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This Time I’m Voting campaign aiming to bring people to the ballot boxes
This Time I’m Voting is a campaign run by the European Parliament (EP) in order to encourage European citizens to vote in the upcoming elections. The campaign is supported by thousands of volunteers across Europe who are committed to promoting the campaign, and…
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67 people have died in Irish prisons since 2010
There have been 67 deaths in Irish prisons between 2010 and 2017 according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. A high of 14 people died in 2015 while 2012 and 2016 saw the lowest figure since the turn of…
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Bus Éireann’s five most complained about routes
Complaints made by Bus Éireann passengers nationwide are growing, according to figures obtained by TheCity.ie through Freedom of Information. Since the beginning of 2015, 1,268 complaints have been filed to the National Transport Authority by passengers about the bus service. These figures are…
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Luas platforms left inaccessible for disabled commuters for more than a 1,000 hours
Luas elevators have been out of order for the equivalent of up to 82 days in the last two years. Lifts at the Dundrum stop have been out of service for a combined time of 1,966 hours since 2016, according to data obtained through…
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DIT’s maintenance bill triples in last three years
Dublin Institute of Technology’s (DIT) maintenance bill has inflated to over three times that of what it was three years ago, The City has learned. DIT’s maintenance bill has been steadily rising year after year over the last ten years, for the most…
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Lack of diversity found in children’s books
Diversity in children’s books has become a more and more popular topic over the last few years, with the majority of people in agreement that there is room for more stories about women and a wider variety of ethnicities in the genre. The…
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Luas living on the rise once again
‘Housing crisis’, two words which are a bit sensitive for most Irish people in 2018. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that buying or renting in this day and age in Ireland is an utter mess. Demand far exceeds supply, and as a…
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Ireland’s relationship with tobacco – the stats
An estimated 80,000 fewer people are now smoking in Ireland according to the annual Healthy Ireland Survey that was published in October. This means the percentage of smokers has gone from 23 percent in 2015 to 20 percent in 2018. The survey, launched…
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A losing battle? Legal broadcasting versus illegal streaming
The advances made in recent web-based technology is quite remarkable, with almost everything you could possibly desire available to you on your smartphone, laptop or any other device. As a football enthusiast, I still remember the frustration of my favourite football team not…
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Male unemployment down from 6.9 percent to 5.5 percent since last year
In October 2018, the unemployment rate was 5.5 percent for males, down from 6.9 percent in the same month last year, according to the latest seasonally adjusted CSO figures. The seasonally adjusted number of males unemployed was down from 88,800 to 71,800 from…
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