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2022

# Healthcare

FactCheck: Is 10% of Ireland's healthcare budget spent on diabetes?

The claim has been made by government ministers and the HSE itself.

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May 21st 2022, 8:00 AM

# TGIP

The Good Information Project is launching The Good Information Podcast

Catch up with all of the in-depth, original reporting from The Good Information Project.

3.6k

May 21st 2022, 6:00 AM

# Health system

Would it work here: Could Ireland bring in a national electronic healthcare record for everyone?

Electronic healthcare records are already in place in several European countries.

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May 20th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Healthcare

'We needed more beds, we still need more beds': Will lessons be learned from the pandemic?

With Ireland now in a different phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, will lessons be learned from the crisis gone by?

8.9k

May 17th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Out of here

Why we emigrated: Irish healthcare professionals on what pushed them to leave

“I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name.”

The problem is not unique to Ireland but there are a lot of push factors in the Irish healthcare system, according to staff

The situation is radically different in other countries, say nurses, doctors and physios who have left Ireland

" I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name."

39.6k

May 16th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Healthcare

More than half of people in Ireland think that healthcare is getting worse

Just 7% of the respondents said that healthcare services are getting better.

People on lower incomes and without health insurance were most likely to say that Ireland's healthcare system is worsening

People earning over €80,000 were most likely to say that the system has stayed the same

However, responses were split when it came to people's individual experiences of the system, reports Jack White

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May 15th 2022, 12:05 AM

# lot done more to do

Explainer: What exactly is Sláintecare? And is it working?

It’s probably the most radical overhaul of Ireland’s healthcare system ever. Five years in, what’s working? And what isn’t?

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May 13th 2022, 9:30 PM

# no doctors in the house

The 'workhorses' of the health service: How Ireland's GPs are under increasing pressure right now

“I have seen the ups and downs of general practice. I have seen it when it was sneered at, when it was dismissed”

20.5k

May 11th 2022, 9:00 PM

# Poll

Poll: Do you have private health insurance?

This month, The Good Information Project is looking at healthcare in Ireland and we want to hear from you.

45.4k

May 11th 2022, 10:00 AM

# Healthcare

Open Thread: What one change would you like to see in the Irish healthcare system?

This month, The Good Information Project is looking at healthcare in Ireland and we want to hear from you.

15.2k

May 10th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Health in Ireland

Can Ireland's health system be fixed, or is it beyond repair?

This month, The Good Information Project will take a look at healthcare in Ireland.

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May 8th 2022, 8:30 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: In the age of disinformation and misinformation, how does factchecking work?

The Good Information Project has been looking at the fight against misinfo and disinfo, and this week on the podcast we’re taking a look at how factchecking and how it works.

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May 5th 2022, 6:00 PM

# the good information project

The war on misinformation: What counts as a win?

Will we ever be free of bad information or do we simply learn coping strategies to keep up the fight?

9.6k

May 1st 2022, 7:00 PM

# pyschology

Can people be 'inoculated' against false news?

‘Prebunking’ involves innoculating people with weaker doses of misinformation in a safe space in order to strenghten their ability to spot it in the wild.

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May 1st 2022, 8:00 AM

# the good fight

Are the social media platforms doing enough - or anything - to deal with misinformation?

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all say that they’re trying to make their platforms better. What exactly are they doing?

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Apr 30th 2022, 6:00 PM

# intervention

How effective was Arnold Schwarzenegger's viral video message to Russia?

“There is research showing that the source of information is less effective if people are forewarned of the persuasion attempt,” says Shane Timmons of the ESRI.

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Apr 29th 2022, 10:00 PM

# OSINT

Quiz: Can you identify this satellite image?

Can you identify these Irish facilities from satellite images? Put your verification skills to the test

40.0k

Apr 28th 2022, 8:05 PM

# TGIP misinformation

'I go to bed tired but I go to bed satisfied': Verifying war through a screen

How the New York Times and a self confessed ‘nerd’ volunteer use openly-sourced information to investigate war and cut across disinformation.

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Apr 28th 2022, 8:00 PM

# the good information project

"Our current approach is insufficient" - The fight against foreign interference in Europe's institutions

The EU has spent 18 months looking into how malicious foreign actors are manipulating public debate. It has plans for how to stop them – but will they work?

12.7k

Apr 24th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Russian Disinformation

Watch: Open Newsroom - The EU frontline against Russian disinformation

Watch our Open Newsroom session on Russia disinformation and what we can all do to push back against it

9.6k

Apr 21st 2022, 12:23 PM

# climate misinformation

'Some narratives have been crafted by PR professionals in the US, pushed by vested interests'

Research has found that climate misinformation is usually produced by well-resourced organisations rather than at grassroots level.

