Jack McCarron

Prime Time

Rory Motherway was 19 when he crashed his car in east Cork

'I can't move my legs': the reality of surviving a road crash

Within seconds of crashing his car on a rural road in east Cork two years ago, Rory Motherway knew something was badly wrong

Prime Time • 53 mins

Across Europe, attention is increasingly turning to the number of people who survive road crashes with serious, often life-changing injuries

As road deaths rise, the true scale of injuries remains unclear

Ireland's road safety record is continuing to move in the wrong direction and is increasingly out of step with the rest of the EU. But while fatalities continue to rise, so to do serious injuries

Prime Time • 4 hrs

Incidents at a church in Dublin, suspected arson attacks at two churches in Westmeath, and at a mosque in Limerick were examined by Prime Time

How incidents at places of worship take on a wider meaning

RTÉ's Clarity examined incidents and reports in Ireland related to places of worship in recent years, to try to understand what is known about them, and whether online reaction reflected known facts

Clarity • 06 Apr

Cork hill highlights the limits of democracy in the digital age

Everyday frictions over traffic, housing and local planning are exposing a growing tension across Ireland and Europe between democratic decision-making and the power of global technology companies.

Prime Time • 11 Mar

A missile strike killed hundreds at a school in southern Iran

What we know about the Iranian school strike

A strike on a girls' school in the Iranian city of Minab has become one of the most disputed episodes of the war in the Middle East, with some online blaming the Iranian regime and other reporting directing the spotlight at the US and Israel

Clarity • 05 Mar

How often do people in emergency accommodation refuse a home?

Analysis of housing data from 16 local authorities shows refusals account for around one in ten offers nationally suggesting that while refusals occur, they are not a major factor in people remaining in homelessness

Clarity • 27 Jan

Kilmainham Gaol visitors hit by Google ad ticket scams

Visitors to one of the country's top tourist attractions, Kilmainham Gaol museum, are being hit with a scam which sees them pay for fake tickets through duplications of the museum's official website

Prime Time • 23 Jan

Data shows 1m daily visits from Ireland to illegal piracy sites

More than one million visits from Ireland each day are being made to websites offering pirated TV, film and sport, according to new data that highlights the scale of illegal streaming activity

Prime Time • 15 Jan

Outsourced thinking? Experts consider AI's impact on our brains

As AI tools quickly become part of daily life, some scientists and technologists are asking whether the convenience comes at a cost

Prime Time • 11 Nov 25

Who was behind the 'Spoil The Vote' campaign?

A network of businesspeople and online commentators campaigned for voters to spoil their ballots as a form of protest. Here's who they are — and how they became part of the movement

Clarity • 25 Oct 25