Irish Times
'We're at the Brink of Civil War': Britain Ten Years After Brexit
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- 'We're at the Brink of Civil War': Britain Ten Years After Brexit
- Runtime
- 9:39
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- "We're at the brink of civil war." A decade after the Brexit vote, the divisions across Britain have not healed - for many, they have deepened.
Irish Times writer Patrick Freyne travels the length of the UK, speaking to ordinary people about what Brexit has meant for their lives, their communities, and their sense of identity. From those who feel vindicated to those who feel abandoned, this mini-documentary captures a country still grappling with the consequences of one of the most seismic political decisions in modern history.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- Skoda Epiq Review: Practical EV with Impressive Range | Irish Times
- Runtime
- 6:22
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The new Skoda Epiq makes a strong case for itself as a practical, everyday electric car — and the big-battery version has the range to match.
The Irish Times puts the Epiq through its paces, assessing its interior space, real-world usability, and how far the long-range variant can take you on a single charge. With electric vehicles becoming an increasingly common choice for Irish drivers, does the Epiq deliver where it counts?
Video: Neil Briscoe - Editor: Eoin Ronayne - Full story: irishtimes.com
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- Gerry Hutch: On the trail of a gang leader turned politician
- Runtime
- 5:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Irish Times visited Lanzarote as part of an investigation into Hutch’s property interests. In an interview, the veteran criminal talks about his ‘exaggerated’ property holdings, hope of becoming the ‘richest’ TD and confidence of being exonerated in a Spanish criminal investigation. Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- Gerry Hutch: On the trail of a gang leader turned politician
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Irish Times visited Lanzarote as part of an investigation into Hutch’s property interests. In an interview, the veteran criminal talks about his ‘exaggerated’ property holdings, hope of becoming the ‘richest’ TD and confidence of being exonerated in a Spanish criminal investigation. Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- 'We're an outlier': Protesters call for fox hunting ban in Ireland
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- On March 25th 2026, protesters gathered outside the Dáil calling on the Irish Government to ban fox hunting, with actress Pauline McLynn among those demanding action.
The demonstration highlighted Ireland's position as what campaigners called an 'outlier' on the issue, with activists arguing for legislative change to prohibit the practice.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- How do Ireland's fanciest Easter eggs measure up? 🥚
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Our 'eggspert' Niamh Browne puts Ireland's premium Easter eggs to the test.
From artisan chocolatiers across the country, we sampled the fanciest Easter offerings to see which ones are worth the splurge this season. Spoiler: Some surprised us more than others.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Niamh Browne
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- Jennifer O'Connell: Big tech isn't gambling with our time
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A major US lawsuit is exposing how social media companies deliberately manipulate users' time and attention.
Irish Times Opinion Editor Jennifer O'Connell examines the legal case that reveals the sophisticated techniques platforms use to keep us scrolling. The evidence suggests these companies aren't gambling with our time - they're strategically engineering addiction.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- 'Irish people just love chocolate': Galway chocolatier's sweet success
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- 'Irish people just love chocolate' - that's the philosophy driving Gráinne Mullins's sweet success story.
The head chocolatier and founder of Grá Chocolates speaks about building her artisan chocolate business in Galway and why Irish consumers have such an appetite for quality confections. From craft techniques to understanding local tastes, Mullins shares insights into running a thriving food business in the west of Ireland.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Bryan O'Brien
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- Singer's 200th and final protest outside Dáil | Housing crisis
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- On March 26th 2026 singer Martin Leahy performed his 200th and final weekly protest outside Leinster House, marking the end of a four-year campaign over the housing crisis.
Leahy began his solo demonstrations in March 2022, playing music every week to highlight Ireland's ongoing housing emergency. His final performance on March 26th drew supporters who gathered to mark the milestone.
