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A yellow weather warning is in place again today for counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford and Dublin, as the cleanup continues following Storm Chandra. Yesterday the Minister for Housing James Browne criticised Met Éireann over its flood warning protocols. Climate and science correspondent Caroline O’Doherty explains why that’s not a fair charge.
We have had a huge reaction to Jen Hogan’s feature on the rise of women having babies in their 40s. Today Cliff Taylor analyses some of the economic forces driving the 21 percent increase in ten years.
And Ciara O’Brien is writing about the smart devices in our homes that are no longer being supported by their manufacturers. Whatever about smart plugs and lightbulbs, thermostats and EV chargers are not the kind of thing consumers should be expected to replace - at considerable cost - every few years.
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