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In The News

The Irish Times

In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:34

The challenges facing Ireland's youngest, most...

In The News ·

2024/04/09

On Tuesday, Simon Harris will be officially voted into office by TDs in Dáil Éireann and become the new Taoiseach.Harris, who is the youngest ever Taoiseach at 37, will then reveal his Cabinet reshuffle, by which he hopes to signal a fresh start for the Government and for the Fine Gael party.But can the Wicklow TD turn youthful enthusiasm into meaningful action? And how will he decide bring on his Cabinet picks?We ask Political Editor Pat Leahy about what we've learned about Harris since he took

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26:35

What is behind the rise in ‘school phobia’?

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2024/04/08

Nearly three years have passed since Irish schools started reopening in March 2021 and children began returning to the educational environment that was abruptly erased from their lives the previous year.In the months that followed children and teens, who had spent months locked in their homes keeping up with classes through Zoom lessons, began reacclimatising to the social environment of a busy classroom. For most, this was relief. But for a small but significant cohort, returning to school was not

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28:17

Country lane to fashion destination: the history of...

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2024/04/05

From stately townhouses to cinema screens and Turkish baths, Grafton Street has had a fascinating and varied history. But how did it evolve to become the premium retail street that it is today? And who now owns the ornate buildings that house some of our favourite shops and meeting spots? Dublin Editor Olivia Kelly and reporter Colm Keena take us on a fascinating virtual walk down Dublin's most salubrious thoroughfare, with a look at some of our best known landmarks.Presented by Bernice Harrison

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25:04

How ex-Irish soldiers are training a rogue Libyan...

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2024/04/04

In Libya, former members of the Irish Defence Forces, including men who served in the elite Army Rangers Wing have been providing training for a militia headed up Libyan strongman, Khalifa Haftar.It’s a lucrative business for the company called Irish Training Solutions but the work is an apparent breach of a United Nations arms embargo imposed on the volatile African country.Naomi O’Leary broke the story in the Irish Times on Wednesday and the official response was swift. Tánaiste and Minister for

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21:04

The Israel-Iran proxy war has escalated - now what?

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2024/04/03

On Monday, suspected Israeli war planes bombed the Iranian consulate in Syria’s capital city of Damascus, marking a major escalation in Israel’s war in the Middle East. At least 11 people – including a senior Iranian commander – were killed in the attack which Iran’s foreign minister said was “a breach of all international conventions”. The Biden administration continues to urge restraint, while at the same time it is close to approving a major new weapons sale to Israel worth more than $18 billion

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23:10

How controversial president Javier Milei is changing...

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2024/04/02

When he was elected president last November, Javier Milei promised to fix Argentina's ailing economy and divided society with radical reforms. How is that going? Irish Times contributor Tom Hennigan returns with an update on how the controversial leader is having a big impact on Argentina, yet still struggling to find the political support to implement his vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:09

The crisis at Boeing has cost its management their...

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2024/04/01

This episode was first published in January 2024. A door that blew off a Boeing 737 Max shortly after take-off was not properly secured after maintenance to the aircraft, an investigation has found.This is just the latest in a list of very public crises for the airline behemoth that is still dealing with the fallout from 2018 and 2019 when two of its planes crashed, killing 346 people.Through a mixture of whistleblower information and dogged investigative journalism, Seattle-based Irish journalist

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20:11

As the clocks go forward, here's how to get a better...

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2024/03/29

How much is enough sleep? What is the best time to go to bed? What counts as a good night’s sleep?Is there any point in taking a nap and how long should it be? How do you know if your poor sleeping patterns have tipped over into insomnia? And is good sleep hygiene the secret to falling asleep?Anne Marie Boyhan left her corporate job to study to become a sleep consultant after years of trying to find solutions to her own sleeping difficulties.She founded the Sleep Care Company and she tells In the

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23:19

Why Isis still poses a deadly threat - and what the...

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2024/03/28

The Moscow attack which killed at least 137 people and injured many more was carried out by an Isis affiliate called Isis-K.On today’s In the News podcast, Colin P Clarke, director of research at the Soufan Group and an expert on domestic and transnational terrorism, explains why Russia was targeted by the Islamic jihadists and how Afghanistan post-2021 has become a safe haven for terrorists despite the Taliban’s war on Isis.Looking at the footage from inside the Crocus City Hall on March 22nd, he

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21:44

The toll of war on the children of Gaza

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2024/03/27

At least 13,000 children have died in Gaza in the last six months; more than in 4 years of global conflict. Despite the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Monday, life-saving food aid is still being denied to Palestinians throughout the strip. Unicef is warning of an imminent famine, as hundreds of thousands of people starve. The aid agency's James Elder is on the ground in Rafah where he's been expressing deep frustration at the "unnecessary restrictions and arbitrary

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16:32

How the investigation into Annie McCarrick's...

