# the-explainer - Yesterday’s News
# Explainer
# Explainer
Listen in to our interview with Dr David Kenny of Trinity College School of Law to find out more.
# the-explainer - Tuesday 21 June, 2022
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# Podcast
On this week’s episode, former army officer Tom Clonan talks to Michelle Hennessy about how the European Union’s defence strategy is evolving.
# the-explainer - Wednesday 8 June, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Our columnist Larry Donnelly talks to Michelle Hennessy about gun laws in the USA this week on the podcast.
# the-explainer - Friday 27 May, 2022
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# Podcast
Unsure what Sláintecare is? Listen in to hear Liam Doran explain to presenter Michelle Hennessy.
# the-explainer - Thursday 19 May, 2022
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# Podcast
Listen to find out some of the surprising reasons why.
# the-explainer - Thursday 12 May, 2022
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# Podcast
Listen in to be brought up to speed about the weekend’s seismic election result.
# the-explainer - Thursday 5 May, 2022
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# Podcast
The Good Information Project has been looking at the fight against misinfo and disinfo, and this week on the podcast we’re taking a look at how factchecking and how it works.
# the-explainer - Thursday 28 April, 2022
# The Explainer
# The Explainer
Listen to hear what reporter Céimin Burke saw while reporting from the Polish-Ukrainian border last week.
# the-explainer - Friday 22 April, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen to hear what Dr Raymond Flynn of Queen’s University Belfast has to say about the topic.
# the-explainer - Thursday 14 April, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen to expert Professor Ray Murphy of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway explain.
# the-explainer - Thursday 7 April, 2022
# The Explainer
# The Explainer
Listen here for a discussion on how interest sa Ghaeilge is flourishing, and how the State can harness that.
# the-explainer - Friday 25 March, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The disruption to the supply of wheat and other grains will affect other agri-products, Teagasc explained to The Journal.
# the-explainer - Thursday 24 March, 2022
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# Podcast
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused disruptions to global wheat supplies, which in turn has caused prices to surge. Russia also produces a significant proportion of the key ingredients in fertilisers.
# the-explainer - Wednesday 16 March, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen here to find out from cyberpsychology researcher and lecturer Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton.
# the-explainer - Saturday 5 March, 2022
# Silent Treatment
# Silent Treatment
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney tells Susan Daly about the chaotic state of services through people’s experiences.
# the-explainer - Thursday 3 March, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen here to find out how life is on the ground for people living in Ukraine, and those who have crossed the border.
# the-explainer - Monday 21 February, 2022
# Audio
# Audio
Noteworthy’s Anthea Lacchia and An Taisce’s Elaine McGoff tell Susan Daly about how arterial drainage works are changing our waterways.
# the-explainer - Saturday 19 February, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen here to find out how external forces helped spread these trucker protests across Canada – and around the world.
# the-explainer - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Childcare
# Childcare
Noteworthy’s Peter McGuire and Professor Mathias Urban tell Susan Daly about the challenges facing Ireland’s childcare system.
# the-explainer - Friday 11 February, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen in to hear what it has to do with inflation – and what inflation is – on this week’s podcast.
# the-explainer - Thursday 3 February, 2022
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# Podcast
We speak to Orla O’Connor, director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland to get a sense of what more can be done – from the courts to domestic abuse services – but how ultimately there are no quick fixes.
# the-explainer - Friday 28 January, 2022
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# Podcast
Listen in to hear behavioural scientist Pete Lunn and immunologist Christine Loscher give us the latest info and research on the reopening.
# the-explainer - Thursday 20 January, 2022
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# Podcast
Click to listen to a GP, a paramedic, an emergency medicine consultant, and the head of an intensive care unit talk about how our hospitals are coping with the Omicron wave.
# the-explainer - Thursday 13 January, 2022
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# Podcast
Click to listen to our interview with former Kazakhstan resident, and expert in post-Soviet countries, professor Donnacha Ó Beacháin.
# the-explainer - Saturday 8 January, 2022
# The Explainer
# The Explainer
Can we say for definite now that Omicron is milder than other variants?
# the-explainer - Wednesday 5 January, 2022
# Funding Fertility
# Funding Fertility
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney tells Susan Daly about how the private fertility sector is making millions as patients are left in debt.
# the-explainer - Thursday 30 December, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
Here are some of the best bits of The Explainer from 2021.
# the-explainer - Thursday 2 December, 2021
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# Podcast
Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Kim Roberts, and Dimitri Eynikel from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ‘Access’ campaign join us on the podcast this week.
# the-explainer - Thursday 25 November, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
Will everyone get a booster vaccine, and how long will booster immunity last?
# the-explainer - Thursday 18 November, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
Thousands of migrants are travelling to the border, with some deaths reported in recent weeks. We explain what’s behind it.
# the-explainer - Thursday 11 November, 2021
# Education
# Education
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney and social care worker Anne Marie Quilligan tell Susan Daly about the conditions faced by Traveller children in the country’s education system.
# Podcast
# Podcast
You guessed it – it’s climate change related.
# the-explainer - Thursday 4 November, 2021
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# Podcast
After the recent ard fheis, we take a look at where things stand with the party.
# the-explainer - Friday 29 October, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
Authors Alice Taylor and Sophie White share their experiences and advice with us this week.
# the-explainer - Friday 22 October, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
We speak to a virologist to get the latest.
# the-explainer - Friday 15 October, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
Could Kenny lead Ireland into the Euro 2024 campaign? We take a look at the highs and lows of his role so far.
# the-explainer - Wednesday 13 October, 2021
# Cash Cow
# Cash Cow
Noteworthy’s Niall Sargent and journalist Ella McSweeney tell Susan Daly how agri-subsidies are encouraging farmers to cut back on nature.
# the-explainer - Friday 8 October, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
We look at migration, visas for EU workers and potential impacts on supply chains.
# the-explainer - Friday 1 October, 2021
# The Explainer
# The Explainer
On this week’s podcast we look at the discussions around the deaths of Sarah Everard, Gabby Petito and Sabina Nessa, and the issues about the media coverage of them raised on social media.
# the-explainer - Monday 27 September, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
In this week’s podcast, we look at what’s behind these fears, and how the supply of electricity works.
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