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Who is Andy Burnham?
Britain has a new prime minister (again): Andy Burnham, the "King of the North", its seventh in ten years and the first to take office openly Catholi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cén tionchar a bheidh ag an intleacht shaorga ar an teanga?
This summer, The Journal is releasing a six-part series of The Explainer podcast through Irish, focusing on some of the biggest stories affecting the…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Are Ireland's new community safety partnerships working?
Last autumn, the old Joint Policing Committees were replaced with new Local Community Safety Partnerships. All 36 are now up and running, and the fir…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What was it like inside the George Gibney trial?
For decades, George Gibney was one of the biggest names in Irish swimming. The 77-year-old was convicted this week of 40 counts of sexually abusing f…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Ireland just took over the EU presidency, but what does that actually mean?
Ireland has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, but does that mean we're suddenly in charge of Europe? Over the …
2 months ago
Why do so many speeding cases never end in a conviction?
If you're caught speeding in Ireland, you'd be forgiven for assuming a fine and penalty points are all but inevitable. But a new investigation by The…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why is crack cocaine use soaring in Ireland?
For years, the conversation around problem drug use in Ireland centred on heroin. But on the streets of Dublin and beyond, a different drug has taken…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What does a Limerick refinery have to do with a Russian sanctions row?
Alumina is the fine white powder needed to make aluminium, and Ireland is home to Europe's largest producer of it. Aughinish Alumina's ownership by R…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How do Irish contestants keep stealing the spotlight on Love Island?
Even if you've never watched an episode of Love Island in your life, it has become almost impossible to escape the drama. This season, with Galway fo…
3 months ago
Why is the latest Ebola outbreak so hard to contain?
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has just been declared a global health emergency, sparking alarm worldwide. It is dr…
3 months, 1 week ago