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How have the Healy Raes never lost an election?
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Healy Raes are a clan to be reckoned with. The Co Kerry family has not one one but two TDs in it, and recently saw three more family members elect...
What's the story with an EU army?
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Irish MEPs have recently been raising concerns about a future 'EU army'. While this isn't surprising, given the issue of Irish neutrality and the EU, ...
Why are so many US states tightening abortion laws right now?
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, a restrictive abortion law was signed in the US state of Georgia which banned terminations after six weeks gestation.This week, another sta...
How did Patrick Quirke get convicted of the murder of Bobby Ryan?
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On 1 May, the longest-running murder trial in the state's history came to an end when Tipperary farmer Patrick Quirke was found guilty of the murder o...
Can Ireland grow its own medicinal cannabis?
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
2019 will likely be the year when it becomes significantly easier for patients to access medicinal cannabis in Ireland.The government has found a supp...
How will the UK’s new porn blocking law work?
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine popping down to your local newsagents with this shopping list: Bread, milk, eggs, Lotto quick pick, an official government porn pass.That's th...
Why haven't any supervised drug injection centres opened in Ireland?
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2015, the then-government announced that the first supervised drug injection centre in the country would open within two years.The centres - k...
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...