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Gardaí appeal for witnesses to attack on senior Muslim cleric in February

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to attack on senior Muslim cleric in February

Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri was hospitalised after what he said was a ‘deliberate hate crime attack’ in west Dublin

Thu Apr 25 2024 - 10:00
Are the lessons of the Rwandan genocide being ignored 30 years on?

Are the lessons of the Rwandan genocide being ignored 30 years on?

In the News podcast: New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch reflects on the lessons not learned from the 1994 Rwandan genocide

Thu Apr 25 2024 - 06:15
Listen | 24:15
How convicted drug dealer David Waldron quietly led a luxury lifestyle for over two decades

How convicted drug dealer David Waldron quietly led a luxury lifestyle for over two decades

In the News podcast: How did David Waldron safely rise through the ranks, while so many of his well-known associates were murdered?

Wed Apr 24 2024 - 14:56
Listen | 24:52
From Amy Winehouse to Queen, why do audiences love musical biopics?

From Amy Winehouse to Queen, why do audiences love musical biopics?

In the News podcast: Irish Times film correspondent Donald Clarke discusses what separates the show-stopping musical biopic from the bum note

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 24:45
Migration system may be tightened over spike in international protection applicants

Migration system may be tightened over spike in international protection applicants

More than 6,000 sought asylum in Ireland so far in 2024, a rise of almost 80% on last year’s figure

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Who are the main companies involved in providing refugee accommodation in Ireland?

Who are the main companies involved in providing refugee accommodation in Ireland?

Department of Integration spent €1.49 billion on housing Ukrainian refugees and €640 million on accommodation for international protection applicants in 2023

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 05:30
Pest infestation at asylum seeker centre saw child hospitalised, inspections find

Pest infestation at asylum seeker centre saw child hospitalised, inspections find

Residents feel ‘unsafe’ and some staff are not Garda vetted, Hiqa inspections of accommodation find

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 10:00
What will it take to make Irish roads safer?

What will it take to make Irish roads safer?

In the News podcast: Is the Road Safety Authority’s goal of no road-related deaths or serious injuries by 2050 really achievable?

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 06:15
Listen | 23:54
Why a judge called Eir’s conduct ‘a disgrace’

Why a judge called Eir’s conduct ‘a disgrace’

In the News podcast: Consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope discusses the outcome of Comreg’s case against Eircom and its wider implications

Tue Apr 16 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 16:30
Ireland to overhaul asylum system with legally binding application time frames after EU vote

Ireland to overhaul asylum system with legally binding application time frames after EU vote

European Parliament vote opposed by Sinn Féin, which says it is opposed to ‘open borders’

Thu Apr 11 2024 - 06:00
‘Volunteers have reached breaking point’: Activists supporting homeless asylum seekers run out of tents

‘Volunteers have reached breaking point’: Activists supporting homeless asylum seekers run out of tents

1,700 male asylum seekers now homeless with new arrivals now sharing tents with those already camping off Mount Street

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 11:56
The challenges facing Ireland’s youngest and most untested Taoiseach

The challenges facing Ireland’s youngest and most untested Taoiseach

In the News podcast: Political Editor Pat Leahy about the challenges that lie ahead for Ireland’s new leader

Tue Apr 09 2024 - 07:52
Listen | 22:34

School phobia: Boy became ‘gripped with terror’ shortly after starting secondary school in 2021

In the News podcast: School refusal, or school phobia, has become a major issue for principals and school staff across Ireland

Mon Apr 08 2024 - 06:15
Listen | 26:23
Early years educators’ pay must be increased, inaugural childcare conference told

Early years educators’ pay must be increased, inaugural childcare conference told

Minister commits to examining potential for establishing publicly-run early years education system

Sat Apr 06 2024 - 16:35
Iranian refugee couple graduate with DCU masters’ degrees on the same day

Iranian refugee couple graduate with DCU masters’ degrees on the same day

‘Education creates justice. If you just send rich people to university, and others have no access to education, it creates huge inequalities’

Fri Apr 05 2024 - 19:12
Man (80s) and woman (70s) die in Cork city house fire

Man (80s) and woman (70s) die in Cork city house fire

Victims of fire on Lower Glanmire Road became first time grandparents just hours before they died

Fri Apr 05 2024 - 18:00
Number of homeless asylum seekers in State rises to 1,620

Number of homeless asylum seekers in State rises to 1,620

Average of 59 people seeking asylum arrived each day during last week of March, almost one third of them children

Fri Apr 05 2024 - 15:58
Strategy to resolve divisive asylum seeker problem shy of joined-up Coalition thinking