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2024/03/26

This time last year, the 1993 disappearance of Annie McCarrick, a young American woman living in Dublin, was upgraded to a murder inquiry.For three decades, it was believed the last definitive image captured of the American student came from the CCTV footage of her local AIB bank in Sandymount, Dublin on the day of her disappearance.However, the new Garda investigation has now determined that the CCTV image of McCarrick was, in fact, captured 11 days earlier.It's not the only aspect of the narrative

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24:33

From farming to the sex trade - Ireland’s human...

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2024/03/25

Trafficking of women and girls into Ireland to work in the sex industry is one aspect of a transnational crime that has been discovered in a range of sectors, from food production to fishing, forced marriages to farming, nail bars to begging.And while trafficked people can come from all over the world, an increase in people brought into the country from eastern Europe under false pretences and then exploited in the labour market has been noted.Victims of human trafficking have been found - men,

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18:06

Unmasked: the Co Armagh man at the centre of the...

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2024/03/22

When it was put to Alexander McCartney that he had, in the words of the Belfast court, “unlawfully killed a female child”, the 26-year-old from Northern Ireland pleaded guilty. That child was just 12 years-old, she lived outside the UK and McCartney had never even met her but, through what the judge described as the worst case of “catfishing” every to come before the courts, his online coercian and blackmail of the child drove her to take her own life.McCartney was a prolific cyber child abuser - he

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25:32

Why did Leo go - and who will replace him?

In The News ·

2024/03/21

Today on In the News we bring you an episode of our sister podcast, Inside Politics. Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones joined host Hugh Linehan to discuss the unexpected announcement by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that he is resigning as Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach. They discuss the questions surrounding the timing and impact of his decision, the potential reasons behind his departure and its implications for Fine Gael. They also assess potential candidates for Varadkar’s successor and

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7:51

Breaking news: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to step down -...

In The News ·

2024/03/20

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced he is to step down. Listen to his full speech in this bonus episode. More to follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:00

The 'ghost student' visa scam spreading through the...

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2024/03/20

Earlier this week, an Irish Times investigation revealed a rising number of foreign students from outside the EU are using forged documents to secure study visas to work in Ireland. The Irish Times spoke to a number of people who availed of the scam and admitted to obtaining forged enrolment letters, medical insurance and attendance certificates when applying for student visas. Reporter Isabela Boechat, who has spent eight months working on the investigation, found Latin American students,

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25:44

Why did it take so long to convict prolific sex...

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2024/03/19

Paedophile Bill Kenneally is serving an 18-year sentence for the sexual abuse of 15 young boys in Waterford in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.But it took until 2016, decades after the abuse occurred, for the former basketball coach to be sentenced for those crimes. That’s despite first coming to Garda attention in the mid-1980s when a brave young boy went into the Garda station on his own to report the abuse.So why did it take so long for him to be brought to justice? Who knew what and when?An official

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19:43

Were Irish colonisers too? A new book reveals our...

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2024/03/18

In discussions around empire and colonisation, including popular movements such as Black Lives Matter and Rhodes Must Fall, Ireland likes to think itself on the “right” side of history, as colonised victims of empire.But as Trinity College Dublin historian Prof Jane Ohlmeyer explores in her new book, Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism, and the Early Modern World, it’s not as simple as that.On the island of Monsterrat in the West Indies, for example, St Patrick’s Day is a national holiday - the only

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20:54

"There's no way he would have sex with me if I said...

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2024/03/15

Ireland has the highest reported rate of gonorrhoea infection across 30 European countries, with a record number of cases reported in Ireland in 2022, according to research published last week.What is driving this surge in infections in Ireland and how concerned are younger Irish people about contracting sexually transmitted infections?Today, on In the News, consultant of sexual health and HIV Dr Aisling Loy discusses the rise in STIS among younger people in Ireland and the longer term health

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21:43

Could Daniel Kinahan finally face trial in Ireland?

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2024/03/14

In February 2016, just three days after the notorious Regency Hotel Shooting, 59-year-old Eddie Hutch was gunned down outside his home in Dublin’s north inner city.Hutch’s murder was the first in a two year killing spree by the Kinahan cartel following the Regency ambush.To this day, no one has been charged with Hutch’s murder. However, that could now change. Gardaí have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions with evidence they believe could link several men to the killing. Daniel

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