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LOOT LEGACY: Are Ireland’s museums hoarding historically stolen goods?

Ireland

Ireland has a number of artefacts in its museum collections which were unquestionably looted, often by Irish soldiers in British colonial service.

3 Backers raised €90 of €3965

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JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS: Are sports capital grants fairly distributed?

Ireland

There are concerns over the geographic breakdown of sports grants as well as lack of grant funding for certain sports types.

1 Backer raised €20 of €2210

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PRICE OF KNOWLEDGE: Are rising costs a barrier to third-level education?

Ireland

Ireland has the highest third-level fees in the EU, with students also burdened with increasingly higher accommodation costs.

2 Backers raised €30 of €2530

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COURSE OF INACTION: Is animal welfare protected in the coursing industry?

Ireland

Even though the hare is protected under EU law, almost 70,000 hares have been legally captured since 2009 for use in the coursing industry where they are chased by trained greyhounds before being released.

97 Backers raised €2310 of €3850

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RACK AND RUIN: Why are our protected buildings falling into disrepair?

Ireland

Ireland is home to a wide variety of buildings protected due to their architectural, historical, archaeological and cultural importance.

13 Backers raised €370 of €2880

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SQUARE OFF: Is violent crime in Eyre Square out of control?

Galway

Eyre Square, the famous Galway landmark, has recently been described as a ‘no-go area’ after dark. This follows a spate of incidents of anti-social behaviour, including serious assaults.

0 Backers raised €0 of €1660

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BEATHA TEANGA: An bhfuil coinníollacha pleanála agus deonuithe á chur i bhfeidhm chun cinntiú go bhfásann ceantracha Gaeltachta?

Ireland

Tá líon na ndaoine a labhrann Gaeilge i gceantracha Gaeltachta ag titm, le níos lú ná aon cheathrú de mhuintir na háite ag labhairt Gaeilge go laethúil, dar leis an daonáireamh deirneach.

0 Backers raised €0 of €0

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FAST FASHION: Are we doing enough to tackle fashion’s throwaway culture in Ireland?

Ireland

Every year, the average Irish citizen generates 35kg of textile waste. These discarded clothes often end up in incinerators and landfills or being dumped abroad.

12 Backers raised €280 of €3140

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REAPING THE HARVEST: Have years of neglect left horticulture at a pandemic-provoked tipping point?

Ireland

In March, at the height of the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission issued guidelines that seasonal agricultural workers be treated as frontline workers in order to save fruit and veg harvests.

25 Backers raised €1700 of €1700

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COMPO CLAIMS: Does Ireland really have a ‘compensation culture’?

National

The government minister responsible for the insurance industry has said there are 'clusters' for compensation claims in Ireland.

8 Backers raised €1260 of €1250