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# Explainer

Last week
10th March 2024 - 16th March 2024
The EU is confusing - here's how all its bits work together
This month
March 2024
Explainer: Best and worst case scenarios as Ireland set to learn Euro 2025 fate
Referendum Q&A: What will you be asked to vote on? And what exactly is a durable relationship?
People will next week be asked to vote on amending sections of the Constitution related to the family and the provision of care.
The votes, dubbed the Family Amendment and the Care Amendment, will take place next Friday
The Constitution currently only recognises families based on marriage and refers to a woman's place 'in the home'
Not up to speed on what the referendums are about? We've got you covered
Last month
February 2024
How Siún Ni Raghallaigh was left with no choice but to quit after another chaotic week for RTÉ
Here’s an explainer of the events that led up to Ní Raghallaigh’s resignation in the early hours of the morning – and the fallout.
How has Belfast's overgrown Casement Park become the latest pitch battle around cross-border funding?
Many unionists say they would prefer no Euro 2028 games to be hosted in Northern Ireland if Casement is the venue of choice.
Can committees compel Dee Forbes to appear before them? TDs say they're considering it
The story of €450k: What we know about Breda O'Keeffe's RTÉ exit package
Here's how to register to vote (or update your information) ahead of next month's referendums
Measles: What you need to know about the disease, vaccines and who is at risk
A man in Leinster died after contracting the disease amid fears of an outbreak here.
Explainer: How does Northern Ireland appoint ministers - and who might get the jobs?
January
January 2024
What does UNRWA do and why are countries pulling their support for the Palestinian aid agency?
Ireland has been among UNRWA’s main defenders since allegations of staff involvement in the 7 October attacks surfaced.
Explainer: Why are farmers in France blocking the motorways?
What is the new deposit-return scheme for bottles and cans and how will it work?
The scheme is being rolled out from Thursday.
Explainer: Who is Nikki Haley - the 'last candidate standing' against Donald Trump in the primaries?
Explainer: Does the Dublin Regulation outline where IP applicants must claim asylum?
Explainer: Why did the US and UK just launch airstrikes in Yemen?
Explainer: 'No deal' in public pay talks, but why are they always so tense?
Unions have been seeking pay to be restored since a €4 billion austerity cut in 2009.
Explainer: What is happening in Ecuador?
Last year
2023
Analysis: Governments managed a COP deal in the end, but there is still so much left to do
How common are tornadoes in Ireland? We get about 10 a year
Loss and damage: The complicated quest to help countries hit hardest by the climate crisis
Why has a diplomatic row erupted between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles?
Explainer: What is Ireland's Triple Lock mechanism and why is the Govt planning to scrap it?
Explainer: How much damage could a possible Icelandic volcano eruption cause?
What is a war crime and is international law being broken in Israel and Gaza?
What will the new Nations Championship look like for Ireland?
Explainer: Here is what we know about the Israeli hostage situation in Gaza
What are Israel, Palestinians and the world saying about the explosion at a Gaza hospital?
Why are 5,000 community and voluntary health workers taking indefinite strike action tomorrow?
What we know about the hostages taken by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the efforts to free them
The president has referred the Judicial Appointments Bill to the Supreme Court - what now?
What was happening between Israel and Palestine before Hamas attacked?
Explainer: Why are gardaí taking industrial action?
Explainer: How Ireland can still qualify for Euro 2024
Explained: What's at stake for Ireland WNT in ‘caretaker’ Nations League campaign
Why is former NFL star Michael Oher suing the family portrayed in The Blind Side?
Explainer: Why is the far-right targeting Ireland's libraries?
What's happening in the plans for a directly elected mayor for Dublin?
78 criminal charges and counting: Everything Donald Trump is facing in court
Explainer: Barristers are set to protest at courthouses over pay, what are they looking for?