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What exactly happened with Brexit on Wednesday night?
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday night, the latest stage of the Brexit saga began: The Flextension.The United Kingdom and European Union agreed a flexible Brexit extensio...
Why is John Delaney in the news so much right now?
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
He's not a professional sports person, but John Delaney is one of the most well-known names in Irish sport.The longtime head of the Football Associati...
Is Ireland getting rid of Daylight Savings Time?
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Daylight Savings Time has been a fixture in Ireland for as long as most of us can remember, but MEPs recently voted to scrap it - and Ireland has 12 m...
What can the Irish government do about returning Islamic State members?
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, we look at the case of Irish Islamic State member Lisa Smith, who is Irish and was married to an Islamic State member. We examine the ...
Why has there been a 208% rise in measles cases in Ireland?
17 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Measles is on the rise in Ireland. We examine the latest outbreaks and discuss how linked it is to wider anti-vaccination trends. Hosted on Acast. See...
How will Brexit affect the food that you buy?
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the week where the major decisions will be made about what Brexit will look like, TheJournal.ie looks at your shopping basket to see what will happ...