# Breakdown

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# detail

Analysis: The remarkable 41 phases that led to Johnny Sexton's drop goal

We’ve taken a look at every single action by the Irish players during their incredible winning passage.

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Feb 4th 2018, 8:00 AM

# Irish Roads

County breakdown of 582,738 penalty points on driving licences

The majority of drivers had three penalty points (400,502), while 59,404 had six points and 42,700 had two.

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Dec 28th 2017, 6:00 AM

# timeline

'An unending cycle': These were the scandals the Garda Commissioner faced questions over

Over the past year members of the PAC and opposition parties have called for Nóirín O’Sullivan to step down.

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Sep 11th 2017, 12:39 PM

# payday

Garda overtime bill soars to €60.5 million for first six months of 2017

That means it has grown by 57% for January to June compared to the same period last year.

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Aug 17th 2017, 6:15 AM

# Breakdown

Here's what stage 35 primary care centres announced for 20 counties in 2012 are currently in

The centres were announced five years ago but only one is currently in use.

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Jul 23rd 2017, 6:30 AM

# Breakdown

Dentists charging more than listed, home kits not working and rudeness: Ireland's dentistry complaints

The dental complaints service was contacted 1,235 times last year, with 447 phone calls and 758 emails.

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Jul 22nd 2017, 7:00 AM

# natural 7

Wales' omission of 'world class' James Davies increasingly baffling

Rassie Erasmus will have to contend with multiple threats to his ruck this weekend.

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May 24th 2017, 6:45 AM

# By the numbers

Closer look: Joey Barton bet on his own team 30 times and had just three wins

The suspended midfielder’s statement included plenty of extra details.

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Apr 26th 2017, 5:46 PM

# Social Protection

County breakdown: 10,640 fathers have taken paternity leave since September

Dublin had the highest number of recipients, while Leitrim had the lowest.

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Apr 16th 2017, 10:00 AM

# Ruck Stats

Analysis: Ireland always work hard but their breakdown must be better in Italy

Devin Toner continues to lead the way for Ireland in terms of sheer ruck numbers.

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Feb 11th 2017, 6:00 AM

# pressure zones

These are the 23 towns where rent caps will be extended to from midnight

Galway City will join Dublin and Cork city as a ‘rent pressure zone’.

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Jan 26th 2017, 8:34 PM

# Breakdown

Maintenance fees, contactless and ATM charges - here's how much you're paying your bank

Do you know how much you’re paying out for using your cards?

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Jan 22nd 2017, 7:00 AM

# day by day

Snow, thunder and below freezing temperatures: Breakdown of three day weather warning

The national warning comes into place at 6.03 this evening.

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Jan 11th 2017, 10:33 AM

# Breakdown

'People were forced to live in the same house for years': Two decades of divorce in Ireland

Divorce was legalised 20 years ago after a bitter campaign and a very tight results in a referendum – now there are calls for the law to be modernised.

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Jan 4th 2017, 6:30 AM

# Abuse

Breakdown: The 10 most valuable properties the Catholic Church handed over after Ryan Report

Religious orders still owe almost €15 million to a fund for abuse survivors.

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Dec 27th 2016, 10:16 PM

# Breakdown

Garda reserve numbers dropped 35% since 2014, here's how many reserves are in each division

The biggest drop was in the Dublin South Central district where the number fell by a further 12% since May of this year.

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Nov 27th 2016, 7:45 AM

# Breakdown

These are the areas in Ireland with the slowest and fastest broadband speeds

The slowest is Legan in Longford, while the fastest is Drimnagh in Dublin 12.

54.9k

Nov 15th 2016, 6:03 AM

# Aleppo

"Everybody's patience with Russia has run out" - America abandons Syrian talks

The Russian response was just as stark.

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Oct 4th 2016, 7:25 AM

# Breakdown

Analysis: Defensive doubts remain in spite of Tipp's historic triumph

Liam Kearns’ men are looking ahead to the county’s first All-Ireland football semi-final in 81 years.

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Aug 1st 2016, 6:32 PM

# Breakdown

Brexit: How the major cities voted

Many voted to remain within the EU.

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Jun 24th 2016, 7:43 AM

# Ruck Stats

Analysis: Who did what for Ireland in the rucks against South Africa?

Jack McGrath was superb post-tackle for Ireland, but many others dug in too.

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Jun 15th 2016, 1:23 PM

# Legend

Ageless George Smith agrees return to Australia with the Reds

The 35-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Brisbane franchise.

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Jun 10th 2016, 8:24 AM

# Breakdown

€1.2 million spent on gardaí protecting US military planes at Shannon

One TD described the spend as disgraceful as “many areas of the country are crying out for gardaí and for stations”.

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Apr 25th 2016, 6:10 AM

# kidnappings

There were 25% more kidnappings in Ireland last year, but what does it mean?

Not all kidnappings involve hostages or demands for money.

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Mar 31st 2016, 6:08 AM

# Breakdown

McGregor's hands likely to do the talking but Diaz's ground offensive a concern

Our preview of tonight’s UFC 196 main event.

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Mar 5th 2016, 8:30 PM

# Breakdown

Eir reveals locations of 100,000 homes and businesses where new broadband to be rolled out

Is your area included?

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Mar 3rd 2016, 9:11 PM

# Breakdown

These are the most popular heritage sites in Ireland, did your county make it?

The National Botanic Gardens came out on top with over half a million visits in 2014.

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Feb 28th 2016, 8:00 PM

# Breakdown

County by county: Here's where the extra 30,000 who registered to vote come from

Clare came out with the lowest amount of people being added at just 78.

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Feb 25th 2016, 5:19 PM

# Breakdown

County by county: Number of social housing units returned to use and funding given out

Almost €60,000,000 was provided by the Department of the Environment over the past two years.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 6:15 AM

# Breakdown

Here's how much has been paid out to flood damaged households in these 22 counties

Almost €500,000 has been provided to 424 households.

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Feb 15th 2016, 6:15 AM

# trades

Breakdown: Here's how many apprentices have been working in each trade since 2010

Across the board, overall numbers of apprentices in employment have risen since 2013.

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Feb 7th 2016, 7:30 AM

Breakdown: Here’s where nearly 2,000 site visits were carried out by potential investors since 2011

Unsurprisingly, Dublin came out on top with 973 visits in the past five years.

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Feb 3rd 2016, 6:04 AM

# Breakdown

County by county: Here's where all the fuel laundering plants were uncovered over the past five years

Finance Minister Michael Noonan says he’s satisfied significant progress has been made in tackling the problem.

31.6k

Feb 2nd 2016, 6:04 AM

# and stay out

218 Irish arrested and deported from Australia since 2010

There has been a steady increase in the number of people overstaying their welcome over the past five years.

31.2k

Jan 26th 2016, 6:02 AM

# Breakdown

Here's how many people will get more cash with the PRSI credit - and exactly how much they'll receive

The changes affect people on incomes from €352 to €424 a week.

32.2k

Nov 9th 2015, 6:05 AM

# Breakdown

Here's how many people are getting the rent supplement in every county

The number of recipients in Dublin makes up over a third of the overall number of people using the scheme.

24.9k

Nov 7th 2015, 7:15 AM

Voices

'I had a nervous breakdown, but I was ready to come back to work. The gap on my CV was a big problem'

We are not the ones that employers need to be worried about. They need to be conscious of their existing employees who are struggling with their mental health but are afraid to say so for fear of discrimination, writes Miriam Dowling.

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Nov 6th 2015, 5:00 PM