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  • Election stalemate – what next for Israel?

    October 30, 2026 · 22 min

    Defying pre-election predictions, and even exit polls, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and his right-wing ultra nationalist bloc is set to have the biggest number of seats in the 120 seat Knesset but will not reach a majority. In this week’s…

  • Rags and riches: How an Irish charity became the focus of a criminal investigation

    October 29, 2026 · 22 min

    Liberty Recycling is a well-known Irish charity associated with second-hand clothes and the bulk export of rags, not luxury goods. But all that changed last week when the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau revealed that it had carried…

  • What two surprising election results tell us about the world

    October 28, 2026 · 22 min

    It’s been a week of dramatic electoral upsets that show that right-wing waves moving across Latin America and Europe can be stopped. Lula’s dramatic comeback to win Sunday’s presidential election in Brazil has put a halt to the right-wing…

  • Could a crime that shocked Dublin in 2003 be solved?

    October 27, 2026 · 13 min

    On the morning of Monday, March 31st, 2003, a woman answered the door of her house in south Dublin. A man purporting to work as a TV technician was standing on the doorstep. The attack that followed shocked the city and prompted a lengthy…

  • Inside the court as Russell Brand stands trial

    October 26, 2026 · 21 min

    One of the world’s most recognisable faces in entertainment, Russell Brand, is on trial in a London court. He has pleaded not guilty to seven charges. Three of rape, three of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The cases are…

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  • Naza: The film the Israeli Government doesn't want you to see

    October 23, 2026 · 20 min

    ‘You hack her phone then you kill her – that’s what one Israeli intelligence officer told Naza director Yuval Abraham about their tactics in Gaza. The shocking and disturbing film, comprising interviews with 24 Israeli m…

  • Will Jim O’Callaghan back down in solicitors’ pay dispute?

    October 22, 2026 · 24 min

    The four-month dispute between criminal defence solicitors in the free legal aid system and Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan took a turn for the worse this week, with an escalation in both action and rhetoric. Solicitors have now…

  • One father’s fight to get help for his out-of-control teenage son

    October 21, 2026 · 21 min

    In recent months, a disturbing social media trend has emerged online in Ireland. Groups of masked teenage boys are stealing cars, taunting Gardaí, driving at high speeds and in some cases, against oncoming traffic. Recently Irish Times…

  • What led to the eruption of violence across France last weekend?

    October 20, 2026 · 23 min

    In Paris and beyond last weekend, half a million people took to the streets in protest. Those highlighting the cost-of-living crisis joined the ongoing student protest over the state of the French public education system. But the…

  • Has Elon Musk invented a flying car?

    October 19, 2026 · 20 min

    In Texas last week, Elon Musk told an invited audience they were about to “see some crazy stuff tonight”. It turned out to be a new version of Tesla’s Roadster sports car, this one equipped with thrusters to make the electric car fly. As…

  • The inside story of UDA commander Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair

    October 17, 2026 · 42 min

    A man once regarded as one of the most feared loyalist paramilitary commanders of the Troubles now lives a largely quiet life in Scotland. But the legacy of Johnny Adair remains one of violence and intimidation. At the height of his power…

  • Ammi Burke’s seven-year battle to get her job back

    October 16, 2026 · 19 min

    Ammi Burke, a young solicitor from Castlebar, Co Mayo, was dismissed by Arthur Cox Solicitors in November 2019 and is now on her third legal challenge to her dismissal. In the Labour Court in Dublin this week, her former employers laid…

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In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.