Category: News
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RSA earned €3 million from failed driving tests
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has taken in over €3 million in income from failed driving tests this year. To be categorised as a failed driving test, an RSA spokeswoman said that a person must have sat their test and failed it. This…
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Dublin restaurant closes due to ‘filthy’ conditions
According to figures released by the HSE, Dublin has seen the most restaurant closures so far in 2017. Dublin accounted for 44 percent of the total closures in Ireland so far. Following Dublin is Donegal and Cork, each accounting for three percent of…
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Dublin City Council unable to determine the number of places of worship
It is impossible to know the exact number of places of religious worship in Dublin, according to Dublin City Council. The recent announcement about the arrival of the Church of Scientology’s European Headquarters in Firhouse has raised the question of what other religious…
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2800% increase in number of emergency beds
Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) annual report has revealed an increase of 2,800% in the number of beds it has provided in emergency accommodation in the last decade. The figures released in the latest annual report by the national housing and homeless charity revealed…
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New alcohol laws put in place to tackle Ireland’s binge drinking problem
New minimum prices on some alcoholic beverages will effectively ban the low-cost sales of alcoholic products. The proposed law of a minimum unit pricing of 10 cent per gram of alcohol will mainly affect drinks with higher alcohol content levels and the majority…
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Unemployment rate falls to post-recession low
Unemployment in Ireland is at its lowest since before the economic crash of 2008, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The latest figures from the CSO show that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October fell to 6 percent, down…
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Women more likely than men to experience workplace discrimination
Women and disabled people are twice as likely as men and those without a disability to experience discrimination at work, a new study has revealed. The study, published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic & Social Research Institute…
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Dublin prepares to light up for Christmas
Dublin City Council and Dublin Town are currently preparing for this year’s Christmas lights display in the city centre. Every year the city of Dublin is beautifully lit with Christmas lights bringing joy to all that witness them. The council have announced the…
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10.5% percent of SUSI grants refused in 2017
Just over 90,000 students received a college grant between January 2017 and September 2017 according to figures released by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that between January 2017 and September 2017, 100,955 students applied…
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Thirteen a month die on our roads in 2017
Almost thirteen people are dying per month on Irish roads in 2017, according to figures from the Road Safety Authority. The figures show data from January to 30th June 2017 and are released as Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport Shane Ross proposed…
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