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# Explainer

This month
September 2023
# fyi
Explainer: How Ireland can still qualify for Euro 2024
The backdoor route via the playoffs is still a possibility for Stephen Kenny’s beleaguered side.
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Sep 11th 2023, 1:09 PM
# Up next
Explained: What's at stake for Ireland WNT in ‘caretaker’ Nations League campaign
The new competion gets underway in a little over two weeks’ time.
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Sep 6th 2023, 7:30 AM
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August 2023
# Explainer
Why is former NFL star Michael Oher suing the family portrayed in The Blind Side?
Oher claims that the Tuohy family did not adopt him, but rather placed him in a legal conservatorship.
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Aug 18th 2023, 3:05 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
Explainer: Why is the far-right targeting Ireland's libraries?
A report by
Cormac Fitzgerald
In recent months a number of right wing and conspiracy theory fuelled groups have staged protests at numerous libraries. Why?
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Aug 8th 2023, 12:05 AM
# Explainer
What's happening in the plans for a directly elected mayor for Dublin?
Former Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu said the government has the mandate to run an election for a directly elected mayor for Dublin next year. If they don’t do this, she said it is very plausible that one won’t be in place until 2029.
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Aug 6th 2023, 6:30 AM
# Explainer
78 criminal charges and counting: Everything Donald Trump is facing in court
Trump has been indicted over allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. It’s his third felony indictment this year.
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Aug 2nd 2023, 1:13 PM
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2023
# a wig and a prayer
Explainer: Barristers are set to protest at courthouses over pay, what are they looking for?
The Bar of Ireland has recommended that criminal barristers ‘withdraw services’ for one day over pay issues.
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Jul 14th 2023, 7:47 AM
# Explainer
How did RTÉ pay Ryan Tubridy €120,000 more than it publicly stated from 2017 to 2019?
The €120k figure is one of the ongoing mysteries over the whole controversy.
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Jul 11th 2023, 2:08 PM
# Explained
When is the draw for the All-Ireland football semi finals, and how will it work?
Fixture details will be confirmed by the CCCC on Monday afternoon.
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Jul 1st 2023, 6:00 AM
# Explained
When is the draw for the All-Ireland football semi finals, and how will it work?
Fixture details will be confirmed by the CCCC on Monday afternoon.
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Jun 30th 2023, 4:03 PM
# Controversy
The Tubridy pay scandal explained: What it's all about and what might happen next
The controversy has posed major questions for RTÉ and the presenter himself.
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Jun 23rd 2023, 5:20 PM
# Explainer
A forum on Irish foreign policy and neutrality kicks off this week - but what's it all about?
President Higgins’ intervention has turned up the heat in the neutrality debate ahead of a key government event to discuss Ireland’s security future.
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Jun 19th 2023, 10:28 PM
# Explainer
Nicola Sturgeon: From serial election winner to her 'shock' at being arrested
The former Scottish first minister was questioned for around seven hours before she was released.
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Jun 12th 2023, 11:39 AM
# Trumped out
Explainer: Could Donald Trump go to prison after being indicted on federal charges?
He has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate.
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Jun 9th 2023, 2:28 PM
# Explainer
Profile: Who is Liam Byrne, the leading Kinahan Cartel figure arrested in Spain at the weekend?
Byrne and a relative have been arrested by Spanish police as part of a global probe.
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Jun 6th 2023, 5:50 PM
# roster tensions
Explainer: Why are HSE bosses calling for a ‘permanent’ seven-day roster for hospital staff?
The HSE has said it wants to avoid a “substantial impact” of overcrowding on hospitals.
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May 26th 2023, 4:10 PM
# coygig
Explainer: Pauw's Ireland to learn Women's Nations League fate tomorrow
Full focus is on this summer’s World Cup, but the inaugural Nations League is looming.
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May 1st 2023, 7:30 PM
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Explainer: How did violence erupt in Sudan and why have countries decided to evacuate citizens?
Ireland is among countries currently evacuating citizens from the northeast African country due to the conflict.
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Apr 24th 2023, 10:25 AM
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Explainer: Why has violence broken out in Sudan and what might happen next?
Two opposing factions have taken over key sites in Sudan – but what’s at the root of the conflict?
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Apr 18th 2023, 3:44 PM
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World Boxing: What is it, will Ireland be involved, and will it affect the Olympics?
