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'Stardust baby' Lisa Lawlor's 42-year search for answers
Lisa Lawlor was just 17 months old when her parents Maureen and Francis died in the fire at Stardust Ballroom in the early hours of Valentines Day 19…
3 years, 1 month ago
Is social media making teenagers miserable?
Do teenagers today have it tougher than previous generations? In terms of how well they can develop emotionally and socially, the answer is yes, says…
3 years, 1 month ago
Who is Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner?
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are currently searching a reservoir in Portugal, 50km away from the holiday resort where t…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Ireland reluctantly fined Facebook €1.2 billion
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has hit Facebook owner Meta Ireland with a fine of €1.2 billion – the largest such fine to date under GDPR rules…
3 years, 1 month ago
When is it right to 'dename'?
It was recently announced that Trinity College Dublin will 'dename' its Berkeley Library, because of the links to slavery of its current namesake, th…
3 years, 1 month ago
What will it take for the Inch blockade to end?
In the small townland of Inch, Co Clare, locals have blockaded the entrance to the former Magowna House Hotel, where 34 asylum seekers were sent on M…
3 years, 1 month ago
With jail looming, is Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes sorry?
The headline on the New York Times interview with the one-time darling of Silicon Valley, now convicted fraudster, said it all: “Liz Holmes Wants You…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why did German police shoot Oisín Osborn dead?
On May 22nd, 2019 Oisín Osborn was shot dead in Hamburg in his own home by German police, 10 days after he had become a father.
On that fateful mornin…
3 years, 1 month ago
Could Annie McCarrick's disappearance finally be solved?
The upgrading of the Annie McCarrick case from a missing persons inquiry to a murder investigation has occurred at the same time two men are being ex…
3 years, 1 month ago
How E Jean Carroll won her case against Donald Trump
This week, a jury in a civil trial in New York found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defaming writer E Jean Carroll. It ordered that the former…
3 years, 1 month ago