Strategy to resolve divisive asylum seeker problem shy of joined-up Coalition thinking

Lack of urgency among housing officials and ‘unwillingness to recognise scale of problem’ within housing department cited as a brake on progress

Fri Apr 05 2024 - 06:00
Citywest hotel in Dublin was paid €53.6m to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees in 2023

Citywest hotel in Dublin was paid €53.6m to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees in 2023

Large hotel groups and companies paid tens of millions in Government contracts to accommodate international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees

Thu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
New asylum-seeker accommodation agency is under consideration

New asylum-seeker accommodation agency is under consideration

State expects 13,000-16,000 asylum seekers a year, a fourfold increase on previous estimates

Thu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Will Israel’s Damascus attack further escalate tensions across the Middle East?

Will Israel’s Damascus attack further escalate tensions across the Middle East?

In the News podcast: Expert in conflict and post-conflict security Duncan Bullivant discusses the wider implications of the Damascus bombing

Wed Apr 03 2024 - 07:00
Listen | 21:04
How Javier Milei’s transformation of Argentina is coming at a cost

How Javier Milei’s transformation of Argentina is coming at a cost

In the News podcast: Tom Hennigan reports from South America on Milei’s struggle to make his radical vision for Argentina a reality

Tue Apr 02 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 23:10
‘You’re famous, what are you doing here?’: The asylum seeker who has gone from Somali TV to a bunk bed in Citywest

‘You’re famous, what are you doing here?’: The asylum seeker who has gone from Somali TV to a bunk bed in Citywest

Salman Jamal was a prominent news reporter in Somalia when he was nearly killed in a bomb attack. Now he shares a room in a Dublin centre

Tue Apr 02 2024 - 00:00
More Ukrainian refugees now leaving State accommodation than entering the country

More Ukrainian refugees now leaving State accommodation than entering the country

Daily average of 25 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Ireland last month, compared to 70 last December

Fri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
Plans for reforming asylum accommodation system need to work - quickly

Plans for reforming asylum accommodation system need to work - quickly

Plans commit to providing 14,000 State-owned beds for asylum seekers by end of 2028 as part of scheme to make 35,000 beds available

Wed Mar 27 2024 - 20:22
Children in Gaza dying from hunger as ceasefire negotiations progress slowly

Children in Gaza dying from hunger as ceasefire negotiations progress slowly

In the News podcast: UNICEF spokesperson James Elder reports from Gaza on the manmade famine spreading through the strip

Wed Mar 27 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 21:44
How the investigation into Annie McCarrick’s disappearance took a wrong turn

How the investigation into Annie McCarrick’s disappearance took a wrong turn

In the News podcast: Journalist Áine Ryan discusses the latest revelations surrounding the young American’s disappearance in 1993

Tue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 16:32
Fifth of young Irish men would continue if partner was ‘not enjoying’ sex

Fifth of young Irish men would continue if partner was ‘not enjoying’ sex

Men are being told ‘an array of harmful myths around women’s attitudes to sex’, says project lead of We-Consent campaign

Mon Mar 25 2024 - 00:01
Ireland has one of the most positive attitudes towards immigration in Europe - study

Ireland has one of the most positive attitudes towards immigration in Europe - study

Irish people’s positivity towards immigrants has declined in recent years, particularly between June and November 2023, according to ESRI study

Fri Mar 22 2024 - 06:00
Mixing social and private housing segregates rather than integrates communities, says Ó Broin

Mixing social and private housing segregates rather than integrates communities, says Ó Broin

Planning and Development Bill wording offers ‘flexibility’ in building more social housing, says Fine Gael’s Kieran O’Donnell

Thu Mar 21 2024 - 15:20
Fine Gael leadership election: how it works and when we’ll know the next taoiseach

Fine Gael leadership election: how it works and when we’ll know the next taoiseach

Process starts today with nominations from parliamentary party

Thu Mar 21 2024 - 09:02
‘Making it here to Ireland, it’s a miracle’: Family reunited in Dublin after fleeing Gaza Strip

‘Making it here to Ireland, it’s a miracle’: Family reunited in Dublin after fleeing Gaza Strip

Isam Hammad and his son Ezzideen arrived in Dublin on Tuesday, following their family who fled Rafah in late February

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 19:00
What is the English language school visa scam and who is behind it?

What is the English language school visa scam and who is behind it?

