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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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is the RTE funding plan a reward for its mistakes?
After more than a year of crisis at RTE and handwringing about how to fund it into the future, the government has decided the license fee should stay…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sinn Féin's plan for housing asylum seekers, explained
On Tuesday, Sinn Féin launched its new immigration policy document. The proposals, which come eight weeks after the party’s poor performance in the J…
2 years, 2 months ago
Olympics 2024: The key events for Irish viewers
Ireland’s Olympic medal hopes have never been higher. Many of the athletes are already household names, including Rashidat Adeleke, Kellie Harrington…
2 years, 2 months ago
Biden is out, but is Kamala Harris ready to win the White House?
On Sunday evening, shortly before 7pm Irish Time, US president Joe Biden posted a letter on X confirming his intention to withdraw from the 2024 pres…
2 years, 2 months ago
Inside Ireland’s ‘fight club’ for right-wing extremists
Comhaltas na nGaedheal (CnG) is a newly-established group of right-wing extremists in Ireland. It focuses on physical confrontation and is part of a …
2 years, 2 months ago