The singer's consistent presence outside the Dáil became a familiar sight to politicians and passersby alike during one of Ireland's most pressing social issues.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- Royal Irish Academy of Music enters World University rankings
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The Royal Irish Academy of Music has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Irish conservatoire to enter the World University rankings for music.
This historic recognition places RIAM among the world's leading music institutions and marks a major achievement for Irish music education. The academy joins an elite group of conservatoires recognised globally for their excellence in musical training and education.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- 'It's like a taste of California': Dublin queues for In-N-Out pop-up
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- On March 25th 2026, hundreds of people queued from early morning as a pop-up for legendary US burger chain In-N-Out opened in Dublin.
The California-based restaurant, famous for its cult following and secret menu, brought a taste of West Coast dining to Ireland for a limited time. Eager customers described the experience as getting a genuine 'taste of California' without crossing the Atlantic.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Chris Maddaloni
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- Belfast Shops You Can't Find in the Republic
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Sephora recently opened in Belfast to long queues - but it is far from the only reason shoppers are crossing the border.
Northern Ireland has a range of popular retail brands and stores that have no presence in the Republic, from well-known fashion outlets to specialist chains. This quick take runs through the shops worth knowing about if you are planning a trip north.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Niamh Browne
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- 'We're selling petrol at a loss': Independent stations struggle
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- 'We're selling petrol and diesel at a loss' - the stark reality facing independent petrol stations across Ireland.
Owners and managers from forecourts nationwide reveal the mounting pressures threatening their businesses. From rising wholesale costs to competitive pressures, small independent operators are struggling to stay afloat in an increasingly challenging market.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Chris Maddaloni/Enda O'Dowd
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- Alumina from an Irish refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain | Investigation
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found.
The project analysed confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records, to trace the passage of materials from Guinea and Brazil, through Ireland, and on to Russian smelters.
Full story by Conor Gallagher on irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- Alumina from an Irish refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain | Investigation
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found.
The project analysed confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records, to trace the passage of materials from Guinea and Brazil, through Ireland, and on to Russian smelters.
Full story by Conor Gallagher on irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
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- BMW's 900km electric i3: Can it convince EV doubters?
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- BMW's new electric i3 promises to tackle the biggest concerns about switching to battery power – with 900km range and blistering performance.
This isn't just another electric car. The i3 takes BMW's famous 3 Series formula and adds four-wheel drive, near-4-second acceleration, and range that could silence the EV doubters. Our motoring correspondent Neil Briscoe puts it through its paces to see if BMW has cracked the code on electric vehicle adoption.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Neil Briscoe
#IrishTimes, #BMW, #i3, #ElectricCar, #EV, #CarReview, #ElectricVehicle, #Battery, #Ireland, #Motoring
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- BMW's 900km electric i3: Can it convince EV doubters?
- Runtime
- 7:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- BMW's new electric i3 promises to tackle the biggest concerns about switching to battery power – with 900km range and blistering performance.
This isn't just another electric car. The i3 takes BMW's famous 3 Series formula and adds four-wheel drive, near-4-second acceleration, and range that could silence the EV doubters. Our motoring correspondent Neil Briscoe puts it through its paces to see if BMW has cracked the code on electric vehicle adoption.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Neil Briscoe
#IrishTimes, #BMW, #i3, #ElectricCar, #EV, #CarReview, #ElectricVehicle, #Battery, #Ireland, #Motoring
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- How Micheál Martin handled Trump meeting | Pat Leahy analysis
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- How did Taoiseach Micheál Martin navigate his crucial meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington? Political correspondent Pat Leahy analyses the diplomatic encounter.
The meeting covered sensitive topics, including migration policy and relations with the UK Prime Minister, testing Martin's diplomatic skills on the international stage.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Pat Leahy
#IrishTimes #Ireland #Taoiseach #MichealMartin #Trump #Washington #USPolitics #IrishPolitics #Diplomacy #PatLeahy
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- The last full-time fisherman in Killybegs | Ireland's fishing crisis
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- John Menarry stands alone as the last full-time fisherman working out of Killybegs, once Ireland's premier fishing port.
