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# Freedom of Information

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Children who swallowed foreign objects accounted for over 2,000 hospital attendances since 2015
Cockroaches, mould and aggressive staff: Documents convey reality of life in homeless accommodation
'This is f***ing insane': OPW staff emails show tensions over decision to ban visitor books from sites
Nursing home complaints: Allegations of sexual assault and unexplained injuries
Varadkar receives dozens of similar emails from voters about FG boycott after Maria Bailey case
Conscientious objection prevents full rollout of abortion services in several maternity hospitals
Over 200 tonnes of unfit or illegal meat and food products seized at Irish ports since 2016
'I will never trust you again': Complaints to IFCO reveal dissatisfaction over Irish film classifications
State pathologists observed 'multiple bodies' on trolleys at Waterford mortuary over 'years'
'Nothing short of a disgrace': Public slam Murphy over 'appalling and pathetic' co-living proposals
'A massacre of nature': How members of the public alerted the government to out-of-season hedge cutting
Government officials had 'serious reservations' about broadband plan cost before final tender was submitted
Gardaí felt use of non-Irish actors in recruitment ads aimed at minorities would amount to 'tokenism'
'The public has a right to know': Is Ireland's Freedom of Information Act facing an existential crisis?
'This cannot happen': Records show how TDs lobbied NTA to change original Metrolink plan
Relocation costs, unsuitable houses...'no bee-keeping prospects': The reasons people give for refusing social homes
Hundreds suspended from housing lists for refusing multiple offers
Ceann Comhairle likely unable to keep Rolex given to him by UAE official
'I was alarmed': Mental health Minister raised concerns about content of Noel Clancy ad with RSA
'Farmers wouldn't keep cows in this': Complaints over mould, leaks at Dublin Direct Provision centre
'I'm dying, but I want to thank the nurses': Dozens write to Taoiseach to support nurses' strike
Gardaí fail to notify GSOC about more than half of taser discharges within required 48-hour period
Business-class flights and 5-star hotels: Here's how much the Government spent on St Patrick's Day trips in 2018
'A disgusting example': Road Safety Authority sent dozens of complaints over L-driver ad campaign
'Unenforceable and unworkable': Government given legal warning over alcohol ad restrictions
Man fined for exposure among 24 people reported for sexual assault at Irish colleges in six years
Government won't release Public Services Card report due to 'public interest' fears
Motorist caught cheating twice in same theory test - once with a bluetooth device
Nursing home complaints: Allegations of poor hygiene standards and staffing issues
Nearly €20,000 was spent on cigarettes in the Dáil bar this year
Here's how many thousands of pints of Guinness were sold in the Dáil bar this year
Did you sit your driving test this year? Here are the pass rates for each RSA test centre for 2018
'You want the Eighth repealed because of Brexit': Letters sent to Varadkar about abortion referendum
County breakdown of 529,733 penalty points on driving licences
'Pessimistic' alerts and Dublin bias among complaints sent to Met Éireann in 2018
Harassment and drink driving: 181 Irish people arrested by Greater Manchester Police this year
A book about golf for Trump and seeds for Christine Lagarde: The gifts Varadkar gave in 2018
Murder, assault and drug offences: Over 1,200 Irish people arrested by Met Police this year
Dublin City Council made almost €100,000 from impounding hundreds of cars this year
Staff at Garda press office split €115,000 in overtime during first year of Disclosures Tribunal