# Campaign

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# Financial Abuse

Vast majority of elderly abuse is carried out by a close friend or family member

A new campaign aims to highlight the financial abuse of the elderly.

11.8k

Jun 15th 2016, 6:05 AM

# live in a swamp

Fat Frogs were the best ice pops ever produced in Ireland and need to be brought back

Now.

16.6k

May 18th 2016, 6:02 PM

# All about the Harriets

America is taking a former President off its $20 bill in favour of a woman born a slave

Harriet Tubman was a leading 19th-century abolitionist.

19.8k

Apr 20th 2016, 8:28 PM

# Jobs

Irish Defence Forces to recruit 1,450 new staff

The 2016 campaign will specifically target increased female recruitment.

30.7k

Apr 13th 2016, 10:01 AM

# corey lewandowski

Donald Trump's campaign manager charged with battery of female reporter

The incident happened at a Trump event earlier this month.

31.3k

Mar 29th 2016, 10:06 PM

# Interview

‘Sadly, getting funding for women in sport isn’t as easy it is for men’

Emily Smith of the Irish Dragon Boat team chats to The42 about their struggle for funding among other issues.

9.2k

Feb 28th 2016, 8:00 AM

# your move

This Donegal woman has a unique way of keeping politicians from her door

Legend.

44.9k

Feb 18th 2016, 10:58 PM

# your move

This Donegal woman has a unique way of keeping politicians from her door

Legend.

8.9k

Feb 18th 2016, 4:35 PM

# Homelessness

These homeless 'shelter pods' popped up overnight in Dublin

A group of “friends and concerned citizens” constructed the boxes to highlight the homeless crisis ahead of the election.

99.0k

Feb 15th 2016, 10:53 AM

# booby sands

11 of the most Irish things that have already happened in the election campaign

Sure isn’t it great craic.

9.6k

Feb 7th 2016, 4:30 PM

# game is up

Ladyball creators come clean after controversial ad campaign goes viral

Lidl and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association teamed up to promote issues in women’s game.

33.5k

Jan 15th 2016, 6:34 PM

# literally moving mountains

Could Norway be about to give Finland a mountain as a Christmas present?

Better than socks anyway.

17.4k

Dec 19th 2015, 7:50 AM

# unsanitary behaviour

Condoms, tampons and cigarettes: things Irish people are flushing down the toilet

A campaign is trying to raise awareness of the damage flushing the wrong things down the toilet can cause.

29.9k

Dec 13th 2015, 3:00 PM

# RIP

Die Hard actor and former Senator Fred Thompson dies aged 73

The 6ft 6in former lawyer also starred in Cape Fear and In The Line of Fire.

19.3k

Nov 2nd 2015, 8:07 AM

# ConsentisEverything

Video compares sexual consent to making tea: "If they don't drink tea...don't make them drink it"

‘Just because you made it, doesn’t mean you’re entitled to watch them drink it.’

22.2k

Oct 28th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Living wage

Lidl staff to get a bump in their wages with supermarket to pay €11.50 an hour

The pay increase will be introduced from 1 November.

19.9k

Oct 8th 2015, 9:31 AM

# safer roads

Clampdown on drivers, cyclists and pedestrians running red lights with over 2,500 caught so far

One red light camera has caught over 150 cars breaking a red light since June.

19.5k

Oct 2nd 2015, 12:48 PM

# Out of control

Do you view a night of heavy drinking as a way to bond with friends?

A report into Ireland’s binge drinking culture found Irish people don’t recognise the problem in themselves.

18.6k

Sep 23rd 2015, 6:02 AM

# Abortion

Irish stars are calling for the 8th Amendment to be repealed

More than 240 artists have already joined the campaign.

27.4k

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Sep 15th 2015, 12:47 PM

# bizarre claims

Police in Turkey say VICE journalists 'suspected of helping Isis'

Amnesty International has called the claim “unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre”.

22.4k

Aug 30th 2015, 8:03 PM

# Legal Battle

Couple stranded in Thailand with daughter as surrogate claims she didn't know they were gay

The couple are now facing a lengthy court battle.

48.9k

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Jul 20th 2015, 12:59 PM

# On this Day

There's a campaign to have a US military ship named after an Irishman from Ballyhaunis

On this day in 1966, Gallagher threw himself on top of a grenade in order to save his comrades.

25.4k

Jul 18th 2015, 2:53 PM

# ah trump

Donald Trump accidentally used Nazi soldiers to symbolise American greatness

He’s certainly grabbing more headlines than other presidential hopefuls.

21.9k

Jul 15th 2015, 3:42 PM

# Believe it when we see it

Eric Cantona pledges to swim the English Channel if you say French beer is best

Something tells us this won’t be happening anytime soon.

5.2k

Jul 2nd 2015, 8:45 PM

Voices

Did social media really turn 'No' votes to a 'Yes'?

Elections – like referendums – are determined by the undecided.

1.2k

May 31st 2015, 6:30 PM

# Ireland says I do

Ireland already being promoted as tourist destination for same-sex couples to get hitched

Is Ireland the best small country in the world to have a gay wedding?

22.9k

May 25th 2015, 8:11 AM

# By-election

What you need to know about the fierce battle for Phil Hogan's old seat

Big Phil is gone to Europe, so who’s in the running for his old Dáil seat in Friday’s by-election?

11.8k

May 21st 2015, 9:00 AM

# misleading

Joan Burton says the No posters about surrogacy are 'sad and demeaning'

Ex-Justice Minister Alan Shatter said children are being used as weapons.

21.5k

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May 4th 2015, 8:50 PM

# marriage ref

The No campaign's posters keep getting defaced and ripped down

The Mother and Fathers Matter group is yet to report any incidents to the police.

26.7k

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Apr 29th 2015, 6:11 AM

# Prostitution

Former sex worker says she saw 13-year-old girl work on Dublin streets

Moran also discussed the pressures young boys feel when prostitution is legal.

64.6k

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Apr 26th 2015, 7:00 PM

Voices

If Irish politicians are incompetent, can we really plead ignorance?

In a country where few TDs would dare miss a funeral, do we really have a closer connection with our representatives… or do we just make them work harder at fooling us?

202

Apr 19th 2015, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: Irish politicians are campaigning in the Dark Ages

While politics in Ireland are still centred around the parish pump, in the US and UK social media has transformed how politicos engage with the public, writes Paul Allen.

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Apr 16th 2015, 9:30 PM