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Murders have doubled - but is Ireland really more dangerous?
The number of murders in the Republic has almost doubled in a 12-month period, according to new Central Statistic Office figures. The figures also sh…
3 years ago
Lough Neagh is dying. Whose fault is it?
Lough Neagh is dying in plain sight; the entire body of water has been contaminated by blooms of poisonous blue-green algae. How has it happened that…
3 years ago
The Sallins Train Robbery: Will the wrongly accused ever get justice?
The Sallins Train Robbery in 1976 was one of the most audacious criminal acts ever in the State. The Dublin to Cork mail train, carrying £200,000, wa…
3 years ago
Sally Hayden: A 'naval blockade' won't solve the crisis in the Mediterranean
To understand the unfolding crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where a state of emergency has been declared as 7,000 migrants arrived on boat…
3 years ago
Why did spinal surgeries on children fail in one Dublin hospital?
Children suffering from spina bifida have been let down by an under-resourced healthcare system for years.
This week’s news that there are now seriou…
3 years ago
Can Patrick Kielty save The Late Late Show?
Expectations were high for the start of the 61st season of The Late Late Show, and new host Patrick Kielty delivered on some of them: the comedian de…
3 years ago
Can this plan make Dublin’s north inner city safer?
The hiring of 'community safety wardens' to patrol Dublin’s north inner city was just one of the 50 actions contained in the Government’s latest plan…
3 years ago
Too much Tubridy: What Irish teenagers think of the news
This weekend, for the first time, the content of The Irish Times Magazine will be written entirely by teenagers.
The six volunteers tackle subjects i…
3 years ago
The man sending 'suicide kits' to customers in Ireland
Gardai have confirmed that a poisonous substance sold by an online seller in Canada, was posted to a number of people in Ireland. The man accused of…
3 years ago
'Hope has died' - have victims of the Troubles been betrayed?
In 1982, Emmett McConomy’s brother, 11-year-old Stephen, was playing in the street near their home in Derry. A shot fired by a British soldier from a…
3 years ago