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# saving-lives - Sunday 17 December, 2017
Rural pub gets award for giving punters a lift home to avoid drink-driving
The Portlaoise Treacy’s Bar and Restaurant has an eight-seater mini-van.
# saving-lives - Saturday 2 December, 2017
A US plan to reduce domestic violence and murder may be rolled out in Clare
“There are women alive today that would otherwise have died as a result of domestic violence.”
# saving-lives - Wednesday 4 January, 2017
'Not fit for purpose': How an 'arbitrary' system decides what drugs get funded in Ireland
Within the finite resources of the health system, expensive drugs are routinely turned down.
# saving-lives - Thursday 15 October, 2015
Life-saving drugs can now be given by trained members of the public
The death of Emma Sloan from an allergic reaction gave a huge impetus to the campaign.
# saving-lives - Friday 24 July, 2015
Irish sailors have saved 358 migrants drifting in a wooden barge
The LÉ Niamh is patrolling the Mediterranean.
# saving-lives - Wednesday 4 March, 2015
Minister: Speed vans aren't about making money, honest
Dara Murphy denied the cameras are strategically located in areas where speed limits increase.
# saving-lives - Wednesday 28 January, 2015
Which lifeboat station in Ireland rescues the most people?
The RNLI released its 2014 lifeboat launch and rescue statistics today.
# saving-lives - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
The Coast Guard saved 260 lives this year
It was a very busy year for the Coast Guard. Here are all the details.
# saving-lives - Monday 22 September, 2014
Arklow RNLI rescue 3 people from sinking powerboat
The rescue was described as a ‘close call’ by RNLI volunteers.
# saving-lives - Sunday 21 September, 2014
'He was talking about never seeing his unborn child when we rescued him': Volunteering with the RNLI
Brendan Copeland has been with the RNLI for 24 years, he spoke to TheJournal.ie about his experiences.
# saving-lives - Thursday 4 September, 2014
Ireland's newest lifeboat station opens at Union Hall where the Tit Bonhomme tragedy happened
A team of 16 volunteers, including an electrician, an engineer and a fisherman, will operate the new lifeboat.
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Poll: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
AS GOVERNMENT-FORMATION talks continue post-general election, some focus is now turning to the Seanad election.
The upper house consists of 60 senators who are appointed or elected in three different ways: The Taoiseach’s nominees, panels and the university panel.
There has been much discussion about the Seanad in recent years with many people viewing it as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether. The public was asked in a referendum in October 2013 whether the Seanad should be abolished – 51.7% said No, 48.27% said Yes.
The public previously voted to extend voting rights to all graduates of Irish third-level institutions, but a law allowing this to happen has never been enacted. However, many people argue this is still unfair given how many others would still be unable to vote.
What do you think: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
Poll Results:
Yes, to every citizen over 18 (3160)
The Seanad should be reformed or scrapped (2336)
Yes, to all third-level graduates (904)
No, it's fine the way it is (696)
I'm not sure (148)
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