Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak is an Irish Times reporter specialising in immigration issues and cohost of the In the News podcast

Claire Byrne signs off from Radio 1 after ‘15 wonderful years’ with RTÉ

Byrne is set to rejoin Newstalk and host the weekday morning slot being vacated by Pat Kenny

Richard Boyd Barrett given all-clear following treatment for throat cancer

Dún Laoghaire TD says treatment has been ‘successful’ and the disease had been ‘eliminated’

How Russia’s hybrid war is inflaming divisions and spreading fear across Europe

In the News podcast: Irish Times Europe correspondent Naomi O’Leary discusses Moscow’s campaign of sabotage and espionage across Europe

Inside Afghanistan: What is life really like under Taliban rule?

In the News podcast: Journalist Khadija Haidary, who left Afghanistan in 2024, reflects on the growing restrictions on women and girls lives

Legal challenges and security concerns around travel contributing to deportation backlog

Delays in deportations have come into focus this week after a 26-year-old was accused of assaulting a young girl in Saggart

‘It was a frightening, dark night’: Inside Citywest as anti-immigration riots raged

More than 2,400 immigrants live in the centre - some are afraid to send their children to school outside after this week’s riots

Virginia Giuffre memoir: Will the British royal family finally drop Prince Andrew?

In the News podcast: Irish Times London correspondent Mark Paul on how Westminster MPs are muzzled from debating the disgraced Prince Andrew

The 7 minute Louvre heist: what happened and will the crown jewels be found?

In the News podcast: BBC Paris Correspondent Hugh Schofield on how the audacious Louvre heist was pulled off

‘Hateful rhetoric’ towards migrants leads to ‘more vicious violence’

State should not be relying on 36-year-old legislation to combat violence and hatred in 2025, says immigration lawyer

How one Irish woman lost all her money through an elaborate romance scam

In the News podcast: Extent of romance scams remains unknown because people feel too ashamed to report relationship to authorities

Will this ceasefire finally end the war in Gaza?

In the News podcast: Irish Times contributors Mark Weiss and Michael Jansen on how Trump’s peace plan will work and what the future holds for Palestinians.

Global Solidarity Run calls on governments to show ‘decency’ to people forced to migrate

More than 15,000 people across 100 countries to take part in Irish-led global event on Saturday

Palestinians in Ireland relieved about Gaza deal despite harbouring doubts

Chief Rabbi warns ‘hardest work lies ahead’, but cleric welcomes chance for return of hostages from destroyed city

Why is Big Tobacco going after illegal cigarette sellers in Ireland?

In the News podcast: Consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope on the day in the life of investigators scouring Dublin for sellers of illegal tobacco

Practice of leaving asylum seekers to sleep rough must end, groups demand

More than 100 organisations nationwide urge Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to act

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