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# Explainer

Last year
2023
What does the 'breakthrough' Windsor Framework mean for Northern Ireland?
Coup rumours, Oligarchs, and pro-Russia agitators: What's going on in Moldova?
Explainer: The New IRA and their not-so-new belief in violent republicanism
The Explainer: How could the war in Ukraine end?
Explainer: What is the difference between ‘economic migrants’, ‘refugees’ and 'asylum-seekers'?
Nursing home charges: What is the controversy about and how has the Government responded?
Explained: What you need to know about failed election declarations from Paschal Donohoe and SF
The Explainer: How did Ireland get so many Oscar nominations?
Explainer: Why is a deal between Coillte and a British firm so controversial?
The Explainer: Who is Andrew Tate?
Explainer: Why is Paschal Donohoe still in hot water over political donation declarations?
Explainer: The story of Greta Thunberg and the small German village on brink of demolition
Explainer: Why is Paschal Donohoe in hot water over his expense declarations?
Plenty on the line as Irish provinces turn attention back to European Cup
Explainer: Why have Greece brought a case against Seán Binder and 23 other volunteers?
The Explainer: How can you make your money go further in 2023?
Property questions take out another minister but this resignation is different to the Troy saga
Brazil's riots at Congress: what we know so far
Explainer: Why can't the House of Representatives elect a speaker?
All time
The Explainer: What did 2022 hold for US politics - and what can we expect in 2023?
A bizarre coup by German plotters loyal to the pre-WW1 Reich was foiled - what do we know?
Explainer: What is Strep A infection and how are people affected?
Could Mastodon take over from Twitter - and how do you join?
Still no clarity on an election date in Northern Ireland, what's going on?
The Explainer: What’s the story with the women’s football World Cup?
Mortgage lending limits: What will the new Central Bank announcements mean for you?
Keep Calm and Carry On or quit: Is Truss certain to be ousted and how might it happen?
Disconnection moratorium: How will pay-as-you-go customers be impacted this winter?
The Explainer: What will Putin's next steps be in his invasion of Ukraine?
How Ireland could still qualify for the Euros even if they finish bottom of their group
The Explainer: What's happening in Brazil's closely-fought election?
Explainer: What is meningitis and what are the signs and symptoms to look out for?
Timeline: How the tracker mortgage scandal unfolded in Ireland
Explainer: Why the UK's chaotic financial markets forced the Bank of England to step in
Explainer: What you need to know about the new adapted Covid vaccines heading into winter
The Explainer x Noteworthy: How much weedkiller are councils using?
Explainer: The Swedish right are likely taking over, but what does it mean for Europe?
Explainer: Contempt of court and the potential for an indefinite prison term
Energy-saving tips: How can you tell which appliances use the most power?
Ireland's World Cup play-off route - and what they need now to clinch a seeded place