The director, who made a name for himself with the video for Hozier’s mega-hit Take Me to Church in 2013, on joining forces with the BBC for his feature film debut

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Calling for an end to the use of aid as a weapon of war

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Changes to scheme followed Tipperary father’s successful Supreme Court challenge

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Outsourcing Army Nursing Service would be prohibitively expensive and less effective, official report had said

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Charity calls for stricter regulation of second-hand clothing after it followed items

Wind and solar can’t be relied on to replace gas as a reliable source to power our electricity supply

‘Dawdling, walking three-abreast, or doing anything else to block a footpath is ill-advised on busy streets ... people walk faster than they do in less populated spots’