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# Data

This year
2023
TikTok launches High Court challenge against €345m DPC fine over processing of children’s data
The Data Protection Commission imposed the fine last month after it investigated TikTok’s privacy settings and features.
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Sep 28th 2023, 3:17 PM
Court dismisses claim DPC failed to fully investigate complaint over alleged Google data breach
The complaint was made by Dr Johnny Ryan, who is a senior fellow of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.
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Aug 28th 2023, 2:03 PM
Opinion: How many data centres is enough for Ireland - when will we call a halt?
Jennifer Whitmore of the Social Democrats argues that we’re backing ourselves into a corner with the policy that says no amount of data centres is enough.
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Jun 26th 2023, 7:00 PM
Data concerns are deterring people from recycling tech products, research finds
WEEE Ireland figures for the last three years also reveal that for every 10 new tech products sold in Ireland, only four are eventually coming back for recycling.
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May 21st 2023, 3:48 PM
'Money today for data tomorrow': Why are Tesco Clubcard prices so appealing?
‘It’s right there in front of you, the value that this company puts on knowing about you, it’s right conspicuously there and undeniable.’
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Apr 15th 2023, 12:05 AM
Almost one in 20 dwellings in Ireland were vacant in last three months of 2021
Leitrim was the Local Authority with the highest vacancy rate at 10.6% in Q4 2021, while South Dublin had the lowest at 1.%.
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Jan 31st 2023, 4:27 PM
Three Ireland plead guilty to data roaming debacle which affected over 1,600 customers
A businessman who spent two days in Monaco ‘got a shock’ to find he had been charged €29,298.
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Jan 12th 2023, 3:43 PM
Last year
2022
Four in five Covid-19 deaths had at least three medical conditions involved
Diseases of the respiratory system were reported in 5,279 (or 98%) of Covid-19 deaths.
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Aug 16th 2022, 12:49 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Long Covid sufferers could cripple health service says Denis Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has called on Government to treat long Covid patients with the same urgency as the initial Covid-19 infections.
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Aug 15th 2022, 4:16 PM
Census 2022: Initial results show population of Ireland at highest figure since 1841
The housing stock increased by 6% since 2016, lagging behind a population growth of 7.6%
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Jun 23rd 2022, 12:31 PM
Charities sound alarm as homeless figures reach 10,000 for first time since Covid lockdown
It’s the fourth consecutive month that a rise in the number of people accessing emergency accommodation has been recorded.
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May 27th 2022, 9:26 PM
Overwhelming majority of Ukrainian arrivals to Ireland are women and children
Only 14% of arrivals were men over the age of 19.
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May 27th 2022, 5:25 PM
PFA chief claims football is ‘sleep-walking into a crisis’ amid burnout fears
Maheta Molango is concerned by the demands an unrelenting schedule is putting on players.
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May 26th 2022, 10:57 PM
Methane: Levels of the potent greenhouse gas are still on the rise - here's why that matters
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and recent data shows its atmospheric concentration is still increasing.
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Jan 16th 2022, 7:00 AM
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What exactly is happening with Delta in the UK - and what can Ireland learn from it?
Scientists advising the UK government expect the third wave of infection to peak in mid-August.
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Jul 17th 2021, 6:30 AM
'The dead don't have GDPR rights': Woman considers legal action after department denies info request
Solicitor Simon McGarr said his client, a Mother and Baby Home survivor, “remains amongst the living”.
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Jul 8th 2021, 6:00 AM
US Justice Department seeks internal investigation on seizure of Democrats’ data
Trump’s administration seized phone records of at least 12 people connected to the House Intelligence Committee.
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Jun 11th 2021, 10:12 PM
EU to examine Facebook's use of advertiser data
The formal probe follows a preliminary investigation focused on Facebook’s Marketplace classifieds service.
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Jun 4th 2021, 11:56 AM
Personal data of MyHome.ie customers 'inadvertently' leaked online
The Data Protection Commissioner has been notified.
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May 19th 2021, 9:38 AM
Almost half of Irish people are concerned about sharing personal information online
This is a decline of 8% from 2019 to 2020, placing Ireland close to the global average of 45%.
