Irish author, journalist, and feminist activist Nell McCafferty, who passed away last week

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I joined RTE Radio 1’s 51-minute news review on Sunday, focusing on developments in Ireland with brief interludes about tension between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah and about the success of the US Democratic National Convention.

The other guests are Sunday Times columnist Alison O’Connor; educator Simon Lewis; and hotelier Lorraine Sweeney. The host is Brendan O’Connor.

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We discuss the Irish Health Minister’s proposal to ban access to social media by under-16s; the Leaving Cert, Ireland’s secondary school examination for university entry; the challenges for high-quality restaurants in and beyond Dublin; the prospect of national elections in October; and the life of a feminist icon — author, journalist, and activist Nell McCafferty.