# explainer - Yesterday’s News
# Uvalde Shooting
# Uvalde Shooting
The shooting at Uvalde has once again raised the question of gun control in the US.
# explainer - Monday 23 May, 2022
# Omicron
# Omicron
BA.4 and BA.5 were identified by the ECDC as variants of concern earlier this month.
# explainer - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
The virus usually spreads only in Central and West Africa.
# explainer - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# Maternity Care
# Maternity Care
The term has been defined in the government’s decision but not the legal documents of the agreement.
# explainer - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen in to be brought up to speed about the weekend’s seismic election result.
# Clusters
# Clusters
There have been six probable cases of the illness in Ireland, and one child has sadly died.
# explainer - Thursday 5 May, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
The Good Information Project has been looking at the fight against misinfo and disinfo, and this week on the podcast we’re taking a look at how factchecking and how it works.
# explainer - Tuesday 3 May, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
The long-running controversy is back in the headlines this week.
# Explainer
# Explainer
Jane Roe – a pseudonym for Norma McCorvey – sued the Dallas Attorney General, Henry Wade.
# explainer - Thursday 28 April, 2022
# The Explainer
# The Explainer
Listen to hear what reporter Céimin Burke saw while reporting from the Polish-Ukrainian border last week.
# explainer - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# Transnistria
# Transnistria
There has been a series of explosions in recent days and a Russian commander claimed Russian speakers in Moldova are being oppressed.
# explainer - Thursday 14 April, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen to expert Professor Ray Murphy of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway explain.
# explainer - Tuesday 12 April, 2022
# Mariupol
# Mariupol
There are unconfirmed reports that chemical weapons were used in the city of Mariupol.
# explainer - Thursday 31 March, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen in to hear how the census works, and why it’s important.
# explainer - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
The auto-enrolment pension scheme is set to come into effect in early 2024.
# Explainer
# Explainer
Major reforms to the Leaving Cert are to be brought in beginning in 2023.
# explainer - Thursday 10 March, 2022
# From Russia With Cash
# From Russia With Cash
Their assets are being seized but how did they come to be in the first place?
# Explainer
From The42
# Explainer
The sale of the club is now in serious doubt, and while they can continue to play games, they cannot sell match tickets.
# explainer - Wednesday 9 March, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
Security analyst Dr Tom Clonan said the West giving Ukraine fighter jets is much more “provocative” than anti-tank missiles.
# explainer - Tuesday 8 March, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen to hear Andrew Cottey from UCC to explain more.
# explainer - Saturday 5 March, 2022
# Silent Treatment
# Silent Treatment
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney tells Susan Daly about the chaotic state of services through people’s experiences.
# Investigation
# Investigation
An Irish expert believes Putin has committed war crimes but says it will be down to international investigators to make the case.
# explainer - Thursday 3 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
There have been widespread calls to boot out diplomats, but keeping them in place is part of an EU wide approach.
# explainer - Saturday 26 February, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing to get pulses racing – but two new laws will change a lot about our digital lives.
# explainer - Friday 25 February, 2022
# Ukraine
Asset freezes have been placed on both Putin and Lavrov. More than 130 people died in Ukraine in the first day of Russia's invasion. There have been over 18,000 assault rifles issued to Ukrainian volunteers.
# explainer - Thursday 24 February, 2022
# Explainer
Russian troops have captured the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant this evening after a battle with Ukraine's defence Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs is urging Irish citizens in Ukraine to shelter in place or leave the country if they can safely US President Joe Biden has announced further sanctions against Russia.
# Podcast
# Podcast
In the early hours of the morning, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Listen to our latest episode to hear about why.
# explainer - Monday 21 February, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
Vladimir Putin this evening recognised the independence of the two regions.
# explainer - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Universal Social Charge
# Universal Social Charge
Some politicians’ stances on the tax have changed over the years.
# explainer - Friday 11 February, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen in to hear what it has to do with inflation – and what inflation is – on this week’s podcast.
# explainer - Wednesday 9 February, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
With pump prices spiking dramatically and oil climbing towards $100 a barrel, the government’s car fuel tax take is facing criticism.
# explainer - Saturday 5 February, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
Some 55% of the Afghan population is now suffering from hunger, according to the United Nations.
# explainer - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
The resignation comes amid a festering row over the Northern Ireland Protocol and with elections looming.
# explainer - Tuesday 1 February, 2022
# Russian Strongman
# Russian Strongman
Journalist Hannah McCarthy explains the thinking of Russian President Vladimir Putin as his military builds along the border with Ukraine.
# explainer - Wednesday 19 January, 2022
# Explainer
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine today ahead of talks with Russia on Friday. Moscow has been accused of massing tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine in preparation for an invasion. The conflict in eastern Ukraine has so far left more than 13,000 dead.
# explainer - Thursday 13 January, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Click to listen to our interview with former Kazakhstan resident, and expert in post-Soviet countries, professor Donnacha Ó Beacháin.
# Prince Andrew
# Prince Andrew
The motion to dismiss the case against the prince was denied by a US judge yesterday.
# It Could Be You
# It Could Be You
The current Lotto jackpot has been rolling since Wednesday 9 June 2021.
# explainer - Monday 10 January, 2022
# Unrest
The protests began after fuel prices doubled and tapped into wider discontent in the oil-rich Central Asian nation. A harsh clampdown saw a 'shoot to kill' policy implemented and the deployment of Russian troops in Kazakhstan. The Department of Foreign Affairs issued advice to Irish citizens in the country.
# explainer - Thursday 6 January, 2022
# Boosted
# Boosted
If you’re boosted, you’ll soon get a new EU pass.
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