As decreasing quotas force many in the industry to move part-time or abandon fishing altogether, Menarry represents the end of an era for this Donegal town. His story highlights the broader challenges facing Ireland's fishing communities as traditional livelihoods become increasingly unsustainable.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
#IrishTimes #Killybegs #Fishing #Ireland #Donegal #FishingIndustry #TraditionalLivelihoods #IrishCoast
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- The last full-time fisherman in Killybegs | Ireland's fishing crisis
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- John Menarry stands alone as the last full-time fisherman working out of Killybegs, once Ireland's premier fishing port.
As decreasing quotas force many in the industry to move part-time or abandon fishing altogether, Menarry represents the end of an era for this Donegal town. His story highlights the broader challenges facing Ireland's fishing communities as traditional livelihoods become increasingly unsustainable.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
#IrishTimes #Killybegs #Fishing #Ireland #Donegal #FishingIndustry #TraditionalLivelihoods #IrishCoast
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- Oscars 2026: Irish Actress Jessie Buckley Takes Best Actress
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Irish actress Jessie Buckley has won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 2026 Oscars ceremony.
The Killarney native received the honour at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, marking a significant moment for Irish cinema on the global stage.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Courtesy A.M.P.A.S.© 2026
#IrishTimes #Oscars #JessieBuckley #Ireland #Killarney #BestActress #AcademyAwards #IrishCinema #Hollywood
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- Opinion | Mark O'Connell on White House Videos and the Brain Rot Era
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The White House has entered the 'brain rot' era - but what does this mean for political communication in the age of AI?
Mark O'Connell examines how social media trends and AI-generated content are reshaping how political messages reach the public. From viral videos to algorithm-driven strategies, the intersection of technology and politics is changing faster than ever.
Full story: irishtimes.com
#irishtimes #brainrot #ai #whitehouse #politics #socialmediastrategy #technology #opinion #MarkOConnell #politicalcommunication
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- Mark O'Connell on White House Videos and the Brain Rot Era
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The White House has entered the 'brain rot' era - but what does this mean for political communication in the age of AI?
Mark O'Connell examines how social media trends and AI-generated content are reshaping how political messages reach the public. From viral videos to algorithm-driven strategies, the intersection of technology and politics is changing faster than ever.
Full story: irishtimes.com
#irishtimes #brainrot #ai #whitehouse #politics #socialmediastrategy #technology #opinion #MarkOConnell #politicalcommunication
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- Remembering Ronnie Delany: Ireland's Olympic running legend
- Runtime
- 6:29
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ireland has lost a true trailblazer with the passing of Olympic champion Ronnie Delany.
In this 2016 archive interview, the gold medallist sat down with Ian O'Riordan to reflect on his historic 1956 Olympic victory in Melbourne – a moment that captured the nation's imagination and cemented his place in Irish sporting history.
Delany's legacy as one of Ireland's greatest athletes will endure.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Bryan O'Brien
#IrishTimes #Ireland #RonnieDelany #Olympics #Athletics #Running #Champion #Archive #IrishSport #Melbourne1956
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- Ronnie Delany: Archive interview with Ireland's Olympic champion
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ireland has lost a true trailblazer with the passing of Olympic champion Ronnie Delany.
In this 2016 archive interview, the gold medallist sat down with Ian O'Riordan to reflect on his historic 1956 Olympic victory in Melbourne – a moment that captured the nation's imagination and cemented his place in Irish sporting history.
Delany's legacy as one of Ireland's greatest athletes will endure.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Bryan O'Brien
#IrishTimes #Ireland #RonnieDelany #Olympics #Athletics #Running #Champion #Archive #IrishSport #Melbourne1956
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- Ireland's oldest man: 'My wife's baking kept me going for 104 years'
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ireland's oldest man Paddy Claffey has reached the remarkable milestone of 104 years.
