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Why Is Ireland So Bad at Building Big?
Season 1 Episode 127
Ireland doesn’t lack ambition. But from the National Children’s Hospital to Metrolink to housing targets nobody seems able to hit, our record on majo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is It Right to Rewrite Dublin’s Place Names?
Season 1 Episode 126
A row about renaming Herzog Park in Rathgar turned into a much bigger national conversation about how Ireland remembers its past. Do we keep the name…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Intermittent Fasting vs Christmas: Who Wins?
Season 1 Episode 125
December does strange things to us. One minute we’re “being good,” the next we’re knee-deep in tins of Celebrations, half a cheeseboard and someone’s…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The GAA’s Hidden Crisis: Gambling in the Dressing Room
Season 1 Episode 124
Gambling was once the quiet background noise of Irish sport — a fiver on a match, a flutter at the weekend. But new research shows the problem is far…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is It Time to Put Jury Trials in the Dock?
Season 1 Episode 123
Across the water, the UK is swinging a hammer at one of the oldest pillars of the justice system — stripping thousands of cases a year of their right…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Magic Mushrooms Go Mainstream — But Are They Safe?
Season 1 Episode 122
Psychedelics are everywhere right now. From celebrity confessions by Conor McGregor and Miley Cyrus, to Silicon Valley productivity hacks, and cuttin…
7 months ago
Does Irish Tourism Live Up to Its Luxury Prices?
Season 1 Episode 121
Ireland wants one million extra tourists every year. The Government’s new tourism strategy promises a foodie revolution, year-round stays, and a far …
7 months ago
Dublin on Lockdown: The Real Threats Behind Zelensky’s Visit
Season 1 Episode 120
Volodymyr Zelensky is in Dublin at a moment of extraordinary pressure — both for Ukraine and for Europe. The Ukrainian president arrives amid huge se…
7 months ago
Donald Trump Tries to Cancel World AIDS Day
Season 1 Episode 119
Donald Trump has done something no US president has tried in more than three decades: he's pulled the plug on World AIDS Day. No federal statement. N…
7 months ago
From Coppers to Committees: Ireland’s Young TDs
Season 1 Episode 118
Ireland’s political landscape is changing fast. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the age profile of the Dáil. One year on from the general electi…
7 months ago