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The tragic death of a rising Irish cyclist
On Saturday, May 27th 2023 champion cyclist Gabriele Glodenyte was out on her bike for a morning spin in north county Dublin with her boyfriend Seán …
2 years, 6 months ago
"Fossil fuel lobbyists fought tooth and nail" - Eamon Ryan on how Cop 28 agreed
As lead negotiator on climate finance for the EU at Cop28, Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan was at the table in Dubai when the final agreement…
2 years, 6 months ago
Crisis in the classroom: where have all our teachers gone?
Last month, new figures revealed more than 800 primary school teaching posts across the country were lying empty, with the problem most acute in the …
2 years, 6 months ago
Do new Israeli tactics mean more civilian deaths in Gaza?
The Israeli Defence Forces deny targeting civilians in Gaza and insist they take all practical measures to protect non-combatants in a war where thei…
2 years, 6 months ago
How did Ireland become the puppy farm capital of Europe?
A recent closure order issued by the County Council to a registered puppy farm in north Cork saw veterinary inspectors seize dogs worth over €80,000 …
2 years, 6 months ago
Why a billionaire is buying up land in one Irish county - and why its farmers are unhappy
Irish billionaire John Magnier has been steadily accumulating huge tracts of land in south Tipperary. He's entitled to do so. But local farmers say t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Boris Johnson ducks and dives at the UK Covid inquiry
This week, Boris Johnson appeared in front of Britain’s Covid inquiry for the first time. In its six months, the inquiry has already heard damning ev…
2 years, 6 months ago
What the latest corporation tax bonanza means for the economy
The Government received an early Christmas gift this week with the latest exchequer data pointing to another surge in corporation tax as well as incr…
2 years, 6 months ago
The feis-fixing scandal that rocked Irish dancing
In July 2022 a very public scandal erupted in the normally relatively closed world of Irish dancing. An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG), the oldes…
2 years, 6 months ago
Asylum seekers now face sleeping rough amid high tensions
Once again the State has run out of places to put asylum seekers. Those newly arriving face the prospect of sleeping rough as temperatures fall and w…
2 years, 6 months ago