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# exceptional needs

State has covered the cost of 5,000 funerals and burials over two years

Exceptional needs payments can be made under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.

60.5k

Nov 4th 2018, 12:05 AM

# not a clue

The government has no idea if people are serving on more state boards than they should be

The allocation of state board memberships has caused no end of controversy in Ireland in the past.

8.0k

Feb 18th 2018, 6:30 AM

# Social Protection

County breakdown: Government paid out over €4 million to help cover costs of funerals

Exceptional needs payments can be made under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.

14.5k

Dec 26th 2017, 7:30 AM

# Housing

166 vacant buildings held by HSE as government plans to penalise those who own empty homes

The Department of Housing says it doesn’t hold information on properties owned by other government bodies.

20.7k

Sep 16th 2017, 12:05 AM

# Education

Can schools link 'voluntary contributions' with schools tours and book schemes?

Voluntary contribution fees can cause stress for many parents who say they feel there’s an onus on them to pay – despite the ‘voluntary’ term.

30.1k

May 14th 2017, 10:00 PM

# examples

Religion in the classroom: How other countries in the EU deal with it

Ireland is not the first country to experience these types of issues around religion and education.

27.6k

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Aug 3rd 2016, 9:05 PM

# gardiner street

Woman gave birth at Dublin social welfare office

Paramedics and staff helped the woman with the birth.

31.9k

Apr 22nd 2016, 4:44 PM

# Disability Allowance

Thousands of people didn't get their disability payments this morning

The Department has apologised and said everyone due a payment should have it by tomorrow.

38.7k

Mar 2nd 2016, 1:43 PM

# Health Warning

Leo Varadkar has a plan to put calorie counts on beer bottles

Five new health warnings are to appear on every alcohol product under proposed new rules.

14.9k

Nov 3rd 2015, 7:25 PM

# Cork

French police set to return to Cork to question Du Plantier witnesses

The Department of Justice has said that it remains “fully committed to meeting its international obligations to mutual assistance.”

11.8k

Aug 16th 2015, 1:44 PM

# make it clearer

The government wants to stop you making mistakes on your passport form

Passport cards are going to become available from the end of September.

29.3k

Aug 10th 2015, 9:13 AM

# Ciudad Juarez

Irishman dies after assault in Mexico

It’s understood the man was in a coma since the attack.

37.2k

Jun 29th 2015, 6:28 PM

# the trip

Here's what Prince Charles and Camilla will get up to on their Irish visit

They’re on their way at the end of the month.

24.7k

May 8th 2015, 6:55 PM

# Speaking out

The vast majority of staff in Enda Kenny's office are proud to work there

That’s according to a new survey that was carried out last year.

14.5k

Mar 12th 2015, 1:05 PM

# Asylum Seekers

'Why have 16 children died in Direct Provision?'

A Sinn Féin Senator wants to know after new figures revealed 16 children died over 12 years.

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Jan 22nd 2015, 9:05 PM

# Expenses

Here's where Government saved almost €2 million last year

… but millions were still spent.

10.2k

Jan 20th 2015, 6:15 AM

# un-baaa-lieveable

Come one, come all: Ireland's sheep and goats are going to be counted this week

Flock owners are required to return census forms before this Sunday.

5.3k

Dec 10th 2014, 10:09 AM

# One Year On

Why we won't need to knock down as many ghost estates as we thought...

40 of the country’s worst ghost estates were targeted for destruction this time last year, but a rising economic tide means that number is coming down…

12.3k

Nov 10th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Supreme Court

Sheep farmer wins appeal against State over foot and mouth compensation

Brendan Rafferty lost almost 700 sheep in 2001.

11.0k

Nov 7th 2014, 1:08 PM

# right direction

There's been a drop of 2,000 in the number of mortgages in arrears

There figures relate to the six main banks, which cover 90 per cent of the market.

6.0k

Oct 9th 2014, 1:10 PM

# Education

Third-level grants could be open to asylum seekers next year

Minister Jan O’Sullivan intends on ensuring that people in Direct Provision are able to avail of grants like their classmates are.

11.5k

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Aug 31st 2014, 4:45 PM

# badger culling

Pictures: Animal rights protesters think Simon Coveney has 'blood on his hands'

The ARAN animal rights group says the Minister is doing nothing to protect “the most vulnerable in society, the animals”.

9.9k

Jul 30th 2014, 7:42 PM

# Outbreak

Advice for Irish travelers updated, as Ebola spreads to Nigeria

A Liberian national who traveled to Africa’s most populous nation has died in quarantine in Lagos.

12.7k

Jul 25th 2014, 7:59 PM

# maternity homes

Government reminded local authorities of their obligation to report infant deaths in mother and baby homes in 1946

Maternity homes that did not notify the authorities were liable to be fined up to ten pounds.

5.7k

Jun 22nd 2014, 7:45 AM

# sneak peek

Fatsuits, priests' robes and corsets... Backstage with the Abbey Theatre's costumes

Costumes worn by the likes of Alan Rickman and Fiona Shaw are for hire from the theatre’s costume department.

8.3k

Feb 16th 2014, 6:30 PM

# Jobs

Forfás dissolution will 'strengthen capacity and drive job-creation policy'

Under the new legislation, the functions of the quango will be transferred to Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland.

5.0k

Dec 23rd 2013, 3:36 PM

# Education

Long-term unemployed man “at a loss” after college course cancelled

A course in Construction, Management, Maintenance and Refurbishment was due to begin on 9 September, but was cancelled last week.

12.9k

Sep 2nd 2013, 7:00 AM

# Budget 2014

Here's how much would be raised if income tax increased for earners over €100k

Michael Noonan has indicated that he won’t be considering any kind of ‘wealth tax’ in Budget 2014 – but has released figures on how much it would bring in.

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Aug 27th 2013, 9:57 PM

# public airing

Banks will be 'named and shamed' over complaints from now on

Financial service providers who have at least three complaints against them substantiated will be named by the Financial Sevices Ombudsman.

6.1k

Aug 27th 2013, 3:43 PM

# Hare coursing

Animal rights activists unhappy as Department issues licences for hare coursing

Around 90 hare coursing meetings will be held in Ireland in the coming months, with each event using around 100 hares.

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Aug 25th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Oil

"Difficult to justify" oil refinery in Ireland - study

The study, commissioned by a government department, said that overall oil demand has declined since 2006.

9.9k

Jul 31st 2013, 9:57 AM

# error

Social welfare payments delayed by one day, affecting 32,700 people

The Department of Social Protection has blamed a “once off processing issue” for the delay with some payments today. They will be paid tomorrow.

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Jul 16th 2013, 9:14 PM

# Bank Guarantee

No full record of who visited Taoiseach's department on bank guarantee night

Enda Kenny has revealed that their is no exhaustive record of who visited his Department during the period leading up to the State guarantee of the banks nearly five years ago.

10.8k

Jul 15th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Bank Guarantee

Did the Taoiseach talk to staff in his department about the bank guarantee?

The Taoiseach did not directly address a question about seeking oral or written recollections from seven senior staff in his department who worked there during the period of the bank guarantee five years ago.

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Jul 10th 2013, 6:31 AM