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offshore wind
Who controls Ireland's offshore wind? Spoiler: Not Irish companies
Big oil, governments and one of Europe’s largest polluters are among the developers of planned projects off our coast.
Half of the offshore wind projects are backed by fossil fuel companies
EU governments also investing in Irish wind
Some investments labelled as ‘greenwashing’
Sunday
9 Feb 2025
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6 Feb 2025
Wednesday
5 Feb 2025
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Vape Lobby
Tobacco company sent legal letters to Department of Health over vaping consultation
PJ Carroll raised concerns over the scope and nature of the review which looked at stricter vaping regulations.
Wednesday
29 Jan 2025
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Seized Vapes
Over 64 tonnes of illegal vapes stopped from entering Irish market since 2023
The significant seizures took place at Irish air and sea ports with retail experts blaming criminal gangs for the surge.
Multiple enforcement actions taken by HSE
Black and ‘grey’ market operating in Ireland
Retailers want more action against criminal trade
Monday
27 Jan 2025
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smoke screen
Undercover investigation reveals scale of Ireland's illicit vape market
Over 80% of the shops visited by The Journal Investigates sold the team a disposable vape that breached regulations.
Our investigative team went undercover and bought vapes across the capital
Two products contained multiple times the legal amount of e-liquid
Majority of vapes purchased by undercover team lacked proper health warnings
Tuesday
21 Jan 2025
Sunday
19 Jan 2025
Friday
17 Jan 2025
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Soil Invaders
Invasive species are ‘destroying ecosystems’ in Killarney National Park
Wednesday
15 Jan 2025
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Soil Invaders
Fight against invasive plants costing councils millions and may never end
Invasive species are destroying the environment and cost local authorities over €8.5 million in just four years.
They are are still proliferating in many parts of the country despite this cost
Controlling the spread of Japanese knotweed was the top driver of spending
Expert: 'Invasive species are the second biggest driver of biodiversity loss on the planet'
Friday
3 Jan 2025
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Violence Against Women
Lost to Violence: The 37 women killed in Ireland in the last five years
The Journal Investigates shines a spotlight on the women lost to violence in Ireland since 2020.
Thursday
2 Jan 2025
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smoke screen
Irish tobacco companies look to vaping to safeguard bumper profits as cigarette sales fall
The Journal Investigates examines the ‘infiltration’ of the vaping industry in Ireland by ‘Big Tobacco’.
Tobacco companies have said their aim for vaping products is to ‘actively migrate adult smokers’
Several Irish vaping companies also recorded strong profit increases in their latest accounts
Some vaping firms are concerned about the association between their business and smoking
Tuesday
31 Dec 2024
Monday
30 Dec 2024
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Wicklow Army Range
Glen of Imaal explosion: Incoming TDs will meet with survivors
Survivors of the Glen of Imaal explosion want an apology from the State.
Tuesday
24 Dec 2024
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Data Centres
What happens now? Data centres being built outside Ireland may be better for the environment
The Journal Investigates finds that renewable energy in other EU countries can offer a greener solution to Ireland’s ‘dirty’ data centres.
Sunday
15 Dec 2024
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Coastal Erosion
Community group who saved road from coastal erosion urges State to reduce fossil fuel use
Wednesday
11 Dec 2024
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Coastal Erosion
Number of homes at risk of falling into sea rises by 173% in five years
Internal government document warns coastal erosion has severely escalated on Ireland’s coasts since 2017, The Journal Investigates can reveal.
Thousands of homes will be lost to coastal change
Managed retreat will be only option in areas
Councils still building on erosion hotspots
Sunday
8 Dec 2024
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Golden handshakes
Exit payments: 26 TDs who lost their seats could cost the State €1.3 million over the next year
It adds to an existing bill of €3.9 million for TDs who already said they would not run again, as revealed by The Journal Investigates.
Thursday
28 Nov 2024
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Data Crunch
Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid
Climate-impacting emissions are being released from data centres using off-grid generators.
Backup and emergency generators powering large data centres contributing to CO2 emissions
Majority of data centres located in Greater Dublin area, straining the electricity grid
Data centre demand fuelled by rise of artificial intelligence
Friday
22 Nov 2024
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lough hyne
Europe’s oldest marine reserve, located in County Cork, is in decline. What’s going on?
The Journal Investigates finds multiple pressures and lack of management are wreaking havoc on life in Lough Hyne Marine Reserve.
The purple sea urchin has declined from thousands to just over 100 individuals
Other species which were common have vanished within the past few decades
Expert: "They've completely just let it lapse - the management of it."
Sunday
10 Nov 2024
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deaths in custody
Europe neglects UN protocol for investigating deaths in police custody
Between 2020 and 2022, at least 488 people died in police custody or operations in 13 EU countries, including Ireland, Spain and France.
