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How much of a difference will the Budget really make?
The Budget has been dubbed a giveaway — but will it really make that much of a difference to your pocket? Barra Roantree from TCD's Department of Eco…
1 year, 11 months ago
What is happening with rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs?
Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Diddy, Love or Sean Combs — many of us would have grown up with the numerous names of that rapper over the last 30 years or so. …
1 year, 11 months ago
How did the plan to redevelop Casement Park fall apart?
The 42's Gavin Cooney joins us to examine where it all went wrong for Casement Park. The redevelopment of one of Northern Ireland's largest stadiums …
1 year, 11 months ago
What can be learned from the government's handling of an IPAS centre in Tipperary?
The village of Dundrum in Co Tipperary has been the site of protests and division in recent months over the housing of international protection appli…
1 year, 11 months ago
What is the reality of health crises in places like Palestine and Sudan?
To look at what emergencies can tell us about how connected, or not, our healthcare systems are, we're joined on this week's episode of The Explainer…
2 years ago
How is Ireland still uncovering stories of widespread abuse?
The numbers alone stopped the country in its tracks this week: 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse of children in schools run by religious orders. 844 …
2 years ago
What is Telegram and why was its founder arrested?
Tech journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker joins us to examine what's going on with messaging app Telegram and its owner Pavel Durov. Telegram is…
2 years ago
Why are the victims of paedophile Michael Shine speaking out for the first time?
This week, The Journal has published a series of in-depth interviews with a number of victims of convicted paedophile, Michael Shine. Editor Sinéad …
2 years ago
Who are Kneecap?
Arts writer and Sunday Times columnist Aoife Barry joins us to explore the world of Kneecap. The bilingual hip hop trio are surging in popularity, ch…
2 years ago
What do we know - and don't know - about the Olympic boxing controversy?
As Ireland takes home what seems to be an ever-growing pile of medals, the Olympics has also been navigating a headline-grabbing controversy in the w…
2 years, 1 month ago