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# the morning lead

January
January 2024
Govt 'failure' for towns sheltering refugees 'feeds anti-migrant narrative', say locals
Roscommon TD Claire Kerrane said promises to resource towns and villages receiving asylum seekers have regularly not received any follow through.
20 Jan
15.7k
'It's a real inequality': Educators call for teaching-through-Irish allowance to be reintroduced
The allowance was suspended in 2012 for any newly qualified teachers.
19 Jan
22.3k
71
Northern Ireland at a standstill: 'The biggest day of strike action in a generation' today
Tens of thousands of workers across 16 unions are taking part in strike action later.
18 Jan
22.7k
Forgotten war: More than 350 Irish citizens and their dependents have been forced to leave Sudan
The war in Sudan broke out in April of last year between two warring factions the Sudan Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces.
Niall O'Connor
17 Jan
7.2k
0
Garda sergeant charged with assaulting suspect and attempting to pervert the course of justice
The case was heard at Waterford District Court on Monday.
The case has been taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions on foot of a GSOC investigation.
The sergeant is accused of asking a more junior garda not to record an incident in which he allegedly assaulted a suspect.
16 Jan
58.3k
36-year Garda veteran forced to sign on the dole on retirement due to bureaucratic anomaly
Donal Forrester says he believes the problem will soon affect hundreds of members as their time for retirement comes.
14 Jan
101k
Lebanon was already in crisis - now it's dealing with thousands fleeing Israel-Hezbollah conflict
The conflict has made it unsafe for civilians on either side of the border to remain in their homes.
David MacRedmond
13 Jan
16.3k
EU shuts legal case after Ireland finally submits years-late climate plan - but it's still unfinished
12 Jan
24.3k
39
Armed gardaí on patrol in Corduff as tensions remain high after Christmas Eve shooting
The patrols, led by members of the Armed Support Unit, are focused on limiting the chances of further attacks.
Updated 11 Jan
34.0k
Letters from locals over Dublin city centre laneway tell of open drug use and public sex
Councillors on Monday voted to close public access to the Harbour Court laneway in Dublin.
Letters from the public detail harrowing stories of open drug use, human excrement, stenches of urine and public sex.
The laneway has been the focus of local concerns for years.
One business owner said they have been dealing with issues in the laneway since the late 1980s.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
10 Jan
28.3k
50
Ireland's nursing home sector 'under threat of failure' amid post-pandemic challenges - report
Fourteen private operators control 40% of nursing home beds, the study found.
One in five small, private nursing homes have closed for good, since the pandemic.
Private patients receive 55% less subsidy funding compared to patients in the public sector.
Models of care are being wiped out and the sector is under threat, according to one sector representative.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
Updated 9 Jan
22.4k
30
Conor McGregor: Is the UFC's biggest star becoming a poster boy for Ireland's far-right?
The 35-year-old has hinted at a run for the presidency.
8 Jan
2.3k
Conor McGregor: Is the UFC's biggest star becoming a poster boy for Ireland's far-right?
8 Jan
30.2k
HSE forms national 'red alert' team after clusters of drug overdoses in Dublin and Cork
Each HSE region will be asked to form their own localised response teams in case dangerous batches end up on the market in their area.
Eoghan Dalton
7 Jan
20.4k
RTÉ advertise Operation Transformation sponsorship at 30% less than it charged Department of Health
6 Jan
33.8k
41
Irish experts hear 'sobering' accounts from frontline as they train Ukrainian troops in Cyprus
An Irish team has returned from a mission training Ukrainian soldiers in specialist search techniques for bomb disposal.
4 Jan
18.4k
Hospital parking charge cap further delayed
Cost review from 2018 is to be redone with no sign of when commitments made in 2020 will be met.
Noteworthy revealed last year that no progress had been made since a 2020 Programme for Government promise
The original working group had recommended that hospital parking charges be capped nationally at €10 per day
Work on new national guidance to begin in 'early 2024'
3 Jan
12.5k
25
Ships owned by Irish firm in finance deal sold and scrapped on beaches in India and Bangladesh
2 Jan
46.5k
Last year
2023
Country's largest drinking water treatment plant breached regulations several times in 2023
The regulator of the Uisce Éireann facility in Ballymore Eustace found there were non-compliant concentrations of chemicals discharging into the Liffey.
The plant supplies water to approximately 50% of the Dublin population
Kildare County Council continues to wait for a report into how Uisce Éireann intends to resolve highlighted issues
The company was prosecuted last summer for water pollution offences related to discharge from the plant
31 Dec 2023
21.2k
50
New flood forecasting centre to open early next year
30 Dec 2023
11.7k
39
Clare tourism tensions continue with locals 'lobbying' against council's latest moves
There has been a growing divergence at Clare County Council’s plans to monetise different parts of the county’s offerings.
