Róisín Cullen
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As the Government's proposed latte levy continues to be delayed, here is a look at our coffee cup habits, the true cost of a reusable cup and what the future will hold for this long-awaited measure
'Don't collect multiples' - climate cost of reusable cups
As the Government's proposed latte levy continues to be delayed, Róisín Cullen looks at our coffee cup habits, the true cost of a reusable cup and what the future will hold for this long-awaited measu...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
As the Government's proposed latte levy continues to be delayed, here is a look at our coffee cup habits, the true cost of a reusable cup and what the future will hold for this long-awaited measure
The Dáil has heard a call for a review of the free HRT scheme to ensure that all women are included, particularly in relation to the drug Veoza
Dáil hears call for review of free HRT scheme
The Dáil has heard a call for a review of the free HRT scheme to ensure that all women are included, particularly in relation to the drug Veoza.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Dáil has heard a call for a review of the free HRT scheme to ensure that all women are included, particularly in relation to the drug Veoza
"I didn't sleep for years," is how one cancer survivor described going through the menopause, while excluded from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Call over menopause drug for cancer survivors
"I didn't sleep for years," is how one cancer survivor described going through the menopause, while excluded from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
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October 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"I didn't sleep for years," is how one cancer survivor described going through the menopause, while excluded from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
A teenager from Dublin who said she had "no other option" other than to seek treatment in Romania for endometriosis has kept a video diary of her experience
Watch: Video diary of endometriosis treatment abroad
A teenager from Dublin who said she had "no other option" other than to seek treatment in Romania for endometriosis has kept a video diary of her experience.
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August 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A teenager from Dublin who said she had "no other option" other than to seek treatment in Romania for endometriosis has kept a video diary of her experience
A student, whose mother died during her Leaving Certificate year, has shared her advice to young people starting sixth year
LC student shares advice after 'most difficult year'
A student, whose mother died during her Leaving Certificate year, has shared her advice to young people starting sixth year.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A student, whose mother died during her Leaving Certificate year, has shared her advice to young people starting sixth year
Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic
Native American nations gift rug for support during Covid
Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic
We asked people in Dublin’s city centre if they know our national anthem, where they learned it and if they think it should be a mandatory to teach it in schools
Watch: Should the national anthem be mandatory in school?
Sinn Féin's Conor D McGuinness has called for the national anthem to be included on the school curriculum.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We asked people in Dublin’s city centre if they know our national anthem, where they learned it and if they think it should be a mandatory to teach it in schools
The Minister for Education has been asked to consider introducing a mandatory three-week Gaeltacht course for every Leaving Certificate student studying Irish
Minister asked to consider mandatory Gaeltacht courses
The Minister for Education has been asked to consider introducing a mandatory three-week Gaeltacht course for every Leaving Certificate student studying Irish.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Minister for Education has been asked to consider introducing a mandatory three-week Gaeltacht course for every Leaving Certificate student studying Irish
Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil calling on the Government to deliver appropriate care to women with endometriosis
Sinn Féin calls on Govt to improve endometriosis care
Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil calling on the Government to deliver appropriate care to women with endometriosis.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil calling on the Government to deliver appropriate care to women with endometriosis
There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft"
Call for more thatching courses to save 'unique' craft
There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft".
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June 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft"
Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party
Watch: Irish in Canada urged to give blood after attack
Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party.
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April 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party
An 18-year-old who wrote a letter about her daily struggle with suspected endometriosis to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she "hasn't been able to be a teenager"
'No other option' but to travel abroad over endometriosis
An 18-year-old who wrote a letter about her daily struggle with suspected endometriosis to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she "hasn't been able to be a teenager".
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April 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
An 18-year-old who wrote a letter about her daily struggle with suspected endometriosis to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she "hasn't been able to be a teenager"
It will be the “end of an era” in Tullow, Co Carlow on Tuesday when a local shop that has served the community for 100 years will close its doors for the final time. I loved working on this story close to home
'End of an era' - Carlow shop closes after a century
Cards and flowers sit on now empty shelves in a drapery shop in Co Carlow that has served its community for 100 years.
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March 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It will be the “end of an era” in Tullow, Co Carlow on Tuesday when a local shop that has served the community for 100 years will close its doors for the final time. I loved working on this story close to home
"Even under those conditions, we still found it in our hearts to send money to people who were suffering, because we understood what it was like to suffer."
Indigenous Canadian famine aid 'hidden in plain sight'
Donations to Irish people from indigenous communities in Canada during the Great Famine - valued at around €12,000 today - have been "hidden in plain sight", a professor has said.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"Even under those conditions, we still found it in our hearts to send money to people who were suffering, because we understood what it was like to suffer."
The Ireland-Israel Alliance has described as shocking an incident in which a businessman who was visiting Dublin from Tel Aviv said he was spat at while dining with a colleague and verbally abused by a group
Israeli man spat at while dining in 'shocking' incident
The Ireland-Israel Alliance has described as shocking an incident in which a businessman who was visiting Dublin from Tel Aviv said he was spat at while dining with a colleague and verbally abused by ...
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March 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Ireland-Israel Alliance has described as shocking an incident in which a businessman who was visiting Dublin from Tel Aviv said he was spat at while dining with a colleague and verbally abused by a group
A wheelchair user in Athenry, Co Galway said she feels forgotten about on her eleventh day without electricity since Storm Éowyn
Wheelchair user still without power feels 'forgotten'
A wheelchair user in Athenry, Co Galway, said she feels forgotten about on her 11th day without electricity since Storm Éowyn.
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February 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A wheelchair user in Athenry, Co Galway said she feels forgotten about on her eleventh day without electricity since Storm Éowyn
Tributes have been paid after a "horrific" Carlow crash, on a road that has a history of incidents
Tributes paid to 'lovely man' after Carlow crash
Tributes have been paid to a "lovely" young man after a "horrific" Carlow crash, on a road that has a history of incidents.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Tributes have been paid after a "horrific" Carlow crash, on a road that has a history of incidents
Chatted to taxi drivers who are calling for reform after a grant to help them purchase wheelchair accessible vehicles closed in less than 20 minutes
Calls for reform after taxi grants snapped up in minutes
Online applications for a grant available to taxi drivers to help purchase wheelchair accessible vehicles closed on Monday morning in less than 20 minutes.
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January 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Chatted to taxi drivers who are calling for reform after a grant to help them purchase wheelchair accessible vehicles closed in less than 20 minutes