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Can Ireland's electricity grid cope with the data centre boom?
Data centres already consume 14 per cent of Ireland’s electricity supply, more than all rural housing. Now these centres are on track to consume abou…
3 years, 10 months ago
The agency forcing Irish criminals to flee abroad (From November 2021)
Just over 25 years ago, the Criminal Assets Bureau was established in the wake of the killings of Detective Jerry McCabe and journalist Veronica Guer…
3 years, 10 months ago
Inside Ireland’s largest re-wilding experiment (From January 2022)
This episode was originally published in January 2022. Just 30 kilometres north of Dublin, lies a hidden oasis in Meath called Dunsany Castle. Home t…
3 years, 10 months ago
The secrets to living a longer life (From January 2022)
What can we do for ourselves to ensure that we live long, fulfilling, happy and fit lives? In this episode, Conor Pope speaks to Professor of Medical…
3 years, 10 months ago
How the iPod changed the world (From May 2022)
In October 2001, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs debuted the original iPod, the first MP3 player that could hold 1,000 songs and had a 10-hour batte…
3 years, 10 months ago
Did the EU help create a human rights disaster? (From April 2022)
European countries are welcoming Ukrainian refugees with open arms. But migrants from other parts of the world get much different treatment, as repor…
3 years, 10 months ago
The unpalatable truth about eating meat (From September 2021)
How much do you think about where your food comes from, how the animals used to produce it live and die, or its impact on the environment? Journalist…
3 years, 11 months ago
How Ireland’s mountain rescue services are managing an alarming rise in callouts (From August 2021)
This episode was originally published in August 2021. As more and more people take to the outdoors to explore Ireland’s hiking trails and mountain pa…
3 years, 11 months ago
The rise in unregulated cosmetic procedures in Ireland (From December 2021)
This episode was originally published in December 2021.
Demand for cosmetic procedures is on the rise across Ireland, but what are the risks involved…
3 years, 11 months ago
The forgotten history of Ireland's asylums (From January 2022)
This episode was originally published in January 2021.
More than two dozen “lunatic asylums” were built throughout Ireland in the 1800s. Today some a…
3 years, 11 months ago