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A mother’s story: The loss of a son, a premature baby girl and the reality of the NICU

For the mother of Ireland’s smallest surviving premature baby, parenthood hasn't been an easy journey. Katie Keogh, from…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘€600 to share a bed in Dublin with a stranger for 6 weeks’

Ireland’s housing crisis impacts everyone in the country but is particularly harsh on renters; new research shows rent…

By Jennifer McShane

Missing woman Fiona Pender
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The Vanishing Triangle: stories of 8 missing women who Ireland forgot

Ashling Murphy was tragically killed just 500m away from the childhood home of missing Tullamore woman Fiona Pender,…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘I wrote over 250 letters by hand to secure my job’

Mayo native, Marion Walsh-Hédouin is the VP of PR & Communications for Minor Hotels, a hospitality group and…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Fez from Euphoria is Irish (kinda)

We should have seen it coming.We love an Irish connection, particularly where a celebrity is involved. I don’t…

By Sarah Finnan

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Homelessness in Ireland: ‘This is my first time getting a stable place in 27 years’

With homeless figures on the rise again, we spoke to Pat Doyle, CEO of Peter McVerry Trust, about…

By Jennifer McShane

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Catch yourself on, ‘Derry Girls’ is not ‘distinctively British’

The English are trying to claim some of our own as some of their own, and Irish Twitter…

By Sarah Finnan

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Wildfire: ‘We knew we wanted to tell a story with fierce women at the heart of it’

Cathy Brady’s disquieting film about the mysterious return of an Irish woman and the bond with her sister…

By Jennifer McShane

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Rotunda Hospital to extend visiting hours for partners of pregnant women

The Rotunda maternity hospital is to extend its visiting hours for partners of pregnant women.   The hospital…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘We must end this… for my mother’: Son of Sophie Toscan du Plantier pleads for information

Pierre Louis Baudey-Vignaud says the decision not to charge Bailey should be revisited.   For almost 25 years,…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘We looked out for each other’: Ireland’s COVID reopening plan published

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced a “gradual” and “careful” easing of Covid-19 restrictions from next Monday, but also…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘Full capacity’: Dogs Trust have ‘8 requests a day’ to take more dogs

Kennel manager John told Irish news outlets “there’s already been more surrenders this year than in all of…

By Jennifer McShane