The latest flashpoint is the introduction of charges at award-winning Vandeleur Gardens
This will result in the attraction losing its Green Flag Award this spring
The council has also been accused of blatantly 'ripping off' tourists at the Cliffs of Moher
29 Dec 2023
27.8k
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Cliffs of Moher visitors complain about feeling 'scammed' and 'ripped off' over charges
26 Oct 2023
'Brazen': Tourists charged €99 for 'watching the sunset' atop Cliffs of Moher
6 Sep 2023
Clare locals say profiting from Cliffs and the Atlantic is putting their way of life at risk
30 Jul 2023
'Inaccurate' forecasts and 'disappointing' weather warnings: Complaints to Met Éireann in 2023
26 Dec 2023
21.3k
31
Calls to expand government water testing as thousands flock for Christmas Day swims
Most bathing waters have not been tested by local authorities since September.
25 Dec 2023
16.2k
13
Inadequate interpretation still leading to asylum case delays
Over 100 asylum appeal hearings were postponed in 2022 due to problems with interpretation.
There are no interpretation standards or quality controls in Ireland
Lack of training and quality control have been flagged as an issue since at least 2015
These figures are ‘surprisingly high’, says expert
24 Dec 2023
9.5k
Ivana Bacik ‘very concerned’ Labour won’t be able to support a yes vote in care referendum
23 Dec 2023
24.5k
23
Irish banks urged to respond to claims that payments to Gaza have been 'blocked'
22 Dec 2023
35.0k
‘Dining on deforestation’: Irish meat and dairy may be linked to Amazon forest clearance
Soybeans, used in livestock feed in Ireland, were shipped by companies with links to destruction of endangered habitats in South America.
Noteworthy reports that Irish supermarkets have not ruled out using controversially-sourced soy
Over 20 million hectares of Brazil’s forest cover as a whole have been lost to soy production in the last 30 years
Expert: Ireland’s food systems are ‘driving environmental destruction’ in some of the world’s most endangered habitats
18 Dec 2023
19.0k
74
'There is no safe haven': Over 60 journalists killed since start of Israel-Hamas conflict
The conflict is one of the deadliest for journalists in history.
17 Dec 2023
14.3k
Bitten and broken: Dog attack victims say lax law enforcement leaves them without hope
Noteworthy investigation finds dog bite reports continue to rise across Ireland, with sheepdogs one of the most commonly reported for aggressive behaviour.
Dog attacks in some council areas have more than doubled in less than a year
Significant increase in incidents of aggressive behaviour, with one council's reports quadrupling
Experts warn owners need education, not tighter controls
16 Dec 2023
31.9k
50
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Hospital admissions for dog bites soar by 50%
14 Dec 2023
People across Ireland raise litany of complaints with councils about dogs running off-lead
23 Oct 2023
New supercomputer allowing 'better, more frequent forecasts' to start operating this spring
15 Dec 2023
16.7k
52
Over 60 migrant children missing after disappearing from State care
The boys and girls – who sought protection after fleeing war-torn countries – vanished in Ireland since 2017.
Noteworthy analysis finds a large number of missing migrant children were not the subject of public garda appeals to help locate them
This year alone, 20 refugee children disappeared and remain missing from Tusla care - the highest yearly number to date
Children’s rights organisations express concerns over underage migrants and raise trafficking fears
14 Dec 2023
44.0k
'Kicked, beaten, spat at': Retailers tell TDs of an 'explosion' in shoplifting
13 Dec 2023
33.4k
139
'It's rampant': GP urges parents to be aware of RSV symptoms due to surge in cases
12 Dec 2023
52.1k
10
Motorway and national road lights removed to save energy
11 Dec 2023
77.5k
135
Panda diplomacy, shiny tech and coffee: How big emitters try to sell themselves at COP28
10 Dec 2023
13.2k
44
Brendan Howlin: The rise of the far-right across Europe risks destroying the European Project
8 Dec 2023
14.6k
GRA President insists training standards must be maintained despite rush to police Dublin
151 will next week leave the Garda College in Templemore at least two weeks ahead of the completion of their training.
7 Dec 2023
12.5k
'Justice not served' by maximum two-year sentence for causing death by careless driving
6 Dec 2023
24.1k
Government confident it has numbers to win confidence motion in Justice Minister Helen McEntee
5 Dec 2023
11.5k
Migrant Nurses Ireland says CUH racism allegations were not investigated in 'timely manner'
4 Dec 2023
14.9k
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