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In The News
In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Aideen Finnegan.
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In The NewsRevolut scam: 'I watched the total go down by another €5,000'
Alice Coyle lost €10,000 in a matter of minutes in a Revolut scam. The Galway woman tells Bernice Harrison how the scam unfolded after she received a text from…
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A radical plan to solve the housing crisis
Housing experts Rory Hearne and Phil Murphy believe they have the answers to Ireland’s housing crisis. The solution as they see it, is the establishment of a…
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What will Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest mean for the SNP?
Former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon spent Sunday in a police station being questioned as part of a criminal investigation into her party’s finances…
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Why is Trump facing federal charges in Miami?
Later today, former president Donald Trump will be arraigned at a Miami courthouse, in connection to the mishandling of hundreds of classified documents…
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Is Ireland ready to become a nation of organ donors?
In 2017, Orla Tinsley’s life was saved when she received a double lung transplant at the age of 31. Today, she is awaiting a kidney transplant and must undergo…
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Liam Byrne arrest: what next for the Kinahan cartel?
Last weekend, senior Kinahan cartel member Liam Byrne was arrested while on a family holiday in Mallorca, on suspicion of serious firearms offences. He now…
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Leaving Cert: Why is there so much emphasis placed on points and third level education?
With all the good weather we're having, it can only mean one thing: it’s Leaving Cert season. This morning, around 60,000 students around the country will sit…
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'Hunk correspondent' Patrick Freyne on why we're obsessed with TV dating shows
Love them or hate them, reality TV dating shows are one of the most enduring formats on the small screen. It seems like TV producers will take any concept and…
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Ireland's vaping legislation: Too little too late?
How dangerous is vaping? Outside every school and college there are clouds of watermelon or strawberry scented steam, while brightly-coloured toy-like used…
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Schofield scandal: ITV launch fresh investigation into 'unwise' affair
Phillip Schofield was TV royalty in Britain, an ITV star who presented the station’s flagship breakfast show, This Morning – as well as several other prime…
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Five numbers that reveal how Ireland is changing
The results of Census 2022 are here. As usual it’s a mine of information, with figures detailing the state we’re in, from our religious affiliations to how…
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Bernard Phelan: 'He told me I'd die in prison'
Lara Marlowe spoke to Bernard Phelan, the Irish man who recently left Iran after being released from over six months in prison. He told her about life in a…
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'Stardust baby' Lisa Lawlor's 42-year search for answers
Lisa Lawlor was just 17 months old when her parents Maureen and Francis died in the fire at Stardust Ballroom in the early hours of Valentines Day 1981…
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Is social media making teenagers miserable?
Do teenagers today have it tougher than previous generations? In terms of how well they can develop emotionally and socially, the answer is yes, says Dr Colman…
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Who is Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner?
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are currently searching a reservoir in Portugal, 50km away from the holiday resort where the toddler…
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How Ireland reluctantly fined Facebook €1.2 billion
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has hit Facebook owner Meta Ireland with a fine of €1.2 billion – the largest such fine to date under GDPR rules - for its…
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When is it right to 'dename'?
It was recently announced that Trinity College Dublin will 'dename' its Berkeley Library, because of the links to slavery of its current namesake, the 18th…
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What will it take for the Inch blockade to end?
In the small townland of Inch, Co Clare, locals have blockaded the entrance to the former Magowna House Hotel, where 34 asylum seekers were sent on Monday…
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With jail looming, is Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes sorry?
The headline on the New York Times interview with the one-time darling of Silicon Valley, now convicted fraudster, said it all: “Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget…
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Why did German police shoot Oisín Osborn dead?
On May 22nd, 2019 Oisín Osborn was shot dead in Hamburg in his own home by German police, 10 days after he had become a father. On that fateful morning, his…
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Could Annie McCarrick's disappearance finally be solved?
The upgrading of the Annie McCarrick case from a missing persons inquiry to a murder investigation has occurred at the same time two men are being examined as…
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How E Jean Carroll won her case against Donald Trump
This week, a jury in a civil trial in New York found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defaming writer E Jean Carroll. It ordered that the former US…
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Will prices ever come back down?
Consumer Affairs Correspondent Conor Pope explains why there has been so much controversy about how much we're paying for food in supermarkets recently and…
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The secret deal for the UK to protect Irish skies
Since the 1950s, a hidden agreement between the Republic of Ireland and Britain has allowed the RAF to enter Irish airspace in the event of security threats…
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Eurovision: Where did it all go wrong for Ireland?
Irish Times media columnist – and diehard Eurovision fan – Laura Slattery is heading to Liverpool this week for the annual song contest. It’s hard not to feel…
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Trump goes on the attack in Doonbeg
Donald Trump was on his best behaviour as he visited his property in County Clare. Political reporter Jack Horgan-Jones was there to report on local attitudes…
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Did Ed Sheeran copy Marvin Gaye's biggest hit?
The stakes are high for Ed Sheeran this week in a Manhattan courtroom. The family of the late Ed Townsend claim that the singer’s 2014 hit song Thinking Out…
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'They have one chance at this' - is a Ukrainian counter-offensive about to begin?
In Ukraine, Russia's invading army has been on the offensive for months - but with little to show for it. Meanwhile, Ukraine is preparing a counter-attack that…
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How wealthy is the British monarchy?
