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The Explainer: What will the COP27 climate summit focus on?
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Why are Travellers so overrepresented in prison?
The Explainer: Who is Mahsa Amini, and why has her death led to protests in Iran?
The Explainer: What’s the story with the women’s football World Cup?
The Explainer: What will Putin's next steps be in his invasion of Ukraine?
The Explainer: What's happening in Brazil's closely-fought election?
The Explainer: What type of tax system does Ireland have?
The Explainer: What do recent arrests mean for the Kinahan gang?
The Explainer x Noteworthy: How much weedkiller are councils using?
The Explainer: What are the challenges facing King Charles?
The Explainer: Why is Ireland so obsessed with Garth Brooks?
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Why are Irish unweaned calves being exported?
The Explainer: How have abortion laws changed in the US since Roe V Wade was overturned?
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Are religious property proceeds going to redress?
The Explainer: Why has polio reappeared in some major cities' sewage systems?
The Explainer: What's being done to stop the spread of monkeypox?
The Explainer: What makes Love Island so successful?
The Explainer: Is Ireland heading towards another recession?
The Explainer: What do the recent extreme temperatures tell us about future Irish summers?
The Explainer: Will Dublin’s metro actually be built this time around?
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Is Ireland a dumping ground for poultry manure?
The Explainer: Why are energy prices still going up?
The Explainer: What Roe v Wade being overturned could mean for other US laws
The Explainer: Why was Roe v Wade overturned - and what could it mean for US laws?
The Explainer: What's the future of EU defence - and how does Ireland play a role?
The Explainer: Why is it so hard to take action on mass shootings in the US?
The Explainer: What is Sláintecare and how does it aim to reform Ireland’s health system?
The Explainer: Why isn't Ireland winning the Eurovision Song Contest?
The Explainer: What does the election result mean for the future of Northern Ireland?
The Explainer: In the age of disinformation and misinformation, how does factchecking work?
The Explainer: What is the situation like for people fleeing Ukraine now?
The Explainer: Why is cutting turf so bad for the environment?
The Explainer: How are war crimes investigated and prosecuted?
The Explainer: Is there a significant revival of the Irish language underway?
Higher prices for meats and dairy products in Ireland 'beginning to happen already'
The Explainer: How secure is Ireland’s food supply?
The Explainer: Is the internet bad for our brains?
The Explainer x Noteworthy: How is inadequate care impacting people with eating disorders?
The Explainer: What is life like for people staying in Ukraine - and those who have left?
The Explainer x Noteworthy: How are public maintenance works impacting river biodiversity?