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Six-person expert group to examine all aspects of Offences Against the State Act
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Research shows pregnant women with Covid-19 may be at higher risk of ICU admission
Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic election
Former Pentecostal pastor sworn into office after defeating incumbent in re-run poll
Irish scientist wins international award previously given to Nobel prize winners
Prof Iseult Lynch awarded John Jeyes prize for research into microparticles
PPE shipment from China amounts to just over 12 days’ stock
Consignment of 900,000 isolation gowns arrived at Shannon in world's largest aircraft
‘White Irish people have never had to think about this’
Young black community calls for early education about racism to tackle public ignorance
‘Corona cooking keeps us fed, but home is the nourishment emigrants long for most’
The Irish professor of law cooking up a storm in her ‘quarantine kitchen’ in Birmingham
Welcome to my place ... Birmingham
Professor of Global Legal Studies at the University of Birmingham's guide to England’s second city
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Why do thousands undergo unnecessary appendix removal?
Review finds most people with suspected appendicitis don’t have appendicitis
Optimism may hold secret to longer life, study suggests
Optimists not only live longer in general, but have a better chance of reaching 85 or older
Matteo Salvini brings old-style politics to Italy election campaign
Far-right League leader’s taste for travelling around the country is paying rich dividends
Alltech: Roll out the barrels
A bloodline of coopers led Mark Lyons from agri-nutrition to beer and Kentucky whiskey
The perfect ways to get fit – in 20 seconds, an hour or six months
A few ideas to help you get off the couch in the new year, whatever your schedule
Birmingham Irish unveil new monument to bombing victims, 44 years on
Project of reconciliation led by community that suffered more than most
Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
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Galway Capital of Culture: first the euphoria, now the questions
First Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being asked
Proposed abortion law ‘follows best legal and medical practice’
Irish legislation cannot be described as being ‘like the abortion law in Britain’, says expert
Your immune system: seven simple ways to support it
Your body works hard to fight off infections, but there are things you can do to give it a boost
Cycling can hold back effects of ageing and may rejuvenate immune system
In study, anti-ageing effects of cycling appeared to extend to immune system
Is it unreasonable to believe in miracles?
Unthinkable: It’s hard to envisage ever being able to prove a miracle took place
One of UK’s most notorious paedophiles jailed for 32 years
University lecturer Matthew Falder blackmailed victims to carry out degrading acts
New blood and urine test ‘can detect autism in children’
Scientist believe newly-developed test could reveal causes of autism spectrum disorders
Vitamin D may help prevent rheumatoid arthritis – new study
Experts found tissue that was not diseased responded well to the vitamin
Italy takes sharp turn right ahead of general election
Anti-immigrant sentiment fuels support for populist parties including resurgent Northern League
Answering Ireland’s call
A successful Irish bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup will bring huge economic benefits
Back to school blues? Here’s how to hold on to that holiday feeling
Feeling tired, anxious and unable to concentrate? It could be down to Post Holiday Syndrome
Vitamin B3 could prevent miscarriages and defects, study suggests
Niacin typically found in meats, green vegetables and many pregnancy multivitamins
Politicians left with nowhere to hide on abortion
TDs will be compelled to spell out which abortions are permitted, which are not, and why
Christopher Marlowe credited as Shakespeare’s co-writer
Dramatists to appear jointly on title pages of three Henry VI plays after analysis by academics
Researchers taking a closer look at our exposure to persistent organic pollutants
NUI Galway study seeks to establish pathways through which people are exposed
Household dust is exposing us to toxic chemicals
Children are particularly vulnerable to contaminated dust from crawling on the floor
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