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So what's actually in this new Brexit deal?
It's been some week for Brexit. On Monday, we knew one thing: that the pressure was on for a deal to be struck between the EU and the UK on Brexit.Af…
6 years, 10 months ago
What is this carbon tax you have to pay - and how does it work?
Budget 2020 didn't set the world on fire - but it did contain an element that's aimed at making sure the world doesn't burn in climate change hell.Th…
6 years, 10 months ago
How does a US president get impeached?
There has been talk of impeaching US president Donald Trump since he was first elected back in 2016, but the wheels began to move in earnest over the…
6 years, 11 months ago
Why was a Quinn Industrial Holdings director abducted?
On Tuesday 17 September, Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney was abducted on his way home.He was taken to another location where he…
6 years, 11 months ago
Why is chemsex in the news in Ireland and the UK?
On this week's podcast, we look at chemsex: what is it, what accounts for its rise in popularity in Ireland, and what is its connection to the drug G…
6 years, 11 months ago
Why is there so much controversy over the Public Services Card?
In 2011, the Public Services Card (PSC) was introduced in the form of a pilot scheme for some social welfare recipients.The idea was simple: Streamli…
6 years, 11 months ago
Who is Dominic Cummings?
Dominic Cummings: Is he, as some suggest, the disruptor's disruptor - a strategically single minded and ideologically iconoclastic man?Or is he an un…
6 years, 11 months ago
Why are we being told to eat less meat?
In this week's episode of The Explainer, we look at the issues around climate change, meat eating and farming in Ireland. Reporter Cormac Fitzgerald,…
7 years ago
How does Ireland deal with sex offenders after prison?
Tom Humphries was known as one of Ireland’s finest sports writers when he was accused of grooming and the defilement of a child. He was released last…
7 years ago
How are we still making discoveries at Newgrange?
Newgrange is one of Ireland's most incredible sites - but despite it and the surrounding Brú na Bóinne complex being an area of intense historical in…
7 years ago