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The Irish Times - News

17 January 2019

• Monica Lewinsky to be keynote speaker at Dublin conference
  Anti-bullying activist to address human resources Talent Summit in Conference Centre
• Talking science: Famelab and 180 seconds of fame
  Three minutes to explain a science concept to a jury and an audience – no slides allowed
• ‘The great thing about paediatrics is seeing a happy child ready to go home’
  Research Lives: Dr Deirdre Murray, Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research and UCC
• Patient care and enzyme release appear crucial to placebo effect
  Research points to biochemical basis for perplexing but powerful medical treatment
• Over 9,000 Irish motor insurance policies were issued through ‘ghost brokers’
  Gardaí say unlicensed middle men have diverted €23m away from insurance firms
• Electricity smart meters: first phase of €1.1bn changeover announced
  Smart meters will help customers make better choices about their consumption
• Rathlin kelp business owner looks south as Brexit fears mount
  ‘My market is Europe and I don’t see why I should look beyond that,’ says Kate Burns
• Irish motorists will need ‘green cards’ to drive in UK under Brexit
  Motorists must apply a month before travelling under Irish insurance industry plan