The centenarian credits his extraordinary longevity to his wife's home baking, a lifetime of avoiding alcohol, and giving up smoking at the age of 45. His story offers a glimpse into the secrets of a life well-lived.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Bryan O'Brien
#IrishTimes #Ireland #Longevity #Centenarian #HealthyLiving #Milestone #Irish #Aging
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- Dublin Students Growing Food for Michelin-Starred Chapter One
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Dublin schoolchildren are supplying fresh produce to one of Ireland's most prestigious restaurants.
Students at Belvedere College have established a farm-to-fork programme, growing and harvesting food that's used by Michelin-starred Chapter One. The project teaches pupils about sustainability whilst contributing to the capital's fine dining scene.
🎥 Video: Enda O'Dowd
#irishtimes #dublin #BelvedereCollege #ChapterOne #MichelinStar #FarmToFork #Sustainability #Education #Food #finedining
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- Business Leader Michael Smurfit on 90 Years: Lessons, Legacy and Leadership
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- 2:45
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Businessman Michael Smurfit reflects on his life and career ahead of his 90th birthday - the milestones, the challenges, and the legacy he leaves behind.
🎥 Video: Bryan O’Brien
#MichaelSmurfit #business #ireland #irishbusiness #leadership #entrepreneurship #TheIrishTimes #videointerview
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- From Schools to Doorsteps: Cork’s Mobile Library on the Beara Peninsula
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Every two weeks, a mobile library winds its way around the stunning Beara Peninsula in Co Cork - stopping at schools, villages and even doorsteps to bring books to the community. 📚🚐
🎥 Video: Enda O’Dowd
#Cork #BearaPeninsula #MobileLibrary #Ireland #IrishCommunities #Libraries #Books #Reading #RuralIreland #IrishTimes
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- From Halfpipes to Maths Tests: Ireland’s Winter Olympians Return Home
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ireland’s four Winter Olympians have returned home after competing in Italy — swapping snow and halfpipes for normal life (and even maths tests). 🇮🇪❄️
🎥 Video: Enda O’Dowd
#Ireland #Olympics #WinterOlympics #TeamIreland #Homecoming #Sport #IrishAthletes #IrishTimes
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- Israel's UN Status Challenged: The Gaza Debate
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- While attending the Ploughing Championships President President Michael D Higgins spoke about Gaza, suggesting Israel should be excluded from the UN. President Higgins also suggested his counterpart in Israel, Yitzhak Herzog, misled him in stating that a consignment of Irish food would be delivered to Gaza.
Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships, Mr Higgins said he sat beside Mr Herzog at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Square on May 18th.
“I said to him there were two consignments of Irish food. He told me they would be delivered within the day,” Mr Higgins said.
“Our embassy was contacted. They [the food shipments] are today in Amman, Jordan, because words mean nothing.” Video: Ronan McGreevy. Full story on irishtimes.com
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- Six months off-grid on Ireland's most remote island
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Six months off-grid, five kilometres from the mainland - and everything depends on the Atlantic.
Camille Rosenfeld and James Hayes are the Great Blasket Island caretakers for 2025, running cottages, a café and guest facilities on an island with no electricity or running water. It's the same island where storms once forced an entire community to abandon their homes for good.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Dan Dennison
#IrishTimes #GreatBlasketIsland #Kerry #DinglePeninsula #IslandLife #OffGridLiving #AtlanticOcean #Ireland #RemoteLife
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- 'I'll Just Hide My Medal' - Two Sisters Return to Belfast's Peace Wall | Mini-doc
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- For the first time in more than 50 years, Jean Canavan walks the road on the Protestant side of Belfast's peace wall - the enormous barrier separating the Falls Road from the Shankill Road. Her sister Patsy is by her side.