In the News podcast: Reporter Isabela Boechat discusses the ‘ghost student’ visas spreading through the language school sector

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 05:01
Listen | 20:00
‘I don’t feel either Irish or British’: English expats on being ‘blow-ins’ in Ireland’s most British town

‘I don’t feel either Irish or British’: English expats on being ‘blow-ins’ in Ireland’s most British town

Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, recent and older arrivals from England reflect on new lives, identity and heritage in Skibbereen, west Cork

Sun Mar 17 2024 - 06:00
‘There’s no way he’d have sex with me if I said use a condom’ - the shift in attitudes behind a rise in STIs

‘There’s no way he’d have sex with me if I said use a condom’ - the shift in attitudes behind a rise in STIs

In the News podcast: Dr Aisling Loy discusses the rise in STIs among younger people in Ireland and the longer term health implications of contracting these infections

Fri Mar 15 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 20:54
The pursuit of the Kinahan cartel leader: could Daniel Kinahan finally face trial in Ireland?

The pursuit of the Kinahan cartel leader: could Daniel Kinahan finally face trial in Ireland?

In the News podcast: How likely is it that the leader of the Kinahan cartel will end up in Garda handcuffs?

Thu Mar 14 2024 - 06:15
Listen | 21:43
Charlie Bird’s courageous final act

Charlie Bird’s courageous final act

In the News podcast: Mark Hennessy reflects on the journalism and advocacy work which defined the late RTÉ journalist’s life

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 20:27
Why are Chinese millionaires buying homes in south Dublin?

Why are Chinese millionaires buying homes in south Dublin?

In the News podcast: How China’s property crisis is pushing some of its richest people to invest in Dublin homes and send their children to Irish schools

Tue Mar 12 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 21:18
Smithfield horse fair protest: ‘There’s six generations of us coming to this’

Smithfield horse fair protest: ‘There’s six generations of us coming to this’

Hundreds of horse owners and traders gather to demonstrate against Dublin City Council restrictions on horse fairs in capital’s market area

Sun Mar 10 2024 - 16:35
Proposed changes to Constitution ‘too vague’ and causing ‘confusion’, say voters outside polling station

Proposed changes to Constitution ‘too vague’ and causing ‘confusion’, say voters outside polling station

Slow start to voting in Stoneybatter in Dublin as local residents have their say in ‘family’ and ‘care’ referendums

Sat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
Family and care referendums: Polls close with low turnout

Family and care referendums: Polls close with low turnout

Around a quarter of voters cast a ballot in Dublin city but elsewhere in the capital turnout was as low as 16 per cent as of Friday afternoon

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 22:25
How leaked audio embarrassed Germany and put the spotlight on Europe’s ‘war-readiness’

How leaked audio embarrassed Germany and put the spotlight on Europe’s ‘war-readiness’

In the News podcast: Berlin correspondent Derek Scally discusses the implications of the German military leaks and Russia’s threat of wider war in Europe

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 24:27
The Yes and No referendum campaigns explained

The Yes and No referendum campaigns explained

In the News podcast

Wed Mar 06 2024 - 05:00
Listen | 26:36
Charges against Irish citizen held in Iraq are dropped but campaign for return continues

Charges against Irish citizen held in Iraq are dropped but campaign for return continues

Yasser Eljuboori released on bail but still faces risks while he remains in Iraq, says legal counsel

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 12:23
Covid-19 pandemic babies ‘more likely to have healthier guts, to suffer fewer food allergies’

Covid-19 pandemic babies ‘more likely to have healthier guts, to suffer fewer food allergies’

Irish researchers found lower rates of infection and longer periods of breastfeeding during lockdowns had a positive effect on babies’ gut development

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 11:26
Number of consultant and non-consultant hospital doctors has risen 60% since 2013

Number of consultant and non-consultant hospital doctors has risen 60% since 2013

Public capital health expenditure increased by 251% over last decade, according to department report

Wed Feb 28 2024 - 17:59
Man (30s) arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with discovery of body in flat in south Dublin

Man (30s) arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with discovery of body in flat in south Dublin

Early indications are that Mick Whelan was stabbed, but results of postmortem will determine course of investigation

Wed Feb 28 2024 - 15:49
Can we trust the new FAI?

Can we trust the new FAI?

In the News podcast: Why is the FAI’s appearance before last week’s Public Accounts Committee so significant?

Wed Feb 28 2024 - 05:00
Listen | 24:59
Explained: the latest twist in the RTE saga

Explained: the latest twist in the RTE saga

In the News podcast: How much has the latest chapter in the RTE saga damaged Catherine Martin’s role as media minister?

Tue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Listen | 20:29
Artwork from leading Irish artists to go on sale in aid of doctors working in Gaza

Artwork from leading Irish artists to go on sale in aid of doctors working in Gaza

Events unfolding in Gaza are a ‘massacre’ says participating artists Dorothy Cross

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 11:10
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