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Release day for convicted killers Tom and Molly Martens
This week, father and daughter Tom and Molly Martens will be released from prison after serving just over six months for killing Jason Corbett in 201…
2 years, 1 month ago
How countries make national service an accepted part of life
A plan to reintroduce National Service in Britain has been roundly criticised by former military personnel and opposition parties alike. But serving …
2 years, 1 month ago
Fewer friends and less TV: how life has changed for Ireland's 13-year-olds
Young adolescents have “greater peer problems” and fewer friends than their counterparts a decade ago, with girls especially experiencing “increased …
2 years, 1 month ago
'Googlepocalypse' - the way you search the internet is about to change forever
Earlier this month, Google launched AI Overviews – software which uses artificial intelligence to answer people’s questions quickly, skipping the ste…
2 years, 1 month ago
Is flying more dangerous due to worsening turbulence?
In the past week, two incidences of severe air turbulence have made international headlines.
More than 100 people were injured and one man died last w…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why did Rishi Sunak call an election?
On Wednesday, British prime minister Rishi Sunak stood in the rain outside 10 Downing Street and called a general election. But why? The Tories are p…
2 years, 1 month ago
The trouble with Temu, the cut-price Chinese competitor to Amazon
A pair of trainers for the price of a sandwich; a Dyson-dupe hair straightener for a fraction of the real thing – just about everything you can think…
2 years, 1 month ago
What a leaked report tells us about Ireland's housing crisis
On Tuesday, a leaked report revealed the Housing Commission’s criticism that the Government has not resolved the “fundamentally systemic” failures in…
2 years, 1 month ago
What will the death of Iran's President mean for tensions in the Middle East?
On Sunday afternoon, a helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and several of his delegates, including the country’s Foreign Minister Hoss…
2 years, 1 month ago