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2024

InvestigatesFailure To Protect

Revealed: Children removed from family home subjected to controversial 'immersion therapy'

A Noteworthy investigation reveals that a senior Tusla manager raised concerns about court-appointed experts using technique on children.

Peter McGuire

15 Jul 2024

53.1k

InvestigatesEurope's Transparency Gap

Hidden Figures: Source of political money disclosed for just 8% of donations over four years

A cross-European investigation with Noteworthy also found unclear laws make Ireland’s donation framework among the least transparent in the EU.

No rules to stop politicians donating money to their party from funds originally given to them by members of the public

Fundraiser costs must be removed from the total donations a party receives

Advocacy body calls for more powers to be granted to Sipo to enforce laws

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

30 May 2024

12.7k

InvestigatesFalling Through The Cracks

Poor investment in psychosis services 'destroying lives', but Ireland can change this

On World Schizophrenia Day, the HSE’s clinic lead in this area says “year-to-year” rather than longer term funding is one of their biggest challenges.

Órla Ryan

24 May 2024

14.0k

Investigatesbloodsport

Investigation: Cruel cockfighting sees an underground resurgence in Ireland

Illegal matches and the breeding of birds solely for the banned bloodsport is happening up and down the country, an investigation by Noteworthy has found.

Disturbing footage shows organised chicken fights

Brutal bouts being organised in private social media groups

Irish Defence Forces member and foreign government worker linked

Patricia Devlin

22 May 2024

29.1k

InvestigatesLost in Europe

500% increase in migrant children arriving alone in Ireland claiming asylum

New investigation finds that more than 51,000 minors have disappeared after arriving in Europe between 2021 and 2023.

Patricia Devlin

30 Apr 2024

12.7k

InvestigatesWasted Wetlands

Wasted Wetlands: Pumping of bogs by Bord na Móna 'hampering rehabilitation'

Environmentalists say the semi-state’s pumping practices in Co Longford are harming the habitats of birds of conservation concern.

Steven Fox

5 Apr 2024

15.1k

InvestigatesFemicides in Europe

Over 100 women murdered in Ireland since 2012 - and a gap in data on gendered violence

New cross-European investigation finds Ireland’s response to violence against women hindered by insufficient records.

8 Mar 2024

6.0k

InvestigatesFunding Row

'An utter waste': Controversial transport training centre given extra €1.5 million public money

The NTA ended up paying €3.5 million of the €7.8 million cost to develop a centre to train disabled people. The initial NTA grant was for up to €2 million.

Maria Delaney

4 Feb 2024

29.6k

All time

InvestigatesBallymore Eustace

Country's largest drinking water treatment plant breached regulations several times in 2023

The regulator of the Uisce Éireann facility in Ballymore Eustace found there were non-compliant concentrations of chemicals discharging into the Liffey.

Eoghan Dalton

31 Dec 2023

21.6k

InvestigatesOverseas Impact

‘Dining on deforestation’: Irish meat and dairy may be linked to Amazon forest clearance

Soybeans, used in livestock feed in Ireland, were shipped by companies with links to destruction of endangered habitats in South America.

Tommy Greene

18 Dec 2023

20.0k

Investigatesoff leash

Bitten and broken: Dog attack victims say lax law enforcement leaves them without hope

Noteworthy investigation finds dog bite reports continue to rise across Ireland, with sheepdogs one of the most commonly reported for aggressive behaviour.

Dog attacks in some council areas have more than doubled in less than a year

Significant increase in incidents of aggressive behaviour, with one council's reports quadrupling

Experts warn owners need education, not tighter controls

Patricia Devlin

16 Dec 2023

32.6k

InvestigatesKids In Care

Over 60 migrant children missing after disappearing from State care

The boys and girls – who sought protection after fleeing war-torn countries – vanished in Ireland since 2017.

Noteworthy analysis finds a large number of missing migrant children were not the subject of public garda appeals to help locate them

This year alone, 20 refugee children disappeared and remain missing from Tusla care - the highest yearly number to date

Children’s rights organisations express concerns over underage migrants and raise trafficking fears

Patricia Devlin

14 Dec 2023

45.5k

InvestigatesCalling Time

‘A long way from normal’: Families say visits to prison still restricted post-pandemic

Some children only get to see their parent in-person once a month and experts are concerned that video calls are replacing visits.

Investigation by Noteworthy finds the number of children visiting prison is 75% of what it was in 2019

Less than a third of prisoners received in-person visits on weeks where data was provided in 2023

Mother-of-two: “I want my kids to know who their father is”

Alice Chambers

29 Nov 2023

13.3k

InvestigatesAgainst the grain

Emissions-heavy feed imports soaring to fuel dairy boom

Noteworthy analysis shows 50 million tonnes imported in the last decade as our tillage industry falters from lack of State support.

Niall Sargent

5 Oct 2023

17.3k

Investigatesbirth place

'Unheard, belittled and made feel small': Women still battling for maternity care choice

Noteworthy’s months-long investigation reveals inconsistent care and lack of choice leading to trauma and unnecessary medical interventions.

Maria Delaney

31 Aug 2023

20.4k

Investigatesshall not pass

'Death by a thousand cuts': Hydropower killing, injuring and trapping fish by the tonne

Noteworthy investigates barriers along the River Shannon as deaths recorded at ESB stations and salmon hatcheries.

Anthea Lacchia

7 Mar 2023

46.2k

InvestigatesHands On Deck

'We had to eat leftover meat and fish': Modern slavery in the Irish fishing industry

Migrant fishers who left vessels due to exploitative treatment ‘ignored’ in recent cross-departmental review.

Maria Delaney and Geela Garcia

2 Dec 2022

26.6k

InvestigatesRevolving Door

Revolving Door: Revealing the relationship between government officials and lobbyists

At least 86 individuals who held senior positions in government have lobbied once or more since 2015.

Cormac Fitzgerald and Stephen McDermott

11 Nov 2022

34.2k

Investigatesfactory farm

Suspected false documents and illegal dumping: the murky world of poultry manure

Noteworthy reveals serious concerns over authenticity of files used in some poultry farm planning cases in the North and where the manure is going.

Niall Sargent

6 Jul 2022

14.6k

InvestigatesTough Start

Home by 10am: 'Misuse' of reduced school days leaving a generation of Traveller children 'lost'

Noteworthy and The Journal can reveal that many Traveller children are routinely put on ‘reduced hours’ at school – with at least one student on just 40 minutes a day.

Maria Delaney and Michelle Hennessy

Updated 17 Oct 2021

55.3k