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Stripping an Islamic terrorist of his Irish citizenship
A new process to strip citizenship from Irish citizens has been passed by the Oireachtas more than three years after the previous system was struck d…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Limerick man investigating some of the world's worst crimes
Malachy Browne heads up the New York Times’s visual investigations unit where he and his team investigate key events, from breaking news at home to w…
1 year, 10 months ago
'Googlepocalypse' - the way you search the internet is about to change forever
In May, Google launched AI Overviews – software which uses artificial intelligence to answer people’s questions quickly, skipping the step of scrolli…
1 year, 10 months ago
Intermittent fasting: the good, the bad and the hungry
This episode was originally published in March 2024.
Health and family editor Damian Cullen had already ticked off a long list of diets before he hit …
1 year, 10 months ago
The dark history of Irish slave owners
Were Irish colonisers too? A new book reveals our forgotten dark history
In discussions around empire and colonisation, including popular movements su…
1 year, 10 months ago
Film classification: we're cool with sex, careful about suicide
Ireland has come from a place where movies were regularly censored out of puritanical panic, to classifying gay sex scenes as suitable for a 16 audie…
1 year, 11 months ago
Derry O’Rourke: Ireland’s most convicted child sex abuser
Content warning: This episode contains details of child sexual abuse and may cause some listeners distress.
"They called him God, and the room where h…
1 year, 11 months ago
Venezuela: Maduro clings to power after disputed election result
Protesters across Venezuela have been met with a violent crackdown by security forces following the disputed re-election of Venezuela's president Nic…
1 year, 11 months ago
What is daily life really like in the West Bank?
For nearly ten months, the eyes of the world have remained fixed on the devastating war and human catastrophe unfolding on the Gaza Strip.
However, th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why China's young people are making a surprising life choice
Chinese graduates are heading to the factory floor. During the first quarter of 2024, the number of people under 25 applying for blue-collar jobs ros…
1 year, 11 months ago