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Will we ever escape the drunken Irish stereotype?
A cringey segment on Saturday Night Live went viral earlier this week ahead of the Oscars; lampooning the Irish accent and playing into the drunken, …
3 years, 3 months ago
Will Lineker vs The BBC go to extra time?
Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day on BBC this weekend. While it appears the story is reaching it’s conclusion, many questions stil…
3 years, 3 months ago
"We need guns and men" - inside the group chat of Ireland's new far right party
At first glance, many of the policies of Ireland First seem conservative rather than extreme. But a private, invite-only Telegram group paints a much…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ozempic: the reality of the ‘miracle’ weight-loss jab
Ozempic is a drug, designed for diabetics, but which has a game-changing secondary use. It has the power to transform the lives of people with comple…
3 years, 3 months ago
The mystery virus: why we still aren't certain where Covid-19 came from
The idea that Covid-19 emerged from a lab in Wuhan was broadly dismissed as a conspiracy theory in the early stages of the pandemic. But experts have…
3 years, 3 months ago
What happened at the Ballyseedy Massacre?
This week marks 100 years since the Ballyseedy Massacre, arguably the worst atrocity of the Irish civil war. On that fateful night, nine Kerrymen wer…
3 years, 3 months ago
Sensible urban policy or sinister globalist plot? The uproar over 15 minute cities
The concept of the "15 minute city" is pretty straightforward: designing urban areas so that most of what an individual needs is within a short walk …
3 years, 3 months ago
Why pharma giant GSK won't pay mother and baby home trial victims
Mari Steed was just five months old when she was subjected to an experimental vaccine trial at Bessborough mother and baby home in county Cork. She w…
3 years, 4 months ago
Bertie Ahern at the Mahon Tribunal: 'He said "I never lodged $45,000" - but they didn't believe him'
Bertie Ahern is back. But why did he ever leave?
New polling about Mr Ahern, conducted by Ipsos for The Irish Times, suggests there are plenty of peo…
3 years, 4 months ago
Controversial sentencing laws: why the focus on Judge Martin Nolan?
Are our sentencing laws too harsh or too soft? Any opinion offered depends on who you ask. International research shows people tend to think sentenci…
3 years, 4 months ago