to Ireland

Last March, Stanislav Lapko left his home in Tallanstown, Co Louth to fight in the war against Russia. After three months, he returned to Ireland thankful to be alive, but haunted by the harrowing things he witnessed

Ukraine dispatch: ‘The football last week gave us a good distraction. It was very emotional’

After two months of quiet, the war returned to Kyiv last week. Oleksandr Proshuta, a sports journalist based in the Ukrainian capital, reports on daily life there and tells of his concerns for his native city of Zaporizhzhya

EU should have acted more quickly at start of Russian invasion, parliament president says

Roberta Metsola said that the EU’s economic dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports had made the adoption of further sanctions ‘increasingly difficult’

Kingspan to invest €200m in new technology campus in Ukraine

The Cavan-based multinational company has said it will begin construction this year of a new building technology campus in Ukraine that will be completed by 2027

Summer season set to squeeze housing for Ukrainian refugees, minister warns

Roderic O’Gorman says some hotels may not renew contracts to accommodate Ukrainians

Poll: 89% of Irish people hold Russia responsible for war in Ukraine

The poll also found that just 35% of Irish adults would be willing to fight in a war that involved Ireland

A day in Citywest: 764 rooms at the heart of Ireland’s response to the refugee crisis

The largest hotel in Ireland used to host political ard fheiseanna and sporting celebrations. Now it is a haven for Ukrainian refugees fleeing war after Russia’s invasion of their home country

Transport of armoured cars to Ukraine via Shannon criticised

Independent TD says neutrality has to ‘mean something’

State authorities not involved in plans to build 569 homes for Ukrainian refugees in Meath

‘Campsite’ of modular homes planned for 15.8 hectare site near Laytown

Tax increases or spending cuts could be ahead, budgetary watchdog warns

Policymakers face ‘delicate balance’ of managing inflation, protecting poorer households and delivering on longer-term policies

Ukraine’s digital adviser urges equal treatment and access

Dr Yuliya Garycha, who fled to Ireland earlier this year, urges Ireland to lead support for internal market treatment for Ukraine

‘I don’t want war, I want peace. I want a world without war’

In Kyiv’s Independence Square, there are tears for a missing soldier and a shrine to the estimated 20,000 foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine, bedecked with their national flags – among them the Irish tricolour

Ukraine war a significant risk for porridge-maker Flahavan’s as oat costs soar

The 230-year-old food business grew its revenues last year and turned a €2.5m profit, but warned that Russia’s war was likely to hike its costs