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Dublin Airport has a hidden metro station. Why was it never opened?
When a taxi driver told Irish Times economics correspondent Eoin Burke-Kennedy that there was a ghost train station under Terminal 1 in Dublin Airpor…
1 year, 6 months ago
Explainer: How the martial law debacle rattled South Korea
South Korea’s unpopular President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on Tuesday in a move that surprised citizens and parliamentarians.
His attem…
1 year, 6 months ago
What did Hunter Biden do and was President Biden wrong to pardon him?
Joe Biden has granted his son Hunter Biden a full and unconditional pardon following his criminal conviction on tax and gun charges. The US president…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Padraig Nally's manslaughter case divided the nation
Last week, Mayo farmer Padraig Nally, the man who was jailed for less than a year for the manslaughter of an intruder in his home near Lough Corrib i…
1 year, 7 months ago
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch loses out and Ireland's political future takes shape
The count continues with seats in several constituencies throughout the country still to be filled. As it stands, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in po…
1 year, 7 months ago
The standout stories from Angela Merkel's autobiography
Angela Merkel's eagerly anticipated memoir lifts the lid on parts of her childhood, her private meetings with world leaders and what she thought of I…
1 year, 7 months ago
Will the ceasefire in Lebanon hold?
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah came into effect. The deal was announced the day before with US Pre…
1 year, 7 months ago
General election: can any political party bring down the cost of living?
The cost of living is repeatedly mentioned as one of the main issues to the forefront of voters' minds in the run up to the General Election. In the …
1 year, 7 months ago
Autism: Why are so many children being diagnosed these days?
Twenty years ago, autism in Ireland was still seen as a relatively rare condition. Studies at the time suggested around seven in 10,000 schoolchildre…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why Scientology gets refugees to work for free on the streets of Dublin
The Irish branch of the Church of Scientology has been going into an international protection asylum centre in Dublin and recruiting the refugees liv…
1 year, 7 months ago