Sitdown Sunday: What really brought down the Boeing 737 Max?
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
A short story before bedtime: Vena Amoris
The story came second in this year’s RTÉ Short Story Awards in memory of Francis McManus.
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.
Trailer Watch: Which film should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
'The arts are really good for bringing people together to have difficult conversations'
A unique human rights arts festival run by Smashing Times takes place in Dublin this month.
'There were a lot of geological arguments': Maeve Higgins and Will Forte on making the Irish supernatural comedy Extra Ordinary
Comedian Maeve Higgins plays a driving instructor who has supernatural powers.
Sitdown Sunday: I escaped the cult - but not its mentality
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
Fears for Lyric FM's future as RTÉ deals with unprecedented financial situation
Presenters and fans have been calling for support in the wake of a Prime Time episode last night.
Trailer Watch: Which film should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
Justin Trudeau announces general election for Canada this October
Parliament was dissolved today.
'It's out of our hands now': Dublin's Bernard Shaw pub to close at end of October
The owners of the pub said they had “tried really hard” to renew their lease, stay on longer or buy the pub.
Why did Leo Varadkar tell Boris Johnson that Ireland could be the UK's 'Athena'?
We look at what the Taoiseach could have been implying when talking about the Greek goddess.
Sitdown Sunday: How a deadly fall revealed the CIA's secrets
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
'I've always been scared of the dark - but I've faced Pennywise, so at least I can battle this monster'
We talk to one of the stars of the new film IT Chapter Two, Chosen Jacobs.
The Explainer: Who is Dominic Cummings?
In this week’s episode of The Explainer,
Trailer Watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
British prison officer jailed for smuggling €100k of contraband into Wandsworth
A significant amount of contraband including cannabis, steroids, mobile phones, tobacco and other illicit items were found in cereal boxes in the laundry room by another prison officer in 2018.
Sitdown Sunday: How a ring of women allegedly recruited girls for Jeffrey Epstein
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
The Explainer: Why are we being told to eat less meat?
We speak to a food expert and a beef farmer who’s also a journalist.
Trailer Watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
Poll: Should there be Copenhagen-style cycle lanes in every major Irish city?
People often point to how the Danish city treats cycle lanes – but could we replicate it here?
Sitdown Sunday: I was raised in a doomsday cult
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
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.
Trailer Watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
Search on for Irish family of pioneering American artist
An exhibition on her fascinating work is in Ireland for the first time.
Sitdown Sunday: The past catches up with a serial molester
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
Explainer: Why is there controversy over the new Central Bank governor?
It all stems from a leak of New Zealand’s budget earlier this year.
Irish filmmakers show a new side to Gaza: 'We wanted to buck the stereotype, give them a voice'
Two Irish filmmakers travelled to Gaza to make a documentary about life there.
Student accommodation planned for former Rialto Cinema site
The plans state that the original Art Deco facade would be retained, but the rest of the site demolished.
Trailer Watch: Which film should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
The Explainer: What is the Irish backstop?
This week on The Explainer podcast, we look at the backstop, and why it is such a major issue for Brexit.
'The person can't move on - they are required to remember': Rape survivors 'dropping cases' because of waits for trials
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is calling for pre-recording of some trial evidence in cases.
Alice Kyteler: The Kilkenny 'witch' condemned for sorcery
Author Niamh Boyce spoke to us about her new book on the story.
Sitdown Sunday: He called the police for help - so how did he end up dying?
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
'From the outside it looks like everything's great, but there's still a lot to do': The film festival that celebrates Ireland's LGBT community
The festival’s curator talks us through its highlights.
The Explainer: What is Fortnite and how can people make money from it?
On this week’s episode, we delve into the world of Fortnite and esports.
Questions over this weekend's Liffey Swim after water samples found to be "exceptionally poor"
Dublin City Council says that the results “significantly exceed the maximum permitted levels for designated bathing waters”.
Trailer Watch: Which film should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
'They are really inspiring - they don't let the fact they are living in that situation hold them back'
We spoke to volunteers who run dance classes for teens in Direct Provision, DJ Stevie Grainger and dancer Andrea Williams.
First female examiner appointed a day after gender balance appeal by High Court judge
Sarah Jane O’Keefe was appointed in the Circuit Court in Trim.
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