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May 17th 2021, 12:36 PM
Messi nets a double at Valencia to rescue Barcelona's title hopes
The Argentine missed a penalty but scored twice, with Antoine Griezmann also on target.
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May 2nd 2021, 10:10 PM
Committee to hear criticisms and calls for reform of Data Protection Commission
An Oireachtas committee will discuss data protection law later this evening.
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Apr 27th 2021, 3:27 PM
How is Ireland's vaccine rollout going? Here's what this week's figures tell us
To hit 80% first doses 10 weeks from now about 2.2 million first doses will need to be administered by 30 June.
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Apr 24th 2021, 12:05 AM
Mary Lou McDonald says voters can 'of course' ask Sinn Féin what information the party holds on them
McDonald was speaking about her party’s data collection practices amid questions from the Data Protection Commission.
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Apr 22nd 2021, 12:28 PM
Sinn Féin denies party is microtargeting people on Facebook
The DPC had sought information on how SF uses its database and information collected from social media.
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Apr 19th 2021, 4:31 PM
What does this week's Covid-19 data tell us about Ireland's progress?
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said on Thursday that Ireland “is in a far better position” but that “we do have a way to go” yet.
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Apr 17th 2021, 7:00 AM
'He has quality, he needs to show it' - Tuchel tells Havertz to build on star turn against Palace
The German delivered a superb performance as Chelsea recorded a 4-1 win at Crystal Palace.
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Apr 10th 2021, 9:50 PM
Department apologises after 'careless' data breach of people attending mother and baby home redress meetings
Those affected by the breach are “deeply upset and distressed” by the sharing of their email addresses without their consent.
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Mar 25th 2021, 4:12 PM
What does this week's Covid-19 data tell us about Ireland's Third Wave?
Ireland has been under Level 5 restrictions for more than 12 weeks.
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Mar 20th 2021, 12:05 AM
Fastway Couriers apologises after customer data from over 440,000 parcel deliveries hacked
Customer data relating to more than 400,000 parcel deliveries was accessed by hackers.
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Mar 11th 2021, 6:22 PM
Chelsea benefit from controversial penalty decision in draw with Man United
Callum Hudson-Odoi appeared to handle the ball in his own box.
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Feb 28th 2021, 6:43 PM
Arsenal close gap on Liverpool after completing comeback at Leicester
Nicolas Pepe scored for the fourth time in seven Premier League starts.
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Feb 28th 2021, 2:14 PM
WhatsApp to roll-out in-app banner in bid to help explain privacy update after concerns raised
It will also display messages in the Status section of the app.
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Feb 18th 2021, 10:41 PM
Lukaku brace sends Inter top of Serie A with win over Lazio
Inter will head into next weekend’s clash with Milan one point clear of their rivals at the Serie A summit after beating Lazio 3-1.
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Feb 14th 2021, 10:06 PM
What does this week's Covid-19 data tell us about Ireland's third wave?
Dr Tony Holohan said this week “we are seeing early signs of progress” but said we should expect hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths to increase “day on day”.
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Jan 14th 2021, 7:15 PM
What does this week's Covid-19 data tell us about Ireland's third wave?
Ireland is in a “serious phase” of its current surge, according to the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).
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Jan 8th 2021, 4:00 PM
Big increase in number of Irish adults wearing fitness trackers in 2020, study finds
The findings of the study were produced byTeneo Sport and Sponsorship Index.
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Dec 23rd 2020, 8:00 PM
Covid-19 in the UK - What do the stats tell us about the current situation?
The country has seen a new variant of coronavirus spread through parts of London, the south-east and Wales.
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Dec 21st 2020, 3:15 PM
HSE's disease surveillance centre receives €3m funding boost for 43 permanent roles
The HPSC is Ireland’s specialist agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases.
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Dec 21st 2020, 12:05 AM
With restrictions easing ahead of Christmas, what does this week's Covid-19 data tell us?
Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate has increased by more than 10% since last Thursday.
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Dec 18th 2020, 10:00 AM
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