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# Walking Away
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# Walking Away
There's been a surge in the number of gardaí leaving within five years of joining up
TD Peadar Toíbín said a lot will hinge on who is hired to be the next Garda Commissioner.
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis
'Highly coincidental' Airbnb launched €100k in rural Ireland grants two weeks after clampdown, says TD
- Two weeks after government announced it is moving to ban planning permissions for short-term lets in towns of more than 10,000 people, Airbnb launched its 'Rural Tourism Fund'
# Ireland In The EU
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# Ireland In The EU
Ireland's support for EU membership remains strong, but poll reveals it's dropped to lowest level
- A European Movement poll shows support for EU membership has dropped to its lowest level at 82%, after reaching its highest point in 2019 at 93%.
# Housing
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# Housing
Chaos of housing tsar controversy is a symptom of a longer running dysfunction in Housing
Processes set up to avoid argy bargys between the coalition partners have broken down.
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# Grace Case
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# Grace Case
Grace Case report: Evidence woman in care was neglected, but not physically or sexually abused
The report published today cost more than €13 million and runs to 2,000 pages long.
# Foster Home Sexual Abuse
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# Foster Home Sexual Abuse
The 'Grace' case inquiry's final report will be published today after a six-year delay
- 'Grace', a woman with profound intellectual disabilities was left in a foster home in the Waterford area for almost 20 years despite a succession of sexual and physical abuse allegations.
- In 2017, the former HSE boss apologised to the 47 families – including Grace’s – who were left in care.
# Mother And Baby Homes
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# Mother And Baby Homes
€86 million cash in the bank, but the majority of religious organisations haven't offered any redress
- Government sources say legislation being explored to make religious orders pay their fair share.
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis
Cairn Homes chief says emergency law needed to stop thousands of planning permissions lapsing
- Government sources have said they are acutely aware of the issue and will look at what can possibly be done to assist.
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