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Last week
13th October 2024 - 19th October 2024
FactCheck
FactCheck: Oat milk is set to be brought under VAT laws - but it isn't about to get more expensive
16 Oct
8.9k
This month
October 2024
FactCheck
Dept of Education says secondary pupils will 'categorically' not watch pornography in SPHE class
It follows the uploading of a video featuring an ‘SPHE whistleblower’ last week.
4 Oct
28.5k
FactCheck
FactCheck: Is Ireland now 'the top country in Europe' when it comes to building new homes?
3 Oct
20.1k
Money Back
Explainer: How do you claim the Rent Tax Credit and when will it be paid?
1 Oct
11.0k
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cashback
Rent tax credit to rise to €1,000 next year - and has been back-dated to add another €250 for 2024
1 Oct
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Last month
September 2024
FactCheck
FactCheck: Why are so many people presenting as homeless in Dublin?
30 Sep
9.6k
The Morning Lead
The Taoiseach said asylum seekers are driving up homeless figures: experts say it's far more complicated
Yesterday marked the eighth consecutive month of record homeless figures.
Simon Harris' comments sparked controversy last week when he linked homelessness to record numbers of asylum seekers.
Charities in the sector say systemic factors related to the housing market are more to blame.
Stephen McDermott
28 Sep
17.0k
Newtownmountkennedy
RTÉ documentary reveals protesters used drones to watch asylum seekers living at Wicklow site
20 Sep
20.8k
RIP
Toto Schillaci - whose quarter final goal knocked Ireland out of Italia '90 - has died aged 59
18 Sep
31.9k
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Operation Overload
The Journal among 200 outlets targeted by Russian disinformation about Olympics and US election
17 Sep
11.0k
The Morning Lead
Scammers are using AI photos to lure Instagram users into buying fake Irish brands
Thousands of ads for fake businesses have been run in Ireland by international scammers in recent months.
Ads for clothes or accessories have used AI-generated images of people who supposedly work at the shop in question.
Pages have attracted complaints from Irish customers saying that they didn't get the products they had paid for.
16 Sep
17.4k
FactCheck
FactCheck: Examining four claims from Darragh O'Brien and Eoin O Broin's latest housing debate
4 Sep
14.9k
what's the story
The Oasis ticket scramble has put 'dynamic pricing' back in the news: What exactly is it?
2 Sep
16.0k
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This year
2024
Study
People who watched deepfakes of Irish politicians formed false memories of interviews happening
31 Aug
9.6k
The Morning Lead
Burke brother spends €30,000 on Facebook ads promoting activities of Castlebar family
The spend includes more than €5,000 on ads which show senior politicians being heckled.
Stephen McDermott
5 Aug
64.5k
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
High Court rules that Ireland is breaching human rights of homeless asylum seekers
The court heard the case over three days earlier this year.
Updated 1 Aug
65.5k
FactCheck
Debunked: Irish groups spread baseless claim that Southport stabbing attacker was asylum seeker
30 Jul
15.3k
FactCheck
'Unlikely to survive the night': False rumours about Joe Biden's demise are going viral online
Stephen McDermott
23 Jul
21.7k
FactCheck
Debunked: Ursula von der Leyen's husband is not the director of a company owned by Pfizer
22 Jul
751
FactCheck
Debunked: Bus company refutes claims it wouldn't drive 150 asylum seekers into Coolock site
17 Jul
26.5k
Dublin
Coolock: 15 charged and pepper spray used by gardaí following fire at site of anti-immigrant protests
Emergency services were at the scene throughout today.
Taoiseach Simon Harris said the protests are 'criminal and designed to sow fear and division'.
A number of Garda vehicles were also damaged.
Updated 15 Jul
116k
The Morning Lead
Cost of overpayments to asylum seekers since 2018 is less than €6,000
8 Jul
18.1k
FactCheck
FactCheck: How many times did the Dáil discuss the EU Nature Restoration Law?
Newly elected MEP Ciaran Mullooly claims the law was not properly scrutinised by TDs.
20 Jun
7.3k
The far-right rises
Over 100 far-right candidates stood in this year's elections: Could they become a political force?
Five far-right councillors were elected this year – the first breakthrough for the movement.
Around 100 candidates with far-right views ran in this year's elections - most of them outperforming the movement's previous best in 2020.
Social media has proved a successful platform for a number of those who were elected or who threatened to win seats.
Stephen McDermott
15 Jun
12.6k
The Irish People
Electoral Commission unable to act over unflagged use of AI by far-right party in election posts
8 Jun
14.3k
intimidation
Racism, doxxing and assaults among dozens of incidents of abuse of 2024 election candidates
8 Jun
12.8k
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
High Court told State can't simply accommodate homeless asylum seekers 'at the drop of a hat'
Stephen McDermott
Updated 30 May
12.9k
FactCheck
Debunked: Image of burning house in rural Ireland is AI-generated and not a real arson attack
30 May
313
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
High Court told Ireland is breaching human rights law by failing to house homeless asylum seekers
Stephen McDermott
Updated 29 May
30.6k
FactCheck
Debunked: Man charged with alleged knife offences in Dublin was Irish, not a foreign national
29 May
452
FactCheck
The disinfluencers: How over 150 anonymous 'Irish' accounts are swamping X with extreme views
The accounts could be part of a wider ‘influence operation’ in Ireland.
An analysis of anonymous accounts on the platform formerly known as Twitter found a potential 'influence operation' ahead of the June elections.
Some accounts showed signs of being operated by non-Irish users, despite claiming to be Irish and posting almost exclusively about Irish political issues.
X policy states that accounts should not "pose as someone who doesn’t exist to mislead others".
Stephen McDermott
27 May
32.1k
FactCheck
Debunked: Hoax claim that wife of man who shot Slovakia PM Robert Fico is a Ukrainian refugee
20 May
295
Grand Canal
Gardaí 'categorically reject' claims that school group was escorted near canal due to tents
15 May
45.0k
Pravda IE
An Rúis inniu: Russian propaganda network sets up Irish-language news website
30 Apr
16.9k
Immigration
Hotels, state bodies and Direct Provision: The companies behind Ireland's refugee housing sector
More than €2 billion was paid by the Government on the sector last year.
Stephen McDermott
14 Apr
41.6k
Explainer
MEPs will vote today on the EU Migration Pact: Here's what it means (in a five-minute summary)
Stephen McDermott
10 Apr
39.7k
New Era
'I promise to be a Taoiseach for all': Simon Harris reaches across political divide in first speech
9 Apr
9.9k
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RELATED
As it happened: Taoiseach Simon Harris receives seal of office from President Higgins
9 Apr
No vote on Micheal Healy-Rae’s Taoiseach bid, despite nomination from brother Danny
9 Apr
‘Failed his way to the top’: McDonald says country needs an election, not another new Taoiseach
9 Apr
spring forward
In case you forgot: The clocks went forward by an hour last night
31 Mar
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spring forward
Don't forget! The clocks are going forward by an hour tonight
30 Mar
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The Morning Lead
Confused about the Hate Crime bill? Here's a rundown of what it's all about
The bill has attracted considerable controversy in recent weeks.
29 Mar
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