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# Communities

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2022
# WhatsApp
WhatsApp begins rolling out Communities feature to bundle together group chats
It will be available globally in the next few months, WhatsApp has said.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 9:42 AM
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# Social Housing
Varadkar says socialists want to separate 'people paying for everything but qualifying for nothing' from others
The Taoiseach said socialists want to segregate communities.
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Sep 26th 2018, 4:10 PM
# Burglary
Gang of armed locals chase burglars through town in Leitrim
An RTÉ Prime Time programme due to air tonight looks into the problem of repeat burglary offenders.
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Feb 22nd 2018, 8:25 PM
# Communities
'One family lost four out of five children to drug addiction'
Members of the public are being urged to report drug dealing in their area.
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Nov 29th 2016, 8:30 PM
# Atlantic
This Irish documentary about fishing and oil is making people angry
Risteard O Domhnaill was behind the documentary The Pipe. Now he has returned with an acclaimed documentary voiced by Brendan Gleeson.
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May 22nd 2016, 8:45 AM
# the commissioner
Rank-and-file gardaí don't think much of their boss's stance on station closures
The Commissioner appeared before the Policing Authority for its first public session today.
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Apr 25th 2016, 7:02 PM
# Communities
Gardaí say crime in Stepaside is up and it's time to reopen the station
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has also revealed the results of a survey which found 93% support a work-to-rule.
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Apr 12th 2016, 6:01 AM
# power network
Thieves steal more than two miles of copper from dangerous overhead lines
The ESB has expressed concern for the safety of those stealing the wire.
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Feb 12th 2016, 6:25 PM
# fibre optic connectivity
This rural village is about to get some of the fastest broadband in the country
This comes as part of a joint venture between the ESB and Vodafone.
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Sep 24th 2015, 8:20 AM
# forgotten pennies
Money from dormant accounts to be used to fund drug prevention services
Funding will also be provided for groups supporting disability services and home carers.
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Jun 8th 2015, 4:52 PM
# Help
Just how much of an impact do volunteers have on the communities they help?
A new study has looked at this in detail.
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Jun 2nd 2015, 6:10 AM
# WORKING TOGETHER
This non-profit wants to start up 100 projects across the country in 100 days
ChangeX aims to help communities start up their own projects to help improve their lives.
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May 3rd 2015, 3:00 PM
# stop crime
Over one million texts about local crime sent under Garda text alert system
The text alert system was launched by the gardaí in September 2013
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Jan 2nd 2015, 9:34 AM
# Emigration
Requests for €15.5m to help Irish people living abroad
A programme in Eamon Gilmore’s department provides funding to organisations supporting Irish communities abroad.
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Mar 17th 2014, 8:15 AM
# harmful
Alcohol Forum says alcohol is wreaking havoc on communities around Ireland
Alcohol’s harm to others will be discussed at Alcohol Awareness Week at the end of the month.
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Mar 13th 2014, 11:25 AM
# Outbreak
TCD scientists find significant increases in MRSA strains outside of hospitals
Between 2002 and 2011, researchers identified a 44-fold increase in the prevalence of PVL-positive MRSA.
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Mar 5th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Planning
Planning process criticised as Government publishes details of public consultation
Ireland has submitted its first report on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention which ensures public participation in environmental planning.
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Jan 7th 2014, 4:40 PM
# Eirgrid
Rabbitte: 'There must be meaningful engagement with the public over Eirgrid plans'
Minister Pat Rabbitte said tonight that it is the Government’s policy to deliver infrastructure in the most “cost efficient and timely way possible”.
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Dec 3rd 2013, 10:13 PM
# rural crime
Gardaí launch 'text alert' service to tackle rural crime
The initiative will allow people to send alerts of suspicious incidents to the rest of the community through gardaí.
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Sep 24th 2013, 5:19 PM
# speak out
Archbishop Martin: 'Communities must mobilise and speak out against violence'
The Archbishop of Dublin said that acts of violence, like that of a pipe bomb being left in a graveyard this week, should be condemned.
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Sep 11th 2013, 5:32 PM
# disused
Three former garda stations licensed to be used by community groups
How the closed garda stations should be used is decided by the OPW, which is engaging with 64 interested groups across the country.
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Sep 5th 2013, 6:30 AM
Voices
Column: In Ethiopia, ordinary Irish people doing extraordinary things in difficult circumstances
National Volunteering Week ends today. Here Donnacha Maguire, who is in Ethiopia, tells us about some of the work being done by Irish volunteers in the country.
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May 19th 2013, 1:30 PM
# Social Media
Committee to hear about bullying on social media
The hearing is one of a series on social media use in Ireland.
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Mar 13th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Funding
TD says Hogan has neglected scheme for disadvantaged urban areas
The Minister has said the phasing out of city council and development boards will have implications for the programme.
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Jan 8th 2013, 7:02 PM
Voices
Column: Why internet trolls exist and why they're unlikely to go away
Ciarán Mc Mahon writes on the theories behind internet trolling and explains why, as long as there is a free and open internet, they’re probably not going to go away.
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Sep 28th 2012, 1:09 PM
Voices
Column: Ireland needs to regain that elusive feelgood factor
For economic recovery we must first lift the national mood, writes Ruairi Devlin – and the arts can help do that.
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Jul 17th 2012, 7:00 AM
# policing
Garda Commissioner: Station closures will affect areas but communities can help reduce crime
Martin Callinan says the closure of Garda stations will affect communities – but that plans were in place to minimise the impact of such changes.
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May 2nd 2012, 8:40 PM