Irish Special Reports
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Life in the (broadband) fast lane
RTÉ's Science & Technology Correspondent Will Goodbody reports that after years of living in the slow lane, it appears broadband quality in Ireland is finally about to improve.
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Curiosity and challenges for new Science & Tech correspondent
RTÉ's new Science and Technology Correspondent Will Goodbody blogs about his recent appointment.
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Clock ticking on abortion legislation
The Taoiseach's language has been interesting at times in recent days as the clock ticks down on the publication of contentious legislation delayed for decades.
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Hope has sprung after farm fodder crisis
A weekend of fair weather has greatly lifted the spirits of farmers. It's been a long time coming and once again hope has sprung!
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Sinn Féin strategists take stock ahead of Ard Fheis
RTÉ's Political Correspondent David Davin-Power assesses the strength of Sinn Féin ahead of their Ard Fheis this weekend.
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Gallery: Astronaut treats followers to photos of Ireland
Astronaut Chris Hadfield's love of Ireland is well-known at this stage, but yesterday he treated followers of his twitter account to a gallery of photographs of the island.
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Adventurers home after frozen lake challenge
Two adventurers who spent 26 days battling temperatures of - 30C while traversing the world's largest frozen lake in Russia have returned home to Ireland.
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Inquest into Savita Halapannavar's death
Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers looks ahead to the inquest into Savita Halappanavar's death.
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Labour Party faithful fear blame game
RTÉ's Micheál Lehane assesses Labour's possible leadership worries following their disastrous outing in Meath East.
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Doctors in Conference
RTÉ's Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers takes a look at some of the hot topic issues on the agenda at the IMO's annual conference
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Varied response to patronage survey
RTÉ's Education and Science Correspondent Emma O Kelly examines the findings of the report on school patronage
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Lessons to be learned from Meath East
RTÉ's Political Correspondent David McCullagh reflects on the performances of the main political parties in the Meath East by-election.
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Diarmuid Martin: Thanksgiving homily for Pope's election
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's homily in thanksgiving for Pope Francis' election
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High fees block access to college for many young migrants
Hundreds of young migrants are being prevented from going on to third-level education because they aren't yet Irish citizens, writes Education Correspondent Emma O Kelly.
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Cultural differences emerge at Tokyo District Court
The Tokyo District Court is a massive block of a building, with imposing walls covered in thousands of grey tiles. This houses dozens of court rooms, RTÉ's Robert Shortt reports.
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Catherine Gowing: The Offaly vet who never returned home
It was Catherine Gowing's dream to return to her father's farm at Clareen and set up a veterinary practice there, writes RTÉ's Midlands Correspondent Ciaran Mullooly.
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Protestant fee-paying schools eye Kilkenny College move
The decision of Kilkenny College to move into the public education system has aroused huge interest among other Protestant fee-charging schools.
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A Knock on the Door: Thomas Niedermeyer kidnapping
RTÉ's 'Documentary on One' tells how the kidnapping of German businessman Thomas Niedermeyer in Belfast in 1973 irrecoverably changed the lives of his wife and daughters.
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Report on Magdalene Laundries published
The report of the committee investigating State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries between 1922 and 1996 has been published.
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Photographs of Maamtrasna suspects released
A collection of 130-year-old photographs of the ten men accused of the Maamtrasna murders has been discovered and published for the first time.
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Amazing footage of dolphin superpod captured in Irish Sea
Footage of a superpod of hundreds of dolphins has been captured by marine biologists on board the Rosslare to Fishguard ferry.
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Finucane and uncovering the truth
RTÉ's Richard Dowling blogs about the legal argument and impediments he faced in the investigation into the murder of Pat Finucane
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Tanzania's top Young Scientists bring project to Dublin
As the Young Scientist Exhibition approaches its 50th birthday next year, its new cousin has just been born in Tanzania.
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Young Irish producer in with a shot at Oscars
The contest at the Oscars in the Best Animated Short Film category could come straight from the pages of a Hollywood script.
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Ambassador: Hungary's Dr Tamás Magyarics
In the latest of the Ambassador series, Cormac Ó hEadhra interviews Hungary's Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Tamás Magyarics.
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World Report
Questions remain in Bangladesh after more than 1,000 people were killed when a building housing garment factories collapsed
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The Week In Pictures
Some of the most striking images from around the world this week
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Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and independent TD Mick Wallace discuss the penalty points controversy
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Great Danes
Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Content for Denmark with the song Only Teardrops
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Morning Ireland News Quiz
Cruz, Paris, Romeo: which one is not a child of Beckham's?
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Barbie Blues
Women's rights protesters have disrupted the opening of a giant pink doll's house in Berlin
In Focus
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Blood Pressure Alert
High blood pressure is a silent risk factor for stroke and heart attack and should not go unchecked
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House of Horrors
Dr Kermit Gosnell's House of Horrors was well-known to the local community of West Philadelphia, blogs Richard Downes
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Banking Union
Read a blog from Europe Editor Tony Connelly on depositors and the painful road to a banking union
Documentary on One
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Songs My Mother Taught Me
A 'documentary novel' by Chris Brookes about war brides - women who married allied servicemen during World War II
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Over There - Green Cab
A London taxi tour around the stories of the Irish in London, including the more recently-arrived
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Dudley Kane: Darach Ó Cathain is here in Leeds
In 1963, Sean nós singer Darach Ó Cathain emigrated to Leeds with his family. This radio documentary follows their journey
