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3 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Climate change is partially to blame for the surging cost of food, Sinead Ryan has argued. According to data from Kantar published last month, food inflation has hit 5% - significantly higher than 1.4% recorded in the economy overall. On Lunchtime Live, consumer expert Sinead Ryan said there is “no denying” that prices have gone up significantly in the grocery sector.
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3 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Pronhub is no longer available in France because of a new law mandating users prove their age before using the site. France is Pornhub’s second biggest market - after the US - but the company believes the new law is a risk to privacy. After consideration, it has pulled out of the French market and its former users have been geoblocked. The French Government argues the reform is necessary to protect children from viewing pornography.
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3 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
A new €27 million fund to boost the circular economy will help tackle illegal dumping, Minister Alan Dillon has promised. A ‘circular economy’ is when items used by people are recycled and reused over and over again, reducing humanity’s reliance on scarce resources and cutting carbon emissions.
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3 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Changes to Leaving Certificate grade inflation are designed to impact students in “as minimal a way as possible”, the Education Minister has said. During the pandemic, post-marking adjustment meant all students had their CAO points increased to compensate for the disruption in their education. Last year, students had their CAO points boosted by 7%, while the class of 2025 will have theirs increased by 5.5%. Students who sat their Leaving Cert in 2024 will retain the marks they were given last year.
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3 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Former US death row inmate Sunny Jacobs “loved Connemara” because of the freedom it offered her, her former postman has said. Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs, who was in her 70s, died in a house fire in Casla on Tuesday; another victim, Kevin Kelly, was in his 30s. Their bodies have been taken to University Hospital Galway for post-mortem and a Garda investigation into the fire is now underway.
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4 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
There has been a 600% increase in TikTokers posting content as Gaeilge, according to TikTok HQ. The community is informally known as the ‘GaelTok’ and users can use the hashtag to watch the latest videos posted by Gaeilgeoirí. One well known content creator in the Gaeltacht is Máire na Greine, a native speaker who grew up in County Meath. Her grandparents moved to the village of Ráth Cairn in the 1930s from Connemara and learnt English watching Disney programmes.
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4 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Gardaí should have easy access to traffic cameras in order to help them crack down on crime, a Fine Gael TD has suggested. Currently, there are an estimated 200 CCTV cameras in Dublin - roughly half the number of traffic cameras used to monitor road users. On Lunchtime Live, Dublin Bay South TD James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD said he was “surprised” by the ratio. “We’ve just 200 CCTV cameras in Dublin city,” he said.
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4 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
A patient recovering from knee surgery will not normally spend “too long” in hospital, a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon has said. According to research published this year by Science Direct, the number of knee surgeries carried out in Ireland is forecast to increase by 49% by 2036. Despite the increasing number of people getting the procedure, Philip Brady of Blackrock Health said there are still a huge number of myths about knee surgery.
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4 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Solving the housing crisis means people selling their home should face higher taxes, a columnist has argued. House prices in Ireland continue to surge; since 2024, the average price of a home in Ireland has increased by 7.5%, according to estate agent Sherry FitzGerald. While most experts cite increasing supply as the best way to make housing more affordable, columnist Conor Skehan said he would rather they change the tax system.
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4 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
The Mayor of Carlow County Council has called for urgent reform of the country’s bail laws following Sunday’s shooting incident. 22-year-old Evan FitzGerald fired a number of shots into the air at Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow Town, before taking his own life. A steelyard worker from Wicklow, he had been granted bail after being charged with possession of guns, ammunition and explosive materials.
