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MEPs, assemble: Could Ireland's MEPs do more to influence Europe?

How do we punch above our weight on the European stage? Get into groupings, get specialised and stick around, writes CJ McKinney.

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Jun 29th 2022, 8:30 PM

# Healthcare

FactCheck: Is 10% of Ireland's healthcare budget spent on diabetes?

The claim has been made by government ministers and the HSE itself.

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May 21st 2022, 8:00 AM

# factfind

FactFind: Less than 2% speak Irish daily. How does that compare with other EU minority languages?

Ireland is not the only country in Europe where the indigenous language has hit a ceiling.

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Mar 30th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Mion-Teanga

FactFind: Labhraíonn níos lú ná 2% Gaeilge go laethúil - comparáid idir sin agus mion-teanga Eorpach eile

In áiteanna eile san Aontas Eorpach, tá an mothú céanna ag Málta agus Lucsamburg agus atá ag Éirinn.

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Mar 30th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Explainer

Explainer: How two big new EU laws will try to rein in Big Tech

It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing to get pulses racing – but two new laws will change a lot about our digital lives.

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Feb 26th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Bunreacht na hÉireann

What to do with Article 41.2? 'It hasn't actually contributed anything. It's never been a help'

It has no legal significance and the idea of changing it has been kicking around for almost 30 years – but it’s still unclear what’s going to happen to the Constitution’s most contentious article.

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Jan 31st 2022, 8:00 PM

# Money Money Money

FactFind: Women are just over 50% of the population. Do they have 50% of jobs and economic power?

The short answer: No.

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Jan 27th 2022, 8:00 PM

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# State of the Union

'A lot of people feel they’re not being listened to': What do NI's unionists want after Brexit?

Not all unionists are opposed to the Protocol – so how will their politics change in the years ahead?

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Dec 11th 2021, 9:00 PM

# The Good Info Project

Factfind: Which countries produce the most CO2 emissions?

China tops the list based purely on the number of tonnes of CO2 produced. But there are other things to consider too.

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Nov 13th 2021, 8:00 PM

# vincent in the city

First Irish citizen sworn in as Lord Mayor of City of London

Solicitor Vincent Keaveny, 56, becomes the 693rd holder of the ancient, largely ceremonial office.

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Nov 12th 2021, 5:15 PM

# Climate Change

Is it possible to do a Covid-like count of deaths due to climate change? 'It's very, very difficult'

There were a total of 71 Irish deaths from “extreme weather” between 1980 and 2019 — out of 85,000 across the EU.

A Covid-like count of deaths due to climate change is 'the holy grail' - but 'very, very difficult' to do

There were 71 deaths in Ireland from “extreme weather” between 1980 and 2019

Ireland is extremely unlikely to see deaths due to extreme heat, reports CJ McKinney

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Oct 28th 2021, 12:05 AM

# aftermath

What has happened with migration between the UK and the EU since Brexit?

“We just don’t know at the moment,” says one expert on emigration.

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Oct 3rd 2021, 9:00 PM

# GoodInformation

How Gardaí and the State have lessons to learn about how migrants are treated in Ireland

Ireland has a relatively high non-enforcement rate of deportation orders but campaigners say there are plenty of lessons to learn in terms of how migrants are treated by the State.

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Oct 2nd 2021, 10:00 AM

# brazilians in ireland

Brazilian migration into Ireland: 'There's a mutual compatibility with the Irish'

What is it about Ireland that has attracted a big Brazilian population?

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Sep 25th 2021, 8:00 PM

# the irish frontier

Ireland has at least 34 companies working in the space industry - so what is our role in the space race?

“When the first guy steps onto Mars, the whole planet is going to stop and watch – and you’re going to have an explosion of interest in space”

Experts say space exploration isn't a government priority - but that it could be as space travel intensifies

Ireland's current focus is more about Earth than exploring the universe, writes CJ McKinney

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Aug 30th 2021, 12:05 AM

'People find change threatening': Could a congestion charge work in Ireland?

London has had congestion charges for almost 20 years to discourage people from driving into the city centre. Could it work here?

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Aug 4th 2021, 12:05 AM

# UK Court

Man refused bail following extradition warrant relating to Adrian Donohoe case

James Patrick Gerard Flynn, 30, was arrested in the UK last month under an international warrant issued by the High Court in Ireland.

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Aug 2nd 2021, 1:25 PM

# the good information project

Ireland's planning system to go digital within 18 months

“It is hoped that planning authorities will have the ability to accept planning applications online by end 2022.”

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Jul 5th 2021, 6:10 AM

# the good information project

Should Ireland's planning system take some of the blame for the housing crisis?

A European Commission report shows a 96% correlation between the number of planning permission grants and the number of homes completed two years later.

CJ McKinney examines whether the country's planning laws need reform.

A European Commission report shows a 96% correlation between the number of planning permission grants and the number of homes completed two years later.

