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# difficulty

Last year
2022
# difficulty
'I feel a fraud now' - Chris Kamara opens up on condition affecting speech
The broadcaster revealed earlier this year that he had developed apraxia of speech.
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Sep 12th 2022, 2:50 PM
All time
# difficulty
Eir set to cease sports broadcasting after major loss of revenue
The company specified that the pandemic and the accompanying closure of pubs have rendered the eir Sport business model no longer viable.
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Mar 19th 2021, 6:15 AM
# anti-psychotics
Older patients sedated to help them adjust to incontinence pads
Dr Shaun O’Keefe has been talking to TheJournal.ie about the misuse of drugs in the treatment of older patients.
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Aug 1st 2016, 8:00 PM
# trouble ahead
Now two more radio stations are taking legal action against the operators of the Port Tunnel
Classic Hits 4FM and Sunshine 106.8 have joined the action being taken by Radio NOVA.
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Jan 18th 2016, 8:35 AM
# Indonesia
Plane delayed for four hours due to bee on board
The flight was delayed after the pilot noticed a problem related to the controls.
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Jan 7th 2016, 1:45 PM
# noah
Father of sick child travels to Northern Ireland on Christmas Day for medical supplies
A Facebook post about Adam Doyle’s child Noah has been shared more than 14,000 times.
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Jan 1st 2016, 1:12 PM
# Smog
It isn't the fog that China is having difficulty seeing through
In some parts of the city smog has reached levels 17 times the recommended limit from the World Health Organisation.
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Dec 1st 2015, 3:29 PM
# stuck in the middle
Traffic lights are changing too quickly for a lot of old people
The average Irish person walks at around 1.33 metres per second.
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Nov 11th 2015, 6:58 PM
# care needed
Is this the worst time of year for burglaries? Here is how your area fares
Crime rates around the country do not fall evenly.
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Nov 8th 2015, 8:15 AM
# Controversy
Perez Hilton sparked an online debate after posting this shower selfie with his son
The celebrity blogger has drawn a fierce reaction from people both defending and criticising him.
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Oct 6th 2015, 11:16 PM
# security checks
A transgender woman made to miss flight after penis appears on body scanner
Shadi Petosky was on her way from Florida to Minneapolis.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 9:54 AM
# police problems
Spanish police getting stoned from having too much weed in their stations
The problem is arising at rural stations that are responsible for stretches of farmland where marijuana is seized.
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Sep 4th 2015, 7:31 AM
# shovel ready
This week’s vital property news: House prices on the rise and hard times for students
Everything you need to know in one quick guided tour.
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Aug 27th 2015, 11:25 AM
Why have we not heard anything about Greece for a while?
The has been plenty going on behind closed doors.
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Aug 8th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Result
Man dismissed after an altercation with his old boss awarded €7,500 compensation
The man was suspended after the incident in a car park.
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Jun 13th 2015, 9:30 AM
# Social Protection
How much has Joan Burton's department spent on consultants?
It’s a bit tricky to arrive at an exact figure.
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May 24th 2015, 9:30 AM
# Dispute
Dunnes Stores workers in Gorey are planning on going to work this weekend
Staff were told on Thursday evening that the store would be closed until further notice.
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May 23rd 2015, 12:24 PM
# Homeless
Pregnant woman and partner who have had to spend 12 hours a day on the streets
Christine and Paul became homeless while getting ready for the birth of their child.
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May 9th 2015, 9:00 PM
# ballincurra
The Army has stopped a bomb going off in Offaly
The Bomb Disposal Unit rendered safe an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
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Apr 30th 2015, 6:07 PM
# iuda naofa
Five rescued from sinking Irish trawler off Scottish coast
The trawler began taking on water, and soon listed and began sinking.
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Jan 20th 2015, 9:42 PM
# redress scheme
Many symphysiotomy survivors still don't know what happened to them
There has been some difficulty in those who underwent the procedure accessing their medical records.
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Jan 18th 2015, 10:00 AM
# Bus Eireann
Bus Éireann faces criticism over new online payment system
Concerns are mounting about rural users facing difficulties with the service.
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Jul 22nd 2014, 3:00 PM
# looking ahead
Definitively power ranking the World Cup groups based on their deathliness*
*According to science/the FIFA rankings.
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Dec 6th 2013, 5:53 PM
# Cavan
Post-mortem due on man who died after swimming in lake
The 26-year-old was taken from the water by his friends but was pronounced dead in hospital.
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Jun 25th 2013, 3:52 PM