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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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months ago
Will prices ever come back down?
Consumer Affairs Correspondent Conor Pope explains why there has been so much controversy about how much we're paying for food in supermarkets recent…
3 years, 4 months ago