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This month
February 2025
'Begrudgers and whiners': Mixed response in letters to Simon Harris after Kanturk exchange
Last month
January 2025
Maternity hospital raised concerns over 'disruption' caused by Marathon and Mini-Marathon
Last year
2024
Limerick mayor asked Taoiseach to give over half of €14 billion Apple tax money to Munster
'It's like dealing with a website from the 90s': Viewers vent frustration at RTÉ Player issues
'Sure why not round it up to an even four hundy?': Complaints to OPW over €336k Oireachtas bike shed
IMMA spent over €25,000 on catering for 30th anniversary party
OPW hoped €336,000 bike shed would be 'adapted and reused' at other historic properties
PSNI fined £750,000 for major data breach that saw staff personal details published online
UHL staff under 'huge pressure' to deal with FOI requests after death of Aoife Johnston
One employee said staff are under “huge pressure” as they are “inundated” with requests amid staffing issues.
They said the team is missing deadlines for FOI and GDPR requests, despite their best efforts
Some people are seeking their records so they can transfer their care to another hospital
Courts Service receives dozens of representations from politicians about lengthy probate delays
Cycle lane bollards were removed and dumped in a garden before fatal crash in Dublin
Dublin coroners complained they were conducting 50% fewer inquests last year due to admin staff shortage
Person tried to get job at asylum seeker hostel to 'cause trouble and enact racial discrimination'
The individual was not hired after Dublin City Dorms carried out a background check.
A staff member at the centre raised security concerns with the International Protection Accommodation Services
Dublin City Dorms began operating as an accommodation centre in early 2023, having previously been a tourist hostel
The centre was among the buildings vandalised during the Dublin riots in November
Department warned Finance Minister against tax break for landlords in Budget 2024
All time
'Truly horrific': Correspondence to Justice Minister called for her to resign after Dublin riots
'Inaccurate' forecasts and 'disappointing' weather warnings: Complaints to Met Éireann in 2023
'Stop annoying the long suffering Irish people': Viewers complain about RTÉ Player
An Garda Síochána spent nearly €370,000 on centenary medals last year
Cliffs of Moher visitors complain about feeling 'scammed' and 'ripped off' over charges
Just two properties acquired under Government scheme to keep renters in their homes
Mater Hospital requested additional garda patrols due to drug dealing in Emergency Department
Roderic O'Gorman emailed by TDs over concerns about refugee accommodation and far-right figures
Twelve patients reported to have been sexually assaulted in mental health facilities last year
Parents of children with learning disabilities slam Varadkar over 'slow learners' remark
FG ministers got hundreds of emails about evictions - but just 22 about gender and trans issues
TikTok lobbied Govt on security issues weeks before advice not to use app on official phones
Officials warned that lack of social workers would delay giving adopted people their records
Leaving Cert students ask Foley to keep 'no cliff edge' vow - and avoid clash with Harry Styles gig
'Why do I pay my TV licence?': Viewers complain about 'awful' RTÉ Player
'Terrible forecasting' and overly cautious warnings: Complaints sent to Met Éireann in 2022
Cabinet approves international surrogacy policy proposals with aim of giving 100s of families a 'route to recognition'
'We had to eat leftover meat and fish': Modern slavery in the Irish fishing industry
Migrant fishers who left vessels due to exploitative treatment ‘ignored’ in recent cross-departmental review.
Navy boardings find 10 fishing vessels almost fully crewed by migrant fishers
Tuxedo rental and novelty socks: The €175k cost of the Govt's St Patrick's Day trips this year
Overflowing toilets and long queues: Passenger complaints about Dublin Airport at start of summer
No Access: Bord na Móna companies blanket blocking release of information
Watchdog expresses concern over the number of FOI requests 'deemed refused'
'Butchered and mutilated': How the government was alerted to out-of-season hedge-cutting last year
Limerick's dangerous and derelict buildings caused by 'property speculating'
Mother & Baby Homes: Just 40 survivors get health files amid row over GPs signing off on requests