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This month
November 2024
Co Clare
Cliffs of Moher inspection found walking trail should be 'closed immediately' to make it safe
4 Nov
24.3k
Bike Shed
OPW hoped €336,000 bike shed would be 'adapted and reused' at other historic properties
1 Nov
17.5k
35
Last month
October 2024
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Lidl Wooden Christmas Train
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SIPO
Public ethics watchdog SIPO could not probe undeclared donations to Paschal Donohoe last year
24 Oct
13.2k
69
Sean Sweeney
New MetroLink boss sought removal of probationary period and 'layoff clause' for €550k role
17 Oct
17.3k
This year
2024
Department of Social Protection
Social welfare payments worth over €115 million wrongly paid out last year
22 Aug
42.3k
73
Probate Process
Courts Service receives dozens of representations from politicians about lengthy probate delays
22 Jul
9.3k
13
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Department of Defence
Naval vessels recycled rather than sold due to concerns the ships could end up with a ‘warlord’
7 Jun
21.8k
38
Coronavirus
Heather Humphreys did not want Covid-19 to be recognised as an occupational illness
27 May
16.1k
secretarial allowance
Ministers and TDs paid out over €186,000 on PR and digital marketing last year
1 Mar
9.4k
38
Weather
Met Éireann planning new weather warning system, taking account of warming climate
11 Jan
20.0k
39
Last year
2023
dublin riots
'Truly horrific': Correspondence to Justice Minister called for her to resign after Dublin riots
31 Dec 2023
20.8k
expenditure
An Garda Síochána spent nearly €370,000 on centenary medals last year
19 Nov 2023
20.4k
Co Clare
Cliffs of Moher visitors complain about feeling 'scammed' and 'ripped off' over charges
26 Oct 2023
51.9k
90
Dublin
Mater Hospital requested additional garda patrols due to drug dealing in Emergency Department
4 Sep 2023
22.2k
Irish Rail
Irish Rail shut loophole where free travel pass holders were booking seats on multiple trains
1 Sep 2023
71.0k
85
Conference Call
Varadkar was told to prepare for 'controversial traditionalist views' ahead of Jacob Rees-Mogg meeting
29 Aug 2023
32.9k
36
Irish Rail
Sharp rise in anti-social behaviour on trains in last three months
24 Aug 2023
19.3k
71
Jobseekers Allowance
More than €111 million in social welfare overpayments uncovered last year
31 Jul 2023
27.8k
58
Data centre
Meta paying back sizeable electricity bill after ESB error saw firm undercharged for 18 months
27 Jul 2023
18.1k
35
HSE
HSE has 'significant concerns' it will continue to miss emergency department targets
23 Jul 2023
10.1k
32
Varadkar
Parents of children with learning disabilities slam Varadkar over 'slow learners' remark
9 Jul 2023
33.7k
47
Ukraine
Department officials were hoping for a 'Hail Mary' last year due refugee accommodation issues
21 Apr 2023
17.3k
RTE's Liveline was the most complained-about show last year
5 Feb 2023
32.8k
41
Road Safety Authority
Driving testers raised concerns after RSA allowed cars without valid NCT to be used for test
10 Jan 2023
32.0k
55
Sisters of Charity
St Vincent's creates list of Catholic iconography to return to orders after shares transfer
10 Jan 2023
24.1k
13
Mice
Forensic Science Ireland offices dealt with spate of mice infestations in past year
5 Jan 2023
12.0k
5
All time
DPC
Data Protection Commission warned legal costs could drain resources, document shows
5 Oct 2022
7.4k
2
Assault
Hospitals recorded hundreds each of violent incidents by patients in 2021 alone
19 Aug 2022
14.1k
23
Misinformation
HSE flagged over 3,000 Covid-19 social media posts due to misinformation
11 Aug 2022
9.9k
15
Tourists
Tourism Ireland was worried article about visit cost for holidaymakers would get 'amplified'
31 Jul 2022
57.5k
61
Energy Crisis
Watchdog warns of 'acute' risk to security of power supply in Ireland
24 Jul 2022
28.7k
37
Delays
Over 110 complaints made to ambulance service last year, with almost half in Munster
12 Jul 2022
7.8k
3
Pest Control
Mice eating through box of Milk Tray among pest problems at Garda headquarters over past year
30 Jun 2022
19.8k
15
Irish Rail
Over 40 Irish Rail station elevators put out of service by anti-social behavior in 2021
14 Jun 2022
10.6k
20
well paid job
Ceann Comhairle salary is higher than every other politician except the President
7 Jun 2022
37.7k
60
airport chaos
DAA pleaded not to be hit with fines over lengthy queues
2 Jun 2022
19.3k
12
Social Media
Facebook and Twitter offering supports for TDs and Senators who experience online abuse
5 May 2022
3.8k
7
Office of Public Works
Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park poses 'serious health and safety risk' to public, documents show
7 Apr 2022
44.2k
5
Courts
High Court president's comments on judge shortage were 'most unfortunate', senior official said
1 Mar 2022
19.7k
8
Irish Rail
Policy needed to focus on customer response rather than train rescues, Irish Rail report says
6 Feb 2022
22.6k
23
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