Ireland featured among the countries with the highest such deaths per population, but some member states have incomplete or no data
The UN recommends countries provide information on all police-related deaths
264 such deaths were referred to the Garda Ombudsman from 2007 to 2023
Thursday
31 Oct 2024
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Political Pensions
Revealed: How much each TD not running for election can get in exit payment and pensions
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Political Pensions
Outgoing TDs will be paid almost €4 million in pensions and payments in year after election
The Journal Investigates delves into the entitlements of the 29 TDs who are leaving politics.
Wednesday
23 Oct 2024
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Impact
The Journal Investigates wins European Parliament Prize for work on missing child migrants
Wednesday
16 Oct 2024
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Residents at Risk
Revealed: Widespread breaches of basic care standards at residential disability centres
The Journal Investigates analysed 900 inspection reports to reveal that two large providers failed to meet Hiqa standards in over 85% of inspections last year.
Ability West and the COPE Foundation were identified as the most problematic providers
Staffing was identified as one of the leading causes of regulation breaches
Burnout and low morale due to staff crisis is impacting care received by residents
Monday
7 Oct 2024
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Wild Not Free
Revealed: Ireland’s trade in endangered falcons with the Middle East
Hundreds of threatened birds of prey are being exported out of the country every year for use in the Gulf’s booming falcon trade.
Irish breeders cashing in on Gulf’s raptor demand
Threatened raptors sold for six figure sums
Experts warn demand puts wild population at risk
Friday
4 Oct 2024
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Wild Not Free
Social media fuelling wildlife crime in Ireland
The Journal Investigates exposes cruel content glamorising and promoting harm to wildlife posted on apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook.
Attacks filmed and posted on social media
Homemade weapons promoted online
Experts warn trend could lead to more harm
Thursday
3 Oct 2024
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Wild Not Free
Foxes, badgers and hares sold as live bait in underground wildlife trade
The Journal Investigates exposes the Irish black market, as data reveals the majority of successful prosecutions aren’t recorded as criminal convictions.
Live animals used to ‘blood’ hunting dogs
Protected species trafficked to be killed
No criminal conviction in almost 70% of successful prosecutions
Wednesday
25 Sep 2024
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Uncovered
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Wednesday
18 Sep 2024
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Glen of Imaal
'We were in a minefield': Declassified papers reveal truth behind 1979 Army range blast that killed 3 boys
45 years later, some survivors are still looking for answers about what happened.
Monday
16 Sep 2024
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Lifting the Lid
The Journal Investigates - Our new home for groundbreaking investigative journalism
Building on the award-winning work of Noteworthy, we are proud to launch our new initiative, funded by The Journal readers.
Monday
29 Jul 2024
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Course of Inaction
Hare coursing: Inspection reports find hares killed after being 'hit' by dogs
Documents obtained by Noteworthy show that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine did not attend a single coursing meeting last year.
Inspection records highlight hare and greyhound deaths
Calls for independent probe into agency’s welfare oversight
Zero coursing inspections carried out by DAFM in 2021 or 2023
Monday
15 Jul 2024
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Failure To Protect
Revealed: Children removed from family home subjected to controversial 'immersion therapy'
A Noteworthy investigation reveals that a senior Tusla manager raised concerns about court-appointed experts using technique on children.
Thursday
30 May 2024
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Europe's Transparency Gap
Hidden Figures: Source of political money disclosed for just 8% of donations over four years
A cross-European investigation with Noteworthy also found unclear laws make Ireland’s donation framework among the least transparent in the EU.
No rules to stop politicians donating money to their party from funds originally given to them by members of the public
Fundraiser costs must be removed from the total donations a party receives
Advocacy body calls for more powers to be granted to Sipo to enforce laws
Friday
24 May 2024
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Falling Through The Cracks
Poor investment in psychosis services 'destroying lives', but Ireland can change this
On World Schizophrenia Day, the HSE’s clinic lead in this area says “year-to-year” rather than longer term funding is one of their biggest challenges.
Wednesday
22 May 2024
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bloodsport
Investigation: Cruel cockfighting sees an underground resurgence in Ireland
Illegal matches and the breeding of birds solely for the banned bloodsport is happening up and down the country, an investigation by Noteworthy has found.
Disturbing footage shows organised chicken fights
Brutal bouts being organised in private social media groups
Irish Defence Forces member and foreign government worker linked
Tuesday
30 Apr 2024
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Lost in Europe
500% increase in migrant children arriving alone in Ireland claiming asylum
New investigation finds that more than 51,000 minors have disappeared after arriving in Europe between 2021 and 2023.
Friday
5 Apr 2024
