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BILL OF HEALTH : Are wellness pyramid schemes preying on Irish consumers?

Ireland

The wellness, health and beauty industries have become big business in recent years globally - but not all players are interested in the wellbeing of their clients. A nasty side shoot has sprung up of so-called wellness schemes that make dubious claims of health benefits and promise easy money in return for an initial investment.

1 Backer raised €20 of €2300

Open

DEBT OF DAIRY: Is State agri-expansion policy driving up debt in the dairy sector?

Ireland

On the face of it, the dairy sector is doing well; it has seen a resurgence in production and profit since the end of the milk quota in 2015.

5 Backers raised €225 of €2320

Open

E-LEARNING THE HARD WAY: Are online education courses taking advantage of people during the pandemic?

International

With citizens across the world in intermittent lockdown over the past year, the opportunity for learning new skills and interacting with our peers has been largely limited to the online realm.

0 Backers raised €0 of €3375

Open

ACROSS THE BOARD: Are rural grants being distributed equally under the LEADER scheme?

Ireland

Since 2014, €220 million worth of rural projects have been funded through the LEADER programme which are administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs).

6 Backers raised €168 of €3120

Open

FOUR IN THE BED: How much are the Big Four consultancy firms profiting from public money?

Ireland

Concerns have been raised on numerous occasions about the vast amount of public money spent on consultancy firms in Ireland, with over €13 million allocated to ‘consultancy services, value for money and policy reviews’ across departments in Budget 2020.

16 Backers raised €325 of €2605

Open

FUELLING RETIREMENT: Are Irish pensions contributing to the climate crisis?

Ireland

In 2019, Ireland became one of the first countries in the world to remove companies which obtain more than a fifth of their revenues from fossil fuels from the State’s investment fund.

18 Backers raised €567 of €1240

Funded

FUNDING FERTILITY: Has the delay in publicly funding IVF destroyed people’s chance to have children?

Ireland

Around one in six couples in Ireland experience difficulty when trying to have children and will face thousands of euro in costs if they seek fertility treatment.

28 Backers raised €950 of €950