The Explainer The Explainer is a new weekly podcast from TheJournal.ie that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to know about. What's the background? Why is this in the news? Get the facts behind the story from Ireland's biggest news website. The Explainer’s tracks What are the issues with the mother and baby home report? by The Explainer published on 2021-01-21T15:10:51Z In Depth: A GP, nurse, ICU consultant and contact tracer on working during the third wave by The Explainer published on 2021-01-13T17:13:01Z The third wave - what happened, and what restrictions are in place? by The Explainer published on 2021-01-06T20:04:27Z Out favourite explanations of 2020 by The Explainer published on 2020-12-18T16:08:53Z Interview: RTÉ's Brian O'Donovan on reporting in Trump's America - and what 2021 holds for Biden by The Explainer published on 2020-12-21T14:19:04Z How Ireland plans to roll-out Covid-19 vaccines by The Explainer published on 2020-12-16T17:13:20Z Virologist Dr Cillian de Gascun on how Covid-19 vaccines work by The Explainer published on 2020-12-11T16:17:44Z Why has the Irish media been barred from reporting the names of children who have been murdered? by The Explainer published on 2020-12-04T16:12:23Z Why is the 27th Amendment back in the news? by The Explainer published on 2020-11-26T17:34:33Z Professor Philip Nolan on what the numbers are telling us about Covid-19 right now by The Explainer published on 2020-11-18T19:15:05Z
What are the issues with the mother and baby home report? by The Explainer published on 2021-01-21T15:10:51Z
In Depth: A GP, nurse, ICU consultant and contact tracer on working during the third wave by The Explainer published on 2021-01-13T17:13:01Z
The third wave - what happened, and what restrictions are in place? by The Explainer published on 2021-01-06T20:04:27Z
Interview: RTÉ's Brian O'Donovan on reporting in Trump's America - and what 2021 holds for Biden by The Explainer published on 2020-12-21T14:19:04Z
Virologist Dr Cillian de Gascun on how Covid-19 vaccines work by The Explainer published on 2020-12-11T16:17:44Z
Why has the Irish media been barred from reporting the names of children who have been murdered? by The Explainer published on 2020-12-04T16:12:23Z
Professor Philip Nolan on what the numbers are telling us about Covid-19 right now by The Explainer published on 2020-11-18T19:15:05Z