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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.

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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.

11 Backers raised €515 of €3320

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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.

9 Backers raised €215 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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WILD HORSES: Is the number of loose urban horses - and potential neglect - on the rise?

Dublin

Urban horses have been a feature of some parts of Dublin and other Irish cities for decades. There have been attempts in the past to use initiatives and deterrents to reduce the numbers left to roam particular areas, and improve conditions for those remaining.

12 Backers raised €295 of €1850

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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