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Freezebruary boys: South Dublin group embrace the challenge of sea swimming for 28 days in a row for charity
With an increase of sea swimming in Ireland in the past year, David Doyle investigates how gruelling the Freezebury challenge is during these strong weather conditions
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Player Wills redevelopment receives lukewarm reception from Dublin 8 residents
Liberties locals have raised their concerns around plans to build a large-scale housing development on the former Player Wills factory site. Jake Hurley speaks with Dublin 8 Residents Association member Mark Stedman and Labour senator Rebecca Moynihan to learn more
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An end in sight? Government promises to end Direct Provision as residents go on hunger strike
Direct Provision has been a contentious issue in Ireland for two decades, Liam Daly speaks to an activist who experienced this system first-hand to find out how the government’s promises to abolish it were being received
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Weigh in: Should paid promotion of diet products be banned?
Niamh Alexander investigates how the growing popularity of dangerous weight loss products is connected to the expectations we place on women
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Podcast: Black and Irish on ‘Embracing the dynamics of a modern, diverse Ireland’
Listen to Jessica Viola discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, representation in the media and the Black and Irish organisation with its political coordinator, Eric Ehigie
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Irish childcare workers feel pushed to periphery while Government sits down with teacher’s union
Despite their battle to keep doors open through ongoing lockdowns, Ireland’s childcare sector has been brushed to one side, Katy Brennan investigates why our childcare workers remain underfunded and unrecognised
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No ink spilled – tattoo studios struggle during Covid
With the constant closing and reopening of tattoo studios, artists no longer know where they stand. James Molloy gets the insight of some industry professionals
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ID service users and workers continue to compromise, awaiting clarity on re-opening
Niamh Alexander looks at how reduced services have affected people with intellectual disabilities, and how these services have adapted to the current situation
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Bloody buses
Public transport is operating at 25% capacity in Ireland due to level five restrictions. Izzy Rowley investigates the impact on frontline workers in Fingal, north county Dublin
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Increase in people feeling downhearted or depressed between April and November this year
The Central Statistics Office has released findings of a survey in relation to ‘well being and lifestyle under level 5 restrictions’– a survey relative to the social impact of Covid-19 for the month of November 2020. Gavin Dalton examines the results of this…
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