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# public-inquiry - Wednesday 30 October, 2019
Report finds the cladding on Grenfell Tower was the main reason why the fire spread so quickly
The judge said he still found the rapid engulfment of the tower by flames ‘profoundly shocking’
Grenfell Fire report: Firefighters' 'stay-put' strategy in telling people to stay in building likely cost lives
Campaign group Justice 4 Grenfell said firefighters “have been made scapegoats” by the first phase of the report.
# public-inquiry - Saturday 20 January, 2018
Remembering the 35 girls who died in a Cavan orphanage fire in 1943
Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell highlighted the tragic fire in the Dáil this week during a debate on the Eighth Amendment.
# public-inquiry - Thursday 14 September, 2017
'There is so much anger and so much deep upset': Public inquiry opens into Grenfell Tower blaze
80 people died after the causes and spread of the fire which ripped through the west London tower block in June.
# public-inquiry - Thursday 6 July, 2017
Leo Varadkar says 'it's a problem' that garda evidence conflicted with video footage in Jobstown trial
Varadkar discussed Paul Murphy, the Eighth Amendment and women in the Dáil in a wide-ranging RTÉ interview.
# public-inquiry - Tuesday 14 February, 2017
Cabinet to discuss potential public inquiry into Maurice McCabe scandal
The garda sergeant last night held meetings with Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáíl over what happens next.
# public-inquiry - Monday 13 February, 2017
'We are entitled to the truth today': Kenny to discuss McCabe public inquiry with Micheál Martin
Maurice McCabe and his wife, Lorraine, have called for the government to answer a number of questions.
# public-inquiry - Wednesday 22 June, 2016
Australian army recruits 'forced to rape each other'
A public inquiry heard the allegations yesterday.
# public-inquiry - Thursday 21 January, 2016
Russia says claims Putin ordered poisoning of ex-spy 'a joke'
A UK probe found that Putin ‘probably approved’ the killing.
# public-inquiry - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
Mary Lou McDonald warns that Tuam mass grave could be one of 'dozens'
Sinn Féin’s deputy leader has called for a public inquiry to look into all mother and baby homes nationwide.
# public-inquiry - Monday 4 March, 2013
Inquiry opens into whether British troops murdered Iraqi civilians
The London-based inquiry is looking into allegations that 20 or more Iraqis were murdered by troops in May 2004.
# public-inquiry - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Patients left 'unwashed, unfed and without fluids' due to NHS failure - UK report
The public inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire Hospital in the UK has shown that ‘corporate self interest’ was put before patient safety.
# public-inquiry - Friday 18 January, 2013
Column: Public inquiry system reflects power imbalance in Irish society
Women’s lives are not a priority in the public sphere – and this is clear from a series of inquiries, writes Margaret O’Keeffe.
# public-inquiry - Thursday 13 September, 2012
No apology but Taoiseach to 'reflect' on meeting with Kingsmills families
Enda Kenny met with families of the ten victims as well as one survivor of the 1976 massacre by the IRA in South Armagh today.
# public-inquiry - Saturday 17 March, 2012
Investigation into banking crash needs to hurry up - Howlin
Brendan Howlin also said there is a chance the referendum on public inquiries could be rerun to allow an inquiry into the banking crisis to take place.
# public-inquiry - Friday 13 January, 2012
Family of Pat Finucane begins legal challenge
“Clearly we have a difference of opinion here” – the Taoiseach discussing the possibility of a public inquiry into the murder with the British PM yesterday.
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Poll: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
LAST WEEK, TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar announced further restrictions for a two-week period until Easter Sunday, 12 April.
Everybody in Ireland has been told to stay at home for two weeks, except essential workers travelling to work and other exceptions.
People who do leave their homes for exercise will be required to stay within a 2km radius.
Shielding or cocooning has also be introduced for all of those over 70 years of age and specific categories of people who are extremely vulnerable to Covid-19.
With everyone being asked to stay at home, people may find themselves with a lot more free time on their hands than usual.
So, today we want to know: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
Poll Results:
No, I'm still working and haven't got a minute (553)
Yes, I plan to take up a new hobby (317)
No, I'll spend my time staring at the TV (176)
I'm not sure / no opinion (174)
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Opinion: Boris is England’s King Midas. All he touched turned to gold, but now must be disinfected
By Peter Flanagan - @peterflanagan
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
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