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Testimony from the front lines

Jaber Wishah visted Ireland as a guest of Front Line Defenders last month. Stephen Mangan sat down with him to discuss his past and his views on a future for Palestine.

The Bryan in whom we trust

Trudi McDonald speaks to RTE newscaster Bryan Dobson about getting started in pirate radio, his ideal story to cover, and being directly affected by the news.

We were promised jetpacks

It’s going to be the future soon, just ask Niall Farrell.

A flawless change?

In the run up to the release of their new album Niamh Mongey speaks to The Flaws’ lead singer.

Cold and hungry, but how much do we care?

With charitable donations falling across the country, the College View’s Vicky Kavanagh took to the streets of the captial city and followed volunteers from the Simon Community for a night.

The boss in his underwear: the seedy side of American Apparel

As the head of American Apparel, which recently opened here in Dublin, Dov Charney has cashed in on sex, as Paula Lyne explains.

We built another band… called the Handsome Furs

They don’t seem to fall into any specific genre, and have been described by those in the know as “a match made in weirdo heaven.” Dave Hanratty chats to Dan Boeckner, one half of Handsome Furs.

Speaking out against the silence

Stephen Mangan speaks to the Irish head of Amnesty, Colm O’Gorman about the risks of journalism and the accountability of the Vatican towards the Irish clerical abuse scandal.

Who you gonna call? Most Haunted…

We’ve seen the crew conduct experiments with electricity, sound and do séances. They carefully sit around a table with and upturned glass trying to find answers. Ooooooooh.