Science
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New Irish law will introduce "soft opt-out system of consent" for organ donation
TG4 documentary "Tuilte" examines floods and effects of global warming in Ireland
New study traces outbreak of potato blight that caused Great Hunger to North America
Cork champion rower, 93, astounds researchers with strength of a 30-year-old
315-million-year-old fossil sponge discovered near the Cliffs of Moher
New Irish podcast series on gynaecological cancers aims to raise awareness
Did the Vikings bring leprosy to Ireland?
Meteor shower display visible from Ireland this week
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