It is July, the height of marching season, when the two women turn on to Cupar Way in west Belfast. Jean reaches for the miraculous medal at her neck and laughs: "I'll just hide my medal." The gesture captures something of what the peace wall still means to those who grew up in its shadow.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Bryan O'Brien
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- Ocean Therapy: Surfer's Mental Health Secret
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Night falls fast on Castlerock Beach - and Al Mennie checks the shore one last time before slipping into the North Atlantic. 🌊🌙
A big-wave legend known for riding 60ft monsters, he now chases something different: the ocean at night, when familiar water turns unrecognisable.
🎥 Chris Maddaloni
Full story: irishtimes.com
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- Tuam Mother and Baby Home: What Locals Think as Excavation Approaches | In The News
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Preparatory works have begun at the former mother and baby institution site in Tuam, Co Galway, ahead of the long-awaited excavation expected to start in mid-July to help identify the remains of nearly 800 infants.
The excavation comes 11 years after local historian Catherine Corless found records showing 796 children died at the Bon Secours-run institution between 1925 and 1961.
Do locals support the excavation? Irish Times reporter Órla Ryan reflects on the decade since the Tuam revelations on the latest episode of In The News.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
In association with AJ Products
🎥 Video: Andrew Downes & Bryan O’Brien
#InTheNews #Podcast #Tuam #Galway #IrishHistory #IrishTimes #Ireland #MotherAndBabyHomes
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- Why the Gardaí Bought a Water Cannon | In The News
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A Garda water cannon has been unveiled alongside new public-order vehicles, protective armour and other equipment acquired to help gardaí prepare for potential disorder. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the cannon would be used only in exceptional circumstances.
Irish Times journalist Conor Lally explains why it was acquired on In The News
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- Why Ireland's rent reforms are causing backlash | In The News
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Will reforms to Rent Pressure Zones actually ease Ireland's housing crisis?
Consumer Affairs Correspondent Conor Pope says the new plan has left pretty much everyone dissatisfied — so what's changing, and why is it causing such backlash?
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
#IrishTimes #InTheNews #Ireland #Housing #RentPressureZones #HousingCrisis #Property #RentalMarket #Dublin #Policy
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- How predator gained teenagers' trust: survivors speak | In The News
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Survivors of abuse are speaking out about Neville Kearns, who gained the trust of teenagers in suburban Dublin before abusing them.
One man, who we're calling Chris, came into the studio to share his story. Irish Times reporter Órla Ryan explains why these men have chosen to name Kearns now - and what it means to them.
🎧 Listen to In The News wherever you get your podcasts.
Full story: irishtimes.com
#IrishTimes #InTheNews #Ireland #Dublin #Podcast #IrishNews #Journalism #CurrentAffairs #Survivors
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- Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs: From Death Row to Sanctuary in Connemara | In The News
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Sonia “Sunny” Jacobs was 76 when she died on Tuesday morning in a house fire in Connemara. Her death drew attention far beyond Galway and Ireland because of the extraordinary life she lived — including a death row sentence in Florida for the 1976 murders of two policemen.
Jacobs spent 17 years in a US prison, five in solitary confinement, before a deal with prosecutors led to her release in 1995. Irish Times reporter Ronan McGreevy has been in Connemara, where she found peace and sanctuary — and where she died — and tells her story on In The News.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
#InTheNews #IrishTimes #Podcast #SunnyJacobs #Connemara #Galway #Ireland #TrueStory #Justice #DeathRow #USPrisonSystem #HumanRights #currentaffairs
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- Contraceptive pill pushback
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Contraceptive pill pushback: ‘I think the demonising has gone too far’ says Dr Hazel Wallace
As a medical professional, she falls somewhere in the middle of the debate. “I’m not saying the pill is amazing, but I’m not saying it’s terrible either. I think women need to have all the information. You don’t really get all that information in 10 minutes with your doctor.”
