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2024
L plates
Crackdown on long-held provisional licenses delayed over fears of longer test waiting lists
24 Sep
22.3k
72
OPW
New Leinster House bicycle shed cost €335,000 due to 'sensitive location'
1 Sep
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Dirty looks
'Consistent shouting': More than ten complaints a month made to RSA about driving instructors
25 Aug
25.5k
25
Impersonation
Six cases of suspected fraudsters attempting to take driving tests in recent years - RSA
19 Jun
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Last year
2023
bogus
Govt flooded with queries about fake viral letter claiming Ukrainian men would be extradited
20 Dec 2023
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skellig michael
Skellig Michael guides report unauthorised boat, drone and helicopter visits this summer
21 Aug 2023
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CLIMATE CRISIS
Met Éireann told forecasters that Ireland needs to prepare for more extreme weather
15 Aug 2023
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59
Defence Forces
Air Corps plane on flight from Dublin made emergency landing after losing engine power
14 May 2023
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UCD
Tweets about 'thousands' of books being trashed caused a bitter row at UCD
23 Jan 2023
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All time
Ryanair
Ryanair accused daa of 'incompetence' and 'poor management' over summer travel chaos
31 Oct 2022
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22
Public Transport
Downward trend of anti-social behaviour on public transport, says report
15 May 2022
18.1k
14
Wicklow
Coastal erosion and cost of repairs endangers Bray cliff walk
17 Apr 2022
42.4k
27
Passports
'Pent-up demand' could see a record 1.75m passport applications to process next year
6 Dec 2021
27.5k
10
Delays
One-third of ambulance delays lasting more than one hour experienced in Wexford, Cork and Kerry
5 Dec 2021
14.4k
15
Misinformation
The HSE has reported more than 1,000 Covid-19 misinformation posts on social media
17 Sep 2021
25.9k
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INTERNAL AUDIT
Over €123,000 paid out incorrectly in 'on-call' allowances to Courts Service staff
19 Jul 2021
20.9k
5
Ceann Comhairle
Rolex watch stored in safe at Department of Taoiseach despite requests to sell it for charity
9 Mar 2021
82.6k
31
Stephen Donnelly
Health Minister warned of staff shortages by HSE in pre-Christmas message
10 Feb 2021
14.0k
13
Info hub
Open Access: A citizen’s guide to discovering who holds your info - and what's in there
28 Dec 2020
17.3k
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Closed Gates
Phoenix Park side gates closure sparked complaints after two hour traffic delay
7 Dec 2020
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meat plants
Meat plant inspections find lack of social distancing, ill-fitted masks, and asbestos
29 Nov 2020
37.9k
43
NO MORE
No increase to general election spending limits for candidates over concerns it would cost an extra €190,000
2 Mar 2020
16.9k
24
Data Protection
Plans to charge 58,000 people with excessive water usage delayed over privacy concerns
24 Feb 2020
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71
the story of water
Irish Water brand 'badly damaged' and 'continually politicised', brief for TV doc says
18 Feb 2020
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aerfort chonamara
State paid €2.75 million for Connemara airport that had been originally valued at €600k
11 Jan 2020
31.7k
94
Air Ambulance
'Significant restrictions' on emergency helicopter service on days when Air Corps not available
10 Jan 2020
9.9k
14
Travel Expenses
Oireachtas spent over €207,000 on overseas travel in last 10 months
8 Jan 2020
14.2k
36
noteworthy
Minister Shane Ross asked for "advance all-clear" on expenses paid to him in €37,000 annual allowance
15 Oct 2019
47.6k
55
noteworthy
High-earning multinational executives 'shocked' at Irish tax rates after their eligibility for special tax deal elapsed
24 Sep 2019
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94
noteworthy
Update on Noteworthy, the community-led investigative journalism platform from TheJournal.ie
17 Sep 2019
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22
noteworthy
More than thirty sites managed by Office of Public Works lying idle around the country
2 Sep 2019
17.7k
6
noteworthy
Nearly 100 State buildings managed by Office of Public Works lying idle around the country
23 Aug 2019
23.9k
14
belleek house
Ceann Comhairle's office splashes out almost €6,000 on new set of crockery for Oireachtas dining room
22 Aug 2019
20.7k
42
noteworthy
High level of sports grants for Dublin was 'bringing government funding system into disrepute'
6 Aug 2019
38.7k
45
noteworthy
'What price democracy?': Why most county councils keep their meetings offline
26 Jul 2019
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29
noteworthy
Department of Justice sounded warning over plans to almost double allowance for asylum seekers living in direct provision
26 May 2019
24.7k
25
noteworthy
€28 million in pension payments to former TDs, Senators and government ministers over the past two years
17 May 2019
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noteworthy
An update on Noteworthy, the new investigative journalism platform from TheJournal.ie
14 May 2019
10.0k
22
noteworthy
Religious order that ran Tuam says it has no 'legal liability' to provide funding before mother and baby home commission ends
3 May 2019
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noteworthy
Meningitis C vaccination rates of 'critical concern' as anti-vax sentiment pushes take-up rates below targets
26 Apr 2019
16.9k
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