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10th November 2024 - 16th November 2024

Investigates deaths in custody

Europe neglects UN protocol for investigating deaths in police custody

Between 2020 and 2022, at least 488 people died in police custody or operations in 13 EU countries, including Ireland, Spain and France.

Ireland featured among the countries with the highest such deaths per population, but some member states have incomplete or no data

The UN recommends countries provide information on all police-related deaths

264 such deaths were referred to the Garda Ombudsman from 2007 to 2023

Maria Delaney & Ter García

10 Nov

5.8k

Last month

October 2024

Investigates Political Pensions

Revealed: How much each TD not running for election can get in exit payment and pensions

31 Oct

30.5k

Investigates Political Pensions

Outgoing TDs will be paid almost €4 million in pensions and payments in year after election

The Journal Investigates delves into the entitlements of the 29 TDs who are leaving politics.

Stephen McDermott

31 Oct

28.9k

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Investigates Impact

The Journal Investigates wins European Parliament Prize for work on missing child migrants

23 Oct

7.7k

Investigates Residents at Risk

Revealed: Widespread breaches of basic care standards at residential disability centres

The Journal Investigates analysed 900 inspection reports to reveal that two large providers failed to meet Hiqa standards in over 85% of inspections last year.

Ability West and the COPE Foundation were identified as the most problematic providers

Staffing was identified as one of the leading causes of regulation breaches

Burnout and low morale due to staff crisis is impacting care received by residents

Conor O'Carroll

16 Oct

21.7k

Investigates Wild Not Free

Revealed: Ireland’s trade in endangered falcons with the Middle East

Hundreds of threatened birds of prey are being exported out of the country every year for use in the Gulf’s booming falcon trade.

Irish breeders cashing in on Gulf’s raptor demand

Threatened raptors sold for six figure sums

Experts warn demand puts wild population at risk

Patricia Devlin

7 Oct

26.6k

Investigates Wild Not Free

Social media fuelling wildlife crime in Ireland

The Journal Investigates exposes cruel content glamorising and promoting harm to wildlife posted on apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook.

Attacks filmed and posted on social media

Homemade weapons promoted online

Experts warn trend could lead to more harm

Patricia Devlin

4 Oct

9.4k

Investigates Wild Not Free

Foxes, badgers and hares sold as live bait in underground wildlife trade

The Journal Investigates exposes the Irish black market, as data reveals the majority of successful prosecutions aren’t recorded as criminal convictions.

Live animals used to ‘blood’ hunting dogs

Protected species trafficked to be killed

No criminal conviction in almost 70% of successful prosecutions

Patricia Devlin

3 Oct

26.4k

This year

2024

Investigates Uncovered

25 Sep

3.5k

Investigates Glen of Imaal

'We were in a minefield': Declassified papers reveal truth behind 1979 Army range blast that killed 3 boys

45 years later, some survivors are still looking for answers about what happened.

Cormac Fitzgerald

18 Sep

37.3k

Investigates Lifting the Lid

The Journal Investigates - Our new home for groundbreaking investigative journalism

Building on the award-winning work of Noteworthy, we are proud to launch our new initiative, funded by The Journal readers.

Maria Delaney

16 Sep

13.4k

Investigates Course of Inaction

Hare coursing: Inspection reports find hares killed after being 'hit' by dogs

Documents obtained by Noteworthy show that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine did not attend a single coursing meeting last year.

Inspection records highlight hare and greyhound deaths

Calls for independent probe into agency’s welfare oversight

Zero coursing inspections carried out by DAFM in 2021 or 2023

Patricia Devlin

29 Jul

22.0k

Investigates Failure To Protect

Revealed: Children removed from family home subjected to controversial 'immersion therapy'

A Noteworthy investigation reveals that a senior Tusla manager raised concerns about court-appointed experts using technique on children.

Peter McGuire

15 Jul

52.5k

Investigates Falling Through The Cracks

Poor investment in psychosis services 'destroying lives', but Ireland can change this

On World Schizophrenia Day, the HSE’s clinic lead in this area says “year-to-year” rather than longer term funding is one of their biggest challenges.

Órla Ryan

24 May

13.9k

Investigates bloodsport

Investigation: Cruel cockfighting sees an underground resurgence in Ireland

Illegal matches and the breeding of birds solely for the banned bloodsport is happening up and down the country, an investigation by Noteworthy has found.

Disturbing footage shows organised chicken fights

Brutal bouts being organised in private social media groups

Irish Defence Forces member and foreign government worker linked

Patricia Devlin

22 May

28.9k

Investigates Lost in Europe

500% increase in migrant children arriving alone in Ireland claiming asylum

New investigation finds that more than 51,000 minors have disappeared after arriving in Europe between 2021 and 2023.