Listen to the full episode of the women's podcast wherever you get your podcasts
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- In the News podcast: Return of State witness April Collins to Hyde Road sparks attacks
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Brian Carroll tells In the News about the resurgence in drug-related gang violence in Limerick
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- Auto-enrolment pensions start January 2026 | Inside Business
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Ireland's auto-enrolment pension scheme is set to begin on 1st January 2026, according to PwC Ireland partner Monroe O'Dwyer.
Inside Business explores how you should manage your pension during these volatile market times, with expert insights on navigating uncertainty and preparing for the future.
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In association with EY.
🎥 Video: The Irish Times
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- 'I used to see my credit card limit as a target' | Better With Money
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 'I used to see my credit card limit as a target' – a confession that led to financial disaster.
Ann-Marie Gaynor shares how she found herself single parenting three children under seven, jobless and €17,000 in debt during the recession. Her journey from financial chaos to freedom offers hard-won lessons for anyone struggling with debt.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Full story: irishtimes.com
#IrishTimes #BetterWithMoney #Ireland #FinancialFreedom #DebtFree #SingleParenting #PersonalFinance #MoneyTips #Recession #BudgetingTips
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- 'The Noise Is Constant': Dublin 15 Residents on Drone Delivery Disruption
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Drone deliveries in Ireland have arrived. Some residents in Dublin 15 say they are causing persistent noise disruption to their daily lives.
The drone operator behind the service has made around 170,000 deliveries in the Dublin 15 area to date and says fewer than 80 complaints have been received. Residents, however, say the impact on their quality of life is being underestimated. The Irish Times spoke to people living in the affected area to hear their concerns.
Full story: irishtimes.com
🎥 Video: Dan Dennison
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- ‘How we saved €100k in four years’
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Stephanie Barry Woods never thought she would have the life she lives now. The Cork native is currently based in Bali but has spent the past nine years globetrotting with her husband Tim.When the rainy season begins in Indonesia, they decamp to the home they bought in Italy during the pandemic and use that as their European base. In this episode of Better With Money, we hear all about the Barry Woods’ savings masterplan and how they managed to clear £40,000 in debt and go on to save £100,000 in an expensive city like London. Listen to Better with Money wherever you get your podcasts #moneytips
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- Department of Foreign Affairs HQ targeted again by protesters
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Protesters cover Department of Foreign Affairs in red paint
A cleanup operation was underway on Monday morning after the Department of Foreign Affairs' Iveagh House was covered in red paint.
Video: Nick Bradshaw
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- 'International money will go where it's secure' | Inside Business
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 'International money will go where it's secure' - a key insight from economist Marian Finnegan on global investment patterns.
Finnegan, a senior executive at the Irish estate agency Sherry Fitzgerald, shares her analysis of international finance flows and market security on this week's Inside Business podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts
Full story: irishtimes.com
#IrishTimes #InsideBusiness #Ireland #Economics #Investment #GlobalFinance #Podcast #Business #MarianFinnegan #SherryFitzgerald
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- The ‘Wikipedia of the age’: 900-year-old manuscript on public display
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The ‘Wikipedia of the age’: Myths, legends and seating arrangements at the Hill of Tara in 900-year-old manuscript on public display
The 12th-century Book of Leinster contains the origin story of the Irish people
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- How your childhood money experiences could be ruining your finances today
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Your earliest money memories might be sabotaging your present day finances.
That top you bought after a bad day at work?
That inflated PCP loan on a prestige car you can’t actually afford?
Most of these behaviours can be traced back to attitudes and beliefs around money that we formed in childhood, according to Emma Edwards of The Broke Generation
In this episode of Better With Money, we speak to her about the self-defeating narratives we tell ourselves that get in the way of wealth and financial well-being.
Listen to Better with Money where you get your podcasts.
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- Tractor crushes car in Graiguenamanagh: ‘It could have been complete carnage’
- Runtime
- 0:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Tractor crushes car in Graiguenamanagh: ‘It could have been complete carnage’
