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JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS: Are sports capital grants fairly distributed?

Ireland

Concerns over the geographic breakdown of sports grants as well as lack of grant funding for certain sports types have been raised in recent years.

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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FREE TO AIR: Why are fans losing open access to viewing sporting events?

Ireland

Major sporting events in Ireland’s three leading sports - GAA, soccer and rugby - have traditionally been broadcast as free-to-air events for all to see on national TV.

0 Backers raised €0 of €1960

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

Ireland

The hare is protected under national and EU law. Yet, 60,000 hares were legally captured between 2009 and 2021 for use in the coursing industry where they are chased by trained greyhounds.

26 Backers raised €650 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.

4 Backers raised €105 of €2880

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SQUARE OFF: Can Eyre Square’s anti-social behaviour problem be fixed?

Galway

Eyre Square is in the heart of Galway City and one of the city’s most famous landmarks. Yet, the square has recently been described as a ‘no-go area’ after dark, with a spate of anti-social behaviour incidents, including serious assaults, in recent months.

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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BEHIND THE SCENES: Is there a culture of harassment within the Irish film industry?

Ireland

The Me Too movement has shook up Hollywood and put the spotlight firmly on a sordid history of sexual abuse and harassment within the film industry in the US.

1 Backer raised €10 of €2925

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

Ireland

Lower prices and greater availability of clothes has led to the low-use throwaway culture dubbed fast fashion.

10 Backers raised €235 of €3140

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MISSING INGREDIENT: Are food companies misleading the consumer over origin of certain food products?

Ireland

Concerns have been raised in recent years that customers can’t easily identify the true origins of products that fill our supermarket shelves - from fruit and veg to tinned goods and pre-packed food.

1 Backer raised €20 of €3360

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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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SUSPENDED ANIMATION: How can we help artists recover after the coronavirus crisis?

Ireland

The coronavirus crisis has brought home the importance of art to our lives and to society. As we become increasingly cocooned indoors, people are turning to books, films and music for comfort, inspiration and to boost their mental health.

10 Backers raised €225 of €910

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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