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Integration of women into the GAA
Is the movement towards the integration of Gaelic games now unstoppable? Practical benefits seen in similar amalgamation last year between GPA and WGPA could now lead to a historic change.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson
'"Hope" is the thing with feathers' is one of the best known of Emily Dickinson's poems. An extended metaphor, it likens the concept of hope to a feathered bird that is permanently perched in the soul of every human. There it sings, never stopping in its quest to inspire.
Mexico: Disappearing Oak trees
Mexico has more species of oak tree than any other country. In recent years, the saplings of one of its most vulnerable and well-loved oak species have disappeared.
Failing Climate Change solutions and Oil companies
Our climate solutions are failing - and Big Oil’s fingerprints are all over them. For the first time, a IPCC report has acknowledged the role of misinformation. But it still doesn’t name the culprits.
International Women's Day 2022
These women make it their business to disrupt our perception of what it means to be a woman in today’s world. Change-makers, powerbrokers, bias breakers and champions of humankind, prepare to be inspired by women in Ireland who are changing the world in 2022
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Opening Chapter of a novel: The Spinning Heart
The fallout of Ireland’s financial collapse provokes dangerous tensions in a small Irish town. As the consequences of greed affect an entire community, a drama of kidnap and murder unfolds. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling with their own version of truth, a single authentic tale emerges.
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Ukraine Crises: Double Standards?
‘Double standards’: Western coverage of Ukraine war criticised. Social media users accuse the media of hypocrisy in its coverage of Russia’s war on Ukraine compared with other conflicts.
Poetry: The Hill We Climb
The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show. The 22-year-old poet wowed the crowd with her reading during Joe Biden’s swearing-in.
TikTok Takes over from Facebook
This article looks at how Facebook usage has dropped in Ireland as TikTok’s popularity surges.
Global GDP
This inforgraphic looks at the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2021, which serves as a barometer of the total market value of goods and services produced by a country.
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