A selection of stories from the week: Germany moves on from Merkel, electricity shortages on the horizon, a 96 year old woman goes on trial for Nazi crimes, a third dose of Covid vaccines, learning about gambling addiction, Britney Spears's father suspended from conservatorship, the lava in La Palma hits the sea, Dial-A-Seanchaí

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Long a believer in the impossible, Rickie Lee Jones has lived an extraordinary life of song. Here, she reflects on five decades of making music.

Rickie Lee Jones

A selection of stories from the week: Ireland signs up to OECD tax deal (00:08); Ground-breaking malaria vaccine approved (03:58); Childcare protest (09:50); New Sláintecare board (18:28); Prisoner on the run (26:38); Facebook whistleblower addresses Congress (29:26); Liffey Swim returns (39:08); Call for surrogacy legislation (43:24); Govt to send representatives to Armagh (49:08); Donal Ryan wins Monnet award (51:43)

Amy Koppelman penned A Mouthful of Air, a powerful novel years ahead of its time—and now, 20 years on, she discusses the film version of it she directed that hits theaters this month.

Amy Koppelman

A selection of stories from the week: Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains dies (00:08); Prof Karina Butler of NIAC on boosters, reopening and more (04:44); UK pre-empts EU concessions on Northern Ireland with ECJ demand (16:29); Gardaí renew search for missing women (28:06); La Palma volcano erupts again (33:28); Bow and arrow attack in Norway (38:34); Budget 2022 (42:40); Banksy shredded painting sells for triple list price (49:17); Cricketer Amy Hunter scores century on 16th birthday (53:51); Paddy Moloney in his own words (56:33)

Adam J. Kurtz delves into the human experience and explores the duality of time—everything changes, yet tomorrow isn’t promised—in his new book, “You Are Here (For Now).”

Adam J. Kurtz

A selection of stories from the week: President Higgins pays tribute to poets Máire Mhac an tSaoi and Brendan Kennelly (00:08); Ireland re-opens (08:38); Covid puts severe strain on hospitals (14:36); Race inequality in higher education (21:28); Alec Baldwin fires prop gun, kills woman (27:12); Former British soldier dies while on trial for attempted murder (30:16); Ireland misses emissions target, despite pandemic (34:00); Wexford Festival Opera returns to the stage (38:26); Historic skeletal remains found in Cork (44:26); Máire Mhac an tSaoi and Brendan Kennelly remembered(48:17)

Alisa Cohn—named Top Startup Coach in the World—shares her secrets, insights and strategies from nearly 20 years of turning startup founders into world-class CEOs.

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