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7th May 2024
International protection crisis
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28th April 2024 - 4th May 2024
Road safety crisis: Readers share their stories of worsening driver behaviour on Irish roads
Readers told us driver behaviour, etiquette and compliance with the law has seriously deteriorated in Ireland.
We were inundated with responses from readers highlighting dangerous driver behaviour.
Mobile phone use came up again and again: you told us it's a constant problem.
Many readers said they believe change is impossible without more gardaí on the roads.
28 Apr
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Last month
April 2024
Potato shortage looms as growers rush to late planting following bad weather
27 Apr
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Dangerous driving is in the news. We want to hear what you're seeing on the roads
Updated 25 Apr
16.2k
Road Safety Authority criticises reduced road policing strength - and defends ditching 'shock' ads
Updated 24 Apr
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Broadcaster Niall Boylan to leave Classic Hits radio show to run in European elections
Updated 23 Apr
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Rockery and roll: Fresh from Vegas, U2's Adam Clayton's been sharing his love of gardening on TV
22 Apr
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Irish GPs have come under pressure to prescribe hormones, gender service consultant claims
A landmark report in the UK raised concerns over private gender care, which Paul Moran said is also an issue here.
People in need of gender care are turning to private providers due to long waiting lists.
The National Gender Service has advised GPs not to enter shared care arrangements with private clinics.
Dr Paul Moran called on pharmacists to stop dispensing foreign gender healthcare hormone prescriptions.
Valerie Flynn
20 Apr
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March
March 2024
Transport authority sprayed cocktail of pesticides in Dublin park near Grand Canal
31 Mar
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What’s driving the surge in road deaths?
Answers are beginning to emerge on what’s behind the deadly trend on Irish roads.
Drivers' behaviour and attitudes to road safety worsened during the pandemic - and stayed worse.
New research shows young people are tempted to check their phones while driving.
Valerie Flynn
30 Mar
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Eamon Ryan castigates member states' cold feet on Nature Restoration Law as it faces collapse
25 Mar
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Labour stands by council candidate filmed making anti-immigrant remarks, following investigation
Updated 25 Mar
24.9k
Open fires strongly linked with respiratory disease in older Irish people
12 Mar
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HSE stops increasing breastfeeding targets, as they continue to be missed
The targets were set out in the national breastfeeding strategy, which has expired.
The HSE had a target to increase breastfeeding rates by 2 percentage points per year.
Breastfeeding rates are rising - but not fast enough to reach the HSE's targets over several years.
11 Mar
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Road deaths in Ireland rising faster than almost anywhere else in the EU
3 hrs ago
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Only one dog fouling fine was paid in Dublin city in four years
And it was later cancelled.
Valerie Flynn
7 Mar
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We hit Grafton St to ask people if they understand Friday's referendums... mostly, they don't
If you’re confused, you’re not the only one.
Valerie Flynn
Updated 5 Mar
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February
February 2024
Government urged to investigate soaring baby formula prices as families struggle
An official UK investigation found manufacturers have hiked prices more than their costs increased – and enjoyed high profit margins.
St Vincent de Paul has noted an increase in callers struggling with infant formula costs.
Families who use it spend hundreds of euro per year on formula, and prices have climbed 18-22% since 2021.
A new probe is underway into Britain's market, which like Ireland's is dominated by Nestlé and Danone.
24 Feb
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Ireland condemns Israeli settlements on Palestinian land as 'annexation' at top UN court
In a forcefully worded intervention at the ICJ, the Attorney General accused Israel of contravening international law.
22 Feb
25.5k
Fears over disqualified drivers behind the wheel as 76% ignore orders to surrender licences
It’s been suggested the figures indicate many disqualified drivers remain on the roads following conviction.
Thousands of banned drivers have ignored orders to surrender their licences in the past three years.
There have been recent cases before the courts of disqualified drivers who committed further offences.
Road safety campaigner Leo Lieghio, whose daughter Marsia was killed by a disqualified driver, called for cars to be impounded.
Valerie Flynn
20 Feb
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Irish Yeast Co building owner warned over dereliction as 'cafe/bar' conversion gets green light
18 Feb
39.3k
30
As Israel defies US to attack Rafah, where 1.4m people are trapped, what's the world's next move?
Valerie Flynn
13 Feb
18.9k
Barry Cowen wins Fianna Fáil race to run for Europe in June
6 Feb
16.6k
Mater Private defends card-only payment policy in hospital restaurant despite elderly clientele
5 Feb
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Government parties' MEPs pick opposing sides in Brussels row with big pharma over drug costs
3 Feb
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January
January 2024
Parking driving you crazy? It might be because cars are expanding by half a centimetre a year
Campaigners say legislation is urgently needed to halt the trend for ever wider cars.
The average width of Irish new cars exceeds the EU average.
Several SUVs on the market are now over 2 metres wide.
Valerie Flynn
30 Jan
17.0k
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'Stay back, stay dry': Public urged to heed storm weather warnings after risky behaviour on Sunday
Onlookers walked right down to the water in Galway to take photos of Storm Isha’s crashing waves, putting themselves at risk.
22 Jan
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One in 10 admit drink-driving - and those doing so are 'way over the limit'
19 Jan
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Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh: Who is the Irish lawyer acting in a genocide case against Israel?
Ní Ghrálaigh’s brief this week was to advocate for measures to protect the rights of Palestinian people.
12 Jan
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12 Jan
Irish lawyer tells Hague that Gaza is 'first genocide in history' being broadcast in 'real-time'
11 Jan
Govt plan to add new restrictions on who can access homeless accommodation sharply criticised
11 Jan
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Glyphosate accounts for 30% of pesticides in Ireland, with residues found in some food samples
3 Jan
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Ships owned by Irish firm in finance deal sold and scrapped on beaches in India and Bangladesh
2 Jan
46.5k
Director of Irish weight-loss firm Bodyslims doubles pay package to €1m
1 Jan
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Last year
2023
Motorway and national road lights removed to save energy
11 Dec 2023
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Palliative care nurses report visiting cancer patients who cannot heat their homes
Updated 8 Dec 2023
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How have last week's riots in Dublin affected you? We want to hear your stories
Updated 27 Nov 2023
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Schools close early and clinics cancelled at Temple Street amid fears of unrest in central Dublin
24 Nov 2023
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Minister challenged Drew Harris on reduced traffic enforcement by gardaí amid rise in deaths
21 Nov 2023
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Businessman Ben Dunne has died at the age of 74
18 Nov 2023
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Popular antibiotic in short supply amid ongoing medicines shortage problem
18 Nov 2023
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