New international federation ‘aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement’.
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Apr 13th 2023, 6:26 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why are there concerns over how TikTok is using your data?
Chris Stokel-Walker, author of a definitive book on TikTok, joins us this week to explain what the controversies around the Chinese-run app are.
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Mar 28th 2023, 6:00 PM
# SNP
Explainer: Who is Humza Yousaf, the new leader of Scotland's ruling party?
Here’s everything you need to know about the soon-to-be First Minister.
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Mar 27th 2023, 6:01 PM
# Explainer
All to play for as provinces head into final rounds of URC regular season
All four Irish teams are back in URC action this weekend.
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Mar 24th 2023, 7:15 AM
# bye bye protocol
Explainer: Pets, potatoes and the 'Stormont brake', what's the deal with the Windsor Framework?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the new deal effectively removes “any sense of a border in the Irish Sea”.
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Feb 28th 2023, 3:48 PM
# Explainer
What does the 'breakthrough' Windsor Framework mean for Northern Ireland?
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen finalised the deal this afternoon.
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Feb 27th 2023, 8:40 PM
# Explainer
Coup rumours, Oligarchs, and pro-Russia agitators: What's going on in Moldova?
With voters split between pro-western and pro-Russia parties, Moldova is at a crossroads ahead of the next election.
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Feb 25th 2023, 6:30 AM
# Dissidents
Explainer: The New IRA and their not-so-new belief in violent republicanism
The New IRA was formed in 2012.
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Feb 24th 2023, 8:20 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: How could the war in Ukraine end?
Donnacha Ó Beacháin, professor of politics at the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University, joins us.
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Feb 10th 2023, 3:00 PM
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Explainer: What is the difference between ‘economic migrants’, ‘refugees’ and 'asylum-seekers'?
False claims about asylum seekers often use terms in confusing and contradictory ways
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Feb 4th 2023, 8:30 AM
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Nursing home charges: What is the controversy about and how has the Government responded?
A 2011 memo stated that the liability from these incorrect charges could amount to €12 billion.
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Jan 31st 2023, 4:33 PM
# timeline
Explained: What you need to know about failed election declarations from Paschal Donohoe and SF
Fine Gael and Sinn Féin have consistently sniped one another over their failure to properly declare donations and expenses.
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Jan 27th 2023, 10:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: How did Ireland get so many Oscar nominations?
Listen in to hear reporter Aoife Barry on how it happened – and what it means for the film industry.
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Jan 25th 2023, 12:52 PM
# Wood for the trees
Explainer: Why is a deal between Coillte and a British firm so controversial?
Here’s a breakdown explaining the deal, why it’s controversial, and what happens next.
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Jan 24th 2023, 4:36 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Who is Andrew Tate?
Listen in to hear Dr Debbie Ging of Dublin City University explain more about the controversial online figure.
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Jan 21st 2023, 9:00 AM
# donohoe to blame
Explainer: Why is Paschal Donohoe still in hot water over political donation declarations?
The Minister is now due to make a further statement to the Dáil on Tuesday.
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Jan 20th 2023, 9:45 PM
# climate protest
Explainer: The story of Greta Thunberg and the small German village on brink of demolition
Here’s a breakdown of the circumstances of the protest in Germany and the activist’s short detention.
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Jan 18th 2023, 4:52 PM
# SIPO
Explainer: Why is Paschal Donohoe in hot water over his expense declarations?
Sinn Féin have said that the Public Expenditure Minister’s explanation was “simply not credible”.
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Jan 16th 2023, 12:28 PM
# Explainer
Plenty on the line as Irish provinces turn attention back to European Cup
All four provinces are in action on Saturday across a busy weekend in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
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Jan 13th 2023, 7:00 AM
# Explainer
Explainer: Why have Greece brought a case against Seán Binder and 23 other volunteers?
The case is before the Greek courts this week.
The case is before the Greek courts on the island of Lesbos this week.
The 24 co-accused could face lengthy jail terms if they are found guilty of charges including espionage and criminal membership.
The trial comes after the country's conservative government has vowed to make Greece "less attractive" to migrants.
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Jan 12th 2023, 11:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: How can you make your money go further in 2023?
Listen in to hear financial advisor Nick Charalambous give his advice.
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Jan 12th 2023, 6:00 PM
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