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Apr 18th 2022, 10:00 PM

# online misinformation

Over two-thirds say they have seen their friends or family share misinformation online

Polling conducted by Ireland Thinks indicates that most Irish people are being exposed to misinformation by friends and family

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Apr 16th 2022, 9:30 AM

# open newsroom

Open Newsroom invitation: The EU frontline against Russian disinformation

Get involved with our reporting on disinformation by signing up for our Open Newsroom webinar.

7.9k

Apr 14th 2022, 7:00 PM

# TGIP live

Watch our LIVE event: Tools, tactics & strategies - how we can get ahead in the online disinfo war

Watch our expert panel discussion on how to stop misinformation.

5.2k

Apr 12th 2022, 7:00 PM

# over to you

Open Thread: How have you been affected by false information?

We want to hear about how disinformation and misinformation have popped up in your life. What effect has dodgy information had on you and your loved ones?

8.3k

Apr 7th 2022, 8:00 PM

# FAKE NEWS

Poll: Who is most responsible for stopping the spread of misinformation?

Misinformation is becoming increasingly hard to avoid, and its effects are deeply harming society. Who should be leading the charge against it?

15.0k

Apr 7th 2022, 10:00 AM

# the good information project

Are we winning the fight against misinformation?

Is it even winnable at all? Or is false information just a fact of life now?

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Apr 6th 2022, 8:00 AM

# full working language

'The European Union is more faithful to the Irish language than the Irish state is'

On 1 January, the Irish language became a full official and working language of the European Union. It’s been a long road to get here.

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Apr 5th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Beatha teanga i a labhairt

Dóchas agus dúchas: Hope and history need to rhyme for the Irish language to thrive

We’ve spent the last few weeks assessing the health of the language and what it means to society.

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Apr 3rd 2022, 6:01 PM

# mín lárach

'There is no need for me to ever speak English at home': The town with the highest percentage of Irish speakers

“From the moment I wake until the moment I go to bed, I speak Irish.”

71.3k

Apr 3rd 2022, 7:30 AM

# Quiz

Tráth na gCeist: How much do you know about the current state of the Irish language?

How much do you know about the Irish language and its place in society?

19.5k

Apr 2nd 2022, 10:00 PM

# Housing

Irish speakers are leaving Gaeltacht areas due to problems with planning and a lack of housing

“When we left, the island probably lost more than we did. Because they lost a whole family. Gone.”

34.2k

Apr 2nd 2022, 7:30 AM

# Baile Atha Cliath

There are plans for an Irish Language Quarter in Dublin. How would it work?

The capital has a large community of Irish speakers and there are efforts to harness this.

23.6k

Apr 1st 2022, 6:01 AM

# fiontar

From love-bombing to Covid-19, how Irish words are made and published

And how you can suggest one yourself, too.

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Mar 31st 2022, 8:00 PM

# ni thuigim

Siri can't speak Irish: Tackling the digital gaps for the Irish language

Irish researchers are working with colleagues across the EU to tackle language inequality for minority languages online.

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Mar 31st 2022, 6:30 AM

# factfind

FactFind: Less than 2% speak Irish daily. How does that compare with other EU minority languages?

Ireland is not the only country in Europe where the indigenous language has hit a ceiling.

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Mar 30th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Mion-Teanga

FactFind: Labhraíonn níos lú ná 2% Gaeilge go laethúil - comparáid idir sin agus mion-teanga Eorpach eile

In áiteanna eile san Aontas Eorpach, tá an mothú céanna ag Málta agus Lucsamburg agus atá ag Éirinn.

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Mar 30th 2022, 8:00 PM

# polish in ireland

The major minority: protecting the Polish language for a new Irish generation

Polish community activists tell The Good Information Project that language can be a barrier for many of the 125,000-strong population here.

17.4k

Mar 30th 2022, 12:58 PM

# an ghaeilge

Watch our Irish language live event: An Ghaeilge - Faoi bhrú nó faoi bhláth

Cómhrá beo, suimiúil faoi thodhcaí na Gaeilge, ag teacht chugaibh ó The Good Information Project.

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Mar 30th 2022, 9:40 AM

# bright lights

'Our moonshot vision is to win an international Oscar for an Irish language film'

The prospect is perhaps closer than ever before.

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Mar 28th 2022, 1:15 PM