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Meta goes Maga - why Zuckerberg chose Trump
On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, was ending its fact-checking progra…
1 year, 8 months ago
'I've broken a needle in my arm while injecting' - the drug users at the first Supervised Injection Facility
Amber (not her real name) is among the first people to use Ireland's long-awaited Supervised Injection Facility in Dublin. Speaking to Irish Times so…
1 year, 8 months ago
Hugh Linehan: What is Elon Musk's endgame?
Earlier this week, tech billionaire Elon Musk publicly withdrew his support for the Reform UK party, posting on his social media platform that Nigel …
1 year, 9 months ago
How to speak to young men about masculinity influencers
Red pill, normies and soyboys. The world of ‘masculinity influencers’ comes with its own jargon and those consuming the social media content become w…
1 year, 9 months ago
How barrister Diarmuid Phelan was cleared of murder
On Friday Diarmuid Phelan, a senior counsel and Trinity law professor, was acquitted of murdering a trespasser on his farm almost three years ago. Ke…
1 year, 9 months ago
Golden visas: what we know - and still don’t know - about the scrapped scheme that lured millionaires to Ireland
For more than a decade, between 2012 and 2023, non-European millionaires could secure residency in Ireland by investing hundreds of thousands of euro…
1 year, 9 months ago
Too posh to police? Why garda numbers are falling
This episode was originally published in September 2024.
An Garda Siochana has a serious retention and recruitment problem.
The Commissioner knows it, …
1 year, 9 months ago
How a ‘global forum’ promising billionaires became a small Dublin event with muffins
This episode was originally published in October 2024
Anti-female genital mutilation advocates expected high-profile speakers at a packed Dublin conf…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ireland 1994: what declassified documents reveal about the Troubles, a Russian snub and Jack's Army
Every year, the release of the State Papers reveals a treasure trove of opinions, views and attitudes all committed to paper by ministers, diplomats …
1 year, 9 months ago
In the News: our podcasters review big stories of the year
For this episode, In the News presenters Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak take a listen back - to pick the podcasts that covered the biggest news s…
1 year, 9 months ago