Patricia Devlin

30 Apr

12.4k

Investigates Wasted Wetlands

Wasted Wetlands: Pumping of bogs by Bord na Móna 'hampering rehabilitation'

Environmentalists say the semi-state’s pumping practices in Co Longford are harming the habitats of birds of conservation concern.

Steven Fox

5 Apr

14.9k

Investigates Funding Row

'An utter waste': Controversial transport training centre given extra €1.5 million public money

The NTA ended up paying €3.5 million of the €7.8 million cost to develop a centre to train disabled people. The initial NTA grant was for up to €2 million.

Maria Delaney

4 Feb

29.3k

Investigates Impact

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1 Jan

170

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2023

Investigates Ballymore Eustace

Country's largest drinking water treatment plant breached regulations several times in 2023

The regulator of the Uisce Éireann facility in Ballymore Eustace found there were non-compliant concentrations of chemicals discharging into the Liffey.

Eoghan Dalton

31 Dec 2023

21.5k

Investigates Overseas Impact

‘Dining on deforestation’: Irish meat and dairy may be linked to Amazon forest clearance

Soybeans, used in livestock feed in Ireland, were shipped by companies with links to destruction of endangered habitats in South America.

Tommy Greene

18 Dec 2023

19.6k

Investigates off leash

Bitten and broken: Dog attack victims say lax law enforcement leaves them without hope

Noteworthy investigation finds dog bite reports continue to rise across Ireland, with sheepdogs one of the most commonly reported for aggressive behaviour.

Dog attacks in some council areas have more than doubled in less than a year

Significant increase in incidents of aggressive behaviour, with one council's reports quadrupling

Experts warn owners need education, not tighter controls

Patricia Devlin

16 Dec 2023

32.5k

Investigates Kids In Care

Over 60 migrant children missing after disappearing from State care

The boys and girls – who sought protection after fleeing war-torn countries – vanished in Ireland since 2017.

Noteworthy analysis finds a large number of missing migrant children were not the subject of public garda appeals to help locate them

This year alone, 20 refugee children disappeared and remain missing from Tusla care - the highest yearly number to date

Children’s rights organisations express concerns over underage migrants and raise trafficking fears

Patricia Devlin

14 Dec 2023

45.0k

Investigates Calling Time

‘A long way from normal’: Families say visits to prison still restricted post-pandemic

Some children only get to see their parent in-person once a month and experts are concerned that video calls are replacing visits.

Investigation by Noteworthy finds the number of children visiting prison is 75% of what it was in 2019

Less than a third of prisoners received in-person visits on weeks where data was provided in 2023

Mother-of-two: “I want my kids to know who their father is”

Alice Chambers

29 Nov 2023

13.1k

Investigates Against the grain

Emissions-heavy feed imports soaring to fuel dairy boom

Noteworthy analysis shows 50 million tonnes imported in the last decade as our tillage industry falters from lack of State support.

Niall Sargent

5 Oct 2023

17.0k

Investigates birth place

'Unheard, belittled and made feel small': Women still battling for maternity care choice

Noteworthy’s months-long investigation reveals inconsistent care and lack of choice leading to trauma and unnecessary medical interventions.

Maria Delaney

31 Aug 2023

20.0k

Investigates shall not pass

'Death by a thousand cuts': Hydropower killing, injuring and trapping fish by the tonne

Noteworthy investigates barriers along the River Shannon as deaths recorded at ESB stations and salmon hatcheries.

Anthea Lacchia

7 Mar 2023

46.0k

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Investigates Hands On Deck

'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.

Maria Delaney and Geela Garcia

2 Dec 2022

26.5k

Investigates Revolving Door

Revolving Door: Revealing the relationship between government officials and lobbyists

At least 86 individuals who held senior positions in government have lobbied once or more since 2015.

Cormac Fitzgerald and Stephen McDermott

11 Nov 2022

33.8k

Investigates factory farm

Suspected false documents and illegal dumping: the murky world of poultry manure

Noteworthy reveals serious concerns over authenticity of files used in some poultry farm planning cases in the North and where the manure is going.

Niall Sargent

6 Jul 2022

14.5k

Investigates department of children and youth

Home by 10am: 'Misuse' of reduced school days leaving a generation of Traveller children 'lost'

Noteworthy and The Journal can reveal that many Traveller children are routinely put on ‘reduced hours’ at school – with at least one student on just 40 minutes a day.

Maria Delaney and Michelle Hennessy

Updated 17 Oct 2021

55.0k