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# explainer - Sunday 16 June, 2013
Explainer: Why should you get a European Health Insurance Card before travelling?
Of course we hope you don’t get sick on your holidays, but just in case…
# explainer - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Here’s what the poison sent to Barack Obama can do
The toxin ricin is feared – with good reason.
# explainer - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Explainer: Your 25-point crash course on what’s happening in Cyprus
Bailouts! Deposit levies! Leaving the euro? It’s all been happening in the last ten days.
# explainer - Thursday 14 March, 2013
# explainer - Saturday 2 March, 2013
How do workers decide whether Croke Park II is approved?
The working conditions of 292,000 public workers could changed by the new proposals. So what happens now?
# explainer - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Explainer: Everything you need to know about today’s Italian election
Who’s running? What’s at stake? How are they picked? And is Silvio Berlusconi really in line for a fourth term in office?
# explainer - Monday 11 February, 2013
Do popes resign?
Or is today’s announcement without precedent?
# explainer - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Explainer: What happened last night? Why was IBRC liquidated? What happens now?
Why on earth were the Dáil and Seanad sitting until the small hours of this morning? This might help…
# explainer - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Everything you need to know about the promissory notes, but were afraid to ask
You have been and will be hearing a lot about promissory notes in the coming weeks but what’s it all about? We’ve taken your questions, come up with some of our own and asked the experts…
# explainer - Monday 28 January, 2013
Explainer: What is happening in Mali?
It is almost three weeks since French and Malian troops began a battle to wrest back the north of the country from Islamist rebels.
# explainer - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
AS IT HAPPENED: Oireachtas hearings on planned abortion law
Today’s hearings include medical advice from psychiatrists, obstetricians and the masters of maternity hospitals.
Medical Council ‘unaware of any deaths’ as result of current abortion laws
The IMC’s president Kieran Murphy says the body, which regulates the medical profession, does not know of any deaths.
Explainer: why the Oireachtas is holding three days of hearings on abortion
Ireland’s politicians are gearing up for three days of hearings on the abortion issue this week.
# explainer - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Explainer: How does a Bill become a law?
The forthcoming legislation on abortion will put the workings of the Oireachtas under a fresh spotlight. Here’s how the lawmaking process works.
# explainer - Sunday 23 December, 2012
How do Irish companies legally avoid paying billions in corporate tax?
It’s all to do with a happy coincide of tax laws in Ireland, the Netherlands, the United States and Bermuda.
# explainer - Sunday 9 December, 2012
What’s a fiscal cliff? Let Monty explain…
Mr Burns takes a few minutes to explain the upcoming fiscal cliff.
# explainer - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Explainer: What is reinsurance, and how does it help cover natural disasters?
With the costs of Hurricane Sandy expected to be at least €20 billion, insurers will be looking to reinsurance companies to cover most of the bill. But what are they?
# explainer - Saturday 3 November, 2012
What do the children’s referendum posters mean?
What messages are the children’s referendum posters trying to get across and do they work? We asked the experts…
Explainer: What are the rules that govern legal moneylenders?
With Halloween now behind us, Christmas has become the focus of many. While the holiday can bring joy to many, it can be a time of huge financial pressure for others.
# explainer - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Explainer: What does liquidation, examinership and receivership mean?
Businesses have always failed – recession or otherwise – but what happens when they do, and what are the different options that are available to them.
# explainer - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Here’s how Trap’s Ireland can finish second and still not reach the playoffs
And also why the emphatic manner of Ireland’s loss to Germany could come back to haunt them.
# explainer - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
What is ‘Gangnam Style’? 2012′s biggest viral phenomenon, explained
It’s the most ‘liked’ video in YouTube history. But what does it all mean? Hayley Millar is here to help.
# explainer - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Near consensus – but here’s why both sides will get 50/50 coverage in the Referendum
With little opposition to the referendum so far, there are suggestions that broadcasters will simply cut down on coverage rather than have to give 50/50 airtime to both sides.
# explainer - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Explainer: How do you turn a landfill into a park?
Waterford has one, and Cork will have one soon: A former landfill that is now a huge park. But how do you turn a huge mound of rubbish into a green space?
# explainer - Monday 3 September, 2012
Explainer: What happens to Socialist Party funding now that Clare Daly is gone?
Clare Daly has asked the Socialist Party to pass on some of the allowance it gets for her membership. What’s going on?
# explainer - Sunday 2 September, 2012
Explainer: What is laundered fuel?
How exactly does diesel get ‘washed’?
# explainer - Friday 24 August, 2012
21-year-sentence does not mean Breivik will walk free in 2033. Here’s why:
There is actually no limit to the number of times the court can extend the sentence.
# explainer - Thursday 23 August, 2012
Explainer: Why Paralympians mutilate themselves to enhance performance
The practice of ‘boosting’ for athletes with spinal injuries is a natural but gruesome method of gaining a physical edge.
# explainer - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Explainer: A beginner’s guide to the CAO Points system
Some of your loved ones might be awaiting a college offer – through a system that mightn’t make sense to many. Here’s our crash course.
Ireland’s ancient relics – what are they and how have they survived?
From their religious classification to the clues they provide archaeologists about Ireland’s chieftains and kings, here’s your guide to Irish relics.
# explainer - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Explainer: why nothing can be done for the Baltimore whale
Many of our readers have been wondering why the mammal cannot be ‘put out of its misery’. TheJournal.ie investigates.
# explainer - Sunday 5 August, 2012
Explainer: Who and what are Ireland’s sheriffs?
As repossessions increase, Ireland’s sheriffs find themselves in the news more and more. Here’s all you need to know about them.
# explainer - Saturday 4 August, 2012
Explainer: Is there a common thread to all mass shootings?
Many have searched for answers to why atrocities such as the recent mass shooting at a cinema theatre in the US happen. But there are many myths and misconceptions about such incidents.
# explainer - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Explainer: How do the Olympics sailing contests work?
Annalise Murphy has been doing wonderfully so far in London – but what does she need to do to secure a medal?
# explainer - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Explainer: Why is Call Me Maybe so very, very catchy?
According to the experts, here’s why it gets stuck in your head.
# explainer - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Everything you need to know about the Croke Park Agreement
It is a key agreement between government and the public service representatives but just what exactly is the Public Service Agreement, as it is officially known, all about and why does it create so many talking points?
Explainer: Kosovo’s sovereignty… what does it mean?
What does Kosovo’s legal sovereignty mean for the territory, its people, and its sports teams?
# explainer - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Explainer: How much sick leave can civil servants take?
Here’s what the official regulations say…
# explainer - Saturday 30 June, 2012
Everything you wanted to know about the bond markets but were too afraid to ask
Ireland’s ongoing struggle is to get back to the markets – but what ARE the bond markets? Here’s our grind.
# explainer - Friday 29 June, 2012
Explainer: What did the EU leaders agree overnight in Brussels?
The leaders of the Eurozone countries have agreed to allow bailout funds be used by banks. What’s it all about?
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