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Employees of three key State agencies use a computer programme called Passwork to generate and protect their passwords. It’s a cybersecurity measure.But what they didn’t know, before it was revealed by The Irish Times, is that Passwork, which purports to be EU-based, has extensiv ...  Show more

In recent weeks, the Irish Government has come under pressure to introduce a ban on e-scooters following a steep increase in the number of serious e-scooter accidents involving children. One of those supporting the ban is Seana Brennan, a mother of two from Cavan whose son, Mason ...  Show more

President Joe Biden explores his family roots on his tour of Ireland and addresses parliament in Dublin. Ireland correspondent Emma Vardy and Economic correspondent Faisal Islam chat through the significance of the visit.After North Korea’s latest missile test sparked alarm in Ja ...  Show more

There are accusations of betrayal as the HS2 rail extension to Leeds is scrapped. Train enthusiast, David Brewer, who has visited all the railway stations in the UK, shares his thoughts about how the money should be spent. Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, admits to Laura K th ...  Show more

Northern Ireland's new first minister Michelle O'Neill has had her knuckles metaphorically rapped by the PM - who's warned politicians to "focus on the day to day" of the brand new power sharing deal - and not start conversations about a united Ireland. Could Ireland really unite ...  Show more

On today's World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined, from London, by the NS's Political Correspondent, Ailbhe Rea (also a co-host of the famed New Statesman Podcast). They discuss Joe Biden's Irish roots and what they co ...  Show more