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# Freedom of Information

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It cost almost €70,000 to police the three winter tractor protests
'Absolute disgrace': RTÉ Gold listeners wrote to Dee Forbes expressing 'devastation' over station closure
Fianna Fáil mayors accepted invitations to controversial RIC event before later criticising it
An Garda Síochána considered place for RUC in force's museum as part of Decade of Centenaries
Phoenix Park gates removed for Pope Francis visit will cost over €800,000 to restore
Dáil pigeons, Four Courts rats and museum mice among dozens of pest callouts to OPW sites
Justice Department tried to soothe 'nonsense' RIC commemoration concerns
'An issue of systemic importance': Supreme Court FOI ruling will alter public's relationship with State
'Not in the public interest': Supreme Court hears FOI law could 'scare' firms from working with State in future
'I don't have to tell you': Public bodies may no longer have to justify FOI refusals, Supreme Court hears
'Significant restrictions' on emergency helicopter service on days when Air Corps not available
Oireachtas spent over €207,000 on overseas travel in last 10 months
Motorist who got someone else to sit theory exam was caught after RSA staff recognised impersonator
Fungus growth and odours from corpses: 2012 report outlined conditions at Waterford hospital to HSE
11 gardaí investigated for bullying following HR complaints in 2019
Nursing home complaints: Allegations of abusive staff and unexplained injuries
'Second class citizens': Harris warned of the impact endometriosis is having on women's health
Murder, rape and drug offences: Over 1,100 Irish citizens arrested by Met Police this year
An ode to Lyric FM: Letters from the public ask RTÉ to protect their 'oasis of calm'
Irish drivers had over 500,000 penalty points on their licences this year - here's a county-by-county breakdown
Irish flags, vodka and a Che Guevara stamp: Gifts given and received by Varadkar and Coveney in 2019
Charlie Flanagan asked OPW not to cull 20 Phoenix Park deer and to send them to Laois instead
84 politicians clock up €14,820 in Dáil restaurant debt
'Abysmal' forecasting and 'embarrassing' alerts: The complaints sent to Met Éireann in 2019
RTÉ 'committed' to improving Player after complaints about 'frustrating' and 'unusable' service
'A volatile and dangerous situation': Passengers file complaints about security staff on the Luas
'Heinous barbarism': Public urges Heritage Minister to introduce hare coursing ban
Power failures and overheating cause long-term outages at Ireland's 'most important' weather radar
Extinction Rebellion: Parks chief was worried removal of Merrion Square camp would look 'aggressive'
Anti-LGBT preacher banned from Ireland over 'abusive' views which were 'likely to stir up hatred'
Government officials clashed over roles on regulating children's access to porn after Ana Kriegel trial
Bus Éireann received more than 12,200 complaints from customers last year
RTÉ accused of neglecting child safety in war of words with Tusla ahead of Hyde and Seek exposé
New team established to process major increase in citizenship requests from foreign-born citizens
Irish pronunciations and British royals cited as concerns during naming of 2019-20 winter storms
'It is just pure anti-whiteism': NTA hit by complaints over anti-racism campaign
Life inside Ireland's disability services: Allegations of abusive staff and unexplained bruising
State-hired vet shot more than 150 deer in Cork wildlife park over last four years
'This has gone on for too long': Gardaí and Dublin City Council in dispute over policing of Google protests
Topless teens, sexual harassment and aerosol flamethrowers: Dart users' complaints to Irish Rail