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Leaving Cert student: Is the 2021 CAO fiasco proof that the 'points race' has been run?

Luke Heffernan missed out on his dream course this year – he feels the ‘points race’ is redundant.

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Sep 9th 2021, 2:04 PM

'Imagine being suicidal and waiting hours and hours for help'

The founder of Pieta House has said the current mental health support system is not working.

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Mar 15th 2016, 1:12 PM

Almost one third of crimes are wrongly classified by gardaí, finds report

The Garda Inspectorate report found serious problems with the way that gardaí classify crimes.

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Nov 12th 2014, 7:30 AM