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Tuesday 29 September 2020
The country’s highest court made the order in two rulings today.
Parents, pupils and teachers have called for an update the school curriculum.
Newly released data on complaints details the issues facing people in emergency living situations.
Noteworthy is working on a several investigations and crowdfunding for new projects on dognapping and eating disorder treatment.
The log includes several near misses, a brawl with ‘quite a bit of blood’, and theft on trains and at stations.
Correspondence sent to Varadkar shows how the public reacted to the crisis in its initial weeks.
The vast majority of the cases involved an “employee error or omission”.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Our community-driven platform has listened to you and launched proposed projects on the Big Four, plastic waste and agri-subsidies.
The convictions cover drink driving, misuse of drugs, sexual crime, and an offence under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act.
IT staff in Revenue working on an advisory for employees developed a watch-list on reasons not to use Zoom.
DPER Secretary General Robert Watt told an official: “I don’t understand why we should not release the information.”
Our community-driven platform has listened to you and recently launched projects on issues including racism and hedge cutting.
The airlines accounted for over 13% of air traffic at Ireland’s airports before the pandemic.
New figures show the health service spent more than €1 million on advertising in the first two months of the crisis.
Peter Tyndall was commenting as he published his officer’s annual report for 2019.
More of your ideas have been turned into proposed investigations as part of the team’s pandemic project.
Many complainants raised concerns about social distancing and infection control measures in homes as the virus spread.
The guidelines were drafted late in March after a radio interview by the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer.
More of your ideas have been turned into proposed investigations as part of the team’s pandemic project.
An incident log shows that 21 instances of assault or abuse were reported by staff since 2017.
The first investigation will look at a suspected increase in domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic.
The finding was made by Mr Justice Richard Humphreys last month.
An investigation into the most dangerous roads and junctions for cyclists is also underway.
The council sent 35 letters under the Planning and Development Act in recent years.
Discussions are underway with the Data Protection Commissioner about managing customer’s personal data.
That’s according to records released by RTÉ’s Freedom of Information unit.
The commemoration was cancelled by the government after it proved controversial last month.
The Story of Water, which aired on Virgin Media before Christmas, was designed to “take back control” of the company name and story.
The Department of Education has funded the nationwide project.
The proposal was one of a number of considerations put forward by the force last year.
The Office of Public Works hopes the gates will be rehung by the end of this year.
Companies were called more than 50 times by the OPW over a two-year period.
There are four investigation proposals on their way to be funded soon, with two over 60% complete.
When the Supreme Court decides on the future of FOI in Ireland, it will be the end of a glacial process.
The claim was made during appeal against two rulings last year brought by the Information Commissioner.
An appeal against two rulings last year has been brought by the Information Commissioner.
An internal Department of Defence briefing highlights the restrictions on where the Coast Guard helicopter can reach.
The cost includes more than €9,200 on business class flights to Paraguay for two senators.
There are 44 open investigation proposals compiled from ideas sent to us by you, our readers.
Customers have expressed frustration at their reservation name or number not appearing above the seat they have booked.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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