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Thursday 26 November 2020
Plus: The percentage of Ryanair’s Italian short-haul flights that have been cancelled due to Covid-19.
Plus: The fine a taxi company had to pay after it attempted to save money by switching a tamper-proof security seal on a meter.
Plus: The number of NCT vehicle lifts that are in need of repair.
Plus: The number of NCT test centres that have recommenced underbody inspections for a limited number of drivers.
Plus: The number of people who have applied for a job on the Great Blasket Island.
Plus: The number of active insurance claims harvesting websites operating in Ireland
Plus: The number of food businesses that received closure orders last month.
Plus: The number of people who went without beds in Irish hospitals in 2019.
Plus: The number of people who gathered outside Brown Thomas for the St Stephen’s Day sales.
Plus: The average rent of a house in Ireland.
Plus: The number of food businesses ordered to close last month.
Plus: The number of people who tuned in to watch the Late Late Toy Show.
Plus: The percentage of people who would like to see an Irish unity referendum take place in the next five years.
Plus: The rent rise that some pensioners living in south Dublin council houses will be hit with next year.
Plus: The number of towns and villages around Ireland releasing raw sewage into the environment every day.
Plus: The extra money that RTÉ would have if everyone with a TV paid their licence fee in 2018.
Plus: The number of months that the Book of Kells will be removed from public display for.
Plus: The number of motorists who were hit with fines totalling €205,000 after they failed to turn up to court.
Plus: The number of people who have applied for audience tickets for the Late Late Toy Show.
Plus: The number of Irish restaurants that received a Michelin star this week.
Plus: The money that An Garda Síochána is planning to spend on memorabilia for its personnel.
Plus: The average cost of childcare per week in Ireland.
Plus: The number of Leaving Certificate exam results that were upgraded after students successfully had their papers rechecked.
Plus: The number of sandwich boards that Dublin City Council has seized from businesses.
Plus how many MPs voted to frustrate Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans.
Plus the average starting salary for graduates.
Plus the number of buildings lying empty managed by the Office of Public Works.
Plus the number of people who were airlifted after getting into difficulty swimming off the Donegal coast.
Plus: How many premises were left without electricity following heavy rains this week?
Plus the number of people who were recorded living in emergency accommodation last month.
Plus The number of ministerial advisers whose pay breaches the maximum salary for their roles.
Plus: The amount of unfit or illegal meat and food products seized at Irish ports and airports.
Plus: The number of food businesses issued with closure orders in June.
Plus: The percentage of homes for rent in Ireland beyond the reach of people dependent on state housing benefits.
Plus: The number of manufacturing jobs worldwide that robots are expected to take by 2030.
Plus: The number of people who have applied for an Irish passport so far this year.
Plus: The tender issued for on-site fitness instructors at the gym next to Leinster House.
Plus: The increase that Dublin has seen in its congestion levels.
Plus: The number of Healy-Raes elected to Kerry County Council.
Plus: The number of complaints DCC has received about election posters.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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