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Listen in to hear from Love Island expert, podcaster Orlaith Condon.
This week we discussed how different a possible recession could look compared to the post-2008 downturn.
How frequent will heatwaves become, and how quickly can we turn the tide?
Listen in to hear public transport expert Brian Caulfield of Trinity College Dublin explain.
Noteworthy’s Niall Sargent and journalist Ella McSweeney tell Susan Daly about concerns over the cross-border poultry manure trade.
Listen in to our interview with Daragh Cassidy of Bonkers.ie to find out more.
The landmark decision means Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion.
Listen in to our interview with Dr David Kenny of Trinity College School of Law to find out more.
On this week’s episode, former army officer Tom Clonan talks to Michelle Hennessy about how the European Union’s defence strategy is evolving.
Our columnist Larry Donnelly talks to Michelle Hennessy about gun laws in the USA this week on the podcast.
Unsure what Sláintecare is? Listen in to hear Liam Doran explain to presenter Michelle Hennessy.
Listen to find out some of the surprising reasons why.
Listen in to be brought up to speed about the weekend’s seismic election result.
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.
Listen to hear what reporter Céimin Burke saw while reporting from the Polish-Ukrainian border last week.
Listen to hear what Dr Raymond Flynn of Queen’s University Belfast has to say about the topic.
Listen to expert Professor Ray Murphy of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway explain.
Listen here for a discussion on how interest sa Ghaeilge is flourishing, and how the State can harness that.
The disruption to the supply of wheat and other grains will affect other agri-products, Teagasc explained to The Journal.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused disruptions to global wheat supplies, which in turn has caused prices to surge. Russia also produces a significant proportion of the key ingredients in fertilisers.
Listen here to find out from cyberpsychology researcher and lecturer Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton.
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney tells Susan Daly about the chaotic state of services through people’s experiences.
Listen here to find out how life is on the ground for people living in Ukraine, and those who have crossed the border.
Noteworthy’s Anthea Lacchia and An Taisce’s Elaine McGoff tell Susan Daly about how arterial drainage works are changing our waterways.
Listen here to find out how external forces helped spread these trucker protests across Canada – and around the world.
Noteworthy’s Peter McGuire and Professor Mathias Urban tell Susan Daly about the challenges facing Ireland’s childcare system.
Listen in to hear what it has to do with inflation – and what inflation is – on this week’s podcast.
We speak to Orla O’Connor, director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland to get a sense of what more can be done – from the courts to domestic abuse services – but how ultimately there are no quick fixes.
Listen in to hear behavioural scientist Pete Lunn and immunologist Christine Loscher give us the latest info and research on the reopening.
Click to listen to a GP, a paramedic, an emergency medicine consultant, and the head of an intensive care unit talk about how our hospitals are coping with the Omicron wave.
Click to listen to our interview with former Kazakhstan resident, and expert in post-Soviet countries, professor Donnacha Ó Beacháin.
Can we say for definite now that Omicron is milder than other variants?
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney tells Susan Daly about how the private fertility sector is making millions as patients are left in debt.
Here are some of the best bits of The Explainer from 2021.
Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Kim Roberts, and Dimitri Eynikel from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ‘Access’ campaign join us on the podcast this week.
Will everyone get a booster vaccine, and how long will booster immunity last?
Thousands of migrants are travelling to the border, with some deaths reported in recent weeks. We explain what’s behind it.
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney and social care worker Anne Marie Quilligan tell Susan Daly about the conditions faced by Traveller children in the country’s education system.
You guessed it – it’s climate change related.
After the recent ard fheis, we take a look at where things stand with the party.