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- Sep 29, 2026
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Paedophile hunters: Do vigilante groups help convict child sex offenders? (opens the original)
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In 2023, Cork man Tim Bowen was caught by a vigilante paedophile-hunting group when he turned up at a café expecting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex. He was later convicted in connection with the incident. Former RTà producer Kieran Creaven was also caught by a vigilante group after contacting someone he believed to be a child online, and was later convicted. However, the methods used by some of these groups have raised concerns about the presumption of innocence, due process and human righ
The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The nine financial questions everyone should be able to answer (opens the original)
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For a nation obsessed with money, we don’t like talking about our personal finances. Women can be left in particularly difficult circumstances later in life because of financial penalties around motherhood and child-rearing – and tackling that begins with becoming more financially literate. Irish Examiner consumer columnist Caitriona Redmond is guest editor of a special money edition of Weekend Magazine this week, ahead of the Budget. On today’s episode of the Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast, she
Hot School Meals Programme: Are children getting the food they need? (opens the original)
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The â¬300m universal Hot School Meals Programme has been running nationally for a full year, and a review of the scheme brought to Cabinet this week highlights serious issues with nutritional value and food waste. Critics have been highlighting these problems, along with issues such as trucks of pre-cooked food being transported across the country and the use of 100 million disposable packaging items each year. The Government has responded to the review by committing to provide a cold lunch opt
‘I was invincible’: Finbarr Fogarty on addiction, recovery and a life-changing crash (opens the original)
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Killeagh man Finbarr Fogarty made headlines in 2001 when he was involved in a horrific car crash in which two of his friends, Cian O’Mahony from Killeagh and Wayne Martin from Hollyhill, died. He survived serious injuries, including a broken neck, and had to learn to walk again. Like many young men, he had gone off the rails in his teens, using drugs and alcohol to find confidence and fit in. Adults in the community and in his school were aware of his drug usage, he says, but never intervened be
The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The lasting impact of 9/11 on the people of New York (opens the original)
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25 years after the era-defining day that two hijacked planes hit the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the impact is still being felt worldwide by countless people. In New York itself, people are still picking up the pieces of their lives, with many of those who helped on that day left to fight for justice. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in Be the first to know the latest news and updates
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