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Science

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Birth Defects
Calls for free folic acid to be given to Irish women as minister considers it ahead of Budget
27 May 2019
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Bee on the lookout
A new survey is asking people to report sightings of wild honey bee colonies in Ireland this summer
24 May 2019
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swim time
Here's the map of Irish Blue Flag beaches for 2019
20 May 2019
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 An investigation into Insurance Ireland, evidence resumes in the Ana Kriegel trial, and WhatsApp users warned over spyware hack.
14 May 2019
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Opinion
Opinion: Cancer screening can't provide 100% certainty - but the programme saves many lives
Dr Ciarán Ó Riain
11 May 2019
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Biodiversity
Animals and plants are disappearing faster than at any other time in human history, and it's happening in Ireland too
11 May 2019
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Born to Run
The truth about barefoot running - the key to avoiding injury or a runner's fad?
6 May 2019
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Opinion
Opinion: Time is running out to save planet earth so we are organising a campaign of civil resistance
Ciaran O'Carroll
4 May 2019
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Religious order says it has ‘no legal liability’ over Tuam home, High Court to rule on Ruth Morrissey case, and actor famous for playing Chewbacca dies aged 74.
Updated 3 May 2019
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ART Treatment
'End of HIV pandemic' in sight after medicine makes virus 'untransmittable' between sexual partners
3 May 2019
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deep cover
Beluga whale found in Norwegian waters 'may have been trained by Russian navy'
29 Apr 2019
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Archaeology
A footprint found in Chile is 'oldest' in Americas, scientists say
28 Apr 2019
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marsquake
Nasa Mars lander picks up what's likely first detected 'Marsquake'
24 Apr 2019
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Theratechnologies
Ireland's 'stable political environment' attracted a major HIV drug firm to Dublin
20 Apr 2019
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Opinion
Catholic in 2019: 'Some cardinals and clerics appear trapped within a medieval mindset - but Pope Francis provides a glimmer of hope'
Joe Mulvaney
20 Apr 2019
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Climate Change
'This is an emergency': Extinction Rebellion comes to Dublin as sit-down protest blocks O'Connell Street
19 Apr 2019
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beresheet
'We didn't make it': Israel's moon landing attempt fails at last minute
11 Apr 2019
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supermassive big star
Meet Katie Bouman, the MIT computer scientist who made the black hole image possible
11 Apr 2019
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Breathing
Traffic pollution causing 1,700 new cases of asthma in Ireland every year
11 Apr 2019
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no escape
This is the first ever image of a black hole, located in a galaxy 53 million light years away
Updated 10 Apr 2019
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Farming
'We shouldn't be defensive about debate led by young people': Bruton defends stance on 'Meatless Monday' teaching pack
Updated 5 Apr 2019
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Mace Head
'A little unusual but nothing sinister': 40 foot sperm whale carcass washes ashore in Co Galway
1 Apr 2019
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tipple
Drinking a bottle of wine a week carries the same cancer risk as smoking 5-10 cigarettes, study finds
28 Mar 2019
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New York
Unvaccinated children banned from public places in New York suburb following measles outbreak
27 Mar 2019
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Opinion
Carbon taxes won’t stop climate change – we need more radical action
Brian O'Boyle
26 Mar 2019
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say that again
'You have to keep positive about everything': The week in quotes
24 Mar 2019
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The Lancet
New study makes strong link between use of potent cannabis and psychosis
20 Mar 2019
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the explainer
'It spreads like wildfire': Why Ireland, and the world, is seeing a huge surge in measles cases
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Opinion
Opinion: As a teacher should I encourage my students to strike against climate change?
Ronan Moore
13 Mar 2019
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Food standards
Talk of post-Brexit 'chlorinated chicken and hormone beef' is a 'smear campaign', claims US envoy
2 Mar 2019
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e-cigarettes
Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?
Des Cox
2 Mar 2019
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Critical
Bitter medicine: NHS 'harmed' in all Brexit scenarios, but no-deal will hit hardest
26 Feb 2019
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ideal touchdown
Japan probe lands 300 million km away in hunt for clues to origin of life
22 Feb 2019
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misleading labels
FSAI develops new DNA food scanning tool to clamp down on food fraud
18 Feb 2019
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analyse this
State Lab on the lookout to purchase a 'cigarette smoking machine'
16 Feb 2019
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mission complete
After roving on Mars for 15 years and sending back 217,594 images, Opportunity is now dead
14 Feb 2019
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Opinion
Opinion: Small farmers need to wake up and realise that the big farming lobby doesn't represent their interests
Saoirse McHugh
13 Feb 2019
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Mars One
That plan to make a colony on Mars and film it for reality TV has gone bust
12 Feb 2019
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hot and cold
New fabric automatically cools or insulates based on its environment
10 Feb 2019
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laws of attraction
Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them
9 Feb 2019
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