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January 2023
# 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
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The Explainer: Our favourite explanations of 2022
Listen in to hear what we picked amongst the range of topics we tackled across politics, sport, entertainment and health this year.
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Jan 4th 2023, 6:30 PM
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2022
# Podcast
The Explainer: What is being done for survivors of Ireland's mother and baby homes?
Listen to Órla Ryan, presenter of Redacted Lives podcast, explain about Ireland’s mother and baby home system, and what is happening for survivors.
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Dec 21st 2022, 6:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What’s the story with the women’s football World Cup?
Listen in to hear The42.ie reporter Emma Duffy explain.
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Oct 21st 2022, 6:00 PM
# episode
The Explainer: What will Putin's next steps be in his invasion of Ukraine?
Listen in to hear retired army officer Senator Tom Clonan explain what’s going on.
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Oct 13th 2022, 6:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why has polio reappeared in some major cities' sewage systems?
Listen in to hear epidemiologist Dr Kathleen O’Reilly explain what it might mean.
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Aug 26th 2022, 6:00 PM
# Explainer
The Explainer: Will Dublin’s metro actually be built this time around?
Listen in to hear public transport expert Brian Caulfield of Trinity College Dublin explain.
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Jul 15th 2022, 10:45 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What is Sláintecare and how does it aim to reform Ireland’s health system?
Unsure what Sláintecare is? Listen in to hear Liam Doran explain to presenter Michelle Hennessy.
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May 27th 2022, 6:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why is cutting turf so bad for the environment?
Listen to hear what Dr Raymond Flynn of Queen’s University Belfast has to say about the topic.
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Apr 22nd 2022, 7:00 PM
# In full
Listen to the first episode of our new rugby show - The Front Row - with Rob Kearney
Seán Burke, Murray Kinsella and Eimear Considine were joined by Irish rugby royalty to kick off the series, in partnership with Guinness.
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Feb 14th 2022, 1:45 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What’s driving the rising prices in Ireland?
Listen in to hear what it has to do with inflation – and what inflation is – on this week’s podcast.
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Feb 11th 2022, 6:00 PM
All time
# Player power
Extraordinary letter from players shows that the IRFU needs to start listening
The union’s dismissive response simply underlined the point the players were making.
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Dec 14th 2021, 3:00 PM
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The Explainer: Why has no one won the Lotto jackpot yet?
Is it easier to to win now – or harder?
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Dec 10th 2021, 6:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why is there so much talk about Stephen Kenny's job as Ireland football manager?
Could Kenny lead Ireland into the Euro 2024 campaign? We take a look at the highs and lows of his role so far.
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Oct 15th 2021, 12:30 PM
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The Explainer: What's the story with rapid Covid-19 tests?
On this week’s podcast, we explain more – and producer Nicky Ryan takes an antigen test during recording.
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May 13th 2021, 7:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: RTÉ's Brian O'Donovan on reporting in Trump's America - and what 2021 holds for Biden
We talk to the Washington Correspondent about the past year.
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Dec 22nd 2020, 8:00 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: How Ireland plans to roll-out Covid-19 vaccines
On this week’s podcast, we talk through what we know so far.
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Dec 16th 2020, 6:30 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: How could Golfgate impact Irish people’s behaviour?
We speak to Pete Lunn, a behavioural scientist from the ESRI.
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Aug 27th 2020, 6:00 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What led to the new Covid-19 restrictions?
This week’s episode sees Professor Philip Nolan, chair of NPHET, talk us through the decision making.
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Aug 19th 2020, 1:12 PM
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The Explainer: 100 days after the election, what's happening with government formation?
Yep, we still don’t have a government yet… we take a look at what’s going on.
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May 21st 2020, 6:30 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What Super Tuesday and the latest US primaries could mean for Trump
Wondering what Super Tuesday is, and what happened with it last night? We have all the answers.
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Mar 10th 2020, 11:38 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why don't we have a government yet?
We get you up to speed with what exactly is happening.
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Feb 21st 2020, 6:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: How did the Drogheda feud reach north Dublin?
The shocking murder of Keane Mulready-Woods added another layer to the ongoing Drogheda feud. We take a look at what has been going on, on this week’s podcast.
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Jan 24th 2020, 7:00 PM
# Podcast
Need a new podcast for over the holidays? Here's how to listen to TheJournal.ie's Stardust
In a six episode series described as ‘devastating and important’ by The Guardian, TheJournal.ie will take you through the story from the start to the current day.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 9:30 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: How much trouble has Prince Andrew caused for the royal family?
We are joined by Anton Savage this week as we look at the impact of Prince Andrew’s recent media appearances and friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dec 3rd 2019, 10:15 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What are Northern Ireland’s abortion laws and how might they be changing?
We look at how legislation passed in Westminster is set to change abortion laws in Northern Ireland.
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Oct 19th 2019, 7:30 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: So what's actually in this new Brexit deal?
We take a look at everything Brexit-related that happened this week, and what it all means.
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Oct 18th 2019, 6:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why is chemsex in the news in Ireland and the UK?
We look at what chemsex is, and the role the drugs GHB and crystal meth play in it.
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Sep 20th 2019, 8:00 PM
# the explainer
The Explainer: How does Ireland deal with sex offenders after prison?
In the wake of the release of Tom Humphries, there has been much discussion around the treatment of sex offenders post-release. We talk to two experts on this week’s episode.
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Aug 23rd 2019, 8:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Can people applying for citizenship spend a day outside Ireland?
We discuss the ruling that led to the shock decision on this week’s podcast.
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Jul 26th 2019, 5:00 PM
# the explainer
The Explainer: Why was there controversy over Katie Taylor's recent win?
In this week’s episode, we take a look at why the win is being appealed, and how judging in boxing works.
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Jun 7th 2019, 9:00 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why is John Delaney in the news so much right now?
In the latest episode of our weekly podcast, we look at the reasons why the FAI’s John Delaney has been the focus of media attention of late.
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Apr 7th 2019, 4:30 PM
# the explainer
Introducing our new podcast: The Explainer
TheJournal.ie’s new podcast looks at the facts behind the biggest news stories.
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Mar 10th 2019, 8:00 PM
# aras 18
The Candidate: TheJournal.ie's new presidential podcast
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls, thanks to six in-depth interviews.
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Oct 16th 2018, 9:20 PM
# music to ears
YouTube Music now available in Ireland as Google expands service to 17 countries
It offers both an ad-supported free option or an ad-free subscription service.
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Jun 18th 2018, 4:55 PM
# cut the cord
Apple will sell these wireless earbuds for €179, but what do you get?
There is more to them than just the lack of wires.
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Sep 8th 2016, 1:42 PM
# Violence
Taoiseach holds meeting with north-inner city residents over gangland shootings
The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and a number of Ministers attended the meeting to hear from local residents.
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Jun 14th 2016, 9:49 PM
# TechGuide
Still have your iPhone headphones? You can do quite a few things with them
They can do more than just change the volume or pause a song.
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Feb 17th 2016, 1:35 PM
An alternative tune for Happy Birthday has been found
Did you know it was originally called Good Morning to All?
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Sep 13th 2015, 2:00 PM
# working through tragedy
How do you talk to a child about death?
A new online resource has been launched to help primary school teachers deal with bereavement.
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May 22nd 2015, 10:58 AM
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