Category: Featured Stories
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Soccer Sisters launch virtual coaching for aspiring women’s soccer players
Gavin Dalton speaks with FAI women’s administrator Rachel Graham about the recent, first of it’s kind virtual Soccer Sisters hub for the October Mid-term break. With Covid-19 preventing the usual week long camp style delivery of the popular Soccer Sisters programme, Aviva along…
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Berliners give a last salute to their beloved airport
The famous Tegel Airport (TXL) closed its doors on Sunday the 8th of October with the last direct flight to Paris. Abderrahmen Ben Chouchane talked to locals about what the airport meant to them. The last take-off of Air France flight AF 1235…
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Why women in Poland are furious: following the #WomenProtest on social media
Organising and executing a protest is much easier nowadays. We’ve seen this globally with examples such as #BlackLivesMatter, #FreeBelarus, #EndSARS and the most recent #WomenProtest in Poland. Laura Matjusaityte delved into social media to see what is happening on the streets of Poland. …
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Remembering pints past with Old Dublin Pubs
Facebook Group Old Dublin Pubs is a place to share nostalgic memories of wet pubs that are long-gone. Rebecca Daly spoke to members of the group to find out what the group offers and why it is so relevant today. The 15th of…
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How much does sports contribute to the high COVID case numbers?
All local sports clubs and gyms are completely closed now, taking away a necessary outlet for exercise and mental health from many nationwide. Conn McGillion investigates whether sports activities were spreading the Covid-19 virus. From June to August, there have been only fourteen…
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Demolishing History Podcast
The Demolishing History podcast explores historic sites in Dublin that have been lost forever. Some are replaced with luxury apartments, some with office blocks and some with tourist hostels. Rebecca Daly explores these locations and what losing them does to our heritage and…
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Save a Bro this Movember
November means Movember and this year Megan O’ Brien spoke to three people about how they are getting involved. The Movember Foundation raises funds and awareness for men’s mental health, prostate cancer and testicular cancer and now more than ever, we need to…
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Hell in a Cell Review – The Age of Orton dawns again
Randy Orton claims his fourteenth World title, Roman Reigns dominates Universal title defence. Conn McGillion reviews everything that went down in Hell in a Cell. Hell in a Cell is always a brutal affair. One of the most vicious shows on the WWE…
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How has the Covid-19 pandemic changed cycling in Dublin City?
Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, people have looked for alternative methods of travelling to avoid busy public transport. Eibhin Kavanagh investigates how the pandemic is affecting cycling in the city. With our movements once again restricted, people in Ireland are limited…
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Direct Provision must end by 2023, the report states
A report published by the Experts Group on Provision and Support has stated that direct provision in Ireland should end by mid-2023. Laura Matjusaityte talked with a member of the Experts Group to outline the main aspects brought up in the report. A…
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