But, there's a different outcome for so-called strategic housing developments.

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Jul 5th 2021, 12:05 AM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Could the government actually bend EU spending rules to build more homes?

The Housing Minister suggested it could be a runner – but is Ireland actually allowed to do this?

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Jun 26th 2021, 12:05 AM

# the good information project

'China makes more noise': What the EU can learn from Australia's relationship with China

It may be that the hype around Chinese trade and the Communist Party’s fearsome reputation can exaggerate fears about the consequences of offending its leadership, writes CJ McKinney.

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Jun 2nd 2021, 9:00 PM

# Northern Ireland

Court awards over €300,000 to family of only woman shot and injured on Bloody Sunday in 1972

Margaret (Peggy) Deery died in 1988 after suffering throughout her life with the physical and mental impact of the shooting.

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Apr 14th 2021, 5:27 PM

# the good information project

What do we know - and not know - about the costs of a united Ireland?

Experts are starting to give more attention to the question of what a united Ireland or shared island would look like in economic terms.

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Mar 26th 2021, 6:00 AM

Voices

Column: 'Pontins only achieved such rapid notoriety because it targeted common Irish surnames'

Two decades on from a landmark case in Britain, discrimination is still an everyday experience for Travellers, writes legal affairs journalist CJ McKinney.

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Mar 2nd 2021, 9:00 PM

# As Gaeilge

The EU's top court has considered its first ever case in the Irish language. It's about labels on dog medicine

It’s the first time a case at the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice has been conducted through Irish.

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Jan 14th 2021, 11:22 AM

# Coventry

UK church asks family to translate Irish phrase on mum's grave amid concerns it could be 'seen as political'

Judge Stephen Eyre said non-Gaeilgeoirs might think the phrase was “some form of slogan”.

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Jun 2nd 2020, 2:08 PM

# Health

Abortion on request is legal in Northern Ireland from today but women will still have to wait

A medical professional can terminate a pregnancy when it has not exceeded 12 weeks with no extra legal conditions.

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Mar 31st 2020, 6:00 AM

# common travel area

Draft laws published to guarantee right of Irish citizens to live and work in UK despite Brexit

It states “an Irish citizen does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom”, with some limited exceptions.

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Mar 6th 2020, 6:10 AM

# privacy rights

Northern Ireland police breached man's human rights by keeping his DNA

The case could have implications for the DNA databse in the Republic of Ireland.

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Feb 13th 2020, 11:59 AM

# Corporate Tax

Leaked Biden plan shows threat of sanctions against Ireland and others over corporate tax

Ireland has come under pressure in recent years to address its corporate tax rates for multinationals, but insists it has taken major steps to improve the system.

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Dec 5th 2019, 6:21 PM

# Court of Appeal

Fast-track hearing for appeal of landmark citizenship case which created legal limbo for thousands

Citizenship ceremonies previously scheduled for September and December 2019 have been “postponed pending further notice”

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Oct 8th 2019, 7:03 PM

# Immigration

Number of people stopped at the Northern Ireland land border and removed from the State is rising

Gardaí say that the passport checks at the border are to fight organised crime, but NGOs say they’re more like immigration controls.

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Sep 26th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Translink

Cross-border travellers face 'racial profiling', says human rights group

A group has lodged an equality complaint over cross-border immigration checks.

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Sep 19th 2019, 6:05 AM

# Courts

Shock ruling says citizenship cannot be granted if applicant has spent a day outside Ireland in past year

Experts called the ruling “absurd”, pointing out that the law on citizenship has never been interpreted so strictly before.

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Jul 17th 2019, 2:40 PM

# LIARC

London Irish campaigners taking British government to court over Northern Ireland abortion laws

The group claims the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, is legally obliged to take action in the absence of the devolved Assembly.

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Jul 9th 2019, 10:57 AM

# Brexit

'Technology alone isn't going to solve the problem': Ex-Brexit border chief rejects claims by Hunt and Johnson

Karen Wheeler was the Director General for Borders at the UK’s customs service.

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Jul 3rd 2019, 9:28 PM

# Money Money Money

FactFind: How do our personal tax bills compare to those living around the world?

There’s a lot of chat about what’s taken from our pay by Revenue at the moment – here are some facts.

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Sep 20th 2017, 9:00 PM

# all the facts

FactFind: What is the state of social house building in Ireland?

We break down the argument over waiting list figures – and what the government says it will do to clear them (or not).

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Sep 13th 2017, 10:00 PM

# Social Housing

FactCheck: Has the government quadrupled social housing construction in two years?

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tweeted that “social house building has quadrupled since 2015″.

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Sep 13th 2017, 9:15 AM

# Social Housing

FactCheck: Did the State build more social housing in the 1980s than in 2015?

In short, yes – but many were sold off at a discount to their tenants and so passed from the public housing stock.

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Sep 12th 2017, 5:54 PM