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# foi - Saturday 18 January, 2020
'An issue of systemic importance': Supreme Court FOI ruling will alter public's relationship with State
When the Supreme Court decides on the future of FOI in Ireland, it will be the end of a glacial process.
# foi - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
'Not in the public interest': Supreme Court hears FOI law could 'scare' firms from working with State in future
The claim was made during appeal against two rulings last year brought by the Information Commissioner.
# foi - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
'I don't have to tell you': Public bodies may no longer have to justify FOI refusals, Supreme Court hears
An appeal against two rulings last year has been brought by the Information Commissioner.
# foi - Friday 10 January, 2020
'Significant restrictions' on emergency helicopter service on days when Air Corps not available
An internal Department of Defence briefing highlights the restrictions on where the Coast Guard helicopter can reach.
# foi - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
Oireachtas spent over €207,000 on overseas travel in last 10 months
The cost includes more than €9,200 on business class flights to Paraguay for two senators.
# foi - Monday 6 January, 2020
Chopping trees and controversial bridges: Latest news from Noteworthy
There are 44 open investigation proposals compiled from ideas sent to us by you, our readers.
Irish Rail introducing measures to deal with reservations not appearing over pre-booked seats
Customers have expressed frustration at their reservation name or number not appearing above the seat they have booked.
Motorist who got someone else to sit theory exam was caught after RSA staff recognised impersonator
The candidate was one of nine people who aroused suspicion during driver theory tests last year.
# foi - Sunday 5 January, 2020
Fungus growth and odours from corpses: 2012 report outlined conditions at Waterford hospital to HSE
The HSE approved €5.7 million in funding for a new mortuary earlier this year.
11 gardaí investigated for bullying following HR complaints in 2019
Statistics on bullying and harassment in the force were released under FOI laws.
# foi - Friday 3 January, 2020
Nursing home complaints: Allegations of abusive staff and unexplained injuries
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# foi - Thursday 2 January, 2020
'Absolutely shambolic': Commuters slam Irish Rail call for Dart users to stagger morning journeys
The PeakTime website was launched to try to reduce overcrowding on carriages during rush-hour.
'Second class citizens': Harris warned of the impact endometriosis is having on women's health
More than a dozen women told Harris of the devastating impact the condition has had on their lives.
# foi - Sunday 29 December, 2019
Murder, rape and drug offences: Over 1,100 Irish citizens arrested by Met Police this year
A total of 152 Irish people were arrested by Met Police for common assault.
# foi - Saturday 28 December, 2019
An ode to Lyric FM: Letters from the public ask RTÉ to protect their 'oasis of calm'
“In our troubled world of Boris, Brexit, Trump and other forms of madness, Lyric is an oasis of culture, calm and beauty.”
Irish drivers had over 500,000 penalty points on their licences this year - here's a county-by-county breakdown
The highest number of points were in Dublin, with 106,545.
# foi - Friday 27 December, 2019
Irish flags, vodka and a Che Guevara stamp: Gifts given and received by Varadkar and Coveney in 2019
Books, hampers and historical gifts are often given to heads of state.
# foi - Wednesday 25 December, 2019
Charlie Flanagan asked OPW not to cull 20 Phoenix Park deer and to send them to Laois instead
The minister wanted to have the deer relocated to a 250-acre estate in Laois.
84 politicians clock up €14,820 in Dáil restaurant debt
The debt is allowed under a new credit policy for Oireachtas staff.
# foi - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
'I expect more from you': Letters of complaint sent to the Taoiseach called on him to drop Verona Murphy
Leo Varadkar admits that the Verona Murphy controversy has caused reputational damage to Fine Gael.
# foi - Saturday 21 December, 2019
'Abysmal' forecasting and 'embarrassing' alerts: The complaints sent to Met Éireann in 2019
Some people took offence that the North isn’t included in forecasts, while others hit out at the new website.
# foi - Sunday 15 December, 2019
RTÉ 'committed' to improving Player after complaints about 'frustrating' and 'unusable' service
Viewers had issues watching the Rugby World Cup and other programmes.
# foi - Saturday 14 December, 2019
Leo Varadkar signed off on former Taoisigh special support plan four months after taking office
New documents obtained under FOI detail what would be involved in the supports.
# foi - Friday 6 December, 2019
Richard Bruton told BAI the Communicorp ban was 'antithetical to a free and open press' Exclusive
The Communications Minister said it was a matter of “grave concern” that some journalists had been banned from radio stations.
# foi - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
From wetland destruction to vaping lobbying: Latest news from Noteworthy
There are 35 investigation open investigation proposals compiled from ideas sent to us by you, our readers.
# foi - Sunday 1 December, 2019
Coastal greenway delayed as contractor hits drains and causes flooding
Solutions being put in place include a shallow trench and overflow pipe into the estuary.
# foi - Saturday 30 November, 2019
'Heinous barbarism': Public urges Heritage Minister to introduce hare coursing ban
The sport sparked controversy following an RTÉ Investigates documentary in July.
# foi - Thursday 28 November, 2019
Power failures and overheating cause long-term outages at Ireland's 'most important' weather radar
The Shannon Airport Rainfall Radar has been taken offline a number of times this year.
# foi - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Extinction Rebellion: Parks chief was worried removal of Merrion Square camp would look 'aggressive'
The camp was set up by protesters during a week of demonstrations last month.
# foi - Monday 11 November, 2019
Met Éireann blames media for 'over-sensationalising' Storm Lorenzo after receiving complaints
Some people accused the national weather forecasting service of unnecessarily scaring the public.
# foi - Monday 4 November, 2019
Noteworthy is six months old! Update from the community-led investigative journalism platform from TheJournal.ie
Since April, we’ve published almost 50 articles which were funded directly by our readers.
# foi - Sunday 3 November, 2019
Anti-LGBT preacher banned from Ireland over 'abusive' views which were 'likely to stir up hatred'
Steven Anderson was the first person to be issued with an exclusion order preventing him from entering Ireland.
# foi - Sunday 20 October, 2019
Government officials clashed over roles on regulating children's access to porn after Ana Kriegel trial
Two departments claimed they weren’t responsible for monitoring the issue.
# foi - Friday 18 October, 2019
An Garda Síochána spent €14k on sandwich bags for members during US president's visit
That was part of the €107,625 catering payment to the Trump Doonbeg resort in west Clare.
# foi - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
Bus Éireann received more than 12,200 complaints from customers last year
This represents 0.04% of the number of people who travelled on the service that year.
# foi - Monday 14 October, 2019
RTÉ accused of neglecting child safety in war of words with Tusla ahead of Hyde and Seek exposé
The RTÉ documentary about the Hyde and Seek chain was broadcast on 24 July.
# foi - Saturday 5 October, 2019
Irish pronunciations and British royals cited as concerns during naming of 2019-20 winter storms
Emails released under the Freedom of Information Act show how this year’s storms were named.
# foi - Thursday 3 October, 2019
'It is just pure anti-whiteism': NTA hit by complaints over anti-racism campaign
In August, the NTA launched a week-long public campaign to highlight experiences of racism.
# foi - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
Update on Noteworthy, the community-led investigative journalism platform from TheJournal.ie
Since April, we’ve undertaken more than twenty projects, ten of which were funded directly by our readers.
# foi - Sunday 8 September, 2019
Life inside Ireland's disability services: Allegations of abusive staff and unexplained bruising
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
Poll Results:
No (3938)
I read news articles about their policies (2374)
Yes (2104)
What's a manifesto? (165)
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