# explainer - Saturday 16 February, 2019
The US president’s wall is far from a sure thing even now.
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# explainer - Saturday 9 February, 2019
A heated dispute is ongoing in the US involving some very high profile figures.
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For fresh meats, the rules are clear. For processed meats, not so much.
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The controversy over the costs of the project is just the latest in a series of problems to affect the project
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# explainer - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
Can the so-called Malthouse Compromise provide a basis for a breakthrough, or is the latest effort over before it begins?
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# explainer - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
Politicians have only recently started talking about it and Trump hasn’t addressed it much.
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# explainer - Saturday 2 February, 2019
It’s a phrase that has literally been around for centuries.
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This seems as a good time as any to talk about this.
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# explainer - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
Another vote is promised by 13 February – if the Withdrawal Agreement isn’t approved then, it’s looking like a no-deal Brexit.
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# explainer - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
The UK government is running out of road, so here are the options that could salvage May’s deal.
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# explainer - Thursday 24 January, 2019
The current political crisis has been years in the making.
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# explainer - Sunday 20 January, 2019
A campaign has begun this year to try to increase school secretaries’ pay – but is it so varied in the first place?
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# explainer - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
It’s all about money, and a wall.
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# explainer - Tuesday 8 January, 2019
It could mean they can offer small loans to people who otherwise mightn’t get credit.
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# explainer - Monday 7 January, 2019
A US-backed group yesterday said that it had captured an Irish citizen fighting for Islamic State in Syria.
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# explainer - Thursday 3 January, 2019
Four in five people who attempted to cross the English Channel in dinghies in 2018 did so in the last three months. But why?
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# explainer - Sunday 30 December, 2018
Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in May of this year.
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# explainer - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
The bill passed in the Senate last week after it received huge bipartisan support.
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# explainer - Thursday 20 December, 2018
Political in-fighting has divided Irish karate for months now.
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# explainer - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
Reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 is being considered by the government.
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# explainer - Friday 14 December, 2018
The short answer is, we don’t know yet. But here’s what might happen.
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# explainer - Wednesday 12 December, 2018
If May wins the vote, she could still be pushed to resign if a large enough number of MPs vote against her.
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# explainer - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
Theresa May has turned to European leaders today to try to find something that will make the Brexit deal more palatable.
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# explainer - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
The last time an MP was expelled from parliament for contempt was in 1947 – and that’s an interesting story in itself.
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# explainer - Sunday 2 December, 2018
It’s not a done deal yet, but advocates are cautiously optimistic about a big win.
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The Convention Centre will stage the event on Sunday morning.
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# explainer - Saturday 1 December, 2018
They would get full access to the Single Market and avoid tariff barriers.
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# explainer - Saturday 24 November, 2018
There have been calls for the Pakistani woman to be offered asylum, including in Ireland.
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# explainer - Tuesday 20 November, 2018
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory, located near the southernmost tip of Spain.
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# explainer - Friday 16 November, 2018
The draft agreement has been denounced across Britain’s political spectrum since it was unveiled on Wednesday night
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# explainer - Thursday 15 November, 2018
The agreement has caused outcry from Brexiteers and Remainers alike.
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There have been five resignations so far today – including two members of her Cabinet.
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# explainer - Friday 9 November, 2018
The short answer is… we don’t know.
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# explainer - Wednesday 31 October, 2018
The elections come at a polarised time for US politics.
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# explainer - Saturday 27 October, 2018
Here’s your step-by step guide to count day.
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# explainer - Friday 26 October, 2018
What, when, where – and a bit of who and which, if you need help with that as well.
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# explainer - Thursday 25 October, 2018
The much-anticipated regulations will come into force in June 2019 in areas with high housing demand.
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The three Dragons – Seán Gallagher, Gavin Duffy, and Peter Casey – are funding their campaigns through their own funds.
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# explainer - Tuesday 23 October, 2018
Should it be for a limited period of time or not? Would it apply to the UK as a whole, or just Northern Ireland?
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