King Charles III's Coronation will take place this Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London. The one-day event is estimated to cost the taxpayer between £50 and…
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The 65 billion euro question: how to spend the massive budget surplus
Over the next three years the Government is going to have a cumulative budget surplus of a projected €65 billion - the biggest budget surplus in our history…
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Power, ambition and money: Why Sudan's generals are fighting
Why has armed conflict broken out in Sudan? To answer this question we need to understand the backgrounds of the two generals on opposing sides: Abdel Fattah…
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Pentagon leaks: How a 21-year-old exposed America's weakness
Classified documents about the war in Ukraine and China’s experimental weapons are just some of files that were recently leaked from the Pentagon, finding…
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The controversial landlord: How Marc Godart and his family built an Irish rental empire
How did controversial landlord Marc Godart build his extensive portfolio of properties, owned and managed, in Ireland? Europe correspondent Naomi O’Leary…
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What next for Gerard Hutch and the Regency case?
After his acquittal for murder ‘The Monk’ Hutch emerged from Dublin’s Special Criminal court a free man. He was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne…
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Not guilty: why did the State's case against Gerard Hutch fail?
The State has failed in its effort to convict Gerard Hutch of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. The conclusion of the dramatic case with a…
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The brutal crimes of IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci
During the Troubles the IRA set up a unit to find informers within its organisation. Informally called the ‘nutting squad’, it was led by Freddie Scappaticci…
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Why has the appointment of RTÉ's next leader run into trouble?
The role of RTÉ Director-General, held by Dee Forbes since 2016, is well-paid, prestigious but daunting. The task of finding funding to maintain the…
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How European policies are causing misery for migrants
On the Mediterranean, migrants face grave danger in the attempt to cross from Africa to their targets in Europe, places like the small Italian island of…
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CNN's Donie O'Sullivan on the meaning of Biden's visit
CNN news reporter Donie O'Sullivan doesn't usually cover the White House beat. He's more likely to be seen talking about online political movements or the use…
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Revealed: Christy Kinahan's Zimbabwe connection
In contrast with his son Daniel Kinahan, little has been known about the activities of Christy Kinahan snr, the founder of the Kinahan drug cartel. Irish Times…
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"Sean Quinn chooses not to understand" - filmmaker Trevor Birney on the making of Quinn Country
"Sean Quinn knows exactly what he did but chooses not to understand. It’s very easy for him to find others are to blame.” Enniskillen-born filmmaker, Trevor…
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Rental crisis: why can't Ireland put limits on AirBnb?
The landlord of a Dublin apartment block, who evicted tenants last year claiming he intended to sell up, has been found by Dublin City Council to be using the…
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Sex education overhaul: 'It’s great that porn is going to be addressed'
Sex education in Ireland is getting a revamp. From September, students in the junior cycle will be taught about consent, relationships, the effects of…
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Trump facing trial: How the 2016 election is returning to haunt the former president
Donald Trump is the first ever former president to face criminal charges. To understand how he ended up in that ignoble position, we have to go back to the…
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'There's literally nowhere to go' - how Ireland failed renters
The controversial decision to allow the no-fault eviction ban lapse on March 31st has barely left the news cycle since the Minister for Housing announced it…
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The Russian spy who went to Trinity: 'He was private and had an unusual accent'
Russian spy Sergey Cherkasov spent four years deep undercover as a politics student in Trinity College Dublin. His classmates knew him as Victor Muller…
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Why is Tiktok under fire - and should you be worried about it?
With more than half a billion downloads last year, TikTok has become the most popular app in the world. Despite its global popularity, suspicion around the app…
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Kerry Babies: 'There's no good end to this'
A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s have been released without charge, following their arrest this week in connection with the death of a newborn baby boy…
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An apology that came 50 years too late
The St John Ambulance organisation has been rocked by a report into its handling of child sexual abuse allegations. Jack Power tells Bernice Harrison what the…
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Capital murder: the trials of Steven Silver
In June 2020, Garda Colm Horkan was shot and killed while on duty in Castlerea, County Roscommon. His murder shocked the community and his colleagues in the…
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Could another crisis engulf Irish banks?
Banks in the US and Europe are failing. Why? And could this new banking crisis spread to Irish shores? Cliff Taylor explains what's happening, why it's…
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What's behind the huge drop in Irish gun crime?
Something strange is happening in the Irish gangland scene. After years of escalating violence, gun crime across the country has now reached record lows…
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Will we ever escape the drunken Irish stereotype?
A cringey segment on Saturday Night Live went viral earlier this week ahead of the Oscars; lampooning the Irish accent and playing into the drunken, fighting…
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Will Lineker vs The BBC go to extra time?
Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day on BBC this weekend. While it appears the story is reaching it’s conclusion, many questions still remain…
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"We need guns and men" - inside the group chat of Ireland's new far right party
At first glance, many of the policies of Ireland First seem conservative rather than extreme. But a private, invite-only Telegram group paints a much darker…
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Ozempic: the reality of the ‘miracle’ weight-loss jab
Ozempic is a drug, designed for diabetics, but which has a game-changing secondary use. It has the power to transform the lives of people with complex obesity…
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The mystery virus: why we still aren't certain where Covid-19 came from
The idea that Covid-19 emerged from a lab in Wuhan was broadly dismissed as a conspiracy theory in the early stages of the pandemic. But experts have examined…
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What happened at the Ballyseedy Massacre?
This week marks 100 years since the Ballyseedy Massacre, arguably the worst atrocity of the Irish civil war. On that fateful night, nine Kerrymen were rounded…
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Sensible urban policy or sinister globalist plot? The uproar over 15 minute cities
The concept of the "15 minute city" is pretty straightforward: designing urban areas so that most of what an individual needs is within a short walk of home…
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Why pharma giant GSK won't pay mother and baby home trial victims
Mari Steed was just five months old when she was subjected to an experimental vaccine trial at Bessborough mother and baby home in county Cork. She was…